Former Tigers second baseman Red Borom passes away

[Cowtipper]

Edward J. (Red) Borom passed away
on 01-07-2011.

Visitation is Tues-day, January 11, at 1:00 PM
at Laurel Land Funeral Home, 6000 South RL.
Thorton, Dallas, TX., followed by memorial
services beginning at 2:00 PM.

Red was a professional baseball player from
1935-1950. He played for the Detroit Tigers
in 1944-1945 and was a member of the 1945
World Series Champions. He once got four
hits in a game against Bob Feller. Red also
played on two semi-pro National Champions,
Sinton Oil and Boeing.

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[History Of Baseball Fan]

It's sad to hear about Mr Borom passing. At 95, he was nice enough to sign a baseball card and answer my questions ttm. I think he was the oldest living Tiger and only one of five Tigers still alive from the 1945 World Series Champion team.