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December 8 in Tigers and mlb history:

1880: At the annual National League meeting, the league rejects the Washington Nationals' bid for admission, electing Detroit instead, although there is no established club there. The Michigan city is chosen for geographic reasons, since its 1880 population (116,340) is smaller than both Washington's (147,293) and Cincinnati's (255,139), the city being replaced.

1881: The National League adopts a few new playing rules: the 3-foot corridor along the first base line is adopted for the first time; runners can no longer be put out returning to their bases after a foul ball not caught; the fine for pitchers hitting batters with pitches is repealed; the "block ball" rule allowing runners to take as many bases as possible on balls going into the crowd, the fielding team being able to put them out only after returning the ball to the pitcher in his box, is also repealed.

1908: The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Ira Thomas from the Detroit Tigers.

1914: The National League votes to hold the 1915 player limit to 21 per team. They also create the disabled list (DL) which allows a player to be kept out of play for 10 days and another player substituted for him.

1916: The National Commission fines 51 players $25 to $100 for performing in post-season exhibitions. Among the guilty: Babe Ruth, Jack Barry, Duffy Lewis, 10 other Red Sox players, and Ty Cobb.

1939: At the December meeting of both leagues in Cincinnati, Judge Landis votes against all amendments favorable to farm systems. The Rules committee, with an eye towards raising declining batting averages, votes to restore the sacrifice fly for 1940. Seven American League owners push through a new rule barring the American League champion from making any trades within the league. Clearly aimed at the Yankees, winners of the last four World Series, the National League owners decline to vote it for their league.

1941: Yesterday's bombing of Pearl Harbor and America's sudden involvement in the war, changes the owners' plan at the American League meeting of shifting the Browns from St. Louis to Los Angeles.

1951: The American League alters its restrictions on night games, adopting the National League's suspended game rule and lifting its ban on lights for Sunday games.

1959: American League President Joe Cronin reports that expansion plans are indefinite. Branch Rickey scores him for his indecisiveness.

1962: Former major leaguers Frank Crosetti and Johnny Schulte bring suit to prevent any increase in pension benefits which fails to include players from different eras.

1966: Five years after he broke Babe Ruth's record for homers in a season, the Yankees trade OF Roger Maris to the Cardinals for journeyman 3B Charley Smith.

1975: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bruce Taylor from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1975 rule 5 draft.

1980: The Detroit Tigers drafted Larry Rothschild from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

1983: The Minnesota Twins traded Rusty Kuntz to the Detroit Tigers for Larry Pashnick.

1983: Dr. Bobby Brown, who played 3B for the Yankees before embarking on a successful medical career, is elected president of the American League by the club owners.

1986: The Detroit Tigers signed Larry Herndon as a free agent.

1987: The Detroit Tigers signed Dave Beard as a free agent.

1989: The Detroit Tigers released Rick Schu.

1992: Jamie Moyer of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

1995: The Detroit Tigers signed A.J. Sager as a free agent.

1997: The Detroit Tigers signed Denny Harriger as a free agent.
1997: The Detroit Tigers signed Pedro Swann as a free agent.

2003: The Cleveland Indians selected Cliff Bartosh off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Eddie Bonine from the San Diego Padres in the 2005 rule 5 draft.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Booker from the Washington Nationals in the 2005 rule 5 draft.
2005: The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Chris Booker from the Detroit Tigers.

2008: The Detroit Tigers try to shore up a gap at catcher by acquiring Gerald Laird from the Texas Rangers. They give up two pitching prospects, Guillermo Moscoso and Carlos Melo.

2008: Joe Gordon becomes the first player elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee since it was reconstituted. It had been 7 years since Bill Mazeroski had been the most recent pick by the Committee. The new Committee had been criticized for not enshrining anyone in their first elections.

2008: Greg Maddux announces his retirement. The four-time Cy Young Award winner set all-time records for putouts by a pitcher (546), double plays (98) and seasons with 15+ wins (18). He finishes with a record of 355-227 with a 3.16 ERA (132 ERA+) and ranks in the top 10 all time in wins (8th) and starts (740, 4th).

2009: As part of a 3-team trade: The Detroit Tigers sent Curtis Granderson to the New York Yankees. The Detroit Tigers sent Edwin Jackson to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The New York Yankees sent Phil Coke and Austin Jackson to the Detroit Tigers. The New York Yankees sent Ian Kennedy to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Max Scherzer and Daniel Schlereth to the Detroit Tigers.

2011: Also signing today is reliever Octavio Dotel, who agrees to terms with Detroit, his 13th major league team.

2013: Magglio Ord??ez elected mayor of Sotillo, Venezuela.

2014: The Veterans Committee fails to elect anyone to the Hall of Fame from the "Golden Era" of 1947-1972, although three candidates come very close: with 12 of 16 votes needed, Tony Oliva and Dick Allen miss election by one vote, and Jim Kaat falls two votes shy.

