September 26 in Tigers and mlb history:
1926: In his final day in a Tiger uniform, Ty Cobb watches his replacement in centerfield gets six hits in a twin bill with the Red Sox to become the new batting champ as Heinie Manush edges Babe Ruth, .378 to .372, for the title.
1926 at Navin Field: Bob Fothergill hits for the cycle against Boston.
1948 at Briggs Stadium: An afternoon contest with Cleveland attracts 57,588, the greatest turnout ever for a single day game in Detroit.
1955 - The Red Sox beat the Yankees, 8 - 1, as Ted Williams goes 1 for 2. Williams finishes the season at .356, well ahead of Al Kaline's .340, but does not have enough at bats to win the batting title. The same thing happened in 1954. Williams was walked 136 times in 1954 and 71 times (an American League-leading 17 were intentional) this year.
A rule change will be made to recognize plate appearances, not times at bat, to determine the batting champion.
1967 - Cleveland's Luis Tiant beats the Red Sox, 6 - 3, despite Carl Yastrzemski's 43rd home run of the season. The Twins top the Angels, 7 - 3, behind two monster home runs by Harmon Killebrew, his 42nd and 43rd of the season. Mickey Lolich blanks the Yanks, 1 - 0, for Detroit to tighten the pennant race. The Twins (91-68) lead with Chicago (89-68) and the idle Red Sox (90-69) a game back, and Detroit (89-69) one and a half back.
Tigers players birthdays:
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Joe Sullivan 1935-1936.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/streuwa01.shtml
Walt Streuli 1954-1956.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcraeno01.shtml
Norm McRae 1969-1970.
from baseball reference
