Top Tigers #1: Ty Cobb
Monday, March 16th, 2009 Posted in Top 100 Tigers, Ty Cobb | 9 Comments »Well, here we are. This list is finally coming to a close. For those of you that have been following along for the last four months, thank you. I'm sure along the way there were a few surprises. Over the ...
Top Tigers #2: Al Kaline
Sunday, March 15th, 2009 Posted in Al Kaline, Top 100 Tigers | 6 Comments »Rank: 2 Name: Albert William Kaline Position: Outfield Tigers Tenure: 1953-1974 Awards: Received MVP Votes 14 times (Finished 2nd twice and finished 3rd twice), 15-time All Star, Third in Rookie of the Year Voting (1954), 10-time Gold Glove Winner, Baseball Hall of Fame (1980) Best ...
Top Tigers #3: Hank Greenberg
Saturday, March 14th, 2009 Posted in Hank Greenberg, Top 100 Tigers | 3 Comments »Rank: 3 Name: Henry Benjamin Greenberg Position: First Base and Outfield Tigers Tenure: 1930, 1933-1941, 1945-1946 Awards: Received MVP Votes Eight Times, Won MVP Award (1935 and 1940), Five-Time All Star, Baseball Hall of Fame (1956) Best Season: 1940. This was not easy and I'm ...
Top Tigers #4: Charlie Gehringer
Friday, March 13th, 2009 Posted in Charlie Gehringer, Top 100 Tigers | 1 Comment »Rank: 4 Name: Charles Leonard Gehringer Position: Second Base Tigers Tenure: 1924-1942 Awards: Received MVP Votes Ten Times, Won MVP Award in 1937, Six-Time All Star, Baseball Hall of Fame (1949) Best Season: 1934. Gehringer won the the American League Most Valuable Player award in ...
Top Tigers #5: Harry Heilmann
Thursday, March 12th, 2009 Posted in Harry Heilmann, Top 100 Tigers | 6 Comments »Rank: 5 Name: Harry Edwin Heilmann Position: Outfield and First Base Tigers Tenure: 1914, 1916-1929 Awards: Received MVP Votes (1922-1928), Baseball Hall of Fame (1952) Best Season: 1923. Heilmann won the American League batting title in 1923 and finished second to Babe Ruth (maybe you've ...
Top Tigers #6: Sam Crawford
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 Posted in Sam Crawford, Top 100 Tigers | 1 Comment »Rank: 6 Name: Samuel Earl Crawford Position: Outfield Tigers Tenure: 1903-1917 Awards: Received MVP Votes 4 times, Baseball Hall of Fame (1957) Best Season: 1911. In every season he played with the Tigers (excluding the last one), Crawford had an OPS+ of at least 114, ...
Top Tigers #7: Hal Newhouser
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 Posted in Hal Newhouser, Top 100 Tigers | 3 Comments »Rank: 7 Name: Harold Newhouser Position: Pitcher Tigers Tenure: 1939-1953 Awards: Seven Time All Star, Received MVP Votes Four Times, Two Time MVP Winner (1944 and 1945), Baseball Hall of Fame (1992) Best Season: 1945. Newhouser had one heck of a run from 1944-46 and ...
Top Tigers #8: Alan Trammell
Monday, March 9th, 2009 Posted in Alan Trammell, Top 100 Tigers | 1 Comment »Rank: 8 Name: Alan Stuart Trammell Position: Shortstop Tigers Tenure: 1977-1996 Awards: Fourth in Rookie of the Year Voting (1978), Six-time All Star, Four-Time Gold Glove Winner, Three-Time Silver Slugger, AL Comeback Player of the Year (1983), World Series MVP (1984), Received MVP Votes ...
Top Tigers #9: Norm Cash
Sunday, March 8th, 2009 Posted in Norm Cash, Top 100 Tigers | 3 Comments »Rank: 9 Name: Norman Dalton Cash Position: First Base Tigers Tenure: 1960-1974 Awards: Received MVP Votes Six Times, Four-time All Star, 1971 AL Comeback Player of the Year Best Season: 1961. When Magglio Ordonez had his great season in 2007, the comparison people kept ...
Top Tigers #10: Kirk Gibson
Saturday, March 7th, 2009 Posted in Kirk Gibson, Top 100 Tigers | 3 Comments »Rank: 10 Name: Kirk Harold Gibson Position: Outfield Tigers Tenure: 1979-1987 and 1993-1995 Awards: ALCS MVP (1984), Received MVP Votes (1981, 1984, 1985) Best Season: 1984. Gibson put together a great run in the 1980s for the Tigers and he was at his best in ...