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October 30 in Tigers and mlb history:

1867: Hall of Famer Ed Delahanty was born this day in Cleveland, OH.
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1898: Hall of Famer Bill Terry was born this day in Atlanta, GA.
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1911: Clark Griffith is named manager of the Washington Senators, beginning a stand in the nation's capital as manager, then owner, that will last until his death in 1955.

1922: The Detroit Tigers traded Danny Clark, Howard Ehmke, Babe Herman, Carl Holling and $25,000 to the Boston Red Sox for Rip Collins and Del Pratt.

1945: Branch Rickey signs black players Jackie Robinson and John Wright to a contract with Triple-A Montreal of the International League for 1946.
It is the beginning of integration.

1956: The Brooklyn Dodgers sell Ebbets Field to a real estate group. They agree to stay until 1959, with an option to stay until 1961.

1963: Sandy Koufax wins again. The Dodgers pitcher, who finished with 25 victories and 11 shutouts, outpolls Cardinals shortstop Dick Groat, 237 to 190, for the National League MVP Award. Six days ago, Koufax unanimously won the Cy Young Award.

1967: The Chicago White Sox announce the team will play nine regular season games in Milwaukee during the 1968 season. Chicago will become the first American League team to play regular season games outside its own city since 1905.

1974: Catfish Hunter of the Oakland Athletics is named the American League Cy Young Award winner. He led the league with 25 wins and a 2.49 ERA.

1984: Willie Hernandez of the Detroit Tigers wins the 1984 American League Cy Young Award, edging fellow reliever Dan Quisenberry of the Kansas City Royals. Hernandez posted a 9-3 record with 32 saves and a 1.92 ERA. Hernandez becomes only the third reliever to win the Award.
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1992: Dave Bergman of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2000: Rich Becker of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2001: George W. Bush becomes the eighth President of the United States to attend a World Series game, and the first since Dwight D. Eisenhower to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Wearing a New York Fire Department windbreaker in honor of the heroes of the September 11th attacks, the President walks to the mound by himself, gives a thumbs up, and throws a perfect strike much to the delight of the stadium faithful. In Game 3 of the 2001 World Series, the Yankees win, 2 - 1, over the Diamondbacks, behind strong pitching by Roger Clemens and Mariano Rivera.

2002: Matt Walbeck of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2007: Neifi Perez of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2008: Freddy Garcia of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2008: Gary Glover of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2008: Todd Jones of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2008: Edgar Renteria of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2008: Dane Sardinha of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2011: Wilson Betemit of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2011: Carlos Guillen of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2011: Magglio Ordonez of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2011: Brad Penny of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2011: Ramon Santiago of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2011: Joel Zumaya of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2011: A team of Major League All-Stars arrives in Taipei to begin a series of five exhibition games against the Taiwan national team. Manager Bruce Bochy and players Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson and LaTroy Hawkins hold a press conference upon arrival. The tour marks the 100th anniversary of the first baseball game played in Taiwan.

2012: Tigers give manager Jim Leyland a one-year extension and bring back his coaching staff through the 2013 season.

2013: The Red Sox win the World Series with a 6 - 1 victory over the Cardinals in Game 6. Shane Victorino hits a three-run double off Michael Wacha as the Sox take a 6-0 lead after four innings. David Ortiz collects four walks - three of them intentional - on his way to winning the Series MVP Award.


2014: Joba Chamberlain of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2014: Phil Coke of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2014: Joel Hanrahan of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2014: Torii Hunter of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2014: Jim Johnson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2014: Victor Martinez of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2014: Max Scherzer of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2019: The Nationals win their first-ever World Series, defeating the Astros, 6- 2, in Game 7. Zack Greinke is masterful for Houston, facing only one batter over the minimum through the first 6 innings, while Max Scherzer has to work hard to limit the Astros to 2 runs in his 5 innings, as he strands a boatful of baserunners. Things turn around in the 7th when Anthony Rendon hits a solo homer off Greinke, and Howie Kendrick hits a two-run shot against the right foul pole against Will Harris to give Washington the lead they will never relinquish.
In an unprecedented development, the visiting team wins all seven games of the series. Stephen Strasburg is honored with the Willie Mays Award as the Series' MVP after winning both of his starts, in Games 2 and 6.


2020: The Tigers announce the hiring of A.J. Hinch as their new manager, only 3 days after his one-year suspension for his central role in the 2017 Astros unsavory sign-stealing scandal ended.

Tigers players birthdays:

Charlie Deal Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Charlie Deal 1912-1913.

