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July 27 in Tigers and mlb history:

1880: Hall of Famer Joe Tinker was born this day in Muscotah, KS.
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1897: Hall of Famer Biz Mackey was born this day in Caldwell County, TX.
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1904: The Tigers purchase catcher Monte Beville from the Highlanders to replace Bob Wood, who dislocated an elbow the previous day when he slipped trying to field a bunt against the A's.

1905: Hall of Famer Leo Durocher was born this day in West Springfield, MA.
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1906: The Detroit Free Press reports that young outfielder Ty Cobb is in a sanitarium.

1927: Mel Ott, 18 years old, hits his first major-league home run, an inside-the-park round-tripper. It is the only inside-the-park homer he will hit of his 511 career homers.

1928: For the last time in his career, Ty Cobb appears in the starting lineup. He singles, doubles, and is hit in the chest by a pitch against the White Sox and leaves the game hitting .332.

1938: Hank Greenberg of the Tigers, who had hit home runs his last two at bats the day before, homers his first two times up to tie the major league record of four in a row. Greenberg has a record-setting eleven two-home run games during the season. "Hammerin Hank" is on his way to another historic season leading the American League with 144 Runs, 119 Walks, and 58 Homeruns.

1946: Hal Newhouser wins his eighth straight. Newhouser's ERA is 0.99 in that span. Prince Hal is now 20 and 3 on the season and will finish 26 and 9 leading the A.L. in wins, ERA, ERA+, FIP, WHIP, Hits per 9, and K's per 9.
Newhouser finishes second for the MVP, missing a 3rd straight year as the MVP.

1950: Stan Musial goes hitless to end his 30-game hitting streak. But everyone else in the Cards lineup has a safety as St. Louis dusts the Dodgers, 13 - 3.

1953: The Tigers release former ace pitcher Hal Newhouser. He will sign with Cleveland and pitch in the 1954 World Series.

1953: Dizzy Dean and Al Simmons are inducted into the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown. Along with them, the Veterans Committee enshrines Chief Bender, Bobby Wallace, 19th-century manager Harry Wright, executive Ed Barrow, and umpires Bill Klem and Tom Connolly.

1957: Ty Cobb appears at Old Timers' Day at Yankee Stadium.
"The Georgia Peach" Ty Cobb feeds Joe DiMaggio a peach at Old Timers' Day!
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1958: The Philadelphia Phillies traded John Turk (minors) and cash to the Detroit Tigers for Jim Hegan.

1962: Al Kaline experiences his best-ever WPA game: 0.840 WPA. He?s 1-for-4 with a walk, reached on error and two RBIs in a Tigers 4-3 win over the Angels. He hits a two-run single in the bottom of the ninth for a walk-off win.

1966: In Los Angeles, Jim Bunning and Sandy Koufax battle for 11 innings before both exit with the score locked at 1 - 1. Koufax allows four hits and fans 16, while Bunning gives up six hits and strikes out 12. Los Angeles eventually tops the Phillies, 2 - 1, in 16 innings.

1968: In Baltimore, Denny McLain shuts out the Orioles, 9 - 0, for his 20th win of the season, against three losses, for the first-place Tigers. McLain is only the third pitcher in the 20th Century to win his 20th this early; the others were Rube Marquard on July 19, 1912 and Lefty Grove on July 25, 1931. Willie Horton hits 2 home runs.

1969: In the team's biggest shutout victory ever, Baltimore routs the White Sox, 17 - 0, as Jim Hardin wins over Billy Wynne. Hardin allows just two hits while the Birds bang out 20, good for 39 total bases. Frank Robinson drives in five runs and hits a pair of homers.

1980: Fans at Tiger Stadium feel tremors from an earthquake in Kentucky during a Sunday afternoon game with the A's.
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1982: Against California, Oakland's Rickey Henderson steals his 95th base but gets caught stealing three times in an 8 - 7, 13-inning California win. Not since 1916 has an American Leaguer been thrown out three times in a game. Rickey will be thrown out 42 times this year, breaking the mark of 38 caught stealings set by Ty Cobb in 1915. Bob Boone is behind the plate.

