[harpu]

"The Tigers should have stayed at Tiger Stadium...it was magic."

Actually, when I first saw the Tigers and my hero too, Al Kaline, the stadium was known as Briggs Stadium. When I left for the Navy in 1960, and returned it was then known as Tiger Stadium.

Originally built in 1895, and known as Bennett Park, a new Tiger owner, Frank Navin, torn it down in 1912 and reconstructed the stadium and called it Navin Field. In 1932, Navin died and the Tiger's new owner, Walter Briggs, improved the stadium and enlarged it to 53,000 and renamed it Briggs Stadium.

[harpu]

Besides Kaline steadiness at the plate, he was known for his rocket-like arm that threw out many players who over played their base running.

I remember in his rookie year, Kaline threw out many batters who had a clean base hit to right field but mistakenly rounded first towards second and got thrown out before they could get back to first.

[cripplecreek]

A developer for the Tiger Stadium site has been approved. The diamond will remain intact for little league and soft ball games and Tiger related events.

http://www.mlive.com/business/detroit/index.ssf/2014/12/development_plan_selected_for.html

[Netz]

In my lifetime, it was Tiger Stadium... (I’m 56)...