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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Detroit Tigers
| Which Tiger won a batting title with a .361 batting average, and never hit over .282 in twelve seasons after that? | The Detroit Tigers
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Al Kaline. Kaline hit 399.
The Bird . He would talk to the ball, fix the mound with his hands, run around to shake his teamates hands. Had one great year then hurt his arm.
Charlie Gehringer. Very steady Hall of Fame player.
Hooks Dauss. Dauss had 221 wins.
| What hitter is the only player to hit at least 500 lifetime homeruns in his career to play for the Tigers at some point in time? | The Detroit Tigers
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Eddie Mathews. Mathews hit most of his homeruns with the Braves. He hit three with Detroit in 1968.
| Who has the Tigers pitching record for the most strikeouts in one season? | The Detroit Tigers
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Mickey Lolich. 308 in 1971.
Gehringer, Greenberg and Goslin.
| Which famous Tiger's broadcaster once said 'Opening Day in Detroit is an event. It's New Year's, Easter, and Christmas all rolled into one unique afternoon'? | Detroit Tigers History
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Ernie Harwell. Ernie Hawrwell was a long time Tigers broadcaster and in my opinion he was the best!
1907-08-09. They are the only American Leaugue team to have ever dropped 3 World Series in a row. Go figure! But we still love them! :)
Ozzie Virgil. This happened 11 years after Jackie Robinson first entered the leaugue. Virgil was born in the Dominican Republic.
Aug. 30, 1905. When reporting his arrival in Detroit, one newspaper called him 'Cyrus' Cobb.
St. Louis Cardinals. The next year the Tigers won the whole enchilada.
Frank Tanana. Frank grew up in Detroit and joined the Tigers in 1985.
Joe Diroff. Diroff was known for his cheers such as 'Strawberry shortcake! Gooseberry pie! V-I-C-T-O-R-Y!'
Hal Newhouser. Newhouser was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992. He recalled that his mom got the loudest cheers when she was introduced during the ceremony.
Cecil Fielder. Fielder did this during his first season with the Tigers in 1990. Only 3 other players have cleared the leftfield roof.
22. He played with the Tigers for 22 years before settling into the broadcast booth.
Alan Trammell. Trammell led the Tigers to a 4 games to 1 World Series championship over the San Diego Padres.
| Denny McLain won 31 games in 1968. Who was the last major league pitcher before him to win 30? | Detroit Tigers History
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Dizzy Dean. Dizzy also earned fame as a colorful baseball broadcaster. During the early 60's, he shared the broadcast booth with former Dodgers shortstop Pee Wee Reese.
Sock it to 'em, Tigers. The popular phrase was inspired by 'Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.'
Cincinnati Reds. The Tigers led the Series 3 games to 2, but lost games 6 and 7.
Briggs Stadium. Detroit played its last game at Tiger Stadium in 1999.
Floyd Giebell. Giebell outdueled Cleveland's Bob Feller that day.
Les Moss. Anderson guaranteed a championship within 5 years, and the Tigers won the World Series in 1984.
3. The Georgia Peach batted .367 for his career.
Frank Lary. During the 1958-59 seasons, Lary won 13 of 14 decisions against the Bronx Bombers.
Trumbull. Before the move to Comerica Park in 2000, the Tigers had played at "the corner" since 1901.
| For nearly 30 years, one "wild" Tiger Stadium hot dog vendor peddled the delicious Ballpark Franks with a style all his own. He was affectionately known as "Crazy _____ " ? | Detroit Tigers Part 1
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Gus. His son Jimmy continued the family tradition and also worked as a vendor until they closed the ol' park.
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