Jason Wood had a career that spanned ten years but was less than a
seasons worth of games and only a few were with the Tigers. He started his
career in the majors in 1998 with Oakland . He did not get much of a look see
as he played only three games with only one plate appearance for the A’s before
they sent him to Detroit for Bip Roberts. With Detroit Jason got in 10 games as
a first baseman, shortstop and DH with 26 plate appearances. He got 8 hits and
3 walks for a .423 on base percentage. He returned to the Tiges in 1999 and got
in 27 games. This time he played first, second, third, short and DH. While he
gained more positions he had fewer hits with more at bats. His batting average
dropped to .159 with a .196 on base percentage. At the end of the season he
became a free agent. He resurfaced in the majors in 2006 with the Marlins. He
stayed there through 2008. While with the Marlins he played the outfield and
pitched as well. He played in 5 seasons over 10 years and only appeared in 153
games.
Billy Ripken was known for being Cal ’s brother long before he
became a Tiger. He had played 7 years with the Orioles as a starting second
baseman and had some good seasons. In 1990 he led the O’s with a .290 average.
In 1993 he signed with the Rangers as a free agent. He stayed there fo two
years before joining the Indians for a season. Then he went back to Baltimore .
Once more he went to the Rangers in 1997 and finally in 1998 he signed with the
Tigers. He was mainly a shortstop for the Tigers in 1998 but also played a
couple games at first, second and third. He hit .270 with the Tigers in 27
games and was released in July. He was done as a major leaguer after that.
Neil Chrisley spent most of his career as a Tiger. He started his
career the Senators in 1957 and 1958 as a back up outfielder. He hit .204 for
the Senators with five homers and 29 RBI’s in 131 games. He was traded to
Detroit after the 1958 season with Rocky Bridges and Eddie Yost for Reno
Bertoia, Jim Delsing and Ron Samford. In 1959 and 1960 Neil hit .215 for the
Tiges as a back up outfielder. At the end of the season he was drafted by the
Los Angeles Angels in the expansion draft and ignominiously returned to the
Tigers that very same day. He was then sent to the Milwaukee Braves to finish
an earlier trade of Dick Brown, Chuck Cottier and Terry Fox for Frank Bolling
and a player to be named in Neil. He was purchased by the Mets in October of
1961 but again, before the season started, the expansion Mets returned Neil to
the Braves. For his career Neil was a .210 hitter over five seasons.
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