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December 28 in Tigers and mlb history:

1888: The Cuban Giants, the top colored team in the nation, announces its plans for 1889: Monday and Saturday games at Elysian Field in Hoboken, Wednesdays and Fridays in Trenton, and Sundays at Long Island Grounds in Maspeth, Queens.

1900: Future Hall of Fame pitcher Ted Lyons is born in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Lyons will make his major league debut in 1923 and will go on to win 260 games over a 21-year career with the Chicago White Sox.

1944: Washington Senators third baseman Buddy Lewis wins the Distinguished Flying Cross for precision flying over the Burma War Theater.

1957: CBS states that it will not broadcast baseball into any area at the time a minor league game is scheduled.

1957: The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds exchange well-known first basemen. The Pirates acquire slugger Ted Kluszewski, known for wearing cut-off sleeves to accommodate his bulging biceps. In exchange, Pittsburgh surrenders Dee Fondy, who batted .313 last season while splitting the season between the Pirates and the Chicago Cubs.

1984: The Detroit Tigers signed John Pacella as a free agent.

1994: The Houston Astros and San Diego Padres swing a mammoth twelve-player trade. Houston obtains OF Derek Bell, IF Ricky Gutierrez, P Pedro Martinez, OF Phil Plantier, and IF Craig Shipley from San Diego in exchange for 3B Ken Caminiti, SS And?jar Cede?o, OF Steve Finley, 1B Roberto Petagine, P Brian Williams, and a player to be named. P Sean Fesh will go to the Padres next May to complete the biggest deal in the major leagues since 1957.

1995: The Chicago White Sox trade OF Tim Raines to the New York Yankees in exchange for future considerations.

1998: The Detroit Tigers signed Gregg Jefferies as a free agent.
1998: The Detroit Tigers traded Luis Gonzalez to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Karim Garcia.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tommy_Bridges
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bridgto01.shtml
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/f8cf51bc
Tommy Bridges 1930-1943, 1945-1946, coach 1946, scout 1958-1960.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Aurelio_Rodríguez
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodriau01.shtml
Aurelio Rodriguez 1971-1979.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/knighra01.shtml
Ray Knight 1988.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/willica01.shtml
Carl Willis 1984.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nieveme01.shtml
Melvin Nieves 1996-1997.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jayemy01.shtml
Myles Jaye 2017.

Tigers players and executives who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Deacon_Jones_(jonesde01)
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesde01.shtml
Deacon Jones 1916-1918.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Lajoie
https://sabr.org/node/26313
Bill Lajoie scout 1969-1973, scouting director 1974-1978, Assistant GM 1979-1983, General Manager 1984-1990.

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THE SATURDAY SURVEY.
Totally Tigers

The Saturday Survey offers another way for readers to weigh in on a relevant topic. So here is a poll to gauge the pulse of our baseball-lovin? peeps.

As always, we welcome your comments, so please vote and then submit your reasons ( 4 sentences max!) for how you voted in the usual comment box. Don?t forget to come back later and view the results!

Have the Tigers improved enough to increase their win total for 2020 or not?

1. 80 or more

2. 70-79

3. 60-69

4. 50-59

5. 40-49

Vote
 
December 29 in Tigers and mlb history:

1878: The professional Baseball League of Cuba begins play in Havana, making the Cuban Winter League the world's second oldest professional baseball organization, trailing North America's National League in seniority by only two seasons. Havana wins the first game, 21 - 20, over Almendares in a contest featuring ten men to a side (the extra position was "right short"). The inaugural Cuban championship consists of only three clubs - Havana, Matanzas, Almendares - and Havana wins the trophy with a 4-0-1 record behind the leadership of manager and captain Steve Bellan.

1917: The Philadelphia Phillies keep swapping with the Chicago Cubs, this month sending OF Dode Paskert, a seven-year veteran, to Chicago for slugger Cy Williams. Williams will flourish in the Baker Bowl, and will hit 222 home runs for the Phillies over the next 13 years. Paskert will not enjoy the same success at Wrigley Field.

