In the course of my always-enjoyable-yet never-ending searching for classic baseball photographs, I often come upon great shots that are unfortunately not linked to a particular game… Read more “The Grace of the Game: Hank Greenberg”
Category: Tigers
A Moment In Time – 7/27/58
Rocky Colavito of the Cleveland Indians “lets out a howl” (as the Sporting News put it) as he crosses home plate after crashing a grand slam in… Read more “A Moment In Time – 7/27/58”
A Moment In Time – 6/14/32
Navin Field, Detroit, Tuesday, June 14, 1932, Jimmie Foxx crosses the plate in the top of the 5th inning after hitting his first of two HRs on… Read more “A Moment In Time – 6/14/32”
Burns-Eye Views of Big Time Parks, #9 – Navin Field
In 1937, Ed Burns, a sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune, penned a series of articles on every major league park at the time (15 articles in all,… Read more “Burns-Eye Views of Big Time Parks, #9 – Navin Field”
A Moment In Time – 6/27/59
Saturday, June 27, 1959, Briggs Stadium, Detroit. Orioles in town for the third game of a four game set. Tiger C Red Wilson awaits the pitch as… Read more “A Moment In Time – 6/27/59”
Radio Broadcast – 9/20/34, Yankees vs Tigers, Navin Field
As part of my ongoing efforts to bring classic baseball moments to the masses, lol, I have been creating videos of classic radio broadcasts and uploading them… Read more “Radio Broadcast – 9/20/34, Yankees vs Tigers, Navin Field”
Dizzy Bean
Dizzy Dean is known today as the outstanding Cardinals pitcher from the 30’s, but also became popular due to his unique, homespun personality. He really didn’t rise… Read more “Dizzy Bean”
Behind the Bag 