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The Tigers History Project chronicles the history of Detroit baseball, including the Tigers, Stars, Wolverines, & Tiger Stadium. By @nbierma. @SABR member

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Wishing a very Happy Birthday to Detroit Detroit Tigers star Willie Horton born #OnThisDate in 1942! 🏆World Series Champion 1968 #Tigers 🏆4x All-Star 🏆Tiger uniform #23 Retired #HappyBirthday #Detroit #baseballcards #baseball #MLB #sportscards #topps #birthday #williehorton

Wishing a very Happy Birthday to Detroit <a href="/tigers/">Detroit Tigers</a> star Willie Horton born #OnThisDate in 1942!
🏆World Series Champion 1968 #Tigers
🏆4x All-Star
🏆Tiger uniform #23 Retired 
#HappyBirthday #Detroit #baseballcards #baseball #MLB #sportscards #topps #birthday #williehorton
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Today's #RandomTigeroftheDay is IF Ivan DeJesus. Why? #PuertoRico native was signed as amateur FA by #Dodgers in '69 at age SIXTEEN. Debuted w/LA in '74. Traded to #Cubs in '77 w/Bill Buckner for Rick Monday. Went to #Phillies in '82 for Ryne Sandberg & Larry Bowa. 17 AB in DET.

Today's #RandomTigeroftheDay is IF Ivan DeJesus. Why? #PuertoRico native was signed as amateur FA by  #Dodgers in '69 at age SIXTEEN. Debuted w/LA in '74. Traded to #Cubs in '77 w/Bill Buckner for Rick Monday. Went to #Phillies in '82 for Ryne Sandberg &amp; Larry Bowa. 17 AB in DET.
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#OTD in 1957 Bobby Layne's Detroit Lions win 31-27 after trailing 21-3 to Johnny Unitas & the Baltimore Colts at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium. Layne throws two touchdown passes to Howard Cassady in the fourth quarter

#OTD in 1957 Bobby Layne's Detroit Lions win 31-27 after trailing 21-3 to Johnny Unitas &amp; the Baltimore Colts at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium. Layne throws two touchdown passes to Howard Cassady in the fourth quarter
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#OTD in 1887 the #DetroitWolverines play Games 10 & 11 of their 15-game traveling World Series with St. Louis. Sam Thompson hits into a triple play in the morning game, an 11-4 loss. But the Wolverines clinch the series with a 13-3 win in the afternoon

#OTD in 1887 the #DetroitWolverines play Games 10 &amp; 11 of their 15-game traveling World Series with St. Louis. Sam Thompson hits into a triple play in the morning game, an 11-4 loss. But the Wolverines clinch the series with a 13-3 win in the afternoon
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#OTD in 1921 the Detroit Tigers of the American Professional Football Association (the forerunner to the NFL) lose 13-0 to the Rock Island Independents in front of 3,000 fans at Navin Field (Tiger Stadium)

#OTD in 1921 the Detroit Tigers of the American Professional Football Association (the forerunner to the NFL) lose 13-0 to the Rock Island Independents in front of 3,000 fans at Navin Field (Tiger Stadium)
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#OTD in 2015 Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker are honored by the Navin Field Grounds Crew at the site of #TigerStadium freep.com/story/sports/m…

#OTD in 2015 Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker are honored by the Navin Field Grounds Crew at the site of #TigerStadium   freep.com/story/sports/m…
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#OTD in 1940 Hank Greenberg wins his second MVP award, becoming the first player to win an MVP at two different positions (first base in 1935, left field in '40)

#OTD in 1940 Hank Greenberg wins his second MVP award, becoming the first player to win an MVP at two different positions (first base in 1935, left field in '40)
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#OTD in 1920 an estimated 100,000 demonstrators gather at Navin Field (#TigerStadium) to protest a proposed school funding amendment

#OTD in 1920 an estimated 100,000 demonstrators gather at Navin Field (#TigerStadium) to protest a proposed school funding amendment
The Ghost of Ernie 🎙⚾️ (@ernieharwell1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On 11/1, here's a @Tigers tribute to the old #1: ⚾️ 11,111: number of home runs hit at Tiger Stadium all-time ⚾️ 11: Sparky and Freehan ⚾️ 11: AL Pennants won by Detroit ⚾️ 1: #LouHOF

On 11/1, here's a @Tigers tribute to the old #1:
⚾️ 11,111: number of home runs hit at Tiger Stadium all-time
⚾️ 11: Sparky and Freehan
⚾️ 11: AL Pennants won by Detroit
⚾️ 1: #LouHOF