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January 28 in Tigers and mlb history:
1890: In the first of many lawsuits filed against Players League members by their former teams, a judge refuses to grant an injunction against John Ward, president of the Brotherhood. His decision, echoed frequently by other judges, states that the "want of fairness and mutuality" in the standard National League contract, specifically the clauses relating to the reserve rule, "[is] apparent."
1901: The American League formally organizes as a major league, having been a top minor league in 1900: the Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Americans are admitted to join the Washington Nationals, Cleveland Blues, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, and Chicago White Sox.
Three of the original clubs - Indianapolis, Minneapolis, and Buffalo - are dropped.
League power aggregates in Ban Johnson as trustee for all ballpark leases and majority stockholdings, and with authority to buy out refractory franchises.
Player limit is 14 per team, and the schedule will be 140 games. American League contracts give the Players Protective Association what it asked for, with five-year limits on the rights to player services.
1907: In an effort to reduce playing-date conflicts between their leagues, presidents Harry Pulliam of the National League and Ban Johnson of the American League meet to plan schedules. Conflicting dates are reduced to 27.
1949: The New York Giants sign their first black players: Negro League players Monte Irvin and Ford Smith. Both men are assigned to the Jersey City Giants (International League). Irvin will star for the Giants, but Smith will never make the major leagues.
1958: The San Francisco Giants trade infielders Gail Harris and Ozzie Virgil to the Detroit Tigers for outfielder Jim Finigan and $25,000. Virgil becomes the first black player in a Tigers uniform.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPYTQPIWoAEC9Un?format=jpg&name=medium
1962: Edd Roush and Bill McKechnie are added to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Adams in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1967 amateur draft (January Secondary).
1968: Goose Goslin and Kiki Cuyler are admitted to the Hall of Fame by unanimous vote of the Special Veterans Committee. Goslin was a career .316 hitter who played in four World Series. Hit a walk-off World Series-winning hit in 1935 to give the Tigers their first championship
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C29ZQO3WgAQkpC2?format=png&name=small
Cuyler was a .321 career hitter with four stolen base crowns.
1973: The Hall of Fame Special Veterans Committee selects 19th-century players Mickey Welch and George Kelly, plus umpire Billy Evans, for enshrinement in Cooperstown.
1974: Detroit Wolverines and Detroit Tigers Right fielder Sam Thompson, first baseman Jim Bottomley, and umpire Jocko Conlan, are selected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.
1980: Hank Aaron refuses an award from Bowie Kuhn for his career home run total. He’s displeased with how the league treats retired black ballplayers.
1992: Detroit Tigers first baseman Cecil Fielder avoids salary arbitration by agreeing to a $4.5 million contract, for the largest single-season deal in major league history.
https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1222261820569706497/1Mpzof1A?format=jpg&name=small
2009: The Detroit Tigers signed Nick Regilio as a free agent.
2011: The Detroit Tigers signed Timo Perez as a free agent.
2014: Major League Baseball announces it has approved the use of a new pitcher's cap with extra padding to try to cut back on injuries from liners to the mound. The headgear, which is a half-inch thicker in the front than a standard cap and an inch thicker on the sides, will be optional for players in the majors and minor leagues, although it is expected to find more users in youth leagues.
Tigers players birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/holmedu01.shtml
Ducky Holmes 1901-1902.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coffeja01.shtml
Jack Coffey 1918.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/ydeem01.shtml
Emil Yde 1929.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lindsro01.shtml
Rod Lindsey 2000.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tolarke01.shtml
Kevin Tolar 2000-2001.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cruzja01.shtml
Jacob Cruz 2002.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henrios01.shtml
Oscar Henriquez 2002.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Magglio_Ordóñez
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ordonma01.shtml
Magglio Ordonez 2005-2011.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reiniza01.shtml
Zac Reininger 2017-2019.
Tigers players who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/oldhare01.shtml
Red Oldham 1914-1915, 1920-1922.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sullibi03.shtml
Billy Sullivan 1916.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Vern_Kennedy
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kenneve01.shtml
Vern Kennedy 1938-1939.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Rocky_Bridges
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bridgro01.shtml
Rocky Bridges 1959-1960.
