Tiger Stadium
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| Location
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Detroit, Michigan
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| Opened
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April 20, 1912
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| Closed
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July 24, 2001
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| Demolished
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June 30, 2008-September 21, 2009
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| Other Names
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Briggs Stadium (1938-60)
Navin Field (1912-37)
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| Tenants
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Detroit Tigers (1912-99)
Detroit Lions (1938-74)
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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
List of credited publications
| League |
Date/Season |
Team(s) |
Type
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| Major League Baseball
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1912
|
Detroit Tigers
|
Program
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| 1923
|
Detroit Tigers
|
Program
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| 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
|
| National Football League
|
November 22, 1951
|
Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers
|
Program
|
| National Football League
|
October 12, 1958
|
Detroit Lions vs. Los Angeles Rams
|
Program
|
| Major League Baseball
|
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
|
| 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
Venues Portal