1983: While picking up his first win as a member of the Royals, Gaylord Perry joins Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton as the third pitcher this season to reach 3,500 career strikeouts, fanning four Indians in a 5 - 4 victory to raise his total to 3,501.

1984: Tigers are seeking to tie the major league record of 70 wins through 100 games set by Sparky's Reds in 1970.
Sparky: "I never thought I'd even see the chance to be 70-30 ever again" #Relive84
The Red Sox and Tigers almost match shutouts, as the Tigers win 9 - 1 and the Red Sox come back, 4 - 0. Rich Gedman's 9th-inning homer in the opener off Dan Petry is the only Sox score.
The Tigers fall one win short of 70 through 100 games, a record set by Sparky's 1970 Reds.

1997: The Detroit Tigers retire Hal Newhouser's uniform number 16. Newhouser pitched 15 seasons for the Tigers and won an even 200 games. He is the only pitcher to win back-to-back MVP awards, in 1944 and 1945, and finished second in 1946 for a third consecutive MVP.
"Prince Hal" also won successive Earned Run Titles in 1945 and 1946. Following the festivities, the Tigers lose to Milwaukee.
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2003: Catcher Gary Carter is inducted in the Hall of Fame in a ceremony held in Cooperstown, NY, wearing a Montreal Expos cap on his plaque. There was some controversy over whether he would go in as an Expo or as a member of the New York Mets, but the Hall of Fame made the final decision shortly after his election was announced in January.

2008: Goose Gossage is inducted into the Hall of Fame. The reliever credits Dick Allen and Chuck Tanner for their support early in his career. He is the fifth relief pitcher enshrined in Cooperstown. Also inducted are Dick Williams, Walter O'Malley, Barney Dreyfuss, Bowie Kuhn and Billy Southworth; all but Williams are deceased. Larry Whiteside is honored with the J.G. Taylor Spink Award and Dave Niehaus with the Ford Frick Award.

2013: Max Scherzer strikes out 7 in 6 one-hit innings on his birthday in the Tigers' 10-0 romp over the Phillies. Matt Tuiasosopo's 3-run home run caps off a 5-run first inning. Torii Hunter and Victor Martinez each go 3-for-4.

2014: A huge crowd estimated at 48,000 is on hand for the annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cooperstown, NY. This year's class is unusually large and prestigious, featuring three players elected on the first ballot: 300-game winners Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine and slugger Frank Thomas, a member of the 500 home run club. Joining them are three managers who stand at #3, #4, and #5 on the all-time win list in Tony LaRussa, Bobby Cox and Joe Torre.

2016: Miguel Cabrera hits a solo shot in the top of the 9th: his 14th career go-ahead home run in the 9th inning or later. Victor Martinez went 4-for-4 as the Tigers completed the sweep in Boston with a 4 - 3 win.

2020: In the first test of the health and safety protocols put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic, Major League Baseball postpones two scheduled games after a number of members of the Marlins test positive for the virus, forcing others to be placed in preventive quarantine. The Marlins stay put in Philadelphia, PA while awaiting further test results, preventing them from travelling to their home city where they were slated to host the Orioles. Meanwhile, the visiting team clubhouse in Philly needs to be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected before the Yankees can use it for their game against the Phillies, which is also postponed. The Marlins will now head to Baltimore, MD to resume their series against the Orioles in two days, unless there is more bad news.

Tigers players, and executives birthdays:

Harry Kane Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Harry Kane 1903.

Charley Hall Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Charlie Hall 1918.

Ray Boone - BR Bullpen
Ray Boone Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Ray Boone 1953-1958.

Dave Dombrowski - BR Bullpen
Dave Dombrowski - Wikipedia
Dave Dombrowski President and General Manager 2001-2015.

Max Scherzer - BR Bullpen
Max Scherzer Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Max Scherzer 2010-2014.

Tigers players, coaches, and executives who passed away:

Hooks Dauss - BR Bullpen
Hooks Dauss Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Hooks Dauss 1912-1926.

Salty Parker Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Salty Parker 1936.

