March 26 in Tigers and mlb history:
1920: At spring training, Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson is out of control in his first intersquad game, hitting three batters and walking two. One of the batters he hits is Bucky Harris, who takes a pitch that glances off the side of his head. Johnson gives up seven runs in three innings.
1923: Ty Cobb's hometown of Royston, Georgia, declares a city holiday in Cobb's honor.
Royston Mayor, Linton Johnson, declared a city Holiday on March 26, 1923 to honor it's famous native son, Ty Cobb.
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1936: Hank Greenberg signs with the Detroit Tigers to a $20,000 contract, and Red Ruffing accepts $12,000 from the New York Yankees.
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1937: On the advice of Ty Cobb, Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio reduces the weight of his bat from 40 ounces to 36 ounces.
1940: Slugger Chuck Klein, who was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates, signs for his third stint with the Philadelphia Phillies.
1946: The Detroit Tigers released Rip Radcliff.
1950: Babe Martin Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Boston Red Sox.
1951: In an exhibition game at the University of Southern California, Mickey Mantle propels a home run estimated at 654 to 660 feet. The shot clears Bovard Field and then goes the width of a practice football field before landing. Mantle has two homers, a bases-loaded triple, and drives in seven runs as the Yankees flunk the Trojans, 15 - 1.
1951: Babe Martin sent from the Detroit Tigers to the St. Louis Browns in an unknown transaction.
1960: A Baltimore Orioles-Cincinnati Reds series scheduled for Havana, Cuba, is moved to Miami, Florida, by Baltimore chief Lee MacPhail. The Reds, with a minor league club in Cuba, want the trip, but the Orioles fear increased political unrest on the island.
1963: On an all-or-nothing day for the Dodgers' Sandy Koufax, he gives up long balls to Roberto Clemente and Donn Clendenon, but strikes out 9 Pirates batters in 7 innings, and also gives up six runs. Sandy's performance probably looks pretty good to Pirate skipper Danny Murtaugh, whose own staff gives up 19 runs, but it doesn't prepare fans for the four-year run on which Brooklyn's late-blooming bonus baby is about to embark.
1969: An indemnity of $540,000 is paid to the Pacific Coast League for Major League Baseball's invasion of San Diego and Seattle as a result of this year's expansion.
1973: George Sisler dies in Richmond Heights, Missouri, at the age of 80. Sisler batted .340 with 2,812 hits over a 15-year major league career. In 1920, he set a major league record by collecting 257 hits, which will last into the next century. Sisler gained election to the Hall of Fame in 1939.
1974: The Boston Red Sox dump two future Hall of Famers when designated hitter Orlando Cepeda and shortstop Luis Aparicio are both given their unconditional releases.
Aparicio, who elects to retire, finishes his career with 2,677 hits and 506 stolen bases and will enter the Hall in 1984.
Cepeda will eventually wind up with the Kansas City Royals, where he will complete his major league career this year. He will win election to Cooperstown in 1999.
1976 - The American League approves the sale of the Toronto Expansion franchise to the Labatt Brewing Company. The transaction is estimated at $7 million.
1977: Infielder Rico Petrocelli is released by the Boston Red Sox after a 13-season career for his only major league club. Petrocelli retires with 210 home runs and two All-Star appearances.
1984: Jackie Robinson posthumously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Reagan. Rachel Robinson accepted the medal.
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1984: The Detroit Tigers released Jerry Ujdur.
1993: The Detroit Tigers selected Gary Thurman off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
1997: The Detroit Tigers selected Jimmy Hurst off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.
1997: The Detroit Tigers released Graham Koonce.
2000: The Detroit Tigers sign Mike Oquist as a free agents.
2000: The Detroit Tigers signed Steve Sparks as a free agent.
2003: The Detroit Tigers returned Travis Chapman (earlier draft pick) to the Philadelphia Phillies.
2006: The Detroit Tigers released Carlos Pena.
2008: The Detroit Tigers released Tim Byrdak.
2017: The Detroit Tigers released Mark Lowe.
2019: This spring's trend of major league teams locking up key players with long-term deals continues. Following recent extensions granted to Mike Trout, Chris Sale and Justin Verlander, among others, today the Mets agree to a five-year extension with ace P Jacob deGrom for $137.5 million, while the Cubs ink Kyle Hendricks until 2023 for an extra $55.5 million.
2020: On what should have been Opening Day in Major League Baseball, owners and the Players Association reach a deal on some of the issues stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Players will receive an advance of $170 million on salaries over the next two months, which is equivalent to around 4% of the salary mass, and prorated salaries relative to the number of games that will be played when the season eventually starts. The players will keep the advance even if the season is canceled.
Players will be credited with service time equivalent to that compiled in 2019, meaning that free agency will not be delayed for those eligible after the season.
Finally, MLB now has the right to shorten the 2020 amateur draft to five rounds from the usual forty, and to twenty rounds in 2021. Bonuses for undrafted players who still want to sign will be capped to $20,000.
2021: The Detroit Tigers released Greg Garcia.
2022: With love from Lakeland. We celebrated Miguel Cabrera's 16 springs and countless memories for fans across Central Florida before his final game at Tiger Town.
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Tigers players birthdays:
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Joseph Burns 1913.
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Shawn Hare 1991-1992.
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Hernan Perez 2012-2015.
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Josh Wilson 2015.
Tigers players who passed away:
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of George Wilson. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Squanto Wilson 1911.
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of George Lerchen. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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George Lerchen 1952.
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Jerry Moses. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Jerry Moses 1974.
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