Second Most Games Caught For The Detroit Tigers
Stanage joined the Tigers in 1909 and eventually replaced Boss Schmidt as Detroit's regular catcher. Stanage caught more games for the Detroit Tigers than any catcher except Bill Freehan. The Top 3 in games caught for the Tigers are:
- Bill Freehan - 1,581 (1961–1976)
- Oscar Stanage - 1,074 (1909–1920, 1925)
- Lance Parrish - 1,039 (1977–1986)
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“Whatever games are played with us, we must play no games with ourselves, but deal in our privacy with the last honesty and truth.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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“When two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded.”
—Chinese proverb.