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{{Infobox venue
{{Infobox defunct venue
| image = [[File:Tiger Stadium postcard.jpg|300px|center]]
| venue_name = Tiger Stadium
| venue_name = Tiger Stadium
| location = Detroit, Michigan
| location = Detroit, Michigan
| opened = April 20, 1912
| opened = April 20, 1912
| closed = July 24, 2001
| demolished = June 30, 2008-September 21, 2009
| other_names = Briggs Stadium (1938-60)<br/>Navin Field (1912-37)
| other_names = Briggs Stadium (1938-60)<br/>Navin Field (1912-37)
| tenants = [[Detroit Tigers]] (1912-99)<br/>[[Detroit Lions]] (1938-74)
| tenants = [[Detroit Tigers]] (1912-99)<br/>[[Detroit Lions]] (1938-74)
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The last Tigers game at the stadium was held on September 27, 1999. In the decade after the Tigers vacated the stadium, several rejected redevelopment and preservation efforts finally gave way to demolition. The stadium's demolition was completed on September 21, 2009, though the stadium's actual playing field remains at the corner where the stadium stood.
The last Tigers game at the stadium was held on September 27, 1999. In the decade after the Tigers vacated the stadium, several rejected redevelopment and preservation efforts finally gave way to demolition. The stadium's demolition was completed on September 21, 2009, though the stadium's actual playing field remains at the corner where the stadium stood.
==Teams and Seasons==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!Season!!Team!!League
|-
| [[1954 NFL season|1954]]
| [[1954 Detroit Lions publications|Detroit Lions]]
| [[National Football League]]
|-
| [[1965 NFL season|1965]]
| [[1965 Detroit Lions publications|Detroit Lions]]
| [[National Football League]]
|}


==List of credited publications==
==List of credited publications==
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!League!!Date/Season!!Team(s)!!Type
!League!!Date/Season!!Team(s)!!Type
|-
|-
| rowspan=21| [[Major League Baseball]]
| rowspan=10| [[Major League Baseball]]
| [[1912 MLB season|1912]]
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| [[1912 Detroit Tigers program|Program]]
|-
| [[1923 MLB season|1923]]
| [[1923 MLB season|1923]]
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1939/detroit-tigers-program_1939.html Program]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1939/detroit-tigers-program_1939.html Program]
|-
|-
| rowspan=2| 1940
| 1940
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1940/detroit-tigers-program_1940.html Program]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1940/detroit-tigers-program_1940.html Program]
|-
|-
| rowspan=1| [[National Football League]]
| [[1940 NFL season|September 22, 1940]]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| [[Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (September 22, 1940)|Program]]
|-
| rowspan=2| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1940
| [[Detroit Tigers]] vs. [[Cincinnati Reds]]
| [[Detroit Tigers]] vs. [[Cincinnati Reds]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1940/detroit-tigers-world-series-program_1940.html World Series Program]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1940/detroit-tigers-world-series-program_1940.html World Series Program]
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1941/detroit-tigers-program_1941.html Program]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1941/detroit-tigers-program_1941.html Program]
|-
|-
| 1942
| rowspan=1| [[National Football League]]
| [[1941 NFL season|October 26, 1941]]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| [[Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers (October 26, 1941)|Program]]
|-
| rowspan=4| [[Major League Baseball]]
| [[1942 MLB season|1942]]
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| [[1942 Detroit Tigers program|Program]]
| [[1942 Detroit Tigers program|Program]]
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1946/detroit-tigers-program_1946.html Program]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1946/detroit-tigers-program_1946.html Program]
|-
|-
| rowspan=1| [[National Football League]]
| [[1946 NFL season|November 3, 1946]]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| [[Detroit Lions vs. Los Angeles Rams (November 3, 1946)|Program]]
|-
| rowspan=4| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1948
| 1948
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
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| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| [[1949 Detroit Tigers program|Program]]
| [[1949 Detroit Tigers program|Program]]
|-
| 1950
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1950/detroit-tigers-program_1950.html Program]
|-
| 1951
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1951/detroit-tigers-program_1951.html Program]
|-
| 1952
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1952/detroit-tigers-program_1952.html Program]
|-
| 1953
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1953/detroit-tigers-program_1953.html Program]
|-
| rowspan=1| [[National Football League]]
| [[1953 NFL season|December 6, 1953]]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| [[Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears (December 6, 1953)|Program]]
|-
| rowspan=9| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1955
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1955/detroit-tigers-program_1955.html Program]
|-
| 1956
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1956/detroit-tigers-program_1956.html Program]
|-
| 1959
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1959/detroit-tigers-program_1959.html Program]
|-
|-
| 1960
| 1960
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1961/detroit-tigers-program_1961.html Program]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1961/detroit-tigers-program_1961.html Program]
|-
|-
| rowspan=1| [[National Football League]]
| [[1961 NFL season|December 17, 1961]]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| [[Detroit Lions vs. Philadelphia Eagles (December 17, 1961)|Program]]
|-
| rowspan=4| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1962
| 1962
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1965/detroit-tigers-program_1965.html Program]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1965/detroit-tigers-program_1965.html Program]
|-
|-
| rowspan=4| [[National Football League]]
| rowspan=3| [[National Football League]]
| August 20, 1965
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1965/08-20_bal-det.html Program]
|-
| September 19, 1965
| September 19, 1965
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1965/12-12_min-det.html Program]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1965/12-12_min-det.html Program]
|-
|-
| rowspan=22| [[Major League Baseball]]
| rowspan=4| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1966
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/detroit-tigers-program_1966.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/detroit-tigers-program_1966_2.html 2])
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
|-
| 1967
| 1967
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/detroit-tigers-program_1967.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/detroit-tigers-program_1967_2.html 2])
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/detroit-tigers-program_1967.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/detroit-tigers-program_1967_2.html 2])
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| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1969/detroit-tigers-program_1969.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1969/detroit-tigers-program_1969_2.html 2])
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1969/detroit-tigers-program_1969.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1969/detroit-tigers-program_1969_2.html 2])
|-
|-
| 1970
| rowspan=2| [[National Football League]]
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| [[1969 NFL season|September 12, 1969]]
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1970/detroit-tigers-program_1970.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1970/detroit-tigers-program_1970_2.html 2])
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[New Orleans Saints]]
| [[Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints (September 12, 1969)|Program]]
|-
| [[1970 NFL season|December 6, 1970]]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]]
| [[Detroit Lions vs. St. Louis Cardinals (December 6, 1970)|Program]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=16| [[Major League Baseball]]
| rowspan=2| 1972
| rowspan=2| 1972
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
| [[Detroit Tigers]]

