This is a sale for a 100% Authentic and Game Used Jersey for the Detroit Tigers Curtis Granderson for the 2007 Jackie Robinson (42) Day game played against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 15, 2007. Pix include the MLB Hologram Sticker, the screen from the MLB Authentication Database, and the 2007 game box score where Grandy had four (4) at Bats with one (1) Hit and one (1) Run!! Through June, Granderson ranked first among American League (AL) outfielders in triples (14), third in doubles (22), tied for fourth in runs (58) and tied for 10th in homers (11) with a. 289 batting average in the 2007 season. Although Granderson was not listed on the 2007 All-Star Game ballot, due to the Tigers’ decision to put Gary Sheffield as an outfielder on the ballot, he still received 376,033 write-in votes, the most write-in votes for any player. Granderson was named the AL Player of the Week on July 16, the first time he had won the award , as he hit. 500 (8 for 16) with two doubles, a triple, and a home run during that week. 938, drove in two runs, scored seven runs, and had fifteen total bases during Detroit’s four-game series against the Seattle Mariners. On August 7, Granderson became the second player in franchise history to have at least 30 doubles, 15 triples, 15 home runs, and ten stolen bases in a single season when he hit a double in a game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The other Tiger to accomplish this feat was Charlie Gehringer in 1930. He became the sixth member of baseball’s 20-20-20 club on September 7 , joining the Kansas City Royals’ George Brett (1979), Willie Mays of the New York Giants (1957), Cleveland’s Jeff Heath (1941), St. Louis’ Jim Bottomley (1928), and Frank Schulte of the Chicago Cubs (1911). Granderson stole his 20th base of the season on September 9, joining Mays and Schulte as the only players in major league history to reach 20 doubles, 20 triples, 20 home runs, and 20 stolen bases in a season , a feat accomplished by the Philadelphia Phillies’ Jimmy Rollins 21 days later. 302 with 23 home runs for the season, and was 26 for 27 in stolen base attempts. He also improved his plate discipline, as he finished seventh in the AL in strikeouts with 141. He was one of only six batters in the AL to have at least 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases, along with teammate Gary Sheffield, Ian Kinsler, Alex Rodriguez, Grady Sizemore and B. During the 2007 season, Granderson accumulated 23 triples, which led all of baseball. The American League and Detroit Tigers record is 26 triples, a feat achieved by the all-time triples king, Sam Crawford, in 1914. Granderson is the first player since 1949 to manage at least 23 in a single season. Only ten of his triples were at home despite the fact Comerica Park has seen more triples since it opened in 2000 than any other ballpark in baseball. Joined the 20-20-30-20 club, having more than 20 triples, 20 home runs, 30 doubles, and 20 stolen bases. The last player to accomplish the feat was Wildfire Schulte in 1911. Granderson’s 23 triples were as much or more than six entire teams managed in 2007; the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners and St. Louis Cardinals all had no more than 23 team triples. This is a MUST HAVE piece for the biggest of Tigers & MLB memorabilia fans. This item is in the category “Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Game Used Memorabilia\Baseball-MLB\Jerseys”. The seller is “mitten_state_of_mind” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Sport: Baseball
- Officially Licensed: Yes
- Player: Curtis Granderson
- Team: Detroit Tigers
- Features: Used in Game
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Jersey
- Modified Item: No
- Event/Tournament: Jackie Robinson Day