Clyde Manion Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Clyde Manion 1920-1924, 1926-1927.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Red_Borom
Red Borom Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Red Borom 1944-1945.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jim_Perry
Jim Perry Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Jim Perry 1973.

Wenceeel Perez 2024-present.

Tigers players who passed away:

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

Jimmy Shevlin Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Jimmy Shevlin 1930.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Fischer
Bill Fischer Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Bill Fischer 1958, 1960-1961.

Frank Howard 1972-1973.

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The Tigers have hired Collin Murray as a minor-league pitching coach. He spent the past two seasons as a development coach with the Orioles.
 
October 31 in Tigers and mlb history:

1900: Ban Johnson writes a letter to National League president Nicholas Young seeking peace, based on parity as a major league for the American League.

1920: An estimated 100,000 demonstrators gather at Navin Field (TigerStadium) to protest a proposed school funding amendment.
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1931: The St. Louis Cardinals release the last legal spitballer, pitcher Burleigh Grimes.

1953: After touring Japan with the New York Giants, commissioner Ford Frick compares the level of Japanese play to that of Class-A minor league baseball.

1961: A federal judge rules that Birmingham, Alabama laws against integrated playing fields are illegal, eliminating the last barrier against integration in the Southern Association. The circuit will choose to disband rather than abide the ruling and will be replaced in 1964 by the integrated Southern League.

1972: The Philadelphia Phillies send third baseman Don Money and two others to the Milwaukee Brewers for four pitchers, including Jim Lonborg and Ken Brett. More importantly, the deal opens up third base for a young infielder named Mike Schmidt, who will embark on a Hall of Fame career.

1972: Cleveland Indians pitcher Gaylord Perry wins the American League Cy Young Award by a 64-58 margin over Wilbur Wood of the Chicago White Sox. Perry won 24 games for the fifth-place Indians.

1973: Tom Seaver of the New York Mets wins the National League Cy Young Award, the first time the honor has gone to a pitcher with fewer than 20 victories. Seaver finished 19-10 and led the league in ERA (2.08) and strikeouts (251).

1977: Tigers begin renovation on Tiger Stadium, installing new scoreboard, press box, and blue and orange plastic seats.

1977: Ron LeFlore named Tiger of the Year by BWAA Detroit chapter.
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1979: The Tigers acquire veteran infielder Richie Hebner from the New York Mets for Phil Mankowski and Jerry Morales. Hebner fills in at third and first base in 2 ? seasons with Detroit, driving in 82 runs in his first year with the club.

1979: Mike Flanagan, who posted a 23-9 record for the Baltimore Orioles, is named the winner of the American League Cy Young Award by a comfortable margin over Tommy John of the Yankees.

1983: The Detroit Tigers signed Jim Smith as a free agent.

1991: John Cerutti of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1991: Pete Incaviglia of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

1995: Scott Fletcher of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2000: Gregg Jefferies of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2003: The Detroit Tigers selected Cliff Bartosh off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

2005: Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein resigns, a stunning move that surprises the baseball world one year after he helped build Boston's first world champion since 1918. No replacement is named for Epstein, who reportedly told friends he might take a year off from baseball. He will return as general manager a few months later.

2005: Bobby Higginson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2006: Sean Casey of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2006: Kevin Hooper of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2006: Dustan Mohr of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2006: Matt Stairs of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2006: Jamie Walker of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2007: Kenny Rogers of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2008: Vance Wilson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2011: Brad Thomas of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2012: Don Kelly of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2013: Joaquin Benoit of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Jeremy Bonderman of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Octavio Dotel of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Omar Infante of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Brayan Pena of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Jhonny Peralta of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Ramon Santiago of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2014: The Toronto Blue Jays selected Andy Dirks off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
2014: The Baltimore Orioles selected Pat McCoy off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

2019: Gordon Beckham of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2019: Edwin Jackson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2019: Jordy Mercer of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2019: Matt Moore of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2019: Tyson Ross of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2022: Albert Pujols officially signed his retirement papers, bringing to an end a remarkable 22-season career that saw him collect over 3,000 hits,
700 homers and 2,000 RBIs. His next stop will almost certainly be in Cooperstown, NY when he becomes eligible for the Hall of Fame in five years' time.

Tigers players birthdays:

Ed Fisher Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Ed Fisher 1902.

Jim Donohue Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Jim Donohue 1961.

Matt Nokes Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Matt Nokes 1986-1990.

Tim Byrdak Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Tim Byrdak 2007.

Tigers players and executives who passed away:

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Deacon McGuire Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Deacon McGuire Detroit Wolverines NL 1885, 1888, Tigers 1902-1903, 1912.

