October 14 is a big day for Tigers fans, historically. While the Detroit club didn’t quite make it to the postseason this year, and their dreams of another trip to the World Series will need to wait a little bit longer, we can still look back and appreciate how big of a day October 14 is for Tigers fans, with some of the most exciting moments in the last 40 years coming on the date.
It’s worth noting, before we get into the good stuff, that October 13, a day we chose not to spotlight, is the anniversary of the worst home run ever hit against the Tigers, in David Ortiz’s 2013 ALCS grand slam for the Boston Red Sox that sent Torii Hunter over a bullpen wall and was ultimately the nail in the coffin for the Tigers.