April 23 in Tigers and mlb history:
1910: At Huntington Avenue Grounds, Boston Red Sox centerfielder Tris Speaker pulls off his second unassisted double play, the gem occurring in the 2nd inning against the Philadelphia Athletics. Speaker snares a low line drive and beats baserunner Harry Davis back to second base.
1919: Anticipating a poor season at the gate, the major leagues open a reduced 140-game season. Despite the lack of close races, attendance remains high all year and every club will show a profit.
1931: Toronto (International) purchased Guy Cantrell from the Detroit Tigers.
1936: In his first start of the season, Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants pitches a three-hit shutout against the Boston Bees. For Hubbell, it is his 17th straight win dating back to July 17, 1935.
1939: Rookie Ted Williams goes 4 for 5, including his first major-league home run.
1940: Flooding of the Ohio River causes cancellation of today's game between the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals at Crosley Field. Weather forecasters predict that the flood's waters will reach as high as eight feet at the ballpark. The next day's game will also be postponed.
1941: Tigers score 6 runs in the 4th and 4 in the 6th in a 13-5 blowout of the White Sox. Hank Greenberg and Pinky Higgins each drive in 3 runs. Hal Newhouser strikes out 4 in a complete game.
1942: Hal White pitches his second straight complete game shutout in his second major league start. Tigers blow out the White Sox 9-0 at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium.
1944: Hack Miller hits a pinch hit home run in his first career at bat and the Tigers beat the indians 4- 3.
1949: Tigers win 5-4 on a Bob Swift RBI single in the top of 10th in Cleveland. Swift would later manage the Tigers in the 1960s.
1952: Bob Cain of the St. Louis Browns and Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians each pitch one-hitters, with the Browns prevailing, 1 - 0. This ties a major league record for the fewest hits by two teams in a game (since broken). Bobby Young hits a triple in the 1st inning and scores on an Al Rosen error as the Browns move into first place. The Indians' only hit is a single by Luke Easter. For Feller, it is the fourth time he's tossed a one-hitter against the Browns.
1952: New York Giants knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm hits a home run in his first major league at-bat as he pitches five innings in relief in a 9 - 5 win over the Braves. In his second at-bat, two days later, he will hit a triple. But Wilhelm, a notoriously poor hitter, will never hit another home run or triple in a major league game during the next 21 years, covering a span of 1,070 games.
1954: In his seventh major league game, Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hits the first of his 755 career home runs off St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Vic Raschi at Sportsman's Park.
1954: Jackie Robinson steals second and third base, then steals home on the front end of a triple steal with Gil Hodges and Sandy Amor?s in the 6th inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Brooklyn Dodgers win, 6 - 5, in 13 innings, when Robinson doubles home Junior Gilliam with the winning run.
1962: The expansion New York Mets win the first game in franchise history after nine consecutive losses, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9 - 1, at Forbes Field. Jay Hook's five-hit complete game snaps Pittsburgh's record-tying winning streak of 10 games undefeated from the start of the season as the Mets' 0-9 start had tied a National League record for futility.
1969: Denny McLain and Mike Cuellar pitch complete games vs each other. McLain gets 21 straight outs, but the Orioles win 3-2 in 10 innings. The two pitchers will share the 1969 AL Cy Young.
1983: Tigers beat the Mariners 4-0 for the second straight game. Dan Petry pitches a complete game shutout. Larry Herndon hits a 3-run triple in the bottom of the first inning.
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1985: Tigers win 4-3 on an RBI double by Chet Lemon that scores Larry Herndon in the 6th innning in Cleveland.
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1988: Darrell Evans' 3-run home run keys a 5-run rally in the 7th inning to give the Tigers a 7-6 win in Texas.
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1989: Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers comes within two outs of his sixth career no-hitter, losing it when Nelson Liriano hits a triple in the 9th inning. Texas beats the Toronto Blue Jays, 4 - 1, as Ryan finishes with his 10th lifetime one-hitter.
1989: The Detroit Tigers signed Gary Ward as a free agent.
1992: Mickey Tettleton kicks off a 5-run first inning for the Tigers in Texas with a bases-loaded double that scores 3. Milt Cuyler hits a 3-run home run in the 7th inning. Les Lancaster pitches 4+ innings of scoreless relief for his 1st win as a Tiger. Tigers win 11-5.
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1998: The Detroit Tigers released Pete Incaviglia.
2001: The Detroit Tigers signed Anderson Hernandez as an amateur free agent.
2005: Earl Wilson, a former pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers, dies in Southfield, Michigan, at age of 70. In 1962, Wilson became the first black pitcher in major league history to throw a no-hitter.
2007: Curtis Granderson goes 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, and a stolen base, and Magglio Ord??ez goes 3-for-4 with 2 doubles in the Tigers' 9-5 win in Anaheim.
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2008: Miguel Cabrera's 3-run home run is part of an 11-run 6th inning in the Tigers' 19-6 romp over Texas.
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2011: Miguel Cabrera hits 2 doubles. Alex Avila hits a 2-run triple as part of a 5-run 4th inning. Brad Penny pitches 7 one-hit innings as the Tigers shut out the White Sox 9-0 to win their 4th straight and climb above the .500 mark for the first time all month.
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2012: Ivan Rodriguez, who has caught more games than anyone in big league history, announces his retirement after a 21-year career. He was hoping to continue playing this season as well, but found no takers for his services. The Rangers honor him by having him throw the ceremonial first pitch before today's game; unusually, he throws it from his familiar position behind the plate, with Michael Young catching it at second base and tagging out a phantom baserunner.
2016: The Detroit Tigers selected John Hicks off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
Tigers players birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Harry_Coveleski
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/covelha01.shtml
Harry Coveleski 1914-1918.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vangiel01.shtml
Elam Vangilder 1928-1929.
Tigers players who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wojeype01.shtml
Pete Wojey 1956-1957.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Earl_Wilson
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsoea01.shtml
Earl Wilson 1966-1970.
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