1948 – Rookie George Vico drives in seven runs to pace the Tigers to a 10 – 3 win over the Browns. Vico is one better than a cycle, collecting two doubles, a triple and homer to back Virgil Trucks’ sparkling one-hit relief effort over 6+ innings.

1948 – Rookie George Vico drives in seven runs to pace the Tigers to a 10 – 3 win over the Browns. Vico is one better than a cycle, collecting two doubles, a triple and homer to back Virgil Trucks’ sparkling one-hit relief effort over 6+ innings.

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1948 – Rookie George Vico drives in seven runs to pace the Tigers to a 10 – 3 win over the Browns. Vico is one better than a cycle, collecting two doubles, a triple and homer to back Virgil Trucks’ sparkling one-hit relief effort over 6+ innings.

George Vico homers on the first pitch he ever sees in the major leagues, becoming only the fifth player to accomplish the feat.
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George Vico homers on the first pitch he ever sees in the major leagues, becoming only the fifth player to accomplish the feat.

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On Opening Day, George Vico homers on the first pitch he ever sees in the major leagues, becoming only the fifth player to accomplish the feat. The home run, given up by White Sox hurler Joe Haynes, is the first of only a dozen the Tigers rookie first baseman collects in his brief two-year career.