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April 7 in Tigers and mlb history:
1873: John McGraw is born in Truxton, New York. A fiery third baseman for the 1890s Baltimore Orioles, McGraw will achieve much more recognition as an innovative, autocratic field manager. In his 31 years at the helm of the New York Giants, McGraw's teams will gain 10 National League pennants, finish second 11 times and take home three World Series trophies. He ranks second all-time with 2,840 wins as a manager. In 1933, he will return from retirement to manage the National League in the very first major league All-Star Game. As a player, he was credited with helping to develop the hit-and-run, the squeeze play and other strategic moves. McGraw will be elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee in 1937.
1918: Bobby Doerr is born in Los Angeles, California. A hard-hitting second baseman, Doerr will bat .288 in 14 seasons with the Boston Red Sox and reach the 100-RBI mark six times during his career. Doerr will gain Hall of Fame honors in 1986.
1926: The Boston Red Sox purchased Topper Rigney from the Detroit Tigers.
1953: The Detroit Tigers purchased George Freese from the St. Louis Browns.
1958: The newly transplanted Los Angeles Dodgers erect a 42-foot screen at the Los Angeles Coliseum as part of an effort to cut down on home runs to left field, which is only 250 feet from home plate.
1967: The Detroit Tigers purchased Jim Price from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1969: Ted Williams makes his managerial debut for the Washington Senators. Williams loses his first game to the New York Yankees, 8 - 4, on Opening Day at RFK Stadium. Williams will manage the Senators for three seasons, before moving with the team to Texas in 1972.
1969: Pitcher Bill Singer of the Los Angeles Dodgers earns the first official save in major league history. Making his only relief appearance of the season, Singer finishes off Don Drysdale's 3 - 2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Thanks to the efforts of sportswriter Jerome Holtzman, the save became an official statistic this off-season.
1971: The dismissal of Curt Flood's suit against Major League Baseball is upheld by a three-judge U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The verdict will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
1978: The Detroit Tigers started a pair of 20-year-old infielders on Opening Day. Alan Trammell was at short, Lou Whitaker was at second.
1983: The Detroit Tigers traded Eddie Miller to the Philadelphia Phillies for Raymond Borucki (minors).
1983: Major League Baseball, ABC, and NBC agree to terms on a six-year television package worth $1.2 billion. The two TV networks will continue to alternate coverage of the playoffs, World Series, and All-Star Game through the 1989 season with each of the 26 clubs receiving $7 million per year in return. The last package gave each club $1.9 million per annum.
1984: Jack Morris of the Detroit Tigers pitches a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox. Morris strikes out eight and walks six in shutting down the Sox at Comiskey Park. Morris becomes the first Tiger since Jim Bunning, who accomplished the feat in 1958, to toss a no-hitter.
1986: At Tiger Stadium, Boston Red Sox outfielder Dwight Evans becomes the first player to hit the first pitch on Opening Day for a home run. Jack Morris throws the gopher ball but gets the victory as Detroit edges Boston, 6 - 5, behind two home runs by Kirk Gibson.
1991: The Detroit Tigers signed Pete Incaviglia as a free agent.
1995: The Detroit Tigers signed Joe Boever as a free agent.
1995: The Detroit Tigers signed Kirk Gibson as a free agent.
1998: On the same day that Major League Baseball returned to Wisconsin 28 years earlier, National League baseball returns to Milwaukee for the first time in 32 years. It's a complicated story with a happy ending: The Milwaukee Braves were a National League team that moved to Atlanta in 1966, and the Seattle Pilots, who were formed as an American League expansion team in 1969, moved to Milwaukee and played their first game as the Brewers on this day in 1970. Five years after their team owner, Bud Selig, became Commissioner of baseball, the Brewers became a National League club, as part of the shuffle created by this year's expansion. And on this day they are 6 - 4 winners over the Expos in their home opener.
2000: The Astros play a regular-season game outdoors in Houston for the first time since 1965 as the team opens Enron Field with a 6 - 1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
2010: The Detroit Tigers released Sam Narron.
2017: Mike Illitch honored before the #Tigers' home opener. A tribute to an owner who gave so much of himself to a franchise he loved so dearly.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C801oliUMAAH3yU.jpg
Tigers players birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lafited01.shtml
Ed Lafitte 1909, 1911-1912.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ben_Petrick
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/petribe01.shtml
Ben Petrick 2003.
Tigers players who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/secorfr01.shtml
Frank Secory 1940.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kennebo01.shtml
Bob Kennedy 1956.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/capeljo01.shtml
Jose Capellan 2007.
