November 22 in Tigers and mlb history:
1883: New York Gothams owner John B. Day proposes a resolution to prohibit a team from signing a player who has broken the reserve clause of his contract. This resolution, eventually adopted by both the American Association and National League, effectively changes the reserve clause from a device to protect owners from their own greediness to a vindictive weapon to be used against uncooperative players.
1888: The National League adopts a salary classification plan that puts all players into five categories with a standard salary for each ranging from $1,500 to $2,500. The scheme is vehemently opposed by the Brotherhood.
1954: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ben Flowers from the Boston Red Sox in the 1954 rule 5 draft.
1954: The Pittsburgh Pirates draft outfielder Roberto Clemente from the AAA roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Although Clemente hit only .257 for the Montreal Royals last season, he will become a Hall of Fame member with the Pirates.
1957: In a controversial vote, Mickey Mantle barely edges Ted Williams, 233 to 209, to win the American League MVP Award. Mantle batted .365 with 34 home runs for the first-place New York Yankees, while Williams, of the third-place Boston Red Sox, led the AL with a .388 average and 38 home runs, as well as a stunning .731 slugging percentage. Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey fumes at the news, noting that two Chicago writers listed Williams in the ninth and tenth places on their ballots.
1960: The American League proposes that both leagues expand to nine teams in 1961 and begin interleague play. There will be expansion in the American League in 1961, but interleague play will not arrive until 1997.
1961: Frank Robinson becomes the first Cincinnati Reds player in 21 years to win the National League MVP Award, taking 219 of 224 possible votes.
1967: Minnesota Twins second baseman Rod Carew wins the American League Rookie of the Year Award. Receiving 19 of 20 first place votes, Carew easily outdistances Reggie Smith of the Boston Red Sox.
1967: The Detroit Tigers traded players to be named later to the Houston Astros for future Hall Of Famer Eddie Mathews. The Detroit Tigers sent Leo Marentette (December 10, 1968) and Fred Gladding (November 22, 1967) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
1968: Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench edges out New York Mets pitcher Jerry Koosman to win the National League Rookie of the Year Award. Bench becomes the third member of the Reds in six years to be named the top rookie.
1977: Andre Dawson of the Montreal Expos wins the National League Rookie of the Year Award by one vote over Steve Henderson of the New York Mets. Dawson hit .282 with 19 home runs and 65 RBI, while Henderson had a batting line of .297, 12, 65.
1978: Detroit Tigers second baseman Lou Whitaker wins the American League Rookie of the Year Award with 21 of 28 first-place votes over Paul Molitor of the Milwaukee Brewers. Whitaker will be the youngest AL Rookie of the Year until Mike Trout passes him 34 years later.
1983: The Players' Association fires executive director Kenneth Moffett after barely a year in the job and chooses Donald Fehr as his successor.
2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Bobby Seay as a free agent.
2010: Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds wins the 2010 National League Most Valuable Player Award. He defeats fellow 1B Albert Pujols of the Cardinals who had beaten him in voting for both the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards, by getting 31 of 32 first-place votes in recognition of his leadership role on a young Reds team that reached the postseason for the first time in 15 years. Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies finishes third.
2017: According to a report in the magazine Forbes, Major League Baseball revenues in 2017 grew for the 15th consecutive year and passed the $10 billion threshold for the first time. The growing value of television rights and increasing ratings are the primary reasons behind this growth, in spite of a slight decline in attendance at ballparks.
Tigers players and coaches birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Harry_Rice
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/riceha01.shtml
Harry Rice 1928-1930.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dick_Bartell
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bartedi01.shtml
Dick Bartell 1940-1941, coach 1949-1952.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nathajo01.shtml?redir
Joe Nathan 2014-2015.
Tigers players who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Pat_Dobson
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dobsopa01.shtml
Pat Dobson 1967-1969.
from baseball reference
