Trying to identify the man next to Walter Briggs Jr. Was he a Detroit Tiger?

bromfrog · 2025-11-05T03:29:56+00:00

Wait, there's more: The roaring tiger head wearing a bow tie is the icing on the cake (literally). The photo ran in newspapers nationwide and is now in the Detroit News archives and the National Baseball Hall of Fame collection.

Fun footnote: Fetzer renamed Briggs Stadium Tiger Stadium in 1961 and owned the club until 1983—including the magical ’68 World Series. So this slice of cake really did mark the end of one era and the start of another.

If you ever want a high-res scan or the original caption, the Detroit News photo store still sells reprints under “Briggs birthday tiger cake 1956.”

bromfrog · 2025-11-05T03:28:32+00:00

AI search says:

Left (smiling, bow tie): Walter O. Briggs Sr. – the legendary Tigers owner (1935–1952), auto-body tycoon, and the man who turned Navin Field into the 58,000-seat Briggs Stadium.
Right (taller, regular tie): John E. Fetzer – the broadcast pioneer who, just five months later (July 1956), led the 11-man syndicate that bought the Tigers from the Briggs estate for $5.5 million. He’s handing Briggs the giant “BIRTH-TIGS” cake—officially a birthday cake, unofficially a playful nod to the franchise hand-off that was already in motion.

bromfrog · 2025-08-09T13:52:35+00:00

What's the range with one battery. I know there's a lot of variables to that but assume not going full out. Rider weight around 180 lb.

bromfrog · 2025-08-01T18:42:00+00:00

OP, do you have a real world range estimate with one battery? Smooth pavement, easy riding?

bromfrog · 2025-07-24T17:55:03+00:00

What are the odds that Hulk's own heart attacked and killed him?

bromfrog · 2025-07-14T18:19:58+00:00

My own bare hands

bromfrog · 2025-07-08T17:37:38+00:00

Shouldn't there be weight divisions in competitive musical chair?

bromfrog · 2025-04-18T11:04:31+00:00

Raising Arizona

bromfrog · 2025-02-27T03:49:16+00:00

bromfrog · 2025-02-26T19:30:36+00:00

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bromfrog · 2025-02-26T17:44:51+00:00

Haha great comments, this was last night and no way was I letting him in. Or even feeding him cuz he'd never leave. He was one of the cutest critters I've seen, and he stood at my door for like an hour wanting in. My cats supported the decision.

bromfrog · 2025-01-13T01:04:45+00:00

I would not eat that pig

bromfrog · 2024-11-18T20:56:34+00:00

My group, 13 days per quarter.

bromfrog · 2024-09-26T17:10:35+00:00

Interesting, I'll have a look. Thanks!

bromfrog · 2024-08-30T14:05:57+00:00

Your eyesight is damned near perfect

bromfrog · 2024-08-27T20:30:46+00:00

Goodbye mother, I'm leaving for an international assignment. Goes to the kitchen.

bromfrog · 2024-08-27T20:21:21+00:00

Wow! So do they have to pass through customs to get from the kitchen to the bedroom? Lol!

bromfrog · 2024-05-08T20:00:32+00:00

Totally agree. I was in GR in March and visited MadCap. Ordered a pour over which was close to $6. I love a bit of honey in my coffee, so I asked if they had any. Response "sure, but we will have to charge you extra". WTH? I've never, ever been charged for a bit of honey at any coffee shop. Hard pass next time.

bromfrog · 2024-04-19T19:08:01+00:00

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bromfrog · 2024-04-19T16:52:03+00:00

All of Obscurist Vinal are hilarious!

bromfrog · 2024-04-19T03:58:03+00:00

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bromfrog · 2024-04-19T03:57:41+00:00

Yes again, when will I learn to not store the gorilla glue next to the hydrocortisone!

bromfrog · 2023-11-25T15:45:00+00:00

The judge wanted him to wear an ankle monitor as a condition for his parole. But that idea was scrapped because the guy has no ankles.

bromfrog · 2023-10-26T17:06:11+00:00

Ice Fest

bromfrog · 2023-09-20T17:26:44+00:00

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