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December 7 in Tigers and mlb history:

1887 - The Arbitration Committee meets and grants reserve rights to minor league clubs for the first time. In the most prominent contract dispute‚ prospect Bug Holliday signs with minor league Des Moines‚ despite the claims by major league St. Louis.

1937: Five of baseball's pioneers are added to the Hall of Fame: Connie Mack‚ John McGraw‚ Morgan G. Bulkeley‚ Ban Johnson‚ and George Wright.

1937: The National League extends permission for night baseball but the American League refuses to permit arc light games.

1939 - Lou Gehrig‚ age 36‚ is unanimously elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame‚ the sole choice this year. The five-year waiting period is waived for the "Iron Horse".

1960 - Detroit trades 2B Frank Bolling and a player to be named later (OF Neil Chrisley) to Milwaukee for OF Bill Bruton‚ 2B Chuck Cottier‚ C Dick Brown‚ and P Terry Fox.

1979, the Tigers make two deals that shake up their team. In one transaction they trade center fielder Ron LeFlore to the Montreal Expos for pitcher Dan Schatzeder, and in the other they sell third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez to the Padres for $200,000.
LeFlore is sent packing because he is not considered a good clubhouse presence by new Detroit manager Sparky Anderson.
The 31-year old Rodriguez, a former Gold Glove winner, is coming off his third straight poor season and is considered past his prime.

1984 - In a straight trade‚ the Mets send P Walt Terrell to the Detroit Tigers for 3B Howard Johnson. Hojo will start for 8 years in New York. Terrell will have 6 seasons in Detroit‚ interrupted by stays with 4 other teams.

1992: The owners meeting in Louisville, KY. vote to re-open the collective bargaining agreement. They focus on free agency, salary arbitration, and salary minimums.

2009: The 2009 Winter Meetings start slowly in Indianapolis, IN. with the only deals announced on the first day being SS Adam Everett re-signing with the Tigers for one year.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Deacon_White
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whitede01.shtml
Deacon White Detroit Wolverines 1886-1888.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pietto01.shtml
Tony Piet 1938.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/donovdi01.shtml
Dick Donovan 1954.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsal01.shtml
Alex Johnson 1976.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schmabr01.shtml
Brian Schmack 2003.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hoopeke01.shtml
Kevin Hooper 2005-2006.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bobo_Newsom
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/newsobo01.shtml?redir
Bobo Newsom 1939-1941.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Duke_Maas
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/maasdu01.shtml?redir
Duke Maas 1955-1957.

from baseball reference
 
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