Is Jim Northrup still alive?

Is Jim Northrup still alive?

Deceased (1939–2011)
Jim Northrup/Living or Deceased

Is Norm Cash still alive?

Deceased (1933–1986)
Norm Cash/Living or Deceased

Did Norm Cash wear a helmet?

Cash was also noted for never wearing a batting helmet during his major league career, being one of the few veteran players who was permitted not to do so after helmets were mandated in 1971. Protective liners, however, were required to be worn inside their caps.

Who hit balls out of Tiger Stadium?

One of Cecil Fielder’s most memorable moments was when he absolutely obliterated a home run at Tiger Stadium against the Oakland Athletics. Have a look to see just how far this moonshot went.

Where did Jim Northrup live at?

Northrup died on June 8, 2011, from a seizure. Longtime friend Bill Wischman said Northrup had been recently admitted to an assisted living facility in Holly, Michigan, 20 miles from his home in Highland.

What killed Jim Northrup?

8 June 2011, Holly, Michigan, United States
Jim Northrup/Died

What Detroit Tiger drowned?

Norm Cash
Norm Cash, a first baseman for the Detroit Tigers for 15 years and the American League batting champion in 1961, apparently drowned today while boating on northern Lake Michigan, authorities said.

Did Kevin Cash play baseball?

Early life. Cash played for Northside Little League in Tampa, Florida, as a second baseman on the team that reached the 1989 Little League World Series. He later played college baseball for the Florida State Seminoles baseball team under head coach Mike Martin.

How old was Norm Cash when he died?

52 years (1933–1986)
Norm Cash/Age at death

What’s the longest home run Bo Jackson ever hit?

According to the Royals, Jackson’s 475-foot home run is still the longest home run hit in a regular season game in the stadium’s history. Johnny Bench hit one 480 feet to left field during the 1973 All-Star Game. Jackson would go on to hit 140 more moonshots, lasers and frozen-rope dingers.

How old is Jim Northrup?

71 years (1939–2011)
Jim Northrup/Age at death

Jim Northrup Dies at 71; Propelled Tigers to Title. DETROIT (AP) — Jim Northrup, the outfielder who hit a decisive two-run triple in Game 7 of the 1968 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, propelling the Detroit Tigers to their first championship since 1945, died on Wednesday in Grand Blanc, Mich. He was 71.

How many games did Jim Northrup play for the Detroit Tigers?

Northrup played 151 games at all three spots in the Detroit outfield in 1968, including 103 games in right field, many in place of the injured Al Kaline. Northrup had a range factor of 2.17 – well above the league average of 1.80. But Northrup’s principal value was as a batter.

What was Jim Northrup’s batting average in 1965?

In 1965, Northrup had a .205 batting average as he appeared in 54 games in the Detroit outfield, competing for playing time with Al Kaline, Don Demeter, Gates Brown, and fellow rookie Willie Horton. In 1966, Northrup won a spot as the Tigers starting right fielder, as Kaline moved to center field.

Where did Jim Northrup grow up in Michigan?

In 12 postseason games, he batted .286 (12-for-42) with 4 runs, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 9 RBI and 3 walks. Northrup was born in Breckenridge, Michigan, a small farm town 25 miles west of Saginaw. Northrup grew up on his grandfather’s farm.

What are the names of Jim Northrup’s children?

He also married his college sweetheart, Jean, and later the couple had three children: James Thomas II (born in 1961), Paige Leigh (born 1963), and Maria Kate (born 1969). Northrup steadily improved in three more seasons of minor league ball.