How many home runs hit out of Tiger Stadium?
11,111
Tiger Stadium saw exactly 11,111 Major League home runs.
How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit at Tiger Stadium?
Some opposing players seemed to shine at Tiger Stadium. Ruth hit 60 homers there, the most by any visiting ballplayer. George Brett loved the park, and in his final game at Tiger Stadium in an afternoon tilt in 1993, he hit two homers, one to right and one to left (I was there!).
Did Babe Ruth ever play in Tiger Stadium?
It happened at Navin Field in Detroit, Michigan on July 18, 1921. Babe Ruth smacked a 575-foot home run off of Tigers pitcher Bert Cole. This was before Navin Field added an upper-deck (and was renamed to Tiger Stadium), so the ball landed outside of the park near the intersection of Trumbull and Cherry.
How long did Cecil Fielder play?
| Cecil Fielder | |
|---|---|
| Runs batted in | 81 |
| Teams | |
| Toronto Blue Jays (1985–1988) Hanshin Tigers (1989) Detroit Tigers (1990–1996) New York Yankees (1996–1997) Anaheim Angels (1998) Cleveland Indians (1998) | |
| Career highlights and awards |
Where did Cecil Fielder go to high school?
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Nogales High School
Cecil Fielder/Education
How many home runs have been hit on the roof of Tiger Stadium?
Tiger Stadium saw exactly 11,111 home runs, the last a right field, rooftop grand slam by Detroit’s Robert Fick as the last hit in the last game played there. There were over 30 home runs hit onto the right field roof over the years. It was a relatively soft touch compared to left field,…
What happened to Detroit’s Tiger Stadium?
By the time Detroit’s Tiger Stadium bade farewell 87 years, it had witnessed 11,111 home runs, six World Series, three memorable All-Star games, NFL Championship games and championship boxing fights. Along the way it served as scenes for movies as well as a plethora of public events ranging from a KISS concert to a speech by Nelson Mandela.
How many home runs did Jim Whitaker hit at Tiger Stadium?
Whitaker hit 146 homers at the old ballpark, most of them after he matured into a better power hitter in his late 20s. Bill Freehan deserves special mention in that he hit exactly 100 home runs at Tiger Stadium and also 100 on the road.
What was the last game the Tigers played at Tiger Stadium?
On September 27, 1999, the final Tigers game was held at Tiger Stadium; an 8–2 victory over the Kansas City Royals, capped by a late grand slam by Robert Fick, which hit the right field roof. It was the final Major League hit, home run, and RBI in Tiger Stadium’s history.