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June 27 in Tigers and mlb history:
1903: The Pirates crush 15 hits off Iron Joe McGinnity, including four hits by Honus Wagner, but it takes the Bucs 11 innings to cut down the Giants. In the Pirates' next game, on the 30th against Brooklyn, Wagner will collect another four hits.
1911: White Sox ace Ed Walsh shuts out the Tigers, 3 - 0. Ty Cobb is held to an infield single and then is cut down stealing.
1913: Washington's Walter Johnson tops the A's, 2 - 0, to start a 14-game winning streak. He won't lose for another two months.
1916: Boston's Babe Ruth allows two runs in the first inning, but settles down to beat the A's, 7 - 2, while striking out 10.
1922: Detroit Stars pitcher Bill Force no-hits the St. Louis Giants 3 - 0, at Mack Park in a Negro National League game.
1930: The Detroit Stars play the first professional baseball game under lights in city history.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DDX90e0XUAIBkfi.jpg
1937: Detroit Lumbermen ~ Tommy Bridges, Charlie Gehringer, Hank Greenberg, Gee Walker at Fenway.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgshVLqUEAAScMv.jpg
1939: Tigers play the first ever night baseball game in Cleveland, lose 5 - 0. Bob Feller strikes out 13 Detroit Tigers for a complete game shutout.
1940: Bobo Newsom (10-1) wins his 10th in a row as the 2nd place Tigers whip St. Louis 2 - 1. Detroit manages just three hits, but two are homers by Hank Greenberg and Charlie Gehringer.
1950: At Toledo (American Association), Marlin Stuart of Toledo pitches a 1 - 0 perfect game against Indianapolis.
It is the second perfect game in league history. The Tigers will recall Stuart later in the season.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D9mCaQjXoAE_qxG.jpg
1956: The Detroit Tigers signed Don Lee as an amateur free agent.
1958: Billy Pierce of the White Sox retires 26 Washington Senators in a row before pinch-hitter Ed Fitz Gerald loops a double to become the only baserunner. Pierce then fans Albie Pearson to win, 3 - 0. It is Pierce's 3rd straight shutout.
1959: Gus Zernial celebrated turning 36 by hitting a 2-run HR & a 3-run HR as the Tigers routed the orioles 12-2.
His first one was off Orioles starter Billy Hoeft, who was pitching in Detroit for the first time since being traded away by the Tigers in May.
1959: With the players voting, Hank Aaron gets a unanimous vote for the All-Star Game, making him the first player so selected.
1961: Tigers draw 57,271 fans for a twi-night doubleheader, the third largest crowd in Tiger Stadium history. Tigers drop both games to the White Sox to have their AL lead trimmed to a half game.
1963: Detroit's Norm Cash achieves a rarity by playing an entire game at 1B without a chance, as the Twins win.
16 fly balls: 1 foul popup: 6 Ks: 1 force at 2nd base.
1967: Al Kaline breaks his hand as he slams his bat into the bat rack after being struck out by Sam McDowell as the 2nd-place Tigers lose to Cleveland, 8 - 1. The future Hall of Famer will miss 28 games. This is the unfortunate reason the Tigers finish 1 game behind at the end of the 4 team race this season.
1972: Mickey Lolich is staked to a 4 - 0 lead when the Tigers hit three consecutive 1st-inning home runs against New York's Wade Blasingame, making his American League debut.
Tony Taylor leads off with a walk before Aurelio Rodriguez, Al Kaline and Willie Horton slug homers to finish Blasingame.
Lolich, pitching on two days' rest, notches his 12th win, 5 - 2.
1977: The Giants' Willie McCovey smashes two home runs, one a grand slam, in the 6th inning to pace a 14 - 9 victory over the Reds. McCovey becomes the first player to twice hit two home runs in one inning (April 12, 1973 was the first time), and also becomes the all-time National League leader with 17 career grand slams. Andre Dawson, in 1978 and 1986, will also clout two round trippers in an inning twice.
