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▲{{short description|Former multi-purpose stadium in Detroit}}
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|broke_ground = October 1911<ref name=SABR/>▼
|opened = April 20, 1912<ref name=SABR/>▼
|demolished = June 30, 2008 (began)<ref name=Blade>{{cite web|title=Tiger Stadium still holds a special place in hearts of fans|url=https://www.toledoblade.com/Tigers/2018/07/06/Tiger-Stadium-still-holds-a-special-place-in-hearts-of-fans.html|website=Toledo Blade|date=July 6, 2018|access-date=June 17, 2019}}</ref><br>September 21, 2009 (completed)<ref name=Completed>{{cite web|first=Jonathan|last=Oosting|title=Sept. 21, 2009: The day Tiger Stadium died|url=https://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/2009/09/sept_21_2009_the_day_tiger_sta.html|website=MLive|date=September 22, 2009|access-date=June 17, 2019}}</ref>▼
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|operator = [[Detroit Tigers]]<ref name="Tigers venues"/><ref name=SABR/>▼
| owner = [[Detroit Tigers]] (1912–1977)<ref name=DHS>{{cite web|title=Tiger Stadium|url=https://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/tiger-stadium|website=Detroit Historical Society|access-date=June 17, 2019|archive-date=June 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617225135/https://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/tiger-stadium|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[City of Detroit]] (1977–2009)<ref name=DHS/>
|surface = Bluegrass<ref name=Ballparks/>▼
|construction_cost = US$300,000<ref>{{cite web|first=Bill|last=Shea|title=What Detroit's stadiums cost|url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20170910/news/638651/what-detroits-stadiums-cost|website=Crain's Detroit Business|date=September 10, 2017|access-date=September 14, 2019}}</ref><br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|300000|1912}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})▼
|architect = [[Osborn Engineering|Osborn Engineering Company]]<ref name="Tigers venues"/><ref name=SABR/>▼
▲| construction_cost = US$300,000<ref>{{cite web|first=Bill|last=Shea|title=What Detroit's stadiums cost|url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20170910/news/638651/what-detroits-stadiums-cost|website=Crain's Detroit Business|date=September 10, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910125250/https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20170910/news/638651/what-detroits-stadiums-cost|archivedate=September 10, 2017|access-date=September 14, 2019}}</ref><br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|300000|1912}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
|general_contractor= Hunkin & Conkey<ref>{{cite web|title=Bennett Park/Navin Field/Briggs Stadium/Tiger Stadium|url=http://detroit1701.org/Tiger%20Stadium.html|work=Detroit1701|access-date=May 10, 2014}}</ref>▼
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|former_names = Navin Field (1912–1937)<ref name="Tigers venues">{{cite web|title=Ballparks|url=http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/det/ballpark/information/index.jsp?content=pastvenues|website=Tigers.com|access-date=June 13, 2019}}</ref><ref name=SABR/><br>Briggs Stadium (1938–1960)<ref name="Tigers venues"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Bill|last=Dow|title=50 Years ago Briggs Stadium was Renamed Tiger Stadium|url=https://www.vintagedetroit.com/blog/2011/03/06/50-years-ago-briggs-stadium-was-renamed-tiger-stadium/|website=Vintage Detroit|date=March 6, 2011|access-date=February 29, 2020}}</ref>▼
▲| general_contractor = Hunkin & Conkey<ref>{{cite web|title=Bennett Park/Navin Field/Briggs Stadium/Tiger Stadium|url=http://detroit1701.org/Tiger%20Stadium.html|work=Detroit1701|access-date=May 10, 2014|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114213/http://detroit1701.org/Tiger%20Stadium.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|seating_capacity = 23,000 (1912)<ref name=Ballparks/><br>30,000 (1923)<ref name=Ballparks/><br>52,416 (1937)<ref name=Ballparks/>▼
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|dimensions = '''Left field''' – 340 ft (104 m)<ref name=SABR/><br>'''Left-center field''' – 365 ft (111 m)<ref name=SABR/><br>'''Center field''' – 440 ft (134 m)<ref name=SABR/><br>'''Right-center field''' – 370 ft (113 m)<ref name=SABR/><br>'''Right field''' – 325 ft (99 m)<ref name=SABR/><br>'''Backstop''' – 66 ft (20 m)<ref name=Ballparks/>▼
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|tenants = [[Detroit Tigers]] ([[Major League Baseball|MLB]]) (1912–1999)<br>[[Detroit (NFL)|Detroit Heralds]] ([[Ohio League|OL]]) (1912–1919)<br>[[Detroit (NFL)|Detroit Heralds/Tigers]] ([[National Football League|APFA]]) (1920–1921) <br>[[Detroit (NFL)|Detroit Panthers]] ([[National Football League|NFL]]) (1925–1926)<br>[[Detroit Lions]] ([[National Football League|NFL]]) (1938–1939, 1941–1974)<br>[[Detroit Cougars (soccer)|Detroit Cougars]] ([[National Professional Soccer League (1967)|NPSL]] / [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|NASL]]) (1967–1968)▼
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| refnum = 88003236<ref>{{cite web|title=National Register of Historic Places – MICHIGAN (MI), Wayne Country|url=https://nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/mi/wayne/state6.html|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|access-date=September 16, 2019|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115143606/https://nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/mi/wayne/state6.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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'''Tiger Stadium''', previously known as '''Navin Field''' and '''Briggs Stadium''', was a [[
The last Tigers game at the stadium was held on September 27, 1999. In the decade after the Tigers vacated the stadium, several rejected redevelopment and preservation efforts finally gave way to demolition. The stadium's demolition was completed on September 21, 2009, though the
==History==
[[Image:BennetPark.jpg|250px|thumb|right|[[Bennett Park (Detroit)|Bennett Park]] on October 12, 1907, during a [[1907 World Series|World Series]] game between the [[Detroit Tigers]] and [[Chicago Cubs]]
===Origins===
In 1895, Detroit Tigers owner George Vanderbeck had a new
In 1911, new Tigers owner [[Frank Navin]] ordered a new steel-and-concrete baseball park to be built on the same site that would seat 23,000 to accommodate the growing numbers of fans.
