June 7 in Tigers and mlb history:
1908: The Detroit Tigers turn a triple play against the Boston Red Sox for the second day in a row, but Boston wins. The two tri-killings in two games is a unique major league record.
1915: The Detroit Tigers purchased Bill Steen from the Cleveland Indians.
1926: The Detroit Tigers selected Wilbur Cooper off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
1961: The Los Angeles Angels traded Jerry Casale to the Detroit Tigers for Jim Donohue.
1966: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Reed in the 2nd round of the 1966 amateur draft (June Secondary).
1966: The Detroit Tigers drafted Les Cain in the 4th round of the 1966 amateur draft.
1966: The Detroit Tigers drafted Darrell Evans in the 5th round of the 1966 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1966: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bill Zepp in the 8th round of the 1966 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1966: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jim Johnson in the 36th round of the 1966 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Elliott Maddox in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft (June Secondary).
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Molinaro in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1968.
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ross Grimsley in the 8th round of the 1968 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Marv Lane in the 10th round of the 1968 amateur draft.
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Strampe in the 18th round of the 1968 amateur draft.
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Don Leshnock in the 23rd round of the 1968 amateur draft.
1977: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bill Laskey in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1977: The Detroit Tigers drafted Darrell Brown in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
1977: The Detroit Tigers drafted Rick Peters in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
1977: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bruce Robbins in the 14th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
1977: The Detroit Tigers drafted Willie Lozado in the 18th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Rich Monteleone in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Scott Kamieniecki in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Colin Ward in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Pittaro in the 6th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Doug Baker in the 9th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Steve Ziem in the 12th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Robinson in the 14th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Don Heinkel in the 30th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Don Gordon in the 31st round of the 1982 amateur draft.
1987: The Detroit Tigers signed Rudy Pemberton as an amateur free agent.
2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Justin Verlander in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed October 25, 2004.
A pitcher from Old Dominion, Verlander signs a deal with the Tigers and makes his first big league start the following July. By 2006 Verlander is contributing to the Tigers and helping them to the American League pennant. Verlander had a year for the ages in 2011 with a 24 and 5 record, while leading the league in Strikeouts, earned run average, and several other pitching categories.
2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Frazier in the 3rd round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2004.
2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Brent Dlugach in the 6th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2004.
2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Carpenter in the 7th round of the 2004 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Luke French in the 8th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2004.
2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Martin in the 18th round of the 2004 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Schwinden in the 43rd round of the 2004 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Cameron Maybin in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed September 1, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Robinson in the 3rd round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Kevin Whelan in the 4th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Larish in the 5th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed August 9, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Clete Thomas in the 6th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Anthony Claggett in the 11th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Matthew Joyce in the 12th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Casper Wells in the 14th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Michael Hollimon in the 16th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Burke Badenhop in the 19th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted David Adams in the 21st round of the 2005 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Will Rhymes in the 27th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Alex Avila in the 34th round of the 2005 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Zach Putnam in the 38th round of the 2005 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted Rick Porcello in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2007.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted Danny Worth in the 2nd round of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 2007.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted Luke Putkonen in the 3rd round of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2007.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted Charlie Furbush in the 4th round of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 2007.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted Casey Crosby in the 5th round of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed August 14, 2007.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted Steve Susdorf in the 27th round of the 2007 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted DJ LeMahieu in the 41st round of the 2007 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2010: The Detroit Tigers drafted Nicholas Castellanos in the 1st round (44th pick) of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed August 16, 2010.
2010: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chance Ruffin in the 1st round (48th pick) of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed August 16, 2010.
2011: The Detroit Tigers drafted James McCann in the 2nd round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed August 8, 2011.
2011: The Detroit Tigers drafted Tyler Collins in the 6th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed July 18, 2011.
2011: The Detroit Tigers drafted Brian Flynn in the 7th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2011.
2011: The Detroit Tigers drafted Curt Casali in the 10th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2011.
2011: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chad Smith in the 17th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed August 4, 2011.
2011: The Detroit Tigers drafted Guido Knudson in the 28th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2011.
2013: The Detroit Tigers drafted Buck Farmer in the 5th round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2013.
Tigers players and managers birthdays:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/George_Moriarty
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/moriage02.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/moriage02.shtml
George Moriarty 1909-1915, manager 1927-1928.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wellsed01.shtml
Ed Wells 1923-1927.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vasquvi01.shtml?redir
Virgil Vasquez 2007.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lowema01.shtml?redir
Mark Lowe 2016.
Tigers players who passed away:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burnsbi01.shtml
Bill Burns 1912.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Topper_Rigney
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rigneto01.shtml
Topper Rigney 1922-1925.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Eddie_Lake
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lakeed01.shtml
Eddie Lake 1946-1950.
from Baseball Reference
