Old tiger stadium detroit the end of an era my photo assistant day duration. The reason i chose to read this book is because i play football and this is a football book and i felt like i could relate to this one the most. The online book of baseball home yearly reader teams ballparks lists. Tiger stadium site detroit 2020 all you need to know. After a century of baseball at the corner of michigan and trumbull, the 1999 season was the last for the team at tiger stadium. Although the structure is gone, the memories remain. Norm cash did it 4 times mickey mantle did it 3 times kirk gibson did it 3 times jason thompson did it twice mickey tettlton did it twice tony clark did it twice the following is a list of players that did it once. Noteworthy, the hotel is located near the old tiger stadium site, and all the local sports bars along michigan will offer free shuttles to comerica park and ford field on game days, its great.
Players on both sides of the field loved it, whether they called it home or not. Other elements to chicago stadium lent it an air of barelycontained chaos. Except for dead center field420 feet 128 m versus tiger stadiums 440 feet 4 mthe outfield dimensions were more expansive than those at tiger stadium. The ballpark as we know it today opened april 20, 1912, the same day as fenway park. The 1999 detroit tigers had a record of 6992 and finished in third place 27. The madhouse architecture of chicago stadium chicago detours. Here in indy, after years of rotting and sitting vacant, they managed to turn the old bush stadium b. Old tiger stadium to host youth sports, artificial turf. Navin field, the original name of the park, was built on the site of old bennett park. A site where the tigers played for more than 100 years, sacred to some but thwarted in gaining any. It was named after owner frank navin, and it was renamed briggs stadium in. He created a legacy in which mike the tiger has come to symbolize the heart and soul of lsu athletics. Tiger stadium site should be preserved as a green space in the heart of corktown natural grass a better option than artificial turf on baseballs hallowed ground. The contractor agreed, and a worker dug up a clump of grass that she then took away.
New book looks at tiger stadium through the eyes of. Tiger stadium site should be preserved as a green space in. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Its a shame the city couldnt salvage some of the facade or install a memorial of some type.
Old sports stadium has a shot at a happy ending next city. His return to tiger stadium comes less than months after school administrators. Tiger stadium was old and decrepit, but just about every single memory from there is. On that late september day back in 1999 the kansas city royals were in town to play the tigers. The history of tiger stadium briggs stadium navin field the corner of michigan and trumbull in detroit, michigan was a popular destination for eightyeight years. The book follows him along his path from high school standout to struggling writer. Each museumquality tiger stadium framed print may be customized with hundreds of different frame and mat options. All the editors and writers did a wonderful job, adding another volume to what has been a great series by mcfarland.
He was truly a remarkable man and a driving force in our efforts to save tiger stadium. It never rains in tiger stadium is a compelling story about a man and his struggles to move on after his college football career. Tiger stadium was designed by the father and son team of frank c. Old tiger stadium, detroit, mi i saw denny mclain pitch here in detroit sports. Navin field opened on april 20, 1912, the same day as the boston red soxs fenway park. Tiger stadium was the anchor, the glue, the star that kept the area brimming with life. Aug 17, 20 a tribute to the edifice, known as tiger stadium, at the corner of michigan and trumbull aves. New book looks at tiger stadium through the eyes of authors and former players. Legendary detroit sportscaster van patrick calls a game at the corner in the 1950s. Apr 12, 2016 the exterior architecture of chicago stadium should look familiar to those who have visited the united center. All tiger stadium paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30 day moneyback guarantee. Tiger stadium briggs stadium navin field historical. Coming back to boswell, who i read when he began publishing his collections, was a quiet pleasure.
Dec 01, 2007 tiger stadium detroit tigers 19121999 by kevin reichard on december 1, 2007 in majorleague baseball, visits its first day was overshadowed by the news the titanic hit an iceberg and sunk in. He had collapsed earlier on the grand staircase of the bookcadillac hotel. Reggie jacksons allstar game homer off the tiger stadium. Detroit baseball fans old enough to remember tiger stadium have memories that they continue to cherish. It never rains in tiger stadium by john ed bradley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. New book looks at tiger stadium through the eyes of authors and. Tiger stadium opened 100 years ago just like fenway park, but. Briggs stadium hosted its first night game on june 15, 1948. Only wrigley field and fenway park remain now that old ya. Doc fletchers latest book is the history of tiger stadium. Lsu tiger stadium baton rouge 2020 all you need to. Kansas city royals at detroit tigers box score, september.
