100 Years Ago Tiger Stadium Opened: Share Your Memories
The Detroit Tigers played their first game 100 years ago at Navin Field, a new stadium at Michigan and Trumbull. What are your memories from the ballpark at "The Corner."
A century ago the Detroit Tigers moved into a new ballpark at Michigan and Trumbull.
From 1912 until 1999, some of the greatest ballplayers in the major leagues played at the stadium.
What are your favorite memories from old Tiger Stadium? Was it the 1984 or 1968 World Series? Or maybe attending a game with a school group? Or was it sitting in the stand with your father and grandfather?
Share your memories in the comment section on Patch, and upload some of your favorite photos to site.
bruce a charette
12:49 pm on Friday, April 20, 2012
I HAVE SO MANY MEMORIES from TIGER STADIUM, as a teenager i got top work ther as a JR USHER seating people and hoping for a TIP$$$. my fondest memory was OCTOBER 1984 GAME 5 WORLD SERIES, KIRK GIBSON hit a MONSTER HOME RUN OFF GOOSE GOSSAGE, the STADIUM WENT CRAZY, i seen ushers escorting OLD PEOPLE out of the stadium because it was ABOUT TO GET OVERRUN WITH A MOB OF HAPPY FANS, after that i was almost run over my A MOUNTED POLICE (HUGE HORSE) outside and watched as cars burned and people standing on a GREYHOUND BUS trying to turn it over!!!!CRAZY NIGHT IN "THE D" and i will never forget the 35-5 START for that great TIGER TEAM 1984 RULES!!
John Hetzler
12:55 pm on Friday, April 20, 2012
Who's your favorite old-time Tiger? Mine is Lou Whitaker.
Edward Cardenas
12:56 pm on Friday, April 20, 2012
Thanks Bruce. One of my favorite memories was seeing the Tigers beat the Jays in 1987. Also, I worked with Little Caesars when Mike Ilitch purchased the team and got to work in the stadium, watched it come to life before a game and delivered pizzas to the locker rooms after the game.
Gordie Dziendziel
12:13 pm on Saturday, April 21, 2012
Im favorite memory is being at the championship game in 1984 and running onto the field and getting a large piece of tiger grass....