Top Ten Greatest Tigers Players by Position

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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/podcasts/tigers-today/2026/02/16/detroit-tigers-today-podcast-john-keating-talks-tv-career-06-tigers-leyland-and-more/88707025007/

Tigers Today podcast: John Keating talks TV career, ’06 Tigers, and more. 81 minutes.
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In this edition of The Detroit News' "Tigers Today" podcast, Tony Paul talks to former Detroit sports broadcaster John Keating about his TV career, the 2006 Tigers, Jim Leyland, Ernie Harwell, and more.

 

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Al Kaline, Rocky Colavito and Norm Cash, 1961. After being traded from Cleveland, Colavito helped the Tigers win 101 games, which was not enough to win the pennant.

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Still fit and trim at 68, Tram is more than nostalgia in Tigers camp

The Tigers' Special Assistant to the GM has a star pupil in Lakeland: Kevin McGonigle. And Tram thinks the kid is going to be a good one.

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Still fit and trim at 68, Tram is more than nostalgia in Tigers camp.
The Tigers' Special Assistant to the GM has a star pupil in Lakeland: Kevin McGonigle. And Tram thinks the kid is going to be a good one.
Greg Eno Out of Bounds

 

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125 Years Of Detroit Tigers Baseball.
Tigers official site

 

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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2026/02/25/ex-detroit-tigers-scout-who-molded-many-of-states-top-prospects-dies-at-96/88858825007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z116442p119950c119950v116442d--41--b--41--&gca-ft=50&gca-ds=sophi

Ex-Tigers scout, who molded many of state's top prospects, dies at 96. damn Paywall.
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Sullivan, who became synonymous with some of the best baseball players to come out of the Grand Rapids area and Michigan, including Mickey Stanley, Kirk Gibson and Willie Horton, and who spent many years as a local scout for the Detroit Tigers,

 

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The Best Sidekicks in Detroit Sports History.
Vintage Detroit

 

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No Alibis: The Detroit Tigers’ 1962 Tour of Japan – Society for American Baseball Research

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No Alibis: The Detroit Tigers’ 1962 Tour of Japan.
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Jimmie Foxx and Hank Greenberg. They both led the league in home runs 3 times from 1932-40.

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All-Time Leaders Strikeout Board.

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Hank Greenberg, Goose Goslin, Charlie Gehringer and Pete Fox at Fenway Park, 1935. They would go on to win their 1st World Series.
Photo by FPG.

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Jimmie Foxx, Babe Ruth, Charlie Gehringer and Lou Gehrig in a picture from the 1934 All-Star team that toured Japan.

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Hall of Fame writer Tom Gage and Alex Avila teamed up on a book ranking the Top 400 Tigers in history! Great profiles, fun facts and stories about your favorite players. Available on Amazon and wherever you get your books. To be released March 31st.

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Ernie Harwell waves to the crowd during the seventh inning stretch of the last game he would call at home, ending his 42-year career with the Tigers. He would call his last game a week later in Toronto after spending 55 years behind the mic calling baseball.

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"How I Won The Batting Championship" - Detroit Tigers star Harry Heilmann (Baseball Magazine - March 1922) Harry hit .394 in '21, beating Ty Cobb (.389) and Babe Ruth (.378)!

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Cy Perkins, Mickey Cochrane, and Charlie Gehringer chat with Ty Cobb prior to a game at Navin Field in 1934.

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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2026/03/31/whos-the-best-detroit-tiger-ever-alex-avila-tom-gage-answer-that-in-new-book/89397298007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z116241p119450l004450c119450e008500v116241d--41--b--41--&gca-ft=204&gca-ds=sophi

Who's the best Detroit Tiger ever? Alex Avila, Tom Gage answer that in a new book.
Tom Gage's latest Tigers book uses a homemade formula to rank the top 400 hitters and pitchers in franchise history. The end result is based strictly on stats, not opinions.
Detnews

Paywall.

 

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He would hit a home run at Tiger Stadium as a 16 year old during an all-city high school game. Two years later he would sign with the Tigers as an amateur free agent. Two years after that he’d hit first of 262 HRs as a Tiger. Willie the Wonder.

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Virgil Trucks rockin’ a solid varsity jacket.

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I love these kinds of lists it’s always fun seeing legends like Virgil Trucks get their moment, and that old-school varsity jacket look just adds to the charm. There’s something so special about tying history, style, and team pride together like that. It honestly makes me appreciate how timeless Detroit Tigers jackets feel they’re not just fashion, they carry that same legacy and connection fans still hold onto.

 

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Most stolen bases from a Tiger by decade …
‘70s - Ron LeFlore 294.
‘80s - Alan Trammell 167.
‘90s - Brian Hunter 116.
‘00s - Curtis Granderson 67.
‘10s - Austin Jackson 76.
‘20s - Zach McKinstry 51.

 

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Joe Louis and Hank Greenberg, 1935. Two Detroit legends meet in the year the Tigers, Lions, and Red Wings won championships.

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