October 22 in Tigers and mlb history:
1845: The first known box score appears in the New York Morning News a month after the first set of rules are written by Alexander Cartwright and some his fellow New York Knickerbockers.
1920: Eight members of the Chicago White Sox are indicted for supposedly throwing the 1919 World Series. Although considered heavy favorites to win the Series, the White Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds in eight games in what will become known as the Black Sox Scandal.
1956: The Detroit Tigers released Walt Masterson.
1960: The San Francisco Giants lose to their Tokyo counterparts, the Yomiuri Giants, 1 - 0, in the first of a 16-game exhibition series. San Francisco will lose again, 2 - 1, to the Japan All-Stars tomorrow, but will finish the series with 11 wins, four losses, and one tie.
1972: The Athletics defeat Cincinnati, 3 - 2, to win their first World Series since the franchise's move to Oakland. Gene Tenace, named Series MVP, drives in two of Oakland's runs. Future Hall of Fame pitcher Jim "Catfish" Hunter earns the victory in relief.
1975: The Detroit Tigers released Gene Michael.
1975: In a fitting finish to one of the most classic World Series ever played, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Red Sox in a thrilling Game 7 victory, 4 - 3. Joe Morgan's 9th-inning looping single scoring Ken Griffey proves to be the decisive hit.
1984: World Series MVP Alan Trammell appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
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1985: Pitcher Bret Saberhagen gives the Kansas City Royals their first World Series victory with a complete game 6 - 1 decision in Game 3. The St. Louis Cardinals had won the Series' first two games, played in Kansas City.
1998: Luis Pineda of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2000: Although lacking big league managerial experience, Pittsburgh Pirates hitting coach Lloyd McClendon is named as the team's manager, replacing recently-fired Gene Lamont.
2001: Willie Blair of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2002: Lou Gehrig's consecutive games streak being broken by Cal Ripken, Jr. in 1995 is voted as baseball's most memorable moment by the fans participating in a Major League Baseball and MasterCard promotion. Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's all-time home run record, Jackie Robinson becoming the first black to play in MLB, Mark McGwire breaking Roger Maris' single-season home run record and Gehrig's farewell speech were also in the top five events selected by the fans.
2006: Sparky Anderson throws out the first pitch before Game 2 of the World Series at Comerica Park.
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2006: Kenny Rogers continues his mastery in the post-season, extending his scoreless innings streak to 23 with eight shutout frames in Detroit?s 3-1 victory in Game Two of the World Series. During the game, the Cardinals ask the umpires to examine Rogers? glove for a foreign substance, citing a dark smudge on his pitching hand. Rogers claims the smudge is dirt from the mound. Carlos Guillen goes 3-for-3 with a double and triple. Craig Monroe hits his 2nd HR of the series.
2011: Albert Pujols has one of the greatest games in World Series history as he hits three homers, collects 5 hits and drives in 6 runs in Game 3 of the World Series in Arlington, TX. The Cardinals batter Texas, 16 - 7, in the third highest-scoring game ever in the Fall Classic, and are now up two games to one.
Pujols ties World Series single-game records for homers (Babe Ruth twice and Reggie Jackson), hits (Paul Molitor) and RBI (Bobby Richardson and Hideki Matsui) and sets a record with 14 total bases.
2014: Major League Baseball hands out its newly-named reliever awards for the first time.
In the National League, Craig Kimbrel of the Braves is the winner of the initial Trevor Hoffman Award,
while in the American league, Greg Holland of the Royals wins the Mariano Rivera Award.
2017: The Red Sox announce that they have hired Astros bench coach Alex Cora to be their new manager. He replaces John Farrell, who was let go on October 11th after seeing the team eliminated in the Division Series for the second straight year.
Tigers players birthdays:
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Chick Lathers 1910-1911.
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Brad Thomas 2010-2011.
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Drew VerHagen 2014-present.
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Carlos Torres 2019.
Tigers players who passed away:
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Frank Scheibeck 1906.
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Babe Pinelli 1920.
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Earl Whitehill 1923-1932.
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John Tsitouris 1957.
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