Latest revision as of 10:20, 19 November 2024

Tiger Stadium
Tiger Stadium postcard.jpg
Location Detroit, Michigan
Opened April 20, 1912
Closed July 24, 2001
Demolished June 30, 2008-September 21, 2009
Other Names Briggs Stadium (1938-60)
Navin Field (1912-37)
Tenants Detroit Tigers (1912-99)
Detroit Lions (1938-74)

Tiger Stadium was a baseball park located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan. It hosted the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1999, as well as the Detroit Lions of the National Football League from 1938 to 1974. It was declared a State of Michigan Historic Site in 1975 and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1989. The stadium was nicknamed "The Corner" for its location on Michigan Avenue and Trumbull Avenue.

The last Tigers game at the stadium was held on September 27, 1999. In the decade after the Tigers vacated the stadium, several rejected redevelopment and preservation efforts finally gave way to demolition. The stadium's demolition was completed on September 21, 2009, though the stadium's actual playing field remains at the corner where the stadium stood.

Teams and Seasons

Season Team League
1954 Detroit Lions National Football League
1965 Detroit Lions National Football League

List of credited publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
Major League Baseball 1912 Detroit Tigers Program
1923 Detroit Tigers Program
1931 Detroit Tigers Program
1934 Detroit Tigers Program
Detroit Tigers vs. St. Louis Cardinals World Series Program
1935 Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago Cubs World Series Program
1936 Detroit Tigers Program
1938 Detroit Tigers Program
1939 Detroit Tigers Program
1940 Detroit Tigers Program
National Football League September 22, 1940 Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Program
Major League Baseball 1940 Detroit Tigers vs. Cincinnati Reds World Series Program
1941 Detroit Tigers Program
National Football League October 26, 1941 Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers Program
Major League Baseball 1942 Detroit Tigers Program
1945 Detroit Tigers Program
Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago Cubs World Series Program
1946 Detroit Tigers Program
National Football League November 3, 1946 Detroit Lions vs. Los Angeles Rams Program
Major League Baseball 1948 Detroit Tigers Program
1949 Detroit Tigers Program
1960 Detroit Tigers Program
1961 Detroit Tigers Program
National Football League December 17, 1961 Detroit Lions vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
Major League Baseball 1962 Detroit Tigers Program
1963 Detroit Tigers Program
1964 Detroit Tigers Program
1965 Detroit Tigers Program
National Football League September 19, 1965 Detroit Lions vs. Los Angeles Rams Program
October 3, 1965 Detroit Lions vs. Washington Redskins Program
December 12, 1965 Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings Program
Major League Baseball 1967 Program (1 • 2) Detroit Tigers
1968 Detroit Tigers Program (1 • 2)
Detroit Tigers vs. St. Louis Cardinals World Series Program
1969 Detroit Tigers Program (1 • 2)
National Football League September 12, 1969 Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints Program
December 6, 1970 Detroit Lions vs. St. Louis Cardinals Program
Major League Baseball 1972 Detroit Tigers Program
Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland Athletics ALCS Program
1973 Detroit Tigers Program
1976 Detroit Tigers Program
1979 Detroit Tigers Program
1980 Detroit Tigers Program
1981 Detroit Tigers Program
1982 Detroit Tigers Program
1983 Detroit Tigers Program
1984 Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals ALCS Program
Detroit Tigers vs. San Diego Padres World Series Program
1986 Detroit Tigers Program
1987 Detroit Tigers Program
Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins ALCS Program
1989 Detroit Tigers Program
1999 Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals Program

See also

List of Major League Baseball stadiums

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