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December 14 in Tigers and mlb history:

1882: At its first annual convention, the American Association establishes the first permanent staff of umpires in major league history. Previously, the National League and AA umpires were local men hired on game day by the home club.

1900: Suffering from a drop in attendance in 1900, National League owners vote to cut costs with a 16-player limit after May 1st. The Players Association claims the move is aimed at pressuring players into signing by shrinking the number of jobs.

1911: Pittsburgh Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss proposes that each team in the World Series be required to turn over one-fourth of its share of the gate to the league, to be divided among the other teams. Until now, ten percent of the gross went to the National Commission, 60 percent to the players, and the rest to the two pennant-winning clubs. The National League will pass the resolution and send it to the American League. It marks the beginning of changes that ultimately give players of the first four clubs a percentage of the World Series money.

1911: The earned run average (ERA) is adopted as an official statistic.

1922: In a joint meeting of the two leagues, the ban on non-waiver trades after June 15 is approved. The National League favors a 50-player limit until June 15, the American League votes for 40. Judge Landis breaks the deadlock in favor of 40.
Compensation of World Series umpires is changed from a percentage of the players' pool to a flat $2,000.

1922: Still smarting over the rejection of the official scorer's decision in the Ty Cobb case, the national baseball writers' group meets and votes to back the New York group's protest. Fred Lieb, who had filled in the Associated Press box score giving Cobb the disputed hit, asks Ban Johnson to revise the records to .399 for Cobb. Johnson complains of not receiving box scores from some writers, who are appointed by the clubs as official scorers.

1932: The Washington Senators get Earl Whitehill from the Detroit Tigers for Firpo Marberry and Carl Fischer.

1938: Major league teams adopt several resolutions. The National League allows the Cincinnati Reds to play their season opener one day before other teams, as a way of honoring the 100th anniversary of baseball and of the 1869 Red Stockings being the first professional team.
In other news, Will Harridge is re-elected as American League president and given a 10-year term. The AL permits the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Athletics to play night games. Finally, the major leagues agree on a standard ball but disagree on increasing rosters from 23 to 25 players. Judge Landis will eventually decide on 25.

1945: The Detroit Tigers released Hack Miller.

1948: The Cleveland Indians acquire future Hall of Fame pitcher Early Wynn and first baseman Mickey Vernon from the Washington Senators for first baseman Eddie Robinson and pitchers Joe Haynes and Eddie Klieman. Vernon will go back to Washington in 1950 but Wynn will stay in Cleveland and will win 163 games for the Indians over the next nine seasons.

1949: The Detroit Tigers traded Lou Kretlow and $100,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Jerry Priddy.

1953: Detroit Tigers shortstop Harvey Kuenn, who led the AL in hits with 209 and hit .308 for the season, is voted American League Rookie of the Year.
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1954: The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Sandy Koufax as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

1960: The Washington Senators drafted Dave Sisler from the Detroit Tigers as the 4th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
1960: The Washington Senators drafted Pete Burnside from the Detroit Tigers as the 8th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
1960: The Los Angeles Angels drafted Bob Sprout from the Detroit Tigers as the 9th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
1960: The Los Angeles Angels drafted Aubrey Gatewood from the Detroit Tigers as the 11th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
1960: The Los Angeles Angels drafted Buck Rodgers from the Detroit Tigers as the 23rd pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
1960: The Los Angeles Angels drafted Eddie Yost from the Detroit Tigers as the 25th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
1960: The Los Angeles Angels drafted Steve Bilko from the Detroit Tigers as the 2nd pick in the 1960 premium expansion draft (minor league).
1960: The Los Angeles Angels drafted Coot Veal from the Detroit Tigers as the 27th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
1960: The Los Angeles Angels drafted Neil Chrisley from the Detroit Tigers as the 44th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
1960: The Los Angeles Angels returned Neil Chrisley to the Detroit Tigers following previous expansion draft selection.

1961: Roger Maris's request for a $75,000 contract is denied by New York Yankees general manager Roy Hamey.

