Name This Tiger

**Captain Cold Nose** · 06-19-2009, 04:13 AM

Newhouser lived on the street my father grew up on. Hal's final resting place is about two miles from my parents' present house.

**riverfrontier** · 06-19-2009, 01:55 PM

Captain, are you saying that your father grew up at the same time and on the same block as Hal Newhouser, when Newhouser was a Tiger? Do tell. If your father was there at the same time as Hal, great. If your father was a generation behind, there still must be some neighborhood pride/stories to recall.

Kirk Gibson (worst Tiger ever) should thank his lucky stars that it was HE who hit those home runs in the '84 and '88 World Series to become the most fabled Michigan-born ballplayer since everybody forgot Gehringer and Newhouser.

OK...................somebody post an unknown Tiger

**tigers527** · 06-19-2009, 02:24 PM

**ryors** · 06-19-2009, 05:50 PM

Nook Logan?

**tigers527** · 06-19-2009, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by ryors

Nook Logan?

You are correct sir.

**ryors** · 06-19-2009, 07:22 PM

How about this one?

**riverfrontier** · 06-20-2009, 02:06 AM

Fred Scherman, from my favorite set of babseball cards, 1972 Topps.

**riverfrontier** · 06-20-2009, 02:22 AM

This (in)famous Tiger is shown wearing the pajamas of the Atlanta Braves. The high leg kick is a dead give-away.

**ryors** · 06-20-2009, 06:34 AM

Denny McLain....

And you are exactly right about the high leg kick giving him away.

Now.. can you name this Tiger?

**riverfrontier** · 06-20-2009, 07:08 AM

Daryl Patterson.

**ryors** · 06-20-2009, 07:22 AM

You are correct Riverfronter..... I thought that ole Daryl would be a little tougher....

Toss one up for us to take a crack at.

**riverfrontier** · 06-20-2009, 09:23 AM

Take your pick. both share the same name.

**r@cosun** · 06-20-2009, 02:36 PM

Tony Phillips?

**riverfrontier** · 06-20-2009, 09:12 PM

Tony Phillips it is. Your turn to befuddle us, r@co.

**The Commissioner** · 06-21-2009, 10:13 AM

Oh come on! No one bothered to chime in with the obvious other thing those two have in common... They're great!

**r@cosun** · 06-21-2009, 10:28 AM

Sorry if this is too easy....

**tigers527** · 06-21-2009, 02:14 PM

Darnell Coles?

**r@cosun** · 06-21-2009, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by tigers527

Darnell Coles?

Negative. Here's a hint: he's a World Champion.

**riverfrontier** · 06-21-2009, 07:26 PM

Would that be Tiger broadcaster Rod Allen?

**r@cosun** · 06-24-2009, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by riverfrontier

Would that be Tiger broadcaster Rod Allen?

Yep, Mr. Country Strong himself.

**Captain Cold Nose** · 06-24-2009, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by riverfrontier

Captain, are you saying that your father grew up at the same time and on the same block as Hal Newhouser, when Newhouser was a Tiger? Do tell. If your father was there at the same time as Hal, great. If your father was a generation behind, there still must be some neighborhood pride/stories to recall.

Kirk Gibson (worst Tiger ever) should thank his lucky stars that it was HE who hit those home runs in the '84 and '88 World Series to become the most fabled Michigan-born ballplayer since everybody forgot Gehringer and Newhouser.

OK...................somebody post an unknown Tiger

They lived on the same street at the same time, my father as a kid and Newhouser as a Tiger. He was a clubhouse kid for the team growing up, so he knew all the players. When he and I went to Cooperstown a few years back, he spent a lot of time in the library looking up the players who would babysit him in the dugout (no stars) while my grandfather sold programs. The biggest name he actually got close to as a kid was Billy Pierce.

He's never really talked much about it. I guess he doesn't think it was such a big deal. I'll ask him who he really knew and about Newhouser next time I see him.

If I could figure out how to paste a picture . . .

**riverfrontier** · 06-24-2009, 09:27 PM

That's remarkable about your father. People write books about things like that, y'know. The fly-on-the-wall vantage point.
I hadn't realized that Ken Macha, the current manager of the Brewers, is Newhouser's cousin.

Ok, who is this Tiger? For bonus points, what was significant about his debut with the Tigers?

**Captain Cold Nose** · 06-25-2009, 04:54 AM

Originally Posted by riverfrontier

That's remarkable about your father. People write books about things like that, y'know. The fly-on-the-wall vantage point.
I hadn't realized that Ken Macha, the current manager of the Brewers, is Newhouser's cousin.

Ok, who is this Tiger? For bonus points, what was significant about his debut with the Tigers?

Isn't that Mark Wagner?