June 12 in Tigers and mlb history:
1939 - The Hall of Fame is officially dedicated at Cooperstown, New York. The greatest-ever gathering of members and future inductees of the Hall of Fame accept their plaques: Grover Alexander, Ty Cobb, Eddie Collins, Walter Johnson, Nap Lajoie, Connie Mack, Babe Ruth, George Sisler, Tris Speaker, Honus Wagner and Cy Young.
1983 - All-Time great Detroit Tigers and Hall of Famers Charlie Gehringer and Hank Greenberg have their uniform numbers retired by the Detroit Tigers in a ballpark ceremony. The digits #2 and #5, respectively, will join Al Kaline's #6 retired in 1980, as the only numbers retired by the Tigers thus far.
2007: Justin Verlander throws the sixth no-hitter in Detroit Tigers history. Hitting 100 mph on the radar gun in the 9th inning, he shuts down the Brewers with 12 strikeouts, walking four. Magglio Ordonez makes a sliding catch on a shot by Corey Hart in the 7th to keep hope alive and later catches the final out of the contest. It is Detroit's first no-hitter in 23 years, the second no-hitter of the season and the first ever at Comerica Park.
2011: Realignment is on the table again as Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association are in discussions to renew the collective bargaining agreement, which expires on December 11. One of the options being discussed would see one team moving from the National League to the American League to create two 15-team leagues, with the Houston Astros the likeliest candidate for a move.
Tigers players birthdays:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Matty_McIntyre
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcintma01.shtml?redir
Matty McIntyre 1904-1910.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Scott_Aldred
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aldresc01.shtml?redir
Scott Aldred 1990-1992, 1996.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garciav01.shtml
Avisail Garcia 2012-2013.
from baseball reference
