Tiger Stadium Greatest Games

This feature ran during the Last Game at Tiger Stadium special and features Matt Shephard on camera. Loved researching this feature, was writer, producer and director.

[@BlackIjs]

I didn't get to see any great games but I will never forget '76. A home run knocked out of the park. Willie Horton, Rusty Staub, Leflore's blazing speed. The Bird. The park food. Loved it, loved all of it.

[@JayDogTitan-he6wo]

Tiger Stadium was one of the greatest sports cathedrals ever.

[@doonfraser4586]

Miss watching the games at Tiger Stadium. On tv and listening to Ernie Hartwell and paul Carey on radio and the tigers had a lot of there players for 10 or more years in 80s and 90s

[@yomynameisstewy]

My dad used to buy us skyline tickets for just $2 each, after the 3rd inning we would move to the front row LOL! Ahhh the good ole days.

[@guitardudeguy3139]

I attended several games at the "Corner" , from 1969 (my first) to the second to last game 1999. I will always cherish the great memories of that wonderful ballpark. I will miss it for all of my life. Comerica is a great park, but still nothing like the atmosphere of Tiger Stadium.

[@patearly9492]

Thank you so much for sharing this from wonderful Tiger Stadium. God bless everyone and happy Easter

[@TheDailyTimesUSA]

I never been to Tiger Stadium, but just from watching Tiger games on TV, when they were on national TV, or playing the Orioles, you could see how great of a ballpark it must have been to watch baseball. Even upper deck seats in the outfield were good seats.

[@mikejohnson6107]

i have a lot of memories of tigerstadium.

[@toddhill6478]

Matt Sheppard is the gentleman doing this video and he is now the Tigers new play by play announcer and I don't think they could have made a better choice. I'm very excited to listen to Shep calling the games he is going to be awesome at this, and he has paid his dues in TV and radio and has truly earned this! Congratulations Shep!

[@TheWriteBrainComm]

Matt's a great guy, glad he's doing play-by-play.

[@crocks2871]

the best game I ever saw at Tiger stadium was in 1987 vs the Orioles when Bill Madlock hit 3 home runs.. tigers were down 7-4 bottom 9th when Johnny Grubb,Matt Nokes and,Madlock all hit back to back to back jacks to tie it on 3 pitches off Tom Neidenfuer and Alan Trammell drove home Jim Walewander with a single up the middle in extra innings to win 8-7.. I will never ever forget it as long as I live..

[@TheWriteBrainComm]

Great win, but decision was made to highlight World Series games.

[@scootdaws25]

S C Dude, I was at that game. Gibby came up next and hit a rocket that almost took the right fielder's head off. I remember Freddie Lynn hit a 3run homer early for the Orioles. After Maddock tied it I thought the ball park was gonna fall down. Lmao

[@ckersh74]

I was there as well, lower deck down the left field line. IIRC we had the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th after we had it tied, too.

[@crocks2871]

scootdaws25 that was Matt Nokes that hit that line shot in the lower deck in right after Grubb hit the facing of the bleachers

[@chiefpontiac1800]

My ashes will be at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull Ave.

[@softshoes]

The greatest game was my first game, I was seven. I don't even remember who played but I'll never forget walking up that tunnel and seeing the sea of green. Greenest grass I ever saw.

[@KireSchneiderUSA]

As someone who grew up in Maryland in the 1980s and early 90s, I didn't get to see a lot of Tiger games. Unless they were playing the Orioles, or were on the NBC GOW, or ABC MNB. But Kirk Gibson's HR against the San Diego Padres, against Goose Gossage, is something I got to see. 1 of the best power relievers ever, against someone who could anyone's fastball, out of any ballpark in MLB.

[@h2ofield]

I get a few goosebumps from 68 on up, because I lived through that.

[@leilanirocks]

I think you did a fine job with 7 minutes to work with. Thanks for putting this together.

[@bbigjohnson069]

"You don't wanna walk him! No don't walk him! Don't walk him!"

[@user-jv9qz2bu1r]

SPARKY hahaha

[@timlamb6196]

4 generations of my family attended games in that ball park. I remember holding my son who is now 27 in my lap making it officially 4 generations. It was like a second home to me.

[@thinkbeforyouvote]

The best game/s ever at Tiger Stadium? As someone who saw many games there over the span of 35 years I can give a definitive answer as someone who was there when Gibby hit that home run... The best games by far were ANY game that Mark Fidrych pitched in the summer of 1976. These was the most magical, electrifying atmosphere I have even been witness to. It's a shame he did have a better supporting cast or he'd have been even more dominant. There was never anyone/anything like him before and no one like him since. RIP Bird.

[@TheWriteBrainComm]

We made a decision to focus on world series moments.

[@charlespapineau5428]

My favorite part of Gibson's home run was when you heard Sparky in the dugout say to Gibson, "He don't want to walk you." Sparky then made the gesture with his hands like he was holding a bat and motioned to Gibson to put the wood to it - and he did. Hitting that off of Gossage had to be sweet for Gibby after Gossage abused him so much as a Yankee. It was even sweeter that Gibby did it in the World Series after Gossage told his manager, "I got this." Very, very sweet indeed!

[@heyitswesty]

oh cool it's shep. All these years ago and now he's the tv pbp guy

[@shinysidedown9090]

In '68 I was at the "Gates Brown Double Header". Gates pinch hit a single to score the winning run in the ninth. In the second game he scored the winning run in, yes, the ninth inning!

