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October 24 in Tigers and mlb history:

1908: Baseball's anthem, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, is introduced by singer Billy Murray. The songwriting team of Albert Von Tilzer (music) and Jack Norworth (words), who created the immortal tune, had never seen a game before composing the immortal number.
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1911: The World Series between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics is resumed after six days of rain, and Chief Bender beats Christy Mathewson, 4 - 2, to give the Athletics a 3-1 lead.

1922: The Detroit Tigers selected Frank O'Rourke off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

1927: Incredible footage of New York #Yankees legends Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig in action during a barnstorming tour at Oak Park in Stockton, California. https://twitter.com/i/status/1584510722373201920

1939: Joe DiMaggio is named American League MVP, with Jimmie Foxx the runner-up.

1956: The Associated Press names Cincinnati Reds manager Birdie Tebbetts as its National League Manager of the Year.

1963: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax is the unanimous winner of the Cy Young Award.

1963: Yogi Berra is named Yankees manager to replace Ralph Houk. He leads an aging team to another AL pennant in a tumultous season, but is fired after a seven-game World Series loss to the Cardinals.

1967: Jerry Lumpe announces his retirement. Tigers second baseman 1964-67, made All-Star team in '64.

1972: Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson dies of heart disease at age 53. Robinson had become the first black major league player of the 20th century with the 1947 Dodgers.
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1981: The Los Angeles Dodgers come back to beat the New York Yankees, 8 - 7, in a sloppy three-hour marathon and tie the World Series, 2-2. The Yankees blow a 6 - 3 lead. On one play, Reggie Jackson loses the ball in the sun and it bounces off his shoulder for a two-base error.

1988: Doyle Alexander of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

1994: Bill Gullickson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2000: The Detroit Tigers signed Sean Runyan as a free agent.

2006: Chris Carpenter holds the Tigers to 3 hits over 8 innings as the Cardinals take Game 3 of the World Series in St. Louis.

2012: Pablo Sandoval becomes the fourth player in World Series history to hit three homers in a game, after Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson and Albert Pujols, in leading San Francisco to an 8 - 3 win over Detroit in Game 1 of the 2012 World Series. Barry Zito pitches 5 2/3 innings for the win, as Tigers ace Justin Verlander is the loser.

2016: Michael Fulmer named AL Rookie of the Year.

2018: Jim Adduci of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2018: Louis Coleman of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2018: Pete Kozma of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2018: The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Artie Lewicki off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

2019: The Astros fire Assistant General Manager Brandon Taubman a few days after he yelled highly offensive comments at female reporters during the team's clubhouse celebration after winning the ALCS. The Astros at first called the reports of Taubman's behavior a complete fabrication, before retracting in the face of numerous witnesses who corroborated the original story.

2019: Blaine Hardy of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2020: Major League Baseball honors its best relievers as Liam Hendriks is the recipient of the Mariano Rivera Award in the American League, after saving 14 games with an ERA of 1.78 for the Athletics. In the National League, it is rookie Devin Williams who wins the equivalent Trevor Hoffman Award; while he did not have any save opportunities, he allowed just 17 baserunners in 27 innings and had an ERA of 0.33.

Tigers players, manager, and coaches birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithhe01.shtml
Heinie Smith 1903.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Hugh_High
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Hugh High 1913-1914.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/russeja01.shtml
Jack Russell 1937.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/George_Bullard
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bullage01.shtml
George Bullard 1954.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsda04.shtml
Dave Johnson 1993.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Rafael_Belliard
Rafael Belliard coach 2006-2013.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcbrima01.shtml
Macay McBride 2007.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ron_Gardenhire
https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/gardero01.shtml
Ron Gardenhire manager 2018-2020.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/o'marol01.shtml
Ollie O'Mara 1912.

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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-make-changes-to-medical-and-conditioning-staff
Tigers reshaping medical and conditioning staff.
Tigers official site

I hope the reshaping word means leaner, better shape, better condition trainers.
Doug Teter is going to Lakeland in search of more pie eating contests to enter.

