Tiger Stadium

Essays and Memories of Detroit's Historic Ballpark, 1912-2009

Michael Betzold, John Davids, Bill Dow , John Pastier

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McFarland & Co Inc
13 April 2018

Sporting venues; Baseball

Series: McFarland Historic Ballparks

Built in 1912, Detroit's Tiger Stadium provided unmatched access for generations of baseball fans. Based on a classic grandstand design, its development through the 20th century reflected the booming industrial city around it. Emphasizing utility over adornment and offering more fans affordable seats near the field than any other venue in sports, it was in every sense a working-class ballpark that made the game the central focus.

Drawing on the perspectives of historians, architects, fans and players, the authors describe how Tiger Stadium grew and adapted and then, despite the efforts of fans, was abandoned and destroyed. It is a story of corporate welfare, politics and indifference to history pitted against an enduring love of place. Chronological diagrams illustrate the evolution of the playing field.

Edited by: Michael Betzold, John Davids, Bill Dow, John Pastier, Frank Rashid
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 522g
ISBN: 9780786464487
ISBN 10: 0786464488
Series: McFarland Historic Ballparks
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 13 April 2018
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: History and Background A Century on Common Ground I: Bennett Park and Navin Field (Michael Betzold) A Century on Common Ground II: Briggs Stadium and Tiger Stadium (Michael Betzold) Detroit Lions Roar at Briggs Stadium (Bill Dow) Longevity and Adaptability: Tiger Stadium’s Evolution, Architecture, Functionality, Structure and Urban Context (John Pastier with Drawings by John Davids) The Mallparking of America: Tiger Stadium and the Subsidy Game (Neil deMause) Losing Tiger Stadium, 1987–1997 (Frank Rashid) The Battle for Sacred Ground, 1998–2011 (Rebecca Long with a 2016 Postscript by Michael Betzold) Part II: Memories Tiger Stadium Souvenirs (Bill Dow) Tiger Stadium in Literature (Michael P. Gruber) Tiger Stadium Memories and Stories • From the Stands • From the Workers • From the Booth • From the Gridiron • From the Diamond “The Biggest House in the Neighborhood”: Living Near Tiger Stadium (Frank Rashid) The Stadium: An Essay in Memory of George Cantor (Tom DeLisle) For the Love of the Game (Karen Elizabeth Bush) Closer (Todd Jones) Reflections on the Closing of Tiger Stadium • The Final Opener (Kim Stroud) • The Final Week (Judy Davids) • The Navin Field Grounds Crew (John Davids) • Elegy for Tiger Stadium (Jim Daniels) Appendix 1: 161 Baseball Hall of Famers Who Played at the Tiger Stadium Site (Bill Dow) Appendix 2: The 15 All-Star Game Home Runs Hit at Briggs/Tiger Stadium (Bill Dow) Appendix 3: The Lions’ Most Memorable Games at Tiger Stadium (Bill Dow) A Select Bibliography of Works About Tiger Stadium (Compiled by Frank Rashid) About the Contributors Index

Michael Betzold is a former reporter, columnist, and copyeditor for the Detroit Free Press. He lives in Detroit. John Davids, an architect at Kingscott Associates, produced The Cochrane Plan for renovating Tiger Stadium. He lives in Royal Oak, Michigan. Bill Dow has written about Detroit sports history for the Detroit Free Press and Baseball Digest. He lives in Birmingham, Michigan. John Pastier is a San Jose-based architecture writer with a specialty in ballpark history and design. Lifelong Detroiter Frank Rashid of Marygrove College, writes about Detroit literature, culture, and politics.

Reviews for Tiger Stadium: Essays and Memories of Detroit's Historic Ballpark, 1912-2009

"""The editors of this text do an excellent job of tracing the nearly 100-year history of Tiger Stadium... The book's chief strength is the stories and memories from countless Detroit Tiger fans, workers, announcers, and players.... a richly informative and entertaining resource...recommended""--Choice; ""an extremely well-researched and thorough presentation of both the history of the park and the place of Tiger Stadium in the larger history of Detroit...an incredible literary journey""--The Inside Game (SABR Deadball Era Committee Newsletter); ""sure to be a winner...edited by five renowned baseball historians...will prove a feast for the soul for Tigers fans, full of memories, anecdotes, perspectives, photos, architectural diagrams, and forgotten history. This is Detroit's must-have baseball book...a book to savor, sip by delicious sip, like an ice-cold beer, with enough stories and essays to last you through the long, hot summer. All the editors and writers did a wonderful job, adding another volume to what has been a great series by McFarland.""--Detroit Athletic; ""Tiger fans who remember Tiger Stadium with great affection will love this book...a thorough history of the ballfield.... The book doesn't miss a single significant moment in the park's history. This fine book is the equal of a no-hitter in the seventh game of the world series. It is memorable, full of fascinating details, and darn near perfect.""--Michigan in Books."