Brad Lesley

Reliever Brad Lesley was big — 6-feet-6 and 230 pounds —…

Rollie Sheldon

Rollie Sheldon’s introduction to big-league baseball came with…

July 10, 1951: NL stars ‘loaded with power,’ bash AL in Detroit

Ralph Kiner had an idea what might be coming as baseball’s…

May 15, 1952: Virgil Trucks’s first no-hitter ends with Tigers walk-off

“If manager Red Rolfe had written the script, the Tigers could…

June 17, 1961: Tigers outslug Yankees and take first place

The explosive Tigers-Yankees matchup that took place at Tiger…

June 24, 1962: Yankees outlast Tigers in 22-inning game

When the fans at Tiger Stadium settled into their seats for a…

Brian Ostrosser

Canadian shortstop Brian Ostrosser spent two weeks in the major…

Union Park (Baltimore)

Although the home grounds of the Baltimore Orioles of the nineteenth…

Curt Davis

Curt Davis didn’t make it to the majors until he was 30, although…

Russ Nixon

Russ Nixon spent more than half a century in baseball. A catcher…

Elmer Yoter

What happens when a diminutive Pennsylvania Dutch youngster falls…

Jim Kern

For Jim Kern, the 1979 season was unlike any other he had experienced…

Ray Coleman

Throughout his career, Ray Coleman was beloved by nearly every…

June 15, 1965: Denny McLain sets Tigers record with 14 strikeouts in relief

On Tuesday, June 15, 1965, majestic Tiger Stadium held 9,624…

Seamheads.com updates Negro Leagues Database with 1946 stats

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SABR Digital Library: The Whiz Kids Take the Pennant: The 1950 Philadelphia Phillies

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This Week in SABR: January 26, 2018

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July 18, 1947: Tigers’ Hutchinson ends Yankees’ 19-game winning streak

Michigan and Trumbull was one of the more popular destinations…

July 1, 1945: Tigers’ Hank Greenberg returns to baseball

“We’ll all have the answer pretty soon. Hank Greenberg is…

Johnny Sturm

Standing 6-foot-1 and weighing 185 pounds, Missouri native Johnny…
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