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He couldn't repeat 1961 performance, but he enjoyed fun side of the game
FORTY YEARS AGO THIS SUMMER, A Tigers first baseman put together a season that would haunt him the rest of his career.
Norm Cash, dubbed "Stormin' Norman" by broadcaster Ernie Harwell, won the American League batting title with a .361 average, led the league in hits with 193, socked 41 home runs and drove in 132 runs.
The Tigers battled the Yankees for the pennant until September, winning 101 games, but Cash's performance was overshadowed by the historic home run race between New York's Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle.
This was 1961, the year of Maris' 61 homers ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Former Tiger Norm Cash.