June 10 in Tigers history:
1903 - Detroit SS Kid Elberfeld‚ suspended for abusing an umpire‚ is traded to the New York Highlanders for veteran infielders Herman Long‚ 37‚ and Ernie Courtney. The Highlanders' first trade is a good one as "The Tabasco Kid"‚ currently hitting .341‚ will be a key ingredient in New York's rise as contenders in 1904. Elberfeld had also been accused by Tiger manager Ed Barrow of deliberately throwing games recently as a ploy to get himself traded.
1909 - George Mullin's winning streak reaches 11 with a 2 - 1 win over New York. On the 15th‚ he will finally lose to the Athletics 5 - 4.
1957: Frank Lary gives up a 3rd-inning homer to Mickey Mantle in Detroit‚ but still beats the Yankees‚ 9 - 4. Mantle now leads the American League with 15 homers. Tigers homerun hitter for the day include Harvey Kuenn SS, 2 from Charlie Maxwell LF, and Al Kaline CF.
1958 - The Tigers fire manager Jack Tighe after a 21 and 28 start to the season‚ replacing him with Bill Norman.
1963 - Al Kaline hits his 200th career home run. A career of missing 450 games due to many injuries keep him from finishing with over 400.
1981 Jack Morris completes his seventh straight start, his longest streak (one he’ll tie later on). He’s 7-0 with a 1.57 ERA during this run.
1984: At Baltimore, the Tigers sweep two from the Orioles‚ winning 10 - 4 and 8 - 0‚ before 51‚764 fans. Kirk Gibson has six hits and six RBIs in the two games‚ while Alan Trammell and Howard Johnson each have 5 hits. Lou Whitaker scores 5 runs in game 1. Reliever Doug Bair wins the opener and Dan Petry allows just 3 hits in the nitecap win. The Tigers record now is at 43 and 14, as they continue to steamroll through the league on their way to an historic season.
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Al Alburquerque 2011-present.
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