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June 11 in Tigers and mlb history:

1904: At Detroit? the Tigers beat the Senators? 8 - 3? behind Wild Bill Donovan. Donovan? batting 8th? hits a two-run homer? while his teammate Ed Gremminger clubs his only homer of the year? reportedly the first homer in 7 years to be hit over the fence.

1912: The Detroit Tigers purchased Joe Lake from the St. Louis Browns.

1925: In pre-game ceremonies? the World Series flag is raised in Washington. Then Ty Cobb drives in 2 runs in the 1st inning off Walter Johnson to lead the Tigers to a 7 - 4 win.

1927: The Philadelphia Athletics field a team of seven future Hall of Famers in the 9th inning: Ty Cobb (RF), Mickey Cochrane (PH), Eddie Collins (2B), Jimmie Foxx (1B), Lefty Grove (P), Al Simmons (CF) and Zack Wheat (LF). After 5 wins in a row? the A's lose to the Tigers? 5 - 4. Cy Perkins started as catcher batting seventh? but when Cochrane pinch-hit for him in the last inning? seven Cooperstown-bound players were in the lineup.
On May 24th of 1928? the A's will again field 7 HOFers and combine with the Yanks to showcase 13 Hall of Famers.

1935: The Detroit Tigers released Firpo Marberry.

1954: The Tigers hit 6 home runs in a game against the Athletics? winning 16 - 5? to get them back to the .500 level. Both 3B Ray Boone and teammate Al Kaline hit grand slams. For Kaline? he becomes the youngest player to hit a grandslam since Joe Dimaggio, and is one of 3 grand slams he will hit in his career.

1955: The Detroit Tigers signed Jim Small as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

1961: At Tiger Stadium, Norm Cash becomes the first Detroit player to hit a fair ball over the right field roof.

1991: The Detroit Tigers signed Jeff Kaiser as a free agent.

1994: Detroit defeats California by a score of 11 - 5 as OF Kirk Gibson drives home 7 of the runs on a pair of homers.

1995: The Detroit Tigers signed Victor Santos as an amateur free agent.

2011: The Tigers catch the Indians atop the AL Central with an 8 - 1 win over Seattle. Max Scherzer picks up his 8th win, tied for the AL lead, defeating Michael Pineda.

2014: The Detroit Tigers released Luis Exposito.
2014: The Detroit Tigers released Eduardo Sanchez.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Archie_Yelle
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/yellear01.shtml
Archie Yelle 1917-1919.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/doherjo02.shtml
John Doherty 1992-1995.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Adam_Pettyjohn
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pettyad01.shtml
Adam Pettyjohn 2001.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carreez01.shtml
Ezequiel Carrera 2014.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/booneda01.shtml
Dan Boone 1921.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bosweda01.shtml
Dave Boswell 1971.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Chico_Fernandez_(fernach01)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fernach01.shtml
Chico Fernandez 1960-1963.

from baseball reference
 
Daniel Norris has no illusions of being Clayton Kershaw, but that doesn?t mean he doesn?t want to emulate him. Who wouldn?t? Kershaw is arguably baseball?s best pitcher, and ? according to the Detroit Tigers southpaw ? they share important characteristics. For those reasons, Norris watches ?almost all of Kershaw?s starts,? and has for some time.

?I like watching him pitch,? Norris told me on Friday. ?And because we?re similar, I can learn from him. He?s the best in the world ? he?s Kershaw ? but he?s a lefty, he?s typically 93-95, he?s got a slider that?s 88-90, he?s got a curveball that?s 73-76, and he?s started throwing a changeup. That?s four pitches that I throw, as well. If I can pick up something from the way he maybe throws his slider down-and-in more often than he goes backdoor? stuff like that. I like how he attacks hitters.?

Norris also likes how Kershaw, despite being elite, continues to evolve. He pointed to how the Dodgers ace has not only started throwing more changeups, he?s also ?kind of dropping down from time to time, to give hitters different angles.? Norris has noticed subtle ?delivery adjustments? over the years, where Kershaw appeared to be ?working on mechanical rhythms and tempos.?

Norris is currently doing exactly that. Consistency and command have been issues for the 24-year-old former Toronto Blue Jay, and he feels that a work-in-progress tweak may help solve those woes. He described it as ?kind of a higher leg kick, and getting a stronger front side.? One of the goals is a freer and easier delivery. Rather than being out there ?trying not to walk guys,? he feels he needs to ?not think about anything, just let it go and trust my stuff.?

When I asked him why an adjustment of this ilk is needed six years into a professional career ? Norris was a second-round selection in 2011 ? he told me that pitchers are ?always working on stuff,? plus he?s had different voices in his ear.

?I?ve changed organizations,? said Norris, who came to Detroit as part of the 2015 trade-deadline deal for David Price. ?I?ve got different handling now. When I was with the Blue Jays, I had Pete Walker. When I first got here, I had Jeff Jones, and now I have Rich Dubee. That?s three different sets of hands getting on you and seeing different things.?

The most-recent set of hands is responsible for his in-progress adjustment. Indirectly, his role model is as well.

?In my last bullpen, Dubee was was like, ?Who is your favorite pitcher?? I said it?s obviously Kershaw. He?s like, ?I watch you pitch, and I watch him pitch, and one thing he does that you don?t is have a strong front side with his glove hand. When you separate, yours stays down here, and his is up here. That helps him get on top of the ball better, and it helps his command.? So we worked on getting a stronger front side, and it was the best side I?ve thrown all year.?

