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The 1957 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 78–76, 20 games behind the New York Yankees . The team scored 614 runs and allowed 614 runs for a run differential of zero.
Comerica Park, home field of the Tigers since the 2000 season. This is a list of seasons completed by the Detroit Tigers. They played in the Western League from their inception in 1894 to the 1900 season; in 1900, the league changed its named to the American League and became a major league in 1901.
The Braves defeated the Yankees, four games to three, capturing their second championship in franchise history, their first since 1914, and first in Milwaukee. The 24th Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played on July 9, hosted by the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis, Missouri, with the American League winning, 6–5.
The Tigers sent five players to the 2011 All-Star Game. [390] Catcher Alex Avila was voted in as a starter, while Justin Verlander, José Valverde and Miguel Cabrera were added as reserves. [390] Verlander was unavailable to play in the All-Star Game due to the rule where starting pitchers who play the Sunday beforehand are ineligible. [391]
Duke Snider belts his 300th career home run; it's his 24th long ball of the season, and his eighth in ten games since the All-Star break. July 26 – Mickey Mantle hits 200th career home run. A solo shot, it comes at Yankee Stadium in the ninth inning of a loss to the Detroit Tigers' Jim Bunning, like Mantle a future Hall of Famer.
By then, Detroit’s Black population had doubled from 149,000 in 1940 to 300,000 in 1950. “That 1957 team with only John Henry Johnson is a proud moment for Detroit,” Coleman said, “but a ...
Detroit Tigers (1953–1974) Career highlights and awards; 18× All-Star (1955–1961², 1962²–1967, 1971, 1974) World Series champion ; 10× Gold Glove Award (1957–1959, 1961–1967) Roberto Clemente Award (1973) AL batting champion (1955) Detroit Tigers No. 6 retired; Member of the National; Baseball Hall of Fame; Induction: 1980: Vote ...
The Detroit Lions are off to a historic franchise start thanks to a 31-26 comeback victory over the Chicago Bears.The win moved the Lions to 8-2, the franchise's best start since 1962. The last ...