Now back to the
individual cards…Long time Tiger mainstay Willie Horton…Grew up in Detroit....Part of one of the most
stable lineups of the mid 60’s to early 70’s…unfortunately for the Tigers there was little new talent coming in past 1972 until 1976…Four time all star…Uniform number is retired by Detroit....Best season
was 1968 when achieved career marks for home runs and slugging while leading
the Tiger to a WS title…Especially impressive in a pitching dominated year…Horton
played longer than most of his 1968 teammates by virtue of the designated
hitter rule…Despite the stability of Horton’s time as a Tiger, he played on five AL
teams within two years at the end of his big league career…had problems with injuries from 1970 until 1974…He got healthier at the end playing 162 games for the Mariners in 1979 his second to last season in the bigs...incredible
dedication to the game…still played two more years in PCL, belting 39 home
runs plus a one year run in the Mexican League.
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