May 14 in Tigers and mlb history:
1920 - Walter Johnson wins his 300th game. He?s the 10th member of the club, with a record of 300-194.
1939 - Charlie Gehringer hits his 500th double. He?s the 14th member of the club.
1939 - On Mother?s Day, Mother and Father Feller come watch their son Bob pitch. They get more than they bargained for when a foul ball off the bat of Marv Owen catches Mother Feller flush in the face. She needs six stitches over her right eye.
1965 - Boston Red Sox left fielder Carl Yastrzemski hits for the cycle against the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park. Yastrzemski's historic day includes two home runs and five runs batted in, but does not prevent Boston from losing the game, 12 - 8. Willie Horton hits two home runs for the Tigers.
1967: Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees joins the 500 home run club when he connects against Stu Miller of theBaltimore Orioles. Mantle becomes the sixth major leaguer to reach 500.
1980 It?s the best WPA game Alan Trammell ever had: 0.924 WPA. 4-for-5, one double, three runs, and two RBI. Tigers 6 - A?s 5.
2012: Major League Baseball fires arbitrator Shyam Das after 13 years on the job. The Commissioner's office was incensed at Das for overturning Ryan Braun's suspension for PED use on a technicality on February 23rd, and the last straw comes when the same ruling is used today to justify ending Eliezer Alfonzo's 100-game suspension early.
Tigers players and managers birthdays:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Les_Moss
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/mossle01.shtml
Les Moss manager 1979.
Tigers players who passed away:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Joe_Sparma
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sparmjo01.shtml?redir
Joe Sparma 1964-1969.
from Baseball Reference
