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October 24 in Tigers and mlb history:

1908: Baseball's anthem, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, is introduced by singer Billy Murray. The songwriting team of Albert Von Tilzer (music) and Jack Norworth (words), who created the immortal tune, had never seen a game before composing the immortal number.

1922: The Detroit Tigers selected Frank O'Rourke off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

1939: Joe DiMaggio is named American League MVP, with Jimmie Foxx the runner-up.

1963: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax is the unanimous winner of the Cy Young Award.

1967: Jerry Lumpe announces his retirement. Tigers second baseman 1964-67, made All-Star team in '64.

1972: Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson dies of heart disease at age 53. Robinson had become the first black major league player of the 20th century with the 1947 Dodgers.

1988: Doyle Alexander of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

1994: Bill Gullickson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2000: The Detroit Tigers signed Sean Runyan as a free agent.

2012: Pablo Sandoval becomes the fourth player in World Series history to hit three homers in a game, after Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson and Albert Pujols, in leading San Francisco to an 8 - 3 win over Detroit in Game 1 of the 2012 World Series. Barry Zito pitches 5 2/3 innings for the win, as Tigers ace Justin Verlander is the loser.

2016: Michael Fulmer named AL Rookie of the Year.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithhe01.shtml
Heinie Smith 1903.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Hugh_High
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/highhu01.shtml
Hugh High 1913-1914.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/russeja01.shtml
Jack Russell 1937.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/George_Bullard
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bullage01.shtml
George Bullard 1954.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsda04.shtml
Dave Johnson 1993.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Rafael_Belliard
Rafael Belliard coach 2006-2013.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcbrima01.shtml
Macay McBride 2007.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/o'marol01.shtml
Ollie O'Mara 1912.

from Baseball Reference
 
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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp.../tigers-trio-get-hof-vote-december/106961604/
Tigers trio of Lou Whitaker, Alan Trammell, and Jack Morris could get HOF vote in December.
Detnews

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2017/1...ou-whitaker-jack-morris-eligible-hall-of-fame
Former Tigers Jack Morris, Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker still eligible for the Hall of Fame.
Yay! But WTF is the Modern Baseball ballot?
BYBTB

https://detroitsportsnation.com/det...ammell-get-good-news-from-hall-of-fame/97145/
Former Detroit Tigers Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell get good news from Hall of Fame.
DSN
 
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October 25 in Tigers and mlb history:

1902: Frank Kitson jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Detroit Tigers.

1937: Casey Stengel is signed as the new manager of the Boston Bees.

1955: The Cleveland Indians trade Larry Doby, the first black player in the American League, to the Chicago White Sox for Chico Carrasquel and Jim Busby.

1972: The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Tom Haller and Don Leshnock from the Detroit Tigers.

1973: The Chicago Cubs trade six-time 20-game winner Ferguson Jenkins to the Texas Rangers for third baseman Bill Madlock and utility man Vic Harris.

1973: The San Francisco Giants trade three-time home run champion Willie McCovey, a Giant since 1959, together with minor leaguer Bernie Williams to the San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell.

1973: The Detroit Tigers released Frank Howard.

1978: Gaylord Perry of the San Diego Padres becomes the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues. Perry cops the National League honor with a 21-6 record and a 2.72 ERA.

1979: The Detroit Tigers traded a player to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds for Champ Summers.
The Detroit Tigers sent Sheldon Burnside (October 25, 1979) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

1984: Sid Monge of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

1985: The California Angels announce that they will not offer seven-time batting champion Rod Carew a new contract for the 1986 season, effectively ending his 19-year career. Carew finishes with 3,053 hits and a .328 career batting average.

1986: Down to their last out at Shea Stadium, the New York Mets rally for three runs with two outs in the 10th inning against the Boston Red Sox to win 6 - 5 and push the World Series to a decisive seventh game. The tie-breaking run scores on Boston first baseman Bill Buckner's error on Mookie Wilson's slow grounder.

1993: Dan Gladden of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

1994: Juan Samuel of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1994: Alan Trammell of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2004: Tigers sign top draft pick Justin Verlander.

2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Lester Oliveros as an amateur free agent.
2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Brayan Villarreal as an amateur free agent.

2012: Three Giants pitchers Madison Bumgarner, Santiago Casilla and Sergio Romo - combine on a two-hitter as San Francisco shuts out Detroit, 2 - 0, in Game 2 of the 2012 World Series. The Giants play small ball, scoring their first run on a double play grounder in the 7th after a bunt single by Gregor Blanco loads the bases, and their second in the 8th on three walks and a sacrifice fly.

2015: Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker are honored by Navin Field Crew at the site of Tiger Stadium.

2017: The Astros win a World Series game for the first time in franchise history as they defeat the Dodgers, 7 - 6, in 11 innings in Game 2 of the 2017 World Series. The Dodgers seem headed for a win as they lead, 3 - 2, in the top of the 9th, but closer Kenley Jansen surrenders a solo homer to Marwin Gonzalez to tie it, and in the 10th, Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa hit back-to-back shots off Josh Fields to give Houston a 5 - 3 lead. Ken Giles cannot nail down the win, however, as he gives up a solo homer to Yasiel Puig and a run-scoring single to Kik? Hernandez. In the 11th, the Astros again score two, on a two-run blast by George Springer off Brandon McCarthy, and while Charlie Culberson hits the eighth homer of the game off Chris Devenski with two outs in the bottom of the 11th, the Dodgers fall short by one run. The 8 homers set a World Series record, while the 5 hit in extra innings are a record for any game, postseason or regular season.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cowenal01.shtml
Al Cowens 1980-1981.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/siddajo01.shtml
Joe Siddall 1998.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Wilkin_Ramírez
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ramirwi01.shtml
Wilkin Ramirez 2009.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jimmy_Barrett
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/barreji01.shtml
Jimmy Barrett 1901-1905.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Les_Mueller
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/muellle01.shtml
Les Mueller 1941, 1945.

from Baseball Reference
 
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