Tigers History Podcast

Ruppert Jones talks about his 12-year major league career, his 1984 championship season with the Tigers, and life after baseball.

Rick Huhn tells the story of the controversial batting race between Ty Cobb and Nap Lajoie in 1910 and the lasting impact it had on Major League Baseball.

Brayan Pena managed the Tigers West squad to the Gulf Coast League championship this week. He was the backup catcher on the 2013 Tigers.

Brendan Donley talked to over two dozen players and participants in the 1968 World Series and stitched together their oral histories for the 50th anniversary of the Tigers' unforgettable championship.

In the late 19th century, Adrian, Michigan, was home to a nationally-known team of African American All-Stars. Mitch Lutzke tells their nearly forgotten story.

Adam Darowski of HallOfStats.com and SABR presents his All-Hall-of-Fame Snub Tigers team.

Sridhar Pappu talks about Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the unforgettable 1968 season

Brian Martin talks about the Detroit Wolverines, the city's first Major League Baseball team, who won the National League pennant in 1887.

Dan Dickerson talks about his memories of Tiger Stadium, and taking over for the legendary Ernie Harwell.

Burge Carmon Smith talks about Detroit's forgotten champions, the 1945 Tigers.

Charles Leerhsen talks about changing people's minds about Ty Cobb in his bestselling biography of the Tigers legend.

Jon Warden, reliever on the 1968 Tigers, talks about winning a world championship 50 years ago.

Tom Stanton talks about how a secret society terrorized the city just as the Tigers were winning their first World Series.

Paul Foytack talks about his years with the Tigers in the 1950s and 1960s, and pitching to Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, and Roger Maris.

Jay Jaffe literally wrote the book on who belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame. He talks about Jack Morris, Alan Trammell, Lou Whitaker, and why Hall of Fame voters make mistakes.

Detroit historian Ken Coleman, contributor to 'Detroit 1967,' talks about how the civil unrest of 1967 impacted the Tigers, and the Tigers' troubled record on race.

Dan D'Addona talks about the Hall of Fame careers of Sam Crawford, Harry Heilmann, and Heinie Manush, which he chronicled in his book 'In Cobb's Shadow'

Graham Womack talks about the 2017 veterans ballot for the Hall of Fame, and the chances of Jack Morris, Alan Trammell, and Lou Whitaker to get their ticket to Cooperstown.

Amber Roessner talks about the relationship between baseball stars and journalists in the early 20th century, and how historians today evaluate the complex personality and image of Ty Cobb.

Scott Ferkovich rounded up the 50 greatest games played at Detroit's historic corner for the book 'Tigers by the Tale: Great Games at Michigan and Trumbull.'

Nate Robertson pitched for the Tigers from 2003-2009. He is co-owner of the Wichita Wingnuts. He talks about how the Tigers ascended from rock bottom in 2003 to make the World Series in 2006.

Joe Cox writes about 16 pitchers who lost a perfect game with one out to go in 'Almost Perfect: The Heartbreaking Pursuit of Pitching's Holy Grail.' We talk with him about the three Tigers and one former Tiger who suffered this fate.

Dan Dillman worked as a batboy at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium from 1948-1950, rubbing shoulders with baseball legends in the visitors' clubhouse and dugout. He reminisces about his experiences in his book Hey Kid! A Tiger Batboy Remembers. I spoke with Dillman about his memories from his front row seat for baseball history.

Ron Kaplan, author of 'Hank Greenberg in 1938: Hatred and Home Runs in the Shadow of War,' talks about Hammerin' Hank's historic chase to break Babe Ruth's record for home runs in a season.

Jake Wood, Tigers second baseman in the 1960s, was the first African American to come out of the Tigers' farm system and become a regular starter on the team.

Tom Gage, longtime Tigers beat writer for the Detroit News, talks about his new book, The Big 50: The Men and Moments That Made the Detroit Tigers.