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[twentythree]

Thanks. I didn't realize that was under "Franchise Encyclopedia".

 

[Rebbiv]

During which years in history was the Tigers' team average above .280?

Currently, the 2013 team ranks 14th, almost tied with the 2007 team (15th).

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.freep.com/article/201309...etroit-tigers-kansas-city-royals-omar-infante
Detroit Tigers' Omar Infante's 5-for-5 night matches Charlie Gehringer feat in 1937.
from the freep

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.freep.com/article/201309...roit-tigers-kansas-city-royals-jhonny-peralta
What options do Detroit Tigers have with suspended Jhonny Peralta?
from the freep

 

[kalinecountry]

Infante moves up in order after five-hit game.
Coming off a five-hit, six-RBI night and facing Royals left-hander Danny Duffy, Omar Infante was moved to the No. 6 slot in the batting order on Saturday.

The right-handed-hitting Infante had batted in the No. 8 hole in Friday night's 16-2 win in the series opener against right-hander James Shields.

"I didn't move him up because he had six RBIs, I moved him up because we're facing a left-handed pitcher and the lineup looks a little different," manager Jim Leyland said.

Infante's 5-for-5 game on Friday lifted his batting average to .328. That would rank third in the American League behind only Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout if Infante had enough plate appearances.

Infante has shown before that he can hit for a high average over a long period of time.

In his All-Star season with Atlanta in 2010, Infante was third in the National League with a .321 batting average in 471 at-bats.
from the Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

Pena recalls big hitting day for Tigers vs. royals.
When the Tigers exploded for 26 hits in their 16-2 victory over the Royals on Friday night, ex-Detroit first baseman Carlos Pena flashed back nine years to a day when the Tigers did even better in the hit category.

On May 27, 2004, Detroit had 27 hits against the Royals. Pena was the biggest contributor, going 6-for-6.

"Of course I remember," said Pena, who's now a Kansas City backup. "How could I forget?"

Pena recalls that the 27-hit rampage came during a sweltering day game.

"It was hot and I was hot," Pena said. "I was seeing the ball really well, just being precise. It was the best game I've ever had in my career with the feeling to match. I'd never felt so locked in before. Close, but not like that.

"I just felt like if the ball was over the plate that day, I was going to blast it and I did that day. It was awesome."

According to Elias Sports Bureau, the Tigers have had at least 25 hits in a game just five times in the live ball era, dating to 1920. The only two occurrences in the last 75 years have come against the Royals.

On Friday, the Tigers didn't have a six-hit performer, ala Pena in 2004. But they did have two players with five hits apiece -- Omar Infante and Andy Dirks went 5-for-5. It was just the second time that Tigers teammates have collected five hits during the same game since at least 1916. On July 30, 1917, the trio of Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach and Ossie Vitt each had five hits in a 16-4 Tigers victory at Washington.
from the Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

Santiago choice at shortstop; Iglesias rests.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland weighed whether to play Ramon Santiago or Jose Iglesias at shortstop on Saturday night against the Royals and decided to go with Santiago. Iglesias hasn't played since Wednesday, when he left a game against the Red Sox early because of shin splints in both legs.
"[Iglesias] could play today, but I'm going to give him another day," Leyland said.

Santiago had an early RBI double on Friday that helped jumpstart a Detroit offense, which had a pair of five-run innings.

Counting the off-day on Thursday, Iglesias will have a three-day break to deal with the shin splint discomfort.
from the Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers average runs-per-game before Peralta's suspension: 5.1
After the suspension: 5.2

Tigers win % before Peralta's suspension was .587,
and since the suspension, it's .563

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/09/detroit_tigers_justin_verlande_106.html
Detroit Tigers' rally falls short in Kansas City, Justin Verlander now winless in last six starts.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/201309...detroit-tigers-kansas-city-royals-game-thread
Kansas City 4 - Detroit 3: Justin Verlander, Tigers fall to Royals.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...ead-slips-5-5?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports
Tigers bats cool off as AL Central lead slips to 5.5.
from the detnews

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...013_09_07_detmlb_kcamlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=det
Miggy's RBIs can't push Verlander past royals.
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...mlb_1#gid=2013_09_07_detmlb_kcamlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.
from the Tigers official site

http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/mlb...fall-to-Royals-4-3?blockID=937379&feedID=3701
Tigers fall to Royals 4-3.
from DetroitFox

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/9/...rez-homer-miguel-cabrera-rbi-one-run-loss-mlb
Royals 4 - Tigers 3: Justin Verlander takes loss, Tigers' offense falls flat in eighth one run loss to the Royals.
from bybtb

 

[kalinecountry]

September 8 in Tigers and mlb history:

1917: Detroit beats the Browns 1 - 0 in 12 innings. Ty Cobb triples off the RF fence in the 12th and scores on a sacrifice fly.

