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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==
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==List of credited publications==
==List of credited publications==

Revision as of 12:32, 25 February 2023

Tiger Stadium
Location Detroit, Michigan
Opened April 20, 1912
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 Tigers Major League Baseball

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
1950 Detroit Tigers Program
1951 Detroit Tigers Program
National Football League November 22, 1951 Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers Program
Major League Baseball 1952 Detroit Tigers Program
1953 Detroit Tigers Program
National Football League December 6, 1953 Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears Program
December 5, 1954 Detroit Lions vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
Major League Baseball 1955 Detroit Tigers Program
1956 Detroit Tigers Program
National Football League October 12, 1958 Detroit Lions vs. Los Angeles Rams Program
Major League Baseball 1959 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 August 20, 1965 Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore Colts Program
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 1966 Program (1 • 2) Detroit Tigers
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
August 31, 1970 Detroit Lions vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
Major League Baseball 1970 Detroit Tigers Program (1 • 2)
National Football League 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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