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October 8 in Tigers and mlb history:

1886: The Detroit Wolverines beat the Philadelphia Quakers 11-0 for their 87th win (against 36 losses). It's a franchise record they won't exceed even in their National League championship season the following year.

1887: The Detroit Wolverines finish 79-45 to win their first and only National League championship. The team had Hall of Famers; Dan Brouthers, Sam Thompson, Deacon White, and Ned Hanlon.

1887: Donie Bush born in Indianapolis. Tigers SS 1908-21. His 52 SB was AL rookie record till 1992. Led Tigers in OBP in 1909 WS.

1904: Jimmy Barrett becomes 1st MLB player to play 162 games in a season. Tigers had 154-game schedule but 10 ties.

1907: Tigers play their 1st-ever World Series game, in Chicago. Game ends in 3-3 tie after 12 innings.
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1908: The Chicago Cubs win the National League pennant when Mordecai Brown beats Christy Mathewson 4 - 2, in the replay of the disputed game of September 23rd when Fred Merkle failed to touch second base.

1909: World Series - Panoramic look at the Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers. Immortals square off, Honus Wagner vs Ty Cobb.

1909: Pirates win Game 1 of the World Series at Forbes Field, 4-1. The Tigers jump out to a 1-0 lead in the first but Fred Clarke ties it with a home run in the 4th. Rookie Babe Adams gets the start and holds the Tigers to 6 hits. Honus Wagner goes 1-for-3 with a double.

1911: Ty Cobb finishes the season with a batting average of .420. Only two players have matched that mark since (George Sisler, .420 in 1922, Rogers Hornsby, .424 in 1924). Cobb also leads the American League in Runs 147, Hits 248, Doubles 47, Triples 24, RBI 127, Stolen Bases 83, Slugging .621 OPS 1.088 OPS+ 196, and Total Bases 367.
He misses winning the Triple Crown by 1 home run.

1915: The Philadelphia Phillies win their first-ever World Series game behind Grover Cleveland Alexander, 3 - 1. Boston Red Sox rookie Babe Ruth grounds out as a pinch hitter in the 9th inning of the opener. Ruth will sit out the rest of the Series, and the Phillies won't win another game in the Fall Classic until Game 1 of the 1980 World Series.

1919: Ed Cicotte pitches Game 7 of the World Series, and the Chicago White Sox play like they mean it. Joe Jackson and Happy Felsch drive in two runs each for a 4 - 1 win to cut the Cincinnati Reds' lead to four games to three in the best-of-nine Series.

1927: In Game 4 of the World Series, facing elimination at Yankee Stadium, the Pirates are tied with the Yankees, 3 - 3, in the bottom of the 9th inning. Reliever Johnny Miljus fans Lou Gehrig and Bob Meusel with the bases loaded, but a two-strike wild pitch to Tony Lazzeri allows Earle Combs to score the winning run for the Yankees and capture the World Series.

1927: In Game 5 of the Colored World Series between the Chicago American Giants and the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, southpaw Luther Farrell pitches a seven-inning no-hitter for the Bacharachs. As a drizzle falls throughout the game and heavier rain constantly threatens, Farrell no-hits his former team to give the Bacharachs their first win and stave off elimination. Allowing an unearned run in both the 4th and 5th innings, he finishes strongly, retiring the last seven men he faces. The home plate umpire calls the game in the middle of the 7th on account of darkness. Chicago protests his decision, but to no avail.

1930: George Earnshaw finishes off the Cardinals, 7 - 1, to win the World Series for the Philadelphia Athletics. Earnshaw is clearly the pitching star of the Series with two victories and a 0.72 ERA.

1934: Daffy Dean outduels Schoolboy Rowe and hits the game-winning RBI: Cardinals win 4-3 to force Game 7 in the World Series.

