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November 18 in Tigers and mlb history:
1882: The case of the Allegheny Club versus Charlie Bennett is won by Bennett. Prior to the 1882 season, Allegheny signed Bennett to a $100 agreement which stated that he would sign an 1883 contract with the club after the season. Instead, Bennett re-signed with the Detroit Wolverines. This case will later have bearing on the fight over the reserve rule during the 1889-1890 Players League war.
1887: The National League adopts a new contract that spells out reserve provisions for the first time. The NL refuses to accept the players' demand that the salary be written out on all contracts, however.
1949: Brooklyn Dodgers infielder Jackie Robinson, who hit 16 home runs with 124 RBI and led the National League with a .342 batting average, becomes the first black to win the Most Valuable Player Award. Stan Musial, Ralph Kiner, and teammate Pee Wee Reese are the runner-ups.
1951: Former Chicago Cubs first baseman and future star of the TV series The Rifleman Chuck Connors becomes the first player to refuse to participate in the major league draft. Currently the 1B for the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League, Connors wants to stay in California, instead of going to whatever team might draft him for the major leagues. The PCL views his refusal in a positive manner, allowing them to ask for higher prices for minor league players than what the major leagues usually offers.
1962: Dick McAuliffe hits a home run, #Tigers play to 3-3 tie in last scheduled game of goodwill tour of Japan.
1963: The Detroit Tigers send outfielder Rocky Colavito, pitcher Bob Anderson, and a reported $50,000 to the Kansas City Athletics for second baseman Jerry Lumpe and pitchers Dave Wickersham and Ed Rakow.
1966: Los Angeles Dodgers ace pitcher Sandy Koufax announces his retirement, due to increasing pain in his arthritic left elbow. Just three weeks earlier, Koufax won a record third Cy Young Award.
1970: Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench wins the National League MVP Award with 326 points, 108 more than Billy Williams of the Chicago Cubs. Bench hit for a .293 average with 45 home runs and 148 RBI, while Williams finished with .322, 42, 109.
1974: The Tigers shake things up with a big trade, sending shortstop Eddie Brinkman, outfielder Dick Sharon, and pitcher Bob Strampe to the Padres for slugger Nate Colbert, a three-time all-star first baseman. Colbert had averaged 27 homers for San Diego over six seasons, often launching impressive home runs, but he?ll struggle in Detroit where he lasts less than a season.
1977: The Free Press reports on the sale of the old green Tiger Stadium seats, which were being replaced with plastic ones.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DOnmtJmW4AEkEWE.jpg
1980: Despite having missed 45 games with injuries, George Brett is named American League Most Valuable Player. The 27-year-old third baseman's .390 batting average was the highest in the major leagues since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941.
1981: Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt wins his second consecutive National League MVP Award, joining Ernie Banks and Joe Morgan as the only NL players to take the award back-to-back. In the strike-shortened season, Schmidt hit .316 and led the league in home runs (31), RBI (91), runs (78), walks (73), on-base percentage (.435) and slugging percentage (.644).
1985: Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets (National League) and Bret Saberhagen of the Kansas City Royals (American League) win the Cy Young Award in their respective leagues.
1987: Chicago Cubs outfielder Andre Dawson becomes the first player from a last-place club ever to win an Most Valuable Player Award, taking National League honors with a .287 batting average and as the league leader in home runs (49) and RBI (137).
1997: The Detroit Tigers traded Travis Fryman to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Matt Drews (minors), Gabe Alvarez and Joe Randa.
1997: The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Bubba Trammell from the Detroit Tigers as the 22nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
1997: The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Bryan Corey from the Detroit Tigers as the 63rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
1999: The Detroit Tigers released Luis Garcia.
2000: The Seattle Mariners sign Japanese star outfielder Ichiro Suzuki to a three-year contract, making him the first Japanese position player in major league history.
2004: The Detroit Tigers signed Troy Percival as a free agent.
2007: For the first time ever, Team USA beats the Cuban national team in the Gold Medal game of a Baseball World Cup. They become the first non-Cuban team to win since the South Korean national team in 1982 (when Cuba sat out). Cuba had won every time they had entered since 1951. Yadel Marti and several relievers fail to shut down the US in a 6 - 3 defeat. Steven Shell gets the win and Jeff Stevens wraps up the game. Jayson Nix drives in two and will be named Baseball World Cup Most Valuable Player.
