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3 unusual facts about Detroit Caesars


Detroit Caesars

A team called the Detroit Auto Kings was formed, played at Memorial Field with several Caesar stars, along with former Detroit Tiger Mickey Stanley, finishing second in the NASL, losing again to the Milwaukee Schlitz in the World Series.

With clever promotions tied in with the pizza chain and the signing of two former Detroit Tiger stars, Jim Northrup and Norm Cash, fans packed into the small stands by the thousands to witness not only Detroit's best softball players, but those that Illitch had brought to town to make his team into the powerhouse of professional softball.

Norm Cash

After retiring from baseball, Cash signed with the Detroit Caesars, a professional softball team, and played two seasons (1977–1978).



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