The Detroit Tigers Reader

A collection of essays, articles, and letters celebrating the great moments and personalities of Detroit's baseball history. With contributions from some of the greatest sports writers and athletes, as well as fans, this entertaining volume charts the highs and lows of an extraordinary team.

Preface

vii

Tom Stanton

Dear Boy

1

(2)

W.H. Cobb

Defeated, Again

3

(2)

Detroit Free Press

Life Is Short

5

(2)

Frank Navin

A New Home

7

(4)

E.A. Batchelor

A Day with Cobb

11

(12)

F.C. Lane

A Baseball Romance

23

(3)

Baseball Magazine

To War

26

(2)

Chicago Tribune

Germany the Jokester

28

(8)

Hugh Jennings

Ownie Carroll

36

(3)

Babe Ruth

Schoolboy

39

(4)

C.E. Parker

Yearning for Detroit

43

(5)

Vera Brown

Game Four

48

(3)

Damon Runyon

Advice for the Manager

51

(2)

"A Bunch of Tigers Fans"

Victory Finally

53

(3)

Grantland Rice

Mickey's Done

56

(4)

Joe Williams

Chasing Babe

60

(3)

Bob Murphy

One for Dad

63

(2)

Edgar Hayes

Satchel in the Park

65

(3)

William Allan

TNT

68

(5)

H.G. Salsinger

"Prince" Hal?

73

(8)

Kyle Crichton

Too Late

81

(3)

Dan Daniel

The Unlikely Hitter

84

(12)

William Barry Furlong

Harvey for Rocky

96

(3)

Doc Greene

Stormin' Norman

99

(9)

Joe Falls

Tame Tigers

108

(5)

Jack Rice

The Pride Within

113

(15)

John Devaney

The Rookie

128

(3)

Dave Anderson

Thank You

131

(4)

Al Kaline

A Lucky Man

135

(3)

Ernie Harwell

The Natural

138

(6)

Joseph Durso

One Bad Day

144

(2)

Ron Luciano

Worst Ever?

146

(3)

Jim Murray

The Owner

149

(5)

Ross Newnan

Jack's Gem

154

(3)

Lynn Henning

On Kaline's Knee

157

(3)

Neal Shine

My Roommate Jo-Jo

160

(2)

Hank Greenberg

Baby Babe

162

(4)

Tom Boswell

Sentimental Willie

166

(5)

Rebecca Stowe

White Knight

171

(4)

Mitch Albom

Quiet Greatness

175

(3)

Shirley Povich

Sparky

178

(4)

Mike Lupica

Tram and Whitaker

182

(6)

Jerry Green

The Final Season

188

(6)

Tom Stanton

Beautiful Losers?

194

(3)

Joel Stein

Pudge Arrives

197

Drew Sharp

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The Detroit Tigers Reader

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