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http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/13865348/1964-cy-young-winner-dean-chance-dies-74
Ex-Tiger Dean Chance passes away at 74.
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http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2015/10/12/dean-chance-baseball/73819964/
Ex-Tiger, Cy Young winner Dean Chance dies at 74. Includes Sports figures we?ve lost in 2015 in picture, right side arrow.
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http://www.freep.com/story/sports/2015/10/13/mclain-tigers-angels-chance-mlb/73877722/
McLain on Chance: 'He pitched every day of his life'.
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October 14 in Tigers and mlb history:

1908: Before the smallest crowd in World Series history (6,210), the host Detroit Tigers are tamed on three hits by Orval Overall, who strikes out 10 in a 2 - 0 triumph. The Chicago Cubs win the World Series in five games. Upset over seating arrangements at the World Series, sports reporters form a professional group that will become the Baseball Writers Association of America.

1909 - George Mullin of the Detroit Tigers outlasts three Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers for a 5 - 4 victory sends the World Series to a seventh game in Detroit. This is the first World Series to go the limit.

1984 - Kirk Gibson hits two home runs to lead the Detroit Tigers to an 8 - 4 victory and the World Series in five games over the San Diego Padres.

2012: The Tigers take a two games to none lead in the ALCS with a 3 - 0 shutout of the Yankees at New Yankee Stadium. Anibal Sanchez pitches 7 innings in another strong outing by a Detroit starter. Hiroki Kuroda retires the first 15 Tigers batters but allows a run in the 6th on a botched potential double play grounder. A blown call by second base umpire Jeff Nelson in the 8th leads to two more runs, and results in manager Joe Girardi's ejection.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/meanepa01.shtml
Vincent Maney 1912.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sabeler01.shtml
Erik Sabel 2002.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tom_Tresh
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/treshto01.shtml?redir
Tom Tresh 1969.

from Baseball Reference
 
October 15 in Tigers and mlb history:

2002 - Kirk Gibson signs a three-year deal to become the bench coach of the Detroit Tigers. The aggressive former outfielder joins the staff of his former 1984 teammate on the World Champion Tigers, newly-hired Detroit manager Alan Trammell.

2011: The Texas Rangers advance to the World Series, for the second straight year by beating the Detroit Tigers 15 - 5, in Game 6 of the ALCS. Detroit takes an early lead against Derek Holland with solo homers by Miguel Cabrera in the 1st and Jhonny Peralta in the 2nd, but the Rangers explode for 9 runs to chase Max Scherzer in the 3rd.

2013: The Red Sox manage a single run against Justin Verlander, a solo homer by Mike Napoli in the 7th, but it is enough to defeat the Tigers, 1 - 0, in Game 3 of the ALCS. Verlander strikes out 6 straight batters in the 2nd and 3rd, tying a postseason record.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/friskem01.shtml
Emil Frisk 1901.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Charley_O'Leary
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/o'leach01.shtml?redir
Charlie O'Leary 1904-1912.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gail_Harris
Gail Harris 1958-1960.

Tigers players and coaches who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tom_Ferrick
Tom Ferrick coach 1960-1963.

from Baseball Reference
 
October 16 in Tigers and mlb history:

1909 - The Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series as rookie pitcher Babe Adams registers his third victory of the Series by beating the Detroit Tigers, 8 - 0, in Game Seven

1910 - Ban Johnson, American League president, declares Tigers outfielder Ty Cobb the league's batting champion after questioning Nap Lajoie's "suspicious" eight-hit performance in a doubleheader against the St. Louis Browns on the season's last day.

1921 - In defiance of a Kenesaw Mountain Landis ban on World Series participants playing post-season exhibitions, Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel and Bill Piercy launch a barnstorming tour in Buffalo. Five days later, they cut it short in Scranton. In the meantime Ruth openly challenges Judge Landis to act. The judge does, fining the players their World Series shares ($3,362.26), and suspending them until May 20 of the following season. Judge Landis also outlaws gentleman's agreements and cover-ups of players optioned to the minors without proper paperwork. He declares six players free agents, including Heinie Manush, who will ride a 17-year career .330 batting average into the Hall of Fame in 1964.

1923 - Soon after Babe Ruth receives his World Series winner's share of $6,160.46, insurance agent Harry Heilmann, who beat Ruth for the batting title by 10 points, sells him a $50,000 life insurance policy. Beneficiaries are Mrs. Ruth and adopted daughter Dorothy.

2012: Detroit takes a 3 games to none lead in the ALCS behind another strong performance by ace Justin Verlander. Verlander gives up no runs through the first 8 innings before allowing a lead-off homer to Eduardo Nunez in the 9th, but needs relief help from Phil Coke, who gets the last two outs in a 2 - 1 win. Delmon Young homers off Philip Hughes for the Bengals' first run in the 4th, then Quintin Berry scores the second run on a double by Miguel Cabrera in the 5th.

2013: The Tigers shuffle their line-up before Game 4 of the ALCS, and it pays off as they defeat the Red Sox, 7 - 3, to even the series. Torii Hunter and Miguel Cabrera, moved up to the first two spots of the batting order, drive in two runs each as Doug Fister earns the win with 6 strong innings on the mound.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Goose_Goslin
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gosligo01.shtml?redir
Goose Goslin 1934-1937.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Boom-Boom_Beck
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beckbo01.shtml?redir
Boom-Boom Beck 1944.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Cain
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cainbo01.shtml?redir
Bob Cain 1951.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Matt_Batts
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/battsma01.shtml?redir
Matt Batts 1952-1954.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sisleda01.shtml
Dave Sisler 1959-1960.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/montema01.shtml
Manny Montejo 1961.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harpebr01.shtml
Brian Harper 1986.

from Baseball Reference
 
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