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2022/10/25/23422235/detroit-tigers-david-chadd-kevin-rand-scott-harris
David Chadd and Kevin Rand out as Tigers overhaul continues.
The final long-standing member of Al Avila?s front office is now gone, while the overhaul of the training and medical staff is underway.
BYBTB

Tigers making changes to medical staff, according to Evan Petzold.
- Head athletic trainer Doug Teter transitioning to new role in Lakeland.
- Senior director of medical services Kevin Rand will not be renewed.
- Strength/conditioning coach Steve Chase will not return.
Jason Beck

https://motorcitybengals.com/2022/10/24/report-detroit-tigers-make-changes-medical-staff/
Detroit Tigers make changes to medical staff.
MCBTB

As of September 18, Detroit Tigers players had missed a total of 1,358 games on the IL, which was fifth most in the league at the time. Many of these injuries will carry over into next season as well, with Casey Mize set to miss the entire season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, and Tarik Skubal set to miss at least a good chunk of the year. After seeing a number like that, the organization decided that something needed to be done, so these changes were made.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...e-top-of-athletic-training-staff/69586918007/
Tigers make changes at the top of athletic training staff.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...contract-doug-teter-shifts-roles/69583348007/
Detroit Tigers don't renew Kevin Rand's contract; Doug Teter shifts to role in Lakeland.
Freep

In 2022, the Tigers were decimated by injuries but never pinpointed a reason for their health struggles. They used 17 starting pitchers and three former top pitching prospects ? Casey Mize (Tommy John surgery), Tarik Skubal (left flexor tendon surgery) and Matt Manning (right forearm strain) ? ended the season on the 60-day injured list.
 
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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podca...cked-on-barstool/id1266543495?i=1000583616420
Woodward Tigers Podcast Episode 032: Locked on Barstool. 58 minutes.

Note from Rogelio: This was recorded live on Thursday, October 20th at the Woodward Sports Studio. Apologies on the audio quality but you will hear about that soon enough.

Chris and Rogelio are live in the Woodward Sports studio as they discuss the past week with the Detroit Tigers, is the fan's anger justified and why the blame game seems to be endless.
 
Goodbye Assistant GM David Chadd. Housecleaning continues!!!

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-make-changes-to-medical-and-conditioning-staff
Tigers parting with assistant GM, reshaping medical & conditioning staff.
Tigers official site

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/10/tigers-assistant-gm-david-chadd-part-ways.html
Tigers, Assistant GM David Chadd Part Ways.
MLBTR

https://motorcitybengals.com/2022/1...gers-part-ways-with-assistant-gm-david-chadd/
Detroit Tigers part ways with assistant GM David Chadd.
MCBTB

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...e-top-of-athletic-training-staff/69586918007/
Tigers part ways with longtime exec David Chadd, shake up athletic training staff.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...tant-general-manager-david-chadd/69587908007/
Detroit Tigers part ways with assistant general manager David Chadd after 18 seasons.
Freep
 
October 25 in Tigers and mlb history:

1902: Frank Kitson jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Detroit Tigers.

1917: The Yankees hire Miller Huggins as manager. New York was an also-ran franchise for most of the first 15 years of their existence, but became a dynasty under Huggins, who led the team from 1918 until his death in 1929. The club won their first 3 championships under Huggins, including the famed 1927 Murderer's Row team led by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.

1928: Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig bring their barnstorming tour to Dayton, Ohio! ~ " See the Emperor of Swat and the Crown Prince in Nine Innings of Baseball".
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1935: After the great depression, people had money to spend on sports...
"People undoubtedly have more money to spend. For sports in general, have prospered this year," declared an optimistic National League President Ford Frick.
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1937: Casey Stengel is signed as the new manager of the Boston Bees.
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1955: Baseball great Branch Rickey steps down as general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates and moves into an advisory role. Joe L. Brown, son of actor Joe E. Brown, replaces him.

1955: The Cleveland Indians trade Larry Doby, the first black player in the American League, to the Chicago White Sox for Chico Carrasquel and Jim Busby.

1960: The Houston Colt .45s announce that the team has hired Gabe Paul as general manager. Paul will clash with majority owner Roy Hofheinz and will leave the following spring for Cleveland.

1971: Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez, born this day in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic.
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1972: The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Tom Haller and Don Leshnock from the Detroit Tigers.

1973: The Chicago Cubs trade six-time 20-game winner Ferguson Jenkins to the Texas Rangers for third baseman Bill Madlock and utility man Vic Harris.

