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Tiger Stadium, previously known as Navin Field and Briggs Stadium, was a multi-use stadium located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The stadium was nicknamed "The Corner" for its location at the intersection of Michigan and Trumbull Avenues.
Six-thousand eight-hundred and seventy-three regular-season games, 35 postseason contents and a trio of spectacular All-Star Games, Tiger Stadium has been home to this great game of baseball. But more than anything, it has been a cherished home to our memories.
Briggs Stadium hosted its first night game on June 15, 1948. The Tigers were the last American League team to add lights, with only the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field holding out longer. The Cubbies played their first night game at Wrigley in 1988.
In 1961, Briggs Stadium was renamed Tiger Stadium when the team was bought by John Fetzer. Tiger fans became outraged in 1972 when Fetzer announced that he was going to build a new multipurpose stadium. At the polls that year, voters rejected bonds to construct a new stadium along the Detroit River.
Sep 18, 2012 · Navin Field would now be called Briggs Stadium. Back on the NFL front, the Detroit Lions were drawing crowds of 25,000 to their games at University of Detroit Stadium. The team felt it was time to reap the benefits of a larger stadium. On July 3, 1938, it was announced that the Lions would henceforth play their home games at Briggs Stadium.
Navin Field was a 23,000-seat stadium was designed by Osborn Engineering of Cleveland, Ohio. Walter Briggs Sr. purchased the Tigers after Navin’s death, and swiftly expanded the park before the start of the 1936 season, when the park became known as Briggs Stadium.
Tiger Stadium, previously known as Navin Field and Briggs Stadium, was a multi-use stadium located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The stadium was nicknamed "The Corner" for its location at the intersection of Michigan and Trumbull Avenues.
