World Series' Champ Mickey Stanley Reflects on a Life of Family and Baseball
Amanda Forrester / news@whmi.com
The roar of the crowd may have faded, but for former Detroit Tigers’ Mickey Stanley, that feeling is never far.
Born in Grand Rapids on July 20, 1942, Stanley grew up listening to the team and idolizing greats like Harvey Kuenn and Al Kaline. He said he didn’t join Little League because he was too far into the country, but he regularly played whatever pick-up games he could find before joining a Legion team and playing in high school. He was recruited by th...
The roar of the crowd may have faded, but for former Detroit Tigers’ Mickey Stanley, that feeling is never far.
Born in Grand Rapids on July 20, 1942, Stanley grew up listening to the team and idolizing greats like Harvey Kuenn and Al Kaline. He said he didn’t join Little League because he was too far into the country, but he regularly played whatever pick-up games he could find before joining a Legion team and playing in high school. He was recruited by th...