May 9 in Tigers and mlb history:
1871: The first Hispanic player in major league baseball is Esteban Enrique Bellan. The 21-year old Cuban infielder plays for the Troy Haymakers of the National Association.
1927: Pounding five Boston pitchers for 22 hits, the 2nd-place Tigers outlast the Red Sox, 17 - 11. Harry Heilmann leads the cat attack with two homers and two singles.
1930: The Yankees' and the Tigers' outfielders make only two putouts for an American League record which has never been equaled. The National League record for outfield idleness is one chance (Pittsburgh versus Brooklyn on August 26,1910). Detroit's George Uhle strikes out 8 in winning, 5 - 4, and dropping the Yanks to 7th place. Hank Johnson (7 innings) and George Pipgras are the New York hurlers.
1943: Due to the poor grade of rubber cement used to make baseballs because of wartime rubber shortages, a different type of baseball is put into play today with dramatic results. In eight games, six home runs are hit compared to a total of nine homers tallied in the season's first 72 games.
1949: At Detroit, the Tigers set back the first-place Yankees, 4 - 1, behind the five-hit pitching of Ted Gray. Vic Raschi also allows just five hits, including a homer by Dick Wakefield, in taking the loss.
1955: The Detroit Tigers purchased Charlie Maxwell from the Baltimore Orioles.
1958: The Detroit Tigers purchased Herm Wehmeier from the St. Louis Cardinals.
1972: The Oakland Athletics traded Reggie Sanders to the Detroit Tigers for Mike Kilkenny.
1984: Umpire Joe West ejects two television cameramen from Shea Stadium when they allow the Mets to view replays of a controversial play at the plate in which Hubie Brooks is called out. The Mets beat Atlanta, 3 - 1.
1988: Oakland beats Detroit, 3 - 1, to extend its club-record winning streak to 14 consecutive games, the longest in the majors since 1977. The A's will finally lose tomorrow, 8 - 2 to the Tigers, after starting the skein on April 23rd.
1989: For the first time since April 10th, no major league games are shutouts, ending a streak of 29 consecutive days with at least one shutout.
1991: The Detroit Tigers released Mark Ettles.
2016: The Detroit Tigers released Michael Crotta.
Tigers players birthdays:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/drillle01.shtml
Lew Drill 1904-1905.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tom_Yewcic
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/yewcito01.shtml
Tom Yewcic 1957.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jacksro02.shtml
Ron Jackson 1981.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schleda01.shtml
Dan Schlereth 2010-2012.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Prince_Fielder
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fieldpr01.shtml
Prince Fielder 2012-2013.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/krolia01.shtml
Ian Krol 2014-2015.
Tigers players who passed away:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mallohe01.shtml
Herm Malloy 1907-1908.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mclelwa01.shtml
Wayne McLeland 1951-1952.
from Baseball Reference
