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My five favorite Detroit Tigers home runs

Andrew Norton

This is my personal Top Five list of Detroit Tigers home runs. They might not all be famous, but they were chosen due to their significance to me and my lifelong love of the Tigers. Kirk Gibson, Game 5 of the 1984 World Series Growing up my favorite Tiger was Kirk Gibson. I thought he was awesome and that the Tigers would always be a good (if not great) team. Gibson left via free agency after the 1987 season (and go on to hit one of, if not, THE most definitive World Series home runs in 1988) and it would be nearly 20 years before Detroit would return to the postseason.

This happens to be my favorite moment of both Sparky Anderson and Kirk Gibson. "He don't wanna walk ya!"

The pivotal moment of Game Five in the 1984 World Series. Two on, one out, and the Tigers clinging to a 5-4 lead and trying to clinch their 4th championship.

Magglio Ordonez, Game 4 of the 2006 ALCS October 14, 2006 - 22 years to the day that the Tigers won the World Series in 1984, Magglio Ordonez stepped up to the plate in a 3-3 tie with a chance to send the Tigers to the World Series.

Bottom of the 9th, two on, two outs, and Magglio Ordonez took a 1-0 pitch into the stands in left field sending Tigers fans everywhere into boundless joy. I was a kid the last time the Tigers won the World Series and I felt like a kid (actually jumping and hollering as the ball was in flight) when Ordonez sent them back.

I still get chills watching this :).

September 27, 1999 - the last hit at Tiger Stadium Rob Fick gave the grand old ballpark a fitting farewell when he smacked a grand slam home run onto the right field roof.

Carlos Guillen exacts his revenge on Jered Weaver for being a jerk to his pal Magglio July 31, 2011 - this is extra special to me because my family was actually at this game. Justin Verlander was working a perfect game going into the 8th inning and I had butterflies in my stomach as we watched potential history being made.

Oh, and there was all kinds of other drama. In the fourth inning, Magglio Ordonez hit a two run home run that just went fair. He didn't leave the batter's box right away because he was watching to see if it would be fair or foul. Well, the Angels' pitcher, Jered Weaver, thought that Ordonez was showboating and screamed at him as Magglio trotted around the bases.

Carlos Guillen was really good friends with Ordonez and took exception to Jered treating his buddy like that so in the 7th inning when Guillen hit a no doubt home run to right field, he purposely showboated by flipping his bat and staring down Weaver. Alex Avila was the next batter and Weaver threw at his head in retaliation. He was quickly tossed from the game and then just lost it in one of the better on-field temper tantrums I have seen by a player.

The next inning, Verlander lost his perfect game and no-hitter, but I will always remember this game for all of the additional drama.

September 3, 2011 - Miguel Cabrera walk-off home run I can't have a list like this without including something from Miguel Cabrera. September 3, 2011 - the Tigers were down by 7 runs to the White Sox after the top of the 5th inning. They were still down 8-6 going into the 9th inning when Ryan Raburn hit a two run home run to tie it.

With two outs and the game still tied, the foolish White Sox chose to pitch to Cabrera with first base open. They would immediately regret the decision as Miggy took the first pitch he saw and parked it into the left field stands to end the game. Walk-off win!

Tiger Stadium would have turned 100 years old today

Andrew Norton

April 20, 1912. A mere five days after the sinking of the Titanic, two iconic ballparks opened. Tiger Stadium in Detroit and Fenway Park in Boston. Today, only Fenway Park remains, but the memory of Tiger Stadium lives on. The final game took place on September 27, 1999 and the last pieces of Tiger Stadium were torn down nearly 10 years to the day of the last game on September 21, 2009.

Celebrate the historic corner of Michigan and Trumbull with our new Tiger Stadium Crate. The ends are made to look like home plate and the sides are street signs - "Michigan" on one side and "Trumbull" on the other. The two streets representing the great ballpark on "The Corner" so aptly named by the great Tigers radio broadcaster, Ernie Harwell.

Tiger Stadium Link Roundup

Andrew Norton

Not much is being said in the media this week leading up to what would have been the 100th anniversary of Tiger Stadium (Navin Field when it opened in 1912) so I thought I would at least post some videos and links to relevant Tiger Stadium information. Tiger Stadium Links

Brief History of Tiger Stadium

Ballpark Tour - Tiger Stadium

Baseball Almanac looks at Navin Field, Briggs Stadium, Tiger Stadium

Tiger Stadium Videos

Jeff Daniels, Ernie Harwell, George Kell, Al Kaline, and others reminisce about Tiger Stadium -

Color footage of an August 4, 1956 game between the Yankees and Tigers at what was then still called Briggs Stadium -

The 1984 "Bless You Boys" brought the most people to ever go through the turnstiles at Tiger Stadium in a season -

Of course, you can't talk about Tiger Stadium without having Ernie Harwell share his Tiger Stadium memories -

Stealing Home - documentary on Navin Field Grounds Crew

Andrew Norton

Supposedly coming Summer 2012 is a documentary chronicling the endeavors by a group of folks partial to the history of "The Corner" to keep the former site of Detroit Tigers baseball clean and playable. See the Navin Field Grounds Crew facebook page for more information.

SPECIAL BONUS!

Here is a sneak peak at our ode to Tiger Stadium affectionately known as "The Corner" (coming soon!) -

The Corner

One of the greatest All Star Games was played at Tiger Stadium 40 years ago

Andrew Norton

It is the All-Star Game oft remembered for the mammoth home run that was shot off the bat of a young Reggie Jackson. Back when Tiger stadium was a sea of green before the city of Detroit purchased it and tore out the green seats and replaced them with orange and blue ones. Back when the All-Star Game meant something to those who played in it without having the silliness of the games' result determining home-field advantage for the World Series. Ernie Harwell had said that it was the hardest hit ball he had ever seen. Take a look at the video below and see for yourself.

Did you know?

  • Future Tigers manager Sparky Anderson managed the National League team at that All-Star game.
  • All of the runs scored in the 6-4 American League victory were on home runs.
  • This was the final All-Star Game appearance for Roberto Clemente as he was injured for the 1972 game.
  • 20 future Hall of Famers played in this game - 11 on the National League team and 9 on the American League side.
  • Tigers pitching great, Mickey Lolich, pitched two innings for the save.