▲In 1911, new Tigers owner [[Frank Navin]] ordered a new steel-and-concrete baseball park to be built on the same site that would seat 23,000 to accommodate the growing numbers of fans. '''Navin Field''' opened on April 20, 1912, the same day as the [[Boston Red Sox]]'s [[Fenway Park]].<ref name="Tigers venues"/><ref name=Wohlenhaus>{{cite web|first=Jim|last=Wohlenhaus|title=April 20, 1912: Frank Navin's field of dreams opens in Detroit|url=https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-20-1912-frank-navins-field-dreams-opens-detroit|website=Society for American Baseball Research|access-date=August 14, 2019}}</ref> While constructed on the same site as Bennett Park, the diamond at Navin Field was rotated 90°, with home plate located in what had been left field at Bennett Park.<ref name="Tigers venues"/><ref name=SABR/> [[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Naps]] player [[Shoeless Joe Jackson|"Shoeless" Joe Jackson]], later banned from baseball for life following the [[Black Sox Scandal]], scored the first run at Navin Field.<ref name=Wohlenhaus/>
[[File:Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Mich postcard.jpg|thumbnail|left|Postcard showing Briggs Stadium, circa 1938–1945]]
Over the years, expansion continued to accommodate more spectators. In 1935, following Navin's death, new owner [[Walter Briggs Sr.
A fire gutted the press box on the evening of February 1, 1977.<ref>
By the early 1990s,
===Features===
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[[File:Tiger-Stadium-Overhang.jpg|thumb|Tiger Stadium right field overhang, looking toward center field]]
Tiger Stadium had a 125-foot (38 m) tall flagpole in fair play, to the left of dead center field near the 440-foot (134 m) mark.<ref>{{cite web|first=JC|last=Reindl|title=Old Tiger Stadium's famed flagpole gets new life|url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/2018/03/20/kars-nuts-old-tiger-stadium/441217002/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=March 20, 2018|access-date=August 19, 2019|archive-date=August 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819230943/https://www.freep.com/story/money/2018/03/20/kars-nuts-old-tiger-stadium/441217002/|url-status=live}}</ref> The same flag pole was to be brought to Comerica Park, but this never happened.<ref>{{cite web|first=Bill|last=Dow|title=Tiger Stadium Flag Pole Gets New Life|url=https://www.vintagedetroit.com/blog/2010/10/03/tiger-stadium-flag-pole-gets-new-life/|website=Vintage Detroit|date=October 3, 2018|access-date=August 19, 2019|archive-date=August 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819230949/https://www.vintagedetroit.com/blog/2010/10/03/tiger-stadium-flag-pole-gets-new-life/|url-status=live}}</ref> A new flagpole in the spirit of Tiger Stadium's pole was positioned in fair play at Comerica Park until the left field fence was moved in closer prior to the 2003 season.<ref>{{cite web|first=Sean|last=Rinehart|title=Detroit Tigers: 10 Things You May Not Know About Comerica Park|url=
When
When the park was expanded in 1936, a second deck was added over the right field pavilion and bleachers. To fit as many seats as possible in the expansion, the second deck was extended over the fence by 10 feet (3 m). The overhang would occasionally turn some extremely high arced fly balls into home runs.<ref name=SABR/> Spotlights were added above the warning track to illuminate the area beneath the overhang.<ref name=Ballparks/>
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Like other older baseball stadiums such as Fenway Park and [[Wrigley Field]], Tiger Stadium offered "obstructed view" seats, some of which were directly behind a steel support column; while others in the lower deck had sight lines obstructed by the low-hanging upper deck. By making it possible for the upper deck to stand directly above the lower deck, the support columns allowed the average fan to sit closer to the field than at any other ballpark.<ref name=Ballparks/>
For a time after it was constructed, the right field upper deck had a "315" marker at the foul pole (later painted over), with a "325" marker below it on the lower deck fence (which was retained).<ref>
Due to then-owner Walter Briggs's dislike of night baseball, lights were not installed at the stadium until 1948. The first [[night game]] at the stadium was held on June 15, 1948. Among major league parks whose construction predated the advent of night games, only Wrigley Field went longer without lights (1988).<ref>{{cite web|first=Scott|last=Dominiak|title=June 15, 1948: 'Look at your wonderful lights here': Tigers win first night game in Detroit|url=https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/june-15-1948-look-your-wonderful-lights-here-tigers-win-first-night-game-detroit#_edn1|website=Society for American Baseball Research|access-date=August 20, 2019|archive-date=March 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309041356/https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/june-15-1948-look-at-your-wonderful-lights-here-tigers-win-first-night-game-in-detroit/#_edn1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Steven|last=Glassman|title=The Game That Was Not—Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs, August 8, 1988|url=https://sabr.org/research/game-was-not-philadelphia-phillies-chicago-cubs-august-8-1988|website=Society for American Baseball Research|access-date=August 20, 2019|archive-date=August 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820125448/https://sabr.org/research/game-was-not-philadelphia-phillies-chicago-cubs-august-8-1988|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Phil|last=Vettel|title=
Tiger Stadium featured an upper and lower deck bleacher section that was separated from the rest of the stadium. Chain link and at one time, a barbed wire fence, separated the bleachers from the reserved sections and was the only section of seating not covered by at least part of the roof. The bleachers had their own entrance, concession stands and restrooms.<ref>{{cite book|first=Paul|last=Goldberger|title=Ballpark: Baseball in the American City|publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group|year=2019|page=150|isbn=978-0307701541}}</ref>
