Tiger comeback Kid 1971....at age 36 not much
a kid and 7th oldest player in the league... .an amazing season
since he was known about the league for his fun loving, outspoken ways....known
to drink an alcoholic beverage or two, or several....this scenario usually not
the back-story of doubling home runs and
an 80% rise in run driven in….his second best season...but his best season was way
back in 1961 would be hard to top…. an outstanding offensive display….the best
batting average in the decade…..361 complementing 131 RBIs 41 homers…number
obscured by the Maris Mantle pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run mark…..A quick
ascension for the former White Sox
farmhand acquired just a year earlier…..next year BA free fell to .243 but
power numbers were still strong….from then on he is a consistent source of 20+ home runs in
Tiger line up that changed very little for another 8-9 years…1970 was a
difficult year dropping to 15 home runs and 53 RBIs….seemed to signify the
end....post 1971 played as a regular for next two years posted fair hitting
figures; typical for him...limited work
in final year of 1974.....traded twice in the winter of 1959/60, first Chisox to Cleveland then to
Detroit....a steal for Tigers who gave up outfielder that only played 5 games
for the tribe...Cash played in 2018 games....lost his life in drowning accident
at age 51.
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