1976: The San Diego Padres sign veteran free agents Rollie Fingers and Gene Tenace, who helped the Oakland Athletics to three consecutive World Championships from 1972 to 1974.

1981: The Detroit Tigers released Dennis Kinney.

1985: Former major league star Roger Maris dies from cancer at the age of 51. In 1961, Maris set a major league record by hitting 61 home runs. Considered an excellent all-around outfielder, Maris won two American League MVP awards during his career.

1987: The Detroit Tigers signed Larry Herndon as a free agent.

1993: The Milwaukee Brewers traded a player to be named later to the Detroit Tigers for Ron Rightnowar. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Nikco Riesgo (December 14, 1993) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

1994: Labor talks headed by federal mediator Bill Usery aimed at settling the ongoing strike break down.

1996: The Detroit Tigers signed Joe Hall as a free agent.

1998: The Houston Astros drafted Glen Barker from the Detroit Tigers in the 1998 rule 5 draft.
1998: The Detroit Tigers drafted Eric Ludwick from the Florida Marlins in the 1998 minor league draft.
1998: Detroit signs free agent C Bill Haselman to a two-year contract.
1998: The Toronto Blue Jays traded Beiker Graterol to the Detroit Tigers for Eric Ludwick.

2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Ryan Ludwick as a free agent.

2009: Rumors of a blockbuster three-team deal involving two former American League Cy Young Award winners dominate the headlines. The trade sends 2003 winner Roy Halladay from the Blue Jays to the Phillies and 2008 winner Cliff Lee from the Phils to Seattle, with the Blue Jays picking up a load of prospects. The youngsters changing teams include P Kyle Drabek, OF Michael Taylor and C Travis d'Arnaud from Philly to Toronto.
For their part, the Phils pick up P Phillippe Aumont and OF Tyson Gillies and J.C. Ramirez from Seattle, while, to further complicate the deal, Toronto then flips Taylor to Oakland for another top draft pick, 1B Brett Wallace. Final confirmation of the complex transaction only takes place on December 16th.

2010: The Detroit Tigers released Alfredo Figaro.

2012: An?bal S?nchez agrees to a 5-year, $80 million deal to remain with the Detroit Tigers, helping keep their 2012 World Series rotation intact.

2012: The Detroit Tigers signed Danny Dorn as a free agent.

2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Melvin Mercedes as a free agent.

2016: The Detroit Tigers signed Juan Perez as a free agent.
2016: The Detroit Tigers signed Anthony Vasquez as a free agent.

2017: At the annual Rule 5 Draft, OF Victor Reyes is the first pick, by the Tigers from the Diamondbacks.
2017: The Texas Rangers drafted Locke St. John from the Detroit Tigers in the 2017 rule 5 draft.

2018: The Detroit Tigers signed Jordy Mercer as a free agent.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kalliru01.shtml
Rudy Kallio 1918-1919.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/walkuji02.shtml
Jim Walkup 1939.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Carl_Linhart
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/linhaca01.shtml
Carl Linhart 1952.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Sam_Jones_(jonessa02)
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonessa02.shtml
Sam Jones 1962.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robinje02.shtml
Jeff Robinson 1987-1990.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jensema01.shtml
Marcus Jensen 1997.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Frank_Lary
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/laryfr01.shtml
Frank Lary 1954-1964.

Baseball Reference
 
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Rod Allen's turn;
https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2018/1...rs-fans-together-we-had-way-too-much-fun.html
Rod Allen?s farewell to Tigers fans: ?Together we had way too much fun?.
Mlive

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2018/12/14/rod-allen-detroit-tigers-speaks/2314395002/
Rod Allen to Tigers fans: 'I see you Detroit! Thank you for everything'.
Freep

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...hanks-fans-disputes-media-reports/2314170002/
Ex-Tigers broadcaster Rod Allen thanks fans, disputes media reports.
Detnews
 
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December 15 in Tigers and mlb history:

1883: In Louisville a "first-class colored team" is formed. The team, later known as the Falls Cities, becomes one of the nation's best black teams. It will join the National Colored Base Ball League (NCBBL) in 1887, but will apparently disband shortly after the collapse of the NCBBL in the first week of its season.

