NorthWoods Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago 7 hours ago, chasfh said: The Caesars used to play their home games in a park in East Detroit. I think it was called Memorial Park? It’s was also the first time I had ever heard the Queen song “We Will Rock You” in a sports context. Or maybe it was “We Are The Champions”? One or the other—the songs are connected and were only months old at the time. They played it after hitting a home run, which was, like, a dozen times a game. I also remember a home run hitter they had on the team named, I believe, Rick Trudeau? I can’t believe I remember so much stuff about them since it’s pushing a half century ago. We need someone like that Ford lad to man 3rd base for us this year. "Six Caesars made the all-league team - Mike Gouin (.561 BA, 35 HRs, 124 RBIs), Ron Ford (.607, 85 HRs, 184 RBIs, 150 runs scored), Mike Nye (.659, 36 HRs, 104 RBIs), Bert Smith (.512, 53 HRs, 122 RBIs), Tony Mazza (23-6 pitching record) and Doug Gerdes (.599, 60 HRs, 124 RBIs). Caesars Jim Mitchell (.603, 37 HRs, 77 RBIs), Al Gibson (.527, 26 HRs, 60 RBIs) and Tex Collins (.569, 61 HRs, 119 RBIs) had excellent seasons in support." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Caesars Quote
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