Mickey Cochrane

Mickey Cochrane, Babe Ruth and Charlie Gehringer at Briggs Stadium in the later 1930s.

Mickey Cochran plaque Baseball Hall of Fame. My friend Mary's Grandfather.

Hall of Fame catcher, Mickey Cochrane, before a 1936 Spring Training game in Lakeland, Florida.

Charles Leo "Gabby" Hartnett (December 20, 1900 - December 20, 1972) was an National Major League Baseball catcher and manager who played nearly his entire career with the Chicago Cubs. He is widely considered to have been the greatest National League catcher in the first half of the 20th century. Hartnett was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island as the oldest of 14 children. Joining the Cubs in 1922, he proved himself an excellent backstop through the 1920s; but a succession of injuries often…

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Mickey Cochrane & Frankie Frisch

Read a piece of Tom Stanton’s book, “Terror in the City of Champions.”

Sometimes a defining visual brand is achieved via a combination of 1) strong leadership and 2) good fortune. The Detroit Tigers' classic Old English "D" is one such example. The Tigers' D has been a staple of the team's visual identity since 1904 , when it was first featured on their roa

Mickey Cochrane - Detroit Tigers - Catcher