In 67 games in 1950. Hit .227. A good fielding backstop. Averaged .995 behind the plate. Made 1 error in 222 total chances. In 74 games in 1949. Batted .238. With 7 different clubs in 6 years in the minors. Came to the majors in 1940 with the St. Louis Browns. Stayed with them until June 1942. Traded at that time to the Philadelphia Athletics. Traded to Detroit Tigers end of 1943.
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Ray pitched in more games than any Tiger last year. He threw only five home run balls all season. This is only his 5th season of organized baseball. Ray got his start at Toledo where he had an 11-12 record in '50. He won four straight relief games for Detroit in '51 and had a 1.37 Earned Run Aver...
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Hank returned in 1950 to the American League where his major league career began. In 13 games for the Tigers, mostly in relief. Had a 1-1 record, with earned run average of 3:27. With Yanks in rookie year, 1942. Sent to Cubs during 1945 season. Record was 10-5 for New York, 11-2 for Chicago. This...
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Jace was a good luck charm for the Tigers, who went 21-9 his first 30 games on the team, spurring a Postseason run. In August, he banged out two hits with injured brother Josh watching from the stands.
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2007 Fleer Ultra Set (Baseball)
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2009 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions Set (Baseball)
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1996 Score Set (Baseball)
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2012 Topps Archives Set (Baseball)
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1983 Topps Set (Baseball)
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1997 Collector's Choice Set (Baseball)
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1996 Fleer Set (Baseball)
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1953 Bowman B&W Set (Baseball)
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2001 Topps Set (Baseball)
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1997 Fleer Set (Baseball)
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1991 Bowman Set (Baseball)
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2015 Donruss Set (Baseball)
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1975 SSPC Set (Baseball)
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1992 Upper Deck Set (Baseball)
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2019 Topps Archives Set (Baseball)
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Cecil Fielder
Cecil returned from a stint in Japan in 1990 to become an awe-inspiring slugger for the Tigers. Over his first six seasons back, he averaged 36 homers and led the AL in RBI three times. He's one of only two players in Club lore to clout 50 bombs in a campaign.