Tigers History

How old is the #TigerStadium flagpole? Tracing the ground roots of the last remaining relic of the beloved ballpark: #TBT ⚾️ tigershistory.com/link/2524

IG:tigershistorypics

#OTD in 1920 an estimated 100,000 demonstrators gather at Navin Field (#TigerStadium) to protest a proposed school funding amendment

#OTD #10YearsAgo Miguel Cabrera is presented with a Triple Crown trophy before Game 3 of the World Series

#OTD in 1962 the #Tigers are welcomed in Tokyo at the outset of a 17-game goodwill tour of Japan

#OTD in 1940 Hank Greenberg wins his second MVP award, becoming the first player to win an MVP at two different positions (first base in 1935, left field in '40)

#OTD in 2015 Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker are honored by the Navin Field Grounds Crew at the site of #TigerStadium freep.com/story/sports/mlb/t…

#OTD in 1921 the Detroit Tigers of the American Professional Football Association (the forerunner to the NFL) lose 13-0 to the Rock Island Independents in front of 3,000 fans at Navin Field (Tiger Stadium)

10/22/2006: Sparky Anderson throws out the first pitch before Game 2 of the World Series at Comerica Park

#OTD in 1887 the #DetroitWolverines play Games 10 & 11 of their 15-game traveling World Series with St. Louis. Sam Thompson hits into a triple play in the morning game, an 11-4 loss. But the Wolverines clinch the series with a 13-3 win in the afternoon

#OTD in 1957 Bobby Layne's Detroit Lions win 31-27 after trailing 21-3 to Johnny Unitas & the Baltimore Colts at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium. Layne throws two touchdown passes to Howard Cassady in the fourth quarter

#OTD in 1935 Hank Greenberg is unanimously named American League MVP. Led the league with 36 home runs and 168 RBIs

A very Happy 80th Birthday to Willie Horton! Born #OTD in Arno, Virginia. Played 15 of his 18 major league seasons with the Tigers, making 4 All-Star appearances, and winning a world championship in 1968. His number was retired by the Tigers in 2000