Baseball was played for the first time at Michigan and Trumbull in Detroit on April 28, 1896.

The Tigers beat the Columbus Senators, 17-2, in Bennett Park, named after former catcher Charlie Bennett, who had lost his legs in a train accident in 1894.

Jack Fifield of the Tigers, clad in the new gray uniform with maroon trim, threw out the first pitch and later, team captain and left fielder George Stallings hit the first home run.

Team owner George Arthur Van Der Beck spent $10,000 to build the 5,000-seat ballpark.

The Corner would later become Navin Field (1912), Briggs Stadium (1938) and Tiger Stadium (1961). The last game was played there Sept. 27, 1999.

Source: The Freep