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May 12 in Tigers and mlb history:
1910: Chief Bender of the Philadelphia Athletics pitches a 4 - 0 no-hitter against the Cleveland Naps. Bender, who misses a perfect game by issuing a walk, will compile a 23-5 record during the season.
1915: Using just 67 pitches, Red Faber of the Chicago White Sox throws a complete game victory, beating the Washington Senators on three hits, 4 - 1.
1926: Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators records his 400th career win when he defeats the St. Louis Browns,
7 - 4, to reach the rarely-achieved milestone.
1932: Carey Selph of the Chicago White Sox collects his ninth strikeout of the season. But it won't happen again. Selph will go another 89 games without striking out, to set a major league record, hitting .283 in 396 at-bats in his second and last season.
Selph's record will last until 1958, when Nellie Fox sets a new mark with 98 consecutive games whitout striking out.
1935: The Chicago White Sox purchased Carl Fischer from the Detroit Tigers.
1941: After five years of being called the Bees, the National League franchise in Boston is once again known as the Braves.
1942: The Detroit Tigers purchased Johnny Welaj from the New York Yankees.
1948: Tigers outfielder Doc Cramer, plays in his last game.
1954: The Detroit Tigers returned Dick Donovan to the Milwaukee Braves following previous purchase.
1955: Toothpick Sam Jones of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first black pitcher in major league history to throw a no-hitter and he does it in the hardest way. In the 9th inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Jones walks the bases full and then strikes out Dick Groat, Roberto Clemente and Frank Thomas in a row to preserve his 4 - 0 victory.
1956: Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitches a 3 - 0 no-hitter against the New York Giants. Erskine strikes out three and walks two. His masterpiece at Ebbets Field is the second no-hitter of his career. His first came in 1952 against the Chicago Cubs.
1958: The Detroit Tigers selected George Susce off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
1958: Willie Mays hits the first grand slam in the history of the San Francisco Giants. Mays also belts another home run in a 12 - 3 victory over the rival Los Angeles Dodgers. The Giants moved from New York to San Francisco prior to the season.
1959: The Detroit Tigers released Herm Wehmeier.
1959: At Yankee Stadium, Yogi Berra commits an error as his errorless streak of 148 games for a catcher comes to an end in a New York 7 - 6 loss to Cleveland.
1961: In Yankee Stadium, Rocky Colavito sees his dad in an altercation in the stands and jumps in to defend him.
He’s ejected but defiant, telling reporters, “What would you do if you saw someone belting your 60-year-old father?”
1961: Pitcher Frank "Yankee Killer" Lary hits a game-winning home run in the top of the 9th at Yankee Stadium Tigers win 4 - 3.
1963: Tigers star lefthander Mickey Lolich makes his big league debut, strikes out 3 in 2 innings of relief.
Mickey will win 207 games in 13 seasons wearing the old English D, and lead the league in many pitching categories.
Lolich was the all-time American League leader in strikeouts by a lefthanded pitcher with 2679, but was passed by C.C. Sabathia in 2017.
1964: Mickey Lolich pitches a 3-hitter in the Tigers' 3-2 win over the Yankees.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_rCYwOXsAAIrHp.jpg
1967: When Tiger star Al Kaline tries to steal second against the Redsox, catcher Bob Tillman throws—but hits relief pitcher John Wyatt in the back of the head.
Yours truly was watching this game on a Friday and lmao.
1969: Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals becomes the seventh pitcher in National League history to strike out the side on nine pitches. Gibson enjoys his feat against the Los Angeles Dodgers, as part of a 6 - 2 win for St. Louis.
1970: Ernie Banks hits his 500th career home run off Pat Jarvis in the Cubs' 4 - 3 victory over Atlanta at Wrigley Field. It is also his 1,600th career RBI. The ball, after it bounces back onto the field, is retrieved by Braves left fielder Rico Carty, who gives it to Banks.
1971: Heinie Manush dies in Sarasota, Florida, at the age of 69. Manush won the American League batting championship in 1926, and twice led the league in hits. A lifetime .330 hitter, Manush gained induction to the Hall of Fame in 1964.
1980: The Detroit Tigers sent Jack Billingham to the Boston Red Sox as part of a conditional deal.
1984: Tigers suffer their 5th loss in their first 31 games 4 - 2 to the angels.
1987: Darnell Coles hits a home run and a double in the Tigers' 15-2 win over the Angels at Tiger Stadium.
1993: Mike Munoz of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1994: The New York Mets selected Shawn Hare off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
1999: The Detroit Tigers released Mel Rojas.
