WALKER -- Former Detroit Tigers left-handed pitcher Frank Tanana is scheduled to speak about his early experiences in the major leagues to his transformational moment as a Christian at 7:30 a.m ...

Not many pitchers have reinvented themselves like Frank Tanana did. In his prime with the Angels, he threw a 100-mph fastball and made three consecutive All-Star games (1976-78). From 1975 to 1978 ...

Frank Tanana, the thinking man`s pitcher ... The loss ended the Sox`s chances of matching or exceeding the 17-game home streak compiled by the 1983 AL West champions. ”No streak lasts forever ...

Frank Tanana's career-defining moment, as far as Detroit Tigers fans are concerned, came on Oct. 4, 1987. Tanana fired a six-hit, 1-0 complete-game shutout over the Toronto Blue Jays in the ...

With the California Angels — where the left-hander started his 21-year career — Tanana formed one of the ... I had thrown a fastball out over the plate to Willie and he hit it right back ...

Playing in the major leagues for 21 seasons taught Frank Tanana all kinds of lessons. The former Detroit Tigers pitcher, who attended Detroit Catholic Central High School before being selected in ...

COMSTOCK PARK — Frank Tanana was running out ... It was huge (returning home) to be able to put on a Tiger uniform.” Tanana would pitch with the Tigers for eight seasons, winning 96 games ...