January 27 in Tigers and mlb history:
1927: Citing accuser Dutch Leonard's refusal to appear at the hearings of January 5th, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis issues a lengthy decision clearing Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker of any game-fixing charges. Landis orders the Philadelphia Athletics to reinstate Cobb and the Washington Senators to restore Speaker.
Both players are then made free agents. Philadelphia owner Connie Mack will sign Cobb on February 8th, and Speaker will sign with Washington on January 31st for a reported $35,000.
1941: The Detroit Tigers signed John McHale as an amateur free agent.
1944: The Boston Braves fire manager Casey Stengel, who becomes the victim of an ownership change when Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, and Joseph Maney take control of the team. In five years, after Stengel will have achieved success at the helm of the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League, the New York Yankees will hire him as their manager. The "Old Professor" will guide the Yankees to five straight championships from 1949 to 1953.
1963: John Clarkson, Elmer Flick, Sam Rice and Eppa Rixey are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Rixey will die before the induction ceremonies that summer, marking the first time that a Hall of Famer passes away between the time of election and induction.
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ken Szotkiewicz in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1968 amateur draft (January Secondary).
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chuck Scrivener in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft (January Secondary).
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob O'Brien in the 4th round of the 1968 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bill Slayback in the 7th round of the 1968 amateur draft (January).
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Terry Wilshusen in the 8th round of the 1968 amateur draft (January Secondary), but was not signed.
1977: Boston sports writers honor Luis Tiant as the Red Sox's most valuable pitcher. This is the fifth year in a row that Tiant has won this honor, a record for the award begun in 1952.
1982: The Chicago Cubs make one of the best trades in franchise history, acquiring infielders Ryne Sandberg and Larry Bowa from the Philadelphia Phillies for shortstop Ivan DeJes?s. Bowa and DeJes?s will have a few more productive seasons in the major leagues, but Sandberg, after starting out his career at third base, will become one of the best-hitting second basemen of all time. The winner of nine consecutive Gold Glove Awards from 1983 to 1991, in 1984 Sandberg will lead the Cubs to their first appearance in the postseason since 1945.
1987: The Detroit Tigers traded Chuck Cary and Randy O'Neal to the Atlanta Braves for Freddy Tiburcio (minors) and Terry Harper.
2003: The Detroit Tigers signed Julio Santana as a free agent.
2006: The World Baseball Classic set its pitch limits and mercy rules, designed to protect pitchers in the early stages of spring training and cut short one-sided games.
2013: The National Hockey League's St. Louis Blues pay tribute to a local icon. On the day after Stan Musial's funeral, every player on the team comes out for the warm-up skate before its game wearing jersey number 6, with Musial's name in place of their own.
The Montreal Canadiens had paid a similar tribute to Gary Carter last year, with everyone wearing his number 8 in the warm-up.
2016: The Detroit Tigers traded Jefry Marte to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Kody Eaves (minors).
Tigers players birthdays:
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Elijah Jones 1907, 1909.
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Bill Burns 1912.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Steve_Demeter
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Steve Demeter 1959.
On April 12, 1960: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Cleveland Indians for Norm Cash.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Rusty_Meacham
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Rusty Meacham 1991.
Tigers players who passed away:
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Emil Frisk 1901.
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Merv Shea 1927-1929, 1939.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Reggie_Sanders_(sandere01)
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Reggie Sanders 1974.
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