Home Runs Over Tiger Stadium Roof

It was a grand slam home run and it sealed a laugher for the tigers over the royals.

Home runs over tiger stadium roof.

I stood and watched. It was a high fastball killebrew said after the game. In 80 degree weather on aug. On june 27 1963 he played an entire game at first base without a chance as the minnesota twins won 10 6.

It hit the top of tiger stadium s roof and bounced over landing on the lower roof that covered the exit ramps. Cash hit the ball over tiger stadium s right field roof four times in his career. Robert fick blasted a moon shot that not only left the playing field it landed on top of the right field roof. The roof at the old tiger stadium was one of the most time honored and imposing challenges for right handed launchers but it was bested in style by detroit s hulking slugger.

The ball soared toward left field hugging the foul line all the way. Quot according to the detroit free press book the corner the following have hit hr s out of tiger stadium. There were over 30 home runs hit onto the right field roof over the years. On june 11 1961 cash became the first detroit tiger to hit a home run ball out of tiger stadium.

From 1990 to 1991 cecil fielder accrued an mlb best 95 home runs including a soaring shot onto the tiger stadium roof in 1990. I knew it was gone. Norm cash did it 4 times mickey mantle did it 3 times kirk gibson did it 3 times jason thompson did it twice mickey tettlton did it twice tony clark did it twice the following is a list of players that did it once. Fielder nearly swung out of his shoes while fouling off an earlier pitch in the at bat prompting the television broadcaster to ponder if fielder would have hit it out.

Kirk gibson hits a hr over the right field roof at tiger stadium on 9 10 86. The stage was set for a home run derby. The final home run fittingly in the last game at the corner on september 27 1999 it was a tiger who launched the final homer at tiger stadium.