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One of the best defensive outfielders in baseball, Lemon had 427 putouts in 1984 with a .995 fielding percentage; his 3.09 Range factor rating was far above the league average of 2.17. Lemon also contributed to the team's offensive output with a .287 batting average, 20 home runs, 34 doubles, 76 RBIs, and a.495 slugging percentage .
Bless You Boys: Diary of the Detroit Tigers' 1984 Season is a book written in 1984 by Sparky Anderson with Dan Ewald. [1] The phrase "Bless You Boys" was the catchphrase adopted by Detroit sportscaster Al Ackerman for the 1984 Detroit Tigers team that started the year with a 35–5 start.
Sortable batting statistics of Detroit Tigers batters with 1500+ at bats current through 2014 season [ edit ] Note: G = Games played; P = Position; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB= Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen bases; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On base ...
George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (February 22, 1934 – November 4, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player, coach, and manager.He managed the National League's Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers of the American League.
[116] [117] Because many stars had not yet returned from the military, some baseball scholars have deemed the 1945 World Series to be among the worst-played contests in World Series history. For example, prior to the World Series, Chicago sportswriter Warren Brown was asked who he liked, and he answered, "I don't think either one of them can win."
Baseball historian Bill James has ranked the 1915 Tigers outfield as the greatest in the history of baseball. [39] The only team in Tigers' history with a better winning percentage than the 1915 squad was the 1934 team that lost the World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals .
April 3, 1981: Chris Codiroli was released by the Tigers. [4]April 3, 1981: Chuck Hensley was released by the Tigers. [5]August 23, 1981: The Tigers traded a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins for Ron Jackson.
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3 .