Kirk Gibson Signs with Dodgers, 1988
On this date 34 years ago, Kirk Gibson signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. One of the stars of the 1984 Tigers World Series championship team, Gibson made the decision to leave his hometown team to move to the National League. And the decision paid big dividends--for Gibson and the Dodgers. Kirk earned NL Most Valuable Player honors, batting .290 with 25 HR and 76 RBI. In the game one of the World Series, Gibson hit one of the most important home runs in post-season history off Dennis Eckersley. Gibson's signing occurred on my first week at WXYZ-TV and I covered the press conference he held in Grosse Pointe Park.
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1997
Two years into his retirement, former Tigers outfielder Kirk Gibson looks back at expectations, results...
Kirk Gibson, Life after baseball, Part 1, 1997 / Two years into his retirement, former Tigers outfielder Kirk Gibson looks back at expectations, results and his post-baseball interests following a highly public career. He sat down with me in advance of the release of his book, "Bottom of the Ninth," detailing the ups and downs of a career that included key roles in a World Series championship in both leagues.
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1994
FROM THE ARCHIVES: the baseball strike in August of 1994 which wiped out the playoffs...
MLB Season Cancelled, Cecil Fielder Interview, WXYZ-TV / FROM THE ARCHIVES: the baseball strike in August of 1994 which wiped out the playoffs and World Series that year. The owners were attempting to institute a salary cap and the players balked. Fast forward and the start of the 2022 season is in jeopardy because the two sides have yet to reach an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement.
This is WXYZ-TV's coverage as the games stopped, including a live interview with the Tigers' Cecil Fielder, who had already hit 28 home runs and driven in 109 games.