1982: The Braves tie the major-league record with seven double plays in a 2 - 0, 14-inning win over Cincinnati. Mario Soto pitches 10 shutout innings for the Reds but gets no decision. The loss starts the Reds on a streak where they'll lose 20 out of 23 games.
1984: Yankees 5 - Tigers 4. Yankees score 3 in the bottom of the 8th. Tigers drop 2 of 3 in New York but leave with a 10-game lead.
1987: Darrell Evans slugs a two-run home run in the 1st inning off Mike Boddicker for his 2,000th career hit, but his Tigers lose to Baltimore, 4 - 2.
1999: The Seattle Mariners traded players to be named later to the Detroit Tigers for Brian Hunter. The Seattle Mariners sent Andy Van Hekken (June 27, 1999) and Jerry Amador (minors) (August 26, 1999) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
2004: Carlos Pena hits a walk-off grand slam to give the Tigers a 9-5 win over the D-backs and their second straight walk-off win.
2014: Instead of throwing out the first pitch, Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell turn a ceremonial first double play as part of the 30th anniversary celebration of the 1984 championship.
https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1142071938518605826/30Qv4FM7?format=jpg&name=600x314
2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Alberto Gonzalez as a free agent.
2018: The Tigers fire pitching coach Chris Bosio for making "insensitive comments" in violation of team policy, although the precise nature of these comments is not disclosed. He is replaced by bullpen coach Rick Anderson.
Tigers players birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wheatch01.shtml
Charlie Wheatley 1912.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kretllo01.shtml
Lou Kretlow 1946, 1948-1949.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/marlodi01.shtml
Dick Marlowe 1951-1956.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gus_Zernial
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/z/zernigu01.shtml
Gus Zernial 1958-1959.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Nelson_Simmons
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/simmone01.shtml
Nelson Simmons 1984-1985.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/salazos01.shtml
Oscar Salazar 2002.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsji04.shtml
Jim Johnson 2014.
Tigers players who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pageph01.shtml
Phil Page 1928-1930.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garboal01.shtml
Alex Garbowski 1952.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Sandy_Amorós
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/amorosa01.shtml
Sandy Amoros 1960.
Baseball Reference
1903: The Pirates crush 15 hits off Iron Joe McGinnity, including four hits by Honus Wagner, but it takes the Bucs 11 innings to cut down the Giants. In the Pirates' next game, on the 30th against Brooklyn, Wagner will collect another four hits.
1911: White Sox ace Ed Walsh shuts out the Tigers, 3 - 0. Ty Cobb is held to an infield single and then is cut down stealing.
1913: Washington's Walter Johnson tops the A's, 2 - 0, to start a 14-game winning streak. He won't lose for another two months.
1916: Boston's Babe Ruth allows two runs in the first inning, but settles down to beat the A's, 7 - 2, while striking out 10.
1922: Detroit Stars pitcher Bill Force no-hits the St. Louis Giants 3 - 0, at Mack Park in a Negro National League game.
1930: The Detroit Stars play the first professional baseball game under lights in city history.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DDX90e0XUAIBkfi.jpg
1937: Detroit Lumbermen ~ Tommy Bridges, Charlie Gehringer, Hank Greenberg, Gee Walker at Fenway.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgshVLqUEAAScMv.jpg
1939: Tigers play the first ever night baseball game in Cleveland, lose 5 - 0. Bob Feller strikes out 13 Detroit Tigers for a complete game shutout.
1940: Bobo Newsom (10-1) wins his 10th in a row as the 2nd place Tigers whip St. Louis 2 - 1. Detroit manages just three hits, but two are homers by Hank Greenberg and Charlie Gehringer.
1950: At Toledo (American Association), Marlin Stuart of Toledo pitches a 1 - 0 perfect game against Indianapolis.
It is the second perfect game in league history. The Tigers will recall Stuart later in the season.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D9mCaQjXoAE_qxG.jpg
1956: The Detroit Tigers signed Don Lee as an amateur free agent.
1958: Billy Pierce of the White Sox retires 26 Washington Senators in a row before pinch-hitter Ed Fitz Gerald loops a double to become the only baserunner. Pierce then fans Albie Pearson to win, 3 - 0. It is Pierce's 3rd straight shutout.
