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June 16 in Tigers and mlb history:

1909 - Jim Thorpe makes his baseball pitching debut for the Rocky Mount Railroaders (Eastern Carolina League) with a 4 - 2 win over the Raleigh Red Birds. It is the professional play in this year that will later cause him to lose his Olympic gold medals won in the 1912 Olympics (thus violating the amateur status rules). In 1983, thirty years after his death, his medals will be restored.

1938 - At Sportsman's Park, the St. Louis Browns walk Red Sox star Jimmie Foxx all six times he comes to bat. The Browns' decision to pitch carefully to Foxx does not prevent the Red Sox from winning the game, 12 - 8. Being intentionally walked six times in a nine-inning game, Foxx sets an American League record and matches the mark set by Walt Wilmot in the National League in 1891.

1993 - Ken Griffey, Jr. of the Seattle Mariners hits his 100th career home run in Seattle's 6 - 1 victory over Kansas City to become the fourth-youngest to hit the century mark. Only Mel Ott, Eddie Mathews and Tony Conigliaro did it faster than the 23-year-old Griffey.

1996 - Legendary broadcaster Mel Allen dies at the age of 83. In 1939, Allen started doing play-by-play for both the New York Yankees and New York Giants, and later narrated the long-running television show, This Week in Baseball. In 1978, Allen received the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence.

Tigers players, coaches, scouts birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Wish_Egan
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/eganwi01.shtml?redir
Wish Egan 1902, scout 1908-1950.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rowanja01.shtml
Jack Rowan 1906.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/speerki01.shtml
Kid Speer 1909.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kirkeja01.shtml
Jay Kirke 1910.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ron_LeFlore
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lefloro01.shtml?redir
Ron LeFlore 1974-1979.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gomezch02.shtml
Chris Gomez 1993-1996.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hernafe01.shtml
Fernando Hernandez 1997.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Wally_Joyner
Wally Joyner coach 2014-present.

from baseball reference
 
Yesterday, Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera moved into 6th place for career total bases, through age 32. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia) Cabrera moved into 7th place for career total bases above the league average, through age 32, for right handed hitters.
(Complete Baseball Encyclopedia).

MOST CAREER TOTAL BASES, THROUGH AGE 32

1 Alex Rodriguez 4543 Mariners/Rangers/Yankees
2 Jimmie Foxx 4509 A's/Red Sox
3 Hank Aaron 4336 Braves
4 Albert Pujols 4206 Cardinals/Angels
5 Mel Ott 4158 Giants
6 Miguel Cabrera 3985 Marlins/Tigers
7 Lou Gehrig 3984 Yankees
8 Rogers Hornsby 3943 Cardinals/Giants/Braves
9 Frank Robinson 3893 Reds/Orioles
10 Ken Griffey Jr. 3883 Mariners/Reds

MOST CAREER TOTAL BASES ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE, THROUGH AGE 32, RIGHT HANDED HITTERS

TOTAL BASES DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Jimmie Foxx 1724 4509 2785 A's/Red Sox
2 Rogers Hornsby 1571 3943 2372 Cardinals/Giants/Braves
3 Albert Pujols 1457 4206 2749 Cardinals/Angels
4 Hank Aaron 1373 4336 2963 Braves
5 Willie Mays 1329 3796 2467 Giants
6 Alex Rodriguez 1308 4543 3235 Mariners/Rangers/Yankees
7 Miguel Cabrera 1215 3985 2770 Marlins/Tigers
8 Al Simmons 1213 3546 2333 A's/White Sox
9 Frank Robinson 1182 3893 2711 Reds/Orioles
10 Vladimir Guerrero 1109 3802 2693 Expos/Angels
 
MOST CAREER HITS ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE, LEFT HANDED HITTERS

HITS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Ty Cobb 1457 4189 2732 Tigers/A's
2 Tris Speaker 935 3514 2579 Red Sox/Indians/Senators/A's
3 Tony Gwynn 926 3141 2215 Padres
4 Stan Musial 914 3630 2716 Cardinals
5 Rod Carew 808 3053 2245 Twins/Angels
6 Ted Williams 743 2654 1911 Red Sox
7 Wade Boggs 737 3010 2273 Red Sox/Yankees/Rays
8 Eddie Collins 730 3312 2582 A's/White Sox/A's
9 Ichiro Suzuki 728 2884 2156 Mariners/Yankees/Marlins
10 Babe Ruth 727 2873 2146 Red Sox/Yankees/Braves

MOST CAREER HITS, LEFT HANDED HITTERS

1 Ty Cobb 4189 Tigers/A's
2 Stan Musial 3630 Cardinals
3 Tris Speaker 3514 Red Sox/Indians/Senators/A's
4 Carl Yastrzemski 3419 Red Sox
5 Eddie Collins 3312 A's/White Sox/A's
6 George Brett 3154 Royals
7 Paul Waner 3152 Pirates/Dodgers/Braves/Dodgers/Yankees
8 Tony Gwynn 3141 Padres
9 Rod Carew 3053 Twins/Angels
10 Lou Brock 3023 Cubs/Cardinals
11 Rafael Palmeiro 3020 Cubs/Rangers/Orioles/Rangers/Orioles
12 Wade Boggs 3010 Red Sox/Yankees/Rays
13 Sam Rice 2987 Senators/Indians
14 Barry Bonds 2935 Pirates/Giants
15 Sam Crawford 2922 Reds/Tigers
T16 Ichiro Suzuki 2884 Mariners/Yankees/Marlins
T16 Zack Wheat 2884 Dodgers/A's
18 Mel Ott 2876 Giants
19 Babe Ruth 2873 Red Sox/Yankees/Braves
20 Harold Baines 2866 White Sox/Rangers/A's/Orioles/White Sox/Orioles/Indians/Orioles/White Sox
 
MOST HITS ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE, AMERICAN LEAGUE, 2B

HITS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Nap Lajoie 750 2406 1656 A's/Indians/A's
2 Eddie Collins 734 3303 2569 A's/White Sox/A's
3 Rod Carew 400 1458 1058 Twins
4 Charlie Gehringer 398 2839 2441 Tigers
5 Robinson Cano 357 1896 1539 Yankees/Mariners
6 Roberto Alomar 309 1967 1658 Blue Jays/Orioles/Indians/White Sox
7 Nellie Fox 274 2535 2261 A's/White Sox
8 Dustin Pedroia 203 1452 1249 Red Sox
9 Chuck Knoblauch 202 1646 1444 Twins/Yankees
10 Lou Whitaker 200 2369 2169 Tigers
 
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