March 26 in Tigers and mlb history:
1920: At spring training, Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson is out of control in his first intersquad game, hitting three batters and walking two. One of the batters he hits is Bucky Harris, who takes a pitch that glances off the side of his head. Johnson gives up seven runs in three innings.
1923: Ty Cobb's hometown of Royston, Georgia, declares a city holiday in Cobb's honor.
Royston Mayor, Linton Johnson, declared a city Holiday on March 26, 1923 to honor it's famous native son, Ty Cobb.
1936: Hank Greenberg signs with the Detroit Tigers to a $20,000 contract, and Red Ruffing accepts $12,000 from the New York Yankees.
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1937: On the advice of Ty Cobb, Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio reduces the weight of his bat from 40 ounces to 36 ounces.
1946: The Detroit Tigers released Rip Radcliff.
1951: In an exhibition game at the University of Southern California, Mickey Mantle propels a home run estimated at 654 to 660 feet. The shot clears Bovard Field and then goes the width of a practice football field before landing. Mantle has two homers, a bases-loaded triple, and drives in seven runs as the Yankees flunk the Trojans, 15 - 1.
1950: Babe Martin Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Boston Red Sox.
1951: Babe Martin sent from the Detroit Tigers to the St. Louis Browns in an unknown transaction.
1960: A Baltimore Orioles-Cincinnati Reds series scheduled for Havana, Cuba, is moved to Miami, Florida, by Baltimore chief Lee MacPhail. The Reds, with a minor league club in Cuba, want the trip, but the Orioles fear increased political unrest on the island.
1973: George Sisler dies in Richmond Heights, Missouri, at the age of 80. Sisler batted .340 with 2,812 hits over a 15-year major league career. In 1920, he set a major league record by collecting 257 hits, which will last into the next century. Sisler gained election to the Hall of Fame in 1939.
1974: The Boston Red Sox dump two future Hall of Famers when designated hitter Orlando Cepeda and shortstop Luis Aparicio are both given their unconditional releases.
Aparicio, who elects to retire, finishes his career with 2,677 hits and 506 stolen bases and will enter the Hall in 1984.
Cepeda will eventually wind up with the Kansas City Royals, where he will complete his major league career this year. He will win election to Cooperstown in 1999.
1976 - The American League approves the sale of the Toronto Expansion franchise to the Labatt Brewing Company. The transaction is estimated at $7 million.
1977: Infielder Rico Petrocelli is released by the Boston Red Sox after a 13-season career for his only major league club. Petrocelli retires with 210 home runs and two All-Star appearances.
1984: The Detroit Tigers released Jerry Ujdur.
1993: The Detroit Tigers selected Gary Thurman off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
1997: The Detroit Tigers selected Jimmy Hurst off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.
1997: The Detroit Tigers released Graham Koonce.
2000: The Detroit Tigers sign Mike Oquist as a free agents.
2000: The Detroit Tigers signed Steve Sparks as a free agent.
2003: The Detroit Tigers returned Travis Chapman (earlier draft pick) to the Philadelphia Phillies.
2006: The Detroit Tigers released Carlos Pena.
2008: The Detroit Tigers released Tim Byrdak.
2017: The Detroit Tigers released Mark Lowe.
2019: This spring's trend of major league teams locking up key players with long-term deals continues. Following recent extensions granted to Mike Trout, Chris Sale and Justin Verlander, among others, today the Mets agree to a five-year extension with ace P Jacob deGrom for $137.5 million
Tigers players birthdays:
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Joseph Burns 1913.
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Shawn Hare 1991-1992.
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Hernan Perez 2012-2015.
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Josh Wilson 2015.
Tigers players who passed away:
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Squanto Wilson 1911.
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George Lerchen 1952.
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Jerry Moses 1974.
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