June 8 in Tigers and mlb history:
1902: The Detroit Tigers released Jack Cronin.
1904: The Detroit Tigers returned Frank Huelsman to the Chicago White Sox following previous purchase.
1933: Jimmie Foxx hits three home runs in his first three at-bats as the Philadelphia Athletics outscore the New York Yankees, 14 - 10. Foxx had homered his last time up the previous day to give him four consecutive home runs.
1965: The Detroit Tigers drafted Gene Lamont in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1965 amateur draft.
1965: The Detroit Tigers drafted Andy Messersmith in the 3rd round of the 1965 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1965: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Reed in the 4th round of the 1965 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1965: The Detroit Tigers drafted Gary Taylor in the 10th round of the 1965 amateur draft.
1965: The Detroit Tigers drafted Rick Austin in the 22nd round of the 1965 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1965: The Detroit Tigers drafted Steve Arlin in the 23rd round of the 1965 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1965: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ray Peters in the 28th round of the 1965 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1965: The Detroit Tigers drafted Terry Ley in the 30th round of the 1965 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1965: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bill Butler in the 37th round of the 1965 amateur draft.
1969: The New York Yankees' uniform number 7 is retired on Mickey Mantle Day. A crowd of 60,096 comes to Yankee Stadium to honor Mantle and watches New York sweep the Chicago White Sox.
1971: The Detroit Tigers drafted Tom Veryzer in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft.
1971: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dennis DeBarr in the 2nd round of the 1971 amateur draft.
1971: The Detroit Tigers drafted Danny Fife in the 2nd round of the 1971 amateur draft (June Secondary).
1971: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ron Cash in the 3rd round of the 1971 amateur draft (June Secondary).
1971: The Detroit Tigers drafted Gene Pentz in the 7th round of the 1971 amateur draft.
1971: The Detroit Tigers drafted Gary Christenson in the 13th round of the 1971 amateur draft.
1976: The Detroit Tigers drafted Pat Underwood in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1976 amateur draft.
1976: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dave Stegman in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (June Secondary).
1976: The Detroit Tigers drafted Alan Trammell in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.
1976: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dan Petry in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
1976: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jack Morris in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
1976: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ozzie Smith in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1976: The Detroit Tigers drafted Glenn Gulliver in the 8th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
1976: The Detroit Tigers drafted Rod Booker in the 14th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1976: The Detroit Tigers drafted Roger Weaver in the 16th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
1976: The Detroit Tigers drafted Kip Young in the 23rd round of the 1976 amateur draft.
1977: 1977 - Nolan Ryan notches his fourth career 19-strikeout game, pitching the first 10 innings of a game against Toronto.
1978: In the 12th round of the amateur draft, the Detroit Tigers select Michigan State?s Kirk Gibson. Gibson starred in football and only played baseball for one year in college, but he announces his attention to focus on baseball.
1981: The Detroit Tigers drafted Randy O'Neal in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (June Secondary).
1981: The Detroit Tigers drafted Nelson Simmons in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft.
1981: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bryan Kelly in the 6th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
1981: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chuck Cary in the 7th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
1981: The Detroit Tigers drafted Scott Earl in the 14th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
1981: The Detroit Tigers drafted Barry Lyons in the 25th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1983: Lou Whitaker has a career high 11 total bases as he gets two doubles, a triple, and a home run. He thus misses the cycle by a single in the Tigers 6 - 3 win over boston.
1992: The Detroit Tigers released William Brennan.
2001: Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central) purchased Tom Evans from the Detroit Tigers.
2001: Damion Easley becomes the 9th Detroit Tigers player to hit for the cycle, and the first since 1993 when Travis Fryman accomplished the feat. Detroit beats Milwaukee 9 - 4.
2005: The Detroit Tigers traded Ramon Martinez and Ugueth Urbina to the Philadelphia Phillies for Placido Polanco.
2009: The Detroit Tigers released Jason Tyner.
2010: The Detroit Tigers signed Ben Johnson as a free agent.
2010: The Detroit Tigers drafted Drew Smyly in the 2nd round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed August 16, 2010.
2010: The Detroit Tigers drafted Rob Brantly in the 3rd round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 2010.
2010: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bryan Holaday in the 6th round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed July 6, 2010.
2010: The Detroit Tigers drafted Kyle Ryan in the 12th round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2010.
2010: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Ferrell in the 26th round of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2010.
2012: Omir Santos of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chad Green in the 11th round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 2013.
2013: The Detroit Tigers drafted Joe Mantiply in the 27th round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2013.
Tigers players birthdays:
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Joe Grzenda 1961.
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Kevin Ritz 1989-1992.
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Dave Mlicki 1999-2001.
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Matt Perisho 2001-2002.
Tigers players and announcers who passed away:
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Ownie Carroll 1925, 1927-1930.
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Roy Henshaw 1942-1944.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jim_Northrup
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Jim Northrup 1964-1974, announcer 1985-1994.
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