June 3 in Tigers and mlb history:
1932: Lou Gehrig hits four consecutive home runs and narrowly misses a fifth, and Tony Lazzeri hits for the cycle as the Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics, 20 - 13. The Yankees set a major league record for total bases with 50 and both teams set a still-standing record for extra bases with 41.
1952: In a blockbuster trade, the Boston Red Sox send Walt Dropo, Don Lenhardt, Johnny Pesky, Fred Hatfield and Bill Wight to Detroit for George Kell, Hoot Evers, Dizzy Trout and Johnny Lipon.
1964: The Detroit Tigers released Andy Kosco.
1975: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jason Thompson in the 4th round of the 1975 amateur draft.
1975: The Detroit Tigers drafted Lou Whitaker in the 5th round of the 1975 amateur draft.
1975: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bruce Berenyi in the 19th round of the 1975 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1980: The Detroit Tigers drafted Glenn Wilson in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1980.
1980: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Sebra in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1980: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chuck Hensley in the 10th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
1980: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dwight Lowry in the 11th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
1980: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ron Mathis in the 30th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
1985: The Detroit Tigers drafted Randy Nosek in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft.
1985: The Detroit Tigers drafted Steve Searcy in the 3rd round of the 1985 amateur draft.
1985: The Detroit Tigers drafted Kevin Ritz in the 4th round of the 1985 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed September 3, 1985.
1985: The Detroit Tigers drafted Scott Lusader in the 6th round of the 1985 amateur draft.
1985: The Detroit Tigers drafted Doug Strange in the 7th round of the 1985 amateur draft.
1985: The Detroit Tigers drafted Lou Frazier in the 10th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1985: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mark Lee in the 15th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 1985.
1985: The Detroit Tigers drafted Andy Stankiewicz in the 18th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1985: The Detroit Tigers drafted John Smoltz in the 22nd round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed September 22, 1985.
1991: The Detroit Tigers drafted Justin Thompson in the 1st round (32nd pick) of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 1991.
1991: The Detroit Tigers drafted Trever Miller in the 1st round (41st pick) of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1991.
1991: The Detroit Tigers drafted Tarrik Brock in the 2nd round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1991.
1991: The Detroit Tigers drafted Brian Edmondson in the 3rd round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1991.
1991: The Detroit Tigers drafted Sean Bergman in the 4th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1991.
1991: The Detroit Tigers drafted Clint Sodowsky in the 9th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1991.
1991: The Detroit Tigers drafted Phil Stidham in the 15th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1991.
1991: The Detroit Tigers drafted Kevin Morgan in the 30th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1991.
1991: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bobby Hughes in the 47th round of the 1991 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1993: The Detroit Tigers drafted Brian Moehler in the 6th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1993.
1993: The Detroit Tigers drafted R.A. Dickey in the 10th round of the 1993 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1993: The Detroit Tigers drafted Glen Barker in the 11th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1993.
1993: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bryan Corey in the 12th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1993.
1993: The Detroit Tigers drafted Eddie Gaillard in the 13th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1993.
1993: The Detroit Tigers drafted Keith Foulke in the 14th round of the 1993 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1993: The Detroit Tigers drafted Shawn Wooten in the 18th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1993.
1993: The Detroit Tigers drafted Javier Cardona in the 19th round of the 1993 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1993: The Detroit Tigers drafted Matt Skrmetta in the 26th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1993.
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1997: The Detroit Tigers drafted Matt Anderson in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed December 23, 1997.
1997: The Detroit Tigers drafted Shane Loux in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1997.
1997: The Detroit Tigers drafted Max St. Pierre in the 26th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1997.
2003: The Detroit Tigers signed Randor Bierd as an amateur free agent.
2003: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jay Sborz in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2003.
2003: The Detroit Tigers drafted Tony Giarratano in the 3rd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2003.
2003: The Detroit Tigers drafted Virgil Vasquez in the 7th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2003.
2003: The Detroit Tigers drafted Brian Rogers in the 11th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2003.
2003: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jordan Tata in the 16th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 2003.
2003: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dusty Ryan in the 48th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed May 27, 2004.
2007: The Detroit Tigers released Jose Mesa.
2013: The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Cervenak as a free agent.
2015: The Detroit Tigers released Luke Putkonen.
Tigers players birthdays:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mctigbi01.shtml
Bill McTigue 1916.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Johnny_Bassler
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bassljo01.shtml
Johnny Bassler 1921-1927.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/glynned01.shtml
Ed Glynn 1975-1978.
from baseball reference