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August 4 in Tigers and mlb history:

1905: The Detroit Tigers purchased Jack Warner from the St. Louis Cardinals for $1,500.
1905: The Detroit Tigers released Walt Justis.

1909: Umpire Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting in the face of Athletics 2B Eddie Collins, who had questioned a call. Under police guard, Hurst is ushered off the field. This incident will eventually lead to Hurst's banishment from baseball in two weeks.

1910: The Athletics' Jack Coombs and Chicago's Ed Walsh duel 16 innings to a 0 - 0 tie. Coombs gives up just three hits and strikes out 18 in what he calls his best game. Walsh gives up just six hits in 16 innings but the woeful Sox offense provides no support. Working with little rest, Walsh will win 18 of 19 starts in July, August, and September, finishing 30-9 with a 1.30 ERA. His 13 shutouts are the American League record; in 12 other games he gives up just one run.

1925: Walter Johnson and Ty Cobb pose before a game at Griffith Stadium. Senators beat the Tigers 5-2.
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1926: Stanford star fullback Ernie Nevers pitches his first complete game for the Browns, beating the A's, 3 - 1. Nevers will be 6-12 in his brief baseball career, but he will win a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame playing with the Duluth Eskimos and Chicago Cardinals (1926-1931).

1927: At Baltimore's Maryland Park, Joe Strong of the Baltimore Black Sox beats Hilldale in an Eastern Colored League game, 2 - 1, pitching an 11-inning no-hitter. It is the longest no-hitter in Negro Leagues history.

1930: At Detroit Charlie Gehringer hits a homer to center field with the bases loaded in the 12th inning to give the Tigers a 7 - 3 win over Chicago. It is Gehringer's 4th hit and 2nd homer as he drives in six runs, and Gehringer's 2nd 12th-inning homer in a month: he hit one against Cleveland on the 4th of July.
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1934: The Detroit Tigers selected General Al Crowder off waivers from the Washington Senators.

1940: Jimmie Foxx, who started as a catcher in 1925, is behind the plate for the Red Sox to catch a 7 - 3 win for long-time teammate Lefty Grove. Foxx cracks his 24th home run to start the Sox on an 8-game skein in which they will hit 20 homers.

1941: The St. Louis Browns purchased Archie McKain from the Detroit Tigers.

1948: Ernie Harwell begins as an announcer for the Dodgers calling a 5 - 4 win over the Cubs. The Dodgers had to trade a player, Cliff Dapper, to the Atlanta Crackers to acquire Harwell. Brooklyn scores a pair in the 1st, one on a steal of home by Jackie Robinson.
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1955: Ernie Banks hits three homers at Wrigley Field against three Pirate pitchers, as the Cubs win, 11 - 10.

1956: Al Kaline knocks in all 5 Tigers runs with 2 homers as the Tigers beat the yankees 5 - 4.

1961: At Candlestick Park, Warren Spahn wins his 299th game, 2 - 1, over the Giants. He gets a bit of help from Hank Aaron who leads off the 7th and 9th with homers off Mike McCormick. The Giants only score is an Orlando Cepeda homer in the 5th.

1962: Jose Arcia sent from the Houston Colt .45's to the Detroit Tigers for cash.

1967: Tigers owner John Fetzer, president of the major league television committee, announces a $50 million, 3-year deal with NBC to televise the World Series, All-Star Game, and 28 weekly telecasts.

1968: In pre-game ceremonies at Busch Stadium honoring him, Stan Musial is joined by his 1941 Cardinals teammates. A 10-foot bronze statue of Musial is unveiled at one of the Stadium entrances.

1968: Denny McLain outduels Jim Kaat for his 22nd win as the Tigers beat the Twins 2-1.

1971: Mickey Lolich fans 14, en route to a career high 308 on the season in the Tigers 2 - 1 win over the senators.
Al Kaline hits a home run and a triple.
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1972: The Detroit Tigers selected Duke Sims off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

1983: The Detroit Tigers purchased John Martin from the St. Louis Cardinals.

1985: In a day of milestones, Tom Seaver becomes the 17th pitcher to win 300 games and Rod Carew becomes the 16th player ever to collect 3,000 career hits.

1993: OF Tony Gwynn of the Padres gets six hits in San Diego's 11 - 10 win over the Giants. It is the 4th time this season he has five or more hits in a game, tying a major league record set by Willie Keeler in 1897, and equaled by Ty Cobb and Stan Musial.

