Greatest Detroit Tigers player of all time? Vote now #DetroitGOAT

Orion Sang | Detroit Free Press

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It’s the debate to end all debates — or to start them! Yes, it’s time to decide, once and for all, who’s the best pro athlete in Detroit team history, here in the Tournament of G.O.A.T.

A group of Free Press writers and editors got together and ranked the top 16 Pistons, Lions, Red Wings and Tigers, NCAA-bracket style.

Windsor: Debating the greatest player in Detroit pro sports team history

It's No. 1 vs. No. 2 for the greatest Tiger of all-time: Ty Cobb vs. Al Kaline.

Each Monday, a round of voting will begin and go through Thursday at 1 p.m. The winners will be announced each Sunday in the Detroit Free Press and on freep.com.

The voting will continue into July until we finally know Detroit’s Greatest Of All Time.

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Vote for the others:

Lions G.O.A.T.

Red Wings GO.A.T.

Pistons G.O.A.T.

(1) Ty Cobb vs.

(2) Al Kaline

Ty Cobb

Centerfielder | Years played in Detroit: 1905-1926 | Career Detroit stats: .368 BA, 111 home runs, 1,811 RBIs, 3,900 hits, 2,086 runs, .434 OBP

Last week's result: 1 Cobb def. 5 Hank Greenberg, 88.49% to 11.51%

The buzz: The Hall of Famer holds the MLB career record for highest batting average... At one point, he held nearly every batting record... Was the AL MVP in 1911... Triple Crown in 1909... 12-time AL batting champion... Named to MLB.com All-Century team.

Al Kaline

Right fielder and first baseman | Years played in Detroit: 1953-1974 | Career Detroit stats: .297 BA, 399 home runs, 1,582 RBIs, 3,007 hits, 1,622 runs, .376 OBP

Last week's result: 2 Kaline def. 6 Miguel Cabrera, 68.53% to 31.47%

The buzz: Hall of Famer won a World Series with Tigers in 1968... 15-time All-Star who also won 10 Gold Glove awards... AL batting champion in 1955... Batted over .300 nine times in his career.

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