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Norman Dalton Cash (November 10, 1933 – October 11, 1986) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman who spent almost his entire career with the Detroit Tigers.A power hitter, his 377 career home runs were the fourth most by an American League left-handed hitter when he retired, behind Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Lou Gehrig; his 373 home runs with the Tigers is tied for second in ...
Using a corked bat in Major League Baseball is in violation of Rule 6.03 (a)(5), which states A batter is out for illegal action when: (5) He uses or attempts to use a bat that, in the umpire's judgment, has been altered or tampered with in such a way to improve the distance factor or cause an unusual reaction on the baseball.
Players who have been suspended for using a corked bat include Sammy Sosa, Albert Belle, Wilton Guerrero, Chris Sabo, Billy Hatcher, José Guillén, and Miguel Olivo. Though Graig Nettles was caught using a bat with Super Balls in 1974, he was not suspended. Amos Otis and Norm Cash admitted to using corked bats during Major League Baseball ...
A regulation play baseball cut in half. A baseball must be 9 to 9 1/4 inches in circumference and weigh 5 to 5 1/4 ounces. The c
In 1961, Kaline led the majors with 41 doubles and hit .324 to finish second in the AL batting race (behind teammate Norm Cash). The Tigers won 101 games, to date the third-highest win total in team history, but still finished eight games behind a New York Yankees team that was led by the home run heroics of Roger Maris (61) and Mickey Mantle (54).
The Tigers that season, loaded with Colavito, Norm Cash, (that season's batting champ at .361), Al Kaline and a solid pitching staff (led by Jim Bunning and Frank Lary), battled the New York ...
First baseman Norm Cash, known as "Stormin' Norman", was one of the most popular players on the team. In 1968, he hit .268 with 25 home runs despite being limited to 127 games. In the 1968 World Series, Cash hit .385 (10-for-26). Cash singled to start a three-run rally in the seventh inning of Game 7.
Norm Cash and Aurelio Rodríguez both hit home runs. July 20: Slayback struck out 13 batters and allowed 5 hits in a 5–1 victory over the Rangers. July 21: Mickey Lolich won his 17th game, a 3–1 victory over the Rangers. Dick McAuliffe and Norm Cash homered for Detroit. July 22: The Tigers beat the Rangers, 6–2, as Joe Coleman won his ...