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On April 25, 1901, in their first game as a major-league team, the Detroit Tigers trailed by nine runs in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers. Fourteen batters later, Frank (Pop) Dillon laced his fourth ground-rule double — each into the overflow crowd clogging Bennett Park’s outfield — for the final two runs in a 14-13 Tigers victory.
Ever since that initial afternoon at Michigan and Trumbull — when fans hoisted Dillon on their shoulders and paraded him around the diamond after a 10-run rally — the Tigers have become a cherished institution for generation after generation of Michiganders. And while every season, whether the club with the Old English D finished first or last, provided thrills and chills, this season will be more historic than most.
Because in 2025, the Tigers will play their 125th major-league season.
To celebrate this quasquicentennial, the Detroit Free Press has started work on a hardcover, coffee-table book that will chronicle the history of the Tigers.
Buy our Tigers' 125 seasons book
From Ty Cobb to Al Kaline to Miguel Cabrera to Tarik Skubal. From championships during the Depression, after World War II, after devasting riots and with a 35-5 start. From no-hitters to Triple Crowns (hitting and pitching) to a 30-game winner to a 28-out perfect game.
It will all be in “Roar of 125: The Epic History of the Detroit Tigers!”
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Our book will be published right after the season — we don’t want to leave out a World Series winner or another Cy Young for Skubal or a performance for the ages.
But if you order “Roar of 125” right now you will save 25%. Although books will be shipped long before Christmas, printable gift certificates are available if you need special presents this spring for moms, dads and grads or for a rabid fan’s birthday.
“Roar of 125” will feature 208 glossy pages with dynamic photos, behind-the-scenes stories and in-depth profiles.
Who can forget Kirk Gibson’s championship-clinching home run in 1984? Magglio Ordonez’s walk-off, pennant-winner in 2006? Mickey Lolich’s three victories in the 1968 World Series? Kaline’s 3,000th hit? The G-Men of Hank Greenberg and Charlie Gehringer? Ernie Harwell’s voice on a summer night? Justin Verlander’s no-hitters and Cy Young awards? Cabrera’s joyful farewell?
“Roar of 125: The Epic History of the Detroit Tigers!” will cost $44.95, but order now and it’s only $33.71, plus shipping and handling. Order online at Tigers125.PictorialBook.com.
You might as well save money as you relive your favorite Tigers memories.
Buy our Tigers' 125 seasons book
Contact Gene Myers at [email protected]. Follow him on X @GeneMyers.
After nearly a quarter-century as sports editor at the Detroit Free Press, Myers unretired to coordinate book and poster projects across the USA TODAY Network. He has been the editor for numerous Free Press books over the decades, including “Mr. Tiger: The Legend of Al Kaline, Detroit’s Own” and “Stanleytown 25 Years Later.” Check out more books and posters from the USA TODAY Network.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers fans: We have an epic book celebrating 125 seasons
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