June 9 in Tigers and mlb history:
1900: A forerunner of today's players' union is organized in New York. Three delegates from each National League team launch the Players Protective Association and elect Chief Zimmer president. Former player Harry Taylor? of Buffalo? is the attorney. Their goal is to negotiate contracts and rules changes.
1915: The 2nd-place Tigers paste the Red Sox? 15 - 0. With lefty Ray Collins on the mound in the 3rd? Ty Cobb swipes home? one of his 3 steals on the day. His steal attempt in the first inning cuts up SS Everett Scott? forcing him to retire. The Tigers manage 17 hits? including 4 by Bobby Veach. Hooks Dauss? with 6 innings pitched? is the winner.
1916: In Detroit? consecutive doubles by Bobby Veach and George Burns stop Babe Ruth's scoreless innings streak at 25. Ruth evens the score with a longest drive ever seen at Navin Field? into the RF bleachers. When Ruth tires in the 9th? Carl Mays relieves and loses? 6 - 5.
1920: The Yankees come from behind to club the host Tigers? 13 - 6. Pacing the Yanks are Bob Meusel? with a double and two singles? and George Mogridge with a bases-loaded double before the Tigers knock him out. Babe Ruth has a single? two walks and is hit with a pitch. The Tigers are playing without Ty Cobb? out ten days with an injured knee.
1937: Mickey Cochrane is taken off Detroit's active-player roster. 3B Marv Owen is sidelined with a broken bone in his hand? and Rudy York is recalled from Toledo to replace him.
1952: The Detroit Tigers signed Harvey Kuenn as an amateur free agent.
1954: The Detroit Tigers traded Johnny Bucha, Chuck Kress, Ernie Nevel and cash to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Wayne Belardi.
1955: The Detroit Tigers signed Jim Brady as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).
1969: Mickey Lolich's 16 strikeouts in 9 innings ties the Detroit record he set May 23rd? but the Tigers drop a 3 - 2? 10-inning decision to Seattle. Pat Dobson is the loser. The only run off Lolich is a leadoff home run by Dick Simpson on the first pitch of the game.
1970: Detroit's Willie Horton clubs 3 home runs? including a grand slam? knocking in 7 runs in an 8 - 3 win over Milwaukee.
1984: For the second time in a week? the Orioles' Mike Flanagan beats the Tigers? this time shutting them out? 4 - 0? out on 7 hits. The Tigers stay in front by 5 1/2 games.
1985: The Detroit Tigers signed Mike York as a free agent.
1990: The Detroit Tigers signed Steve Lombardozzi as a free agent.
2003: The Detroit Tigers purchased Kevin Jordan from Camden (Atlantic).
2009: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jacob Turner in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.
2009: The Detroit Tigers drafted Daniel Fields in the 6th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 2009.
2009: The Detroit Tigers drafted Adam Wilk in the 11th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2009.
2009: The Detroit Tigers drafted Giovanni Soto in the 21st round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 2009.
2010: The Detroit Tigers drafted Cody Hall in the 35th round of the 2010 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2015: The Detroit Tigers released Ryan Perry.
Tigers players and coaches birthdays:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Billy_Baldwin
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/baldwbi01.shtml
Billy Baldwin 1975.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Javair_Gilett
Javair Gilett strength/conditioning coach 2005-2014.
Tigers players who passed away:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/huelsfr01.shtml
Frank Huelsman 1904.
from baseball reference
