July 22 in Tigers and mlb history:
1902: Sport McAllister returned to the Detroit Tigers by the Baltimore Orioles as part of earlier loan.
1904: The Detroit Tigers purchased Lew Drill from the Washington Senators.
1904: The Detroit Tigers purchased Bill Coughlin from the Washington Senators for $8,000.
1909: For the first of four times in his career, Ty Cobb steals second base, third, and home in an inning, doing it in the 7th against Red Sox pitcher Harry Wolter. It is also Ty's first swipe of home in his career, Ty will steal home a total of 54 times. The Tigers beat Boston 6 - 0.
1923: Walter Johnson notches his 3,000th strikeout on the way to 3,508. He fans five in beating Cleveland, 3 - 1. The next pitcher to reach 3000 Ks will be Bob Gibson, in 1974.
1941: Dick Wakefield becomes baseball's first "bonus baby" when he signs with the Tigers for $52,000 and a new car. The University of Michigan standout will hit .143 in seven at-bat this season but will eventually turn into a solid outfielder batting .293 over parts of 9 seasons.
1952: The Detroit Tigers released Fred Hutchinson.
1952: After throwing a No-hitter May 15 vs. the Senators, Detroit's Virgil Trucks gives up one hit in beating Washington 1 - 0. Later this year, on the 25th of August, "Fire" Trucks will No-hit the Yankees.
1956: The Hall of Fame announces special rules governing elections. Writers should vote every two years, alternating with the Veterans Committee; because of criticism, this will revert back in 1962. To be eligible, players must have been retired for five years.
1960: The Detroit Tigers traded Tom Morgan to the Washington Senators for Bill Fischer.
1960: At Fenway Park, the Red Sox down the Indians, 6 - 4. Vic Wertz has a three-run homer and four RBIs.
Ted Williams also homers and, in the 7th inning, steals second base.
Williams sets a major-league record as the only player to steal bases in four consecutive decades: he'll be matched by Rickey Henderson in 2000 and Tim Raines the following year.
1964: Tigers top Red Sox 8-6 on HRs from McAuliffe (18th), Cash (14th) & Kaline (7th) (1964).
1969: For the first time, the All-Star Game is postponed due to rain.
1993: Kansas City's Greg Gagne hits a home run off Detroit's Mark Leiter in the Royals' 12 - 6 victory. The home run is the 10,000th hit in the long history of Tiger Stadium, making it the first ballpark to reach that figure. During the game, Detroit 3B Travis Fryman draws a walk off KC P Enrique Burgos, then proceeds to circle the bases on three wild pitches by Burgos.
1997: Marcus Jensen of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2005: The Detroit Tigers released Doug Creek.
2005: The Toronto Blue Jays sent John McDonald to the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.
2012: The Tigers complete a three-game sweep of the White Sox with a 6 - 4 win at Comerica Park. They score all of their runs on four homers off Philip Humber in the first 3 innings; two of the homers are by Miguel Cabrera, including the 300th of his career on a huge blast to center field in the 3rd inning.
Jacob Turner is the winner, earning his first major league victory.
The Tigers have won 16 of their last 21 to move 1 1/2 games ahead of the Sox in the AL Central.
Tigers players birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Doc_Cramer
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cramedo01.shtml
Doc Cramer 1942-1948.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/z/zeppbi01.shtml
Bill Zepp 1971.
Tigers players who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Don_McMahon
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcmahdo02.shtml
Don McMahon 1968-1969.
from baseball reference
