Posts Tagged ‘detroit tigers’

EDDIE MAYO, 96

by Max Silberman Eddie Mayo was the 8th oldest living major leaguer when he passed away on November 28th, 2006 at the age of 96.      

BILLY HITCHCOCK DIES AT 89

by Max Silberman Word has come from Auburn that Billy Hitchcock passed away April 9 at the age of 89. He had been ill for several years.        

George Kell: A Tiger in A’s Clothing

by Dale B. Smith   Some things were just meant to be. Babe Ruth was destined to be a Yankee. Lou Brock was born to be a Cardinal. George Kell and the Detroit Tigers were meant for each other. You can call certain trades or purchases ridiculous or absurd but some moves were just fulfilling […]

Bob Savage Tells His Story

  I was born John Robert Savage on December 1, 1921 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Prior to 1939, life was quite normal and I played all sports living in a large neighborhood in Manchester. I would say there were at least 40 to 50 kids in a four square-block area. When I was about nine […]