Actually Amigo Mio- it was Briggs Field- Mr. B acquired it in 1931-during the Great Depression era that smacked "Mo-Fro_Town" upsaid its haid-hard too. It was originally Navin Field-and was built in the Irish section (my heart of hearts)of Detroit- known as Corktown- not because they had "corked" bats, but from Co. Cork in the Blessed Isle- that's why all the seats were painted green-Here's a spin from Carl Jung's theory of synchronicity- you come home from work at Fords and trip over an alkaline battery on the apartment steps-later that night you hear that Al Kaline is going to Cooperstown-what a class guy and great ballplayer-first Tiger to make 6 figures in the 1960's era (Norm Cash, Charlie Maxwell) apologized to the City for being so overpaid-when a Millwright at GM might clear $30K with heavy overtime-puts him in League with Gehrig and Dimaggio, in my book!