1940: With only one day off, Bobo Newsom comes back for the Tigers and nearly has enough to win Game Seven of the World Series. Cincinnati Reds Paul Derringer gives up seven hits in the first six innings but sets the Tigers down in order in the final three frames for the 2 - 1 win, giving the Reds the Series.
Thousands of fans greet the Tigers at Michigan Central Station after the tough Game 7 loss in Cincinnati.

1945: Hank Greenberg's solo home run ties the game in the 7th inning, but the Cubs win in the 12th on a Stan Hack walk-off double to force Game 7 of the World Series.

1956: Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitches the only perfect game in World Series history for a 2 - 0 triumph over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Sal Maglie, the opposing pitcher, gives up five hits.
Babe Pinelli is the home plate umpire for Don Larsen's perfect game. Pinelli was the starting third baseman on the 1920 Tigers.

1958: In Game 6 of the World Series, the New York Yankees pull even against the Milwaukee Braves as Hank Bauer hits his fourth home run of the Series and New York wins in 10 innings, 4 - 3.

1961: The New York Yankees' Whitey Ford sets a World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings by extending his streak to 32 innings in a 7 - 0 triumph over the Cincinnati Reds in Game 4. The mark had previously been held by Babe Ruth.

1972: In Game 2 of the American League Championship Series, Bert Campaneris, an all-time rotten bastard scumbag for the ages, of the Oakland Athletics throws his bat at Detroit Tigers pitcher Lerrin LaGrow after being hit by a pitch.
Both players are ejected and Campaneris is suspended for the rest of the series. Tigers manager Billy Martin has to be restrained by several Tigers players and umpires from going after campaneris.

1974: The Detroit Tigers released Ike Brown.

1978: Two of the most beloved Tigers in team history, Hall of Famer Alan Trammell and '76 Rookie of the Year Mark Fidrych.

1982: The Detroit Tigers released Rick Peters.
1982: The Detroit Tigers released Jerry Turner.

1984: Off day. World Series starts tomorrow in San Diego.
San Diego native Alan Trammell returns home: #Relive84

1985: The Detroit Tigers released Bob Stoddard.

1987: Tigers take 2-0 lead before Twins score 6 runs off Jack Morris to win Game 2 of the ALCS. Chet Lemon goes 2-for-4 with a home run. Ex-Tiger Juan Berenguer gets the save.

1993: The Detroit Tigers released Dave Johnson.

2004: The Detroit Tigers selected Colby Lewis off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

2008: Francis Beltran of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2011: The Texas Rangers take the first game of the 2011 ALCS over the Detroit Tigers with a rain-soaked 3 - 2 win over ace Justin Verlander in Arlington. They score two early runs against the 24-game winner; one on a solo homer by Nelson Cruz in the 4th, before Verlander leaves after a 5th-inning rain delay. Rangers starter C.J. Wilson who has to depart early, but five relievers allow only a hit and a walk in the last 4 1/3 innings; Alexi Ogando, the man they call wart face, is the winner.

2013: Frank Tanana throws out the first pitch at Comerica Park before Game 4 of the ALDS.

2013: The ALDS will require a decisive 5th game after the Tigers defeat the Athletics, 8 - 6, in Game 4. Facing elimination, Detroit manager Jim Leyland uses ace starter Max Scherzer in relief in the 7th; he allows a run in that inning but escapes a none out, bases loaded jam in the 8th while his teammates score 5 runs over those two innings to give him the win.


2017: With their backs to the wall in Game 3 of the ALDS, the Red Sox see Houston score 3 runs off Doug Fister in the 1st, but still manage to come back to win, 10 - 3. David Price does some great work out of the bullpen with four scoreless innings, young Rafael Devers hits a two-run homer off Francisco Liriano in the 3rd to give Boston a lead, and Jackie Bradley hits a three-run shot in the 7th to put the game out of reach.

2018: The Red Sox humiliate the Yankees in Game 3 of the Division Series at New Yankee Stadium, winning 16 - 1. The Sox score 7 times in the 4th, chasing Luis Severino, to build a comfortable lead, and keep adding to it as Brock Holt hits for the cycle, becoming the first player ever to do so in a postseason game. Nathan Eovaldi pitches 7 innings for the win.