2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Rafael Dolis as a free agent.
2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Preston Guilmet as a free agent.
2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Mark Lowe as a free agent.

2016: The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Edward Paredes from the Detroit Tigers in the 2016 rule 5 draft.
2016: The Detroit Tigers drafted Daniel Stumpf from the Kansas City Royals in the 2016 rule 5 draft.

2017: Mike Fiers, who pitched the most innings this season for the World Series champion Houston Astros but was left off their postseason roster, signs a one-year free agent deal with the Tigers worth $6 million.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jack_Rowe
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roweja01.shtml
Jack Rowe Detroit Wolverines 1886-1888.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/ledbera01.shtml
Razor Ledbetter 1915.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ed_Brinkman
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brinked01.shtml
Ed Brinkman 1971-1974, coach 1979.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Robbie_Weinhardt
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/weinhro01.shtml
Robbie Weinhardt 2010-2011.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcallza01.shtml
Zach McAllister 2018.

Tigers players and managers who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bobby_Lowe
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lowebo01.shtml
https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/lowebo01.shtml
Bobby Lowe 1904-1907, manager 1904.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/loudeba01.shtml
Baldy Louden 1912-1913.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/couchjo01.shtml
Johnny Couch 1917.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/madisda01.shtml
Dave Madison 1952-1953.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hicksbu01.shtml
Buddy Hicks 1956.

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December 9 in Tigers and mlb history:

1925: The American League extends Ban Johnson's contract to 1935 and gives him a raise to $40,000.

1925: The Detroit Tigers traded Fred Haney to the Boston Red Sox for Homer Ezzell and Tex Vache.

1925: Cards player-manager Rogers Hornsby is named the MVP in the National League, gathering 73 out of a possible 80 votes. Hornsby was runner-up in 1924 to Dazzy Vance. Other strong contenders are Kiki Cuyler of the Pirates, Giants' George Kelly; Pirates' SS Glenn Wright.

1930: At its annual meeting, the American League reelects E.S. Barnard to a 5-year term as president. Barnard will pass away next March at the Mayo clinic.

1930: Rube Foster, one of the most prominent figures in black baseball history, dies. The founder of the Negro National League, he excelled as a player, manager, and executive.

1931: Baseball owners, fearful of the effects of the Depression, vote to cut squads from 25 players to 23.
Both leagues will stop awarding MVP trophies.
The National League continues to prohibit uniform numbers.

1936: The American League okays seven night baseball games for St. Louis.
The National League adopts a new design for home plate. It will have beveled edges, the first change in 50 years.
The AL adopts a rule stating that no batter can be batting champion unless he has 400 or more at bats.

1939: Wally Moses is traded by the Philadelphia A's to Detroit for Benny McCoy and George Coffman. The deal is later voided by Judge Landis, who declares McCoy a free agent because of a Tigers cover-up. He gets a $10,000 bonus to sign with the A's.

1941: Although having a 3-C draft deferment due to being the sole support of his family, Bob Feller, last year's American League-leading pitcher with 27 victories for the Indians, becomes the first major leaguer to enlist after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The 23-year-old navy recruit has already won 107 major league games.

1953: The leagues meet and raise the minimum salary to $6,000. They also adopt a resolution to set up a committee to weigh ending the pension fund in November of 1955. Hank Greenberg and John Galbreath are on the committee.
Broadcast revenues from World Series and All-Star games are in dispute.

1965: While giving a speech in Columbia, MO, Branch Rickey collapses and dies a few days short of his 84th birthday. Player, manager, an extraordinary judge of baseball talent, and a shrewd trader, he became perhaps the game's most influential executive.

1965: OF Frank Robinson is traded from Cincinnati to the Orioles for pitchers Milt Pappas and Jack Baldschun and OF Dick Simpson. The Reds' Bill DeWitt defends the trade by labeling Robinson "an old 30," a concept that Robinson will quickly prove wrong.

1974: The St. Louis Cardinals traded Ike Brookens to the Detroit Tigers for John Young.

1977: The Tigers trade outfielder Ben Oglivie to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jim Slaton and Rich Folkers.
Oglivie will blossom in Milwaukee, winning the home run title in 1980 with 41 long balls. Oglivie had gotten caught in a glut of outfielders in Detroit, but he will become a three-time All-Star for the Brewers.

1977: The Detroit Tigers traded Tom Veryzer to the Cleveland Indians for Charlie Spikes.

1981: the Tigers send pitchers Mike Chris and Dan Schatzeder to the Giants for outfielder Larry Herndon.
The quiet Herndon will be a key contributor to the Tigers for several seasons and is a member of the 1984 World Series Champions.