In 1999, its final season, only this ballpark and [[Chase Field|Bank One Ballpark]] had a dirt path that ran from the pitcher's mound to home plate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tiger Stadium - Old photos|url=https://historicdetroit.org/galleries/tiger-stadium-old-photos|website=Historic Detroit|access-date=July 23, 2020|archive-date=July 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723224617/https://historicdetroit.org/galleries/tiger-stadium-old-photos|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Tanya|last=Moutzalias|title=Remembering old Tiger Stadium and its final game|url=https://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/2015/04/remembering_old_tigers_stadium.html|website=MLive|date=April 5, 2015|access-date=July 23, 2020|archive-date=July 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723140805/https://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/2015/04/remembering_old_tigers_stadium.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Arizona Diamondbacks Bank One Ballpark|url=https://www.aisc.org/globalassets/modern-steel/archives/1999/06/1999v06_bank_one_ball_park.pdf|website=American Institute of Steel Construction|access-date=July 23, 2020|archive-date=July 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723150300/https://www.aisc.org/globalassets/modern-steel/archives/1999/06/1999v06_bank_one_ball_park.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> It originally had one before it was removed.<ref>{{cite web|first=Emily|last=Bingham|title=In pictures: Remembering the Tigers' original home in Detroit|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/2016/04/remembering_the_corner_basebal.html|website=MLive|date=April 9, 2016|access-date=July 23, 2020|archive-date=July 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723140805/https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/2016/04/remembering_the_corner_basebal.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Professional football===
Tiger Stadium was home of the [[Detroit Lions]] from 1938 to 1974.<ref name="Tigers venues"/> The stadium hosted two NFL Championship Games in [[1953 NFL Championship Game|1953]] and [[1957 NFL Championship Game|1957]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1953 Championship Game|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/news/1953-championship-game/|website=Pro Football Hall of Fame|access-date=August 24, 2019|archive-date=April 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417230209/https://www.profootballhof.com/news/1953-championship-game/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Carlos|last=Monarrez|title=1957 Detroit Lions: What happened each game during championship season|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2017/09/05/1957-detroit-lions-nfl-championship/620663001/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=September 5, 2017|access-date=August 24, 2019|archive-date=April 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418131808/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2017/09/05/1957-detroit-lions-nfl-championship/620663001/|url-status=live}}</ref> The football field ran mostly in the outfield from the right field line to left center field parallel with the third base line. The benches for both the Lions and their opponents were on the outfield side of the field.<ref name=Stadiums>{{cite web|title=Tiger Stadium – History, Photos & More of the former NFL stadium of the Detroit Lions|url=https://www.stadiumsofprofootball.com/stadiums/tiger-stadium/|website=Stadiums of Pro Football|access-date=August 24, 2019|archive-date=April 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410224512/https://www.stadiumsofprofootball.com/stadiums/tiger-stadium/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the early 1970s, the city of [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]] and its community leaders made a presentation to the Metropolitan Stadium Committee of a {{convert|155|acre|km2|adj=on}} site on the city's eastern boundary, north of [[M-59 (Michigan highway)|M-59]] and near the intersection with [[Interstate 75 in Michigan|Interstate 75]] (I-75). Initially, a dual stadium complex was planned that included a moving roof that was later scrapped due to high costs and the lack of a commitment from the Tigers. The Metropolitan Stadium Committee voted unanimously for the Pontiac site. In 1973, ground was broken for [[Pontiac Silverdome|a stadium]] to exclusively house the Lions.<ref>{{cite web|title=
The Lions played their final game at Tiger Stadium on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1974, against the [[Denver Broncos]].<ref name=Stadiums/><ref>{{cite web|first=Bill|last=Dow|title=The Detroit Lions' Last Game at Tiger Stadium|url=https://www.vintagedetroit.com/blog/2010/12/10/the-detroit-lions-last-game-at-tiger-stadium/|website=Vintage Detroit|date=December 10, 2010|access-date=August 24, 2019|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824221633/https://www.vintagedetroit.com/blog/2010/12/10/the-detroit-lions-last-game-at-tiger-stadium/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Other events===
In 1939, boxer [[Joe Louis]] defended his [[List of world heavyweight boxing champions|world heavyweight title]] with an eleventh-round knockout of [[Bob Pastor]] at the stadium.<ref>{{cite news|first=Russ J.|last=Cowans|title=Louis Proved to Be Clever Ring Master in Victory over Bob Pastor|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1532&dat=19390930&id=_6s7AAAAIBAJ&pg=3459,8010344&hl=en|newspaper=The Afro-American|date=September 30, 1939|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016075951/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1532&dat=19390930&id=_6s7AAAAIBAJ&pg=3459,8010344&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
