Norman Dalton Cash was an American Major League Baseball first baseman who spent almost his entire career with the Detroit Tigers.
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25 Facts About Norm Cash
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Norm Cash led the AL in assists three times and fielding percentage twice; he ranked among the all-time leaders in assists and double plays upon his retirement, and was fifth in AL history in games at first base.
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Norm Cash appeared in 58 games for the 1959 AL pennant-winners; the August 25 acquisition of Ted Kluszewski left him on the White Sox bench.
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Norm Cash was hitless in four pinch-hitting appearances in the World Series.
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Norm Cash filled the middle of the Tigers lineup for 15 seasons as part of one of the sport's top offenses.
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In 1960, Norm Cash grounded into no double plays, the first American League player to accomplish that since league records on this stat were started in 1940.
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Norm Cash hit the ball over Tiger Stadium's right-field roof four times in his career.
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On his own team, Norm Cash was overshadowed by his future Hall-of-Fame roommate Al Kaline.
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Norm Cash was the only American League player to hit at least 20 home runs every season from 1961 to 1969.
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Norm Cash finished second in the league in home runs three times, with the Tigers finishing among the AL's top three scoring teams every year from 1961 through 1968.
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Norm Cash was considered one of the better defensive first basemen of the 1960s, leading the league in putouts, fielding percentage and assists.
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Apart from his batting accomplishments, Norm Cash was a favorite with his teammates, the media, and Tiger fans.
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Norm Cash was known for his hard living and his sense of humor.
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On July 15,1973, as Nolan Ryan was working on his second career no-hitter, Norm Cash went to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, holding a table leg from the clubhouse instead of a regulation bat.
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Once Norm Cash was trapped between first and second base about to be tagged out.
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Norm Cash stopped in his tracks and formed a "T" with his hands to call time-out.
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One trick Norm Cash frequently tried, occurred when play resumed after a rain delay, Northrup recalled.
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Norm Cash was noted for never wearing a batting helmet during his major league career, being one of the few veteran players who was permitted not to do so after helmets were mandated in 1971.
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Norm Cash holds Tigers career defensive records at first base in games, putouts, assists, and double plays, having broken the marks set by Hank Greenberg and Rudy York.
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In October 1986, Norm Cash drowned in an accident off Beaver Island in northern Lake Michigan when he slipped off a dock and struck his head.
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Norm Cash's body was discovered about 11 am in 15 feet of water at Beaver Island.
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