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    For the Love of the Tigers: An A-to-Z Primer for Tigers Fans of All Ages
    For the Love of the Tigers: An A-to-Z Primer for Tigers Fans of All Ages
    For the Love of the Tigers: An A-to-Z Primer for Tigers Fans of All Ages
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    For the Love of the Tigers: An A-to-Z Primer for Tigers Fans of All Ages

    By Frederick C. Klein, Mark Anderson and Sparky Anderson

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    Expressing the passion felt for the Tigers using all 26 letters of the alphabet accompanied by rhymes, colorful illustrations, and informative text, this tribute to the Detroit team explores the sports obsession in a fresh and humorous way. Readers will enjoy fun facts and amusing illustrations of some of the most famous—and infamous—characters in the baseball team's history, including George Anderson, Ty Cobb, Bill Freehan, "Hammerin' Hank" Greenberg, Ernie Harwell, Harry Heilmann, Al Kaline, Mickey Lolich, Magglio Ordonez, and George Quellich.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTriumph Books
    Release dateMay 1, 2009
    ISBN9781623685256
    For the Love of the Tigers: An A-to-Z Primer for Tigers Fans of All Ages

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      For the Love of the Tigers - Frederick C. Klein

      A is for

      Anderson,

      Who gave his teams spark.

      In his years in the dugout

      He left a huge mark.

      White-haired George Sparky Anderson ran the Tigers from 1979 through 1995, the longest tenure of any Detroit manager. His 1,331 wins with the club also is a record. A hustling but weak-hitting infielder as a player, he hit his stride in the dugout, guiding Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine to World Series titles in 1975 and 1976 and repeating the feat with the 1984 Tigers. That Detroit club won 104 regular-season games and steamrolled through its eight playoff contests with seven

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