1886: The American Association meets and ratifies the new rules. It also approves the new clause that allows a club to reserve a player for as long as it wants, not just for next year's contract.

1896: The first pitching machine, created by Princeton professor Charles E. Hinton, is demonstrated in the university's gymnasium. The mathematics instructor's device resembles a rifle which shoots the ball toward the batter.

1900: Amos Rusie, out for the past two years with arm problems, is traded to the Reds by the Giants for young Christy Mathewson. Though only 30, Rusie, a future Hall of Fame pitcher, will not have the ability that brought him eight straight 20-game seasons, and he will not add to the 245 wins he collected in nine seasons. Appearing in just three games next season, he will finish with an 0-1 record.
Mathewson, 0-3 with the Giants but 20-2 with Norfolk (Virginia League), is much coveted by Cincinnati owner John T. Brush, who is currently negotiating to buy control of the Giants from the unscrupulous Andrew Freedman. Before he takes over, Brush wants Mathewson in place as a Giants starter, rather than the "pitched out" Rusie.

1905: After losing a record 29 games this year, veteran righthander Vic Willis is traded by 7th-place Boston to Pittsburgh for three players: Del Howard, infielder Dave Brain, and Vive Lindaman. Willis will rebound with four straight 20-win seasons.

1920: The Yankees' Ed Barrow pries future Hall of Fame P Waite Hoyt, C Wally Schang, lefty Harry Harper, and IF Mike McNally from his former Boston team in exchange for 2B Del Pratt, C Muddy Ruel, P Hank Thormahlen, OF Sammy Vick, and cash.

1920: The National League reveals a most telling statistic, pointing out the changes in the game: the use of 27,924 baseballs during the season, an increase of 10,248 over 1919.

1923: Al Szymanski, 21, who signed with his hometown Milwaukee club in the spring and was farmed out to Shreveport, is traded. Connie Mack secured the rights to his contract while he was at Shreveport; at the end of the season he reported to Milwaukee and hit .398 in 24 games. Scorekeepers change his name to Al Simmons.

1927: In a joint meeting, the major leagues turn over $5,000 to the Association of Professional Ball Players to aid ill or disabled former players.

1932: A joint meeting of American League and National League owners approves the concept of "chain store" baseball, developed as the St. Louis Cardinals farm system, despite strenuous objections by Judge Landis.

1933: The major leagues agree on a uniform ball to be livelier than the National League ball of recent seasons, to match the American League balls.
Owners also agree to ban Sunday doubleheaders until after June 15th.

1938: The Detroit Tigers traded Elden Auker, Chet Morgan and Jake Wade to the Boston Red Sox for Pinky Higgins and Archie McKain.

1945: The Tigers release Tommy Bridges, longtime ace pitcher. Bridges played his entire 16 year career with the Tigers and compiled a 194 - 138 record and was a 3 time 20 game winner from 1934-1936, leading the A.L. in Strikeouts 2 years. Bridges was a 6 time All-Star.
He has one of the greatest full names in baseball history: Thomas Jefferson Davis Bridges.

1949: The St. Louis Browns selected Stubby Overmire off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

1959: Frank Lane replaces former Tiger Hank Greenberg as Cleveland's general manager. "Trader" Lane will trade Rocky Colavito to the Tigers the following April for Harvey Kuenn.

1960: The biggest trade in history? The Phils lose more than 1 1/2 inches when they acquire P Frank Sullivan from the Red Sox for 6'9" Gene Conley. In the next two years, Conley will win 26 games for the Sox, the third Boston team he will play for: Conley started with the Boston Braves in their last year before moving to Milwaukee, and played several seasons with the Celtics as Bill Russell's backup.

