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October 16 in Tigers and mlb history:

1888 - The Detroit Wolverines make a huge blunder when they sell outfielder Sam Thompson to the Philadelphia Quakers for $5,000. The popular Thompson, known for his trademark handlebar mustache and hulking physique, is dealt because ownership is seeking quick cash. After leaving Detroit, Thompson hits .334 and wins two home run crowns in ten seasons with Philly. In 1974 he is elected to the Hall of Fame.

1900 - Leon Goslin is born in Salem, New Jersey. The tall ballplayer later earns the nickname “Goose” because of the funny way he walks, and goes on to a Hall of Fame career. The Tigers make a great trade in 1933 to get Goslin, who serves as a valuable run producer in his stint with the team. His RBI-single is the winning run in the 1935 World Series, driving in teammate Mickey Cochrane. In 1968 Goslin is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1909 - The Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series as rookie pitcher Babe Adams registers his third victory of the Series by beating the Detroit Tigers, 8 - 0, in Game Seven

1910 - Ban Johnson, American League president, declares Tigers outfielder Ty Cobb the league's batting champion after questioning Nap Lajoie's "suspicious" eight-hit performance in a doubleheader against the St. Louis Browns on the season's last day.

1921 - In defiance of a Kenesaw Mountain Landis ban on World Series participants playing post-season exhibitions, Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel and Bill Piercy launch a barnstorming tour in Buffalo. Five days later, they cut it short in Scranton. In the meantime Ruth openly challenges Judge Landis to act. The judge does, fining the players their World Series shares ($3,362.26), and suspending them until May 20 of the following season. Judge Landis also outlaws gentleman's agreements and cover-ups of players optioned to the minors without proper paperwork. He declares six players free agents, including Heinie Manush, who will ride a 17-year career .330 batting average into the Hall of Fame in 1964.

1923 - Soon after Babe Ruth receives his World Series winner's share of $6,160.46, insurance agent Harry Heilmann, who beat Ruth for the batting title by 10 points, sells him a $50,000 life insurance policy. Beneficiaries are Mrs. Ruth and adopted daughter Dorothy.

1938: The first ever Lions game at Briggs Stadium (Tiger Stadium). http://www.baseballhistorycomesalive.com/?p=6040

1986: The Detroit Tigers released Dave Collins.

1987: The Detroit Tigers released Johnny Grubb.
1987: The Detroit Tigers released Dwight Lowry.
1987: The Detroit Tigers released Nate Snell.

1995: Kevin Baez of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1995: Kent Bottenfield of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1995: Ivan Cruz of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1995: Joe Hall of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1995: Alan Zinter of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

1998: Alejandro Freire of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1998: Pedro Swann of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2012: Detroit takes a 3 games to none lead in the ALCS behind another strong performance by ace Justin Verlander. Verlander gives up no runs through the first 8 innings before allowing a lead-off homer to Eduardo Nunez in the 9th, but needs relief help from Phil Coke, who gets the last two outs in a 2 - 1 win. Delmon Young homers off Philip Hughes for the Bengals' first run in the 4th, then Quintin Berry scores the second run on a double by Miguel Cabrera in the 5th.

2013: The Tigers shuffle their line-up before Game 4 of the ALCS, and it pays off as they defeat the Red Sox, 7 - 3, to even the series. Torii Hunter and Miguel Cabrera, moved up to the first two spots of the batting order, drive in two runs each as Doug Fister earns the win with 6 strong innings on the mound.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Goose_Goslin
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gosligo01.shtml?redir
Goose Goslin 1934-1937.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Boom-Boom_Beck
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beckbo01.shtml?redir
Boom-Boom Beck 1944.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Cain
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cainbo01.shtml?redir
Bob Cain 1951.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Matt_Batts
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/battsma01.shtml?redir
Matt Batts 1952-1954.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sisleda01.shtml
Dave Sisler 1959-1960.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/montema01.shtml
Manny Montejo 1961.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harpebr01.shtml
Brian Harper 1986.

Tigers players who passed away:

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

from Baseball Reference
 
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Four years ago today, Phil Coke threw the nastiest slider of his life, in one of the biggest moments of his life. Pitching for the Detroit Tigers against the New York Yankees, he fanned Raul Ibanez with two on and two out in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the 2012 ALCS. The slider that earned him the save ? I wrote about it two days later ? dove more than five inches.

A few weeks ago, I asked the veteran lefty what he remembers about the pitch.
?It moved late, instead of moving out of my hand,? Coke told me. ?It wasn?t sweepy like everything else I threw that year. It came out of my hand like a fastball, and went, Bam! Right as (Ibanez) committed to it, it wasn?t there any more.?

Is it the best pitch he?s ever thrown?
?It depends on what your definition of ?best pitch? is,? said Coke. ?If you?re a radar-happy person, I?ve touched 100. That?s according to data I saw. I thought I?d only touched 99. That was cool news for me.

?But the World Series against the Giants, after that Yankees series, is memorable too. That section of time in my life is one of the most important of my career. Some days you have it and some days you don?t. Some days you have nothing, and some days you have everything. I had more of everything in those games.?

Coke had seven consecutive strikeouts over a three-game stretch in the World Series that year.

Fangraphs
 
October 17 in Tigers and mlb history:

2013 - The Red Sox defeat the Tigers, 4 - 3, in Game 5 of the ALCS. The Sox take an early 4 - 0 lead, but Jon Lester begins tiring in the 5th, when he gives up a first run. The Tigers add runs in the next two innings, but can't tie the game as Koji Uehara records a five-out save.

Tigers players, and managers birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Pop_Dillon
Pop Dillon 1901-1902.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Red_Rolfe
Red Rolfe manager 1949-1952.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Johnny_Klippstein
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/klippjo01.shtml?redir
Johnny Klippstein 1967.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Christian
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chrisbo01.shtml?redir
Bob Christian 1968.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pinedlu01.shtml
Luis Pineda 2001.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/ennisjo01.shtml
John Ennis 2004.

Tigers players and managers who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jim_Delahanty
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/delahji01.shtml?redir
Jim Delahunty 1909-1912.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Swift
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/swiftbo01.shtml?redir
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/swiftbo01.shtml
Bob Swift 1944-1953, coach 1953-1954, 1963-1966, manager 1965-1966.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ray_Boone
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/boonera01.shtml?redir
Ray Boone 1953-1958.

from Baseball Reference
 
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