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November 19 in Tigers and mlb history:

1885 - At a National League meeting, it is decided that the Buffalo Bisons "Big Four" (Dan Brouthers, Hardy Richardson, Jack Rowe and Deacon White) can play for the Detroit Wolverines next season.

1921 - Future Hall of Famer Roy Campanella is born in Philadelphia, PA. Campanella will begin his professional career in the Negro Leagues in 1937 before arriving in the major leagues in 1948 with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1952 - American League President Will Harridge says there will be greater fines for managers who use abusive language while arguing with umpires.

1975 - By the most overwhelming margin ever, Cincinnati Reds second baseman Joe Morgan is named National League Most Valuable Player. Morgan batted .327 with 67 stolen bases and a league-leading 132 walks.

1986 - Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt wins the National League Most Valuable Player Award, joining Stan Musial and Roy Campanella as the only three-time NL award winners. Schmidt led the NL with 37 home runs and 119 RBI.

2001 - San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds is named National League Most Valuable Player by the Baseball Writers Association of America with 30 of 32 first-place votes. Bonds, who hit .328 with an all-time record 73 home runs and 137 RBI, wins the award for an unprecedented fourth time.
Previously, he was awarded as a Pittsburgh Pirates member in 1990 and 1992 and with the Giants in 1993.
Three-time MVP Award winners include Yogi Berra, Roy Campanella, Joe DiMaggio, Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial and Mike Schmidt, all of them Hall of Famers.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nolesdi01.shtml
Dickie Noles 1987.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bryan_Holaday
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/holadbr01.shtml
Bryan Holaday 2012-2015.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Babe_Birrer
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/birreba01.shtml?redir
Babe Birrer 1955.

from baseball reference
 
November 20 in Tigers and mlb history:

1884 - The National League agrees to allow overhand pitching, but rules that pitchers must keep both feet on the ground throughout their pitching motion in order to reduce the velocity of their pitches. They still must throw the ball at the height requested by the batter. In addition, teams are now required to supply a separate bench for each club at their park to limit inter-team fraternization.

1888 - The Joint Rules Committee reduces the number of balls for a walk from five to four, establishing the four balls/three strikes count that remains in effect to this day. It also eliminates an out on a foul tip if the catcher catches it within 10 feet of home plate.

1934: 17-year-old pitcher Eiji Sawamura gives up one hit, a home run to Lou Gehrig, as the touring major league All-Stars win in Japan, 1 - 0. At one point, Sawamura strikes out four future Hall of Famers in a row: Charlie Gehringer, Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, and Gehrig.

1957: The Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Athletics execute a 13-player trade. Among the players involved are second baseman Billy Martin, outfielder Gus Zernial and pitcher Mickey McDermott, who are headed to Detroit. The Athletics acquire pitcher Duke Maas, catcher Henry House, and outfielders Bill Tuttle and Jim Small.

1958 - The Detroit Tigers trade infielder Billy Martin and starter Al Cicotte to the Cleveland Indians for relievers Ray Narleski and Don Mossi and shortstop Ossie Alvarez.

1962: New York Yankees center fielder Mickey Mantle collects his third American League MVP Award. Mantle, who hit .321 with 30 home runs, also led the AL in walks (122) and slugging percentage (.605).

1978 - Lou Whitaker is named the winner of the American League Rookie of the Year Award. Second baseman Whitaker batted .285 with 71 runs scored and 58 RBIs for the Tiger in his first season. Teammate Alan Trammell finishes third in voting. Whitaker is the third Tiger (Kuenn and Fidrych) to be named top rookie, and the second in three years.

2013: In the first big trade of the off-season, the Tigers sent 1B Prince Fielder to Texas in return for 2B Ian Kinsler. Fielder has seven years left on a $214 million contract signed two years ago and his departure will allow Detroit to move two-time MVP Miguel Cabrera back to first base.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/powelra01.shtml
Ray Powell 1913.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/prudhau01.shtml
Augie Prudhomme 1929.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lou_Berberet
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/berbelo01.shtml?redir
Lou Berberet 1959-1960.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ron_Cash
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cashro01.shtml?redir
Ron Cash 1973-1974.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/u/urdanli01.shtml
Lino Urdaneta 2004.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Joe_Rogalski
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rogaljo01.shtml?redir
Joe Rogalski 1938.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dick_Littlefield
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/littldi01.shtml?redir
Dick Littlefield 1952.

from baseball reference
 
Over the last three seasons,
Washington?s Bryce Harper has played in 400 games and slashed .284/.400/.515 with 79 home runs.
Detroit?s J.D. Martinez has played in 401 games and slashed
.299/.357/.540 with 83 home runs.
 
November 21 in Tigers and mlb history:

1889 - The National League issues its reply to the Players League manifesto. Claiming that the League saved baseball in 1876 and that under the reserve rules players' salaries have "more than trebled," the NL denounces the Brotherhood movement as "the efforts of certain overpaid players to again control [baseball] for their own aggrandizement. . . to its ultimate dishonor and disintegration."

1893 - Ban Johnson is named president, secretary, and treasurer of the recently reorganized Western League. Under Johnson's leadership the league will prosper and eventually become the American League.

1934: The Yankees purchase Joe DiMaggio from San Francisco of the Pacific Coast League. The son of Italian immigrants will be one of three DiMaggio brothers to play in the major leagues. Dom and Vince are the others.

1956 - Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe wins the National League MVP; in a few days, he will become the first-ever Cy Young Award winner.

1960 - Bob Scheffing signs to manage the Detroit Tigers after the job is turned down by Casey Stengel.

2000: Citing statistics to a U.S. Senate panel, Commissioner Bud Selig states it is time for "sweeping changes" in the game's economic make-up, raising the possibility of a work stoppage after the current contract expires on October 31, 2001.

2011: The Tigers' Justin Verlander adds the American League Most Valuable Player Award to the Cy Young Award he won a week ago after a dominating season in which he led Detroit to the AL Central title. He is the first pitcher to win the award in the AL since reliever Dennis Eckersley in 1992, and the first starting pitcher to do so since Roger Clemens in 1986*. Verlander secures 13 of 28 first-place votes to finish ahead of Boston's Jacoby Ellsbury, Toronto's Jose Bautista and New York's Curtis Granderson in a bunched-up vote.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Charlie_Bennett
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bennech01.shtml?redir
Charlie Bennett Detroit Wolverines 1881-1888.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hetligu01.shtml
Gus Hetling 1906.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morribi01.shtml
Bill Morrisette 1920.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Paul_Richards
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/richapa01.shtml
Paul Richards 1943-1946.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/patteda02.shtml
Daryl Patterson 1968-1971.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Rick_Peters
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/peterri01.shtml?redir
Rick Peters 1979-1981.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Quintin_Berry
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/berryqu01.shtml
Quintin Berry 2012.

Tigers players and announcers who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Mel_Ott
Mel Ott announcer 1956-1958.

from baseball reference
 
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