1996: Jim Bunning, Earl Weaver, Bill Foster, and Ned Hanlon are inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame.

2003: Major League Baseball announces a five-year deal, which will generate more than $500 million in revenue, for global licensing rights for apparel and headgear. The seven companies involved in the deal include Majestic Athletic, New Era Cap, Twins Enterprises, Nike USA, Dynasty Apparel Industries, Drew Pearson International and VF Imagewear.

2015: Tigers' owner Mike Ilitch fires General Manager Dave Dombrowski after 14 seasons, replacing him with Al Avila.
Under Dombrowski, the Tigers had 5 playoff appearances, 4 division titles, and 2 pennants.

2016: The Detroit Tigers signed Cesar Ramos as a free agent.

2017: Tigers win over the orioles 5 - 2 on a Justin Upton grand slam. Justin Verlander has double digit strikeouts with zero walks for the 6th time in his career.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/galloch01.shtml
Chick Galloway 1928.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/staintu01.shtml
Tuck Stainback 1940-1941.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/castege01.shtml
George Caster 1945-1946.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kollodo01.shtml?redir
Don Kolloway 1949-1952.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Frank_Kostro
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kostrfr01.shtml
Frank Kostro 1962-1963.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ray_Oyler
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/oylerra01.shtml
Ray Oyler 1965-1968.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/collike01.shtml
Kevin Collins 1970-1971.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/humphte01.shtml
Terry Humphrey 1975.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Johnny_Grubb
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grubbjo01.shtml
Johnny Grubb 1983-1987.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/farrejo03.shtml
John Farrell 1996.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cavetpu01.shtml
Pug Cavet 1911, 1914-1915.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Harry_Coveleski
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/covelha01.shtml
Harry Coveleski 1914-1918.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Elden_Auker
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aukerel01.shtml
Elden Auker 1933-1938.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dick_Bartell
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bartedi01.shtml
Dick Bartell 1940-1941.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Maier
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/maierbo01.shtml
Bob Maier 1945.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wagneha01.shtml
Hal Wagner 1947-1948.

Baseball Reference
 
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK.
Totally Tigers

It?s time again to hear from our readers! Today is the day to let us know what you?re thinking on a selected topic.

Sunday is the one day of the week where we open up the comment parameters for you, so you can get those juices flowing.

Comments on THIS DAY ONLY can be expanded to a maximum of 8 sentences.

We can?t wait to get your thoughts on the following topic:

What was your first impression of Travis Demeritte?
 
https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-swept-by-rangers
Goodrum provides offense, but 'pen struggles.
Tigers official site

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...ate-finish-10-game-trip-sour-note/1915373001/
Rough road: Tigers falter late, finish 10-game trip on sour note.
Detnews

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-...825#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=566825
Boxscore.

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...etroit-tigers-texas-rangers-score/1917857001/
Tigers observations: Sloppy play contributes to another late loss, sweep.
Freep
 
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August 5 in Tigers and mlb history:

1886: The Detroit Wolverines purchased Pete Conway from the Kansas City Cowboys.

1912: At Comiskey Park, Walter Johnson relieves Carl Cashion with two outs in the 8th and stops the White Sox. Johnson throws another two innings of hitless ball and drives in the winning run to give Washington an 8 - 7 win. Johnson has now won 9 out of 10 decisions against the White Sox this season.

1922: Rogers Hornsby sets a new National League single-season home run record with his 28th, eclipsing a 38-year-old mark set by Ed Williamson of the Chicago White Stockings in 1884.

1923: Kansas City Monarchs Hall of Fame pitchers Jos? M?ndez and Bullet Rogan combine for a no-hitter against the Milwaukee Bears, winning 7-0 at Kansas City's newly-opened Muehlebach Field. M?ndez pitches five perfect innings before being relieved by Rogan. Rogan walks the second man he faces, the only baserunner allowed in the game.

1929: Despite three triples by Charlie Gehringer, the Senators overwhelm the Tigers 21 - 5. Sam Rice and Buddy Myer each have four hits and four runs as every hitter in the lineup hits a safety. Gehringer will go on to lead the American League that season in hits, doubles, triples, and stolen bases.
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1932: Detroit P Tommy Bridges has a brush with baseball immortality when he retires the first 26 Washington Senators to face him, before surrendering a hit to pinch hitter Dave Harris. The Tigers win the game 13 - 0. Charlie Gehringer has 4 hits with 2 rbi, CF John Stone and RF Earl Webb have 2 hits each and 5 RBI between them. But Tommy Bridges also with 2 hits and rbi, is the pitching star here as he also struck out 7 senators.
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1934: While three teammates stand watching, a fly ball by Jimmie Foxx drops for a double, the only hit given up by Lefty Gomez in the 3 - 1 win by the Yankees over the A's.

