November 1 in Tigers and mlb history:
1892: Statistics for the first 154-game season show that Dan Brouthers of the Brooklyn Grooms was the top hitter at .335, and Cy Young of the Cleveland Spiders the top pitcher in terms of wins with a 36-11 record.
1914: Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack begins cleaning house, asking waivers on Jack Coombs, Eddie Plank and Chief Bender. Coombs goes to the Brooklyn Robins as Plank and Bender escape Mack's manoeuvering by jumping to the Federal League. Despite winning the American League pennant, Philadelphia fans did not support the Athletics and the club lost $50,000.
1922: Former Philadelphia Athletics catcher Ira Thomas buys the Shreveport club in the Texas League for $75,000. Other former players who own pieces of minor league clubs include Ty Cobb (Augusta), Eddie Collins (Baltimore), and George Stallings (Rochester).
1942: The Brooklyn Dodgers name Branch Rickey team president, replacing Larry MacPhail who enters the Army. Rickey had resigned as vice-president of the Cardinals only three days earlier.
1943: The Detroit Tigers drafted Eddie Mayo from the Boston Red Sox in the 1943 rule 5 draft.
1943: The Detroit Tigers drafted Joe Orengo from St Paul (American Association) in the 1943 rule 5 draft.
1944: The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Mayo Smith from the Detroit Tigers in the 1944 rule 5 draft.
1946: The Chicago White Sox drafted Bob Gillespie from the Detroit Tigers in the 1946 rule 5 draft.
1949: Gillette buys the World Series television rights for $1.37 million, the money to be dedicated to the players' pension fund.
1951: Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella is named National League MVP for what will be the first of three such awards.
1966: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax becomes the first three-time winner of the Cy Young Award. He is a unanimous winner for the second straight year. This is the last year that only one award is given for pitchers in both of the major leagues.
1968: Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain is the unanimous American League winner of the Cy Young Award. McLain posted a 31-6 record, leading the A.L. in CG 28, IP 336, with 280 strikeouts and a 1.96 ERA, helping Detroit to the AL pennant.
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1977: The Detroit Free Press endorses Billy Rogell, "a Detroit institution," for his 12th term on City Council. Rogell was the Tigers' shortstop from 1930-1940, and won a world championship in 1935.
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1978: New York Yankees pitcher Ron Guidry is the unanimous choice for the 1978 American League Cy Young Award. Guidry led the league in wins (25), winning percentage (.893), shutouts (9), and ERA (1.74).
1982: At a meeting in Chicago, the major league owners vote not to renew Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's contract. The American League owners vote in favor of Kuhn 11-3, and the National League 7-5. But his 18 votes leave him 2 shy of the three-fourths majority required for reelection. Kuhn will remain on the job until a successor is found. He will eventually be replaced by Peter Ueberroth.
1991: Jerry Don Gleaton of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1993: The Detroit Tigers signed Eric Davis as a free agent.
1996: The Detroit Tigers traded Clint Sodowsky to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dan Miceli.
1997: The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum opens in its new home in Kansas City, Missouri. It had been occupying a temporary site there for four years.
1997: The Detroit Tigers signed Fernando Rodney as an amateur free agent.
2000: Juan Gonzalez of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2000: Hal Morris of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2003: The Detroit Tigers signed Tim Christman as a free agent.
2010: Jeremy Bonderman of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2010: Johnny Damon of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2010: Gerald Laird of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2010: Magglio Ordonez of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2010: Bobby Seay of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Jose Veras of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: The Houston Astros selected Darin Downs off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
2014: Evan Reed of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2017: The Houston Astros win the first World Series title in their history by defeating the Dodgers, 5 - 1, in Game 7. The Astros score five times off Yu Darvish in the first two innings, with World Series MVP George Springer contributing the big blows with a double and two-run homer. Charlie Morton pitches the last four innings without allowing a run to receive credit for the win.
Tigers players and coaches birthdays:
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Heinie Schuble 1929, 1932-1935.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Pat_Mullin
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Pat Mullin 1940-1941, 1946-1953, scout 1957-1963, coach 1963-1966.
Last Tigers player to wear Number 6 before Kaline.
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Eddie Williams 1996.
Tigers players who passed away:
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Art Ruble 1927.
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Pat McLaughlin 1937, 1945.
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