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Detroit Tigers Has Fans Recalling Old Days With a Tribute to the Turf That Served 87 Years of Their History

Published 09/27/2022, 1:30 PM EDT

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Nostalgia hits hard when people have to say goodbye to the place or thing they had fond memories of. Saying goodbye forever to a home stadium in any league would not be easy on anyone. And that’s what happened when MLB AL Central’s team, Detroit Tigers, bid farewell to their home ground, Tiger Stadium, more than two decades ago. 

The stadium hosted the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1999. Not only this, but the stadium also hosted the Detroit Lions of the National Football League from 1938 to 1974. People are getting emotional while reminiscing about the day when the Tigers played their last game at the Tiger Stadium, and also sharing how they will forever remember the stadium as.

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Was the home stadium of the Detroit Tigers one of the oldest ballparks in MLB history?

Another stadium that opened on the same day as Tiger Stadium was Fenway Park. When Tiger Stadium got closed in 1999, it tied with Fenway Park Stadium as one of the oldest ballparks in the history of Major League Baseball.

What is still believed to be the longest verified home run in MLB history was hit by the legend Babe Ruth in this ballpark on July 18, 1921. 

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The stadium has hosted three All-Star games in the time that it stood proudly. And it did stand for almost 8 decades. It witnessed 6,873 games in all those years.  Out of those 6873 games, the ballpark saw exactly 11,111 Major League home runs. 

24 years before the stadium was closed for good, it got declared a State of Michigan Historic Site in 1975. It has also been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1989.

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On the day of September 27, 1999, Detroit Tigers played their last game at this ballpark. Whereas people are reliving the moments they spent at the Stadium.

What are fans saying about the Tigers’ Stadium?

Fans would want to go see the last game there. But sadly, it is not possible, not anymore. 

Even the guard knew that skipping school to go to the Tiger Stadium was a good idea.

But he never got a ball!

 

Whereas, memories will stay forever!

First memory of being in a ballpark.

Meanwhile, Fall weather wants some recreation

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