February 21, 2009

Happy Birthday, Tram

By Mike McClary in Blast from the Past,Featured,Tigers Birthdays | 1 comment

TramRookie.jpg Happy 51st to perhaps the classiest guy ever to wear the D.

Today’s also the birthday of two former Tigers pitchers:

  • Bill Slayback, a member of the 1972 A.L. East Division champs, turns 61. A seventh-round pick in the 1968 draft, he pitched three years in Detroit posting a 6-9 record and 3.84 ERA in 42 appearances. In his rookie year of ’72, Slayback (who wore number 44) appeared in 23 games (13 starts, three complete games) and notched a 5-6 record.

  • Jack Billingham turns 65 today. He won 25 games for the Tigers from 1978-80 and he did so wearing number 41. Did you know that Billingham is a cousin of Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson? For a funny Billingham vs. Kirk Gibson nugget, revisit this post from last year.

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  1. Jim Craddock | Feb 25, 2009 | Reply

    I’m torn between rooting for Tram to get another shot at managing somewhere or having him return in some capacity to the Tigers, where he belongs. Since I believe the Tigers will improve enough this year to get Leyland his contract extension, I can’t in good conscience root for both things being the same thing. Either way, Happy Birthday, Tram.

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