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Detroit Tigers Team Notes

December 31 in Tigers and mlb history :

1979 - The Basic Agreement between players and owners expires, precipitating more than 19 months of bitter negotiations, that will culminate in the 1981 player strike.

1984 - Despite six weeks of negotiations, the Basic Agreement between the players and owners that was reached after the 1981 strike expires. The players are now seeking increased contributions to their pension plan from the clubs' additional television revenues, while the owners are hoping to slow the rapid growth of player salaries.

1993 - Baseball's collective bargaining agreement runs out with no new agreement yet signed.

Tigers players birthdays :

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lakemal01.shtml
Al Lakeman 1954.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ted_Gray
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grayte01.shtml
Ted Gray 1946, 1948-1954.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/moehlbr01.shtml
Brian Moehler 1996-2002.

from baseball reference
 
Detroit Tigers Team Notes

January 1 in Tigers and mlb history :

1911 - Hank Greenberg is born in New York, NY. After a splendid career as a player for the Detroit Tigers, and an executive, Greenberg will gain Hall of Fame honors in 1956. Hank was also the first player to win the Most Valuable Player Award at 2 different positions, first as a first baseman and later as an outfielder.

1961 - Briggs Stadium, home of the Detroit Tigers, is officially renamed "Tiger Stadium".

2009: Major League Baseball launches MLB Network, a cable and satellite television channel based out of Secaucus, NJ. The channel debuts in nearly 50 million cable and satellite homes - the largest debut in cable television history, exceeding any other cable television launch by approximately 20 million homes.

Tigers players birthdays :

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Hank_Greenberg
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/greenha01.shtml
Hank Greenberg 1930, 1933-1941, 1945-1946.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/torgeea01.shtml
Earl Torgeson 1955-1957.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesly01.shtml
Lynn Jones 1979-1983.

from Baseball Reference
 
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