 Houtteman also took number 21 on his uniform, the number he had when he first arrived with the Tigers, because he felt that it had given both him and teammate George Kell, who won a batting title with the number, good luck.It appeared that "Hard Luck Houtteman" had returned as the 1952 Detroit Tigers season began.On April 2, 1952, just before the season started, Art lost his seven-month-old daughter in an automobile accident.