February 17 in Tigers and mlb history:
1883: At a meeting between the American Association and the National League, the Tripartite Agreement (or "National Agreement") is drafted. In it the two leagues, along with the Northwestern League, agree to respect each other's contracts, ending a brief period of player raids. Also, the reserve rule is amended to allow each team to reserve 11 players, an increase of 6. The National Agreement will usher in a period of peaceful coexistence, lasting until the Players League war of 1890.
1886: Superior Court of Detroit rules to protect neighbors' right to erect bleachers outside Recreation Park for baseball fans. Ruling was later upheld by Michigan Supreme Court.
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1891: The American Association withdraws from the National Agreement thus starting a war with the National League. The AA moves its Chicago team to Cincinnati to compete with the National League team in the city.
1900: Mary Hamilton Von Derbeck is to become owner of the Detroit American League franchise and of Bennett Park, in lieu of unpaid alimony. However, her ex-husband George Von Derbeck files the required bond with a Michigan court to cover the alimony due, regains ownership of the club, and sells it to Tiger manager George Stallings on March 6th.
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1909: The National League deprives umpires of the power to fine players and decrees that relief pitchers must retire at least one batter before being relieved.
1937: The New York Yankees buy another Babe from the Red Sox, picking up Babe Dahlgren. The California native will become the player who replaces Lou Gehrig.
1943: Joe DiMaggio, drawing $43,500 from the Yankees, trades in his salary for the $50 a month as an army enlisted man. DiMaggio, in his customary quiet style, gives no notice to the club.
1964: Former White Sox SS Luke Appling is elected into the Hall of Fame by a special vote. In 1953, Appling's first year of eligibility for Cooperstown, the Sox great received just two votes. He holds the single-season highest batting average for his position, hitting .388 in 1936.
1965: Commissioner Ford Frick suspends U.S.-Japan baseball relations until the Yomiuri Giants-San Francisco Giants dispute over Masanori Murakami's contract is resolved.
1970: Sports Illustrated releases cover story on Denny McLain's involvement with bookmakers in 1967.
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1984: Pitchers and catchers begin reporting to camp in Lakeland. #Relive84
1984: Alan Trammell arrives in Lakeland still nursing a knee injury after a mishap with Halloween costume.
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1987: New York Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly wins his $1.975 million arbitration case, breaking the record for the largest amount ever awarded to a player set by Jack Morris just four days ago.
1988: The Detroit Tigers signed Frank Tanana as a free agent.
1991: Tigers president Bo Schembechler tells the AP it's time to replace Tiger Stadium.
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1993: The Detroit Tigers signed Dave Johnson as a free agent.
1995: With the strike still unresolved and spring training set to begin, Tigers manager Sparky Anderson is put on an involuntary leave of absence as he refuses to manage replacement players.
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1995: The Orioles announce they will not play exhibition games against teams using replacement players.
2003: Avoiding arbitration, the Braves and 36-year-old righty Greg Maddux (16-6, 2.62) agree to the largest one-year contract in major league history.
The $14.75 million deal for the four-time Cy Young Award winner eclipses the $12 million given to David Cone by the Yankees in 2000.
2006: The Detroit Tigers signed Bobby Jones as a free agent.
2011: The Society for American Baseball Research announces the second class of recipients of the Henry Chadwick Award. Sean Forman, founder of Baseball-Reference.com and the BR Bullpen is one of the five honorees.
2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Casper Wells as a free agent.
2021: The Padres sign their young superstar SS, Fernando Tatis Jr., to the longest contract extension in major league history, a fourteen-year deal estimated to be worth $340 million. It is the third largest contract in terms of money, behind only those granted last year to Mike Trout and Mookie Betts.
2021: According to reports, the Blue Jays have settled on TD Ballpark at their spring training complex in Dunedin, FL, to be their temporary home for the start of the upcoming season. Because of restrictions on cross-border travel caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, the Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON is unavailable. In 2020 the Jays used Sahlen Field, the ballpark used by their AAA affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons, as a temporary home.
Tigers players and coaches birthdays:
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Eddie Onslow 1912-1913.
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Wally Pipp 1913.
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Eddie Phillips 1929.
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Orlin Collier 1931.
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Jack Crimian 1957.
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Roger Craig coach 1980-1984.
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Danny Patterson 2000-2004.
Tigers players who passed away:
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Jack Dalton 1916.
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Tony Phillips 1990-1994.
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