Detroit Tigers Team Notes
September 27 in Tigers history :
1907: After leading the American League most of the month, the Athletics (83-54) are beset by pitching problems as Detroit (86-56) comes into Philadelphia for a three game showdown. Detroit win the first game, 5-4 to take over 1st place.
1908: The Tigers take over first place with a Sunday 5-2 win over the A's behind righty George Mullin.
1935: All American League games are rained out.
1938: Hank Greenberg again hits 2 HRs, extending his record to 11 times in the same season. They are the last he will hit this season, as he falls 2 short of Ruth's 1927 record of 60.
1940 - Besides Bobo Newsom (21-5), Schoolboy Rowe (16-3), and Tommy Bridges (12-9), the Tigers' pitching staff combines for a losing record. Needing one victory to gain the title, manager Del Baker decides to withhold Newsom and Rowe and picks Floyd Giebell, an obscure rookie just called in from Buffalo. Giebell shuts out the Indians 2-0 to beat Bob Feller, who gives up just 3 hits. Not eligible for the World Series, Giebell never wins another game in the ML. During the game, unruly Cleveland fans shower the field with fruit and vegetables. At one point, a basket of green tomatoes is dropped onto Tigers C Birdie Tebbetts' head while he sits in the bullpen.
1986 - Jack Morris shuts out the Yankees 1 - 0 in 10 innings, raising his record to 20-8 and snapping Don Mattingly's hitting streak at 24 consecutive games.
1999: With each of the Tigers wearing the uniform numbers of all-time Detroit players at their position (OF Gabe Kapler, standing in for Ty Cobb, wears no number) the Tigers defeat the Royals, 8-2, in the last game ever played at Tiger Stadium. Robert Fick's grand slam in the 8th brings the capacity crowd of 43,356 to its feet. Luis Polonia and Karim Garcia also homer as Brian Moehler beats Jeff Suppan.
2003: With a startling rally, the Tigers avoid equaling the modern major league record of 120 losses set by the expansion 1962 Amazin' Mets. It takes one of the biggest comebacks in franchise history as Detroit beats the Twins on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth after trailing by eight runs, 9-8.
Tigers players and executives birthdays :
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Johnny Pesky 1952-1954.
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Jerry Casale 1961-1962.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Lajoie
Bill Lajoie scout 1969-1973, scouting director 1974-1978, asst. GM 1979-1983, General Manager 1984-1990.
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Dave Wickersham 1964-1967.
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Gary Sutherland 1974-1976.
from baseball reference