1959: Gus Zernial celebrated turning 36 by hitting a 2-run HR & a 3-run HR as the Tigers routed the orioles 12-2.
His first one was off Orioles starter Billy Hoeft, who was pitching in Detroit for the first time since being traded away by the Tigers in May.
1959: With the players voting, Hank Aaron gets a unanimous vote for the All-Star Game, making him the first player so selected.
1961: Tigers draw 57,271 fans for a twi-night doubleheader, the third largest crowd in Tiger Stadium history. Tigers drop both games to the White Sox to have their AL lead trimmed to a half game.
1963: Detroit's Norm Cash achieves a rarity by playing an entire game at 1B without a chance, as the Twins win.
16 fly balls: 1 foul popup: 6 Ks: 1 force at 2nd base.
1967: Al Kaline breaks his hand as he slams his bat into the bat rack after being struck out by Sam McDowell as the 2nd-place Tigers lose to Cleveland, 8 - 1. The future Hall of Famer will miss 28 games. This is the unfortunate reason the Tigers finish 1 game behind at the end of the 4 team race this season.
1972: Mickey Lolich is staked to a 4 - 0 lead when the Tigers hit three consecutive 1st-inning home runs against New York's Wade Blasingame, making his American League debut.
Tony Taylor leads off with a walk before Aurelio Rodriguez, Al Kaline and Willie Horton slug homers to finish Blasingame.
Lolich, pitching on two days' rest, notches his 12th win, 5 - 2.
1977: The Giants' Willie McCovey smashes two home runs, one a grand slam, in the 6th inning to pace a 14 - 9 victory over the Reds. McCovey becomes the first player to twice hit two home runs in one inning (April 12, 1973 was the first time), and also becomes the all-time National League leader with 17 career grand slams. Andre Dawson, in 1978 and 1986, will also clout two round trippers in an inning twice.
1982: The Braves tie the major-league record with seven double plays in a 2 - 0, 14-inning win over Cincinnati. Mario Soto pitches 10 shutout innings for the Reds but gets no decision. The loss starts the Reds on a streak where they'll lose 20 out of 23 games.
1984: Yankees 5 - Tigers 4. Yankees score 3 in the bottom of the 8th. Tigers drop 2 of 3 in New York but leave with a 10-game lead.
1987: Darrell Evans slugs a two-run home run in the 1st inning off Mike Boddicker for his 2,000th career hit, but his Tigers lose to Baltimore, 4 - 2.
1999: The Seattle Mariners traded players to be named later to the Detroit Tigers for Brian Hunter. The Seattle Mariners sent Andy Van Hekken (June 27, 1999) and Jerry Amador (minors) (August 26, 1999) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
2004: Carlos Pena hits a walk-off grand slam to give the Tigers a 9-5 win over the D-backs and their second straight walk-off win.
2014: Instead of throwing out the first pitch, Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell turn a ceremonial first double play as part of the 30th anniversary celebration of the 1984 championship.
https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1142071938518605826/30Qv4FM7?format=jpg&name=600x314
2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Alberto Gonzalez as a free agent.
2018: The Tigers fire pitching coach Chris Bosio for making "insensitive comments" in violation of team policy, although the precise nature of these comments is not disclosed. He is replaced by bullpen coach Rick Anderson.
Tigers players birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wheatch01.shtml
Charlie Wheatley 1912.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kretllo01.shtml
Lou Kretlow 1946, 1948-1949.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/marlodi01.shtml
Dick Marlowe 1951-1956.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gus_Zernial
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/z/zernigu01.shtml
Gus Zernial 1958-1959.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Nelson_Simmons
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/simmone01.shtml
Nelson Simmons 1984-1985.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/salazos01.shtml
Oscar Salazar 2002.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsji04.shtml
Jim Johnson 2014.
Tigers players who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pageph01.shtml
Phil Page 1928-1930.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garboal01.shtml
Alex Garbowski 1952.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Sandy_Amorós
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/amorosa01.shtml
Sandy Amoros 1960.
Baseball Reference
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