February 1 in Tigers and mlb history:
1913: Olympic hero Jim Thorpe signs with the New York Giants of the National League.
1914: An exhibition game involving major league teams takes place in Cairo, Egypt. The game is part of a special 56-game world tour. The Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play to a 10-inning, 3 - 3 tie.
1928: Former standout Hughie Jennings dies at the age of 58. The future Hall of Famer batted .311 over a 17-year career, including a career-high .401 in 1896. Jennings also managed the Detroit Tigers to three consecutive American League pennants from 1907 through 1909.
1942: Hank Greenberg re-enlists as sergeant in Army Air Forces.
1947: Commissioner Happy Chandler announces the creation of a pension plan for major league players. Players who have accumulated five seasons in the major leagues will receive $50 a month starting at the age of 50. For each year of additional service, a player will receive an extra $10 per month, up to a maximum of $100.
1959: Zack Wheat, a Brooklyn Robins favorite of the 1910s and 1920s, is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Wheat, a .317 hitter over his 19-year career, batted .300 or better 14 times.
1962: The National League releases its first 162-game schedule.
1965: The National League clubs adopt an emergency team replacement plan to restock any club struck by disaster.
1969: The Detroit Tigers drafted John Young in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1969 amateur draft (January Secondary).
1970: The Veterans Committee selects former Commissioner Ford Frick and former players Earle Combs and Jesse Haines to the Hall of Fame.
Haines won 210 games for the St. Louis Cardinals and pitched in four World Series.
Although he played 100 games in a season just nine times, Combs accumulated 1,866 hits and batted .325.
Frick was commissioner from 1951 to 1965, but he is best remembered for suggesting that an asterisk be placed next to the name of anyone who broke Babe Ruth's home run record during the eight additional games on the schedule in 1961.
1973: Monte Irvin is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues. Irvin becomes the fourth player to gain election through the committee, joining Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard. Irvin won two batting crowns for the Newark Eagles before joining the New York Giants.
1975: The Detroit Tigers signed Gene Michael as a free agent.
1977: Fire destroys the press box on the third deck at Tiger Stadium.
1995: Talks resume between the major league owners and the Players' Association in attempt to resolve the on-going strike. The owners agree to drop their demand for a salary cap, replacing it with a proposal for a luxury tax.
2000: The Detroit Tigers released Willis Roberts.
2002: The New York Mets selected Endy Chavez off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
2002: The Detroit Tigers selected Craig Monroe off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
2005: A web site claims Yogi Berra has filed a $10 million lawsuit against TBS due to a Sex and the City promotion which used Berra's name as a possible answer concerning the definition of yogasm. The choices included (a) a type of yo-yo trick, (b) sex with Yogi Berra and (c) what Samantha has with a guy from yoga class.
Tigers players birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sullibi03.shtml
Billy Sullivan 1916.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/madisda01.shtml
Dave Madison 1952-1953.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithbo03.shtml
Bob Smith 1959.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/woodsro01.shtml
Ron Woods 1969.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beckeri01.shtml
Rich Becker 2000.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Austin_Jackson
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jacksau01.shtml
Austin Jackson 2010-2014.
Tigers players and managers who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Hughie_Jennings
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jennihu01.shtml
https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/jennihu01.shtml
Hughie Jennings 1907, 1909-1910, 1912, 1918, manager 1907-1920.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/ledbera01.shtml
Razor Ledbetter 1915.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/spenctu01.shtml
Tubby Spencer 1916-1918.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/phillre01.shtml
Red Phillips 1934, 1936.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wadeja01.shtml
Jake Wade 1936-1938.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/calvepa01.shtml
Paul Calvert 1950-1951.
from Baseball Reference