Baseball Reference
1890: In the first of many lawsuits filed against Players League members by their former teams, a judge refuses to grant an injunction against John Ward, president of the Brotherhood. His decision, echoed frequently by other judges, states that the "want of fairness and mutuality" in the standard National League contract, specifically the clauses relating to the reserve rule, "[is] apparent."
1901: The American League formally organizes as a major league, having been a top minor league in 1900: the Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Americans are admitted to join the Washington Nationals, Cleveland Blues, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, and Chicago White Sox.
Three of the original clubs - Indianapolis, Minneapolis, and Buffalo - are dropped.
League power aggregates in Ban Johnson as trustee for all ballpark leases and majority stockholdings, and with authority to buy out refractory franchises.
Player limit is 14 per team, and the schedule will be 140 games. American League contracts give the Players Protective Association what it asked for, with five-year limits on the rights to player services.
1907: In an effort to reduce playing-date conflicts between their leagues, presidents Harry Pulliam of the National League and Ban Johnson of the American League meet to plan schedules. Conflicting dates are reduced to 27.
1949: The New York Giants sign their first black players: Negro League players Monte Irvin and Ford Smith. Both men are assigned to the Jersey City Giants (International League). Irvin will star for the Giants, but Smith will never make the major leagues.
1958: The San Francisco Giants trade infielders Gail Harris and Ozzie Virgil to the Detroit Tigers for outfielder Jim Finigan and $25,000. Virgil becomes the first black player in a Tigers uniform.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPYTQPIWoAEC9Un?format=jpg&name=medium
1962: Edd Roush and Bill McKechnie are added to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Adams in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1967 amateur draft (January Secondary).
1968: Goose Goslin and Kiki Cuyler are admitted to the Hall of Fame by unanimous vote of the Special Veterans Committee. Goslin was a career .316 hitter who played in four World Series. Hit a walk-off World Series-winning hit in 1935 to give the Tigers their first championship
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C29ZQO3WgAQkpC2?format=png&name=small
Cuyler was a .321 career hitter with four stolen base crowns.
1973: The Hall of Fame Special Veterans Committee selects 19th-century players Mickey Welch and George Kelly, plus umpire Billy Evans, for enshrinement in Cooperstown.
1974: Detroit Wolverines and Detroit Tigers Right fielder Sam Thompson, first baseman Jim Bottomley, and umpire Jocko Conlan, are selected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.
1980: Hank Aaron refuses an award from Bowie Kuhn for his career home run total. He’s displeased with how the league treats retired black ballplayers.
1992: Detroit Tigers first baseman Cecil Fielder avoids salary arbitration by agreeing to a $4.5 million contract, for the largest single-season deal in major league history.
https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1222261820569706497/1Mpzof1A?format=jpg&name=small
2009: The Detroit Tigers signed Nick Regilio as a free agent.
2011: The Detroit Tigers signed Timo Perez as a free agent.
2014: Major League Baseball announces it has approved the use of a new pitcher's cap with extra padding to try to cut back on injuries from liners to the mound. The headgear, which is a half-inch thicker in the front than a standard cap and an inch thicker on the sides, will be optional for players in the majors and minor leagues, although it is expected to find more users in youth leagues.
Tigers players birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/holmedu01.shtml
Ducky Holmes 1901-1902.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coffeja01.shtml
Jack Coffey 1918.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/ydeem01.shtml
Emil Yde 1929.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lindsro01.shtml
Rod Lindsey 2000.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tolarke01.shtml
Kevin Tolar 2000-2001.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cruzja01.shtml
Jacob Cruz 2002.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henrios01.shtml
Oscar Henriquez 2002.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Magglio_Ordóñez
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ordonma01.shtml
Magglio Ordonez 2005-2011.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reiniza01.shtml
Zac Reininger 2017-2019.
Tigers players who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/oldhare01.shtml
Red Oldham 1914-1915, 1920-1922.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sullibi03.shtml
Billy Sullivan 1916.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Vern_Kennedy
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kenneve01.shtml
Vern Kennedy 1938-1939.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Rocky_Bridges
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bridgro01.shtml
Rocky Bridges 1959-1960.
Baseball Reference
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