February 11 in Tigers and mlb history:
1900: The Baltimore Orioles of the National League sell their stars, third baseman John McGraw, catcher Wilbert Robinson and infielder Bill Keister to the St. Louis Cardinals. McGraw, the team's player-manager, batted .391 in 1899, but the Orioles are being contracted out of the National League.
1937: Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack is interviewed by Boake Carter, one of the most famous journalists of the period, in a television demonstration by the Philco company to display its new technology. It is the first-ever baseball interview on television, although the audience consists only of selected guests at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, a few miles away from Philco's studio.
1950: Hall of Fame outfielder Hazen (Kiki) Cuyler dies in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the age of 50. Considered an outstanding defensive player and baserunner, Cuyler was a .321 hitter with 2,299 hits and 328 stolen bases during an 18-year career. At the time of his death, Cuyler was serving as a coach for the Boston Red Sox.
1965: Braves officials, who already intend to move to Atlanta, GA for 1966, propose to pay five cents from each ticket sold to a fund for the purpose of bringing a new major league team to Milwaukee, WI. Teams, Inc., a civic group, accepts the offer, buys out the park for Opening Day, and stages "Stand Up for Milwaukee Day".
1974: A total of 48 players exercise their rights to settle their contracts through the new arbitration procedure.
1994: Long-time Milwaukee Brewers star Robin Yount announces his retirement. The 38-year-old Yount leaves the game with 3,142 hits, 251 home runs, and two American League MVP Awards in 21 seasons. Yount will gain election to the Hall of Fame in 1999, his first year of eligibility.
1994: MLB owners greatly reduce the commissioner's power to act "in the best interests of baseball."
1997: General Mills, the makers of Wheaties breakfast cereals, unveil three new Jackie Robinson boxes to be sold in stores nationwide. Robinson will be the first athlete to be honored on all three varieties of Wheaties: Original Wheaties, Honey Frosted Wheaties, and Crispy Wheaties 'n' Raisins.
2002: Major League Baseball owners approve the sales of the Florida Marlins and Montreal Expos. Florida owner John Henry is selling the Marlins to Jeffrey Loria for $158.5 million, while Loria is selling the Expos to Baseball Expos LP, a limited partnership owned by the other 29 teams, for $120 million. The sales won't officially close until later this week.
2005: Jose Canseco's controversial book, Juiced, is made available in certain markets in anticipation to his appearance on the television news show 60 Minutes. The self-proclaimed godfather of steroids alleges former teammates Mark McGwire, Juan Gonzalez, Rafael Palmeiro and Ivan Rodriguez, among others, all used illegal performance-enhancing drugs.
2010: Two long-time baseball icons officially hang their spikes today, although neither played last season.
Pitcher Tom Glavine, after 305 wins and two Cy Young Awards, accepts a position in the Atlanta Braves' front office as a special assistant to team President John Schuerholz, putting an end to any desire for a comeback attempt, which would have required undergoing another arm surgery.
For his part, 1B/DH Frank Thomas, nicknamed "The Big Hurt", veteran of 19 seasons during which he hit .301 with 521 homers and 1704 RBI, announces he will not attempt a comeback either.
Tigers players birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/George_Alusik
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/alusige01.shtml
George Alusik 1958, 1961-1962.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithwi02.shtml
Willie Smith 1963.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ben_Oglivie
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/oglivbe01.shtml
Ben Oglivie 1974-1977.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tom_Veryzer
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/veryzto01.shtml
Tom Veryzer 1973-1977.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beamotr01.shtml
Trey Beamon 1998.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sotogr01.shtml
Gregory Soto 2019.
Tigers players who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcmacsa01.shtml
Sam McMackin 1902.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/crimija01.shtml
Jack Crimian 1957.
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