2010: Commissioner Bud Selig states that Major League Baseball is considering expanding the postseason by two teams, by adding a second wild card in each league. The two wild card winners would face each other in a best-of-three series to open the postseason, with the three division winners getting a bye. The proposal will now be discussed at the December Winter Meetings and would need to be accepted by the Players Association.
2010: Felix Hernandez of Seattle wins the 2010 American League Cy Young Award. In spite of a won-loss record of only 13-12 - the fewest wins by a starting pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in a full season -, "King Felix" draws voters' attention with his 2.27 ERA in 249.2 innings and 232 strikeouts
2011: Major League Baseball owners and the Players Association reach a tentative deal on a new five-year collective bargaining agreement. The agreement signed in Rosemont, IL near Chicago's O'Hare Airport, includes a ceiling for bonuses paid to picks in the amateur draft and international free agents. It also provides for testing for human growth hormone and a raise in the minimum salary to $480,000. The agreement will be finalized on November 22nd.
2011: The Detroit Tigers signed Gerald Laird as a free agent.
2012: The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Russo as a free agent.
2013: The Detroit Tigers signed Jhan Marinez as a free agent.
2015: The Milwaukee Brewers traded Francisco Rodriguez to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later and Javier Betancourt (minors). The Detroit Tigers sent Manny Pina (December 10, 2015) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
Tigers players, coaches, and managers birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Deacon_McGuire
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcguide01.shtml
Deacon McGuire Detroit Wolverines 1885, 1888, Detroit Tigers 1902-1903, 1912.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coombja01.shtml
Jack Coombs 1920.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fuchsch01.shtml
Charlie Fuchs 1942.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stidhph01.shtml
Phil Stidham 1994.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Luis_Pujols
https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/pujollu01.shtml
Luis Pujols coach 2002, manager 2002.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gary_Sheffield
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sheffga01.shtml
Gary Sheffield 2007-2008.
Baseball Reference
1882: The case of the Allegheny Club versus Charlie Bennett is won by Bennett. Prior to the 1882 season, Allegheny signed Bennett to a $100 agreement which stated that he would sign an 1883 contract with the club after the season. Instead, Bennett re-signed with the Detroit Wolverines. This case will later have bearing on the fight over the reserve rule during the 1889-1890 Players League war.
1887: The National League adopts a new contract that spells out reserve provisions for the first time. The NL refuses to accept the players' demand that the salary be written out on all contracts, however.
1949: Brooklyn Dodgers infielder Jackie Robinson, who hit 16 home runs with 124 RBI and led the National League with a .342 batting average, becomes the first black to win the Most Valuable Player Award. Stan Musial, Ralph Kiner, and teammate Pee Wee Reese are the runner-ups.
1951: Former Chicago Cubs first baseman and future star of the TV series The Rifleman Chuck Connors becomes the first player to refuse to participate in the major league draft. Currently the 1B for the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League, Connors wants to stay in California, instead of going to whatever team might draft him for the major leagues. The PCL views his refusal in a positive manner, allowing them to ask for higher prices for minor league players than what the major leagues usually offers.
1962: Dick McAuliffe hits a home run, #Tigers play to 3-3 tie in last scheduled game of goodwill tour of Japan.
1963: The Detroit Tigers send outfielder Rocky Colavito, pitcher Bob Anderson, and a reported $50,000 to the Kansas City Athletics for second baseman Jerry Lumpe and pitchers Dave Wickersham and Ed Rakow.
1966: Los Angeles Dodgers ace pitcher Sandy Koufax announces his retirement, due to increasing pain in his arthritic left elbow. Just three weeks earlier, Koufax won a record third Cy Young Award.
1970: Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench wins the National League MVP Award with 326 points, 108 more than Billy Williams of the Chicago Cubs. Bench hit for a .293 average with 45 home runs and 148 RBI, while Williams finished with .322, 42, 109.
