Rookie Triple, Priest, and Saloon Fight | Detroit Tigers News

Brett Callahan stunned the baseball world by hitting a triple in his very first major league at-bat — just the seventh Tiger ever to do it. His moment echoed a bizarre 1912 debut by Bill Irwin, who played one game during a strike and vanished from baseball — only to die four years later in a saloon brawl. The pitcher that day, Alan Travers, went on to become a Catholic priest — the only MLB player to do so — and even attended the same college as Callahan. Baseball’s wild connections keep delivering jaw-dropping twists, linking legends across time and fate. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/b5766cc59cd3c358