January 23 in Tigers and mlb history:
1927: In the continuing clash between Commissioner Kenesaw Landis and American League President Ban Johnson, the AL owners are prepared to censure Johnson. But his serious health problems convince them to change their stance and Johnson is given an indefinite leave of absence instead.
Tigers President Frank Navin takes over control of the league on an interim basis and the owners adopt a resolution repudiating the charges that Johnson made against Landis.
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1928: Alfonso (Chico) Carrasquel is born in Caracas, Venezuela. Carrasquel, the first in a great line of Venezuelan shortstops that includes Luis Aparicio, Dave Concepci?n, Ozzie Guillen and Omar Vizquel, will become the first Hispanic to appear in an All-Star Game, in 1951, at Briggs Stadium.
1932: The Brooklyn Dodgers acquire slugger Hack Wilson from the St. Louis Cardinals. Wilson, who costs only $45,000 and a minor league pitcher, will sign for $16,500, half his previous year's salary. He will hit .297 with 23 home runs and 123 RBI for Brooklyn this season.
1956: Hall of Fame umpire Billy Evans dies in Miami, Florida, at the age of 71. Evans began his major league umpiring career in 1906, when he was only 22 years old.
1958: The Washington Senators trade shortstop Pete Runnels to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for first baseman Norm Zauchin and outfielder Albie Pearson. Runnels will win two batting titles, in 1960 and 1962, and just miss a third by six points this season.
1962: Pitcher Bob Feller and infielder Jackie Robinson are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in their first year of eligibility.
1967: The St. Louis Cardinals name future Hall of Famer Stan Musial as their new general manager.
1968: Outfielder Joe Medwick is voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. In his brilliant 17-season career Medwick was a .324 hitter with 205 home runs and 1383 RBI. A ten-time All-Star, in 1937 he won the Triple Crown and was named the National League MVP.
1975: Former Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Ralph Kiner gains election to the Hall of Fame in his final year on the ballot. Kiner hit 369 home runs over a 10-year career, leading the National League in home runs each season from 1946 to 1952. In one of the narrowest margins ever, Kiner is elected by just one vote over the 75 per cent minimum required for induction.
1975: The Detroit Tigers released Jerry DaVanon.
1979: Outfielder Willie Mays, considered one of the greatest players of all time, is elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. Mays garners 409 out of 432 votes and becomes the 14th man to gain election in his first year on the ballot. Mays will officially enter the HOF on August 5th, along with Veterans Committee selections Warren Giles and Hack Wilson.
1981: The Boston Red Sox trade one-time American League MVP Fred Lynn, along with pitcher Steve Renko, to the California Angels for outfielder Joe Rudi, pitcher Frank Tanana and a minor league prospect.
1995: The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Wickander as a free agent.
1996: The Milwaukee Brewers traded Duane Singleton to the Detroit Tigers for Henry Santos (minors).
2003: The Detroit Tigers signed Steve Avery as a free agent.
2004: The Tigers agree to sign free agent catcher Pudge Rodriguez to a four-year deal. In his 4 1/2 seasons in Detroit, Rodriguez hit .298 with 62 home runs and 300 RBIs. He went to three All-Star Games, won three Gold Gloves and helped lead the Tigers to the 2006 World Series.
2010: A group headed by Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan and including a number of prominent business people from the Dallas, TX-Ft. Worth area purchases the Texas Rangers from Tom Hicks for a price rumored to exceed $500 million. Ryan will continue as team President, while attorney Chuck Greenberg will be managing partner and Chief Executive Officer. The corporation will be known as Rangers Baseball Express, in honor of Ryan's famed fastball. Because of complications caused by Hicks's bankruptcy proceedings, the deal will not be finalized for another six months.
2012: The Detroit Tigers signed Warwick Saupold as an amateur free agent.
2015: Hall of Famer Ernie Banks, one of the best hitting shortstops ever and the most popular player in the history of the Chicago Cubs, dies at age 83.
2019: The Mariners offer a minor league contract to 45-year-old outfielder and living legend Ichiro Suzuki. While the Mariners released him last May, Ichiro has not officially retired and has made it clear that he would love to play for the M's when they open the season in his native Japan on March 20th.
Tigers players and coaches birthdays:
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Red Donahue 1906.
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Billy Mullen 1926.
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Cot Deal coach 1973-1974.
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Charlie Spikes 1978.
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Juan Rincon 2009.
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Dan Fields 2015.
Tigers players who passed away:
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Fred Nicholson 1917.
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Frank Doljack 1930-1934.
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Saul Rogovin 1949-1951.
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