August 15 in Tigers and mlb history:
1945: Umpire Ernie Stewart is canned by American League President Will Harridge for "disloyalty." Stewart had complained about the pay and taken his case to Commissioner Happy Chandler. Bill McGowan is the top-paid umpire in the league at $9,000.
1945: Commissioner Happy Chandler sells World Series radio rights for $150,000 to Gillette. Ford had been the World Series sponsor since 1934, paying $100,000 annually.
1984: The Tigers cuff Tommy John for ten hits in six innings to beat the Angels 8 - 3. Dan Petry (15-5) scatters eight hits in eight innings, and Dave Bergman backs him with two triples and three RBIs. With Cleveland beating Toronto twice, the Tigers' lead is now nine games.
1992: Texas P Bobby Witt walks 10 Tigers in 4 2/3 innings, as Detroit strolls past the Rangers 10 - 3. No one has walked this many in this few innings.
2001: The Tigers defeat the Angels 5 - 1, as Detroit OF Roger Cedeno leads the team with five hits.
2011: The Minnesota Twins trade OF Delmon Young to the Detroit Tigers for Class A pitcher Cole Nelson and a player to be named later.
2013 - At the quarterly owners meeting held in Cooperstown, NY, Commissioner Bud Selig announces a plan to expand video review, which is now limited to home runs, significantly. Under the proposal, a manager will have the right to request up to three reviews per game - one in the first six innings and two in the last three - and will not otherwise be allowed to argue such "reviewable" calls. A number of decisions will remain non-reviewable, however. The plan still needs to be fleshed out, in particular by defining which calls are reviewable and which are not, before being submitted for formal approval at the next winter meetings. The Player's Union and Umpires Association will also need to agree to the changes.
Tigers players birthdays:
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Jack Warner 1905-1906.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/caseyjo01.shtml
Joe Casey 1909-1911.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schulba01.shtml
Barney Schultz 1959.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brunsar01.shtml
Arlo Brunsberg 1966.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dyerdu01.shtml
Duffy Dyer 1980-1981.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Chris_Brown
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brownch02.shtml?redir
Chris Brown 1989.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/novoaro01.shtml
Roberto Novoa 2004.
from Baseball Reference
