February 12 in Tigers and mlb history:
1878: Fredrick W. Thayer patents the catcher's mask. He is the captain of Harvard University Baseball Club.
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1903: Charles (Chick) Hafey is born in Berkeley, California. Hafey will make his major league debut in 1924 with the St. Louis Cardinals. During a 13-year career with the Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds, Hafey will hit .317, including a National League batting crown with .349 in 1931, and will be part of two World Series championships in 1926 and 1931. Hafey entered the Hall of Fame in 1971.
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1920: Dissatisfaction with the National Commission system comes to a head. The National League votes 6-2 for a one-man commission while the American League votes 6-2 for the status quo. Chairman Garry Herrmann resigns, stating his belief that no club owner should serve on the governing board. When the two leagues cannot agree on a chairman, it is left to the league presidents to decide disputes.
1924: The National League announces it will join the American League in awarding a thousand dollars to the player selected by the Baseball Writers Association of America as the Most Valuable Player.
1926: Hall of Fame Broadcaster Joe Garagiola was born this day in St. Louis, MO.
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1930: After leading his Philadelphia Athletics to the 1929 World Championship, Connie Mack becomes the first sports figure to receive the prestigious Edward W. Bok Prize for service to the city of Philadelphia.
1932: George Weiss is named head of the Yankees' new minor league system. Weiss will eventually become the general manager of the Yankees, and along with manager Casey Stengel, will oversee an unprecedented five consecutive World Championships from 1949 to 1953. Weiss will eventually gain election to the Hall of Fame in 1971.
1955: In Caracas, Roberto Clemente and Willie Mays hit crucial home runs to lead the Santurce Crabbers of Puerto Rico to a 4 - 2 victory over Venezuela's entry, Magallanes, in the Caribbean World Series championship. Mays' homer comes in the 11th inning.
1957: The Detroit Tigers traded Chick King and cash to the Milwaukee Braves for Jack Dittmer.
1981: A contract violation by the Boston Red Sox makes All-Star catcher Carlton Fisk a free agent. In 1980, he batted .289 with 18 home runs and 62 RBI. Fisk will eventually sign a multi-year contract with the Chicago White Sox, for whom he will play during the balance of his career.
1982: The Detroit Tigers signed Jerry Turner as a free agent.
1994: Third baseman Ray Dandridge dies in Palm Bay, Florida, at the age of 80. The former Negro Leagues star batted .322 for his career and gained election to the Hall of Fame in 1987.
2014: SS Derek Jeter announces that the 2014 season, his 20th, will be his last one. Injuries have taken a toll of late, limiting him to 17 games in 2013. The team captain will retire as the New York Yankees' all-time leader in games played and hits.
2020: Major League Baseball officially announces the new rules that will be introduced in the upcoming season. They include a minimum of three batters faced by relief pitchers; the addition of a 26th player to the roster, which also includes a limit of 13 pitchers; and a limit on expanded rosters after September 1st of 28 players and 14 pitchers. There will also be restrictions on the use of position players on the mound, and on the use of the injured list.
2020: The Detroit Tigers signed Cameron Maybin as a free agent.
2021: The Detroit Tigers signed Nomar Mazara as a free agent.
2021: The Atlanta Braves selected Travis Demeritte off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
2021: Major League Baseball officially reveals the new structure of the minor leagues, with Minor League Baseball being replaced by the Professional Development League, entirely controlled by MLB and consisting of four classifications, all given generic names. The structure also includes two complex-based leagues in Florida and Arizona, replacing the former Gulf Coast League and Arizona League, and four "partner leagues", three of them former independent leagues and the other the Appalachian League, now a summer collegiate league.
2022: The owners table a 130-page document containing their latest proposals in an effort to resolve the ongoing lockout that they decreed back in December, but it gets a cool reception from the Players Association. The two sides are still wide apart on a number of issues, threatening both the start of spring training, which would normally have taken place in the coming days, and the tentative date of March 31 for Opening Day.
Tigers players and executives birthdays:
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Harry Arndt 1902.
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Andy Harrington 1925.
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Pat Dobson 1967-1969.
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Chet Lemon 1982-1990.
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Jerry Walker Assistant GM, General Manager 1992-1993.
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Gary Knotts 2003-2004.
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