The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Detroit Tigers Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments from Detroit Tigers History

by Cantor, George; Horton, Willie

• ISBN13: 9781600780523
• ISBN10: 1600780520
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-01
• Publisher: Triumph Books

Summary

The Detroit Tigers are one of baseball's oldest and most celebrated franchises. They have gone from obscurity-where it was questioned whether the team would last even a few years-to being a mainstay of professional baseball more than a hundred years later. The team's history, as with that of any long-standing entity, is peppered with memorable stories of both triumph and failure.

Author Biography

George Cantor is a retired sportswriter who has been a journalist for the Detroit Free Press and a columnist for the Detroit News. He has written numerous books, including several on Detroit sports, and teaches sportswriting at Oakland University. He lives in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Willie Horton is a retired professional leftfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball, who primarily played with the Detroit Tigers. He made the American League All-Star team four times and won the World Series. In 2000, his number was retired in Comerica Park, where there is also a statue of him, and in 2004 the State of Michigan created “Willie Horton Day” to honor him on October 18, his birthday. He now works as a special assistant with the Tigers. He lives in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
The Good	p. 1
Four Unforgettable Hits (1935, 1945, 1968, 1984)	p. 1
Magglio the Magnificent (2006)	p. 8
Wham! Here I Am (1965, 1976)	p. 10
That's Mister Bobo to You (1940)	p. 12
Lolich Time (1968)	p. 16
Breaking the Barrier (1958)	p. 18
The Bad	p. 22
What a Catastrophe (2003)	p. 22
Robby's Rock (1950)	p. 25
Death of the Managers (1966)	p. 28
Three Dinky Singles (1961)	p. 30
Bartell Holds the Ball (1940)	p. 33
The Ugly	p. 37
Cochrane Goes Down (1937)	p. 37
Rocky's Revenge (1968)	p. 40
Umpire Problems (1972, 1984)	p. 44
Denny Checks Out (1970)	p. 46
Thrown Away (2006)	p. 51
In the Clutch	p. 55
Boss Schmidt's Collapse (1907)	p. 55
Tanana's Gem (1987)	p. 59
Willie's Throw (1968)	p. 62
Giebell's Gift (1940)	p. 65
The Soldier Returns (1945)	p. 68
The New Shortstop (1968)	p. 72
Numbers Don't Lie (Or Do They?)	p. 75
Schoolboy's 16 (1934)	p. 75
The Moose and Little Cesar (1952, 1970)	p. 78
No-No Times Two (1952)	p. 82
Lord of the Triple (1903-1916)	p. 85
30 for Denny (1968)	p. 88
Fielder's 51 (1990)	p. 92
It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over	p. 96
The First Great Rally (1901)	p. 96
The Last Great Rally (1999)	p. 99
Gates Never Waits (1968)	p. 102
Matchick's Magic (1968)	p. 105
Bergman's Blast (1984)	p. 109
No Hits and a Win (1967)	p. 112
Magic Moment (1968)	p. 114
Wheelin' and Dealin'	p. 118
Two Guys Named Demeter (1960, 1966)	p. 118
Heinie and the Alexanders (1927, 1932, 1987)	p. 121
Rogers Throws Blanks (2006)	p. 124
Grabbing a Great 1946 (1946)	p. 128
A Touch of Violence	p. 133
And the Band Played On (1967)	p. 133
Medwick's Fruit Salad (1934)	p. 137
Diamond Mayhem (1909)	p. 140
Disco Demolition Night (1979)	p. 143
Just Plain Weird	p. 147
Stealing Home (1958, 1969)	p. 147
Very Small Ball (1951)	p. 150
The Sunday Kid (1959)	p. 154
Let's Play Two and a Half (1962)	p. 156
Teammates	p. 160
Cobb and Kaline: Fire and Ice (1905-1927, 1953-1975)	p. 160
Diz and Hoot's Excellent Adventure (1950)	p. 164
Around the Keystone (1977-1995)	p. 168
Slug and Associates (1921-1927)	p. 171
Notes	p. 175
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.