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Connor Perry. Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Tigers East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 17, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Antonio Gomez. Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Yankees East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 19, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Tucker Maxwell. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Phillies West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 10, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Phillies West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 10, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Connor Hinchcliffe. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Phillies West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 10, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Erick Mendez. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 29, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
In 1972 I saw my first major league baseball game in Detroit.
It was the Tigers vs the Kansas City Royals at the famed Tiger Stadium at the corner of Michigan & Trumbull. My Grandpa & I attended however we were delayed getting there & actually ran down the streets of the city trying to get to the game on time. I can't remember why, I was 12 years old!
Starving, we stopped at a Coney Island on the way & asked for a hamburger. All they had was hamburger on a hot dog bun & all there was left was mustard to put on it so an annual tradition was born, sadly after my Grandpa's death in the mid 80's. I know he would be amused I even remembered but I do, dearly! :0)
We choked them down & went on to arrive at the stadium just in time for the first pitch seated in our box seats along the first base line just a couple of rows from field level., what a treat!!! Our heroes prevailed in a 2-0 win over the Royals that memorable sunny afternoon in the Motor City...fond memories to this day!
It would be 1984 before we would witness another World Series Championship, they last won it in 1968. By then he was visibly too sick to fully appreciate it but I think he was smiling on the inside...I think of him daily...quite an emotional day.
I kept trying to get a decent picture of this lovely lass and her sign without my wife Trish noticing. Must be why it's a bit out of focus ...
Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Yankees West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. July 31, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Cole MacLaren. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 29, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 24, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Edward Paredes. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 29, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Baseball signed by the 1933 Detroit Tigers. That season the Tigers finished 75-79, 5th in the American League.
Autographs include Mickey Cochrane; Schoolboy Rowe; Hank Greenberg; Jo Jo White; Cy Perkins; Charlie Gehringer; Billy Rogell; Marv Owen; John Stone; Pete Fox; Gee Walker; Ray Hayworth; Harry Davis; Frank Doljack; Firpo Marberry; Tommy Bridges; Vic Sorrell; Carl Fischer; Chief Hogsett; Vic Frazier; Buckey Harris; Del Baker.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
baseball
autographed baseball
date made
1934
signer
Cochrane, Mickey
Rowe, Schoolboy
Greenberg, Hank
White, Jo Jo
Perkins, Cy
associated institution
Detroit Tigers
maker
Amateur
Physical Description
leather (overall material)
cork (overall material)
yarn (overall material)
ID Number
CL*310547.120
catalog number
310547.120
accession number
310547
subject
Baseball
Sports & Leisure
Autographed Baseballs
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Autographed Baseballs
Data Source
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_129...
Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Phillies East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 15, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
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Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Yankees West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. July 31, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Kemdru Chirinos., Samuel Rojas. Tigers v Blue Jays. Florida Complex League. Tigertown. Lakeland, Florida. May 7, 2024. (©Tom Hagerty). 20240507M1735TH
Jose Tortolero. Tigers v Phillies. Fall Instructional League. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Sept. 19, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Tigers West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 26, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Jose Cedeno. Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Phillies East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 15, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Vito Friscia. Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Phillies East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 15, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Eduardo Valencia. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Tigers West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 26, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Antonio Gomez. Gulf Coast League Tigers West v Gulf Coast League Yankees East. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Aug. 19, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
I love to see my pics put to good use but also appreciate photo credits. Instagram - @milbgrammer. Twitter - @jeffhyde. Thanks!
Connor Perry. Gulf Coast League Tigers East v Gulf Coast League Yankees West. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. July 27, 2019. (Photo by Tom Hagerty.)
Josue Briceno. Detroit Tigers. Spring Training. Tigertown. Lakeland, Fla. Feb. 17, 2026. (© Tom Hagerty)