George Freese Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
George Freese 1953.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Rick_Ferrell
Rick Ferrell coach 1950-1953, General Manager 1959-1962, Assistant GM 1963-1975, special assistant to GM 1976-1978.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Tuttle
Bill Tuttle Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Bill Tuttle 1952, 1954-1957.

Mike Roarke - BR Bullpen
Mike Roarke Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Mike Roarke 1961-1964, coach 1965-1966, 1970.

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Boxscore and lowlights.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...igers-with-complete-game-shutout/70476562007/
Shohei Ohtani dazzles, dominates Tigers with complete-game shutout.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...tani-los-angeles-angels-pitching/70478245007/
Shohei Ohtani throws first complete-game shutout of his career in Detroit Tigers' 6-0 loss.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2023/0...-first-career-shutout-in-win-over-tigers.html
Shohei Ohtani throws first career shutout in win over Tigers.
Mlive
 
https://www.mlb.com/gameday/angels-vs-tigers/2023/07/27/717247/final/box
Boxscore and High and Low lights.

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2023/7...chael-lorenzen-shohei-ohtani-manning-sandoval
Doubleheader Recaps: Ohtani notches 1st career shutout, Angels sweep doubleheader.
It was a long day of baseball down at the old ball yard, but definitely a noteworthy one.
BYBTB

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...homers-in-game-2-to-sweep-tigers/70476736007/
Angels' Ohtani hits two homers in Game 2 to sweep Tigers.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...eles-doubleheader-detroit-tigers/70477704007/
Angels made statement keeping Shohei Ohtani. Then he made a bigger one vs. Detroit Tigers.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2023/0...-ohtani-hits-2-home-runs-to-sweep-tigers.html
After pitching 9 shutout innings, Shohei Ohtani hits 2 home runs to sweep Tigers.
Mlive
 
July 28 in Tigers and mlb history:

1890: Giants pitcher Mickey Welch beats the Pirates, 4 - 2, to become baseball's third 300-game winner. The 31-year old Brooklyn native will win only seven more games before ending his 13-year career next season.

1893: Hall of Famer Bullet Rogan was born on this day in Oklahoma City, OK.
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1903: Boston's Vic Willis outpitches Christy Mathewson to beat the Giants, 5 - 3. 3B Ed Gremminger solves Matty, banging out a single, double, home run and sacrifice to lead Boston.

1908: Walter Johnson's recuperation from his operation from an infection behind the right ear seems complete as he pitches 15 innings against the Browns with neither team scoring. Washington pulls out a 2 - 1 victory in the 16th as Johnson strikes out 15, the Big Train's highest strikeout total for his career. He will win 11 of his next 13 decisions.

1917: In a doubleheader at St. Louis, the Red Sox sweep, winning both games by 3 - 2 scores, the second in 11 innings. In the 20 innings, not one Red Sox batter strikes out. Another oddity is in the second game, as Ernie Shore is called out twice for interference when hit with a batted ball.

1922: Rogers Hornsby ties the National League single-season home run record with his 27th, matching the 38-year-old mark set by Ed Williamson of the Chicago White Stockings in 1884.

1923: Ray Boone was born. The 1st of 3 generations in the family to play in the Majors. Busted out in 1953 after a trade to Detroit, hitting .296 26 114 .909 for the season. 1st of 4 straight years with 20 HR, averaging .295 23 99 .873 & making 2 All-Star Games.

1931: The White Sox record an American League-record 12 hits in the 8th inning against the Yankees. They score 11 runs as Bob Fothergill homers and triples to win, 14 - 12.

1936: In the 6th inning of a 16 - 6 Yankee win in Detroit, the Tigers' Goose Goslin drives a ball in the gap in right center. RF Joe DiMaggio and CF Myril Hoag, in for a slumping Jake Powell, sprint for the ball and collide, the ball bounding by for an inside-the-park home run. Both players are knocked unconscious but appear unhurt: Dimaggio stays in though but Hoag is replaced. Hoag will play tomorrow and collect a single, then collapse in his hotel room on the 30th with a brain clot. Hoag will be operated on successfully at Harper Hospital and will be out the rest of the season, but he'll return to play six more years. New York wins the game on 20 hits, scoring four runs in each of the first two innings, and three apiece in the 4th and 5th. Lou Gehrig's two doubles, single and home run number 31 with two aboard pace the visitors. Tommy Bridges is the loser while Johnny Murphy, who relieves Monte Pearson in the 4th, is credited with the win.

