Today’s Tiger: Richie Hebner
Richie Hebner
Born: Nov. 26, 1947 in Boston Acquired: Traded by the Mets to the Tigers for Phil Mankowski and Jerry Morales on Oct. 31, 1979. Seasons in Detroit: Parts of three seasons (1980-82) Uniform Number: 2 Stats: .267 avg., 25 HR, 128 RBI, .769 OPSRichie Hebner didn’t swing at the baseball as much as he chopped at it. That hacker’s cut was, the Tigers thought, an ideal fit for Tiger Stadium’s right field porch. It also served him well in the offseason when

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