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1953 - The Brooklyn Dodgers sign the relatively unknown Walter Alston to a one-year pact as their manager for next season. Alston, who had served as the skipper of the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate in Montreal, replaces Chuck Dressen after Pee Wee Reese turns down the job. Alston will manage the Dodgers in Brooklyn and Los Angeles over the next 23 seasons, winning 2,040 games and four World Championships.

1977 - Former major league manager Mayo Smith dies at the age of 62. Smith skippered the Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers during a nine-year managerial career, but gained most of his fame when he guided the Tigers to the 1968 World Championship.

1982 - Cal Ripken, Jr., who hit .264 with 28 home runs as a shortstop and third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, is named American League Rookie of the Year. His consecutive games played streak is in its infancy at 118 games.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcmacsa01.shtml
Sam McMackin 1902.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ralph_Comstock
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/comstra01.shtml?redir
Ralph Comstock 1913.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Billy_Rogell
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rogelbi01.shtml?redir
Billy Rogell 1930-1939.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Walter_Wilson
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsowa01.shtml?redir
Walter Wilson 1945.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jim_Northrup
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/northji01.shtml?redir
Jim Northrup 1964-1974, broadcaster 1985-1994.

Tigers players and managers who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Mayo_Smith
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/smithma01.shtml
http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/60134c32
Mayo Smith manager 1967-1970.

from Baseball Reference
 
Right-hander Tommy Hunter is drawing interest on the free agent market, with the Padres, Tigers and Indians among the clubs teams intrigued by the former Orioles setup man, reports Rich Dubroff of CSNMidAtlantic.com. Hunter, 30 next July, split the season between the O?s and Cubs, though he enjoyed considerably more success in Baltimore than in Chicago. Hunter was surprisingly traded in exchange for Junior Lake in July after 44 2/3 innings of 3.63 ERA ball (3.38 FIP) but saw that mark soar to 5.74 (5.11 FIP) in 15 2/3 innings with the Cubs. Those late struggles notwithstanding, Hunter has a 3.26 ERA with 6.9 K/9 against just 1.7 BB/9 across 207 1/3 innings dating back to 2013, so he figures to draw further interest as the offseason wears on.
 
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