Tiger stadium opened in 1912 the same day boston opened fenway park but baseball had been played on the site since 1896 five years before the tigers or the american league existed navin field the original name of the park was built on the site of old bennett park.
Reggie jackie roof detriot tigers stadium.
It was the last major league baseball game played at tiger stadium the.
Tiger stadium formerly known as navin field and briggs stadium was a stadium located in the corktown neighborhood of detroit michigan.
Before reggie jackson hit all those home runs in the postseason he hit one for the ages in the 1971 all star game.
The day reggie jackson hit a home run off tiger stadium s light tower at the 1971 all star game the oakland right fielder was a last minute add to the lineup up next from sports.
It was declared a state of michigan historic site in 1975 and has been listed on the national register of.
It was declared a state of michigan historic site in 1975 and has been listed on the national register of.
The american league beat the national league 6 4 to snap an eight year losing.
It was named after owner frank navin and it was renamed briggs stadium in 1938 two years after walter briggs took over the team.
It hosted the detroit tigers major league baseball team from 1912 to 1999 as well as the national football league s detroit lions from 1938 to 1974.
Even as the city of detroit was smoldering from rioting the tigers won the world series in 1968 thanks largely to al.
Detroit tigers tigers september 27 2020 miggy s 2 000th hit as a tiger miguel cabrera recorded his 2 000th hit as a member of the tigers on an rbi single that scores victor reyes to give detroit a 1 0 lead.
Tiger stadium previously known as navin field and briggs stadium was a baseball park located in the corktown neighborhood of detroit michigan.
Twenty years ago today closer todd jones struck out kansas city s carlos beltran and detroit lost a piece of its soul.
Harmon killebrew frank howard cecil fielder and mark mcgwire all hit the ball on or over the left field roof.
Listed is a 1971 mlb all star game tiger stadium detroit reggie hits historic roof top hr you knew it was going to be a different type of an all star game when dock ellis served up a dandy for the sports writers in the days leading up to the contest ain t no way ellis who was black told reporters they gonna start two brothers against each other in the all star game ellis was pitching.
Tiger stadium previously known as navin field and briggs stadium was a baseball park located in the corktown neighborhood of detroit michigan it hosted the detroit tigers of major league baseball from 1912 to 1999 as well as the detroit lions of the national football league from 1938 to 1974.
