Jim Northrup

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left  •  Throws: Right
6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)
Born: November 24, 1939 in Breckenridge, MI
Died: June 8, 2011  in Grand Blanc, MI
Buried: Ridgelawn Cemetery, Breckenridge, MI
High School: St. Louis HS (St. Louis, MI)
School: Alma College (Alma, MI)
Debut: September 30, 1964 (9,933rd in MLB history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: September 27, 1975
vs. NYY 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
Full Name: James Thomas Northrup
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Notable Events and Chronology for Jim Northrup Career

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September 8, 1967

The Tigers move into a first-place tie with the Twins, as Eddie Mathews and Jim Northrup hit home runs, and Mickey Lolich beats Tommy John, 4 – 1, at Chicago.

June 29, 1968

Jim Northrup of the Detroit Tigers sets a major league record by hitting his second grand slam of the week and ties a record by hitting his third slam of the month

August 17, 1969

The Tigers tie a club record with six homers, and Denny McLain wins his 19th as he brawls with Charlie Finley

August 28, 1969

Jim Northrup goes 6 for 6 as the Tigers beat the A’s, 5 – 3

September 7, 1971

Jim Northrup goes 5 for 5 with two home runs in a 3 – 2, 11-inning Tiger win over Washington.

October 11, 1972

Northrup’s wallop wins it for Tigers in ALCS Game 4

July 11, 1973

Jim Northrup knocks in eight runs and scores three times as the Tigers rout the Rangers, 14 – 2

August 7, 1974

As part of a youth movement, the Tigers release 1B Norm Cash and sell OF Jim Northrup to Montreal.

December 2, 1974

Pat Ownes unshakes Jim Campbells hand to cancel a trade of future Gold Glove Catcher Bob Boone for Bill Freeham

July 10, 1982

Larry Parrish of the Texas Rangers ties a major league record by clubbing his third grand slam within the span of a week

Northrup declined offers to play quarterback for the Chicago Bears and New York Titans to sign with the Tigers. A classic streak hitter and one of Detroit’s best in the clutch during the 1960s, he played right and center in a talented but crowded outfield that included Al Kaline, Willie Horton, and Mickey Stanley. In their 1968 World Championship season, he led the Tigers with 153 hits and 90 RBI, and broke up three no-hitters in April and May. He hit four grand slams that year. Two came in consecutive at-bats on June 24, and he added another on June 29 for three in one week, a ML record. He hit yet another off the Cardinals’ Larry Jaster in Game Six of the World Series. His two-run triple was the crucial blow in Game Seven. On August 28, 1969 against Oakland, he became the first Tiger since Ty Cobb to go six-for-six, finishing the game with a 13th-inning home run over the Tiger Stadium roof. In 1973, he had a second eight-RBI game, against Texas, and hit a career-high .307. Dealt twice in 1974, he retired a year later.

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