With this year’s Tiger spring training roster including such a great name as Charlie Furbush, now seems a fitting occasion to look back on some of the most delightfully unusual names ever to grace a Tiger uniform. According to an informal office poll, here they are.
Boom-Boom Beck
Pitcher, 1944
Red Cox
Pitcher, 1920
Snooks Dowd
Second Base, 1919
Goose Goslin
Outfielder, 1934-1937
Howard Johnson
Third Base, 1982-1984
Rusty Kuntz
Outfielder, 1984-1985
Slim Love
Pitcher, 1919-1920
Heinie Manush
Outfielder, 1923-1927
Dick Sharon
Outfielder, 1973-1974
Kid Speer
Pitcher, 1909
Tuck Stainback
Outfielder, 1940-1941
Dizzy Trout
Pitcher, 1939-1952
Coot Veal
Shortstop, 1958-1960, 1963
This article appears in Apr 6-12, 2011.