Dixie Parsons Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Dixie Parsons 1939, 1942-1943.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jim_Campbell_(GM)
Jim Campbell – Society for American Baseball Research
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Jim Campbell Scout Director 1960-1962, General Manager 1963-1983, President 1984-1990.

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THE BEST MONEY EVER SPENT.
Totally Tigers

Isn?t it amazing what happens when you sign quality talent?

I?m not talking about the players.

I am talking about the personnel. Specifically Scott Harris, Ryan Garko, Rob Metzler, Kenny Graham, Gabe Ribas, Ryan Sienko, Mark Connor, A. J. Hinch and his coaches and the dozens of others who have been brought in to craft the entire process of acquiring, developing and promoting the talent we see on the field. (Jeff Greenberg remains off this list simply because he was just hired.)

It is the difference between night and day.

Few teams have been as clueless as the Tigers when it came to hiring those to run the organization. After Sparky Anderson?s retirement, there was a parade of first-time managers and former players who became skippers.

And it really was sad that the Tigers couldn?t go beyond their boundaries and explore managerial talent outside the organization. Instead, they took the easy way out by hiring Dave Dombrowski?s former Marlins manager, Jim Leyland, who had been retired for 6 years since walking away from both of his contracts with the Marlins (after 2 years) and Rockies (after 1 year).

Seriously, how many other organizations decided that going after long-retired managers was the perfect solution to their needs? It really does smack of either being unimaginative, lazy, desperate and/or believing that the personnel you bring in isn?t really important to winning.
 
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'Days of Roar' Tigers Podcast: Talkin' Detroit Tigers prospects with Mike Ferrin. 73 minutes.

On this episode: This week, the guys have coaching staff changes to review along with Evan's piece on Detroit Tigers pitcher Sawyer Gipson-Long. Later in the pod, Mark and Evan are thrilled to bring back Mike Ferrin, co-host of MLB Network Radio's "Power Alley," to the pod. Ferrin shares why this World Series may be memorable and which players he's looking forward to seeing at the Arizona Fall League.
 
November 1 in Tigers and mlb history:

1892: Statistics for the first 154-game season show that Dan Brouthers of the Brooklyn Grooms was the top hitter at .335, and Cy Young of the Cleveland Spiders the top pitcher in terms of wins with a 36-11 record.

1914: Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack begins cleaning house, asking waivers on Jack Coombs, Eddie Plank and Chief Bender. Coombs goes to the Brooklyn Robins as Plank and Bender escape Mack's manoeuvering by jumping to the Federal League. Despite winning the American League pennant, Philadelphia fans did not support the Athletics and the club lost $50,000.

1922: Former Philadelphia Athletics catcher Ira Thomas buys the Shreveport club in the Texas League for $75,000. Other former players who own pieces of minor league clubs include Ty Cobb (Augusta), Eddie Collins (Baltimore), and George Stallings (Rochester).

1942: The Brooklyn Dodgers name Branch Rickey team president, replacing Larry MacPhail who enters the Army. Rickey had resigned as vice-president of the Cardinals only three days earlier.

1943: The Detroit Tigers drafted Eddie Mayo from the Boston Red Sox in the 1943 rule 5 draft.
1943: The Detroit Tigers drafted Joe Orengo from St Paul (American Association) in the 1943 rule 5 draft.

1944: The Philadelphia Athletics drafted Mayo Smith from the Detroit Tigers in the 1944 rule 5 draft.

1946: The Chicago White Sox drafted Bob Gillespie from the Detroit Tigers in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

1946: Surgeons amputate the right foot of Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck. Two years before, the colorful executive had suffered a serious injury to his leg in the South Pacific during World War II. Veeck has had a tremendous impact on promotion in a half season of ownership. A minor but typical change is the regular posting of National League scores on the Cleveland scoreboard, a departure from the long-standing practice of both leagues. In spite of the amputation, Veeck will remain an active owner through the 1970s.

1949: Gillette buys the World Series television rights for $1.37 million, the money to be dedicated to the players' pension fund.

1951: Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella is named National League MVP for what will be the first of three such awards.

1962: The Houston Colt .45s sign 19-year-old second baseman Joe Morgan as an amateur free agent. Morgan will make his major league debut next season, kicking off a 22-year Hall of Fame career.

1966: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax becomes the first three-time winner of the Cy Young Award. He is a unanimous winner for the second straight year. This is the last year that only one award is given for pitchers in both of the major leagues.

