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February 19 in Tigers and mlb history:
1889: A tour of baseball players led by John Ward stages its first game in Europe, playing in Naples, Italy.
1935: Lou Gehrig signs a contract with the New York Yankees for $30,000, $7,000 less than he asked for, but still making him the highest-paid player.
1953: Ted Williams safely crash-lands his damaged Panther jet after flying a combat mission in Korea. The plane was hit by enemy fire.
1954: 19-year-old Roberto Clemente signs with the Brooklyn Dodgers for one year at $5,000 with a $10,000 signing bonus. The Dodgers thus beat out a number of other clubs in the Clemente sweepstakes. They've outspent the prior two entrants, their cross-river rivals in Manhattan and the Bronx, and simply beaten the Milwaukee Braves to the punch. By far the biggest spenders of the bunch (by all accounts exceeding Brooklyn's offer by at least 150%), the Braves were just a tad tardy, Clemente having already accepted the Dodgers' terms. The Dodgers may have won the first battle, but they will lose Clemente's services in one year when they fail to protect him in the 1954 Rule V Draft.
1970: Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announces the suspension of Detroit Tigers ace Denny McLain, effective April 1st, for McLain's alleged involvement in a bookmaking operation. The suspension will last three months, setting off what will basically be a lost season for the two-time Cy Young Award winner.
1995: The Detroit Tigers signed Scott Aldred as a free agent.
2002: The Detroit Tigers signed Melvin Nieves as a free agent.
2014: The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Whelan as a free agent.
2016: The Detroit Tigers signed Bobby Parnell as a free agent.
2018: Commissioner Rob Manfred announces that he has come to an agreement with the Players Association on pace of play initiatives. Contrary to what he had announced a month earlier, the Commissioner retreats from his threat of imposing a pitch clock unilaterally. However, the two sides agree to place limits on the number of mound visits and to reduce the allotted time between innings.
Tigers players birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sulliru01.shtml
Russ Sullivan 1951-1953.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mooreja01.shtml
Jackie Moore 1965.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/z/zachach02.shtml
Chris Zachary 1972.
Tigers players who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/loudear01.shtml
Art Loudell 1910.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/demmira01.shtml
Art Demmitt 1914.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/barnesa01.shtml
Sam Barnes 1921.
from Baseball Reference
1889: A tour of baseball players led by John Ward stages its first game in Europe, playing in Naples, Italy.
1935: Lou Gehrig signs a contract with the New York Yankees for $30,000, $7,000 less than he asked for, but still making him the highest-paid player.
1953: Ted Williams safely crash-lands his damaged Panther jet after flying a combat mission in Korea. The plane was hit by enemy fire.
1954: 19-year-old Roberto Clemente signs with the Brooklyn Dodgers for one year at $5,000 with a $10,000 signing bonus. The Dodgers thus beat out a number of other clubs in the Clemente sweepstakes. They've outspent the prior two entrants, their cross-river rivals in Manhattan and the Bronx, and simply beaten the Milwaukee Braves to the punch. By far the biggest spenders of the bunch (by all accounts exceeding Brooklyn's offer by at least 150%), the Braves were just a tad tardy, Clemente having already accepted the Dodgers' terms. The Dodgers may have won the first battle, but they will lose Clemente's services in one year when they fail to protect him in the 1954 Rule V Draft.
1970: Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announces the suspension of Detroit Tigers ace Denny McLain, effective April 1st, for McLain's alleged involvement in a bookmaking operation. The suspension will last three months, setting off what will basically be a lost season for the two-time Cy Young Award winner.
1995: The Detroit Tigers signed Scott Aldred as a free agent.
2002: The Detroit Tigers signed Melvin Nieves as a free agent.
2014: The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Whelan as a free agent.
2016: The Detroit Tigers signed Bobby Parnell as a free agent.
2018: Commissioner Rob Manfred announces that he has come to an agreement with the Players Association on pace of play initiatives. Contrary to what he had announced a month earlier, the Commissioner retreats from his threat of imposing a pitch clock unilaterally. However, the two sides agree to place limits on the number of mound visits and to reduce the allotted time between innings.
Tigers players birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sulliru01.shtml
Russ Sullivan 1951-1953.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mooreja01.shtml
Jackie Moore 1965.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/z/zachach02.shtml
Chris Zachary 1972.
Tigers players who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/loudear01.shtml
Art Loudell 1910.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/demmira01.shtml
Art Demmitt 1914.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/barnesa01.shtml
Sam Barnes 1921.
from Baseball Reference
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