[@nicholasgiordano9155]

best game I seen at tiger Stadium 1976 Mark the bird fidrych pitching against the Yankees I was 12 the bird won that game it was phenomenal.... Other ones to mention 1987 division championship vs the Blue Jays Tigers 1 Blue Jays 0 Frank Tanana went all the way.

[@scottfurtney412]

I was at that game in my last year of college at Wayne State remember

[@TheWriteBrainComm]

Good games, but my focus was on great Tiger's World Series games at Tiger Stadium.

[@udhoop]

I'm surprised Gibby's high fives never put someone on the DL.

[@depaola63]

What a BEAST he was !! God bless him today and his battle ! " CLUTCH " as they come !! BIG GAMER !! not HOF #'s but HE'S one of the ALL TIME BEST that is not in The MLB Hall of FAME!

[@le1er133]

Oh my lord he is so young compared to now

[@crazyman1118]

Wow who knew this man would one day be the Tigers play-by-play announcer a little over 20 years later

[@DavidBayliff]

Thanks for putting reggies homerun on there

[@davidjsouth231]

Whoa! Matt Shepherd looking so young!

[@TheWriteBrainComm]

Lots of great moments at the old ball yard, easily could have produced a two-hour special. Love the choices I made.

[@TheBatugan77]

Try not to dislocate your shoulder patting yourself on your fkg back.

[@kentonpriestley3173]

Shep is a natural. I would however like it if he would pay homage to my late and dear grandfather Guy L. Priestley a fireballer back in 15-25 of century prior and wear his belt just an inch higher. Perfect guy for us Tiger fans

[@travishughes6526]

1984....gm.5 🇺🇸

[@MrMdc1973]

I was watching it on tv with my mother who was a die hard tiger fan and she was just 47 terminally ill with cancer. and I remember geoge kell going crazy on the broadcast...

[@dougbrowne9890]

Gibson's HR was awesome, but it overshadows the most important HR from that game. The HR hit by Lance Parrish the inning before, off Gossage. THAT was the game winning hit. Gibson's 2nd HR was just icing on the cake.

[@glenfrancis40]

Agree with you 100% paulie

[@grahamkemble3917]

I would also add the last game of the season in 1987 against the Toronto Blue Jays when Frank Tananarive pitched a 1-0 shutout and the Tigers completed their late season comeback to win the AL East.

[@gregorywright3012]

That crack of the bat from Reggie Jackson's mammoth ASG home run...had the ball not hit the tower, it might have landed in Windsor. In all the years i have watched baseball, that sound still resonates.

[@markw3598]

Now THAT is an exaggeration I can get behind!!!

[@JayDogTitan-he6wo]

Just before Doc Ellis released that pitch Curt Gowdy had mentioned Ellis had no hit San Diego a few days earlier, oops!

[@4675original]

i was there for the gibson homerun,,,,i was in right field

[@siaripop7]

I was too, right behind home plate! Tickets compliments of a vendor who was late with my tooling order~

[@user-jv9qz2bu1r]

way to be

[@robertmastroianni]

How could you not have Denny McLain's 30th win on September 14, 1968?

[@TheWriteBrainComm]

Focus was on World Series games.

[@rabbitt83]

And Mickey lolich was a better pitcher McLain was a nobody

[@h2ofield]

We will add 2017 to this!

[@gregtorrez6860]

Why no Lions games on the list, they had some classics in the 50s with Bobby Layne QBing many comeback victorys

[@TheWriteBrainComm]

The focus was on Tigers since the show aired prior to the final game in 1999

[@joekowalski182]

Stadium was magical wish they could bring it back the location everything was magical . The new stadium don't even come close sucks!

[@generalbullmoose]

What about: -Lou Gehrig benching himself? -Mark Fidrych's "coming out party" against the Yankees? -Frank Tanana's gem on the last day of the '87 season? I know...you didn't put these together, and they all had to do with the post season, Reggie's blast excepting.

[@TheWriteBrainComm]

Made the decision to focus on World Series.

[@det.luvsrobocopdoublearon1584]

Great Piece Of History. Nice job Matt, and you still look good even without that dark brown hair. LOL

[@TheWriteBrainComm]

I'll pass that along to Matt.

[@det.luvsrobocopdoublearon1584]

Thanks

[@TheBatugan77]

When Lou Gehrig benched himself in Detroit... Wally Pipp was in the stands, as a ticket holder, watching.

[@TheWriteBrainComm]

That's more of a Yankee's highlight, I was focused on Tiger's World Series games.

[@TheBatugan77]

@@TheWriteBrainComm I wouldn't call it a highlight. In fact, I didn't.

[@lightningfisher8177]

They should of saved something from that stadium it was iconic dam.

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

Shoud have renovated Tiger Stadium. The Cubs and Red Sox have proven that with money and patience a complete overhaul could have been done at Michigan and Trumble. Instead we got a replacement stadium. It's new, but a cavernous frying pan with seats a mile from the field.

[@georgethomas1006]

This old stadium.is better than co amerca park i stopped going to tiger games .

[@depaola63]

Too bad Gibby " is NOT in MLB Hall of Fame...( He was a HOF LEADER 4 SURE ! ) AND he crushed HOF pitching his whole career !!

[@user-jv9qz2bu1r]

They asked him and he said - well I had some HOF moments - that he did. Two rings and HR's off of Eck and Goose etc etc

[@metaljimmy217]

what was that garbage gossage through up there,,... it went deep

[@adamcarrey9115]

He wears his pants up really high.

[@jaynishshah5723]

The lame gun preferably learn because pint therapeutically drip past a horrible porcupine. nonstop, racial underwear