1968: Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain is the unanimous American League winner of the Cy Young Award. McLain posted a 31-6 record, leading the A.L. in CG 28, IP 336, with 280 strikeouts and a 1.96 ERA, helping Detroit to the AL pennant.

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1977: The Detroit Free Press endorses Billy Rogell, "a Detroit institution," for his 12th term on City Council. Rogell was the Tigers' shortstop from 1930-1940, and won a world championship in 1935.
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1978: New York Yankees pitcher Ron Guidry is the unanimous choice for the 1978 American League Cy Young Award. Guidry led the league in wins (25), winning percentage (.893), shutouts (9), and ERA (1.74).

1982: At a meeting in Chicago, the major league owners vote not to renew Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's contract. The American League owners vote in favor of Kuhn 11-3, and the National League 7-5. But his 18 votes leave him 2 shy of the three-fourths majority required for reelection. Kuhn will remain on the job until a successor is found. He will eventually be replaced by Peter Ueberroth.

1991: Jerry Don Gleaton of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

1993: The Detroit Tigers signed Eric Davis as a free agent.

1996: The Detroit Tigers traded Clint Sodowsky to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dan Miceli.

1997: The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum opens in its new home in Kansas City, Missouri. It had been occupying a temporary site there for four years.

1997: The Detroit Tigers signed Fernando Rodney as an amateur free agent.

2000: Juan Gonzalez of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2000: Hal Morris of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2001: The first major league game ever started in the month of November is a memorable one as the New York Yankees, for the second consecutive night, make a dramatic comeback in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game and go on to victory in extra innings in Game 5 of the World Series. In an amazing case of history repeating itself, Arizona Diamondbacks closer Byung-Hyun Kim is again victimized, this time by Scott Brosius, who hits a game-tying two-out two-run home run to knot the game at 2 - 2 in the 9th inning, as Alfonso Soriano hits a RBI single with Chuck Knoblauch scoring the winning run in the 12th to give the Yankees a 3 - 2 victory and a 3-2 lead over Arizona.

2003: The Detroit Tigers signed Tim Christman as a free agent.

2010: The San Francisco Giants win their first World Series championship since moving to the West Coast, defeating the Texas Rangers in five games.

2010: Jeremy Bonderman of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2010: Johnny Damon of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2010: Gerald Laird of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2010: Magglio Ordonez of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2010: Bobby Seay of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2013: Jose Veras of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: The Houston Astros selected Darin Downs off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

2014: Evan Reed of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

2015: The Kansas City Royals win the World Series, defeating the New York Mets in five games.

2017: The Houston Astros win the first World Series title in their history by defeating the Dodgers, 5 - 1, in Game 7. The Astros score five times off Yu Darvish in the first two innings, with World Series MVP George Springer contributing the big blows with a double and two-run homer. Charlie Morton pitches the last four innings without allowing a run to receive credit for the win.

2019: The Mets hire former star player Carlos Beltran as their next manager. He will never get to manage the team however, being forced to resign due to his role in the 2017 Astros sign-stealing scandal.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Heinie_Schuble
Heinie Schuble Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Heinie Schuble 1929, 1932-1935.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Pat_Mullin
Pat Mullin Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Pat Mullin 1940-1941, 1946-1953, scout 1957-1963, coach 1963-1966.
Last Tigers player to wear Number 6 before Kaline.
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Eddie Williams Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Eddie Williams 1996.

Jason Foley Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Jason Foley 2021-present.

Mason Englert Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Mason Englert 2023-2024.

Anthony Misiewicz Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Anthony Misiewicz 2023.

Braden Bristo Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Braden Bristo 2023.

Tigers players who passed away:

Art Ruble Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Art Ruble 1927.

Pat McLaughlin Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Pat McLaughlin 1937, 1945.

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WATERCOOLER WEDNESDAY.
Totally Tigers

Despite the first game of this year?s World Series being a very exciting one, viewership for the contest between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers broke a record for the least watched WS.

Both teams advanced to the finale through wild card berths. Both experienced long playoff droughts. And both are mid-market teams.

Some would say that there are fewer viewers because each franchise record was not among the best. Others may say that viewership is impacted because the teams are not large market or high-profile.
Which factor influences you the most in whether to watch the World Series?

Which factor influences you the most in whether to watch the World Series?

1. Each team's winning record.

2. Prefer watching high-profile/large market teams.

3. Need to have some connection with the cities represented.

VOTE
 
Another sign that the Detroit Tigers' new Player Development dept. is paying off?
Erie SeaWolves, Double-A Eastern League Champions.
Major League affiliate: Detroit Tigers (since 2001).
Established: 1995.
First Title: 2023.
 
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