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October 20 in Tigers and history:

1935 - Hank Greenberg is named American League MVP. Wes Ferrell finishes second in the ballot. Another great year for "Hammerin Hank", as he leads the league in Homeruns 36, RBI with 170, and total bases with 389. Hank is also among the league leading top 3/5/10 in every offensive category.

1947 - Radio rights for the World Series sell for $475,000 for three years. Every franchise but Pittsburgh has sold 1948 TV rights. The New York Giants get $400,000 for radio-TV rights from Chesterfield.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bruce_Campbell
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/campbbr01.shtml?redir
Bruce Campbell 1940-1941.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Froats
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/froatbi01.shtml?redir
Bill Froats 1955.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dave_Collins
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/collida02.shtml?redir
Dave Collins 1986.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/heinkdo01.shtml
Don Heinkel 1988.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Juan_Gonzalez
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzaju03.shtml?redir
Juan Gonzalez 2000.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/verasjo01.shtml
Jose Veras 2013.

from Baseball Reference
 
October 21 in Tigers and mlb history:

1934 - An All-Star team led by Babe Ruth and Connie Mack sails on tour to Hawaii and Japan. Players with wives include Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Charlie Gehringer, Lefty G?mez, Earl Averill and Lefty O'Doul.

1959: The Players Association approves two All-Star Games in 1960, to be held at Kansas City's Municipal Stadium and New York's Yankee Stadium. The players would like to have them played within four days of each other.

2013 - Two days after losing the 2013 ALCS, Tigers manager Jim Leyland announces he is retiring after a 22-year career as a big league skipper.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lelivbi01.shtml
Bill Lelivelt 1909-1910.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chrisma01.shtml
Mark Christman 1938-1939.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/flahejo01.shtml
John Flaherty 1994-1996.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Franklin_Stubbs
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stubbfr01.shtml?redir
Franklin Stubbs 1995.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fienca01.shtml
Casey Fien 2009-2010.

Tigers players and coaches who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Vada_Pinson
Vada Pinson coach 1985-1991.

from Baseball Reference
 
http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/article/155180412/tigers-begin-search-for-new-pitching-coach
Tigers begin search for new pitching coach.
Tigers official site

One known candidate is Tigers Minor League pitching coordinator A.J. Sager, who like Jones worked his way up the organizational ladder and has worked with several pitchers on Detroit's staff. Outside the organization, Ausmus has several options whether he opts for familiarity or not.

One potential option with close ties to Jones is Steve McCatty, who was Detroit's pitching coach in 2002 before earning high regard as Nationals pitching coach the past seven seasons while working with Stephen Strasburg and Jordan Zimmermann, among others. McCatty is a friend of Jones and was raised in the area. He still has a home in suburban Detroit, making this an appealing opening for him.

Other pitching coaches who became available since season's end include Mike Butcher (formerly with Angels), Mike Harkey (D-backs), Rick Kranitz (Brewers) and Darren Balsley (Padres). Mike Maddux's contract with Texas expires at the end of the month, making him a potentially coveted coach around baseball, but he might command a multi-year contract. Andy Hawkins resigned as Rangers bullpen coach, reportedly to pursue pitching coach opportunities.
 
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