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Covering the ups and downs of the Detroit Tigers.

Archives for the ‘Ray Boone’ Category

Team 80: The 1954 Tigers

By Blake VandeBunte • Dec 2nd, 2009 • Category: Al Kaline, Dick Marlowe, Frank Bolling, Harvey Kuenn, Ray Boone, Ray Herbert, Top 109 Teams

Year: 1954
Record: 68-86
Win %: .442
Win % Change: 52
Run Differential: -80
Pythagorean Record: 68-86
AL Finish: 5th of 8
Manager: Fred Hutchinson
Best Transaction: Nothing to speak of.
Worst Transaction: Again, nothing.  I’m not kidding, I’ve never seen a collection of trades, free agent signings and draft picks that resulted in almost no consequences either way.  Check it out for yourself.
Upper: [...]


Team 104: The 1953 Tigers

By Blake VandeBunte • Nov 1st, 2009 • Category: Al Kaline, Bob Nieman, Hal Newhouser, Harvey Kuenn, Ray Boone, Virgil Trucks

Year: 1953
Record: 60-94
Win %: .390
Win % Change: +65
Run Differential: -228
Pythagorean Record: 57-97
AL Finish: 6th of 8 teams
Manager: Fred Hutchinson
Best Transaction:  On June 19, 1953 (just three months after my dad was born), the Tigers began their relationship with a man that is still involved with the club, Al Kaline.  Kaline was signed as a free [...]


Top Tigers #30: Ray Boone

By Blake VandeBunte • Feb 15th, 2009 • Category: Ray Boone, Top 100 Tigers

Rank: 30
Name: Raymond Otis Boone
Position: First Base, Third Base
Tigers Tenure: 1953-1958
Awards: All Star (1954, 1956), MVP Votes (1953-1955)
Best Season: 1953.  I had to go with 1953 even though he played in 34 games with the Cleveland Indians.  Cleveland sent Boone to the Tigers in an eight player trade in June of 1953.  Boone was played [...]