On This Day: January 12
Posted on by Baseballia
1972
The owner of the Detroit Tigers, John Fetzer, announces the team has signed a lease to build a $126M domed stadium along the river in downtown Detroit. It will seat 52,000 for baseball, and 60,000 for football. Lawsuits, a failed bond issue, and the Silverdome in nearby Pontiac eventually kill the idea. The Tigers will not have a new stadium until 2000.
