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May 9 in Tigers and mlb history:

1871 - The first Hispanic player in major league baseball is Esteban Enrique Bellan. The 21-year old Cuban infielder plays for the Troy Haymakers of the National Association.

1927 - Pounding five Boston pitchers for 22 hits, the 2nd-place Tigers outlast the Red Sox, 17 - 11. Harry Heilmann leads the cat attack with two homers and two singles.

1930 - The Yankees' and the Tigers' outfielders make only two putouts for an American League record which has never been equaled. The National League record for outfield idleness is one chance (Pittsburgh versus Brooklyn on August 26,1910). Detroit's George Uhle strikes out 8 in winning, 5 - 4, and dropping the Yanks to 7th place. Hank Johnson (7 innings) and George Pipgras are the New York hurlers.

1943 - Due to the poor grade of rubber cement used to make baseballs because of wartime rubber shortages, a different type of baseball is put into play today with dramatic results. In eight games, six home runs are hit compared to a total of nine homers tallied in the season's first 72 games.

1949: At Detroit, the Tigers set back the first-place Yankees, 4 - 1, behind the five-hit pitching of Ted Gray. Vic Raschi also allows just five hits, including a homer by Dick Wakefield, in taking the loss.

1984: Umpire Joe West ejects two television cameramen from Shea Stadium when they allow the Mets to view replays of a controversial play at the plate in which Hubie Brooks is called out. The Mets beat Atlanta, 3 - 1.

1988: Oakland beats Detroit, 3 - 1, to extend its club-record winning streak to 14 consecutive games, the longest in the majors since 1977. The A's will finally lose tomorrow, 8 - 2 to the Tigers, after starting the skein on April 23rd.

1989: For the first time since April 10th, no major league games are shutouts, ending a streak of 29 consecutive days with at least one shutout.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/drillle01.shtml
Lew Drill 1904-1905.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/yewcito01.shtml
Tom Yewcic 1957.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jacksro02.shtml
Ron Jackson 1981.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schleda01.shtml
Dan Schlereth 2010-2012.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Prince_Fielder
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fieldpr01.shtml?redir
Prince Fielder 2012-2013.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/krolia01.shtml
Ian Krol 2014-2015.

from Baseball Reference
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.s...ers_gameday_anibal_41.html#incart_river_index
Detroit Tigers Gameday: Anibal Sanchez with one loss in 21 starts vs. Washington.
Mlive

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2016/05/detroit_tigers_lineup_68.html#incart_river_index
Nick Castellanos to hit fourth, Victor Martinez not in lineup in series opener.
Mlive

http://www.sportsmedia101.com/detro...view-struggling-tigers-face-pressure-on-road/
Detroit Tigers Vs. Washington Nationals Series Preview: Struggling Tigers Face Pressure on Road.
Tigers101

Victor Martinez is the first of the Tigers’ big trio to sit out of the starting lineup this series. It was going to happen at some point. The interesting part is AL batting leader Nick Castellanos moving up to fill the cleanup spot with Martinez out. Justin Upton continues to bat fifth.
“When a guy’s hitting the ball well, you always have a little trepidation about moving him,” manager Brad Ausmus said. “But with Vic not playing, I felt like, the way he’s swinging, he was the best option to slide in behind Miggy.”
After Bryce Harper’s six-walk game Sunday (and 13-walk series) against the Cubs, the question came up to Ausmus whether he might do the same. Doesn’t sound like he will, but he’ll pick and choose his spots when to pitch to him.
“I think a lot of times, the game dictates whether you walk him or not,” Ausmus said. “He’s probably the most dangerous hitter in the game right now, so if you do pitch to him, you pitch to him carefully. And if you think he can beat you, you probably don’t pitch to him at all.”
JasonBeckTigersBlog
 
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