There are ballplayers who retire from baseball but never really leave the game. Some emerge as managers. Some make comebacks. Some become scouts or team executives, and some just hang on to the good ...
PINCONNING — With Detroit battling for first place in the AL Central, the Tigers are a hot topic this summer. But they’re always a hot topic for Mickey Stanley. Baseball fans in Pinconning get a ...
Mickey Stanley won three Gold Gloves in centerfield. But it was his play at shortstop that helped the Detroit Tigers win the 1968 World Series championship. And on Jan. 24, the longtime Tiger will ...
DETROIT — There isn’t a bigger defensive play in Tigers history than left fielder Willie Horton throwing out the Cardinals' Lou Brock at home plate in Game 5 of the 1968 World Series. When the pivotal ...