On October 5, 1951, the [[1951 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|University of Notre Dame]] played the [[1951 Detroit Titans football team|University of Detroit]] at Briggs Stadium before a capacity crowd of 52,000. It was the first Notre Dame football game to be played at night. The Fighting Irish won, 40–6.<ref>{{cite web|title=Remembering when the Titans played Notre Dame at Briggs Stadium|url=http://sites.udmercy.edu/alumni/2019/06/07/remembering-when-the-titans-played-notre-dame-at-briggs-stadium/|website=Forever Titans|date=June 7, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-date=February 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216192601/https://sites.udmercy.edu/alumni/2019/06/07/remembering-when-the-titans-played-notre-dame-at-briggs-stadium/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Northern Irish professional soccer club [[Glentoran F.C.]] called the stadium home in the late 1960s. The team played as the [[Detroit Cougars (NASL)|Detroit Cougars]] in the [[United Soccer Association]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Larry|last=O'Connor|title=DCFC-Glentoran match marks 50th anniversary of Detroit Cougars|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/2016/11/26/dcfc-glentoran-match-marks-50th-anniversary-detroit-cougars/94482890/|website=The Detroit News|date=November 11, 2016|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905233411/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/2016/11/26/dcfc-glentoran-match-marks-50th-anniversary-detroit-cougars/94482890/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Bill|last=Shea|title=DCFC to host MSU at old Tiger Stadium site|url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/sports/dcfc-host-msu-old-tiger-stadium-site|website=Crain's Detroit Business|date=February 17, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905233422/https://www.crainsdetroit.com/sports/dcfc-host-msu-old-tiger-stadium-site|archivedate=September 5, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019}}</ref>
[[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] played their first date of the [[Alive/Worldwide Tour]] on June 28, 1996. It was the first concert with the original lineup since 1979.<ref>{{cite web|title=This Day in Kisstory 1996|url=https://www.kissonline.com/news?n_id=123200|website=Kiss Online|date=June 28, 2023|access-date=February 5, 2024|archive-date=February 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205133606/https://www.kissonline.com/news?n_id=123200|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Notable moments and facts==
[[File:1961 Roger Maris Tiger Field home run.jpeg|thumb|300px|[[Roger Maris]] of the [[New York Yankees]] strikes out against [[Detroit Tigers]] pitcher [[Jim Bunning]] in the top of the 3{{sup|rd}} inning of a game on September 17, 1961, at Tiger Stadium.]]
When [[Ty Cobb]] played at Navin Field, the area of dirt in front of home plate was kept wet by the groundstaff to slow down Cobb's bunts and cause opposing infielders to slip as they fielded them.<ref name="Dickson">{{cite book|last=Dickson|first=Paul|title=The Dickson Baseball Dictionary|year=1989|publisher=Facts on File|location=United States|isbn=0816017417|page=[https://archive.org/details/dicksonbaseballd00dick/page/105 105]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/dicksonbaseballd00dick/page/105}}</ref> The area was nicknamed "Cobb's Lake".<ref name="Dickson" />
On July 18, 1921, [[Babe Ruth]] hit what is believed to be the longest verified home run in Major League Baseball history. The home run went to straightaway center field, clearing the stadium and landing into the street. The distance of the home run has been estimated at up to {{convert|575|ft|m}}.<ref name=Ruth>{{cite web|first=Ryan|last=Ford|title=Babe Ruth birthday: He owned the Detroit Tigers|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2019/02/06/babe-ruth-birthday/2764820002/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=February 6, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905230621/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2019/02/06/babe-ruth-birthday/2764820002/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Mike|last=Huber|title=July 18, 1921: Babe Ruth's 560-foot blast against Tigers sets career home run record|url=https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/july-18-1921-babe-ruth-s-560-foot-blast-against-tigers-sets-career-home-run-record|website=Society for American Baseball Research|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905230621/https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/july-18-1921-babe-ruth-s-560-foot-blast-against-tigers-sets-career-home-run-record|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 13, 1934, at the stadium, Ruth hit his 700th career home run off Tigers' pitcher [[Tommy Bridges]].<ref name=Ruth/>
On May 2, 1939, ailing [[New York Yankees]] first baseman [[Lou Gehrig]] voluntarily benched himself at Briggs Stadium, ending his streak of consecutive games at 2,130. Due to the progression of the [[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis|disease]] named after him, it was the final game of his career.<ref>{{cite web|first=Zlati|last=Meyer|title=Lou Gehrig ended streak at Tigers game|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/04/25/lou-gehrig-streak-detroit-yankees-tigers-michigan-history/26369221/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=April 25, 2015|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905230620/https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/04/25/lou-gehrig-streak-detroit-yankees-tigers-michigan-history/26369221/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Ashley|last=MacLennan|title=This Day in Baseball: Lou Gehrig's historic run ended in Detroit|url=https://www.blessyouboys.com/2018/5/2/17312384/lou-gehrig-historic-consecutive-games-run-ends-detroit-briggs-stadium|website=Bless You Boys|date=May 2, 2018|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-date=May 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503003919/https://www.blessyouboys.com/2018/5/2/17312384/lou-gehrig-historic-consecutive-games-run-ends-detroit-briggs-stadium|url-status=live}}</ref>▼
