November 18 in Tigers and mlb history:
1882 - The case of the Allegheny Club versus Charlie Bennett is won by Bennett. Prior to the 1882 season, Allegheny signed Bennett to a $100 agreement which stated that he would sign an 1883 contract with the club after the season. Instead, Bennett re-signed with the Detroit Wolverines. This case will later have bearing on the fight over the reserve rule during the 1889-1890 Players League war.
1949 - Brooklyn Dodgers infielder Jackie Robinson, who hit 16 home runs with 124 RBI and led the National League with a .342 batting average, becomes the first black to win the Most Valuable Player Award. Stan Musial, Ralph Kiner, and teammate Pee Wee Reese are the runner-ups.
1963 - The Detroit Tigers send outfielder Rocky Colavito, pitcher Bob Anderson, and a reported $50,000 to the Kansas City Athletics for second baseman Jerry Lumpe and pitchers Dave Wickersham and Ed Rakow.
1974 - The Tigers shake things up with a big trade, sending shortstop Eddie Brinkman, outfielder Dick Sharon, and pitcher Bob Strampe to the Padres for slugger Nate Colbert, a three-time all-star first baseman. Colbert had averaged 27 homers for San Diego over six seasons, often launching impressive home runs, but he’ll struggle in Detroit where he lasts less than a season.
2010: Commissioner Bud Selig states that Major League Baseball is considering expanding the postseason by two teams, by adding a second wild card in each league. The two wild card winners would face each other in a best-of-three series to open the postseason, with the three division winners getting a bye. The proposal will now be discussed at the December Winter Meetings and would need to be accepted by the Players Association.
2011: Major League Baseball owners and the Players Association reach a tentative deal on a new five-year collective bargaining agreement. The agreement signed in Rosemont, IL near Chicago's O'Hare Airport, includes a ceiling for bonuses paid to picks in the amateur draft and international free agents. It also provides for testing for human growth hormone and a raise in the minimum salary to $480,000. The agreement will be finalized on November 22nd.
Tigers players, coaches, and managers birthdays:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Deacon_McGuire
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcguide01.shtml?redir
Deacon McGuire Detroit Wolverines 1885, 1888, Detroit Tigers 1902-1903, 1912.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coombja01.shtml
Jack Coombs 1920.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fuchsch01.shtml
Charlie Fuchs 1942.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stidhph01.shtml
Phil Stidham 1994.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Luis_Pujols
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/pujollu01.shtml
Luis Pujols coach 2002, manager 2002.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gary_Sheffield
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sheffga01.shtml?redir
Gary Sheffield 2007-2008.
from baseball reference
