April 14 in Tigers and mlb history:
1910: William Howard Taft becomes the first U.S. President to throw out a ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day. Attending the game in Washington, D.C., President Taft tosses the first ball to future Hall of Famer Walter Johnson, who pitches the first of his 14 Opening Day Washington games, striking out nine, en route to a 3 - 0 one-hit shutout against Eddie Plank and the Philadelphia Athletics.
1925: Two future Hall of Famers make their major league debuts with the Philadelphia Athletics in the same game. Lefty Grove starts against the Boston Red Sox and leaves in the 4th inning after walking four and striking out nobody. He gives up five runs on six hits. In the 8th inning, Mickey Cochrane pinch-hits a single, while the Athletics go on to score nine runs in the last four innings to win, 9 - 8, in ten innings. Grove, known as Groves in Baltimore, is also listed that way in the New York Times box score. Grove will become the first pitcher to lead the American League in strikeouts and walks in the same year.
1958: The Detroit Tigers signed Art Houtteman as a free agent.
1968: Jim Bunning wins his first game for the Pittsburgh Pirates, a 3 - 0 shutout over the Dodgers. For Bunning, it is his 40th career shutout and includes his 1,000th National League strikeout, becoming the first pitcher since Cy Young to reach the 1,000 mark in both the National and American Leagues.
1995: The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Gardiner as a free agent.
2001: A total eleven one-run games (six in American League and five in National League) breaks a record set on May 30, 1967 when there were a combined 10 one-run contests in the major leagues.
2004: The Detroit Tigers signed Joe Vitiello as a free agent.
2012: The Minnesota Twins selected Clete Thomas off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
Tigers players and managers birthdays:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/doyleje01.shtml
Jess Doyle 1925-1927.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Brad_Ausmus
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/ausmubr01.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/ausmubr01.shtml
Brad Ausmus 1996, 1999-2000, manager 2014-2016.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/averyst01.shtml
Steve Avery 2003.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/farnsky01.shtml
Kyle Farnsworth 2005, 2008.
Tigers players, coaches, scouts, and managers who passed away:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ned_Hanlon
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hanlone01.shtml
Ned Hanlon Detroit Wolverines NL 1881-1888.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Al_Benton
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bentoal01.shtml
Al Benton 1938-1942, 1945-1948.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Joe_Gordon
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/gordojo01.shtml
Joe Gordon scout 1953-1956, coach 1956, manager 1960.
from Baseball Reference
