December 6 in Tigers and mlb history:
1923: While in Paris‚ John McGraw announces plans for a tour of Europe by the Giants and White Sox in 1924‚ as world interest in baseball grows. In Romania‚ Queen Marie will throw out the first ball to mark the game's debut in July.
1937: It is announced that Ford Frick has been reelected President of the National League for 3 years.
1938: Larry MacPhail ends an agreement with the Yankees and Giants to ban broadcasts in the New York area and sells the radio rights of the Dodgers games to Wheaties.
1939: In a trade of veteran shortstops - or "worn-out shortstops‚" as one newspaper describes it - the Cubs acquire Billy Rogell from the Detroit Tigers for Dick Bartell. Rogell‚ who injured his arm playing handball the previous year‚ will hit just .136 before hanging up his spikes. The Tigers will release "Rowdy Richard" 5 games into the 1941 season‚ but he will stick with the Giants until 1946.
1946: The major leagues finally accept the contention that invasion of minor league territory will result in compensation for the entire league. The major league clubs also agree to return the selection of the All-Star teams, except for pitchers, to a fan ballot.
1952: The American League approves a 2-league waiver rule curbing inter-league trading after June 15th.
1952: At the Winter Meetings a new bonus rule is approved‚ replacing the one that was instituted in 1946 and repealed in 1950. This new rule sets the bonus limit at $4‚000 or the player could be lost though the draft. This second bonus rule lasts until abolished in 1957.
1954: The Tigers trade 1B Walt Dropo with P Ted Gray and OF Bob Nieman to the White Sox for 1B Ferris Fain and Jack Phillips.
1956: The Detroit Tigers purchased Mel Clark from the Washington Senators.
1956: The Detroit Tigers traded Jim Robertson and Bobby Tiefenauer to Toronto (International) for Donald Griffin (minors) and Archie Wilson.
1958: The Senators give walking papers to 3B Eddie Yost‚ sending him to Detroit along with Rocky Bridges and OF Neil Chrisley. The Nats receive infielders Reno Bertoia and Ron Samford and OF Jim Delsing in exchange.
The "Walking Man" Yost will lead the AL Runs in '59 and in OBP and Walks for both the and '59 and '60 seasons playing for Detroit.
1959: The White Sox reacquire Minnie Minoso‚ along with C Dick Brown and pitchers Jake Striker and Don Ferrarese from the Indians. The Indians give up young 1B Norm Cash‚ OF Bubba Phillips‚ and C Johnny Romano.
1960: A group headed by movie star Gene Autry and former football star Bob Reynolds is awarded the new Los Angeles Angels American League franchise.
1965: The Chicago Cubs purchased Don Bryant from the Detroit Tigers.
1968: William Eckert resigns as commissioner.
1973: The Milwaukee Brewers traded Ray Newman to the Detroit Tigers for Mike Strahler.
1974: The Detroit Tigers sent Jim Ray to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.
1975: The Houston Astros traded Jim Crawford, Milt May and Dave Roberts to the Detroit Tigers for Terry Humphrey, Mark Lemongello, Gene Pentz and Leon Roberts.
1976: The Red Sox trade 1B Cecil Cooper to the Brewers for 1B George Scott and OF Bernie Carbo. This ranks as one of the Brew Crew's best-ever trades.
1982: The Minnesota Twins drafted Paul Gibson from the Detroit Tigers in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
1982: The Red Sox trade 3B Carney Lansford‚ OF Garry Hancock‚ and a minor leaguer to Oakland for OF Tony Armas and C Jeff Newman. Lansford‚ who led the American League in hitting in 1981‚ is expendable with the emergence of Wade Boggs at 3B.
1989: The St. Louis Cardinals traded Matt Kinzer and Jim Lindeman to the Detroit Tigers for Pat Austin (minors), Marcos Betances (minors) and Bill Henderson (minors).
1990: Fifteen more players become "free look" free agents as part of the settlement of the most recent collusion case against the owners. It will also cost the clubs a whopping $280 million in damages.
2004: Baseball officials report that they are closer to an agreement on a drug-testing program that will incorporate more tests‚ and stiffer penalties. Donald Fehr says he expects the plan to be in place by spring training.
2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Tim Crabtree as a free agent.
2007: The Baltimore Orioles drafted Randor Bierd from the Detroit Tigers in the 2007 rule 5 draft.
2007: Jose Guillen and Jay Gibbons are suspended by Major League Baseball for steroid use, following the results of George Mitchell's investigation. No penalty is given to Troy Glaus, Scott Schoeneweis, Rick Ankiel and Gary Matthews Jr., who have also been found to be users by the Mitchell investigation.
2010: The Detroit Tigers signed Omir Santos as a free agent.
2010: Pat Gillick, the executive who built the Toronto Blue Jays from an expansion team to an American League power that won two World Series in the early 1990s, is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Former Players Association head Marvin Miller falls just one vote shy of election.
2012: The Detroit Tigers purchased Kyle Lobstein from the New York Mets.
2012: The Boston Red Sox traded Jeff Kobernus to the Detroit Tigers for Justin Henry (minors).
2013: It's a big day of transactions for the Yankees. They lose two free agents, 2B Robinson Cano, who agrees to a ten-year deal with Seattle for $240 million, and OF Curtis Granderson, who moves across town to the Mets for four years at $60 million.
2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Pelfrey as a free agent.
2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Jarrod Saltalamacchia as a free agent.
2019: The Detroit Tigers signed Jorge Bonifacio as a free agent.
Tigers players birthdays:
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Gary Ward 1989-1990.
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Larry Sheets 1990.
Tigers players who passed away:
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Charley Hall 1918.
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