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http://www.sportsmedia101.com/detro...nd-power-from-miguel-cabrera-victor-martinez/
Detroit Tigers Defeat Minnesota Twins Behind Power from Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez.
from Tigers101

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/9/...erzer-battles-lifted-home-runs-strong-bullpen
Tigers 4 - Twins 2: Max Scherzer battles, lifted by home runs and strong bullpen.
from bybtb

 

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3. Detroit's bullpen pitches well! Victor Martinez and Miguel Cabrera homered to stake the Tigers to a lead and Max Scherzer survived four walks, five hits and 116 pitches in six shaky innings to leave with a 3-2 lead against the Twins. But the story for the Tigers was Joakim Soria, Joba Chamberlain and Joe Nathan retired all nine batters they faced. It's just one game, but Tigers fans will take it as a positive sign. (Although my favorite line of the night came from MLB Network analyst Dan Plesac saying that may have been Nathan's cleanest inning since the All-Star break. Maybe it's not a good sign if that's what people are saying about your closer.) Rick Porcello, Kyle Lobstein and David Price will try and wrap up the division title over the weekend.
espn

 

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3. Detroit's bullpen pitches well! Victor Martinez and Miguel Cabrera homered to stake the Tigers to a lead and Max Scherzer survived four walks, five hits and 116 pitches in six shaky innings to leave with a 3-2 lead against the Twins. But the story for the Tigers was Joakim Soria, Joba Chamberlain and Joe Nathan retired all nine batters they faced. It's just one game, but Tigers fans will take it as a positive sign. (Although my favorite line of the night came from MLB Network analyst Dan Plesac saying that may have been Nathan's cleanest inning since the All-Star break. Maybe it's not a good sign if that's what people are saying about your closer.) Rick Porcello, Kyle Lobstein and David Price will try and wrap up the division title over the weekend.
espn

 

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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.

2012: The Tigers beat the Royals, 5 - 4, and when the White Sox lose to Cleveland, 6 - 4, they take sole possession of first place in the AL Central for the first time since July 24th. In the 5th inning, Alex Gordon robs Detroit's Miguel Cabrera of a home run by catching a ball over the left field fence; the catch may turn out to be costly, as Cabrera is putting in the most serious bid for a Triple Crown since Carl Yastrzemski's 1967 feat.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sullijo05.shtml
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

 

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http://www.freep.com/story/sports/m...obert-fick-grand-slam-tiger-stadium/16250243/
Robert Fick's ups, downs since Tiger Stadium grand slam.
freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/story/sports/c...igers-minnesota-playoffs-drew-sharp/16247133/
Tigers more interested in themselves than K.C.
freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/story/sports/m...rs-scherzer-cabrera-martinez-nathan/16248021/
Why the Tigers won Thursday.
freep

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...-max-scherzer-pleased-encore-season/16247135/
Tigers' Max Scherzer pleased with his encore season.
detnews

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...s-watch-derek-jeter-over-the-royals/16246803/
Tigers choose to watch Derek Jeter over the Royals.
detnews

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/09/detroit_tigers_hover_around_tv.html
Detroit Tigers hover around TVs in clubhouse after key win to watch Derek Jeter's game-winning hit.
mlive

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...ers-seem-primed-make-prime-time-run/16249319/
Tigers seem primed to make a prime-time run.
detnews

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/op...ise-re-sign-outfielder-torii-hunter/16243161/
Tigers would be wise to re-sign outfielder Torii Hunter.
detnews

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...rs-verlander-says-done-dealing-heat/16231661/
Tigers' Verlander says he's not done dealing heat.
detnews

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/articl...nder-peaking-at-right-time-for-detroit-tigers
Verlander peaking at right time for Tigers.
Two-start stretch sends veteran right-hander into postseason on high note.
Tigers official site

 

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...curse-will-again-cost-them-a-chance-at-a-ring
Detroit Tigers' Closer Curse Will Again Cost Them a Chance at a Ring.

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/spor...-want-their-bullpen-to-set-up-you-just-saw-it
Blueprint for how the Tigers want their bullpen to set up? You just saw it.
from the OaklandPress

 

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http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/so-how-good-has-j-d-martinez-become/
So How Good Has J.D. Martinez Become.
from fangraphs

 

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http://www.hardballtimes.com/the-tigers-wouldnt-trade-dave-dombrowski/
The Tigers Wouldn?t Trade Dave Dombrowski.
from the HardballTimes

 

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http://blog.detroitathletic.com/2014/09/26/cabrera-martinez-use-different-approaches-great-hitters/
Miguel Cabrera + Victor Martinez use different approaches to be Great Hitters.
from Detroit Athletic

 

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http://www.freep.com/story/sports/m...detroit-tigers-phil-coke-al-central/16249973/
Tigers notes: Phil Coke says job's not done until division is won.
freep

 

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Yesterday, Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera passed Mel Ott for sole possession of 10th place for most career HR through the age of 31 and is tied for 23rd vs. the league average. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)

YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2012 29 57 59 -2 .393 .606 .999 .736 8.24 .330 44 139 4 161 Tigers
2013 30 72 84 -12 .442 .636 1.078 .812 10.79 .348 44 137 3 148 Tigers
2014 31 44 40 4 .371 .520 .891 .691 6.72 .312 24 107 1 156 Tigers
CAREER 493 575 -82 .397 .564 .960 .712 8.02 .320 389 1367 37 1816
LG AVG 0 0 0 .333 .422 .755 .500 4.90 .265 194 822 112