1973: The San Francisco Giants trade three-time home run champion Willie McCovey, a Giant since 1959, together with minor leaguer Bernie Williams to the San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell.

1973: The Detroit Tigers released Frank Howard.

1977: Sparky Lyle of the New York Yankees wins the A.L. Cy Young Award with a 13-5 record, 2.17 ERA, and 26 saves. Lyle is the first reliever to win the American League award, after Mike Marshall won the N.L. prize in 1974.

1978: Gaylord Perry of the San Diego Padres becomes the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues. Perry cops the National League honor with a 21-6 record and a 2.72 ERA.

1979: The Detroit Tigers traded a player to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds for Champ Summers.
The Detroit Tigers sent Sheldon Burnside (October 25, 1979) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

1984: Sid Monge of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

1985: The California Angels announce that they will not offer seven-time batting champion Rod Carew a new contract for the 1986 season, effectively ending his 19-year career. Carew finishes with 3,053 hits and a .328 career batting average.

1986: Down to their last out at Shea Stadium, the New York Mets rally for three runs with two outs in the 10th inning against the Boston Red Sox to win 6 - 5 and push the World Series to a decisive seventh game. The tie-breaking run scores on Boston first baseman Bill Buckner's error on Mookie Wilson's slow grounder. Boston Red Sox pitcher Bob Stanley throws a wild pitch that allows the New York Mets to tie the score in the 10th inning of World Series Game 6 at Shea Stadium! Vin Scully with the call.
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1987: In a World Series in which neither team lost a game in its home park, the Minnesota Twins win the World Championship behind starter Frank Viola and reliever Jeff Reardon, beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 4 - 2, in Game 7. The franchise's last championship came in 1924 as the Washington Senators.

1993: Dan Gladden of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

1994: Juan Samuel of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1994: Alan Trammell of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2004: Tigers sign top draft pick Justin Verlander.

2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Lester Oliveros as an amateur free agent.
2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Brayan Villarreal as an amateur free agent.

2006: Game 4 of the World Series is rained out in St. Louis.

2012: Three Giants pitchers Madison Bumgarner, Santiago Casilla and Sergio Romo - combine on a two-hitter as San Francisco shuts out Detroit,
2 - 0, in Game 2 of the 2012 World Series. The Giants play small ball, scoring their first run on a double play grounder in the 7th after a bunt single by Gregor Blanco loads the bases, and their second in the 8th on three walks and a sacrifice fly.

2015: Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker are honored by Navin Field Crew at the site of Tiger Stadium.
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2017: The Astros win a World Series game for the first time in franchise history as they defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7 - 6, in 11 innings in Game two of the 2017 World Series. The Dodgers seem headed for a win as they lead, 3 - 2, in the top of the 9th, but closer Kenley Jansen surrenders a solo homer to Marwin Gonzalez to tie it, and in the 10th, Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa hit back-to-back shots off Josh Fields to give Houston a 5 - 3 lead. Ken Giles cannot nail down the win, however, as he gives up a solo homer to Yasiel Puig and a run-scoring single to Kik? Hernandez. In the 11th, the Astros again score two, on a two-run blast by George Springer off Brandon McCarthy, and while Charlie Culberson hits the eighth homer of the game off Chris Devenski with two outs in the bottom of the 11th, the Dodgers fall short by one run. The 8 homers set a World Series record, while the 5 hit in extra innings are a record for any game, postseason or regular season.

2019: Victor Alcantara of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2019: John Hicks of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2019: Daniel Stumpf of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2020: The Dodgers win Game 5 of the World Series, 4 - 2, to take a three games to two lead, by taking advantage of Rays starter Tyler Glasnow's early struggles. They score three runs over the first two innings to take a lead they will never relinquish. The key moment occurs in the 4th, when Manuel Margot is caught while attempting a straight steal of home that would have tied the game; the play is agonizingly close, but Margot is ruled out, ending the inning. Clayton Kershaw is the winner, while also setting a new record for most career strikeouts in the postseason, passing Justin Verlander.

Tigers players and announcers birthdays:

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Al Cowens 1980-1981.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/siddajo01.shtml
Joe Siddall 1998.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Lewin
Josh Lewin Tigers TV announcer 1998-2001.

