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December 8 in Tigers and mlb history:

1880 - At the annual National League meeting, the league rejects the Washington Nationals' bid for admission, electing Detroit instead, although there is no established club there. The Michigan city is chosen for geographic reasons, since its 1880 population (116,340) is smaller than both Washington's (147,293) and Cincinnati's (255,139), the city being replaced.

1881 - The National League adopts a few new playing rules: the 3-foot corridor along the first base line is adopted for the first time; runners can no longer be put out returning to their bases after a foul ball not caught; the fine for pitchers hitting batters with pitches is repealed; the "block ball" rule allowing runners to take as many bases as possible on balls going into the crowd, the fielding team being able to put them out only after returning the ball to the pitcher in his box, is also repealed.

1914: The National League votes to hold the 1915 player limit to 21 per team. They also create the disabled list (DL) which allows a player to be kept out of play for 10 days and another player substituted for him.

1916 - The National Commission fines 51 players $25 to $100 for performing in post-season exhibitions. Among the guilty: Babe Ruth, Jack Barry, Duffy Lewis, 10 other Red Sox players, and Ty Cobb.

1939: At the December meeting of both leagues in Cincinnati, Judge Landis votes against all amendments favorable to farm systems. The Rules committee, with an eye towards raising declining batting averages, votes to restore the sacrifice fly for 1940. Seven American League owners push through a new rule barring the American League champion from making any trades within the league. Clearly aimed at the Yankees, winners of the last four World Series, the National League owners decline to vote it for their league.

1941 - Yesterday's bombing of Pearl Harbor and America's sudden involvement in the war, changes the owners' plan at the American League meeting of shifting the Browns from St. Louis to Los Angeles.

1951 - The American League alters its restrictions on night games, adopting the National League's suspended game rule and lifting its ban on lights for Sunday games.

1959: American League President Joe Cronin reports that expansion plans are indefinite. Branch Rickey scores him for his indecisiveness.

1962 - Former major leaguers Frank Crosetti and Johnny Schulte bring suit to prevent any increase in pension benefits which fails to include players from different eras.

2008: The Detroit Tigers try to shore up a gap at catcher by acquiring Gerald Laird from the Texas Rangers. They give up two pitching prospects, Guillermo Moscoso and Carlos Melo.

2011: Also signing today is reliever Octavio Dotel, who agrees to terms with Detroit, his 13th major league team.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/ledbera01.shtml
Razor Ledbetter 1915.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jack_Rowe
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roweja01.shtml?redir
Jack Rowe Detroit Wolverines 1886-1888.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roweja01.shtml?redir
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brinked01.shtml?redir
Ed Brinkman 1971-1974, coach 1979.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Robbie_Weinhardt
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/weinhro01.shtml
Robbie Weinhardt 2010-2011.

Tigers players and managers who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bobby_Lowe
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lowebo01.shtml?redir
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/lowebo01.shtml
Bobby Lowe 1904-1907, manager 1904.

from baseball reference
 
TIGERS SELECT STUMPF IN RULE 5 DRAFT.
With the 11th pick in the major league portion of the Rule 5 draft, the Tigers took Daniel Stumpf, a left-hander in the Royals organization.

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2016/12/daniel_stumpf_tigers_rule_5.html#incart_river_index
Tigers take lefty reliever Daniel Stumpf in Rule 5 Draft.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2016/12/08/detroit-tigers-rule-5-draft/95136662/
Detroit Tigers select LHP Daniel Stumpf in Rule 5 draft.
Freep

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2016/12/08/tigers-select-lefty-reliever-daniel-stumpf-in-rule-5-draft/
Tigers Select Lefty Reliever Daniel Stumpf In Rule 5 Draft.
CBSDetroit

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...reliever-daniel-stumpf-rule-5-draft/95140418/
Tigers grab LH reliever Daniel Stumpf in Rule 5 draft.
Detnews
 
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December 9 in Tigers and mlb history:

1925: The American League extends Ban Johnson's contract to 1935 and gives him a raise to $40,000.

1930: At its annual meeting, the American League reelects E.S. Barnard to a 5-year term as president. Barnard will pass away next March at the Mayo clinic.

1930: Rube Foster, one of the most prominent figures in black baseball history, dies. The founder of the Negro National League, he excelled as a player, manager, and executive.

1931 - Baseball owners, fearful of the effects of the Depression, vote to cut squads from 25 players to 23.
Both leagues will stop awarding MVP trophies.
The National League continues to prohibit uniform numbers.

1936: The American League okays seven night baseball games for St. Louis.
The National League adopts a new design for home plate. It will have beveled edges, the first change in 50 years.
The AL adopts a rule stating that no batter can be batting champion unless he has 400 or more at bats.

1939 - Wally Moses is traded by the Philadelphia A's to Detroit for Benny McCoy and George Coffman. The deal is later voided by Judge Landis, who declares McCoy a free agent because of a Tigers cover-up. He gets a $10,000 bonus to sign with the A's.

1953 - The leagues meet and raise the minimum salary to $6,000. They also adopt a resolution to set up a committee to weigh ending the pension fund in November of 1955. Hank Greenberg and John Galbreath are on the committee.
Broadcast revenues from World Series and All-Star games are in dispute.

1965: While giving a speech in Columbia, MO, Branch Rickey collapses and dies a few days short of his 84th birthday. Player, manager, an extraordinary judge of baseball talent, and a shrewd trader, he became perhaps the game's most influential executive.

1977: The Tigers trade outfielder Ben Oglivie to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jim Slaton and Rich Folkers.
Oglivie will blossom in Milwaukee, winning the home run title in 1980 with 41 long balls. Oglivie had gotten caught in a glut of outfielders in Detroit, but he will become a three-time All-Star for the Brewers.
On the same day, the Tigers deal shortstop Tom Veryzer to the Indians for outfielder Charlie Spikes.

1981, the Tigers send pitchers Mike Chris and Dan Schatzeder to the Giants for outfielder Larry Herndon.
The quiet Herndon will be a key contributor to the Tigers for several seasons and is a member of the 1984 World Series Champions.

1997 - Free agent signings today include OF Luis Gonzalez with the Tigers.

2011: The Nationals send P Collin Balester to Detroit for P Ryan Perry.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Steve_Larkin
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/larkist01.shtml?redir
Steve Larkin 1934.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Chuck_Kress
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kressch01.shtml?redir
Chuck Kress 1954.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Hazle
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hazlebo01.shtml?redir
Bob 'Hurricane' Hazle 1958.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/romered01.shtml
Ed Romero 1990.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Juan_Samuel
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/samueju01.shtml?redir
Juan Samuel 1994-1995, coach 1999-2005.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vanpoto01.shtml
Todd Van Poppel 1996.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/trubych01.shtml
Chris Truby 2002.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Adam_Wilk
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilkad01.shtml
Adam Wilk 2011-2012.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bruce_Rondon
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rondobr01.shtml
Bruce Rondon 2013-present.

Tigers players and coaches who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Donovan_(donovbi01)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/donovbi01.shtml?redir
'Wild' Bill Donovan 1903-1912, 1918, coach 1918.

from baseball reference
 
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Tigers haven't gotten involved yet on free-agent CF Ben Revere.

Tigers not actively pursuing Andrew McCutchen, despite Detroit?s lack of a decision on their everyday center fielder.

Tigers no closer in trade talks than they were yesterday, Avila said. They will leave Winter Meetings with Rule 5 pick as only deal.
 
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