May 31 in Tigers and mlb history:
1917: Ty Cobb collects three hits and starts what will be a 35-game hitting streak, the second longest of his storied career. Cobb hits .383 and wins his 10th batting title in 1917.
In all, Cobb will have five hitting streaks of 20 games or more in his 24-year career.
1925: Ty Cobb's 275th triple makes him the first player ever with 1,000 extra-base hits. He will finish his career with 1,136 extra-base hits, the all-time record until Babe Ruth passes him on June 21, 1931.
1927: There is an unassisted triple play for the second consecutive day in the major leagues. During the 9th inning of a game at Tiger Stadium, Detroit first baseman Johnny Neun completes the rare play by catching a Homer Summa line drive, tagging Charlie Jamieson between first and second, and then touching second before Glenn Myatt can return. Detroit beats the Indians, 1 - 0.
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1937: Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants ends his 24-game win streak with a 10 - 3 loss to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
His last defeat came on July 13, 1936, 1 - 0 to the Chicago Cubs.
1938: Lou Gehrig plays in his 2,000th consecutive game and collects a RBI single, helping the Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox, 12 - 5.
1944: Al Unser hits his only home run of the season, a pinch-hit grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees, 6 - 2.
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1956: Tigers beat Cleveland 7-4 on a walk-off 3-run home run by Charlie Maxwell in the bottom of the 9th.
1961: Batting for Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox pinch hitter Carroll Hardy bunts for a single in the 8th inning of 7 - 6 loss to the Yankees. Hardy will be the only player to pinch-hit for both Yastrzemski and Ted Williams.
1968: Willie Horton homers and Mickey Lolich pitches a 4-hit shutout with 8 Ks as Tigers win 1-0 over the yankees.
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1969: Joe Sparma takes no-hitter into 9th inning, then hangs on for a 3-2 win over the Seattle Pilots.
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1970: Luis Aparicio and Walt Williams of the Chicago White Sox each collect five hits in a 22 - 13 rout of the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Williams also scores five times. Chicago (24) and Boston (16) collect 40 hits, one short of the American League record for two teams in a regular game set in 1950.
1976: Mark Fidrych pitches an 11-inning complete game and defeats the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-4. The victory is the third of the year for Fidrych, who goes on to win Rookie of the Year honors in the American League.
1977: Tigers beat the A's 5-2 at #TigerStadium. In a rare start, John Hiller goes 8 strong innings.
1979: In his major league debut, with his brother Tom starting for the Blue Jays, Pat Underwood pitches 8 scoreless innings in the #Tigers' 1-0 win.
1983: American League President Lee MacPhail suspends Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for one week, citing "repeated problems" with the outspoken owner's public criticism of umpires. Steinbrenner, who was fined $50,000 by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn during spring training for berating some National League umpires, cannot attend games or be in his Yankee Stadium office during the suspension.
1984: Off day. #Tigers notes for from the Toledo Blade:
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1996: The Atlanta Braves traded Anton French (minors) to the Detroit Tigers for Danny Bautista.
2010: The Tigers designate pitcher Dontrelle Willis for assignment. He seemed to have turned a corner in his comeback bid when he made the Tigers' starting rotation out of spring training, but has only won one game all season. This may not yet be the end of the line for the gregarious lefthander, though, as both the Diamondbacks and Marlins have shown interest in acquiring his services. On June 1st, Willis will be traded to Arizona for P Billy Buckner.
2016: Ian Kinsler hits his first career grand slam, but the Tigers suffer their 17th loss of the month. Miguel Cabrera, J.D. and Victor Martinez, and Justin Upton also homer.
2018: Ronny Rodriguez gets a hit in his first major league at bat, and finishes 2-for-4 in a 6-2 win over the Angels.
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Tigers players who passed away:
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Jack Dittmer 1957.
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