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Wilkin Ramirez 2009.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ramirwi01.shtml
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/barreji01.shtml
Jimmy Barrett 1901-1905.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Les_Mueller
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Les Mueller 1941, 1945.

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Tim Thompson 1958.

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Rob Metzler from the Tampa Bay Rays to oversee all amateur and international scouting

Christmas comes early, Detroit Tiger fans!!!!

Scott Harris just hired Rob Metzler from the Tampa Bay Rays to oversee all amateur and international scouting. The Rays have one of MLB's best scouting systems. Something the Tigers sorely need.

Metzler will also be a VP and Asst. GM. The Rays were believed to have had an "anti-poaching" policy towards their employees because they were losing so many. The Tigers got around it, probably by offering a more elevated position.

Also expect that more personnel changes will be happening in the scouting department once Metzler has had a chance to dig in. Quick! Someone please gift him a Biiiiig Shovel......

Totally Tigers

Scott Harris says the Tigers will hire a scouting director. The decision is up to new assistant general manager Rob Metzler.
Harris still plans to hire a general manager but hasn't started the interview process. He has no update on the timeline.

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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/rob-metzler-named-tigers-vp-assistant-gm
Tigers hire Metzler as assistant GM to lead amateur scouting.
New Detroit exec spent past 7 years as Rays' senior director of amateur scouting.
Tigers official site

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2022/1...s-scouting-mlb-draft-scott-harris-rob-metzler
Tigers hire long-time Rays scouting director Rob Metzler.
Another key piece of Scott Harris? developing front office is now in place.
BYBTB

https://ilitchnewshub.com/2022/10/r...vice-president-and-assistant-general-manager/
Rob Metzler Joins Detroit Tigers as Vice President and Assistant General Manager.
IlitchNewsHub

https://motorcitybengals.com/2022/10/25/detroit-tigers-hire-rob-metzler-as-assisant-gm-and-vp/
Detroit Tigers hire Rob Metzler as assistant GM and VP.
MCBTB

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022...or-rob-metzler-assistant-general-manager.html
Tigers Name Rob Metzler Assistant General Manager.
MLBTR

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...sident-assistant-general-manager/69589672007/
Tigers hire Rob Metzler as vice president, assistant general manager.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...zler-tampa-bay-rays-scott-harris/69589372007/
Detroit Tigers hire Rob Metzler from Tampa Bay Rays as new assistant general manager.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2022/10/tigers-hire-rob-metzler-as-new-vice-president-assistant-gm.html
Tigers hire Rob Metzler as new vice president, assistant GM.
Mlive
 
October 26 in Tigers and mlb history:

1887: The Detroit Wolverines lose the 15th and final game of the World Series to the St. Louis Browns, but win the series 10 games to 5. Sam Thompson leads all hitters with a .362 average.
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1911: Danny Murphy of the Philadelphia Athletics has four hits as the A's beat the New York Giants, 13 - 2, to win the World Series in six games. Philadelphia puts the game out of reach with a seven-run 7th inning.
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1934: The Boston Red Sox acquire shortstop Joe Cronin from the Washington Senators for his counterpart Lyn Lary and an estimated $250,000. Cronin will hit .295 with 95 RBI in 1935, the first of his 11 seasons as a Boston player.

1940: Detroit Tigers outfielder Hank Greenberg is named the American League MVP with Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller finishing second. Greenberg hit .340 with 41 home runs and 150 RBI, while Feller posted a 27-11 record with a 2.61 ERA.
Having won the award in 1935 as a first baseman, Greenberg becomes the first player to win the MVP again playing a different position.
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1950: The Baseball Writers Association of America selects New York Yankees shortstop Phil Rizzuto as the American League MVP. He posted a .324 batting average with 200 hits and 125 runs, but drove in just 66 runs. Rizzuto, who receives 16 of 23 first-place votes, easily outpoints runner-ups Billy Goodman of the Boston Red Sox and teammate Yogi Berra.

1950: Walter O'Malley succeeds Branch Rickey as president of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1959: The Detroit Tigers released Gus Zernial.

