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January 21 in Tigers and mlb history:

1921 - Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis officially is signed as baseball commissioner, to a seven-year, $350,000 contract.

1947 - A rule change that allows voting only for players who were active after 1921 produces four new Hall of Fame members: catcher Mickey Cochrane, second baseman Frankie Frisch, and pitchers Lefty Grove and Carl Hubbell, all former Most Valuable Players and World Series winners. Pie Traynor misses selection by two votes. Hubbell was forbidden by Ty Cobb to throw his screwball in Detroit's farm system, but used it to win 253 games for the New York Giants; Frisch went to the World Series eight times and batted .316 over 19 seasons; Grove won 300 games, and his battery-mate Cochrane retired with .320, the highest lifetime batting average of any catcher.

1953 - The Baseball Writers Association of America passes over Joe DiMaggio in his first year of eligibility and elects pitcher Dizzy Dean and outfielder Al Simmons to the Hall of Fame. Dean gathers 209 votes while Simmons' total of 199 is one more than needed.
The colorful Dean had a .644 career winning percentage and won 120 games from 1932 through 1936, including 30 wins in 1934.
Simmons, who drove in 100 runs in each of his first eleven major league seasons, was one of the most feared hitters of his time.
Also joining DiMaggio, who finishes 8th in the voting, are in order Bill Terry, Bill Dickey, Rabbit Maranville, Dazzy Vance, Ted Lyons, Chief Bender (9th) and Gabby Hartnett (10th). All will eventually make it.

1960 - In an unusual request, Stan Musial tells the St. Louis Cardinals management that he is overpaid and should have his salary reduced after a subpar 1959 season. He receives a pay cut from $100,000 to $80,000 a year.

1969 - Roy Campanella and Stan Musial are elected by the BBWAA to join the elite group of players enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

1971 - No player receives three-fourths of the necessary votes to be elected into the Hall of Fame, with Yogi Berra (242) and Early Wynn (240) coming the closest.
Berra and Wynn will be elected in next year's vote.

1993 - Hall of Fame second baseman Charlie Gehringer dies at the age of 89, one month after suffering a stroke. During a 19-year career with the Detroit Tigers, Gehringer posted a .320 batting average with 184 home runs, 1427 RBI, seven times 200 plus hits, seven times 40 or more doubles, 12 times one hundred or more runs scored, and 14 times a batting average of over .300
In 1937, he enjoyed arguably his finest season, leading the American League with a .371 average.

2000: The National Labor Relations Board refuses to overturn the election which removed Richie Phillips and the Major League Umpires Association from power. A new union will represent the arbiters.

2000: The Detroit Tigers sign free agent pitcher Hideo Nomo to a one-year contract. Nomo's agent had declined a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, expecting more on the open market.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mccarar01.shtml
Arch McCarthy 1902.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...olanbe01.shtml
Bernie Boland 1915-1920.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/moharjo01.shtml
John Mohardt 1922.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/ludolwi01.shtml
Bill Ludolph 1924.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grahabi02.shtml
Bill Graham 1966.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reynobo01.shtml
Bob Reynolds 1975.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mccurje01.shtml
Jeff McCurry 1996.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/u/urbanto01.shtml
Tom Urbani 1996.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bu...lfredo_Ledezma
http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...edezwi01.shtml
Wil Ledezma 2003-2007.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bu...rlie_Gehringer
http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...ehrich01.shtml
Charlie Gehringer 1923-1942, player coach 1942.

from Baseball Reference
 
http://beck.mlblogs.com/2014/01/21/tigers-put-names-to-places-on-winter-caravan/
Tigers put names to places on winter caravan.
from JasonBeck'sTigersblog

#Tigers postseason star Justin Verlander will not attend TigerFest on Sat. He's rehabbing after Jan. 9 core muscle repair surgery.

For #Tigers fans on west side of the state, many players at #Whitecaps banquet Thurs night: Scherzer, Kelly, Castellanos, Jackson, Smyly,
 
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January 22 in Tigers and mlb history:

1904 - William H. Yawkey, the 28-year-old heir to a lumber and mining fortune, buys the Detroit Tigers from S.F. Angus for $50,000. New money and Frank Navin's shrewd management will bring three straight pennants to the franchise within a few years.

1929 - The New York Yankees announce they will put numbers on the backs of their uniforms, becoming the first baseball team to start continuous use of the numbers.
The first numbers are based on positions in the batting order; thus, Babe Ruth will wear number 3 and Lou Gehrig number 4.
In a few weeks, the Cleveland Indians announce that they too, will put numbers on the uniforms.
By 1931, all American League teams will use them. It will be 1933 before all National League players are numbered.

1976 - Pitchers Robin Roberts and Bob Lemon are voted into the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Roberts led the National League in starts and innings pitched for five straight seasons and was tops in victories for four consecutive years on his way to 286 career wins. Lemon earned 20 victories six times and won 207 career games.

1988 - As a result of the Players Association's 1985 collusion suit against the owners, arbitrator Thomas Roberts declares seven players no-risk free agents until March 1st, giving them a chance to sign with other clubs despite already having contracts. The seven are Juan Beniquez, Tom Brookens, Kirk Gibson, Carlton Fisk, Donnie Moore, Joe Niekro and Butch Wynegar. Gibson will jump to the Dodgers and become the National League MVP and a World Series hero to boot.

1992 - The New York Mets trade outfielder Mark Carreon and relief pitcher Tony Castillo to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for pitcher Paul Gibson and Randy Marshall.

2002 ? Tigers sign pitcher Jeff Weaver to four-year, $22-million deal. In July, he will be traded to the Yankees as a part of the Carols Pena deal.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/thomair01.shtml
Ira Thomas 1908.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesto01.shtml
Tom Jones 1909-1910.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shiveiv01.shtml
Ivey Shiver 1931.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/oanapr01.shtml
Prince Oana 1943, 1945.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/buchajo01.shtml
Johnny Bucha 1953.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...oberle01.shtml
Leon Roberts 1974.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Cesar_Gutierrez
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gutiece01.shtml
Cesar Gutierrez 1969-1971.

from Baseball Reference
 
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