May 16 in Tigers and mlb history:
1912: Due to his assault on Claude Luecker, a handicapped fan and a regular heckler, Ty Cobb is suspended. Although today's game is rained out, the Tigers meet in Philadelphia, voting to boycott future games if the "Georgia Peach" is not allowed to play.
1931: At Detroit, Tommy Bridges gives up three hits in stopping the Yankees 3 - 1, and dropping the Bombers to second place as they will not retake first.
1937: In Kansas City, Hilton Smith pitches a no-hitter as the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Chicago American Giants, 4 - 0. Smith allows only one Chicago batter to reach base when he walks Melvin Powell in the 4th. Powell is erased on a double play and Smith faces the minimum 27 men. Sug Cornelius pitches a three-hitter in a losing cause.
1937: Browns 3B Harlond Clift equals the American League record at the hot corner with nine assists in a 5 - 4 loss to the Tigers. A fumble and late throw in the 1st inning would have given him a 10th assist. By the end of the season, Clift will set a new record for total chances and the still-standing mark of 405 assists.
1937: The Tigers' Gee Walker has a single to run his hitting streak to 21 games.
1946: The Washington Senators purchased Billy Hitchcock from the Detroit Tigers.
1953: The Detroit Tigers purchased Al Lakeman from the Philadelphia Phillies.
1966: Chuck Dressen suffers his second heart attack in two years. Coach Bob Swift again takes the helm of the Tigers.
1971: The Detroit Tigers traded a player to be named later and Mike Adams to the Minnesota Twins for Bill Zepp. The Detroit Tigers sent Arthur Clifford (minors) (May 16, 1971) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
1978: The Tigers top Seattle, 4 - 2, in 16 innings, winning on a home run by Lance Parrish. Steve Foucault, who pitches the last three innings, gets the win. Relief ace John Hiller tosses 6 2/3 shutout innings.
1983: The Detroit Tigers released Mike Ivie.
2002: The Detroit Tigers traded Jose Macias to the Montreal Expos for Chris Truby.
2015: Miguel Cabrera hits the 400th home run of his career against Tyler Lyons in the 1st inning of a game against the Cardinals. With the blast, he passes both Andres Galarraga, who held the record for most homers by a player from Venezuela, and Detroit Tigers legend Al Kaline, who both finished with 399 homers. The homer comes one night after Adrian Beltre also reached the 400 mark. The Tigers win, 4 - 3, in 10 innings.
2016: The Detroit Tigers released Lucas Harrell.
Tigers players, coaches, and managers birthdays:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/o'conjo01.shtml
John O'Connell 1902.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Stubby_Overmire
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/overmst01.shtml
Stubby Overmire 1943-1949, Tigers minor league coach/manager 1954-1963, 1966-1975, Tigers coach 1963-1966, scout 1976.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dave_Philley
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/phillda01.shtml
Dave Philley 1957.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Billy_Martin
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martibi02.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/martibi02.shtml
Billy Martin 1958, manager 1971-1973.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Bruce
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brucebo01.shtml
Bob Bruce 1959-1961.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jack_Morris
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morrija02.shtml
http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/7585bcdf
Jack Morris 1977-1990, announcer 2003, 2005, 2014-2016.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brocado01.shtml
Doug Brocail 1997-2000.
Tigers players who passed away:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Germany_Schaefer
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schaege01.shtml
Germany Schaefer 1905-1909.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hankido01.shtml
Don Hankins 1927.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/finigji01.shtml
Jim Finigan 1957.
from Baseball Reference