1964: Tigers owner John Fetzer announces a 2-year television pact between Major League Baseball and ABC-TV. The network pays $12.2 million to telecast games on 25 Saturdays, Independence Day, and Labor Day.
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1965: Detroit trades P Phil Regan to the Dodgers for IF Dick Tracewski. Regan will lead the National League in saves in 1966 while winning 14 of 15 decisions.

1968: The Kansas City Royals purchased Dennis Ribant from the Detroit Tigers.

1969: The National Labor Relations Board accepts the case of fired umpires Bill Valentine and Al Salerno, thereby issuing a challenge to baseball's antitrust status.

1976: Tigers release Bill Freehan after 15 years, prompting his retirement.
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1980: Dave Winfield (.276, 20, 87) becomes the highest-paid player in the history of sports. The former Padre signs a ten-year free agent deal with Yankees worth a record $16 million.

1994: The owners approve a salary cap plan by a vote of 25-3, but agree to delay implementing it so that another round of talks with the players can be held as the strike remains unresolved.

1995: The Ted Williams Tunnel in Boston is opened as the "Splendid Splinter" leads the way.

1996: The Detroit Tigers signed Ray Holbert as a free agent.

1997: The Detroit Tigers drafted Sean Runyan from the San Diego Padres in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

1998: The Detroit Tigers signed Alejandro Freire as a free agent.

2000: The Tigers acquire P Matt Perisho from the Rangers for pitchers Kevin Mobley and Brandon Villafuerte.

2003: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Shelton from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2003 rule 5 draft.
2003: The Detroit Tigers drafted Lino Urdaneta from the Cleveland Indians in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Steve Green as a free agent.
2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Kenny Rogers as a free agent.

2006: The Detroit Tigers signed Lance Davis as a free agent.
2006: The Detroit Tigers signed Jason Karnuth as a free agent.
2006: The Detroit Tigers signed Dane Sardinha as a free agent.

2008: Detroit signs free agent and defensive specialist Adam Everett.

2009: Commissioner Bud Selig announces that he will chair a 14-person committee to analyze ways to improve baseball's on-field product. The group will look at issues such as the pace of the game, umpiring, instant replay and possible rule changes.

2010: Hall of Famer Bob Feller, one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, dies at age 92. "Rapid Robert" made his major league debut at 17 and had the best fastball of his generation. He lost a good part of his prime years while serving with great distinction in the US Navy during World War II and spent his entire career with the Cleveland Indians, for whom he posted 6 20-win seasons and pitched 3 no-hitters.

2018: The amounts due for luxury tax payments this year are announced, and the World Series champions Red Sox lead the pack, being assessed a penalty of almost $12 million for exceeding payroll limits. The only other team over the threshold are the Nationals, who owe $2.3 million. In addition to the amount of the fine, the Red Sox will see their top pick in the 2019 amateur draft drop by 10 places as a result of the assessment, under a newly-adopted clause.

Tigers players and managers birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/clarkni01.shtml
Jay Clarke 1905.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Eddie_Robinson
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robined01.shtml
Eddie Robinson 1957.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ray_Herbert
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/herbera01.shtml
Ray Herbert 1950-1951, 1953-1954.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jim_Leyland
https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/leylaji99.shtml
Jim Leyland manager 2006-2013, Tigers minor league player 1964-1970, Tigers minor league manager 1971-1981, advisor to ownership 2017-present.

Tigers players and managers who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ed_Barrow
https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/barroed99.shtml
Ed Barrow manager 1903-1904.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/floydbu01.shtml
Bubba Floyd 1944.

Baseball Reference
 
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#Detroit, Trumbull Ave, 1935-2018. Brooks Lumber has operated out of this building for 90 years...and still does today. The photo was taken from the lower deck stands of Navin Field near Trumbull (see arrow) during the 1935 World Series. Enclosed in 1938 and renamed Briggs Stadium.
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December 16 in Tigers and mlb history:

1918: Ty Cobb returns from World War I, tells New York Times he is retiring from baseball. He will play 10 more seasons.