1935: In a rain-soaked game between the Yankees and the Red Sox, Lou Gehrig leaves in the fourth inning with another lumbago attack. The teams engage in stalling and hurry-up tactics, and American League President John Heydler fines managers Joe Cronin and Joe McCarthy $100 each.

1937: Hank Greenberg hits his 100th career home run, at Shibe Park in the Tigers 5 - 3 win over thephiladelphia athletics.

1942: White Sox 1B Don Kolloway's 2-out steal of home in the 5th inning is the only run of the game against Tiger lefty Hal Newhouser. Sore-armed Thornton Lee is the winner. There are seven games played today, and five end in shutouts.

1949: The Detroit Tigers traded Luis Aloma to the Chicago White Sox for Alex Carrasquel.

1955: After playing 274 straight games at 2B, Nellie Fox is given a day off by White Sox manager Marty Marion. Fox will come back the next day and play in 798 consecutive games.

1957: The Detroit Tigers signed George Thomas as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

1959: Mickey Mantle breaks up a scoreless pitching duel between Detroit's Don Mossi and Bobby Shantz by belting an 8th-inning homer with one on. New York wins at home 3 - 0.

1959: Willie McCovey hits two home runs and Willie Mays another as the Giants whip the Braves' Bob Buhl, 4 - 1, to move into first place.

1964: After weeks of negotiating, Ford Frick tells the league presidents and club owners he will not run for another term as commissioner.

1969: Tigers win 4 - 3 over the twins on a Don Wert walk-off single in the 13th inning.

1969: Willie Stargell becomes the first player to hit a home run completely out of Dodger Stadium. The 512-foot, 7th-inning, bases-empty blast breaks a 3 - 3 tie, helping the Pirates defeat Los Angeles, 11 - 3. The 2,500th career hit of Roberto Clemente and a two-run homer from Bill Mazeroski figure prominently in Pittsburgh's seven-run 9th inning. Taking a no-decision in what will prove to be his final Major League appearance is Dodger starter Don Drysdale, pitching with a torn rotator cuff, which, despite assurances that it is "something I'm going to have to learn to pitch with," will lead to his retirement within less than a week.

1972: Tiger shortstop Ed Brinkman commits an error, ending his major league record of 72 games and 331 total chances without making a misplay.

1979: Willie Mays, Warren Giles, and Hack Wilson are inducted into the Hall of Fame.

1983: The Detroit Tigers released Bill Fahey.

1983: American League president Lee MacPhail suspends Yankees manager Billy Martin for the second time this season because of continuing abuse of umpires. Martin is suspended for two games for calling umpire Dale Ford "a stone liar" after a July 31st game with the White Sox. He earned a 3-game suspension earlier this year for kicking dirt on umpire Drew Coble.

1984: Game 2: Royals 4 - Tigers 0. Royals score 4 in the 1st but Juan Berenguer goes the distance after that. Alan Trammell hits a single & double as DH.
Tigers' 4th straight loss drops them to 72-38, reducing their lead to 8.5 games

1986: After Detroit wins the opener 6 - 5, game two starts off with Detroit's first two hitters - Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell - belting homers off Cleveland's Jose Roman. It is the 3rd time in a month this has occurred. Whitaker hits another as Detroit wins the shootout 11 - 9.
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1990: Hall of Fame induction ceremonies for Jim Palmer and Joe Morgan are rained out in Cooperstown, NY. The ceremony will be conducted the following day at a local high school.

1991: The Detroit Tigers signed John Moses as a free agent.

2000: Billy McMillon hits 2 home runs in his #Tigers debut and the Tigers beat the twins 4 - 3.
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2001: Detroit falls to Oakland by a score of 5 - 1. In doing so, the Tigers tie a major league record by scoring only one run in their 5th consecutive game. The last of the seven teams who did so were the 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers.

2001: Dave Winfield, Kirby Puckett, Bill Mazeroski, and Negro League star Hilton Smith are inducted into the Hall of Fame.

2001: Trailing the Mariners, 14 - 2, the Indians, score 12 times beginning in the 7th inning to tie the score. Cleveland will win the game in the 11th inning, 15 - 14 making it the third time (after the 1911 Tigers and 1925 A's) a team has won after being behind by 12 runs.