1948: Detroit's Dizzy Trout shuts out the Red Sox 13 - 0, to stop Boston's win streak at 13 games. Hoot Evers paces the Tigers 18-hit attack with four hits.

1949: Detroit pitcher Dizzy Trout hits a 9th-inning grand slam against the Senators to help the Tigers to a victory.

1949: A 12 for 25 run raises Jackie Robinson's National League-leading batting average to .364. Jackie will tail off from that mark but will win the batting title at .342.

1951: Charlie Gehringer succeeds Billy Evans as General Manager of the Detroit Tigers. He will continue in this capacity for the Tigers into 1953.

1952: Rogers Hornsby, after being fired by the St. Louis Browns, replaces another former Brownie manager, Luke Sewell, as manager of the Cincinnati Reds.

1952: The St. Louis Browns celebrate "Satchel Paige Night" at Sportsman's Park! The ageless wonder is showered with gifts - then pitches a 6-3 victory vs. the Washington Senators!
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1958: For the sixth time in his career, Mickey Mantle hits home runs from both sides of the plate. New York beats the Athletics, 14 - 7.

1962: After mysteriously disappearing off the team bus in New York two days ago with teammate Gene Conley to use the rest room, prodigal infielder Pumpsie Green returns to the Red Sox and is fined.

1968: Dave McNally outduels Mickey Lolich to give Baltimore a much-needed win over the Tigers, 5 - 1.

1971: Orioles 3B Brooks Robinson, a sixteen-time gold glove winner, commits three errors. Thanks to Frank Robinson's 9th-inning three-run walk-off home run off Rollie Fingers, the Orioles prevail and beat the A's, 3 - 2.

1974: Tigers are down 3-1 and one out in the 9th inning in Cleveland, Mickey Stanley hits a 3-run home run, and the Tigers go on to win 6-3.
A Day in the Sun for Mickey Stanley! Best game of his career (per WPA); 7.28.74 at CLE. 2-5, but all the fireworks in the 9th. Down 3-1, w/ 1 out, Stanley comes up w/ 2 on and hits his 7th HR of the year. Tigers add 2 more, and Hiller closes out the 9th.

1975: Former Detroit Tiger Eddie Onslow, age 84, displays a plaque presented to him by the ball club.

1978: With the Tigers down a run with 2 outs in the 9th, Lou Whitaker hits his first career home run to give Tigers a walk-off 4 - 3 win over Seattle. Whitaker would be named the AL Rookie of the Year.

1979: At Texas, the Boston Red Sox pull off a 1st-inning triple play - 9-4-3 - against the Rangers. It's Boston's third triple play of the year (July 23rd and May 10th) tying a major-league record, and it's needed as the Sox win, 1 - 0. Dennis Eckersley beats Fergie Jenkins.

1985: Lou Brock, Enos Slaughter, Arky Vaughan and Hoyt Wilhelm are inducted into the Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Cooperstown, New York. Wilhelm is the first pitcher to be inducted because of his role as a reliever.

1985: Darrell Evans hits his 300th career home run, off Ken Schrom, to lead Detroit to a 3 - 2 win over the Twins.
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1989: The Detroit Tigers traded Keith Moreland to the Baltimore Orioles for Brian Dubois.

1990: The Detroit Tigers signed Walt Terrell as a free agent.

1991: Dennis Martinez of the Expos tosses the 13th perfect game in major league history (excluding those of Harvey Haddix and Ernie Shore), setting down all 27 Dodgers to face him in a 2 - 0 win. Martinez strikes out five in the contest.


1992: The Detroit Tigers signed John Cangelosi as a free agent.

