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December 22 in Tigers and mlb history:

1899: The fledging American League owners meet to map a strategy against the established National League. They agree to place a team in Chicago with Charles Comiskey as the owner-manager of the franchise.

1915: Organized Baseball and the Federal League sign a peace treaty at Cincinnati, ending their two-year war. The FL agrees to go out of existence, but the Major Leagues pay an enormous price: $600,000 for distribution to FL owners; amalgamation of two FL franchises, one each into National League and American League; recognition of FL players' eligibility, and agreement to bid for them in a Fed-controlled auction.
The owners of the Baltimore Terrapins, hoping to get the Cardinals, balk, but conferees, eager for settlement, defer their claims - a decision they will repent at leisure when the Baltimore owners take their grievance all the way to the Supreme Court.

1926: Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker both deny they conspired to fix a baseball game several years ago.

1953: Jack Dunn III officially turns over the name "Orioles" to the major league franchise. His family had successfully operated the International League Orioles franchise for years in Baltimore, Maryland.

1980: The Boston Red Sox mail Fred Lynn and Carlton Fisk their new contracts two days after the Basic Agreement's December 20 deadline. Boston's blunder make their All-Stars eligible for free agency.

1994: Cincinnati signs free agent Jack Morris. He never throws a pitch for the Reds.

1994: Negotiations between the players? union and baseball owners break down with no progress. The strike goes on.

1997: The Detroit Tigers signed Joe Oliver as a free agent.
1997: The Detroit Tigers signed Andy Tomberlin as a free agent.

1998: Comerica Bank announces that it has spent $66 million to have its name on the new home of the Detroit Tigers. Comerica Park. Mike Illitch reportedly wanted to call it "Tiger Park".

2005: Detroit signs free agent reliever Todd Jones, who returns to the team he?d first been a closer for.

2006: The Detroit Tigers signed Bobby Seay as a free agent.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tex_Erwin
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/erwinte01.shtml
Tex Erwin 1907.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/berojo01.shtml
Johnny Bero 1948.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/makowto01.shtml
Tom Makowski 1975.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burnssh01.shtml
Sheldon Burnside 1978-1979.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsogl01.shtml
Glenn Wilson 1982-1983.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/allanan01.shtml
Andy Allanson 1991.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/onsloja01.shtml
Jack Onslow 1912.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Flea_Clifton
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cliftfl01.shtml
Flea Clifton 1934-1937.

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December 23 in Tigers and mlb history:

1913: The Sporting News reports that 15 men died from baseball injuries during the 1913 season, according to a list compiled by J.R. Vickery of Chicago. The only name given is that of J. Whetstone of New Orleans, who suffered "a broken spine sustained in sliding to a base"; all other fatalities were the result of foul tips or pitched balls. The list "does not include a major league player or even a minor league athlete of sufficient experience to be widely known.

1919: The New York Times looks back at the year's batting stats with this stop-the-presses headline: "Ty Cobb And Ruth Excel In Batting".
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1953: Junior Gilliam of the Brooklyn Dodgers is named National League Rookie of the Year. Gilliam, who led the National League with 17 triples, beats out Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Harvey Haddix.

1958: The Philadelphia Phillies traded Jim Golden, Rip Repulski and Gene Snyder to the Los Angeles Dodgers for George 'Sparky' Anderson.
Anderson won't do much as a player, but will win three World Championships as a manager.

1975: Arbitrator Peter Seitz declares Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally free agents. Both pitchers sat out the option years of their contracts in the hopes they would become free to sign with any team.
Messersmith will sign with the Dodgers, while McNally, who announced his retirement in June, will not return.
Seitz's decision will lead to an agreement with the owners whereby all players will become eligible for free agency after six seasons.

1983: The Detroit Tigers signed Doug Bair as a free agent.

1984: The Detroit Tigers signed Johnny Grubb as a free agent.

1991: The Detroit Tigers signed Shannon Penn as a free agent.

1994: With negotiations to resolve the strike at a standstill, Major League owners unilaterally implement a salary cap and revenue sharing on striking players.

1994: Junior Felix of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1994: Mike Gardiner of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1994: Gene Harris of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1994: Chad Kreuter of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2008: The Detroit Tigers signed Yurendell de Caster as a free agent.

2011: A U.S. District Court judge in Delaware deals a blow to Fox Sports in its quest to maintain an exclusive hold on broadcast rights for the Los Angeles Dodgers for another year. Judge Leonard Stark states that he will likely overturn a lower court ruling that authorized this provision, because the team's bankrupt status does not allow it to conclude deals that affect the long term, since the team is to be sold by April 30, 2012.
The deal would have prevented the new Dodgers' owners from approaching competitors to bid for the broadcast rights before November 30th and would have given Fox the right of first refusal on any deal.

2014: The Detroit Tigers signed Josh Wilson as a free agent.

2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Alberto Gonzalez as a free agent.
2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Logan Kensing as a free agent.
2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Jordany Valdespin as a free agent.

2016: The Detroit Tigers signed Alex Avila as a free agent.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/owenfr01.shtml
Frank Owen 1901.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gessldo01.shtml
Doc Gessler 1903.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bruce_Petway
http://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=petwa01bru
Bruce Petway Detroit Stars Negro League 1919-1925.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Al_Cicotte
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cicotal01.shtml
Al Cicotte 1958.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/manueje01.shtml
Jerry Manuel 1975-1976.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rossco01.shtml
Cody Ross 2003.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Víctor_Martínez
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martivi01.shtml
Victor Martinez 2011-2018.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/becker01.shtml
Erve Beck 1902.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bullage01.shtml
George Bullard 1954.

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December 24 in Tigers and mlb history:

1905: The Cleveland Naps traded Red Donahue to the Detroit Tigers for Happy Townsend.

1927: The St. Louis Browns traded a player to be named later, Harry Rice, Elam Vangilder and a player to be named to the Detroit Tigers for Lu Blue and Heinie Manush. The St. Louis Browns sent Chick Galloway (December 24, 1927) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

1949: Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander is found lying unconscious in an alley in Hollywood, CA. The great Old Pete, who was elected to the HoF in 1938, is suffering from epilepsy and is missing one of his ears. He will die from liver disease less than a year later.

1969: In a letter to Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, traded St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Curt Flood states his refusal to report to the Philadelphia Phillies citing he is not a piece of property to be sold. The MLB Players Association announces it supports Flood's suit against baseball and will pay his legal fees.

1974: St. Louis Cardinals speedster Lou Brock is named Sportsman of the Year by The Sporting News. He finishes ahead of such sports luminaries as tennis great Jimmy Connors, golfer Johnny Miller, and Dodgers ironman reliever Mike Marshall.

1995: The Detroit Sunday Journal reports the Tigers are spending maintenance funds on pizza pans while reducing repairs at Tiger Stadium.
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2002: In a deal which prompts a Boston Red Sox official to call the New York Yankees an "evil empire", Cuban defector Jose Contreras agrees to terms on a four-year contract with New York. Contreras, who was considered the top pitcher on Cuba's national team, was declared a free agent after gaining residency in Nicaragua.

2013: The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Russo as a free agent.

2013: Fans enjoy skating at Comerica Park as part of the Hockey town Winter Festival.
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Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mccreed01.shtml
Ed McCreery 1914.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fostela01.shtml
Larry Foster 1963.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gintema01.shtml
Matt Ginter 2005.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rominan01.shtml
Andrew Romine 2014-2017.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Joe_Cobb
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cobbjo01.shtml
Joe Cobb 1918.

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