2002: In a make-up game against the Angels, the Tigers host "Silent Night". The fans hear no electronic, video and commercial enhancements during Detroit's 6 - 3 loss to Anaheim at Comerica Park.

2003: Justin Verlander pitches for Team USA against Nicaragua in the preliminary round of the Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic.
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2007: Tom Glavine becomes the 23rd pitcher and fifth left-hander to win 300 games in the major leagues with an 8 - 3 victory over the Cubs. Glavine allows two runs in 6 1/3 innings for his 10th win of the year against 6 losses.

2012: The Chicago Cubs traded Jeff Baker to the Detroit Tigers for players to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Marcelo Carreno (minors) (October 16, 2012) and cash (October 16, 2012) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

2012: The Tigers rally for 5 runs with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to pull out a 10 - 8 win over the Indians. Cleveland leads, 8 - 5, with two outs and nobody on in the 10th when Chris Perez opens the floodgates by walking Alex Avila and Andy Dirks. Austin Jackson doubles in a run and Omar Infante follows with a two-run single that ties the game. Miguel Cabrera then hits his 27th homer to cap the wild win. Darin Downs earns his first major league victory.

2013: Major League Baseball hands out 13 suspensions in the Biogenesis Laboratories scandal, in one of the largest disciplinary actions in major league history. Alex Rodriguez is suspended for 211 games - until the end of the 2014 season - but decides to appeal, the only one of the 13 to do so. Seven major leaguers are handed 50-game suspensions that effectively end their season, while five minor leaguers are also disciplined. Ironically, Rodriguez plays his first game of the season for the Yankees following off-season hip surgery; he goes 1 for 4 and is mercilessly booed as New York goes down, 8 - 1, in Chicago.

2018: The Red Sox complete a four-game sweep of the Yankees thanks a stunning 9th-inning comeback against closer Aroldis Chapman who allows three runs by walking the bases loaded with two outs, then allows a two-run single to J.D. Martinez and sees the tying run score on an error by 3B Miguel Andujar. Andrew Benintendi then gives Boston a 5 - 4 win with a run-scoring single in the 10th. Boston now has a lead of 9 1/2 games after the two teams were neck-and-neck until late June.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gibsosa01.shtml
Sam Gibson 1926-1928.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/frasivi01.shtml
Vic Frazier 1933-1934.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dave_Rozema
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rozemda01.shtml
Dave Rozema 1977-1984.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/knudsgu01.shtml
Guido Knudson 2015.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ducky_Holmes_(holmedu01)
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/holmedu01.shtml
Ducky Holmes 1901-1902.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mckeere01.shtml
Red McKee 1913-1916.

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https://motorcitybengals.com/2019/08/04/detroit-tigers-deadline-podcast/
Motor City Bengals Tigers Blog Podcast: Detroit Tigers trade deadline recap & discussing Al Avila reports. 28 minutes.

Being a few days removed from the MLB trade deadline, the Detroit Tigers have a bit of a new look.
The Detroit Tigers made a couple of moves at the MLB trade deadline on Wednesday, so we figured we needed to dive into those moves on the podcast. In this latest episode, we talk about the moves the Tigers made at the trade deadline and what the future could hold for Travis Demeritte and other players new to Detroit.

In the second half of the show, we discuss a report from The Detroit Free Press? Anthony Fenech which hints at the fact that Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila passed up a couple of possible trades in 2017 that would have netted Detroit two future stars. In light of this report, is Avila really the best man for the job to help the Tigers rebuild?
 
https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/young-tigers-make-comerica-park-debuts
Young Tigers flash glimpses in Motown debuts.
Tigers official site

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2019/8...re-spencer-turnbull-jacoby-jones-gregory-soto
White Sox 7 - Tigers 4: Spencer Turnbull hit and miss in return.
It was a short outing for the rookie but the loss was fueled by the Detroit bullpen.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/white-s...561#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=565561
Boxscore.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...uture-white-sox-another-home-loss/1921089001/
'Stick with us': Tigers see glimpse of future in loss to White Sox.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/.../tigers-host-chisox-series-opener/1929657001/
Tigers lose to White Sox in series opener, 7-4.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2019/0...and-on-sour-note-losing-to-white-sox-7-4.html
Tigers start homestand on sour note, losing to White Sox 7-4.
Mlive
 
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