June 5 in Tigers and mlb history:
1954: Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams catches pneumonia, sidelining him for three weeks.
1961: The Detroit Tigers traded Chuck Cottier to the Washington Senators for Hal Woodeshick.
1963: At Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, Mickey Mantle fractures a bone in his left foot and suffers ligament and cartilage damage to the left knee running into the chain link fence chasing down a Brooks Robinson drive. Mantle will be out for 61 games.
1969: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bill Gilbreth in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft.
1969: The Detroit Tigers drafted Lerrin LaGrow in the 6th round of the 1969 amateur draft.
1969: The Detroit Tigers drafted Doug Konieczny in the 23rd round of the 1969 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1973: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Adams in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
1973: The Detroit Tigers drafted Charlie Puleo in the 13th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1974: The Detroit Tigers drafted Rob Picciolo in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1974: The Detroit Tigers drafted Lance Parrish in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
1974: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mark Fidrych in the 10th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
1974: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Sykes in the 19th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
1979: The Detroit Tigers drafted Rick Leach in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
1979: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Warren in the 12th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
1988: The Detroit Tigers signed Dwayne Murphy as a free agent.
1989: The Detroit Tigers drafted Greg Gohr in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1989.
1989: The Detroit Tigers drafted Paul Carey in the 4th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1989: The Detroit Tigers drafted Doug Mirabelli in the 6th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1989: The Detroit Tigers drafted John DeSilva in the 8th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.
1989: The Detroit Tigers drafted John Doherty in the 19th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1989.
1989: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ivan Cruz in the 28th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1989.
1989: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mark Ettles in the 33rd round of the 1989 amateur draft.
1989: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Garcia in the 55th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
1994: In Detroit, the Twins' Chuck Knoblauch leads off the game with a homer off Mike Moore, then adds a second long ball in the 7th. Not to be outdone, the Tigers' lead-off hitter, Tony Phillips goes deep against Scott Erickson in his first at-bat, and also add a second homer, in the 8th inning. It is the first time in major league history this has happened, and the feat won't be repeated until August 13, 2013, when Brad Miller and Ben Zobrist are the two protagonists. Detroit wins the game, 5 - 3.
1997: With the first overall selection in the amateur draft, the Tigers select pitcher Matt Anderson out of Rice University. It?s the first overall #1 pick the Tigers have ever had in the June draft. Armed with a 100-MPH fastball, Anderson will be in the Detroit bullpen the next year.
2000: The Detroit Tigers drafted Nook Logan in the 3rd round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed July 8, 2000.
2000: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mark Woodyard in the 4th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 2000.
2001: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jack Hannahan in the 3rd round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2001.
2001: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Rabelo in the 4th round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2001.
2001: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ryan Raburn in the 5th round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2001.
2001: The Detroit Tigers drafted Don Kelly in the 8th round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2001.
2001: The Detroit Tigers drafted Humberto Sanchez in the 31st round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed May 27, 2002.
2001: The Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers, 4 - 3, in 18 innings on Shea Hillenbrand's home run over the Green Monster. Tim Wakefield, with a scoreless inning, is the winner. Boston DH Manny Ramirez receives four intentional walks, tying the American League mark set by Roger Maris, on May 22, 1962. Maris did it in a 12-inning game. The major league record is five, set by Andre Dawson, in a 16-inning game, on May 22, 1990.
2008: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ryan Perry in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 2008.
2008: The Detroit Tigers drafted Alex Avila in the 5th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2008.
2008: The Detroit Tigers drafted Andy Dirks in the 8th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2008.
2008: The Detroit Tigers drafted Robbie Weinhardt in the 10th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2008.
2008: The Detroit Tigers drafted Thad Weber in the 16th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2008.
2008: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ryan Lollis in the 20th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2012: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jake Thompson in the 2nd round of the 2012 amateur draft.
2012: The Detroit Tigers drafted Drew VerHagen in the 4th round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2012.
2012: The Detroit Tigers drafted Devon Travis in the 13th round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed July 3, 2012.
Tigers players birthdays:
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Frank Huelsman 1904.
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Herb Hall 1918.
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Duke Sims 1972-1973.
Tigers players who passed away:
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John Sullivan 1905.
from baseball reference