2020: Hall of Famer and New York Yankees great Whitey Ford dies a few days short of his 92nd birthday. His .690 winning percentage remains one of the best all time while he holds the record for most wins (10), starts (22) and strikeouts (94) in World Series history.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays:

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Donie Bush Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Donie Bush 1908-1921.

Bob Gillespie Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Bob Gillespie 1944.

Don Pepper Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Don Pepper 1966.

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Wally Moses coach 1967-1970.

Mike Chris Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Mike Chris 1979.

Enos Cabell Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Enos Cabell 1982-1983.

Tigers players who passed away:

Al Klawitter Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Al Klawitter 1913.

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DEEPER DISCUSSIONS.
Totally Tigers

Detroit Tigers? PoBO Scott Harris and newly-hired GM Jeff Greenberg are currently sitting down and analyzing what their needs may be for the 2024 season.

There are lots of holes to fill. Pitchers who are leaving or on the IL, a weak offensive system, infield defensive issues and some players under-performing.

In your opinion, which area of the game should be given the priority in fixing? Which area will improve the team the most?

Pitching?

Defense?

Offense?

Today?s blog addresses this dilemma and allows readers to share their thoughts in more detail. And hopefully, to actively engage with others by responding to their posts and creating back-and-forth discussion threads. The more the merrier!

For this one blog only, you?ve got 6 sentences max to share your thoughts. Of course, you can also respond to other readers.

TT will supply the ammunition. One thought-provoking question. Several options provided. One hard choice to be selected. One vote.
Ready?

Which area of the game should be the priority for the Tigers to address this off-season?

1. Pitching

2. Defense

3. Offense

Vote
 
October 9 in Tigers and mlb history:

1886: Hall of Famer Rube Marquard was born this day in Cleveland, OH.

1886: The Detroit Wolverines are swept in a season-ending doubleheader, but finish the season at 87-36: still the best winning percentage (.707) in Detroit pro baseball history. But they finish second to the Chicago White Stockings (90-34) in the National League.

1898: Hall of Famer Joe Sewell born on this day in Titus, AL.

1905: Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants outpitches 26-game winner Eddie Plank and the Philadelphia Athletics, 3 - 0, in the first game of an all-shutout World Series.

1907: Cubs beat Tigers 3-1, take 1-0 WS lead. Bill Coughlin catches Cubs' Jimmy Slagle on 1st hidden ball trick in WS history.
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1909: Ty Cobb steals home to spark a 3-run rally; Tigers tie World Series at 1 game each in 7 - 2 win over pirates.
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1910: Nap Lajoie, in a batting race with Ty Cobb, collects eight hits for Cleveland in a season-ending doubleheader with the St. Louis Browns. The hits were somewhat tainted, however, as St. Louis third baseman Red Corriden played back while Lajoie bunted safely six times. Cobb still wins the batting title with a .383 average.
1910: Scandal surrounds the batting title when the Browns intentionally concede 8 hits to Nap Lajoie. Ty Cobb will eventually be crowned co-champ.
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1916: Boston Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth hurls a 14-inning complete game victory vs. the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 2 of the World Series.

1919: Chicago White Sox starter Lefty Williams gets just one man out in the 1st inning and the Cincinnati Reds go on to a 10 - 5 victory. Cincinnati wins the best-of-nine World Series in eight games. A year after the Series ends, the White Sox will become the "Black Sox", and eight players will be barred from baseball for taking part in throwing the Series.

1921: the Detroit Tigers of the American Professional Football Association (forerunner to the NFL) make their Navin Field debut with a 10-7 win over the Dayton Triangles.
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1926: The St. Louis Cardinals' Grover Alexander scatters eight hits in Game 6 of the World Series while St. Louis tees off New York at Yankee Stadium for a 10 - 2 romp that sends the Series to a seventh game.

