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October 21 in Tigers and mlb history:

1887: The Detroit Wolverines clinch the World Series championship in Game 11, beating the St. Louis Browns 13-3.

1934 - An All-Star team led by Babe Ruth and Connie Mack sails on tour to Hawaii and Japan. Players with wives include Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Charlie Gehringer, Lefty G?mez, Earl Averill and Lefty O'Doul.

1946 - Detroit pitcher Hal Newhouser finishes second to Boston outfielder Ted Williams in voting for American Most Valuable Player. Newhouser won 26 games and led the league in ERA as he nearly wins the MVP Award for the third straight season.

1959: The Players Association approves two All-Star Games in 1960, to be held at Kansas City's Municipal Stadium and New York's Yankee Stadium. The players would like to have them played within four days of each other.

2013 - Two days after losing the 2013 ALCS, Tigers manager Jim Leyland announces he is retiring after a 22-year career as a big league skipper. Leyland led the Tigers to 4 playoff appearances, 3 division titles, and 2 pennants in 8 seasons.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lelivbi01.shtml
Bill Lelivelt 1909-1910.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chrisma01.shtml
Mark Christman 1938-1939.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/flahejo01.shtml
John Flaherty 1994-1996.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Franklin_Stubbs
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stubbfr01.shtml?redir
Franklin Stubbs 1995.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fienca01.shtml
Casey Fien 2009-2010.

Tigers players and coaches who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Vada_Pinson
Vada Pinson coach 1985-1991.

from Baseball Reference
 
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http://www.freep.com/story/sports/c...free-press-sports-columnist-dies-56/92507814/
Drew Sharp, Detroit Free Press sports columnist, dies at 56.
Freep

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/c...6/10/21/drew-sharp-sports-columnist/92511270/
Friends, colleagues react to sudden passing of Drew Sharp.
Freep

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/c.../seidel-drew-sharp-simply-great-guy/92511032/
Seidel: Drew Sharp was simply a great guy.
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/op...-and-warmth-belied-sardonic-columns/92512738/
Henning: Sharp's wit and warmth belied sardonic columns.
Detnews

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/c...tans/2016/10/21/drew-sharp-tom-izzo/92533942/
Tom Izzo 'crushed' to learn of Drew Sharp's death.
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...harp-critic-obscured-fun-loving-guy/92527188/
Drew Sharp the critic obscured the fun-loving guy.
Detnews

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/2016/10/22/jamie-samuelsen-blog-drew-sharp/92572982/
If you just knew his work, you didn't know Drew Sharp.
Freep
 
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Mlive Tigers is still dealing with a DNS attack from early morning.

back about 5PM.
 
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MudHens manager Lloyd McClendon named Detroit Tigers hitting coach, Bull Durham will be assistant hitting coach.

http://beck.mlblogs.com/2016/10/21/mcclendon-back-as-tigers-hitting-coach/
Lloyd McClendon back as Tigers hitting coach. Leon 'Bull' Durham assistant hitting coach.
JasonBeck'sTigersBlog

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2016/10/lloyd_mcclendon_tigers_hitting.html#incart_river_index
Tigers bring back Lloyd McClendon as hitting coach.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2016/10/21/detroit-tigers-lloyd-mcclendon/92530888/
Lloyd McClendon named Detroit Tigers hitting coach.
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...cclendon-hired-tigers-hitting-coach/92530878/
Lloyd McClendon hired as Tigers hitting coach.
Detnews

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/article/206815094/tigers-hire-lloyd-mcclendon-as-hitting-coach/
Tigers hire McClendon as hitting coach.
Tigers official site

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2016/10/21/lloyd-mcclendon-named-tigers-hitting-coach/
Lloyd McClendon Returns As Tigers Hitting Coach.
CBSDetroit

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/spor...don-back-to-big-league-staff-as-hitting-coach
Mac’s back: Tigers bring Lloyd McClendon back to big-league staff as hitting coach.
OaklandPress

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2016/10...ndon-detroit-tigers-hitting-coach-bull-durham
Tigers name Lloyd McLendon hitting coach, Bull Durham his assistant.
Tigers stay in house to fill coaching vacancies.
bybtb
 
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