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October 12 in Tigers and mlb history:

1907 - Chicago Cubs pitcher Three Finger Brown shuts down the Detroit Tigers, 2 - 0, to win the World Series. Chicago steals four bases for a total of 18 in the five-game Series, winning four, and the other ending in a tie.

1908 - The Tigers finally win their first World Series game, blasting the Cubs, 8-3 in Game Three of the Fall Classic. Ty Cobb collects four hits and steals two bases in the win.

1909 - George Mullin shuts out the Pirates on five hits as Detroit beats Pittsburgh, 5-0 in Game Four of the World Series at Bennett Park. The victory ties the series at two games apiece.

1963 - Major League Baseball stage the only Hispanic American All-Star Game in history. The roster of Latino stars includes future Hall of Famers Luis Aparicio, Orlando Cepeda, Roberto Clemente, and Juan Marichal, and other standouts like Felipe Alou and Tony Oliva. A pinch-hit single delivered by Manny Mota helps the National League stars to a 5 - 2 victory over the American League at the Polo Grounds.

1972 - The Tigers lose 2-1 to Oakland in Game Five of the American League Championship Series. Vida Blue pitches four shutout innings of relief to hold down the home team at Tiger Stadium. Woodie Fryman and John Hiller hold the A’s to four hits but an error by shortstop Dick McAuliffe leads to Oakland’s winning run.

1984 - San Diego Padres pitchers tie a World Series record by issuing 11 bases on balls in a 5 - 2 loss to the Detroit Tigers in Game Three. Detroit takes a 2-1 Series lead. Milt Wilcox gets the win and Willie Hern?ndez has the save.

1987 - The Minnesota Twins beats Detroit 9 - 5, in Game Five of the ALCS to wrap up their first American League title since 1965.

2011 - With a chance to take a commanding 3 games to 1 lead in the ALCS, the Tigers lose a heartbreaker to the Rangers, 7-3 in extra innings. Closer Jose Valverde allows four runs in the 11th to take the loss.

2013 - The Tigers nearly throw the first multi-pitcher no-hitter in postseason history in Game One of the American League Championship Series. Starter Anibal Sanchez and relievers Al Alburquerque, Jose Veras, and Drew Smyly hold the Red Sox hitless through eight innings at Fenway Park. Closer Joaquin Benoit enters in the ninth and records one out but then allows a single to Daniel Nava. Benoit gets the last two outs and secures Detroit’s 1-0 win in the series opener.

Tigers players and executives birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Pete_Hill
Pete Hill Detroit Stars Negro Leagues 1919-1921.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/u/unseral01.shtml
Al Unser 1942-1944.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/daughdo01.shtml
Doc Daugherty 1951.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Rick_Ferrell
Rick Ferrell Coach 1950-1953, General Manager 1959-1962, Assistant GM 1963-1975, Special Assistant to the GM 1975-1978.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bobo_Osborne
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/osborbo02.shtml?redir
Bobo Osborne 1957-1959, 1961-1962.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whitede04.shtml
Derrick White 1995.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/polonlu01.shtml
Luis Polonia 1999-2000.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jose_Ortega
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ortegjo01.shtml
Jose Ortega 2012-2014.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcgehca01.shtml
Casey McGehee 2016.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Norm_Cash
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cashno01.shtml?redir
http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/b683238c
Norm Cash 1960-1974.

from Baseball Reference
 
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October 13 in Tigers and mlb history:

1984 - A pair of two-run home runs by Alan Trammell of the Detroit Tigers provide all the scoring as pitcher Jack Morris beats the San Diego Padres, 4 - 2, in Game Four of the World Series. The Tigers are now just one win away from the title.

2006 - The Tigers defeat Oakland, 3 - 0, in Game 3 of the ALCS, with Kenny Rogers picking up the win. In the game, Mark Kiger makes his major league debut as a defensive substitute for the A's, becoming the first player to make his debut in the post-season since Bug Holliday in 1885.

2011: The Detroit Tigers turn to their ace, Justin Verlander, to stave off elimination in the ALCS. He limits the Texas Rangers' bats to 2 runs through seven innings, then tires and leaves in the 8th having thrown a career-high 133 pitches. With the Bengals' bullpen aces too tired to pitch, Phil Coke takes over and gets the last five outs, even though the Rangers manage to pull back 3 runs over the last two frames. Still, the Tigers had built a big lead against C.J. Wilson, with four home runs - two by Delmon Young and one each by Alex Avila and Ryan Raburn - and hang on for a 7 - 5 win.

2012 - In Game 1 of the ALCS, Raul Ibanez hits a homer to cap a game-tying four-run outburst against Tigers closer Jose Valverde in the 9th inning, but Detroit manages to overcome the psychological blow to win, 6 - 4, in 12 innings. The Yankees' Derek Jeter collects the 200th postseason hit of his career in the game - second place on the all-time list is held by his long-time teammate Bernie Williams with 128 - but he then suffers a broken ankle while fielding a ground ball in the 12th, putting him out for the rest of the postseason. Delmon Young drives in 3 runs for Detroit, including a homer in the 8th and the game-winner with a double off David Phelps, the eighth Yankee pitcher of the game.

2013, the Tigers lose a heartbreaking game at Fenway Park in the second game of the AL Championship Series. Starter Max Scherzer holds the Red Sox hitless through 5 2/3 innings and strikes out 13 in seven innings before leaving the game with a 5-1 lead. But Joaquin Benoit allows a grand slam to David Ortiz in the eight inning on a ball that eludes right fielder Torii Hunter, who falls head-first into the bullpen in pursuit. The Tigers lose in the bottom of the ninth on a single by Jarrod Saltalamacchia. The loss ties the series at one game apiece.

Tigers players broadcasters birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Donovan_(donovbi01)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/donovbi01.shtml?redir
Wild Bill Donovan 1903-1912, 1918.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/onsloja01.shtml
Jack Onslow 1912.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcmulfr01.shtml
Fred McMullin 1914.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Eddie_Yost
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/yosted01.shtml?redir
Eddie Yost 'The Walking Man' 1959-1960.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Eddie_Mathews
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/matheed01.shtml?redir
Eddie Mathews 1967-1968.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roberje01.shtml
Jerry Robertson 1970.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jim_Price_(priceji01)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/priceji01.shtml?redir
Jim Price 1967-1971, tv and radio announcer 1993-present.

from Baseball Reference
 
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