2000: Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez, who posted 17 strikeouts in his last start on May 6th against Tampa Bay, strikes out 15 in a 9 - 0 shutout over the Orioles, to tie an American League record set by the Indians' Luis Tiant in 1968 for most strikeouts over two games.
2001: Major League Baseball is ordered by arbitrator Alan Symonette to reinstate nine of the 22 "resigning" umpires let go two years before, and to grant back-pay for the time missed. The order also states that veteran umpires Frank Pulliand Terry Tata do not need to retire after the season, as previously planned.
2001: A.J. Burnett pitches an unlikely no-hitter, overcoming nine bases on balls to lead the Marlins over San Diego, 3 - 0.
2003: The Detroit Tigers signed Freddy Dolsi as an amateur free agent.
2004: In one of the most remarkable at-bats in major league history, Alex Cora fouls off 14 consecutive pitches and then hits the 18th pitch over the right field fence for a two-run home run off Cubs pitcher Matt Clement. The homer extends Los Angeles's lead to 4 - 0. The Dodger Stadium crowd cheers each foul ball as the total starts to be displayed on the scoreboard.
2015: Tigers beat the Twins 2-1 on a walk-off RBI single by Ian Kinsler in the 10th inning.
2016: The Red Sox's bats are red hot as they score 11 or more runs for the fourth straight game in defeating Houston, 11 - 1. They are the first team to score in double figures in four straight games since 2007, and by also collecting 14 or more hits in all four games, match a feat last performed by the 1930 Philadelphia Athletics.
Jackie Bradley extends his hitting streak to 18 games, longest in the majors so far this year. Boston has now won 14 of its last 18 games.
Tigers players birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/duganjo01.shtml
Joe Dugan 1931.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/parsodi01.shtml
Dixie Parsons 1939, 1942-1943.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mckaiar01.shtml
Archie McKain 1939-1941.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Hank_Borowy
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/borowha01.shtml
Hank Borowy 1950-1951.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/timmeto01.shtml
Tom Timmermann 1969-1973.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lou_Whitaker
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whitalo01.shtml
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/867ee0d4
Lou Whitaker 1977-1995.
Tigers players who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ed_Summers
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/summeed01.shtml
Ed Summers 1908-1912.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Heinie_Manush
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/manushe01.shtml
Heinie Manush 1923-1927.
Baseball Reference
1910: Chief Bender of the Philadelphia Athletics pitches a 4 - 0 no-hitter against the Cleveland Naps. Bender, who misses a perfect game by issuing a walk, will compile a 23-5 record during the season.
1915: Using just 67 pitches, Red Faber of the Chicago White Sox throws a complete game victory, beating the Washington Senators on three hits, 4 - 1.
1926: Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators records his 400th career win when he defeats the St. Louis Browns,
7 - 4, to reach the rarely-achieved milestone.
1932: Carey Selph of the Chicago White Sox collects his ninth strikeout of the season. But it won't happen again. Selph will go another 89 games without striking out, to set a major league record, hitting .283 in 396 at-bats in his second and last season.
Selph's record will last until 1958, when Nellie Fox sets a new mark with 98 consecutive games whitout striking out.
1935: The Chicago White Sox purchased Carl Fischer from the Detroit Tigers.
1941: After five years of being called the Bees, the National League franchise in Boston is once again known as the Braves.
1942: The Detroit Tigers purchased Johnny Welaj from the New York Yankees.
1948: Tigers outfielder Doc Cramer, plays in his last game.
1954: The Detroit Tigers returned Dick Donovan to the Milwaukee Braves following previous purchase.
1955: Toothpick Sam Jones of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first black pitcher in major league history to throw a no-hitter and he does it in the hardest way. In the 9th inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Jones walks the bases full and then strikes out Dick Groat, Roberto Clemente and Frank Thomas in a row to preserve his 4 - 0 victory.
1956: Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitches a 3 - 0 no-hitter against the New York Giants. Erskine strikes out three and walks two. His masterpiece at Ebbets Field is the second no-hitter of his career. His first came in 1952 against the Chicago Cubs.
1958: The Detroit Tigers selected George Susce off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
1958: Willie Mays hits the first grand slam in the history of the San Francisco Giants. Mays also belts another home run in a 12 - 3 victory over the rival Los Angeles Dodgers. The Giants moved from New York to San Francisco prior to the season.
1959: The Detroit Tigers released Herm Wehmeier.
1959: At Yankee Stadium, Yogi Berra commits an error as his errorless streak of 148 games for a catcher comes to an end in a New York 7 - 6 loss to Cleveland.