1960 - After operating the team in the nation's capital ever since Clark Griffith took over as manager of the club in 1912, Calvin Griffith, president of the Washington Senators, makes the decision to move his club to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. In a move designed to get a jump on the National League in the expansion race, the American League announces that it will expand by two teams and approves the move of the Senators. The new AL teams will play in Los Angeles and in Washington, DC, as all teams will play a 162-game schedule, with 18 games against each opponent.

1962: Tigers are welcomed in Tokyo at the outset of a 17-game goodwill tour of Japan.
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1971: Vida Blue of the Oakland Athletics wins the American League Cy Young Award by a 98-85 margin over Mickey Lolich of the Detroit Tigers.
Blue was 24 - 8 + led the AL in ERA, shutouts, FIP, + Whip.
Lolich was 25 - 14, led the AL in Wins 25, IP 376, Games started 45, CG 29, and Strikeouts 308.
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In the National League, Ferguson Jenkins of the Chicago Cubs receives the honor.

1977: Sparky Lyle of the New York Yankees becomes the first American League reliever to win the Cy Young Award. Lyle led the league with 72 appearances, posting a 13-5 record with 26 saves and a 2.17 ERA.

1979: Commissioner Bowie Kuhn notifies Hall of Famer Willie Mays that if he accepts a position with the Bally Manufacturing Corporation, owner of several gambling casinos, he must disassociate himself from major league baseball. Mays, a part-time coach and goodwill ambassador for the Mets, will relinquish his duties upon accepting Bally's job offer.

1982: Former Tiger Harvey Kuenn returns to Brewers as manager after leading them to the World Series.

1982: Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies becomes the first pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards, taking National League honors. The 37-year-old lefthander, who led the National League in wins (23), innings pitched (295.2), strikeouts (286) and shutouts (6), was a previous winner in 1972, 1977 and 1980.

1984: Willie Hernandez named Tiger of the Year by the BWAA Detroit chapter.
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1985: The Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6 of the World Series, thanks in part to a controversial 9th-inning call by Don Denkinger. The umpire rules the Royals' Jorge Orta safe at first base, when replays show he was out. The Royals will go on to score two runs to win, 2 - 1, forcing a seventh game.

1991: Outfielder Kirby Puckett prevents two Atlanta runs with a leaping catch in the 3rd inning and then lofts a sacrifice fly in the 5th to give the Twins the lead in Game 6 of the World Series. The Braves tie it in the 7th, but Puckett turns out the lights in the 10th with a home run to force a seventh game.

1992: Les Lancaster of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

1996: The New York Yankees clinch their 23rd World Series by defeating the Atlanta Braves, 3 - 2, in Game 6. Joe Girardi's RBI triple keys a three-run rally against Greg Maddux. John Wetteland is named Series MVP after posting his fourth save.

1997: Edgar Renteria ends one of the most thrilling Game 7 in World Series history, singling with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Florida Marlins their first World championship with a 3 - 2 victory over the Cleveland Indians. The five-year-old Marlins become the youngest expansion team to win the Fall Classic. Pitcher Livan Hernandez wins the Series MVP award. Following the 2010 season, a panel of experts at the MLB Network will vote this game the 13th greatest game of the past fifty years.

1998: Potential free agent All-Star catcher Mike Piazza signs the most lucrative contract in major league history when he agrees to terms with the New York Mets. The seven-year deal is worth over $91 million and includes having a suite on road trips and a luxury box for home games at Shea Stadium.

2000: In Game 5 at Shea Stadium, the Yankees win their third consecutive World Series, their fourth title in five years, and record their 26th World championship, by defeating the Mets, 4 - 2. Luis Sojo's 9th-inning two-out, tie-breaking single off starter Al Leiter is the decisive hit. Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter becomes the first player to win the All-Star Game MVP and the Series MVP honors in the same season. Joe Torre becomes only the fifth manager to win four World Series championships, joining Hall of Famers Joe McCarthy (7), Casey Stengel (7), Connie Mack (5) and Walter Alston (4) .

2004: In Game 3 of the World Series at Busch Stadium, Manny Ramirez hits a two-run home run as the Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 4 - 1, for their third consecutive victory. Pedro Martinez is the winning pitcher, helped by relievers Mike Timlin and Keith Foulke as Jeff Suppan is the loser.
Prior to Game 3 of the World Series, Edgar Martinez receives the Roberto Clemente Award, an honor given to the player who best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team. A native of Puerto Rico, the Mariners designated hitter, like the award's namesake, is involved in a number of charitable causes.