1928: Babe Ruth hits three home runs in a World Series game for the second time in his career as the Yankees beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 7 - 3.

1934: The St. Louis Cardinals' Dizzy Dean blanks the Detroit Tigers, 11 - 0, in Game Seven of the World Series.
Tigers fans pelt Joe Medwick with garbage and bottles after his hard slide on Marv Owen at third base in the 6th inning. Commissioner Landis ordered Medwick to leave the game for his safety.
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1938: In the World Series, the New York Yankees become the first team to win three successive World Championships, defeating the Cubs, 8 - 3. Red Ruffing posts his second victory of the Series as the Yankees sweep the Cubs for the second time in six years.

1944: The Cardinals top the Browns, 3 - 1, and win the World Series in six games.

1949: The Yankees pound the Brooklyn Dodgers, 10 - 6, to win the World Series in five games. Pinch hitter and third baseman Bobby Brown is the hitting hero, batting .500 and driving in five runs.

1956: The Brooklyn Dodgers bounce back after Don Larsen's perfect game to tie the World Series in Game 6. Clem Labine comes out of the bullpen to pitch a 1 - 0 victory over the Yankees in 10 innings.

1958: The New York Yankees' Bob Turley pitches 6 2/3 shutout innings in relief to beat the Milwaukee Braves, 6 - 2, for the World Series title. New York becomes the first team since 1925 to win the World Series after being down 3 games to 1.

1964: The Detroit Tigers released Bill Bruton.
1964: The Detroit Tigers released Mike Roarke.

1966: In the World Series, Dave McNally of the Baltimore Orioles wraps up a brilliant pitching display, and a World Championship, with a four-hit 1 - 0 victory. Frank Robinson's home run off Don Drysdale gives Baltimore a surprising sweep of the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The 33 consecutive scoreless innings pitched by Baltimore sets a World Series record.


1968: Tigers beat Cardinals 13-1 on HRs from Jim Northrup and Al Kaline scoring 10 runs in the 3rd inning and even Series at 3-3.


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1970: The Washington Senators traded Ed Brinkman, Joe Coleman, Jim Hannan and Aurelio Rodriguez to the Detroit Tigers for Elliott Maddox, Denny McLain, Norm McRae and Don Wert.
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1984: Game 1 of the World Series tonight at Jack Murphy Stadium. Jack Morris starts for the Tigers, Mark Thurmond for the Padres #Relive84
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1984: The Detroit Tigers win the World Series opener as Jack Morris pitches a complete game 3 - 2 victory over San Diego. Larry Herndon's two-run home run in the 5th inning provides the winning margin.
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1985: The Detroit Tigers released Rusty Kuntz.
1985: The Detroit Tigers released Mickey Mahler.

1998: Joe Siddall of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2002: Tigers hire Alan Trammell as manager.
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2008: The Detroit Tigers signed Eugenio Suarez as an amateur free agent.

2012: The Athletics avoid elimination with a 2 - 0 win over the Tigers in Game 3 of the ALDS. Brett Anderson pitches 6 shutout innings in returning to the mound after a twenty-day injury layoff, setting the tone for Oakland. Coco Crisp scores a run in the 1st and DH Seth Smith homers off Anibal Sanchez in the 5th for the only runs of the game.

2017: In the ALDS, Houston eliminates Boston with a 5 - 4 win in Game 4. Boston takes a 3 - 2 lead in the 5th on a two-run homer by Andrew Benintendi off Justin Verlander, making the first relief appearance of his career. In the 8th, Alex Bregman ties it with a solo homer off Chris Sale, also making an unexpected relief outing, before Carlos Beltran drives in the go-ahead run with a single off closer Craig Kimbrel.

Tigers players birthdays:

Derek Holland Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Derek Holland 2021.

Tigers players and coaches who passed away:

Walter Schaller Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Biff Schaller 1911.