Construction has officially begun at the old tiger stadium site, the latest change for the historic baseball field at michigan and trumbull following the ceremonial groundbreaking in april. Maybe it was denny mclain s 30th victory in 1968, or reggie jackson s moonshot in the 1971 allstar game. Detroit is largely in ruins and about the only part of the city that looks to have any. So popular that comparisons in the entertainment industry have been made to hollywood and vine. Since the spring of 2010, a volunteer group known as the navin field grounds crew composed of tiger stadium fans, preservationists, and corktown residents has restored and maintained the field. Les miles to return to lsus tiger stadium for ceremony. The free press dan austin writes about his memories of the old ballpark and what it was like to go inside it. It was named after owner frank navin, and it was renamed briggs stadium in 1938, two years after walter briggs took over the team. A plan to redevelop the old tiger stadium site would retain the historic playing field for youth sports and ring the 10acre property with new. Detroiters call it old tiger stadium, even though the ballpark is only a ghost now. The final game at tiger stadium was played on september 27, 1999, between the detroit tigers and the kansas city royals. Jun 03, 2015 a day in photographs at old tiger stadium in detroit, michigan formerly located at the corner of michigan avenue and trumbull. Theres no way to say for sure whether reggie jacksons homer at the 1971 allstar game is the longest in the history of the midsummer classic the game is over 80 years old, after all, and data is incomplete. A day in photographs at old tiger stadium in detroit, michigan formerly located at the corner of michigan avenue and trumbull.
They would make a good conversation piece in someones man cave or gameroom. Ann patchett on why we need lifechanging books right now. Looking back at old tiger stadium, 20 years after closing. Tiger stadium is a magnificent place for all to see. Sports illustrated said this book was the best sports book of the year. It was an honor to get to know and work with ernie harwell. John ed bradley is the author of several highly praised novels and a memoir, it never rains in tiger stadium. The book i have read is, it never rains in tiger stadium by john ed bradley.
Cass tech students play ball at the old tiger stadium site. Pal breaks ground at old tiger stadium, now willie horton field of dreams curbed detroit. Demolition has begun on tiger stadium, once home to the detroit tigers, even as. Tiger stadium detroit tigers 19121999 ballpark digest. Our tiger stadium framed art prints ship within 48 hours, arrive readytohang, and include a 30 day moneyback guarantee. New listing super rare detroit tigers 1956 briggs stadium the prez room season pass.
It never rains in tiger stadium by john ed bradley. Tiger stadium, previously known as navin field and briggs stadium, was a baseball park. Tiger stadium opened on the same day as fenway park april 20, 1912. Dec 19, 2014 here, youll find 10 acres of grass and infield, with a 125foot flagpole standing tall in center field. Tiger stadium is now long gone because last week the wrecking crew removed the final remnants of the old ballpark.
Oct 25, 2016 heres what the old tiger stadium looks like now. One last game played at old tiger stadium detroit news. This book is a fans love letter to baseball played at the corner of michigan and trumbull, in downtown detroit. A series of expansions began prior to the 1936 season that included adding a. Never rains tiger stadium by bradley abebooks passion for books. This was the tigers perfect season and i was proud to have been there to see one game. I remember being a 8 year old kid going to my first game there during the summer of 1991. If the effort succeeds, about 5,000 seats will remain, and the field will be home. In 1935, navin field was renamed briggs stadium after owner walter o. Tiger stadium history, photos and more of the detroit tigers former. The park was razed after the 1911 season and replaced with 23,000seat navin field.
Message pic old tiger stadium tv graveyard by wpsportsman im very suprised they didnt market these as a piece of tiger stadium history you must have and auction them off. Oct 05, 2017 kazuo ishiguro, the japaneseborn british author of novels like the remains of the day, was awarded the nobel prize for literature on thursday. Shop for tiger stadium art from the worlds greatest living artists. It hosted the detroit tigers of major league baseball from 1912 to 1999, as well as the detroit lions of the national football league from 1938 to 1974.
Buy tiger stadium framed prints from our community of independent artists and iconic brands. Tiger stadium had many names, but whether you remember it as briggs or navin field or the corner, it was a marvelous place to play a baseball game. At least i shared my last game at tiger stadium with my wife, who was my girlfriend at the time. Heres what the old tiger stadium looks like now curbed detroit. At tiger stadium, demolition crews now have their day the new. Tiger stadium detroit abandoned stadiums and crumbling.
In contrast to tiger stadium, which had long been considered one of the most hitterfriendly parks in baseball, comerica park is considered to be extremely friendly to pitchers. Choose your favorite tiger stadium designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more. You would get to tiger stadium and it was crumbling as well. Tiger stadium will still enforce its clearbag policy with the addition of diaper bags being prohibited on game day. Following mikes death, a fund was established to perpetuate his memory by mounting his pelt in a lifelike manner and displaying him at the universitys louisiana museum of natural history, where it remains to this day. This is a good baseball town, and the cries have an anxious edge, for the tigers are facing almost sure extinction. This fine book is the equal of a nohitter in the seventh game of the world series. His unbridled love for the tigers, the city of detroit and the corner will resonate throughout our community for years to come, said thom linn, president, old tiger stadium conservancy.
