Former Detroit Tiger outfielder and first baseman Harry Heilmann became part of an unusual radio pairing in 1934 when he began broadcasting the team’s baseball games on WXYZ. The station, now WXYT, fed game broadcasts to the Michigan Radio Network which carried them throughout the state as far as the Upper Peninsula and into neighboring states.
Last of 3 posts about Cliff Heathcote, whose .491 batting average in August 1927 is the highest by a Cub with at least 50 plate appearances in any month since 1901.
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Juan Soto hit two long home runs and the San Diego Padres beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Friday night. Seth Lugo (4-4) allowed two runs on six hits in six innings. Three relievers finished, with Robert Suarez pitching a perfect eighth in his return from an elbow injury.
Juan Soto hit two long home runs and the San Diego Padres beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Friday night. Soto s home run in the first inning was estimated at 447 feet and his third-inning shot came in at 463 feet.