1974: The Tigers shake things up with a big trade, sending shortstop Eddie Brinkman, outfielder Dick Sharon, and pitcher Bob Strampe to the Padres for slugger Nate Colbert, a three-time all-star first baseman. Colbert had averaged 27 homers for San Diego over six seasons, often launching impressive home runs, but he?ll struggle in Detroit where he lasts less than a season.
1977: The Free Press reports on the sale of the old green Tiger Stadium seats, which were being replaced with plastic ones.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DOnmtJmW4AEkEWE.jpg
1980: Despite having missed 45 games with injuries, George Brett is named American League Most Valuable Player. The 27-year-old third baseman's .390 batting average was the highest in the major leagues since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941.
1981: Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt wins his second consecutive National League MVP Award, joining Ernie Banks and Joe Morgan as the only NL players to take the award back-to-back. In the strike-shortened season, Schmidt hit .316 and led the league in home runs (31), RBI (91), runs (78), walks (73), on-base percentage (.435) and slugging percentage (.644).
1985: Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets (National League) and Bret Saberhagen of the Kansas City Royals (American League) win the Cy Young Award in their respective leagues.
1987: Chicago Cubs outfielder Andre Dawson becomes the first player from a last-place club ever to win an Most Valuable Player Award, taking National League honors with a .287 batting average and as the league leader in home runs (49) and RBI (137).
1997: The Detroit Tigers traded Travis Fryman to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Matt Drews (minors), Gabe Alvarez and Joe Randa.
1997: The Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Bubba Trammell from the Detroit Tigers as the 22nd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
1997: The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Bryan Corey from the Detroit Tigers as the 63rd pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
1999: The Detroit Tigers released Luis Garcia.
2000: The Seattle Mariners sign Japanese star outfielder Ichiro Suzuki to a three-year contract, making him the first Japanese position player in major league history.
2004: The Detroit Tigers signed Troy Percival as a free agent.
2007: For the first time ever, Team USA beats the Cuban national team in the Gold Medal game of a Baseball World Cup. They become the first non-Cuban team to win since the South Korean national team in 1982 (when Cuba sat out). Cuba had won every time they had entered since 1951. Yadel Marti and several relievers fail to shut down the US in a 6 - 3 defeat. Steven Shell gets the win and Jeff Stevens wraps up the game. Jayson Nix drives in two and will be named Baseball World Cup Most Valuable Player.
2010: Commissioner Bud Selig states that Major League Baseball is considering expanding the postseason by two teams, by adding a second wild card in each league. The two wild card winners would face each other in a best-of-three series to open the postseason, with the three division winners getting a bye. The proposal will now be discussed at the December Winter Meetings and would need to be accepted by the Players Association.
2010: Felix Hernandez of Seattle wins the 2010 American League Cy Young Award. In spite of a won-loss record of only 13-12 - the fewest wins by a starting pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in a full season -, "King Felix" draws voters' attention with his 2.27 ERA in 249.2 innings and 232 strikeouts
2011: Major League Baseball owners and the Players Association reach a tentative deal on a new five-year collective bargaining agreement. The agreement signed in Rosemont, IL near Chicago's O'Hare Airport, includes a ceiling for bonuses paid to picks in the amateur draft and international free agents. It also provides for testing for human growth hormone and a raise in the minimum salary to $480,000. The agreement will be finalized on November 22nd.
2011: The Detroit Tigers signed Gerald Laird as a free agent.
2012: The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Russo as a free agent.
2013: The Detroit Tigers signed Jhan Marinez as a free agent.
2015: The Milwaukee Brewers traded Francisco Rodriguez to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later and Javier Betancourt (minors). The Detroit Tigers sent Manny Pina (December 10, 2015) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
Tigers players, coaches, and managers birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Deacon_McGuire
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcguide01.shtml
Deacon McGuire Detroit Wolverines 1885, 1888, Detroit Tigers 1902-1903, 1912.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coombja01.shtml
Jack Coombs 1920.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fuchsch01.shtml
Charlie Fuchs 1942.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stidhph01.shtml
Phil Stidham 1994.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Luis_Pujols
https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/pujollu01.shtml
Luis Pujols coach 2002, manager 2002.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gary_Sheffield
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sheffga01.shtml
Gary Sheffield 2007-2008.
Baseball Reference
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