The last scoreless tie in the NFL was played at Tiger Stadium between the Detroit Lions and New York Giants on November 7, 1943.<ref>{{cite web|first=Scott|last=Ferkovich|title=The only scoreless tie in NFL history was played in Detroit|url=https://www.vintagedetroit.com/scoreless-tie-nfl-history-played-detroit/|website=Vintage Detroit|date=November 3, 2016|access-date=December 29, 2023|archive-date=December 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229141817/https://www.vintagedetroit.com/scoreless-tie-nfl-history-played-detroit/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The stadium hosted the [[1941 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1941]], [[1951 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1951]] and [[1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1971]] [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star Games]]. All three games featured home runs.<ref name="1941 ASG">{{cite web|title=All-Star Game History: 1941|url=http://m.mlb.com/history/all-star-game/1941/|publisher=Major League Baseball|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905230623/http://m.mlb.com/history/all-star-game/1941/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="1951 ASG">{{cite web|title=All-Star Game History: 1951|url=http://m.mlb.com/history/all-star-game/1941/|publisher=Major League Baseball|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905230623/http://m.mlb.com/history/all-star-game/1941/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="1971 ASG">{{cite web|title=All-Star Game History: 1971|url=http://m.mlb.com/history/all-star-game/1971/|publisher=Major League Baseball|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905230622/http://m.mlb.com/history/all-star-game/1971/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ted Williams]] won the 1941 game with a [[Walk-off home run|walk-off]] three-run home run.<ref name="1941 ASG"/> The ball was also carrying well in the 1951 and 1971 games.<ref name="1951 ASG"/><ref name="1971 ASG"/> Of the many home runs in those games, the most often replayed is [[Reggie Jackson]]'s drive to right field that hit so high up in the light tower that the TV camera lost sight of it, until it dropped to the field below. Jackson dropped his bat and watched it sail, seemingly astonished
▲On May 2, 1939, ailing [[New York Yankees]] first baseman [[Lou Gehrig]] voluntarily benched himself at Briggs Stadium, ending his streak of consecutive games at 2,130. Due to the progression of the [[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis|disease]] named after him, it was the final game of his career.<ref>{{cite web|first=Zlati|last=Meyer|title=Lou Gehrig ended streak at Tigers game|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/04/25/lou-gehrig-streak-detroit-yankees-tigers-michigan-history/26369221/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=April 25, 2015|access-date=September 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Ashley|last=MacLennan|title=This Day in Baseball: Lou Gehrig's historic run ended in Detroit|url=https://www.blessyouboys.com/2018/5/2/17312384/lou-gehrig-historic-consecutive-games-run-ends-detroit-briggs-stadium|website=Bless You Boys|date=May 2, 2018|access-date=September 10, 2019}}</ref>
Toward the end of the Lions' game against the [[Chicago Bears]] at the stadium on October 24, 1971, Lions wide receiver [[Chuck Hughes]] collapsed and later died of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]], making Hughes the only NFL player to date who died during a game.<ref>{{cite web|title=Detroit Lions Player Dies After Collapsing on Field|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/10/25/archives/detroit-lions-player-dies-after-collapsing-on-field-pro-player-dies.html|website=The New York Times|date=October 25, 1971|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421144207/https://www.nytimes.com/1971/10/25/archives/detroit-lions-player-dies-after-collapsing-on-field-pro-player-dies.html|archive-date=April 21, 2019|access-date=February 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Les|last=Carpenter|title=Football Thursday: Legacy of Chuck Hughes goes deeper than being only NFL player to die on field during a game|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--legacy-of-chuck-hughes-goes-deeper-than-being-only-nfl-player-to-die-on-field-135805723.html|website=Yahoo Sports|date=December 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421144209/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--legacy-of-chuck-hughes-goes-deeper-than-being-only-nfl-player-to-die-on-field-135805723.html|archive-date=April 21, 2019|access-date=February 4, 2023}}</ref>
▲The stadium hosted the [[1941 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1941]], [[1951 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1951]] and [[1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1971]] [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star Games]]. All three games featured home runs.<ref name="1941 ASG">{{cite web|title=All-Star Game History: 1941|url=http://m.mlb.com/history/all-star-game/1941/|publisher=Major League Baseball|access-date=September 5, 2019}}</ref><ref name="1951 ASG">{{cite web|title=All-Star Game History: 1951|url=http://m.mlb.com/history/all-star-game/1941/|publisher=Major League Baseball|access-date=September 5, 2019}}</ref><ref name="1971 ASG">{{cite web|title=All-Star Game History: 1971|url=http://m.mlb.com/history/all-star-game/1971/|publisher=Major League Baseball|access-date=September 5, 2019}}</ref> [[Ted Williams]] won the 1941 game with a [[Walk-off home run|walk-off]] three-run home run.<ref name="1941 ASG"/> The ball was also carrying well in the 1951 and 1971 games.<ref name="1951 ASG"/><ref name="1971 ASG"/> Of the many home runs in those games, the most often replayed is [[Reggie Jackson]]'s drive to right field that hit so high up in the light tower that the TV camera lost sight of it, until it dropped to the field below. Jackson dropped his bat and watched it sail, seemingly astonished of his own power.<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Landers|title=Reggie Jackson's All-Star Game homer off the Tiger Stadium roof is still jaw-dropping|url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/reggie-jackson-hits-all-star-game-home-run-onto-tiger-stadium-roof/c-241532670|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=July 12, 2017|access-date=September 5, 2019}}</ref>
