Stanley Mickey Stanley Detroit Tigers
STANLEY
like in Mickey Stanley.
DEEtroit. Tigassszzz.
No.24
A solid kid.
Played center
like he OWNED it.
Decent arm
Stanley to Freehan
for the OUT AT THE PLATE at the plate.
YES SIR
that kid could run the bases.
He could ROUND them bases as well.
A decent number of home runs
back then
TiiiGer. Stadium.... was average size park
untill the nineties.
Too Big. Too Old.
440 ft STRAIGHT away
385 in the gaps.
A lot of lawn to COVER $.50 Bleachers ticket holders
to share his time with.
Often teasing them with a potential home run ball.
Trumble and Kaline Dr.
Home to OUR Stanley.
02252020
A FOND memory of a day at the park
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