Top Tigers teams countdown #1: The 1984 Tigers are the best team in franchise history

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I saw something beautiful on Chet Lemon's 70th birthday. Tigers fans helped make it happen

The last time I saw Chet Lemon, in early September, he traveled to Detroit as Tigers celebrated 40th anniversary of their 1984 World Series title.

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I saw something beautiful on Chet Lemon's 70th birthday. Tigers fans helped make it happen.
Freep

 

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Detroit Tigers World Series wins: When was the last time they won a championship?

The Detroit Tigers' complete franchise history of World Series appearances and victories.

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Detroit Tigers World Series wins: When was the last time they won a championship?
MCBTB

 

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How a real baby tiger nearly jeopardized Detroit's 1984 World Series season

The backstory of a photograph of a baby tiger taken during Detroit Tigers spring training in 1984. Well known then, it pretty much vanished until now.

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How a real baby tiger nearly jeopardized Detroit's 1984 World Series season.
Freep

 

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https://www.vintagedetroit.com/author-of-new-analytical-book-on-the-best-and-worst-teams-in-baseball-history-calls-the-84-tigers-the-greatest-ever/#comment-329062

Author of New Analytical Book on the Best and Worst Teams in Baseball History Calls the ’84 Tigers the Greatest Ever.
Vintage Detroit

 

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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/randy-o-neal-receives-1984-tigers-world-series-ring

Rookie Randy O'Neal finally receives his Tigers World Series ring ... 41 years later.
Tigers official site

 

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There are just seven players from the 1968 World Champion Detroit Tigers team that are still alive:
Willie Horton- 82
Mickey Stanley - 83
Dick Tracewski - 92
Denny McLain - 81
Mickey Lolich - 85
John Hiller - 82
Jon Warden - 79

With Mickey Lolich's passing, now there are just six remaining from the 1968 Tigers World Series Champions Team.

 

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https://www.vintagedetroit.com/35-5-an-oral-history-of-the-amazing-start-by-the-1984-detroit-tigers/?omnisendContactID=64076ce426935b0013f18075&utm_campaign=campaign%3A+3126+-+Newsletter+%286998d17d38b01ceaea13d176%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=omnisend

35-5: An Oral History of the Amazing Start by the 1984 Detroit Tigers.
Vintage Detroit

 

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https://www.vintagedetroit.com/35-5-an-oral-history-of-the-amazing-start-by-the-1984-detroit-tigers/?omnisendContactID=64076ce426935b0013f18075&utm_campaign=campaign%3A+3126+-+Newsletter+%286998d17d38b01ceaea13d176%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=omnisend

35-5: An Oral History of the Amazing Start by the 1984 Detroit Tigers.
Vintage Detroit

 

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INTERVIEW: Tigers legends Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker reflect on 50-year friendship, 1984 run. 12 minutes.
Tigers legends Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker joined Brad Galli for a look back at their 50-year friendship, including their historic 19-year bond as Detroit’s double-play combination, the 1984 World Series championship season, and Trammell’s optimism for Whitaker’s Hall of Fame case.