On April 7, 1986, [[Dwight Evans (baseball)|Dwight Evans]] hit a home run on the first pitch of Opening Day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score, April 7, 1986|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET198604070.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905230620/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET198604070.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Paul|last=Walsh|title=Baseball season opens with a bang|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/04/08/Baseball-season-opens-with-a-bang/2830513320400/|website=United Press International|date=April 8, 1986|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905230621/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/04/08/Baseball-season-opens-with-a-bang/2830513320400/|url-status=live}}</ref> This was also the first game on MLB's schedule that season, giving Evans the record for the earliest home run to start a season in terms of at bats.<ref>{{cite web|first=Saul|last=Wisnia|title=Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox Opening Day: Remember What Happened in 1986?|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1133588-detroit-tigers-boston-red-sox-opening-dayremember-what-happened-in-1986|website=Bleacher Report|date=April 5, 2012|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905230621/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1133588-detroit-tigers-boston-red-sox-opening-dayremember-what-happened-in-1986|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Tiger Stadium 1961.jpeg|thumb|250px|Tiger Stadium in 1961]]
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There were over 30 home runs hit onto the right field roof over the years. It was a relatively soft touch compared to left field, with a {{convert|325|ft|m|adj=on}} foul line and with a roof that was in line with the front of the lower deck. In left field, it was {{convert|15|ft|m}} farther down the line, and the roof was set back some distance. Only four of the game's most powerful right-handed sluggers ([[Harmon Killebrew]], [[Frank Howard (baseball)|Frank Howard]], [[Cecil Fielder]] and [[Mark McGwire]]) reached the left field rooftop.<ref name="Home Runs"/> In his career, [[Norm Cash]] hit four home runs over the Tiger Stadium roof in right field and is the all-time leader.<ref>''The Final Season'', p. 85, Tom Stanton, Thomas Dunne Books, An imprint of St. Martin's Press, New York, 2001, {{ISBN|0-312-29156-6}}</ref>
Tiger Stadium saw exactly 11,111 Major League home runs.<ref name="Home Runs">{{cite
===The final game===
{{Main article|1999 Detroit Tigers season#Final game at Tiger Stadium}}
On September 27, 1999, the final [[1999 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] game was held at Tiger Stadium; an 8–2 victory over the [[1999 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]], capped by a late grand slam by [[Robert Fick]], which hit the right field roof. It was the final Major League hit, home run, and RBI in Tiger Stadium's history.<ref name="Home Runs"/><ref name="Final game">{{cite web|first=Gregory H.|last=Wolf|title=September 27, 1999: Tears and cheers: Tiger Stadium hosts final game|url=https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/september-27-1999-tears-and-cheers-tiger-stadium-hosts-final-game|website=Society for American Baseball Research|access-date=September 8, 2019|archive-date=September 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921105504/https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/september-27-1999-tears-and-cheers-tiger-stadium-hosts-final-game/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Box Score, September 27, 1999|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET199909270.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=September 8, 2019|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213239/http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET199909270.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the game, an emotional ceremony with past and present Tigers greats was held to mark the occasion. The Tigers moved to the newly constructed Comerica Park for their [[2000 Detroit Tigers season|2000 season]], leaving Tiger Stadium unused.<ref name="Final game"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Nathan|last=Bierma|title=Closing ceremony brought a lineup of stars back to Tiger Stadium|url=https://www.vintagedetroit.com/blog/2017/09/28/closing-ceremony-brought-lineup-stars-back-tiger-stadium/|website=Vintage Detroit|date=September 28, 2017|access-date=September 8, 2019|archive-date=March 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309041350/https://www.vintagedetroit.com/closing-ceremony-brought-lineup-stars-back-tiger-stadium/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Final years==
On July 24, 2001, the day Detroit celebrated its 300th birthday, a [[Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League]] game between the Motor City Marauders and the Lake Erie Monarchs was played at Tiger Stadium. It was an effort by a local sports management company to bring a [[Frontier League]] franchise to Detroit.<ref>{{cite web|title=
In February 2006, a tent on Tiger Stadium's field played host to Anheuser-Busch's [[Bud Bowl]] 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tiger Stadium rises from the ashes for Bud Bowl 2006|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/nfl/id/2316560|publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|date=February 2, 2006|access-date=September 9, 2019|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016065202/http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/nfl/id/2316560|url-status=live}}</ref> Among performers at the nightclub-style event was [[Snoop Dogg]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|first=Wayne|last=Drehs|title=A six-pack to go at Tiger Stadium's hallowed ground|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2317676|publisher=ESPN|date=February 6, 2006|access-date=September 9, 2019|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402153225/http://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2317676|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Anheuser-Busch]] promoted the event as Tiger Stadium's Last Call.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
In 2006, the feature-length documentary ''Stranded at the Corner: The Battle to Save Historic Tiger Stadium'' was released.<ref name=Jackman>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Jackman|title=Stranded at the Corner|url=https://www.metrotimes.com/
===Demolition===
[[Image:Tiger stadium demolition.jpg|right|thumb|Center field bleachers of Tiger Stadium during partial demolition
There were many proposals to redevelop the site.<ref>{{cite web|first=Steven|last=Thomas|title=Detroit Should Sell Tiger Stadium As Is – Summer of Privatization|url=https://www.mackinac.org/7826|website=Mackinac Center for Public Policy|date=
