Here are the six statues that impressively sit above the left field stands at Comerica. They were sculpted by Omri Amrany. Initially, there were five statues: Cobb, Gehringer, Greenberg, Kaline and Newhouser. Then someone noticed that no black player was represented, and Willie Horton was added. This is an example of statuary affirmative action, as Horton, unlike the others, is not a Hall of Famer, and has not had his number retired (neither did Cobb, but he played in the days before numbers). But it was a nice gesture nonetheless, as Horton was a force and team leader on a team that helped calm a burning city back in the 1960s.
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| Wille Horton |
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| Ty Cobb, spikes high |
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| Hank Greenberg |
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| Charlie Gehringer, who is also a distant relative of mine. |
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| Hal Newhouser |
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| Al Kaline, my favorite Tiger |
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