Baseball Historians

Alright, this is the final question.  Tom Seaver holds the record with ten consecutive strikeouts in a game.  The Tiger record is seven consecutive strikeouts, which is held by two different Tigers.
Here’s the question – Who are the two Tigers who hold the team record with seven consecutive strikeouts in a game?
It’s now 7 pm so [...]

In 1938, Pinky Higgins set the record for most consecutive hits with 12.  He broke Tris Speaker’s record of 11 that was back in 1920.  In 1952, a Tiger tied Pinky Higgins mark of 12 consecutive hits.
Here’s the question – Who is the Tiger who tied Pinky Higgins with twelve consecutive hits? 
It’s now 3 pm so you have [...]

No intro tonight.
Here’s the Question - Who is the only Tiger to hit two homeruns in the same inning? 
It’s now 10 pm so you have until 11 pm on May 30, 2007 to send your answer, as well the name of your favorite Tiger site, to trivia@tigerblog.net. For more information on the rules and the trivia contest, please [...]

Nine pitchers in the modern era (since 1901) have had perfect games broken up with two outs in the ninth.  The first was Hooks Wiltse in 1908 and the last was Mike Mussina in 2001.  Two of the nine pitchers were Tigers.
Here’s the question – Who are the two Tigers to have perfect games broken up with two outs in [...]

In 1941, Ted Williams broke Babe Ruth’s major league record of 17 consecutive games with a walk by drawing a walk in 19 consecutive games.  That record was subsequently broken by a Tiger. 
Here’s the question – Which Tigers holds the major league record for most consecutive games with a walk?
It’s now 8 pm so you have [...]

On April 25, 1901, the Detroit Tigers played their first game in the franchises history.  They beat the Milwaukee Brewers 14=13 in a huge come from behind win.  Tigers first baseman Pop Dillon hit a walk off RBI double to win the game for the Tigers but they needed a ton of runs in the ninth [...]

 In 1922, Rabbit Maranville racked up 672 at bats for the Boston Braves without hitting a single homerun.  That record still stands and the closest anyone has gotten was Doc Cramer who had 658 at bats for the Boston Red Sox in 1938.  The most recent player to have 600 or more at bats and not hit [...]

Five different Tigers have hit forty or more homeruns nine different times.  The first Tiger to do it was Hank Greenberg back in 1937.
In 1957, Duke Snider belted 40 homeruns and drove in 92 RBIs to become the first player to hit at least 40 homeruns and drive in less then 100.  Two players did it last [...]

Wahoo Sam Crawford is the all time major league leader in triples with 309.  While he played most of his career with the Tigers, he did play four seasons with the Cincinnati Reds (and there’s an interesting story behind how we got him) so his career triples total with the Tigers puts him at second [...]

Alright, the trivia contest starts up today and here are the final/comments rules so you know what to do.  For participants, I’ll be posting a Tiger trivia question at the top of the hour at some time between noon and 10 pm Detroit time (Eastern Daylight Time).  You then have one hour to send in [...]

Alright, I need your help.  In order to have as few surprises as possible when I start my Tiger Trivia Challenge next Monday, I’m going to have a test run today so if you follow through with the instructions, I’d appreciate it.  This will also get you familiar with the format of the questions.  Anyway, [...]