Home Runs Over Tiger Stadium Roof

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.

Home runs over tiger stadium roof.

25 1990 tiger stadium hosted 45 474 fans eager to watch the oakland athletics bash brothers mark mcgwire and jose. The ball soared toward left field hugging the foul line all the way. It hit the top of tiger stadium s roof and bounced over landing on the lower roof that covered the exit ramps. I stood and watched.

On june 11 1961 cash became the first detroit tiger to hit a home run ball out of tiger stadium. The stage was set for a home run derby. I knew it was gone. 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.

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. 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. On june 27 1963 he played an entire game at first base without a chance as the minnesota twins won 10 6. Quot according to the detroit free press book the corner the following have hit hr s out of tiger stadium.

Cash hit the ball over tiger stadium s right field roof four times in his career. In 80 degree weather on aug. Robert fick blasted a moon shot that not only left the playing field it landed on top of the right field roof. I was worried that it wouldn t stay fair.

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. It was a grand slam home run and it sealed a laugher for the tigers over the royals. Kirk gibson hits a hr over the right field roof at tiger stadium on 9 10 86.