1922: Detroit beats the Browns 8 - 3, on Bobby Veach's two homers off Urban Shocker. First baseman Lu Blue pulls off two unassisted double plays, tying the American League record, and both are off line drives by Johnny Tobin.

1946: In the minor leagues Bill Kennedy of Rocky Mount (Coastal Plain League) will be credited with 456 strikeouts, breaking the former mark of 418 set by the Tigers Virgil Trucks in the Alabama-Florida League in 1938.

1961 - The Yanks rout the Indians 9 - 1, as Mickey Mantle hits home run #52, off Gary Bell. The Yanks win for their 9th straight while Detroit loses their 8th in a row to drop 10 games back. The Tigers purchase veteran Vic Wertz from the Red Sox to shore up their offense.

1967: The Tigers move into a first-place tie with the Twins, as Eddie Mathews and Jim Northrup hit home runs, and Mickey Lolich beats Tommy John 4 - 1, at Chicago.

1972: Mickey Lolich wins his 20th game of the year as Detroit tips the Orioles 4 - 3. The Tigers jump on Jim Palmer (18-8) for three runs in the 1st inning.

1995: The Tigers trade IF Juan Samuel to the Royals in exchange for a player to be named.

2008: Gary Sheffield hits a grand slam for the official 250,000th homer in major league history. The blow is Sheffield's 2nd homer of the day and his 13th career grand slam. Magglio Ordonez, Miguel Cabrera and Mike Hessman also homer as the Tigers outslug the A's 14 - 8.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sleatlo01.shtml
Lou Sleater 1957-1958.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wiseca01.shtml
Casey Wise 1960.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rivermi02.shtml
Mike Rivera 2001-2002.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruffich01.shtml
Chance Ruffin 2011.

from baseball reference

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.freep.com/article/20130908/SPORTS02/309080093/detroit-tigers-kansas-city-royals
Tigers ace Justin Verlander falls to 12-11, 0-3 vs. Royals.
from the freep

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.freep.com/article/20130908/SPORTS02/309080083/john-lowe-paul-konerko-comerica-park
Paul Konerko's next visit to Comerica Park could be his last.
from the freep

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.freep.com/article/20130908/SPORTS18/309080079/news-quiz
News quiz: Tim Tebow, Max Scherzer and more.
from the freep

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/09/nick_castellanos_first_career.html
Detroit Tigers top prospect Nick Castellanos collects first career hit, proves he belongs in majors. with video.
from Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...anos-has-skills-poise-help-Tigers-crunch-time
Nick Castellanos has skills, poise to help Tigers in crunch time.
from the detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130904&content_id=59527184&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
How to determine playoff tiebreakers.
from mlb.com

 

[kalinecountry]

from Saturday morning 09/07;
http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/09/07/andy-dirks-stays-red-hot-6-6-day-detroit-tigers/
Andy Dirks Stays Red-Hot With 6-for-6 Day for Detroit Tigers.
from mcb-tb

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/mlb...but-can-still-rede?blockID=937379&feedID=3701
Webvideo Jim Leyland recaps the Tigers' loss to Kansas City and comments on Justin Verlander's outing. Verlander loses again, but can still redeem his season.
from DetroitFox

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2013/9/8/4705480/playoff-team-breakdowns-the-hitting-edition
Playoff team breakdowns, the hitting edition.
from beyondtheboxscore

The Detroit offense tends to become more conservative in more high leverage situations, due to manager Jim Leyland's desire to play small ball in order to score a run. This shift might be a major cause of their drop in wRC+ in more crucial situations, and the solution to the issue is to simply let the Tigers lineup hit as per usual. Stop f'n bunting Leyland!

 

[kalinecountry]

http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/09/08/prince-fielder/
Prince Fielder Is Over It.
from mcb-tb