November 13 in Tigers and mlb history:
1899: The National League announces that, starting next season, there will be two umpires working each game.
1951: Lefty O'Doul's All-Stars, including Joe DiMaggio, Ferris Fain and Billy Martin, lose 3 - 1 to a Pacific League All-Star team. This is only the second time since 1922 that an American professional team has lost to Japan, and the first time to professional players.
1962: Al Kaline hits a 2-run HR and Larry Osborne hits a grand slam in an exhibition in Shizuoka, Japan.
1967: Following a meeting of National League owners, president Warren Giles says the league will not stand in the way of American League expansion to Seattle and Kansas City.
1968: St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson edges Pete Rose to win the National League MVP Award.
1978: The New York Yankees sign free agent pitcher Luis Tiant to a two-year $875,000 contract. Tiant, formerly of the Boston Red Sox, becomes the first player to sign with a new club following this year's reentry draft.
1979: For the first time in major league history, two players share the Most Valuable Player Award. The National League co-winners are Willie Stargell, the spiritual leader of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who hit .281 with 32 home runs, and St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Keith Hernandez, who led the NL in runs (116), doubles (48) and batting average (.344).
1981: Ron Jackson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1984: Ryne Sandberg wins the National League MVP Award, becoming the first Chicago Cubs player to do so since Ernie Banks in 1959. Sandberg hit .314 with 19 home runs and 32 stolen bases and led the NL in runs (114) and triples (19).
1989: After 16 years with the same team, outfielder Jim Rice is released by the Boston Red Sox. Rice retires from the game with 382 home runs and a .298 average. He will eventually be elected to the Hall of Fame.
1989: Charles Hudson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1989: Fred Lynn of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1989: Gary Pettis of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1989: Frank Tanana of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1990: Oakland Athletics pitcher Bob Welch is named the 1990 American League Cy Young Award winner. His 27 wins were the most in the major leagues since Steve Carlton in 1972.
1995: Atlanta Braves pitcher Greg Maddux wins the National League Cy Young Award for an unprecedented fourth straight time. Maddux had a remarkable 19-2 record with a 1.63 ERA, the second year his ERA is below 1.80.
1997: Larry Walker of the Colorado Rockies is named National League MVP, becoming the first Canadian in either league to win the honor. Walker, who hit .366 with 49 home runs and 130 RBI, caps off a big week for Canada.
1998: The Detroit Tigers signed Dean Palmer as a free agent.
2000: Pedro Martinez of the Boston Red Sox becomes the first pitcher to win the American League Cy Young Award unanimously in consecutive years. Martinez, who posted an 18-6 mark with a 1.74 ERA, has copped the "top pitcher" honor three of the last four seasons.
2001: Pitcher Randy Johnson, who posted a 21-6 record with a 2.49 ERA and 372 strikeouts, wins his fourth Cy Young Award.
2006: The Detroit Tigers signed Vic Darensbourg as a free agent.
2006: The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Hessman as a free agent.
2006: Justin Verlander named AL Rookie of the Year. First pitcher to earn the honor since Dave Righetti in 1981.
2008: Cliff Lee wins the 2008 American League Cy Young Award, taking 24 of 28 first-place votes. Lee went 22-3 with a 2.54 ERA for the Cleveland Indians. He led the league in ERA and wins. Lee is the second straight Indians left-hander to win the award, following CC Sabathia in 2007.
2013: Max Scherzer of the Detroit Tigers, the only 20-game winner in the majors last season, wins the 2013 American League Cy Young Award.
2013: The Detroit Tigers signed Ronny Paulino as a free agent.
2014: The Toronto Blue Jays traded Anthony Gose to the Detroit Tigers for Devon Travis.
2014: OF Mike Trout of the Angels is the unanimous winner of the 2014 American League Most Valuable Player Award, while P Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers adds the 2014 National League Most Valuable Player Award to the Cy Young Award he collected a day earlier.
2017: Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr passes away in Junction City, OR at the age of 99. He was the Oldest Living MLB Player and also the last surviving player to have played in the 1930s.
Tigers players birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jim_Delsing
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/delsiji01.shtml
Jim Delsing 1952-1956.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Steve_Bilko
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bilkost01.shtml
Steve Bilko 1960.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dan_Petry
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/petryda01.shtml
Dan Petry 1979-1987, 1990-1991.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/darenvi01.shtml
Vic Darensbourg 2005.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gerald_Laird
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lairdge01.shtml
Gerald Laird 2009-2010, 2012.
Tigers players and executives who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/elderhe01.shtml
Heinie Elder 1913.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Frank_Navin
Frank Navin owner 1908-1935.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Muddy_Ruel
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruelmu01.shtml
Muddy Ruel 1931-1932, farm director 1952-1954, General Manager 1954-1956.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/veresra01.shtml
Randy Veres 1996.
from Baseball Reference
