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October 17 in Tigers and mlb history:

1911: The Philadelphia Athletics score twice in the 11th inning to beat the New York Giants, 3 - 2, in Game 3 of the World Series. Frank Baker hits a home run in the 9th inning off Christy Mathewson to tie the score, 1 - 1. Baker will be tagged with the nickname "Home Run" Baker for his exploits.

1915: In a game between the Indianapolis ABCs and a team of white "All-Stars" from the city, trouble breaks out in the 5th inning when All-Stars baserunner Donie Bush is declared safe by (white) umpire Jimmy Scanlon on an attempted steal of second base, while most observers contend he was out. ABCs second baseman Bingo DeMoss objects vehemently and starts to fight the umpire, at which point 19-year-old CF Oscar Charleston runs in from his official and decks the official with one punch, starting a huge brawl that engulfs players, fans and police officers alike. After order is restored, both DeMoss and Charleston are arrested, although they will be let out on bail and allowed to accompany their team on a planned barnstorming tour of Cuba. When they return to face trial on December 7th, Charleston is fined $10 and DeMoss $5, but the police use the fight as a pretext to ban any further games between teams of different races in the city.

1964: Despite a 99-63 record, the Yankees fire manager Yogi Berra after losing the World Series to the Cardinals in seven games. Manager Johnny Keane of the World Champs Cardinals resigns unexpectedly. He will take the Yankee job which opens as the result of the firing of Berra.

1971: Roberto Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates caps off an incredible World Series by belting a home run in Game 7 against Mike Cuellar of the Baltimore Orioles. Steve Blass wins a 2 - 1 decision and Clemente is named Series MVP after hitting .414.

1974: The Oakland Athletics defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3 - 2, to win their third straight World Series. Joe Rudi's 7th-inning home run provides the winning margin. The Athletics join the New York Yankees as the only franchises in major league history to win three straight titles.

2013 - The Red Sox defeat the Tigers, 4 - 3, in Game 5 of the ALCS. The Sox take an early 4 - 0 lead, but Jon Lester begins tiring in the 5th, when he gives up a first run. The Tigers add runs in the next two innings, but can't tie the game as Koji Uehara records a five-out save.

Tigers players, and managers birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Pop_Dillon
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dillopo01.shtml
Pop Dillon 1901-1902.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Red_Rolfe
Red Rolfe manager 1949-1952.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Johnny_Klippstein
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/klippjo01.shtml
Johnny Klippstein 1967.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Christian
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chrisbo01.shtml
Bob Christian 1968.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pinedlu01.shtml
Luis Pineda 2001.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/ennisjo01.shtml
John Ennis 2004.

Tigers players and managers who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jim_Delahanty
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/delahji01.shtml
Jim Delahunty 1909-1912.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hattecl01.shtml
Clyde Hatter 1935, 1937.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Swift
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/swiftbo01.shtml
https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/swiftbo01.shtml
Bob Swift 1944-1953, coach 1953-1954, 1963-1966, manager 1965-1966.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ray_Boone
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/boonera01.shtml
Ray Boone 1953-1958.

from Baseball Reference
 
October 18 in Tigers and mlb history:

1947: The Detroit Tigers released Skeeter Webb.

1950: Connie Mack, at age 87, retires as manager of the Philadelphia Athletics after 50 years, and Jimmy Dykes is named to replace him. Mack, together with Ben Shibe, founded the Athletics in 1901.

1955: Ralph Kiner announces his retirement. The future Hall of Famer, who slumped to 18 home runs and a .243 batting average this year, leaves the game with 369 home runs in 10 seasons.

1960: Instituting a mandatory retirement age of 65, New York Yankees co-owners Dan Topping and Del Webb relieve manager Casey Stengel of his duties. He posted a 1,149-696 record for the Yankees, including 10 American League pennants and seven World Championships.

1994: Storm Davis of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1994: Mickey Tettleton of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2000: Sean Runyan of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2004: After 5 hours, 49 minutes and 471 pitches, the Boston Red Sox outlast the Yankees, 5 - 4, in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series. The Red Sox, down three games to none at the start of the game, stage a remarkable 9th-inning comeback just to get to extra innings, when pinch-runner Dave Roberts steals second base with Mariano Rivera on the mound before scoring the tying run on Bill Mueller's single.
Boston DH David Ortiz, who is the first player in history to hit two walk-off home runs during the postseason, completes the comeback win with 2-run shot in the bottom of the 12th.

2007: Joe Torre is out after 12 seasons as manager of the New York Yankees when he refuses to take a large pay cut to return in 2008. The Yankees have reached the postseason in all of Torre's seasons at the helm.

2012: The Detroit Tigers complete a four-game sweep of the Yankees in the ALCS with an 8 - 1 win at home. The Tigers build a 6-0 lead after four innings, chasing CC Sabathia, as Max Scherzer cruises to the win. Delmon Young, who is named series MVP, drives in the winning run for the fourth straight game while the Tigers homer four times. The Yankees were thoroughly outplayed, never leading once in the four games, scoring only 6 runs and batting a mere .157.

2016: The Detroit Tigers signed Arcenio Leon as a free agent.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pinelba01.shtml
Babe Pinelli 1920.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Yats_Wuestling
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wuestya01.shtml
Yats Wuestling 1929-1930.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Roy_Cullenbine
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cullero01.shtml
Roy Cullenbine 1938-1939, 1945-1947.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/holtgve01.shtml
Vern Holtgrave 1965.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Willie_Horton
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hortowi01.shtml
http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/e320ca42
Willie Horton 1963-1977, executive advisor 2005-present.
The 'People's Champion', "Willie The Wonder" is 75 years old today.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/farmeed01.shtml
Ed Farmer 1973.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cespeyo01.shtml
Yoenis Cespedes 2015.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fainfe01.shtml?redir
Ferris Fain 1955.

from Baseball Reference
 
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