In October 2007, an online auction of the stadium's memorabilia was held by Schneider Industries, which drew $192,729. The city used the proceeds to defray the demolition costs.<ref>{{cite web|title=NEW! Online auction of Tiger Stadium memorabilia draws $192,729|url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2007/10/14/new-online-auction-of-tiger-stadium-memorabilia-draws-192729/|website=The Oakland Press|agency=Associated Press|date=October 24, 2007|access-date=September 12, 2019|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124094045/https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2007/10/14/new-online-auction-of-tiger-stadium-memorabilia-draws-192729/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation awarded the demolition contract on April 22, 2008, with the speculation that demolition revenue would come from the sale of scrap metal.<ref>{{cite web|first=Robert|last=Ankeny|title=Contract approved for Tiger Stadium demolition|url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20080422/SUB/231427376/contract-approved-for-tiger-stadium-demolition|website=Crain's Detroit Business|date=April 22, 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124070400/https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20080422/SUB/231427376/contract-approved-for-tiger-stadium-demolition|archivedate=January 24, 2021|access-date=September 12, 2019}}</ref> Demolition began on June 30, 2008.<ref name=Blade/> A week into demolition, it was announced that the field, foul poles, and flagpole would be preserved.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tiger Stadium Field, Foul Poles to Be Saved|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3481389|website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press|date=July 10, 2008|access-date=September 12, 2019|archive-date=January 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121184237/http://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3481389|url-status=live}}</ref>
After a hiatus wherein various plans to preserve portions of the stadium were considered,<ref>{{cite news|title=Partial Demolition of Tiger Stadium Almost Done|url=
[[File:Tiger Stadium site 2011.jpeg|thumb|260px|The site in October 2011]]
===Redevelopment===
During the summer of 2010, a group calling itself "The Navin Field Grounds Crew" began maintaining the playing field and hosting vintage baseball, youth baseball, and softball games at the site.<ref>{{cite web|first=James|last=Hughes|title=Saving Tiger Stadium|url=http://grantland.com/features/tiger-stadium-navin-field-grounds-crew-demolition-resurrection/|website=Grantland|date=April 7, 2014|access-date=September 13, 2019|archive-date=June 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617225153/https://grantland.com/features/tiger-stadium-navin-field-grounds-crew-demolition-resurrection/|url-status=live}}</ref> There was at one time also a sign on the enclosing fence labeling the site "[[Ernie Harwell]] Park".<ref>{{cite web|author=DetroitDerek Photography|title=Ernie Harwell Park ( site of former Tiger Stadium )|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/detroitderek/8455022770|website=Flickr|date=November 12, 2012|access-date=September 13, 2019|archive-date=November 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120183622/https://www.flickr.com/photos/detroitderek/8455022770|url-status=live}}</ref>
On December 16, 2014, a $33 million project by Larson Realty Group to redevelop the old Tiger Stadium site was approved by Detroit's Economic Development Corporation. Development plans included a four-story building along Michigan Avenue with about {{convert|30000|sqft}} of retail space and 102 residential property rental units, each averaging {{convert|800|sqft}}. Along Trumbull Avenue, 24 town homes were planned for sale. Detroit's Police Athletic League (PAL) headquarters would relocate to the site and maintain the field. PAL would build its new headquarters and related facilities on the western and northern edges of the site while preserving the historic playing field for youth sports, including high school and college baseball.<ref>{{cite news|first=Dan|last=Austin|title=Renderings reveal future of Tiger Stadium, field|url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2014/12/15/tiger-stadium-development-deal/20466685/|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=December 15, 2014|access-date=December 16, 2014|archive-date=December 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216091249/http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2014/12/15/tiger-stadium-development-deal/20466685/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Louis|last=Aguilar|title=Key approval given to Tiger Stadium plans|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2014/12/15/latest-plan-tiger-stadium-residential-retail/20467759/|newspaper=The Detroit News|date=December 16, 2014|access-date=December 16, 2014|archive-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217054912/http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2014/12/15/latest-plan-tiger-stadium-residential-retail/20467759/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Mike|last=Bertha|title=Who wants to live at Tiger Stadium? Development deal to include houses, preservation of field|url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/who-wants-to-live-at-tiger-stadium-development-deal-to-include-houses-preservation-of-field/c-104221028|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=December 16, 2014|access-date=December 16, 2014|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021231601/https://www.mlb.com/cut4/who-wants-to-live-at-tiger-stadium-development-deal-to-include-houses-preservation-of-field/c-104221028|url-status=live}}</ref> Construction of the project began in June 2016.<ref name=Dudar/>
In 2018, the [[Corner Ballpark]] opened at the site.<ref name=Dudar/>
==Films and television==
The stadium was seen in the 1980 feature film ''[[Raging Bull]]'' where it was the site of two of [[Jake LaMotta]]'s championship boxing matches.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jeff|last=Merron|title=Reel Life: 'Raging Bull'|url=https://www.espn.com/page2/s/closer/020703.html|publisher=ESPN|access-date=September 13, 2019|archive-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329230238/http://www.espn.com/page2/s/closer/020703.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
