May 7 in Tigers and mlb history:
1907: Wild Bill Donovan of the Tigers steals second, third, and home in the fifth inning against Cleveland. No wonder they call him wild. Added bonus: this wild baserunner is actually a star pitcher.
1917: Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox allows only two hits as he outpitches Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators, 1 - 0, at Griffith Stadium. Ruth helps himself by driving in the winning run with a sacrifice fly.
1922: Ty Cobb laces out his 500th career double. By the time the "Georgia Peach" retires in 1928 he will have recorded another 224 and retires second all-time with 724 career doubles to old friend and teammate Tris Speakers' 793. Eventually Stan Musial and Pete Rose pass Cobb in the 700+ career doubles club.
1949: The Detroit Tigers traded Earl Rapp to the Chicago White Sox for Don Kolloway.
1959: A crowd of 93,103 comes to the Los Angeles Coliseum on Roy Campanella Night to show their affection for the paralyzed former Dodger catcher. The Dodgers are beaten by the New York Yankees, 6 - 2, in an exhibition game that follows the ceremonies. The crowd is a record that will not be broken until the Dodgers return to the Coliseum for another exhibition contest on March 29, 2008.
1960: The Detroit Tigers traded Gail Harris to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Sandy Amoros.
1991: The Detroit Tigers released Tony Bernazard.
1995: Former All-Star outfielder Gus Bell dies at the age of 66. As the patriarch of a three-generation baseball family, Bell reached the 100-RBI mark four times while starring for the Cincinnati Reds. His son, Buddy, and his grandsons, David and Mike, later played in the major leagues.
2003: The Detroit Tigers signed Wendell Magee as a free agent.
2009: The Dodgers' star outfielder Manny Ramirez is suspended for 50 games for testing positive for a banned substance. He is the most prominent player yet caught under Major League Baseball's PED policy implemented in 2005.
2010: On the other side of the age scale, Jamie Moyer still baffles opposing hitters at age 47. He tosses a two-hit shutoutas the Phillies defeat the Braves, 7 - 0. He is the oldest pitcher to record a shutout in major league history; the mark was held by Hall of Famer Phil Niekro who was 46 at the time of his last whitewash on October 6, 1985. He also becomes the first hurler to toss shutouts in four different decades.
2011: Justin Verlander pitches the second no-hitter of his career when the Tigers shut down the Blue Jays, 9 - 0. Only an 8th-inning walk to J.P. Arencibia, who is then erased in a double play, keeps Verlander from a perfect game. Verlander becomes the 28th pitcher in major league history with two no-hitters.
Tigers players birthdays:
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Allan Travers 1912.
Tigers players who passed away:
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Bill Coughlin 1904-1908.
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Boom Boom Beck 1944.
from Baseball Reference
