August 4, 1956 footage of Tigers versus Yankees at Briggs Stadium

On this 2011 Detroit Tigers Opening Day, let's take a stroll down memory lane to The Corner. This color footage is from an August 8, 1956 game at Briggs Stadium (later renamed Tiger Stadium) against the New York Yankees.

Here is the box score from the game -

NYY 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 0 DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x - 5 9 1

Mickey Mantle hit two home runs off of Tigers great, Virgil Trucks (he pitched 2 no-hitters in 1952), but the good guys came from behind in the 8th inning on Al Kaline's second home run of the day (2 men on, no out) to win 5-4.

The Mackinac Bridge under construction ca. 1956

Included in the slew of old photos I found quite a few gems from Michigan's past. There are about 16 or 18 shots of the Mackinac Bridge during its construction in 1956, the year before it opened. Watch a slideshow of all of the photos I have uploaded so far -