MOST CAREER HOMERUNS, THROUGH AGE 31 SEASON

1 Alex Rodriguez 518 Mariners/Rangers/Yankees
2 Jimmie Foxx 464 A's/Red Sox
3 Ken Griffey Jr. 460 Mariners/Reds
4 Albert Pujols 445 Cardinals
5 Eddie Mathews 422 Braves
6 Mickey Mantle 419 Yankees
7 Frank Robinson 403 Reds/Orioles
8 Hank Aaron 398 Braves
9 Juan Gonzalez 397 Rangers/Tigers/Indians
10 Miguel Cabrera 389 Marlins/Tigers

MOST CAREER HOMERUNS ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE, THROUGH AGE 31 SEASON

HOMERUNS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Jimmie Foxx 344 464 120 A's/Red Sox
2 Babe Ruth 309 356 47 Red Sox/Yankees
3 Mickey Mantle 287 419 132 Yankees
4 Alex Rodriguez 284 518 234 Mariners/Rangers/Yankees
5 Albert Pujols 273 445 172 Cardinals
6 Ken Griffey Jr. 267 460 193 Mariners/Reds
7 Lou Gehrig 266 348 82 Yankees
8 Eddie Mathews 263 422 159 Braves
9 Harmon Killebrew 235 380 145 Senators/Twins
10 Ralph Kiner 230 351 121 Pirates/Cubs
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T23 Miguel Cabrera 195 389 194 Marlins/Tigers

 

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Yesterday, Tigers P Max Scherzer passed 250 SO for the season and moved up to the 6th on the Tigers single season SO list and is tied for 7th vs. the league average. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia) Scherzer, who is in his 5th year with the Tigers, ranks 10th in Tigers history for SO over a 10 year span and 7th vs. the league average. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia) Scherzer is the 5th pitcher in MLB history with 3+ consecutive years with 10.00+ SO/9. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)

YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 WHIP W L SV NW NL TEAM
2012 27 10 3.74 32 32 187.2 231 11.08 1.27 16 7 0 13 10 Tigers
2013 28 34 2.90 32 32 214.1 240 10.08 0.97 21 3 0 16 8 Tigers
2014 29 17 3.19 33 33 220.1 252 10.29 1.18 18 5 0 14 9 Tigers
CAREER 88 3.59 207 198 1239.1 1321 9.59 1.22 91 50 0 81 60
LG AVG 0 4.22 1239.1 949 6.89 1.35 70 69

MOST STRIKEOUTS, SINGLE SEASON, TIGERS

1 Mickey Lolich 1971 308
2 Denny McLain 1968 280
3 Hal Newhouser 1946 275
4 Mickey Lolich 1969 271
5 Justin Verlander 2009 269
6 Max Scherzer 2014 252
T7 Mickey Lolich 1972 250
T7 Justin Verlander 2011 250
9 Max Scherzer 2013 240
10 Justin Verlander 2012 239

MOST STRIKEOUTS ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE, SINGLE SEASON, TIGERS

STRIKEOUTS YEAR DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Hal Newhouser 1946 139 275 136
2 Hal Newhouser 1945 102 212 110
3 Justin Verlander 2009 87 269 182
4 Mickey Lolich 1969 84 271 187
5 Max Scherzer 2012 82 231 149
6 Hal Newhouser 1944 79 187 108
T7 Max Scherzer 2014 76 252 176
T7 Bobo Newsom 1941 76 175 99
T7 Mickey Lolich 1971 76 308 232
10 Justin Verlander 2011 70 250 180

MOST STRIKEOUTS OVER A 5 YEAR SPAN, TIGERS

1 Mickey Lolich 1969-73 1273
2 Mickey Lolich 1968-72 1256
3 Mickey Lolich 1970-74 1204
4 Justin Verlander 2009-13 1194
5 Mickey Lolich 1967-71 1180
6 Justin Verlander 2008-12 1140
7 Mickey Lolich 1971-75 1113
T8 Justin Verlander 2007-11 1084
T8 Justin Verlander 2010-14 1084
10 Max Scherzer 2010-14 1081

MOST STRIKEOUTS ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE OVER A 5 YEAR SPAN, TIGERS

STRIKEOUTS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Hal Newhouser 1943-47 455 994 539
2 Hal Newhouser 1942-46 427 921 494
3 Hal Newhouser 1944-48 424 993 569
4 Hal Newhouser 1945-49 374 950 576
5 Hal Newhouser 1941-45 325 752 427
6 Justin Verlander 2009-13 307 1194 887
7 Max Scherzer 2010-14 305 1081 776
T8 Mickey Lolich 1968-72 301 1256 955
T8 Mickey Lolich 1969-73 301 1273 972
10 Justin Verlander 2008-12 284 1140 856

MOST CONSECUTIVE YEARS WITH 10.00+ SO/9

1 Randy Johnson 1997-02 6
2 Randy Johnson 1991-95 5
T3 Nolan Ryan 1989-91 3
T3 Curt Schilling 2001-03 3
T3 Max Scherzer 2012-14 3
T6 Sam McDowell 1965-66 2
T6 Nolan Ryan 1972-73 2
T6 Nolan Ryan 1976-77 2
T6 Curt Schilling 1997-98 2
T6 Pedro Martinez 1999-00 2
T6 Tim Lincecum 2008-09 2
T6 Yu Darvish 2012-13 2