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

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Al_Wingo
Al Wingo Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Al Wingo 1924-1928.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jo-Jo_White
Jo-Jo White Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Jo Jo White 1932-1938, coach 1960.

Mark Christman Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Mark Christman 1938-1939.

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OPEN MIKE.
Totally Tigers

On this long holiday weekend, we welcome readers to share their thoughts about the Tigers or baseball in general. Your observations, comments and questions. Extra credit to those who create topics or questions that generate thoughtful dialog threads.

For this day only, a maximum of 6 sentences please.
 
15 former Detroit Tigers are in this year's playoffs. They include: Justin Verlander,
Willy Adames, Nick Castellanos, Willi Castro, Andrew Chafin, Robbie Grossman,
Joe Jimenez, Michael Lorenzen, James McCann, JD Martinez, Isaac Paredes,
Gregory Soto, and Max Scherzer on the IL.
 
October 10 in Tigers and mlb history:

1887: The Detroit Wolverines, champions of the National League, open a 15-game "world's championship series" with the American Association champion St. Louis Browns.
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1904: The Boston Americans clinch the American League pennant on the last day of the season when Jack Chesbro of the New York Highlanders throws a wild pitch in the 9th inning to allow the winning run to score from third base. Boston wins, 3 - 2, in the doubleheader opener.

1907: Cubs beat the Tigers 5-1 to take a 2-0 World Series lead.

1908: In the opener of their second straight World Series against the Cubs, the Tigers lose, 10-6 at Bennett Park. Leading 6-5 entering the ninth, for the second straight year, Detroit fails to wrap up a Game One victory. The Cubs bang out six straight singles and steal two bases to score five runs and stun the Detroit crowd.
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1920: The Cleveland Indians beat the Brooklyn Robins, 8 - 1, in Game 5 of the World Series. For Cleveland, Elmer Smith hits the first Series grand slam and Jim Bagby, the winner, hits the first Series home run by a pitcher.
Cleveland Indians second baseman Bill Wambsganss turns the first and only unassisted triple play in World Series history! Here's Bill posing with the three Brooklyn Dodgers players he got out.

1923: It's an all-New York World Series for the third straight year. In Game 1, a 4 - 4 tie is broken in the top of the 9th inning by the Giants as they defeat the Yankees, 5 - 4. Pitcher Rosy Ryan takes the win and Joe Bush is the loser. Casey Stengel's inside-the-park home run is the first Series home run hit at Yankee Stadium. It is the first World Series to be broadcast on a nationwide radio network.

1924: The Washington Senators win their only World Series championship by defeating the New York Giants, 4 - 3, in 12 innings. The winning run scores when a ball hit by Earl McNeely hits a pebble and bounces over third baseman Fred Lindstrom's head.

1926: One day after picking up his second complete-game victory of the Series, 39-year-old Grover Alexander saves Game 7 and the World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals, fanning Tony Lazzeri with the bases loaded in the 7th inning, then proceeding to no-hit New York the rest of the way. The Series concludes with Babe Ruth being thrown out trying to steal.

1931: In the World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics rally for two runs and have two runners on base with two outs in the 9th inning when Cardinals reliever Bill Hallahan gets the final out for the 4 - 2 win in Game 7. The Athletics are denied their third consecutive World Championship.

1937: In the World Series, New York Yankees pitcher Lefty Gomez knocks in the winning run in the 4 - 2 clincher in Game 5 against the New York Giants. It is his record fifth World Series win without a loss. Another record comes when the Yankees complete the Series without an error.

1945: The Detroit Tigers score five runs in the 1st inning of Game Seven of the World Series, and rout the Cubs, 9 - 3, behind Hal Newhouser, who strikes out 10 to win the World Championship. It's the Tigers' second World Series Championship in Franchise History.

