September 28 in Tigers and mlb history:
1908: Tigers beat the senators 4 - 1 to retake first place for good. Tigers were 2.5 games back on Sept. 23, but will go on to win their second pennant by a half game over the indians.
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1919: In the shortest nine-inning game in major league history, lasting only 51 minutes, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 6 - 1.
1941: Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox goes 6 for 8 in a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics to finish the season with a .406 batting average. No player has batted .400 since.
1947:
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70 Years Ago Today: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth and Tris Speaker pose together at the first ever Old Timers' Day at Yankee Stadium.
1960: Ted Williams the legendary Red Sox outfielder played in his last game, ripping the final home run -- his 521st -- of his career in the final at-bat.
1964: A record crowd of 59,203 at Tiger Stadium watches the Lions and Packers on a Monday night, an experiment that will help lead to Monday Night Football. Packers won 14 - 10.
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1968: Denny McLain pitches 7 shutout innings but the Senators rally in the 9th to win 2 - 1 and ruin his bid for a 32nd win.
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1972: Tigers lose to the Yankees 3 - 2, while the Red Sox beat the Royals. Tigers fall 1.5 games behind Boston with 6 to play. New York Yankees reliever Lindy McDaniel homered off Mickey Lolich. It was the last home run hit by a pitcher in old Tiger Stadium. The Tigers will rally to win their first ever division title by 1/2 game over the red sox.
1974: Nolan Ryan pitches his third of seven career no-hitters, striking out 15 batters and beating the Minnesota Twins, 4 - 0, at Anaheim Stadium. He also walks eight to run his season total to 202 bases on balls, joining Bob Feller in 1938 as the only pitcher to walk more than 200 in a season. Ryan will again top 200 in 1977.
1975: For the first time in the major leagues, four pitchers share a no-hitter when Vida Blue, Glenn Abbott, Paul Lindblad and Rollie Fingers of the Oakland Athletics combine to no-hit the California Angels, 5 - 0, on the final day of the season.
1976: Mark Fidrych shuts out the indians 4 - 0 for his 18th win in game one of a doubleheader.
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1978: After 15 seasons with the #Tigers, Mickey Stanley plays his final game in a loss to the red sox.
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1984: Tigers win in the 12th inning over the yankees 4 - 2 on Lou Whitaker's 2-run home run, tying the franchise record of 103 wins with 2 games to play.
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1988: Orel Hershiser of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws ten shutout innings against the San Diego Padres and extends his streak of scoreless innings to 59, breaking the record set by Don Drysdale in 1968.
1988: Tigers eliminated from the AL East race. They will win out and finish one game back after a September swoon and near recovery.
1997: Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres ties Honus Wagner's record by winning his eighth National League batting title. Gwynn finishes at .372, becoming the first player to win four consecutive NL batting titles since Rogers Hornsby won six straight between 1920 and 1925.
2003: Tigers win their season finale 9 - 4 over the twins, their 5th win in their final 6 games to avoid tying the 1962 Mets' record of 120 losses.
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2006: Tigers lose 8 - 6 to the twins, Twins tie Detroit atop the AL Central. After leading the division since May, the Tigers will fall to the wild card spot.
2009: Tigers honor the 25th anniversary of their 1984 championship.
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2010: The Detroit Tigers signed David Paulino as an amateur free agent.
2012: 2B Darwin Barney of the Cubs makes a wild throw to first base after fielding Justin Upton's ground ball in the 8th inning of the Cubs' 8 - 3 loss to the Diamondbacks. The miscue ends Barney's 141-game errorless streak, tying Placido Polanco's all-time record for a single season, set in 2007.
2014: Tigers clinch their fourth straight division title with a 3 - 0 win over the twins.
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Tigers players birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Paul_Easterling
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Paul Easterling 1928, 1930.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dick_Gernert
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gernedi01.shtml
Dick Gernert 1960-1961.
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Bob Dustal 1963.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/weberth01.shtml
Thad Weber 2012.
Tigers players who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/corrire01.shtml
Red Corriden 1912.
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