Tigers History Podcast – Episode #026 – Ruppert Jones, outfielder on the 1984 Tigers
Ruppert Jones talks about his 12-year major league career, his 1984 championship season with the Tigers, and life after baseball.
Tag: World Series
Brendan Donley on collecting oral histories of the 1968 World Series for his new book ‘An October to Remember’
Brendan Donley talked to over two dozen players and participants in the 1968 World Series and stitched together their oral histories for the 50th anniversary of the Tigers’ unforgettable championship.
Tigers History Podcast – Episode #020 – Sridhar Pappu, author of ‘The Year of the Pitcher’
Sridhar Pappu talks about Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the unforgettable 1968 baseball season.
Tigers History Podcast – Episode #019 – Brian Martin, author of ‘The Detroit Wolverines’
Brian Martin talks about the rise and fall of the Detroit Wolverines, the city’s first Major League Baseball team, who played in the National League in the 1880s.
Tigers History Podcast – Episode #017 – Burge Carmon Smith, author of ‘The 1945 Detroit Tigers’
Burge Carmon Smith talks about Hal Newhouser, Hank Greenberg, and Detroit’s forgotten championship team: the 1945 Tigers.
Tigers History Podcast – Episode #010 – Dan D’Addona, author of ‘In Cobb’s Shadow’
Dan D’Addona writes about the Hall of Fame careers of Sam Crawford, Harry Heilmann, and Heinie Manush in his book ‘In Cobb’s Shadow.’