June 10 in Tigers and mlb history:
1903: Detroit SS Kid Elberfeld‚ suspended for abusing an umpire‚ is traded to the New York Highlanders for veteran infielders Herman Long‚ 37‚ and Ernie Courtney. The Highlanders' first trade is a good one as "The Tabasco Kid"‚ currently hitting .341‚ will be a key ingredient in New York's rise as contenders in 1904. Elberfeld had also been accused by Tiger manager Ed Barrow of deliberately throwing games recently as a ploy to get himself traded.
1904: In the opener of the battle for first place at the Polo Grounds‚ Christy Mathewson pitches a brilliant one-hitter to beat Chicago‚ 5 - 0. The lone hit is Johnny Kling's 4th-inning single. The other action is provided by umpire Charlie Zimmer‚ who ejects Sam Mertes on a strike call. He also thumbs John McGraw‚ coaching at third base‚ to the bench‚ and sends the mute Dummy Taylor‚ the first base coach‚ to the clubhouse. One wag said later that Taylor was making too much noise.
1905: Andy Bruckmiller sent from Braddock (Ohio-Pennsylvania) to the Detroit Tigers.
1909: Tigers George Mullin's winning streak reaches 11 with a 2 - 1 win over New York. On the 15th‚ he will finally lose to the Athletics, 5 - 4.
1921: Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees becomes the major leagues' career home run leader by hitting his 120th off Cleveland Indians pitcher Jim Bagby in the 3rd inning. The Indians win, 8 - 6. Roger Connor held the record until that time.
1933: He's not there for his hitting. P Lefty Grove strikes out 5 times‚ a major league first in the 20th century‚ but his Athletics beat the Yankees‚ 9 - 5. Lefty will hit .086 this year.
1937: The Detroit Tigers purchased Cliff Bolton from the Washington Senators.
1944: Joe Nuxhall, at 15 years, 10 months and 11 days, becomes the youngest player in major league history when he pitches two-thirds of an inning for the Cincinnati Reds in an 18 - 0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. He manages to give up 5 walks and 2 hits before Bill McKechnie takes him out.
1945: The Detroit Tigers signed Paul Hinrichs as an amateur free agent.
1953: RF Jimmy Piersall of the Red Sox goes 6 for 6, with 5 singles - 3 of them infield hits - and a double, against five different pitchers to tie a major league mark in an 11 - 2 win over the Browns in the first game of a doubleheader. The Sox welcome Max Lanier to the American League by handing him his first loss. Piersall is hitless in game 2‚ a 3 - 2 Sox win‚ and gets decked by Satchel Paige. Piersall made fun of Satchel during a game last year.
1957: Frank Lary gives up a 3rd-inning homer to Mickey Mantle in Detroit‚ but still beats the Yankees‚ 9 - 4. Mantle now leads the American League with 15 homers. Tigers homerun hitters for the day include Harvey Kuenn, 2 from Charlie Maxwell, and Al Kaline.
1958: The Tigers fire manager Jack Tighe after a 21 and 28 start to the season‚ replacing him with Bill Norman.
1959: Cleveland #Indians slugger Rocky Colavito clubs 4 HR's in one game vs. the Baltimore Orioles.
1961: The Braves tie the National League record with 14 homers in 3 straight games (at least one in each game) as they outscore the Cubs at Wrigley Field, 9 - 5.
1963: Al Kaline hits his 200th career home run and 4 RBI helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1.
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1972: Hank Aaron's grand slam helps the Atlanta Braves to a 15 - 3 rout of the Phillies. It is Aaron's 649th home run, moving him ahead of Willie Mays into second place on the career list. It is also his 14th grand slam, tying Gil Hodges' National League record.
1974: The Detroit Tigers signed Tim Corcoran as an amateur free agent.
1976: The Detroit Tigers purchased Milt Wilcox from the Chicago Cubs.
1976: The Milwaukee Brewers traded Pedro Garcia to the Detroit Tigers for Gary Sutherland.
1980: The Detroit Tigers traded Dan Gonzales and Ed Putman to the Baltimore Orioles for Billy Presley (minors), Larry Anderson and Larry Johnson.
1984: The Detroit Tigers purchased Sid Monge from the San Diego Padres.
1984: At Baltimore, the Tigers sweep two from the Orioles‚ winning 10 - 4 and 8 - 0‚ before 51‚764 fans.
Kirk Gibson has six hits and six RBIs in the two games‚ while Alan Trammell and Howard Johnson each have 5 hits. Lou Whitaker scores 5 runs in game 1. Reliever Doug Bair wins the opener and Dan Petry allows just 3 hits in the nitecap win.
The Tigers record now is at 43 and 14, as they continue to steamroll through the league on their way to an historic season.
1997: A's turn 5 double plays & Damon Mashore throws out 3 runners at the plate, but #Tigers still win 6-4 on the strength of homeruns from Higginson and Easley, and 3 2/3 innings from bullpen.
1998: Yankee OF Tim Raines steals the 800th base of his career in New York's 6 - 2 win over the Expos. He is the 5th player in history to reach that milestone.
1999: The Detroit Tigers signed Pat Lennon as a free agent.
2000: Darin Erstad hits a double in the Anaheim Angels' 10 - 3 win over Arizona. With a major league-leading 100 hits in 61 games, Erstad becomes the fastest to reach the 100-hit mark since Heinie Manush did it in 60 games for the 1934 Washington Senators.
2003: The Detroit Tigers signed Pat Lennon as a free agent.
2008: The Detroit Tigers signed Brian Rogers as a free agent.
2008: Ken Griffey Jr. of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the 6th player in major league history to hit 600 home runs when he connects off Mark Hendrickson of the Florida Marlins. He joins a select club counting only Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Sammy Sosa as members.
2011: Tony La Russa manages his 5,000th game in the majors. Only Connie Mack (with 7,755) had reached that number before him.
2015: The Detroit Tigers drafted Kyle Dowdy in the 12th round of the 2015 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2015.
2016: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bryan Garcia in the 6th round of the 2016 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2016.
Tigers players birthdays:
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Hank Foiles 1960.
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Elias Sosa 1982.
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Al Alburquerque 2011-2015.
Tigers players who passed away:
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Charlie Fuchs 1942.
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