August 6 in Tigers and mlb history:
1886: The Detroit Wolverines purchased Fred Dunlap from the St. Louis Maroons for $4,700.
1905: The Detroit Tigers purchased George Disch from Marshalltown (Iowa State).
1905: The Detroit Tigers purchased John Eubank from Fort Dodge (Iowa State).
1908: Ty Cobb marries Charlotte Lombard in Augusta, Georgia.
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1912: Inspired in part by the Ty Cobb suspension and the Tigers' brief strike in May, the formation of a "Players Fraternity" is announced, headed by attorney and former player Dave Fultz. Leading players include Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Mickey Doolan, and Jake Daubert. The goals are to oppose contract violations, rowdyism, and anything that may "impair a player's ability."
1917: Veteran Eddie Plank, 41, hooks up with Washington's Walter Johnson in a brilliant 11-inning duel, won 1 - 0 by Johnson. For Plank, this is the last game of his oustanding career, and he will announce his retirement in a week, citing stomach problems as the reason. Pitching for the hapless Browns doesn't help as Plank's 1.79 ERA this season results in just a 5 - 6 record.
1938: Mickey Cochrane is fired as Detroit manager and is replaced with Del Baker.
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1941: Detroit P Al Benton collects two sacrifices in one inning, a major-league record.
1942: An editorial in The Sporting News argues for segregation on the diamond. The column states that members of each race "prefer to draw their talents from their own ranks and both groups know their crowd psychology and do not care to run the risk of damaging their own game."
1946: The Detroit Tigers signed Johnny Groth as an amateur free agent.
1947: Can a pinch runner drive in a run? Skeeter Webb of the Tigers takes the paths for Fred Hutchinson against the Indians and scores. Detroit bats around, and Webb lifts a fly ball that scores a run in the 9-run 8th. Stubby Overmire wins 13 - 6, in the first of 2. Detroit sweeps, winning the nitecap 7 - 5 behind Hutchinson.
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1951: The Boston Red Sox selected Aaron Robinson off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
1951: Lame duck Commissioner Happy Chandler testifies in front of the Senate committee, urging that baseball expand out of its eastern area. He adds that some owners see sport only as big business.
1952: The St. Louis Browns' Satchel Paige 46, beats Tigers Virgil Trucks 1 - 0 in 12 innings.
1953: Ted Williams is back in a Red Sox uniform after military duty in Korea. He will finish his abbreviated season with 13 homers and a .407 mark.
1961: Mickey Mantle leads the Yankees to a doubleheader sweep of the Twins, going 5 for 9 with three home runs and a double. His four RBIs give him an even 100 for the year and his homer total is now 43. In the opener, Mantle had two home runs off his favorite pitcher, Pedro Ramos, but it is Johnny Blanchard's homer in the 10th that ties the game at 6 - 6. In the 15th, Yogi Berra hits a bases-loaded grounder and just beats the throw at first to give the Yanks the win. The Yankees win the nitecap by a run as well, when Clete Boyer drives in Mantle in the 9th inning to break a 2 - 2 tie. New York now leads Detroit by 2 1/2 games.
1962: Detroit?s Steve Boros homers three times in one game, but Tigers come up short against the indians 6 - 5.
1963: Tigers beat the Red Sox 10 - 1, Rocky Colavito hits 16th home run w/ 3 RBIs.
1965: After going 7 for 11 against the White Sox, Mickey Mantle loops a homer off Mickey Lolich but Detroit tops the visiting Yankees, 5 - 4. New York will win tomorrow and Mick will add another homer.
1968: John Hiller sets a major league record by striking out his first 6 batters. The Tigers win 2 - 1 over the indians on a walk-off single by Dick Tracewski in the 17th inning.
1969: Twins manager Billy Martin punches his pitcher Dave Boswell at Detroit's Lindell AC on Michigan and Cass.
1972: Hitting his 660th and 661st career homers, Hank Aaron breaks Yankee legend Babe Ruth's record for most home runs with one team. Hammerin' Hank's second homer of the day is a 10th-inning blast which enables the Braves to beat the Reds, 4 - 3.
1973: Roberto Clemente and Warren Spahn head the list of new inductees at Cooperstown. Clemente is the first Latin-born player to achieve membership in the Hall of Fame, albeit posthumously.
1974: Norm Cash appears in his final game with the Tigers as a PH.
He hit 373 Homeruns w/1087 RBI + over 1000 Walks, + a 139 OPS+ as a Tiger.
1981: The players approve a split-season format necessitated by the seven-week strike. The Yankees, A's, Phillies and Dodgers are declared the first-half champions and will be automatically qualified for the 1981 Postseason.
1984: The Tigers and Red Sox split, with Detroit outslugging Boston in the opener 9 - 7, and Boston replying 10 - 2. Aurelio Lopez (8-0) wins the first game in relief as Chet Lemon and Lance Parrish each hit homers and drive in three runs.
1985: As announced three weeks ago, the Players Association keep their word and go on strike. The second mid-season work stoppage in history will last only two days.
1989: The New York Mets purchased Mike Trujillo from the Detroit Tigers.
1996: The Detroit Tigers selected Todd Van Poppel off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
2001: The Hall of Fame Veterans Committee, comprised of five former players, five media members and five former executives, which was established in 1953, is to be replaced by a 90-member group made up of the members of the Hall of Fame (61), the recipients of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for writers (13), the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasters (13) and current Veterans Committee members (3). The new committee will be able to elect players only once every two years and executives, umpires and managers only once every four years.
2010: The Detroit Tigers released Mike Rabelo.
2012: Pitching is the name of the game today. In Detroit, Justin Verlander racks up 14 strikeouts to beat the Yankees, 7 - 2, a career-best and the most in the American League this season.
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2014: The Detroit Tigers signed Jim Johnson as a free agent.
2015: Victor Martinez hits 2 home runs. Ian Kinsler hits a walk-off home run and the Tigers beat the royals 8 - 6.
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2016: J.D. Martinez throws out Jay Bruce at home plate to win the game for the Tigers over the mets 6 - 5.
2017: Nick Castellanos homers for his 500th career hit in a loss to the orioles.
2018: The Detroit Tigers traded Mike Fiers to the Oakland Athletics for players to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Nolan Blackwood (minors) (August 18, 2018) and Logan Shore (minors) (September 19, 2018) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
2019: The Detroit Tigers selected David McKay off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
2020: Jordy Mercer of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Tigers players birthdays:
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Tom Hughes 1930.
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Chad Kimsey 1936.
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Van Fletcher 1955.
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Herb Moford 1958.
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Clem Labine 1960.
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Duane Singleton 1996.
Tigers players who passed away:
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Bob Miller 1973.
from Baseball Reference