1921: The Detroit Tigers selected George Cutshaw off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

1932: Shanty Hogan, who started his career with the Boston Braves, is purchased by the Braves after five years as the regular catcher for the New York Giants. Boston pays $25,000 for Hogan, who will finish his career with a .295 batting average.

1933: New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert refuses to release Babe Ruth from his contract, thus preventing him from becoming the manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Ruth will never receive a chance to manage a major league team.

1938: Al Simmons moves to the National League when the Boston Bees buy him for $3,000 from the Washington Senators.

1949: The Detroit Tigers signed Charlie Keller as a free agent.

1969: The New York Times reports that former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Curt Flood will sue Major League Baseball over the reserve clause, which perpetually binds players to their teams. Flood is objecting to being traded from the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies without his consent.

1983: The Detroit Tigers signed Milt Wilcox as a free agent.

1987: The Detroit Tigers signed Jack Morris as a free agent.

1998: The Detroit Tigers signed Luis Pineda as a free agent.

2017: Wade Davis reportedly agrees to the biggest deal ever offered a relief pitcher as he signs with the Rockies for $52 million over three years. This works out to an annual salary of $17.3 million, besting the $17.2 million given by the Yankees to Aroldis Chapman last year.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/skeelda01.shtml
Dave Skeels 1910.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sweenbi03.shtml
Bill Sweeney 1928.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/deloslu01.shtml
Luis de los Santos 1991.

Tigers players and executives who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mainal01.shtml
Alex Main 1914.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Steve_Boros
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/borosst01.shtml
Steve Boros 1957-1958, 1961-1962, Minor league field coordinator 1996-2002, Director of player development 2003, Assistant to General Manager 2004.

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OPEN MIKE!
Totally Tigers

It?s the last Sunday of the month, folks, which means it?s your day! This is the day for you to be heard. Today is the one day during the month (normally) where you get the opportunity to comment on the Tiger topic of your choosing.

This is the one day of the week where we open up the comment parameters for you, so you can really get those juices flowing. Comments on THIS DAY ONLY can be expanded to a maximum of 8 sentences. So pick a topic and let us hear from you! What?s on your minds?
 
December 30 in Tigers and mlb history:

1907: The Mills Commission on the origins of baseball reports that the game was invented by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839. The Commission is convinced by the testimony of Abner Graves, who claimed to be a childhood companion of Doubleday's. Grave's story is later "verified" when an old, rotting ball is found among his personal effects; the ball is now in the Hall of Fame. The Commission ignores the fact that Doubleday did not graduate from West Point until 1842.

1926: The Chicago Tribune breaks a story that the Detroit Tigers have thrown a four-game series to the Chicago White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant. Responding to the publicity, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis convenes a hearing on the matter, but dismisses all charges. Landis can find no witnesses to confirm any part of Swede Risberg's claim.

1935: Sandy Koufax, one of the most dominant pitchers in history, is born in Brooklyn, NY. He will go on to pitch for the hometown Dodgers, but his career really takes off when the team moves to Los Angeles. Koufax will post a 129-47 record and capture three Cy Young Awards. He will win all three when only one award is given annually for the two leagues.

1955: The Detroit Tigers traded Leo Cristante and cash to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Pete Wojey.

1987: The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Brown as a free agent.

2003: The Detroit Tigers signed Jason Johnson as a free agent.

2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Bynum as a free agent.

2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Michael Crotta as a free agent.
2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Chad Huffman as a free agent.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/taylobi03.shtml
Bill Taylor 1957-1958.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/blomdbe01.shtml
Ben Blomdahl 1995.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Derek_Hill
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hillde01.shtml
Derek Hill 2020.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcgehpa01.shtml
Pat McGehee 1912.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dick_Marlowe
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/marlodi01.shtml
Dick Marlowe 1951-1956.

Baseball Reference
 
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