Product Description

When it comes to the grand old ballparks that have been home to Major League Baseball through the years, few have had the endurance and historical significance of Tiger Stadium in Detroit, which hosted its last game at the end of the 1999 baseball season. Since 1912 Tiger Stadium has been a mecca for baseball fans throughout the state of Michigan. Three generations of fans have been witness to the storied exploits of baseball legends like Ty Cobb, Hal Newhauser, Mickey Cochrane, Hank Greenberg, George Kell, and Al Kaline, along with other greats like Denny McLain, Mickey Lolich, Alan Trammel, Jack Morris, Lou Whitaker, and Kirk Gibson.

"Home Sweet Home: Memories of Tiger Stadium", from "The Detroit News", gives Tigers' fans a lovingly-drawn portrait of one of baseball's great treasure troves of happy memories. This historical reference, told for the most part through over 200 color and black-and-white photos, chronicles all of the greatest events and players that have made Tiger Stadium so special for nine decades. During that time the Tigers have played in six World Series, bringing home the World Championship in 1935, 1945, 1968, and 1984. For generations, "The Detroit News" has been the authoritative source relied upon by Tigers fans. Now the newspaper captures the uniqueness of Tiger Stadium in the beautiful pictorial history, "Home Sweet Home: Memories of Tiger Stadium". Foreword by Al Kaline!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #662170 in Books
• Published on: 1999-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 176 pages

Customer Reviews

A poor attempt to honor a great stadium!
It was well known that Tiger Stadium's last days would come in 1999 a few years ago, so it's hard to figure why the Detroit News couldn't put together a better book honoring one of the greatest baseball stadiums of all time. The photos are fine, but there is little to be desired in terms of text. I'm pretty sure the only text that is included at the beginning of the book actually is reprinted from past editions of their paper at the beginning of the 1999 baseball season. Boo to the Detroit News for failing miserably in its attempt to honor Tiger Stadium. I expected much better.

Picture Book
This book is great for a collection of lasting images of the stadium. It covers the long history with a number of beautiful shots. It is not the book to get for a history of the stadium because it only contains a few musings. There are some great books out there that detail the history of the stadium and for that information go there, but on a coffee table for the casual fan this is a good book.

Great Coffee Table Book
If you want a great coffee table book and love looking at old photos of the ole gal in Corktown this is the book to have. Great photos make up for the lack of historical reminiscence. If you want to spark your youngsters interest in Tiger Stadium this would be a great start.