It was depicted in Disney's award-winning ''[[Tiger Town]]'', a 1983 made-for-television baseball film written and directed by Detroit native, Alan Shapiro, starring [[Roy Scheider]], [[Sparky Anderson]], [[Ernie Harwell]] and [[Mary Wilson (singer)|Mary Wilson]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Bruce|last=Markusen|title="Tiger Town" film was shot on location at Tiger Stadium in 1983|url=https://www.vintagedetroit.com/blog/2016/12/28/tiger-town-film-shot-location-tiger-stadium-1983/|website=Vintage Detroit|date=December 28, 2016|access-date=September 13, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was also seen in ''[[Renaissance Man (film)|Renaissance Man]]'' and ''[[Hardball (film)|Hardball]]''.<ref>{{cite book|first=William A.|last=Gordon|title=Shot on This Site: A Traveler's Guide to the Places and Locations Used to Film Famous Movies and Television Shows|url=https://archive.org/details/shotonthissitetr00gord|url-access=registration|publisher=Carol Publishing Group|year=1995|page=[https://archive.org/details/shotonthissitetr00gord/page/121 121]|isbn=978-0806516479}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=
In the summer of 2000, the [[HBO]] movie ''[[61*]]'' was filmed at Tiger Stadium. The film dramatized the efforts of New York Yankees teammates [[Mickey Mantle]] and [[Roger Maris]] during the 1961 season to break fellow Yankee Babe Ruth's single-season home run record of 60. For the film, computer-generated visual effects were used to make Tiger Stadium resemble [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] in 1961. Yankee Stadium is listed in the credits at the end of the film as being played by Tiger Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|first=Mike|last=Duffy|title=Billy Crystal directing HBO docudrama on Maris and Mantle|url=https://journaltimes.com/billy-crystal-directing-hbo-docudrama-on-maris-and-mantle/article_e566ee7d-e39b-58a6-900b-55c680420a31.html|website=The Journal Times|date=June 23, 2000|access-date=September 13, 2019|archive-date=February 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209082454/https://journaltimes.com/billy-crystal-directing-hbo-docudrama-on-maris-and-mantle/article_e566ee7d-e39b-58a6-900b-55c680420a31.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Beth|last=Harris|title=HBO revisits Mantle, Maris home-run race of '61|url=http://old.post-gazette.com/sports/other/20010425hbonet.asp|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|agency=Associated Press|date=April 25, 2001|access-date=September 13, 2019|archive-date=February 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209082453/http://old.post-gazette.com/sports/other/20010425hbonet.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
During the last days in which part of Tiger Stadium was still standing, scenes for the film ''[[Kill the Irishman]]'', which were used to depict [[Cleveland Stadium]], were shot at the stadium.<ref>{{cite web|title=Film shoots at Tiger Stadium ahead of demolition|url=https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/pro/2009/06/04/Film-shoots-at-Tiger-Stadium-ahead-of-demolition/stories/feed/feed/index.rss|website=Toledo Blade|agency=Associated Press|date=June 4, 2009|access-date=September 13, 2019|archive-date=February 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209082454/https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/pro/2009/06/04/Film-shoots-at-Tiger-Stadium-ahead-of-demolition/stories/feed/feed/index.rss|url-status=live}}</ref>
The pilot of the HBO series ''[[Hung (TV series)|Hung]]'' featured the stadium's demolition in its opening scene.<ref>{{cite news
==In popular culture==
* Artist Gene Mack, who drew a series of pictures of several figures and ballparks, mentioned a bone that [[Ty Cobb]] used to "bone" his bats as part of his care for them. The bone stayed in the clubhouse after he left the Tigers in 1926 and, indeed, after he retired in 1928.<ref>{{cite web|title=Briggs Stadium cartoon, undated <nowiki>|</nowiki> Digital Collection|url=https://collection.baseballhall.org/PASTIME/briggs-stadium-cartoon-undated|website=Baseball Hall of Fame|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130142041/https://collection.baseballhall.org/PASTIME/briggs-stadium-cartoon-undated|archivedate=November 30, 2021|access-date=September 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Often-Remodeled Briggs Stadium|url=https://imgur.io/D4b7cQf|website=Imgur|access-date=May 30, 2022|archive-date=May 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530212825/https://imgur.io/D4b7cQf|url-status=live}}</ref>
* In the music video for rapper [[Eminem]]'s song "[[Beautiful (Eminem song)|Beautiful]]", Eminem can be seen walking through the stadium, showing the destruction of the stadium.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eminem shoots 'Beautiful' video in Detroit|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2009/06/26/Eminem-shoots-Beautiful-video-in-Detroit/74331246016193/|website=United Press International|date=June 26, 2009|access-date=September 13, 2019|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116093442/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2009/06/26/Eminem-shoots-Beautiful-video-in-Detroit/74331246016193/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Jessica|last=Nunez|title=Eminem's 'Beautiful' video tells Detroit's story too|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/2009/07/eminems_beautiful_video.html|website=MLive|date=July 7, 2009|access-date=September 13, 2019|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126093148/https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/2009/07/eminems_beautiful_video.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The site was filmed for the ''Hung'' episode "Fat Off My Love or I'm the Allergen".<ref>{{cite web|first=Emily
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| 52,904<ref>{{cite web
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| 52,850<ref>{{cite web
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| 53,089<ref>{{cite web
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| 54,226<ref>{{cite web
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| 53,676<ref>{{cite web
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| 52,067<ref>{{cite web
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| 52,687<ref>{{cite web
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