June 6 in Tigers and mlb history:
1892: Benjamin Harrison became the first U.S. President to attend a major league game as he watches the Cincinnati Reds defeat the hometown Washington Senators in 11 innings, 6 - 5.
1913: The New York Yankees are defeated for the thirteenth consecutive time, losing 2 - 1 to the Cleveland Naps.
1918: Casey Stengel, after being traded by the Brooklyn Robins in the offseason, makes his return to Ebbets Field a memorable one. In his first at-bat, Stengel calls time, steps out of the batter's box and doffs his cap. A bird flows out and the fans break into laughter.
1921: Bill Gatewood of the Detroit Stars pitches the first no-hitter in the history of the Negro National League, defeating the Cuban Stars 4 - 0.
1925: Eddie Collins off the Chicago White Sox becomes the sixth major leaguer to collect 3,000 hits after hitting a double off Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson.
1935: The Detroit Tigers purchased Hub Walker from Toledo (American Association).
1944: All major league games are canceled as the country's focus is turned toward Europe while allied forces invade occupied France.
1957: Baseball legend Ty Cobb returns to his boyhood home in Royston, Georgia.
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1958: Ozzie Virgil, acquired from the New York Giants in January, becomes the first black player to appear in a Detroit Tigers game. The versatile Dominican will eventually play every position but pitcher during his nine-year major league career.
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1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jim Foor in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Geoff Zahn in the 2nd round of the 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Skip Jutze in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mel Behney in the 4th round of the 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Paul Jata in the 5th round of the 1967 amateur draft.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dennis Saunders in the 6th round of the 1967 amateur draft.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Larry Fritz in the 9th round of the 1967 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ike Blessitt in the 15th round of the 1967 amateur draft.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Danny Fife in the 21st round of the 1967 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jim Burton in the 26th round of the 1967 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Gary Ignasiak in the 36th round of the 1967 amateur draft.
1971: Willie Mays hits a 12th-inning home run off Joe Hoerner of the Philadelphia Phillies, his 22nd - and last - career extra-inning homer, a major-league mark.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jerry Manuel in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jim Gideon in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dan Meyer in the 4th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Leon Roberts in the 10th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dave Lemanczyk in the 16th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Vern Ruhle in the 17th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mark Wagner in the 19th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted George Cappuzzello in the 27th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
1975: Nolan Ryan's bid for a second no-hitter in a row is foiled by Hank Aaron's single in the 6th inning. Ryan gives up one other hit in overpowering the Milwaukee Brewers, 6 - 0.
1977: Mark Fidrych appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated with Big Bird.
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1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Kirk Gibson in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Fran Mullins in the 3rd round of the 1978 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jerry Ujdur in the 4th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Marty Castillo in the 5th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bruce Fields in the 7th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Mason in the 14th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dave Rucker in the 16th round of the 1978 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1978.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted John Martin in the 27th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
1979: Now a Mariner, Willie Horton hits his 300th career home run off Jack Morris.
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1980: The Detroit Tigers signed Barbaro Garbey as an amateur free agent.
1980: The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Steve Baker from the Detroit Tigers.
1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Robinson in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Cron in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted Rob Mallicoat in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jim Walewander in the 9th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted D.J. Dozier in the 18th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted Carl Willis in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
1984: #Tigers lose to the Blue Jays 6-3. Jays jump out to a 6-0 lead and hold on. Despite a scorching start, the Tigers' lead in the AL East is down to 3.5 games. Tigers are 39-13: they have lost 8 of their last 12.
They wouldn't get any closer the rest of the year--though they'd make it interesting for a while--but they did weather the storm of that start.
1988: The Detroit Tigers released Jim Morrison.
1990: Cecil Fielder hits three home runs in a game, as Detroit beats the Indians 6 - 4. Fielder becomes the fourth American League player to have two three-homer games in a season.
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1992: In the Tigers 6-2 victory over New York at Yankee Stadium, Lou Whitaker collects his 2,000 career hit. The milestone comes in the 4th inning when Whitaker grounds a double down the right field line off Scott Kamieniecki.
In his next at-bat, “Sweet Lou” slams a home run to deep right field. Whitaker is the seventh Tiger to reach the 2,000-hit mark and the first since his teammate Alan Trammell who did it in 1991.
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2000: The Detroit Tigers released Masao Kida.
2004: The Detroit Tigers signed James Baldwin as a free agent.
2005: Infielder Placido Polanco is sent by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for reliever Ugueth Urbina and utility infielder Ram?n Martinez. Urbina, a two-time All-Star as a closer, will become the setup man for Billy Wagner in Philadelphia, and Polanco will become the starting second baseman in Detroit.
2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Andrew Miller in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed August 8, 2006.
2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Brennan Boesch in the 3rd round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2006.
2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Scott Sizemore in the 5th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2006.
2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Angel Castro in the 13th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2006.
2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Duane Below in the 19th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2006.
2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Casey Fien in the 20th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2006.
2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Kevin Chapman in the 42nd round of the 2006 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2012: The Detroit Tigers drafted A.J. Minter in the 38th round of the 2012 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2013: The Detroit Tigers drafted Corey Knebel in the 1st round (39th pick) of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2013.
2014: The Detroit Tigers drafted Grayson Greiner in the 3rd round of the 2014 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2014.
2014: The Detroit Tigers drafted Artie Lewicki in the 8th round of the 2014 amateur draft. Player signed July 7, 2014.
2015: David Price strikes out 11 and holds the White Sox to 5 hits in a complete game win.
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2016: Michael Fulmer holds the Blue Jays to 2 hits over 6 shutout innings, preserving his total of 1 run allowed over his first four career starts and the Tigers beat the blue jays 11 - 0.
2017: The Detroit Tigers released A.J. Achter.
2018: The Detroit Tigers signed Jacob Turner as a free agent.
2018: Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst, a Cardinals icon who won World Series titles as both a player and a manager, passes away at the age of 95. He was the oldest living Hall of Famer, a title which now passes to Tom Lasorda.
Tigers players and coaches birthdays:
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Izzy Goldstein 1932.
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Chet Morgan 1935, 1938.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Merv_Rettenmund
Merv Rettenmund coach 2002.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dave_Bergman
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Dave Bergman 1984-1992.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Eddie_Bonine
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Eddie Bonine 2008-2010.
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Collin Balester 2012.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tyler_Collins
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/collity01.shtml
Tyler Collins 2014-2017.
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