"Call obsure Tigers from the past" game

[DTroppens]

Glad to see someone else going old school.

I can do it all day.

Al Wingo

[hail2mich]

Rod Allen

[davidsb]

[redshark63]

Really old school....

Davey, Davey Crockett

[Brian]

Wayne Krenchicki

[Euphdude]

Delos Drake

[DTroppens]

One shining moment
Floyd Giebell

[john doe]

Ed Rakow

[sabretooth]

Randy O'Neal

[sabretooth]

Wayne Krenchicki

[sabretooth]

Dave LaPoint

[tiger337]

Dave Gumpert

[john doe]

Dave Gumpert

Ah yes, the pride of South Haven, Mi.!!!

[Brian]

Tito Fuentes

[tiger337]

I can do it all day.

Al Wingo

Doesn't his 1925 season disqualify him as "obscure"? I doubt he was considered obscure back then. I suppose the fact that he had one great season and not may people know about him makes him an interesting choice though.

By the way, I didn't know much about him either until last year when I was doing something on the best outfields ever. The '25 outfield of Heilmann, Cobb and Wingo made the list.

[tiger337]

Jerry Ujdur

[Brian]

Billy Bean

[tiger337]

Pat Underwood - one of my favorite games I've listened to in my life was when he went against his brother, Tom Underwood, in his MLB starting debut. I think the Tigers won 1-0. Great pitchers' duel.

I remember listening to that one too. Outstanding game.

[chasfh]

Gary Sutherland.

[tiger337]

Billy Bean

I like that they had Billy Bean and Billy Beane at the same time and that they both became famous after their playing careers for different reasons.

[DTroppens]

Doesn't his 1925 season disqualify him as "obscure"? I doubt he was considered obscure back then. I suppose the fact that he had one great season and not may people know about him makes him an interesting choice though.

By the way, I didn't know much about him either until last year when I was doing something on the best outfields ever. The '25 outfield of Heilmann, Cobb and Wingo made the list.

No one knows him today and he has a funny name. That's why I put him on. To me, for most people around here, Firpo Marberry is obscure. I guess we have different definitions. Billy Rogell isn't obscure. A lot of people know him. I bet we can test 100 fans at Comerica Park and maybe 1-2 might have heard of Firpo Marberry even though he was on some of those great 1930s teams.

I think you could argue Jerry Udjur isn't that obscure. He was pretty much a starting pitcher for a full season, and reasonably effective as well. But he has the "name." I think that makes it cool.

But I will change gears and go a bit more obscure from the same era.

Billy Rhiel.

[DTroppens]

I remember listening to that one too. Outstanding game.

What year was that? 1982 or something like that? I guess I can check it out (and probably will). But I remember them talking about how the brothers were going to face each other, and to my young mind it sounded so cool. And then it ended up being just a dandy of a game.

I'm almost positive it was 1-0 and Pat went the distance with Tom going eight innings. It could've been 2-1 with the innings pitched flip-flopped. I'm going to look for the game.

Actually, Pat Underwood probably doesn't nicely fit in the obscure category either.

[DTroppens]

Wow, was I off. The game was in 1979.

1-0, Pat Underwood went 8 1/3 innings. Sue me, I was 10.

May 31, 1979 Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play - Baseball-Reference.com

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Roxie Lawson

[tiger337]

What year was that? 1982 or something like that? I guess I can check it out (and probably will). But I remember them talking about how the brothers were going to face each other, and to my young mind it sounded so cool. And then it ended up being just a dandy of a game.

I'm almost positive it was 1-0 and Pat went the distance with Tom going eight innings. It could've been 2-1 with the innings pitched flip-flopped. I'm going to look for the game.

Actually, Pat Underwood probably doesn't nicely fit in the obscure category either.

May 31, 1979 Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play - Baseball-Reference.com

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Raul Casanova

[DTroppens]

Let's go to the 1944 runner-ups.

Jake Mooty

[DTroppens]

Roxie Lawson

Not a good pitcher (even for the era), but I love the name.

[DTroppens]

The Tiger HOF people should be able to rattle off 10 without any troubles - one for each decade in the 1900s. And maybe even name a Detroit Star or two.

[sabretooth]

Joe Boever

[DTroppens]

Detroit Stars

Pepper Daniels

I love the Negro League names. Only in the Negro Leagues can you find two guys with the name "Newt" on the same team.

[Biff Mayhem]

Raul Cassanova

[Brian]

Jerry Don Gleaton

[tiger337]

The Tiger HOF people should be able to rattle off 10 without any troubles - one for each decade in the 1900s. And maybe even name a Detroit Star or two.

which reminds me, we should really do an update even if we don't keep a regular schedule going forward.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Raul Cassanova

Too late!

[Biff Mayhem]

Too late!

Crap! I'm eliminated.

[TRIUMPH]

First game I ever saw as a kid. Against the Oakland A's, pitching for the Detroit Tigers

Bruce Robbins

I think he may have been on a future stars card too!

[Antrat]

Raul Cassanova.

[John Reynolds]

Clay Parker

[Brian]

Dalton Jones