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TIGERS IN NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
HAL NEWHOUSER LHP, 1939-53
Elected to Hall of Fame: 1992 Nickname: “Prince Hal”
Ht./Wt.: 6-2/192 Batted/Threw: L/L
Born: 5/20/21 in Detroit, MI
Full Name: Harold Newhouser
Died: 11/10/98 in Bloomfield Hills, MI
The only pitcher in major league history to win back-to-back league Most Valuable Player awards, Hal Newhouser, Detroit
born-and-raised, was one of the most dominant pitchers of the 1940s.
• Captured his first Most Valuable Player award in 1944 after leading the majors with a 29-9 record and 187 strikeouts
...his 29 victories tied George Mullin’s 1909 club record.
• Named Most Valuable Player again the following season, becoming just the third American League pitcher to lead the
entire major leagues in wins (25), ERA (1.81) and strikeouts (212) all in the same season...his 29 complete games,
eight shutouts and 313.1 innings pitched also led the majors.
• Spent 15 of his 17 big-league seasons in a Tigers uniform and during that span was a seven-time all-star, led the
American League in victories four times, led the league in strikeouts and ERA twice each, and hurled back-to-back
300-plus inning seasons in 1944 and 1945.
• From 1944-48, won 20-or-more games in four of the five years and rode his explosive fastball to a total of 118 wins,
107 complete games and 993 strikeouts...also allowed just 40 home runs and twice posted an ERA under 2.00 during
that span.
• Retired in 1955 after two seasons as a reliever with Cleveland.
• On July 27, 1997, he became the fourth Tigers player to have his uniform number retired by the club (No. 16).
• Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1992 by the Veterans Committee.
OTHER EX-TIGERS IN THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
Player Pos. Year Elected Years at Detroit Playing Career
Sparky Anderson Manager 2000 1979-95 (Mgr.) 1953-63
Earl Averill CF 1975 1939-40 1929-41
Ed Barrow Executive 1953 1903-04 (Mgr.) —
Dan Brouthers 1B 1945 1886-88* 1879-04
Jim Bunning RHP 1996 1955-63 1955-71
Larry Doby OF 1998 1959 1947-59
Billy Evans Umpire 1973 1947-51 (GM) —
Rick Ferrell C 1984 1950-92 (GM/Scout) 1929-47
Joe Gordon 2B 2009 1956 (Coach), 1960 (Mgr.) 1938-50
Goose Goslin LF 1968 1934-37 1921-38
Ned Hanlon Manager 1996 1881-88* 1880-92
Bucky Harris Manager 1975 1929-33, 1955-56 1919-31
Whitey Herzog Manager 2010 1963 1956-63
Waite Hoyt RHP 1969 1930-31 1918-38
Eddie Mathews 3B 1978 1967-68 1952-68
Al Simmons LF 1953 1936 1924-44
Sam Thompson
*Detroit in National League
RF 1974 1885-88*, 1906 1885-06
SPARKY’S LEGACY HONORED AT COOPERSTOWN
On July 23, 2000, former Tigers manager Sparky Anderson took his place amongst baseball’s best as he was inducted into
the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Anderson was voted in during his first year of eligibility for the honor.
Anderson completed his managerial career after the 1995 season with a Tigers-record 1,331 victories. His total record of
2,194-1,834, including nine seasons and two World Championships as manager of the Cincinnati Reds, was good enough for a
.545 career winning percentage.
Only the fourth manager in baseball history to manage 4,000 games, Anderson is the only manager to hold the career victory
record for two different franchises. Additionally, he was the first manager to lead teams from both leagues to a World Series title
and to record 100 victories in one season in both leagues.
The Tigers retired Anderson’s number 11 as part of a ceremony on June 26, 2011.
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