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Detroit Tigers Team Notes

March 17 in Tigers and mlb history :

1886 - The Sporting News, the weekly that will become "The Baseball Paper of the World," publishes its first issue.

1965 - Jackie Robinson is signed as a member of the ABC-TV major league baseball broadcast team, becoming the first black broadcaster to receive a network position. ABC provides the first-ever nationwide baseball coverage with weekly Saturday broadcasts on a regional basis.

1976 - Commissioner Bowie Kuhn orders teams to open spring training camps as soon as possible. All teams will comply within 48 hours.

1992 - Pitcher Hal Newhouser and umpire Bill McGowan are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.

Tigers players birthdays :

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Oscar_Stanage
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stanaos01.shtml
Oscar Stanage 1909-1920, 1925, coach 1914, 1925.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsova01.shtml
Vance Wilson 2005-2006.

Tigers players who passed away :

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Howard_Ehmke
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/ehmkeho01.shtml
Howard Ehmke 1916-1917, 1919-1922.

from baseball reference
 
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