Norris will be on the mound tonight when the Tigers face the Red Sox, at Fenway Park.

Fangraphs
 
Lou Gehrig had 8,001 at bats, 534 doubles and 493 home runs.
Miguel Cabrera has 8,024 at bats, 533 doubles, and 451 home runs.

On this date in 1961, Norm Cash became the first Detroit Tiger to hit a fair ball over the roof of Tiger Stadium.
On the season, Cash slashed .361/.487/.662, with 41 home runs. He was worth 10.2 WAR.

Fangraphs
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/06/justin_verlander_foul_balls.html#incart_river_index
Red Sox extend at-bats, limit Justin Verlander's innings: 'Foul balls are killing me,' he says.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/m...erlander-detroit-tigers-foul-balls/387997001/
Tigers digging into why Justin Verlander is having so many pitches fouled off.
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...ll-phenomenon-gets-analytical-look/102761530/
Verlander's foul-ball phenomenon gets analytical look.
Detnews
 
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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/06/tigers_today_red_sox_sunday_ni.html#incart_river_index
Tigers today: Red Sox going for sweep on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball.
Mlive

Notable"
Tigers starter Daniel Norris has pitched only once before at Fenway Park. The outing was brief but memorable. Norris entered as a reliever for the Toronto Blue Jays in the seventh inning and struck out the only batter he faced, future Hall-of-Famer David Ortiz, to end the inning.

Tigers reliever Shane Greene, who got last night off, hasn't allowed a run in 13 of his last 14 outings.

Drew Pomeranz was 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA in two starts against the Tigers last season.

Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez is just nine hits shy of 2,000 for his career. He would be the eighth Venezuelan-born player to reach that milestone, joining:
Omar Vizquel (2,877), Luis Aparicio (2,677), Miguel Cabrera (2,564), Bobby Abreu (2,470), Andres Galarraga (2,333), Dave Concepcion (2,326), and Magglio Ordo?ez (2,156).
 
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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/06/tigers_red_sox_game_story_4.html#incart_river_index
Justin Upton hits grand slam as Tigers salvage series finale in Boston.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/06/12/detroit-tigers-boston-red-sox/388301001/
Justin Upton's first Tigers grand slam comes just in time in 8-3 win over Red Sox.
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...ons-slam-helps-tigers-sock-red-sox/102769302/
Upton's slam helps Tigers sock Red Sox, avert sweep.
Detnews

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/articl...eir-way-to-win-over-red-sox/?topicId=27118376
Tigers slam their way to win over Red Sox.
Tigers official site

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/det/video/search?team_id=116&tagName=Detroit Tigers
Webvideo Highlights of the Tigers Win over the red sox.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-...040#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=491040
Boxscore.

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2017/6/...cap-boston-red-sox-justin-upton-daniel-norris
Tigers 8, Red Sox 3: Justin Upton?s big night helps Detroit snap skid.
Upton broke the game open with a grand slam and finished with five RBI.
BYBTB

http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=370611102
Upton's slam helps Tigers avert sweep; win 8-3 over BoSox.
espn
 
June 12 in Tigers and mlb history:

1939: The Hall of Fame is officially dedicated at Cooperstown, New York.
The greatest-ever gathering of members and future inductees of the Hall of Fame accept their plaques: Grover Alexander, Ty Cobb, Eddie Collins, Walter Johnson, Nap Lajoie, Connie Mack, Babe Ruth, George Sisler, Tris Speaker, Honus Wagner and Cy Young.

1959: The Detroit Tigers signed Aubrey Gatewood as an amateur free agent.

1971: The Philadelphia Phillies traded Tony Taylor to the Detroit Tigers for Carl Cavanaugh (minors) and Michael Fremuth (minors).

1983: All-Time great Detroit Tigers and Hall of Famers Charlie Gehringer and Hank Greenberg have their uniform numbers retired by the Detroit Tigers in a ballpark ceremony. The digits #2 and #5, respectively, will join Al Kaline's #6 retired in 1980, as the only numbers retired by the Tigers thus far.

1986: The Detroit Tigers released Harry Spilman.

1998: The Detroit Tigers released Jeff Manto.

2000: The Detroit Tigers sent Karim Garcia to the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.

2006: The Detroit Tigers released Tony Fiore.

2007: Justin Verlander throws the sixth no-hitter in Detroit Tigers history. Hitting 100 mph on the radar gun in the 9th inning, he shuts down the Brewers with 12 strikeouts, walking four. Magglio Ordonez makes a sliding catch on a shot by Corey Hart in the 7th to keep hope alive and later catches the final out of the contest. It is Detroit's first no-hitter in 23 years, the second no-hitter of the season and the first ever at Comerica Park.

2011: Realignment is on the table again as Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association are in discussions to renew the collective bargaining agreement, which expires on December 11. One of the options being discussed would see one team moving from the National League to the American League to create two 15-team leagues, with the Houston Astros the likeliest candidate for a move.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Matty_McIntyre
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcintma01.shtml
Matty McIntyre 1904-1910.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Scott_Aldred
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aldresc01.shtml
Scott Aldred 1990-1992, 1996.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garciav01.shtml
Avisail Garcia 2012-2013.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/walkuji01.shtml
Jim Walkup 1927.

from baseball reference
 
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