1981: The Merry-go-round known as the Yankees managerial position continues as one day after announcing that manager Bob Lemon will return next season, the Yankees announce that former manager Gene Michael, whom Lemon replaced on September 6th, will return as manager for the 1983 season.
They won't wait that long, as Lemon will give way to Michael after only 14 games, and Michael himself will be gone before the end of the year.

1985: Kirk Gibson appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Two months later the players union will file a grievance charging the owners with collusion.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DrfSc5uXcAIwQSl.jpg

1992: The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Moore as a free agent.

1996: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Berblinger from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
1996: The Seattle Mariners drafted Tarrik Brock from the Detroit Tigers in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
1996: The Oakland Athletics drafted Frank Catalanotto from the Detroit Tigers in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
1996: The Detroit Tigers drafted Alejandro Freire from the Houston Astros in the 1996 minor league draft.
1996: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jose Macias from the Montreal Expos in the 1996 minor league draft.
1996: The Colorado Rockies drafted Jeff McCurry from the Detroit Tigers in the 1996 minor league draft.
1996: The Detroit Tigers traded Jeff Berblinger to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Juan Hernaiz (minors) and Deivi Cruz.

1997: The Detroit Tigers signed Luis Gonzalez as a free agent.

2003: The Detroit Tigers signed Jason Smith as a free agent.

2009: The Detroit Tigers signed Robinzon Diaz as a free agent.

2011: The Nationals send P Collin Balester to Detroit for P Ryan Perry.
2011: The Detroit Tigers signed Octavio Dotel as a free agent.

2013: The Veterans Committee unanimously elects three managers who were highly successful in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s to the Hall of Fame: Bobby Cox, Tony LaRussa and Joe Torre were fixtures in the postseason over the period, combining for 8 World Series titles and 10 Manager of the Year awards. In addition to their overlapping careers, LaRussa, Cox and Torre rank 3rd, 4th and 5th on the all-time list of managerial wins, behind Connie Mack and John McGraw.

2015: The New York Yankees traded Justin Wilson to the Detroit Tigers for Luis Cessa and Chad Green.

2016: The Detroit Tigers signed A.J. Achter as a free agent.
2016: The Detroit Tigers signed Omar Infante as a free agent.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Steve_Larkin
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/larkist01.shtml
Steve Larkin 1934.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Chuck_Kress
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kressch01.shtml
Chuck Kress 1954.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Hazle
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hazlebo01.shtml
Bob 'Hurricane' Hazle 1958.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/romered01.shtml
Ed Romero 1990.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Juan_Samuel
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/samueju01.shtml
Juan Samuel 1994-1995, coach 1999-2005.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vanpoto01.shtml
Todd Van Poppel 1996.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/trubych01.shtml
Chris Truby 2002.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Adam_Wilk
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilkad01.shtml
Adam Wilk 2011-2012.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bruce_Rondon
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rondobr01.shtml
Bruce Rondon 2013, 2015-2017.

Tigers players and coaches who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Donovan
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/donovbi01.shtml
'Wild' Bill Donovan 1903-1912, 1918, coach 1918.

Baseball Reference
 
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?Joy in Tigertown,? by Mickey Lolich, with Tom Gage.
Fifty-some pages in, I can confidently recommend it as one of the most-entertaining baseball books published this year.

So far I?ve learned ? among other things ? that were it not for Johnny Pesky, Lolich would have signed with the New York Yankees instead of the Detroit Tigers. A few years after making that decision, Lolich refused to accept a demotion to Double-A and returned home with plans to become a mailman. Talked into giving baseball another shot, he then jumpstarted his career while on loan to a Kansas City A?s affiliate (yes, such things happened in the early 1960s).

Lolich went on to win three games for the Tigers in the 1968 World Series, including the Game 7 clincher over Bob Gibson and the St. Louis Cardinals. The first of the three wins came in Game 2, which Lolich nearly had to be scratched from because of was then reported as ?a groin condition.? It was? in a sense.

?My problem was a boil on my whatchamacallit,? Lolich explained in the book. ?It was a bothersome boil, but I pressed on regardless? We couldn?t afford to go two games down. Give me the damn ball.?

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Speaking of Matt Moore, he and the Detroit Tigers found something in common: they both viewed Moore as a starting pitcher. He came out of the bullpen for much of last season, working to a 6.79 ERA over 102 innings (12 starts) for the Rangers, Moore?s primary motivation in choosing a new home in free agency was finding an opportunity to get back into a starting rotation, where he is most comfortable. The Tigers signed Moore to a one-year, $2.5MM deal with incentives up to $1MM more based on the number of starts he makes. Both sides are incentivized to turn Moore back into a serviceable rotation arm, Moore for his own sake, and the Tigers because he?ll be a more attractive trade chip as a starter.
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