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December 30 in Tigers and mlb history:

1907 - The Mills Commission on the origins of baseball reports that the game was invented by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839. The Commission is convinced by the testimony of Abner Graves, who claimed to be a childhood companion of Doubleday's. Grave's story is later "verified" when an old, rotting ball is found among his personal effects; the ball is now in the Hall of Fame. The Commission ignores the fact that Doubleday did not graduate from West Point until 1842.

1926 - The Chicago Tribune breaks a story that the Detroit Tigers have thrown a four-game series to the Chicago White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant. Responding to the publicity, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis convenes a hearing on the matter, but dismisses all charges. Landis can find no witnesses to confirm any part of Swede Risberg's claim.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/taylobi03.shtml
Bill Taylor 1957-1958.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/blomdbe01.shtml
Ben Blomdahl 1995.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dick_Marlowe
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/marlodi01.shtml
Dick Marlowe 1951-1956.

from baseball reference

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/12/30/5245454/detroit-tigers-roster-2014
Out with the old, in with the new: Tigers? roster has been overhauled.
from bybtb

 

[kalinecountry]

http://blog.detroitathletic.com/2013/12/30/a-world-series-title-for-mark-the-bird-fidrych/
A World Series Title for Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych.
from Detroit Athletic
#WhatMightHaveBeen

 

[kalinecountry]

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/29/ranking-the-best-off-seasons-so-far/related/
Ranking the Best Off-Seasons so far.
from nbchardballtalk

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/12/30/5253698/top-tigers-countdown-9-sam-crawford
Top Tigers Countdown #9: Sam Crawford.
from bybtb

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.themlbnation.com/news/20...an-league-mvp-debate-old-vs-new-school-style/
The Famous 2012 American League MVP Debate (Old vs. New School Style).
from mlbnation

 

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http://www.actasports.com/stats_detail/?StatId=390
Teams that Best Controlled the Running Game.
from JohnDewanActaSports

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/12...hitaker-mlb-baseball-hall-of-fame-cooperstown
Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell deserve a place in the baseball Hall of Fame.
from bybtb

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...eal-injustice-Whitaker-s-Trammell-s-Hall-snub
Advanced and traditional stats reveal injustice of Whitaker's, Trammell's Hall snub.
from the detnews

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20131230/SPORTS02/312300065/detroit-tigers-world-series-buster-olney
Detroit Tigers will win 2014 World Series, says ESPN's Buster Olney.
from the freep

 

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http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/det...md=20131230&content_id=66188480&vkey=news_det
Tigers' step back in 2013 wasn't without its thrills.
Detroit fell short of World Series in a year that saw Scherzer, Cabrera win hardware.
from the Tigers official site

 

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https://twitter.com/NFLRT/status/417739324642557952/photo/1/large
Great kids telling espn what they think of them.

 

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http://tangotiger.com/index.php/sit...ots?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
Most Perfect HOF Ballots.
from TangoTiger

 

[kalinecountry]

Congrats on your 45,000th post on DSF. KC/Ron!! :nod:

A belated thanks Doug.
Hope I can continue.....

 

[kalinecountry]

December 31 in Tigers and mlb history:

1878 - A reported eight million bats have been sold in the United States this year.

1914 - Ban Johnson's efforts to strengthen the New York Yankees succeed when he arranges the purchase of the team by Colonel Jacob Ruppert and Captain Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston for $460,000 from Bill Devery and Frank Farrell.

1914 - After Detroit Tigers owner Frank Navin refuses to let manager Hugh Jennings go, the new New York owners will name longtime Detroit pitcher Bill Donovan to manage the team. Under the new regime, the Yankees will make the most important trade in franchise history when they purchase Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox in 1920.

1949 - The 1940s is the only decade in Major League Baseball history in which no new stadiums are built. After the Cleveland Indians opened Cleveland Stadium in 1932, no new ballpark will be opened until Milwaukee County Stadium is unveiled by the Braves in 1953. The decade also will end with eight black players on major league rosters: three each on the Brooklyn Dodgers and Indians rosters, and two with the New York Giants.
Although it will be another decade before all major league teams will be integrated, most teams will be playing blacks in the next two years. Finally, all but the St. Louis Browns, Chicago Cubs, and Cincinnati Reds set attendance records in the 1940s.
There were 81 scheduled night games in 1940 and 384 in 1949. The change to playing under the lights is underscored by the release of the 1950 schedule: the St. Louis Cardinals have permission to open the season with the Pittsburgh Pirates in a night game.

1979 - The Basic Agreement between players and owners expires, precipitating more than 19 months of bitter negotiations, that will culminate in the 1981 player strike.

1984 - Despite six weeks of negotiations, the Basic Agreement between the players and owners that was reached after the 1981 strike expires. The players are now seeking increased contributions to their pension plan from the clubs' additional television revenues, while the owners are hoping to slow the rapid growth of player salaries.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnssy01.shtml
Syl Johnson 1922-1925.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lakemal01.shtml
Al Lakeman 1954.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ted_Gray
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grayte01.shtml
Ted Gray 1946, 1948-1954.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/moehlbr01.shtml
Brian Moehler 1996-2002.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reedev01.shtml
Evan Reed 2013.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/caseydo01.shtml
Doc Casey 1901-1902.

from baseball reference

 

[kalinecountry]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10210242/mlb-strange-true-2013
Strange But True feats of 2013.
espn

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/12/31/5256832/top-tigers-countdown-10-hal-newhouser
Top Tigers Countdown #10: Hal Newhouser.
from bybtb

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/12/31/pretending-pursue-free-agents/
Pretending to Pursue Free Agents.
from mcb-tb

 

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http://blog.detroitathletic.com/201...worst-moments-for-the-detroit-tigers-in-2013/
The 13 Best + worst Moments for the Detroit Tigers in 2013.
from Detroit Athletic

 

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http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2013/12/31/5257328/reviewing-bill-james-baseball-2015-essay-part-2
A(nother) look back at Bill James' "Baseball 2015" essay.
from beyondtheboxscore

 

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http://www.highheatstats.com/2013/1...ution-in-the-wild-card-era-part-1-good-teams/
Team WAR/pos Distribution in the Wild Card Era, Part 1: Good Teams.
from HighHeatStats