1961: In Yankee Stadium, Rocky Colavito sees his dad in an altercation in the stands and jumps in to defend him.
He’s ejected but defiant, telling reporters, “What would you do if you saw someone belting your 60-year-old father?”
1961: Pitcher Frank "Yankee Killer" Lary hits a game-winning home run in the top of the 9th at Yankee Stadium Tigers win 4 - 3.
1963: Tigers star lefthander Mickey Lolich makes his big league debut, strikes out 3 in 2 innings of relief.
Mickey will win 207 games in 13 seasons wearing the old English D, and lead the league in many pitching categories.
Lolich was the all-time American League leader in strikeouts by a lefthanded pitcher with 2679, but was passed by C.C. Sabathia in 2017.
1964: Mickey Lolich pitches a 3-hitter in the Tigers' 3-2 win over the Yankees.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_rCYwOXsAAIrHp.jpg
1967: When Tiger star Al Kaline tries to steal second against the Redsox, catcher Bob Tillman throws—but hits relief pitcher John Wyatt in the back of the head.
Yours truly was watching this game on a Friday and lmao.
1969: Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals becomes the seventh pitcher in National League history to strike out the side on nine pitches. Gibson enjoys his feat against the Los Angeles Dodgers, as part of a 6 - 2 win for St. Louis.
1970: Ernie Banks hits his 500th career home run off Pat Jarvis in the Cubs' 4 - 3 victory over Atlanta at Wrigley Field. It is also his 1,600th career RBI. The ball, after it bounces back onto the field, is retrieved by Braves left fielder Rico Carty, who gives it to Banks.
1971: Heinie Manush dies in Sarasota, Florida, at the age of 69. Manush won the American League batting championship in 1926, and twice led the league in hits. A lifetime .330 hitter, Manush gained induction to the Hall of Fame in 1964.
1980: The Detroit Tigers sent Jack Billingham to the Boston Red Sox as part of a conditional deal.
1984: Tigers suffer their 5th loss in their first 31 games 4 - 2 to the angels.
1987: Darnell Coles hits a home run and a double in the Tigers' 15-2 win over the Angels at Tiger Stadium.
1993: Mike Munoz of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1994: The New York Mets selected Shawn Hare off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
1999: The Detroit Tigers released Mel Rojas.
2000: Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez, who posted 17 strikeouts in his last start on May 6th against Tampa Bay, strikes out 15 in a 9 - 0 shutout over the Orioles, to tie an American League record set by the Indians' Luis Tiant in 1968 for most strikeouts over two games.
2001: Major League Baseball is ordered by arbitrator Alan Symonette to reinstate nine of the 22 "resigning" umpires let go two years before, and to grant back-pay for the time missed. The order also states that veteran umpires Frank Pulliand Terry Tata do not need to retire after the season, as previously planned.
2001: A.J. Burnett pitches an unlikely no-hitter, overcoming nine bases on balls to lead the Marlins over San Diego, 3 - 0.
2003: The Detroit Tigers signed Freddy Dolsi as an amateur free agent.
2004: In one of the most remarkable at-bats in major league history, Alex Cora fouls off 14 consecutive pitches and then hits the 18th pitch over the right field fence for a two-run home run off Cubs pitcher Matt Clement. The homer extends Los Angeles's lead to 4 - 0. The Dodger Stadium crowd cheers each foul ball as the total starts to be displayed on the scoreboard.
2015: Tigers beat the Twins 2-1 on a walk-off RBI single by Ian Kinsler in the 10th inning.
2016: The Red Sox's bats are red hot as they score 11 or more runs for the fourth straight game in defeating Houston, 11 - 1. They are the first team to score in double figures in four straight games since 2007, and by also collecting 14 or more hits in all four games, match a feat last performed by the 1930 Philadelphia Athletics.
Jackie Bradley extends his hitting streak to 18 games, longest in the majors so far this year. Boston has now won 14 of its last 18 games.
Tigers players birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/duganjo01.shtml
Joe Dugan 1931.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/parsodi01.shtml
Dixie Parsons 1939, 1942-1943.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mckaiar01.shtml
Archie McKain 1939-1941.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Hank_Borowy
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/borowha01.shtml
Hank Borowy 1950-1951.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/timmeto01.shtml
Tom Timmermann 1969-1973.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lou_Whitaker
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whitalo01.shtml
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/867ee0d4
Lou Whitaker 1977-1995.
Tigers players who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ed_Summers
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/summeed01.shtml
Ed Summers 1908-1912.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Heinie_Manush
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/manushe01.shtml
Heinie Manush 1923-1927.
Baseball Reference
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