1922: The Eastern Colored League (chartered as the "Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs") is formally organized. The league will complete five seasons before folding in midsummer of 1928.

1926: Judge Landis is given a new 7-year term as commissioner with a raise to $65,000.

1947: The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Roy Cullenbine from the Detroit Tigers.

1953: In a ten-player trade, the Yankees send 1B Vic Power, infielders Jim Finigan and Don Bollweg, OF Bill Renna, C Jim Robertson, and P John Gray to the A's. Philadelphia packs veteran 1B Eddie Robinson, Loren Babe, P Harry Byrd, and outfielders Tom Hamilton and Carmen Mauro to New York.

1974: Arbitrator Peter Seitz rules in favors of Cy Young Award winner Jim Hunter in a dispute with A's owner Charlie Finley making "Catfish" a very attractive unrestricted free agent.

1976: Court proceedings in Charlie Finley's $10 million damage suit against Commissioner Bowie Kuhn begin in Chicago. At issue is Kuhn's voiding of Finley's attempted player sales last June. The proceedings will take 15 days, and the decision will take three months, but it will uphold the Commissioner's authority to act "in the best interests of baseball."

1976: The Detroit Tigers released Pedro Garcia.
1976: The Detroit Tigers released Alex Johnson.

1992: The Detroit Tigers signed Mark Grater as a free agent.

1995: The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Baez as a free agent.

1996: The Detroit Tigers traded Cam Smith (minors) and Joey Eischen to the San Diego Padres for Willie Blair and Brian Johnson.
1996: The Detroit Tigers traded Mark Lewis to the San Francisco Giants for Jesse Ibarra (minors).

1997: The Detroit Tigers signed Billy Ripken as a free agent.

1999: The Detroit Tigers signed Allen McDill as a free agent.

2002: The Twins release 1B David Ortiz. The unheralded player will soon be picked up by the Red Sox, for whom he will develop as one of the most accomplished sluggers in the game.

2002: The Detroit Tigers drafted Wil Ledezma from the Boston Red Sox in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
2002: The Detroit Tigers released Pedro Feliciano.
2002: The Pittsburgh Pirates traded a player to be named later and Adrian Burnside (minors) to the Detroit Tigers for Randall Simon. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Roberto Novoa (December 16, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
2002: The Detroit Tigers purchased Travis Chapman from the Cleveland Indians.
2002: The Detroit Tigers purchased Matt Roney from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

2011: Sentencing is announced in the trial of Barry Bonds. The major leagues' all-time leading home run hitter is handed a two-year probation with a term of house arrest after being found guilty of obstruction of justice on April 13th. He is also fined $4000 and ordered to perform 250 hours of community service.

2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Nate Schierholtz as a free agent.

2016: A record number of six teams are assessed luxury tax payments for the coming season. Not surprisingly, the Dodgers ($31.8 million) and Yankees ($27.4 million) lead the pack of profligate spenders by a long shot. They are joined by Boston, Detroit, San Francisco and the Cubs, who are all assessed penalties under $5 million. The Yankees have been assessed a penalty in each of the 14 years the system has been in existence.

2016: The Detroit Tigers signed Jim Adduci as a free agent.
2016: The Detroit Tigers signed Collin Balester as a free agent.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Neil_Chrisley
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chrisne01.shtml
Neil Chrisley 1959-1960.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Billy_Ripken
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ripkebi01.shtml
Billy Ripken 1998.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/woodja02.shtml
Jason Wood 1998-1999.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Johnny_Gorsica
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gorsijo01.shtml
Johnny Gorsica 1940-1944, 1946-1947.

Baseball Reference
 
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Orlando Cepeda had 379 home runs, a 133 adjusted OPS, and 50.2 WAR.
Norm Cash had 377 home runs, a 139 adjusted OPS, and 52 WAR.
Both were first basemen who played from 1958-1974. Cepeda is in the Hall of Fame. Cash received 1.8% of support on his one year on the ballot.
Fangraphs
 
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