Detroit Tigers Team Notes
March 5 in Tigers and mlb history :
1860 - Sam Thompson is born in Danville, Indiana. An outstanding slugger and a fine right fielder in the deadball era, Thompson will collect 200 or more hits three times, finishing his 15-season major league career with a lifetime mark of .336, 126 home runs, and 1299 RBI, including a batting crown (1887) with the Detroit Wolverines and two home run titles (1889 and 1895). Thompson will be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1974.
1901 - The American League approves a 14-player limit to go into effect 14 days after the start of the season. The limit is changed at the last minute, the deadline postponed for two weeks, and the limit increased to 15 players by Ban Johnson, after six teams request the change.
1945: With war-time travel restrictions still in effect, the Dodgers open spring training at Bear Mountain, New York with 15 players in camp. Seven teams - the Browns, Tigers, Reds, Indians, Cubs, Pirates and White Sox - are training in Indiana, the most of any state.
1966 - United Steelworkers union official Marvin Miller is named the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association. Under Miller's guidance, the players' union will make major gains such as salary increases, improvements in pension benefits, and the advent of free agency and salary arbitration.
1996 - The Veterans Committee elects pitcher Jim Bunning who played nine seasons with the Tigers, and won 100 games in both leagues, including no-hitters.
Tigers players birthdays :
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Sam_Thompson
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/thompsa01.shtml
Sam Thompson Detroit Wolverines 1885-1888, Detroit Tigers 1906.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lu_Blue
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bluelu01.shtml
Lu Blue 1921-1927.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/huntebr02.shtml
Brian Hunter 1997-1999.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hessmmi01.shtml
Mike Hessman 2007-2008.
Tigers players and executives who passed away :
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Yawkey
Bill Yawkey owner 1903-1919.
from baseball reference
