March 23 in Tigers and mlb history:
1938 - Commissioner Landis frees 74 St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers, among them Pete Reiser, in yet another attempt to halt the farm system cover-up. Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Larry MacPhail makes a pact with his St. Louis counterpart, Branch Rickey, to take the as-yet unknown Reiser and swap him back in the future, but the young outfielder's ability is too great to hide.
1978 - The Detroit Tigers release Rich Folkers and Roric Harrison.
1982 - The Detroit Tigers traded Roger Weaver to the Atlanta Braves for Eddie Miller.
1987 - The Detroit Tigers released Brian Harper.
1988 - The Detroit Tigers signed Mark Huismann as a free agent.
1989 - The Tigers trade longtime institutional stalwart Tom Brookens to the Yankees.
1989 - The Chicago White Sox traded Ken Williams to the Detroit Tigers for Eric King.
1990 - Gambler Howard Spira is arrested for extorting money from New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who paid Spira $40,000 in January. The Commissioner will suspend Steinbrenner because of his relationship with the unsavory character.
2001 - The Detroit Tigers released Scott Servais.
2003 - The Detroit Tigers release Kevin Barker and Julio Santana.
2006: According to a new book, San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds tried to keep his name out of the BALCO scandal, sending his lawyer into meetings with company representatives to ask for protection.
2015 - Hillerich & Bradsby, which has manufactured the iconic Louisville Slugger bats for 130 years, sells the brand to the rival Wilson Sporting Goods company for $70 million. The bats will continue to be produced in Louisville, KY and the Louisville Slugger Museum will also remain open.
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Tigers players who passed away:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Virgil_Trucks
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/truckvi01.shtml
Virgil Trucks 1941-1943, 1945-1952, 1956.
from Baseball Reference