Baseball Reference
1873: John McGraw is born in Truxton, New York. A fiery third baseman for the 1890s Baltimore Orioles, McGraw will achieve much more recognition as an innovative, autocratic field manager. In his 31 years at the helm of the New York Giants, McGraw's teams will gain 10 National League pennants, finish second 11 times and take home three World Series trophies. He ranks second all-time with 2,840 wins as a manager. In 1933, he will return from retirement to manage the National League in the very first major league All-Star Game. As a player, he was credited with helping to develop the hit-and-run, the squeeze play and other strategic moves. McGraw will be elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee in 1937.
1918: Bobby Doerr is born in Los Angeles, California. A hard-hitting second baseman, Doerr will bat .288 in 14 seasons with the Boston Red Sox and reach the 100-RBI mark six times during his career. Doerr will gain Hall of Fame honors in 1986.
1926: The Boston Red Sox purchased Topper Rigney from the Detroit Tigers.
1953: The Detroit Tigers purchased George Freese from the St. Louis Browns.
1958: The newly transplanted Los Angeles Dodgers erect a 42-foot screen at the Los Angeles Coliseum as part of an effort to cut down on home runs to left field, which is only 250 feet from home plate.
1967: The Detroit Tigers purchased Jim Price from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1969: Ted Williams makes his managerial debut for the Washington Senators. Williams loses his first game to the New York Yankees, 8 - 4, on Opening Day at RFK Stadium. Williams will manage the Senators for three seasons, before moving with the team to Texas in 1972.
1969: Pitcher Bill Singer of the Los Angeles Dodgers earns the first official save in major league history. Making his only relief appearance of the season, Singer finishes off Don Drysdale's 3 - 2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Thanks to the efforts of sportswriter Jerome Holtzman, the save became an official statistic this off-season.
1971: The dismissal of Curt Flood's suit against Major League Baseball is upheld by a three-judge U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The verdict will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
1978: The Detroit Tigers started a pair of 20-year-old infielders on Opening Day. Alan Trammell was at short, Lou Whitaker was at second.
1983: The Detroit Tigers traded Eddie Miller to the Philadelphia Phillies for Raymond Borucki (minors).
1983: Major League Baseball, ABC, and NBC agree to terms on a six-year television package worth $1.2 billion. The two TV networks will continue to alternate coverage of the playoffs, World Series, and All-Star Game through the 1989 season with each of the 26 clubs receiving $7 million per year in return. The last package gave each club $1.9 million per annum.
1984: Jack Morris of the Detroit Tigers pitches a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox. Morris strikes out eight and walks six in shutting down the Sox at Comiskey Park. Morris becomes the first Tiger since Jim Bunning, who accomplished the feat in 1958, to toss a no-hitter.
1986: At Tiger Stadium, Boston Red Sox outfielder Dwight Evans becomes the first player to hit the first pitch on Opening Day for a home run. Jack Morris throws the gopher ball but gets the victory as Detroit edges Boston, 6 - 5, behind two home runs by Kirk Gibson.
1991: The Detroit Tigers signed Pete Incaviglia as a free agent.
1995: The Detroit Tigers signed Joe Boever as a free agent.
1995: The Detroit Tigers signed Kirk Gibson as a free agent.
1998: On the same day that Major League Baseball returned to Wisconsin 28 years earlier, National League baseball returns to Milwaukee for the first time in 32 years. It's a complicated story with a happy ending: The Milwaukee Braves were a National League team that moved to Atlanta in 1966, and the Seattle Pilots, who were formed as an American League expansion team in 1969, moved to Milwaukee and played their first game as the Brewers on this day in 1970. Five years after their team owner, Bud Selig, became Commissioner of baseball, the Brewers became a National League club, as part of the shuffle created by this year's expansion. And on this day they are 6 - 4 winners over the Expos in their home opener.
2000: The Astros play a regular-season game outdoors in Houston for the first time since 1965 as the team opens Enron Field with a 6 - 1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
2010: The Detroit Tigers released Sam Narron.
2017: Mike Illitch honored before the #Tigers' home opener. A tribute to an owner who gave so much of himself to a franchise he loved so dearly.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C801oliUMAAH3yU.jpg
Tigers players birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lafited01.shtml
Ed Lafitte 1909, 1911-1912.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ben_Petrick
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/petribe01.shtml
Ben Petrick 2003.
Tigers players who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/secorfr01.shtml
Frank Secory 1940.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kennebo01.shtml
Bob Kennedy 1956.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/capeljo01.shtml
Jose Capellan 2007.
Baseball Reference
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