Walter Briggs, Jr.

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Walter Owen "Spike" Briggs, Jr. (January 20, 1912 in Detroit, Michigan – July 31, 1970 in Detroit, Michigan) was an American Major League Baseball executive. He was owner of the Detroit Tigers for five seasons following the death of his father, Walter Briggs, Sr., in 1952. He graduated from Georgetown University.

Though Briggs wanted to keep his ownership of the Tigers and of Briggs Stadium, family estate administrators ordered both sold in 1956. A syndicate of 11 was put together, led by radio executives John Fetzer and Fred Knorr, which bought the club with an agreement to retain Briggs as executive vice president. The following season he also became general manager but resigned from both posts in April 1957.^[1]^[2]

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Preceded by Muddy Ruel	Detroit Tigers General Manager 1957	Succeeded by John McHale

v t e Principal owners of the Detroit Tigers franchise

James D. Burns Samuel F. Angus Bill Yawkey Bill Yawkey & Frank Navin Frank Navin Frank Navin & Walter Briggs, Sr. Walter Briggs, Sr. Walter Briggs, Jr. Fred Knorr & John Fetzer John Fetzer Tom Monaghan Mike Ilitch

Detroit Tigers general managers

Mickey Cochrane (1936–1938)
Jack Zeller (1938–1945)
George Trautman (1946)
Billy Evans (1946–1951)
Charlie Gehringer (1952–1953)
Muddy Ruel (1954–1956)
Walter Briggs, Jr. (1957)
John McHale (1957–1959)
Bill DeWitt (1959–1960)
Rick Ferrell (1960–1962)
Jim Campbell (1963–1983)
Bill Lajoie (1984–1990)
Joe McDonald (1991–1992)
Jerry Walker (1993)
Joe Klein (1994–1995)
Randy Smith (1996–2002)
Dave Dombrowski (2002–present)

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Name	Briggs Jr., Walter
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Short description	American baseball executive
Date of birth	January 20, 1912
Place of birth
Date of death	July 31, 1970
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