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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.
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3. Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics at Baseball Reference; 1984 ALCS Statistics, Box Scores and Play by Play at Baseball Reference; 1984 World Series ALCS Statistics, Box Scores and Play by Play at Baseball Reference
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 .
Also appearing are Ernie Harwell, the legendary play-by-play radio voice of the Tigers; Detroit sportscaster Ray Lane, as Ernie's partner; and then-WDIV sportscaster Al Ackerman — who would help coin the rally cry “Bless You Boys” for the 1984 season. Harwell and Lane were paired in the radio booth calling games on WJR radio from 1967 to ...
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.
Baseball historian Bill James has ranked the 1915 Tigers outfield as the greatest in the history of baseball. [49] 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 .
Attendance of the 2021 National Sports Collectors Convention — nearly four times what it was in 2019 — is an indication of an industry that remains hot.
Kirk Harold Gibson (born May 28, 1957) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager.He is currently a color commentator for the Detroit Tigers on Bally Sports Detroit and a special assistant for the Tigers.