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April 16 in Tigers and mlb history:

1895: The name "Tigers" was given to Detroit's baseball team for the first time by the Detroit Free Press.
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1913: Ty Cobb has a modern day holdout.
http://deadspin.com/100-years-ago-ty...dout-473661349

1929: The New York Yankees are the first team in major league baseball to permanently feature numbers on the backs of their uniforms. The numbers correspond to each player's position in the batting order. The numbers also allow fans and broadcasters to identify the players more easily.

1935: Babe Ruth, at age 40, has a sensational National League debut with the Boston Braves as he hits a single and home run off New York Giants legend Carl Hubbell.

1940: Working in 47-degree weather, Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians hurls the first and only Opening Day no-hitter in major league history. Feller outduels Eddie Smith of the Chicago White Sox in winning a 1 - 0 decision at Comiskey Park. During one at-bat, White Sox star Luke Appling fouls off 15 straight pitches, but fails to get a hit.

1940: On Opening Day at Griffith Stadium, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt throws the ceremonial first pitch as Boston Red Sox pitcher Lefty Grove shuts outs the Washington Senators, 1 - 0.

1945: The Boston Red Sox give tryouts to three Negro League players: Sam Jethroe, Jackie Robinson, and Marvin Williams. The three players work out at Fenway Park, but none are signed to contracts. Later this year, Robinson will sign a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1946: The world champion Tigers raise the flag at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium. Hank Greenberg homers in what will be last Opening Day as a Tiger. Reigning AL MVP Hal Newhouser strikes out 8 as the Tigers beat the Browns 2-1.
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1961: Beginning his historic chase of Babe Ruth's 60 home run season-record, Roger Maris connects for his first homer in the twelfth game of the season for the Yankees. The 5th-inning solo shot is off Detroit Tigers pitcher Paul Foytack.

1966: Tigers break a 5-5 tie with Washington in the bottom of the 8th inning with an Al Kaline home run and Gates Brown RBI single to win 7-5 and improve to 5-0.

1968: Willie Horton hits 2 doubles, and the Tigers score 8 runs in the 4th inning to pound the defending AL champion Red Sox 9-2.
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1983: Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Steve Garvey appears in his 1,118th straight National League game, breaking the mark held by Billy Williams.

1987: Hall of Fame umpire Jocko Conlan dies in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the age of 89. Conlan served as an American League arbiter from 1941 to 1965 after a brief major league playing career with the Chicago White Sox. He also umpired in five World Series. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1974.

1992: The Tigers beat the Indians 13-4. Rob Deer homered twice in the road win for Detroit. Mickey Tettleton also homered while Milt Cuyler doubled twice and tripled.
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1992: The Detroit Tigers released Steve Ontiveros.

1996: Cecil Fielder hits three home runs at SkyDome. The Tigers tie an American League record by grounding into 6 double plays, but win 13-8.
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1997: The Cubs' 12th straight loss to open the season breaks a National League record set by the Detroit Wolverines, who started 0-11 in 1884.

1997: The Detroit Tigers released Vince Coleman.

1999: The Detroit Tigers traded Apostol Garcia (minors), Richard Roberts (minors) and Robinson Checo to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Dave Mlicki and Mel Rojas.

2006: Chris Shelton of the Detroit Tigers becomes the first player in American League history to hit eight home runs in his team's first 12 games.
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2016: Jarrod Saltalamacchia hits his 2nd game-winning home run in 3 games and the Tigers beat the astros 5 - 3.

2018: Cold, wind, snow and sleet continue to wreak havoc with the major league schedule, as three more postponements today bring the total to 24 since the start of the season. Boston's annual Patriots Day late-morning game is a victim of the elements today, and even the Blue Jays, in spite of playing in a dome, have to re-schedule a game because falling ice from the nearby CN Tower damages the roof at the Rogers Centre, potentially endangering fans.

Tigers players birthdays:

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Gene Ford 1905.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dutch_Leonard_(leonadu01)
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Dutch Leonard 1919-1921, 1924-1925.

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Bruce Taylor 1977-1979.

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Fernando Vina 2004.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/easonma01.shtml
Mal Eason 1903.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Hank_Riebe
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Hank Riebe 1942, 1947-1949.

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https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/locked-on-tigers/e/60070902?autoplay=true
Locked On Tigers Podcast April 16th, 2019. 17 minutes.

Episode Info:
In today's show we return to the LAB to take a Look Around Baseball, this time focusing on the National League Central. There's a quick preview of the two-game series with Pittsburgh, a visit from a special guest, and then we finish by checking on the progress of the Tigers top ten prospects.
Please rate and review the show, and send questions or comments to [email protected]
 
https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-create-fundraising-license-plates
New fundraising plates feature Old English D.
Tigers partner with Michigan Secretary of State office for great cause.
Tigers official site

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/n.../16/sports-license-plates-available/39352183/
Michigan unveils license plates for 4 Detroit pro teams.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/news/lo...oit-sports-license-plate-michigan/3482613002/
Detroit sports license plates unveiled: How to get one.
Freep
 
https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-tie-game-in-9th-fall-in-10th
Tigers rally in ninth, fall short in extras.
Greene allows his first runs of the season as Detroit slips back to .500
Tigers official site

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2019/4...core-extra-innings-matt-boyd-christin-stewart
Pirates 5 - Tigers 3: Detroit falls in extra innings.
The Tigers rallied late, but fell in extra innings as Shane Greene served up his first home run of the season.
BYBTB

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...oes-naught-pirates-win-10-innings/3482950002/
Tigers left to bemoan missed plays and missed opportunities as losing streak hits four.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...t-tigers-pittsburgh-pirates-score/3488840002/
Detroit Tigers observations: Miscues, not enough offense in loss to Pirates.
Freep

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...t-tigers-pittsburgh-pirates-score/3488867002/
Detroit Tigers small decisions loom large in 5-3 loss to Pirates.
Freep

https://expo.mlive.com/sports/g66l-...e-10th-inning-to-pirates-quick-takeaways.html
Tigers rally to tie, then fall in the 10th inning to Pirates: Quick takeways.
Mlive

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/pirates...516#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=565516
Boxscore.
 
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