January 3 in Tigers and mlb history:
1911: At Laughery club house, near Rising Sun, IN, the National Commission adopts a rule that bars World Series winners from playing post-season exhibition games. This obscure rule will lead to a direct confrontation between Babe Ruth and Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis in 1921.
1914: The White Sox defeat the Giants, 5 - 4, before 10,000 spectators in an exhibition game at the Sydney Cricket Ground part of the two teams' world tour. The major leagues will next return to Australia one hundred years later, when the Dodgers and Diamondbacks open the 2014 major league season in the historic stadium.
1920: The secret deal made on December 26th to sell Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $125,000 (twice the amount ever paid previously for a player) is announced publicly. Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee also secures a $350,000 loan from the Yankees as part of the deal.
1944: Chicago White Sox shortstop Luke Appling reports for duty at Camp Lee, VA. Appling was the American League batting leader last season, finishing second in the Most Valuable Player Award voting.
1946: The Boston Red Sox get Rudy York from the Detroit Tigers in a trade for Eddie Lake.
1955: The Baltimore Orioles purchase veteran outfielder Hoot Evers from the Tigers.
1962: Ground is broken for the Astrodome in Houston, TX.
1973: A group of investors, headed by shipbuilder George Steinbrenner, purchases the New York Yankees from CBS for $10 million.
1975: The Detroit Tigers purchased Jerry DaVanon from the St. Louis Cardinals.
1976: The Kansas City Royals release pitcher Lindy McDaniel, ending his career after 21 years. He has appeared in 987 games, second only to Hoyt Wilhelm's 1,070.
2005: Commissioner Bud Selig approves the potential trade of Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson to the New York Yankees for pitcher Javier Vazquez, catcher Dioner Navarro, outfielder Brad Halsey and $9 million dollars. Arizona will then send Navarro and much of the cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers to obtain Shawn Green, another deal approved by the commissioner's office because of the amount of money changing hands.
2005: Hoping to make the team appeal to a broader marketplace, the Angels announce the franchise will now be known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Officials from Anaheim, CA threaten to file a lawsuit to block the change, believing the new name violates the terms of the team's 33-year lease with the city.
2006: The Detroit Tigers purchased Alex Herrera from North Shore (Can-Am).
2014: Fifth Third Ballpark, home of the West Michigan Whitecaps in the Midwest League, burns down although the team announces it plans to rebuild in time for the start of the season.
2017: The Detroit Tigers signed Sean Halton as a free agent.
Tigers players birthdays:
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Charlie Harding 1913.
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John Sullivan 1963-1965.
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Ike Brookens 1975.
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