The winning pitcher was detroit starter brian moehler. The remains of the day author kazuo ishiguro wins nobel. You would then walk down a road that had crumbling buildings around it. Old tiger stadium site still popular with fans, in this life. The 10 closest hotels to tiger stadium site, detroit. Jul 10, 2005 but baseball purists may be disheartened. He also recently wrote an article for the detroit free press commemorating the 20th anniversary of tiger stadium s closing. Generations of detroiters have packed the stands to watch the boys in the old english d usher in the new season. Apr 23, 2012 tiger stadium opened on the same day as fenway park april 20, 1912. It was the first stadium to use air conditioning, but the system barely worked so it was still stifling. The team began playing there in 1896, and opened its new park in 1912, the same day as bostons fenway park. The history of tiger stadium with local author doc fletcher.
Aug 02, 2018 bennett park and the foundation of old tiger stadium. The tigers played in front of a lot of empty houses over their decades at the corner. Many games had been played on the corner over its 87 years. Tiger stadium conservancy tiger stadium, corktown, detroit, mi. All tiger stadium artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30 day moneyback guarantee. Detroit is largely in ruins and about the only part of the city that looks to have. Home plate is all that remains at old tiger stadium. All warren public libraries will remain closed until further notice. To this day, the corner remains a beloved memory for thousands of metro detroiters.
The ballpark as we know it today opened april 20, 1912, the same day as fenway park in boston and five days after the rms titanic sank. Old tiger stadium site still popular with fans, in this. Kansas city royals at detroit tigers box score, september 27. Heres what the old tiger stadium looks like now curbed. Shea stadium, yankee stadium, tiger stadium, stadium tour, washington nationals, san francisco giants, detroit tigers, marina bay sands, orlando old tiger stadium old tiger stadium tiger stadium sports stadium stadium tour detroit sports detroit tigers baseball detroit michigan shea stadium yankee stadium turn down for what. Tiger stadi um, previously known a s navin fie ld an d briggs stadi um, was a baseball park located in the corktown neighborhood of detroit, michigan. To see the tiger stadium site is interesting from a historical perspective, however, there is very little there other than a fencegate and a field.
Vintage 1937 detroit tigers washington senators baseball ticket stub navin field. According to the detroit free press book the corner, the following have hit hrs out of tiger stadium. Tigers drop series finale in mlb the show sim ryan mcmahon, a rockies infielder, had a big day for the tribe in our mlb the show. What a great way to end the era of tiger stadium the tigers beat the royals 82 in that final game. Briggs stadium 19381960, and finally, tiger stadium 19611999. Once a baseball cathedral in detroit, now neglected and. One woman even asked a contractor if she could take a clump of grass as a last token. Essays and memories of detroits historic ballpark, 19122009 is a book to savor, sip by delicious sip, like an icecold beer, with enough stories and essays to last you through the long, hot summer.
Tiger stadium detroit tigers 19121999 by kevin reichard on december 1, 2007 in majorleague baseball, visits its first day was overshadowed by. Richard bak, a local journalist and the author of two books about the stadium. Old tiger stadium site still popular with fans, in this life and beyond. Detroit athletic tiger fans who remember tiger stadium with great affection will love this book.
Tiger stadium opened 100 years ago just like fenway park. A journey through the fields of baseball magic revised. The plan for detroits former tiger stadium ignores history. Miles, 63, still lives in baton rouge and remains an avid supporter of the program he led for nearly 12 years. Sep 26, 2014 saturday marks 15 years since the final game was played at tiger stadium in detroit. Old tigers stadium general view a general view of the tiger stadium sign and ticket stand taken during the last game played at the tiger stadium against the kansas city royals in detroit. Detroit baseball fans old enough to remember tiger stadium have.
For my birthday my daughters gave me a trip to see the tigers play against arkansas. My book has 285 pages and is published by espn books. My favorite parts were the bits where john ed bradley reminisces of his days as a lsu tiger. A former reporter for the washington post, he has also written for esquire, sports illustrated, gq, and play magazines. Tiger stadium opened in 1912, the same day boston opened fenway park, but baseball had been played on the site since 1896, five years before the tigers or the american league existed.
But the field still remains, thanks to a volunteer. Tiger stadium was the home of the mlbs tigers from 1912 to 1999, and the nfls lions from 1938 to 1974, before closing down in 2000. He also had 30 points in the game, which remains a tiger stadium record. Published in 1985, why time begins on opening day was written amidst the fairly ugly era of the early 1980s the 1981 split season remains one of the lowest low points of major league history. Fans walk to tiger stadium for the last opening day fans walk to tiger stadium for the last opening day at the facility in detroit, michigan before the. Old tiger stadium detroit the end of an era my photo. Next up on the death valley record sheet is a four touchdown game by tony moss against ohio in 1989. These photos were taken in october 2007 just after auction items. Tiger stadium, previously known as navin field and briggs stadium, was a baseball park located in the corktown neighborhood of detroit, michigan. Essays and memories of detroits historic ballpark 19122009. Workers allowed him onto the remains of the field to snap a few photos with his phone. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Tiger stadium madness turned mark the bird fidrych into national sensation.