1993: Detroit 3B Travis Fryman strokes five safeties as he hits for the cycle in the Tigers' 12 - 7 loss to the Yankees.
He is the first Tiger to cycle in 43 years, when Hoot Evers and George Kell accomplished the feat.

1994: The Tigers beat the Mariners 4-2 in 11 innings. Mickey Tettleton hit a walk-off 2-run homer against Bobby Ayala to win it. Joe Boever improved to 9-2 on the season with 1.1 shutout.

1994: Texas P Kenny Rogers hurls a perfect game, defeating the Angels, 4 - 0. Rogers fans 8 in the 11th regular season perfect game of the 20th Century. He becomes the first left-hander in American League history to toss a perfecto and the 14th pitcher in history.


1994: The Players Association executive board approves of August 12 as the date for a strike.

1995: Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker set an American League record with their 1,915th appearance as teammates.
Whitaker hits a walk-off home run, the last long ball of his career. The first and last home runs of Whitaker's career were walk-off homers.

2001: The Twins get P Todd Jones from the Tigers in exchange for P Mark Redman.

2006: The Detroit Tigers released Tike Redman.

2009: In his first start since throwing a perfect game on July 23rd, Mark Buehrle retires the first 17 batters he faces to set a new major league mark of 45 consecutive batters retired. The previous mark of 41 was set by Jim Barr in 1972 and tied by Buehrle's teammate, Bobby Jenks, in 2007. The Twins still manage to beat the White Sox, 5 - 3.

2010: With the trading deadline approaching, a few clubs are making moves. The Tigers, reeling from a number of injuries, obtain 3B Jhonny Peralta and cash from Cleveland for minor league P Giovanni Soto.

2013: It is an unusual induction ceremony at Cooperstown as the writers did not elect a single player to the Hall of Fame and, for the first time since 1965, the ceremony is conducted without a single living inductee present. Instead, those in attendance hear tributes about three great figures from the 19th and early 20th century: player Deacon White, umpire Hank O'Day and owner Jacob Ruppert.

2016: The Detroit Tigers released Lendy Castillo.

2018: The Detroit Tigers selected Josh Smoker off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

2020: In the first meeting between the Dodgers and Astros since details of the Astros' sign-stealing came out, Joe Kelly - who wasn't even on the Dodgers at the time the Astros' actions probably cost the Dodgers the 2017 World Series - decides to mete out justice by throwing at Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa. His gesture leads to benches clearing, something not seen kindly by major league authorities in these days of forced distanciation, and will cost Kelly a steep eight-game suspension. Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts is also suspended for a game.

Tigers players birthdays:

Bob Wood Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Bob Wood 1904-1905.

Hank Perry Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Hank Perry 1912.

John Glaiser Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
John Glaiser 1920.

Ben Steiner Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Ben Steiner 1947.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ted_Lepcio
Ted Lepcio Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Ted Lepcio 1959.

Brendon Davis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Brendon Davis 2022.

Tigers players and scouts who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Marty_Kavanagh
Marty Kavanagh Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Marty Kavanaugh 1914-1916, 1918.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lu_Blue
Lu Blue Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Lu Blue 1921-1927.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Steve_Souchock
Bud Souchock Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Steve Souchock 1951-1955, scout 1988-1995.

Frank Castillo Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Frank Castillo 1998.

Baseball Reference
 
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FIVE FOR FRIDAY.
Totally Tigers

We are just days away from the August trade deadline and the rumors are flying.

And that?s just what they are. Rumors.

It?s one of the most used strategies to generate interest and bidding wars. Or to deflect attention away from what you?re really trying to do during this time.

Teams have been known to use employees as decoys and go around a baseball conference and ?whisper? about their team?s ?interest? in a player.

No rumors should be taken seriously. That is unless you have Al Avila as your GM who would regularly blurt out who he was trying to trade.

So what are the biggest rumors floating out there about the Tigers? I?ve got my top 5 of stories not to be believed.
 
The Detroit Tigers have signed UDFA right-handed pitcher Zachary Lee from the University of Kentucky
Lee had a 4.29 ERA, a 10 K/9, and a 3.4 BB/9 over 71.1 innings of work in 2023.
 
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