2005: In the World Series, the Chicago White Sox complete a sweep of the Houston Astros with a 1 - 0 victory in Game 4. Freddy Garcia pitches seven solid shutout innings. Series MVP Jermaine Dye connects for an RBI single off Brad Lidge in the 8th for the only run of the game, as Juan Uribe adds strong defensive support at shortstop. Garcia becomes the first Venezuelan starter to win a World Series game. He also accomplishes the feat with good friend and fellow countryman Ozzie Guillen at the helm, who manages the White Sox to earn the franchise's first World Championship since 1917.

2006: Tigers take 3-0 lead on Ivan Rodriguez's RBI single but David Eckstein's second RBI double gives the Cardinals a 5-4 win in Game 4 of the World Series.

2008: The Phillies top the Rays, 10 - 2, in Game 4 of the 2008 World Series to take a 3 games to 1 lead. Joe Blanton homers, the first pitcher to go deep in a World Series game since Ken Holtzman in 1974.

2018: The Dodgers win a marathon Game 3 in the World Series, 3 - 2 over the Red Sox, on a walk-off homer by Max Muncy off Nathan Eovaldi to lead off the 18th inning. The game lasts 7 hour and 20 minutes and begins with a great start by Walker Buehler, who shuts out the Sox for 7 innings. But Los Angeles can only score one run on a solo homer by Joc Pederson in the 3rd, and in the 8th Boston ties the score on a two-out homer by Jackie Bradley off Kenley Jansen. The two teams trade runs in the 13th when the Dodgers manage to score on a two-out error by 2B Ian Kinsler. The score remains at 2 - 2 until Muncy ends the game as Eovaldi begins his 7th inning of work. The game's total time and the 18 pitchers used are both postseason records.

2019: Major League Baseball honors the best relief pitchers in the game before Game 4 of the World Series. Aroldis Chapman wins the Mariano Rivera Award for the first time, while Josh Hader is a repeat winner of the Trevor Hoffman Award.

2021: Shohei Ohtani is presented with the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award by Commissioner Rob Manfred in recognition of his recently completed season as a two-way player. The rare award had not been given out since 2015, by Manfred's predecessor, Bud Selig, and is only presented to recognize accomplishments of a great historical significance.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/highed01.shtml
Ed High 1901.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Kid_Gleason
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gleaski01.shtml
Kid Gleason 1901-1902.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/moorero01.shtml
Roy Moore 1922-1923.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Hugh_Shelley
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shellhu01.shtml
Hugh Shelley 1935.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Toby_Harrah
Toby Harrah coach 1998, 2013.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/liriafr01.shtml
Francisco Liriano 2018.

Tigers players and managers who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/renfeer01.shtml
Erwin Renfer 1913.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Scheffing
https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/schefbo01.shtml
Bob Scheffing manager 1961-1963, radio 1964, scout 1965.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grahabi02.shtml
Bill Graham 1966.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jeff_Robinson_(robinje02)
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robinje02.shtml
Jeff Robinson 1987-1990.

Baseball Reference
 
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GIDDY UP!
Totally Tigers

I am writing this on October 25th but had to look twice at the calendar because it felt like December 25th. Christmas came early for us, Tiger fans! Or rather it feels like Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa and Festivus all rolled into one.

The Tigers are finally making changes. Changes that should have been made 8 years ago in terms of personnel.

And then there are changes that should have been made decades ago as the Tigers ignored all the departments and resources that every other organization had added and improved ? advanced farm systems, analytics, technology, drafting, biometrics, conditioning and others.

It now appears that Detroit will be officially entering the 21st Century.
 
Scott Harris: "I don't want to create this perception that we are completely cleaning house here. We are not doing that. We are establishing new leadership for a handful of departments that are ultimately going to help us bring more talent here ..."

Sounds as though Tom Moore, the Tigers' director of international ops, will remain with the organization.

Harris also said he feels good about the org's pro scouting under Scott Bream and Sam Menzin.

Few other notes from Tigers baseball ops president Scott Harris:
- He still plans to hire a GM, but is way early in that process.
- Metzler will hire an amateur scouting director.
- Harris has been impressed with pro scouting department in their discussions.
 
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