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1948: Cleveland Indians "rookie" Satchel Paige becomes the first African American player to pitch in a World Series game!
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1956: Baseball legend Jackie Robinson packs away his iconic #42 jersey in the Ebbets Field locker room after playing in his last major league game, a Brooklyn Dodgers loss to the New York Yankees in Game 7 of the World Series.
Pitcher Johnny Kucks sets down the Brooklyn Dodgers, 9 - 0, as the New York Yankees win the World Series in seven games. Yogi Berra hits a pair of two-run home runs and Bill Skowron hits a grand slam. It's the seventh and final time Brooklyn and the Yankees meet in the Series. In the future, it will take a jet, not a subway, to get these two teams together, as the Dodgers will move to Los Angeles in 1958.


1957: Lew Burdette's third victory of the World Series, a 5 - 0 decision over the New York Yankees, gives the Milwaukee Braves the World Championship.


1968: Mickey Lolich wins the World Series for the Detroit Tigers by defeating Bob Gibson and the St. Louis Cardinals, 4 - 1, in Game Seven.
It is Lolich's third complete game win and comes after the Tigers had lost three of the first four games.
Lolich is voted the MVP of the Series.

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1968: Right after the 1968 World Series, Bob Gibson wrote a newspaper column. Class move all the way.
"Mickey Lolich was a better pitcher." #Tigers.
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1970: Baltimore Orioles legend Brooks Robinson makes an amazing play at third base & hits a HR in Game 1 of the World Series vs. the Cincinnati Reds at Riverfront Stadium.

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1972: Tigers defeat the Oakland A?s in Game Three of the American League Championship Series on a shutout by Joe Coleman, who sets a MLB record with 14 strikeouts in a playoff game. The win at Tiger Stadium keeps the Tigers alive in the best-of-five series.
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1973: Tom Seaver hurls the Mets into the World Series for the second time in five years with a 7 - 2 victory over Cincinnati in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series.

1978: Davey Lopes collects two home runs and five RBI to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 11 - 5 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series.

1980: George Brett hits an upper-deck three-run home run off relief ace Goose Gossage to give the Kansas City Royals a 4 - 2 victory and a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series.

1983: John E. Fetzer sells the Detroit Tigers to pizza magnate Tom Monaghan. Monaghan pays more than $50 million for a team that Fetzer invested less than $6 million in when he was part of a group that purchased the Tigers in 1956.

1984: Padres 5 - Tigers 3. Kurt Bevacqua hits a 3-run homer in the 5th inning to put the Padres up 5-3. That score holds and the Padres take Game 2 to even the World Series. #Relive84

1987: The Tigers beat the Twins 7-6 in Game 3 of the ALCS on a 2-run home run in the 8th inning by Pat Sheridan.
It will be the Tigers' last postseason win until 2006.

1990: The Oakland Athletics sweep the Boston Red Sox for the American League pennant and their third straight trip to the World Series with a 3 - 1 victory. MVP Dave Stewart wins for the eighth straight time in head-to-head match-ups with Roger Clemens, who is ejected in the 2nd inning for arguing balls and strikes with umpire Terry Cooney.

1999: The Boston Red Sox set an all-time postseason record by scoring 23 runs in defeating the Cleveland Indians, 23 - 7. The win ties their American League Division Series at two games apiece. Boston gets 24 hits in the contest, including five by Mike Stanley and four each by John Valentin and Jason Varitek. Valentin hits a pair of home runs with seven RBI, while Jose Offerman and Trot Nixon have two RBI each.

2001: Atlanta take a 2 games to 0 lead in their National League Division Series with the Astros behind Tom Glavine's 1 - 0 victory. Shortstop Julio Lugo's throwing error aids the winning run, which crosses the plate on a double play.

2004: The Cardinals advance to the NLCS for third time in five years, beating the Dodgers, 6 - 2, to win their first-round playoff 3 games to 1.

2005: Vic Darensbourg of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2005: Matt Ginter of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2005: Kevin Hooper of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2005: Jason Karnuth of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2005: The Cleveland Indians selected Sean Douglass off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

2006: Brandon Inge hits a home run and RBI double, Ivan Rodriguez also goes deep: Tigers beat the A's 5-1 in Game 1 of the ALCS.

