Home Runs Over Tiger Stadium Roof

Quot according to the detroit free press book the corner the following have hit hr s out of tiger stadium.

Home runs over tiger stadium roof.

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 stood and watched. The stage was set for a home run derby. On june 27 1963 he played an entire game at first base without a chance as the minnesota twins won 10 6.

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. I knew it was gone. Robert fick blasted a moon shot that not only left the playing field it landed on top of the right field roof. It was a high fastball killebrew said after the game.

It was a grand slam home run and it sealed a laugher for the tigers over the royals. Cash hit the ball over tiger stadium s right field roof four times in his career. On june 11 1961 cash became the first detroit tiger to hit a home run ball out of tiger stadium. There were over 30 home runs hit onto the right field roof over the years.

The ball soared toward left field hugging the foul line all the way. 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. It hit the top of tiger stadium s roof and bounced over landing on the lower roof that covered the exit ramps. Tiger stadium saw exactly 11 111 home runs the last a right field rooftop grand slam by detroit s robert fick as the last hit in the last game played there.

Kirk gibson hits a hr over the right field roof at tiger stadium on 9 10 86. 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. 25 1990 tiger stadium hosted 45 474 fans eager to watch the oakland athletics bash brothers mark mcgwire and jose.