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| Author | : George Gmelch |
| Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
| Total Pages | : 287 |
| Release | : 2016-02-01 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 080328487X |
In 1965 George Gmelch signed a contract to play professional baseball with the Detroit Tigers organization. Growing up sheltered in an all-white, affluent San Francisco suburb, he knew little of the world outside. Over the next four seasons, he came of age in baseball’s Minor Leagues through experiences ranging from learning the craft of the professional game to becoming conscious of race and class for the first time. Playing with Tigers is not a typical baseball memoir. Now a well-known anthropologist, Gmelch recounts a baseball education unlike any other as he got to know small-town life across the United States against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, civil rights protests, and the emergence of the counterculture. The social and political turmoil of the times spilled into baseball, and Gmelch experienced the consequences firsthand as he played out his career in the Jim Crow South. Playing with Tigers captures the gritty, insular, and humorous life and culture of Minor League baseball during a period when both the author and the country were undergoing profound changes. Drawing from journals he kept as a player, letters, and recent interviews with thirty former teammates, coaches, club officials, and even former girlfriends, Gmelch immerses the reader in the life of the Minor Leagues, capturing—in a manner his unique position makes possible—the universal struggle of young athletes trying to make their way.
| Author | : Dianne Hofmeyr |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 32 |
| Release | : 2021-06 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781913074753 |
| Author | : Marty Mulé |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 361 |
| Release | : 2017-08-01 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1683580427 |
A continuing and ongoing drama, LSU football has been marked by a string of improbable victories and sometimes valiant defeats. Game of My Life LSU Tigers is the chronicle of more than thirty-five of the greatest players as they tell the story of the game that meant it all. This book features the vivid and poignant single-game stories from three dozen of the most remembered Tigers games of the last eight decades. Readers will relive the fingertip catches, the bone-crunching hits, and epic touchdowns through the eyes—and from the memories—of the LSU players themselves. The words of Tigers such as Jim Taylor, Billy Cannon, Tommy Hodson, Carlos Carson, Matt Mauck, Rohan Davey, JaMarcus Russell, Marcus Spears, Jarvis Landry, and Leonard Fournette are all part of this storied collection that has become a must-have for any true Tigers fan and Bayou football lover. From the words of Tigers coaching legend Paul Dietzel, “This is really like a Tiger time machine, going back to LSU’s greatest football moments with the people who lived them, then and now.”
| Author | : Mark Pattison |
| Publisher | : SABR, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 253 |
| Release | : 2012-12 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1933599456 |
The 1984 Detroit tigers roared out of the gate, winning their first nine games of the season and compiling an eye-popping 35-5 record after the campaign’s first 40 games--still the best start ever for any team in major league history. The tigers led wire-to-wire in 1984, becoming only the third team in the modern era of the majors to have done so. And Detroit’s determination and tenacity resulted in a sweep of the Kansas City Royals in the AL playoffs and a five-game triumph over the San Diego Padres in the World Series. And Tigers fans will tell you that the bottom of the eighth inning in Game Five was the first time Kirk Gibson hit an iconic home run in the Fall Classic. Detroit Tigers 1984: What a Start! What a Finish!, an effort by the society of American Baseball research’s BioProject Committee, brings together biographical profiles of every Tiger from that magical season, plus those of field management, top executives, the broadcasters--even venerable Tiger Stadium and the city itself.
| Author | : Robert W. Cohen |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 369 |
| Release | : 2015-10-01 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1630761001 |
This book carefully examines the careers of the fifty men who made the greatest impact on one of the most successful franchises in the history of professional sports. Features of The 50 Greatest Players in Detroit Tigers History include quotes from opposing players and former teammates, summaries of each player’s best season, recaps of their most memorable performances, and listings of their notable achievements.
| Author | : William M. Anderson |
| Publisher | : Wayne State University Press |
| Total Pages | : 358 |
| Release | : 2016-01-05 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0814341586 |
Containing over 440 photographs, three- fourths of which arenew images, The Detroit Tigers captures the traditions of baseball and fuses them with the memories of a beloved team.
| Author | : Jim Hawkins |
| Publisher | : Sports Publishing LLC |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Baseball |
| ISBN | : 9781582612225 |
| Author | : Roger Yoder |
| Publisher | : Gatekeeper Press |
| Total Pages | : 574 |
| Release | : 2022-02-15 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1662915276 |
The Ultimate Major League Baseball book series brings you the Detroit Tigers: Michigan’s favorite sports team. A book that chronicles the history of the Detroit Tiger major-league baseball franchise. Relive the past through yearly reviews that recap each season month by month, including information on hitting, pitching, and defense. There are player and pitcher of the year selections, break out boxes for decade hitting and pitching leaders. Each decade has player and pitcher of the decade selections, with all-decade teams and pitching staffs presented. The new analytical evaluations Most Effective Hitter (MEH) and Most Effective Pitcher (MEP) are introduced. They compare position players and pitchers from all eras based upon fourteen areas of on-the-field performance for each. MEH evaluates the offensive proficiency of a player or team. You will see where your favorite Tiger ranks for the Top-150 All-Time, the Top five All-Time Teams, and the Top-10 by position. MEP weighs pitching proficiency for a player or team, with the lists of Top-50 All-Time Starters and Top-50 All-Time Relievers revealed for the first time. The Yearly and decade hitting and pitching leaders from 1901 through 2021 are included. The top-100 all-time leaders in over one hundred hitting and fifty pitching categories are listed. From Cobb to Cabrera, it is all there, as the Detroit Tigers: Michigan’s favorite sports team book would be a valuable addition to any library. Whether a casual fan or a savvy baseball enthusiast, the reader will enjoy hours learning more about the Detroit Tiger franchise.
| Author | : Tom Gage |
| Publisher | : Triumph Books |
| Total Pages | : 243 |
| Release | : 2017-04-01 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1633197948 |
The Big 50: Detroit Tigers: The Men and Moments that Made the Detroit Tigers is an amazing, full-color look at the 50 men and moments that made the Tigers the Tigers. Award-winning beat writer Tom Gage recounts the living history of the Tigers, counting down from No. 50 to No. 1. Big 50: Tigers brilliantly brings to life the Tigers' remarkable story, from Ty Cobb and Kirk Gibson to the rollercoaster that was the "Bless You Boys" era to Justin Verlander's no-hitters and up to today.
| Author | : William Martin Anderson |
| Publisher | : Wayne State University Press |
| Total Pages | : 332 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780814334140 |
Fourth edition of the popular comprehensive history on Detroit Tigers baseball.
