January 1, 2009
By Mike McClary in Featured, Tigers Birthdays | 1 comment
Nappy New Year to you and Happy 56th Birthday to former Tigers outfielder Lynn Jones.
The Tigers selected Jones from the Reds in the 1978 Rule 5 Draft. He played for the Tigers from 1979 through 1983 and was a part-timer’s part-timer. He appeared in an average of 61 games for the Tigers in those five [...]
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December 14, 2008
By Mike McClary in Blast from the Past, Featured, Tigers Birthdays | 0 comments
Today is the 47th birthday of Jeff Robinson, a once-promising starting pitcher for the Tigers and one of my favorite short-timers.
The 6 ft. 6 in. Robinson broke in with the Tigers on April 12, 1987 with a brilliant performance against the White Sox at old Comiskey Park. Robinson went seven innings scattering just six hits, [...]
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December 11, 2008
By Mike McClary in Blast from the Past, Featured, Tigers Birthdays | 0 comments
Happy 54th to the southpaw who, 30 years ago last week, was traded by the Tigers with minor-leaguer Jack Murphy to the Cardinals for Jerry Morales and Aurelio Lopez.
Sykes’ career numbers: 23-26, 4.65 ERA in five seasons (1977 and ‘78 in Detroit, ‘80 and ‘81 in St. Louis.)
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November 14, 2008
By Mike McClary in Tigers Birthdays | 0 comments
Happy Birthday to Clete Thomas (25) and Willie Hernandez (54).
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November 6, 2008
By Mike McClary in Tigers Birthdays | 0 comments
Deivi Cruz, 36
Bubba Trammell, 37
Chad Curtis, 40
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November 3, 2008
By Mike McClary in Blast from the Past, Featured, Tigers Birthdays | 0 comments
1926 – Ty Cobb resigned as Tigers manager after leading the team to a 79-75 record and a sixth-place finish. And how’s this for odd? Umpire and former Tigers infielder George Moriarty replaced Cobb. Moriarty is the first man to hold baseball’s four principal jobs: player, umpire, scout and manager. Cobb signed with the Philadelphia [...]
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October 31, 2008
By Mike McClary in Featured, Tigers Birthdays | 0 comments
Happy Halloween birthday to former Tigers Tim Byrdak, 35, and Matt Nokes, 45.
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October 29, 2008
By Mike McClary in Featured, Tigers Birthdays | 0 comments
Happy 54th birthday to the pride of Bowling Green State University, Kip Young.
Young made his major-league debut on July 21, 1978 against the Angels at Tiger Stadium. He took the loss in the 11-inning game, surrendering two earned runs in the 11th. For the rest of the ‘78 season Young (wearing number 44) was a [...]
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October 21, 2008
By Mike McClary in Tigers Birthdays | 2 comments
What do Franklin “Cadillac” Stubbs and John “Flash” Flaherty have in common? Not only were they both on the forgettable 1995 Tigers but they share a birthday today.
The now 47-year-old Stubbs hit a robust .250 with two homers and 19 RBI. He played 20 games at first, 20 games in left field and another three [...]
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