![DETROIT: No one works for the Detroit Tigers any more who was with them 50 years ago. No one can explain the strange mystery that surrounds that championship team. No […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1968-world-series-trophy-detroit-tigers-640x333.png "The mysterious case of the 1968 Detroit Tigers road uniforms")
The mysterious case of the 1968 Detroit Tigers road uniforms
DETROIT: No one works for the Detroit Tigers any more who was with them 50 years ago. No one can explain the strange mystery that surrounds that championship team. No […]
![Cooperstown is located approximately 488 miles from Detroit, but over Hall of Fame Weekend, so many former Tigers came to town for the inductions of Alan Trammell and Jack Morris […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jack-morris-alan-trammell-hall-of-fame-710x333.png "Cooperstown had a Detroit flavor during Hall of Fame Weekend")
![Anyone who ever heard Sparky Anderson talk knows he was not shy in sharing his opinion. You also remember that he was passionate about the game of baseball. We lost […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sparky-anderson-quotes-640x333.png "14 amazing things Sparky Anderson actually said")
Detroit Sports Blog
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Former Tiger Sanchez back on big stage after years of adversity
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Lolich to appear at Detroit Historical Museum this Saturday
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The mysterious case of the 1968 Detroit Tigers road uniforms
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Lolich and Freehan formed a battery more than any other combo in baseball history
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Zetterberg retirement closes chapter on great Red Wings era
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Michigan author Tom Stanton remembers the 1968 Tigers
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Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Denny McLain’s 30th Victory on September 14th at Nemo’s
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This is how many games the Lions will win this season
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Matthew Stafford is the most important player in the NFL
![There was always something fun about an Anibal Sanchez start in Detroit. The righthander made 130 of them in a Tiger uniform in six seasons in the Motor City. He […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/anibal-sanchez-atlanta-braves-2018-215x121.png "Former Tiger Sanchez back on big stage after years of adversity")
![Mickey Lolich will be at the Detroit Historical Museum on Saturday October 6 to sign copies of his new book, Joy in Tiger Town, with Tom Gage and join Detroit’s […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/mickey-lolich-1971-detroit-tigers-215x121.png "Lolich to appear at Detroit Historical Museum this Saturday")
![DETROIT: No one works for the Detroit Tigers any more who was with them 50 years ago. No one can explain the strange mystery that surrounds that championship team. No […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1968-world-series-trophy-detroit-tigers-215x121.png "The mysterious case of the 1968 Detroit Tigers road uniforms")
![The pitcher and catcher on a baseball team form the “battery”, an old baseball term that you don’t hear nearly as much today. Which pitcher/catcher teamed together the most as a […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/most-prolific-batteries-mlb-history-215x121.png "Lolich and Freehan formed a battery more than any other combo in baseball history")
![Some people called him “the invisible superstar”, but Henrik Zetterberg made his presence noticeable on the ice for 15 years for the Red Wings, his best appearing act occurring in […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/hank-zetterberg-detroit-red-wings-215x121.png "Zetterberg retirement closes chapter on great Red Wings era")
![As a writer, I’m invariably asked about other writers and authors whose work I enjoy. One of the first names that comes to mind is Tom Stanton, a Michigan-based author […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/terror-city-champions-tom-stanton-215x121.jpg "Michigan author Tom Stanton remembers the 1968 Tigers")
![This Friday, September 14th, the 50th anniversary of Denny McLain’s historic 30th victory, Tiger fans can celebrate it and share memories of the thrilling 1968 World Champions beginning at Nemo’s […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/denny-mclain-1963-detroit-tigers-215x121.jpg "Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Denny McLain’s 30th Victory on September 14th at Nemo’s")
![The NFL season is finally here. Lions fans are about to find out how a new head coach, free agent signings, and draft picks have shaped the 2018 Detroit Lions […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018-detroit-lions-215x121.png "This is how many games the Lions will win this season")
![I have a question for you: How many games would the Detroit Lions have won in 2017 without Matthew Stafford? Think about it carefully and put that number in your […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/matthew-stafford-underpaid-215x121.png "Matthew Stafford is the most important player in the NFL")