2009: The Los Angeles Dodgers complete a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 5 - 1 win at Busch Stadium in the NLDS. Andre Ethier has a double, triple and three-run homer, while Manny Ramirez has two doubles among his three hits to lead the Dodger offense. Vicente Padilla gets the win, over Joel Pineiro.

2011: The Rangers take a 2 - 0 lead in the ALCS on a walk-off grand slam by soon to be busted for PED's Nelson Cruz off the Tigers' Ryan Perry in the 11th inning, for a 7 - 3 win. Cruz had tied the game earlier with a solo home run in the 7th. All of Detroit's runs come on a three-run shot by Ryan Raburn in the 3rd.

2013: For the second straight year, the Tigers defeat the Athletics in the 5th game of the Division Series. The team's two biggest stars are the heroes today, as Justin Verlander gives up no runs on 2 hits, striking out 10 over 8 innings, while Miguel Cabrera hits a two-run homer off rookie Sonny Gray in the 4th. Joaquin Benoit picks up the save in the 3 - 0 win. There was really nobody better in big game situations than JV.
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2015: The Mets are cruising along with a 2 - 1 lead behind rookie Noah Syndergaard in the 7th inning of Game 2 of the NLDS when Chase Utley barrels into SS Ruben Tejada to break up a potential inning-ending double play. He not only succeeds, but also breaks Tejada's leg in the process while the Mets vainly argue for an interference call.
Major League Baseball will hand Utley a two-game suspension for his unnecessarily violent slide, but in the meantime, Los Angeles takes advantage of the controversial play to score four runs in the inning and ends up a 5 - 2 winner, evening the series.

2015: The Cubs even the other Division Series with a 6 - 3 win at St. Louis. The Cubs score five times against Jaime Garcia in the 2nd, including back-to-back successful squeeze bunts. The Cardinals hit three homers, but they are all solo shots.

2016: The Nationals win Game 3 of the NLDS, 8 - 3 over the Dodgers. Anthony Rendon homers off Kenta Maeda as part of a four-run 3rd inning, but Los Angeles comes back to within one run thanks in part to a two-run pinch homer by Carlos Ruiz off Gio Gonzalez in the 5th. The Nats put the game away with 4 runs in the top of the 9th, including a homer by Jayson Werth off closer Kenley Jansen.

2016: The Indians complete a sweep of the Red Sox in the ALDS with a 4 - 3 win in Fenway Park. A two-run single by Tyler Naquin and a two-run homer by Coco Crisp give them an early lead, but Boston claws back in David Ortiz's final game to close the lead to a single run; they have two men on board in the bottom of the 9th when closer Cody Allen registers the final out to earn his second save of the series.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/John_Stone
John Stone Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
John Stone 1928-1933.

Harry Eisenstat Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Harry Eisenstat 1938-1939.

Hank Riebe Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Hank Riebe 1942, 1947-1949.

Jim Weaver Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Jim Weaver 1985.

Brian Powell Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Brian Powell 1998, 2002.

Ramón Martínez Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Ramon Martinez 2005.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Plácido_Polanco
Plácido Polanco Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Placido Polanco 2005-2009.

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Shelby Miller Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com

Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Shelby Miller. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Shelby Miller 2024.

Tigers players and coaches who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Johnny_Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Johnny Klippstein 1967.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Wally_Moses
Wally Moses coach 1967-1970.

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Days of Roar Tigers Podcast Guessing Detroit Tigers' offseason plans: Is it time to spend big? 62 minutes.

With the so-called non-game season here for the Detroit Tigers, Mark and Evan have a spirited debate over the team's payroll and future. Is it time to bring back J.D. Martinez? Later in the pod, the guys briefly talk A.J. Hinch's future with the team, Matt Shepherd's dismissal from the Tigers' broadcasting booth and Evan's stock watch article on which players have earned their roster spot for 2024.
 
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