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May 4 in Tigers history:

1996: The Texas Rangers become the first American League team in 79 years to pitch consecutive one-hitters as Roger Pavlik holds the Detroit Tigers to a fifth-inning home run in a 3 - 1 win. Ken Hill one-hit Detroit on May 3, retiring the last 26 batters he faced.

2010: Ernie Harwell, one of the greatest broadcasters in baseball history, dies at the age of 92 after a year-long bout with cancer. He was the radio and television voice of the Detroit Tigers for 42 years, retiring from the booth in 2002. He received the Ford Frick Award in 1981 and was a member of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Howie_Koplitz
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kopliho01.shtml
Howie Koplitz 1961-1962.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Rick_Leach
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/leachri01.shtml
Rick Leach 1981-1983.

Tigers players and announcers who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Vic_Sorrell
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sorrevi01.shtml
Vic Sorrell 1928-1937.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Paul_Richards
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/richapa01-bat.shtml
Paul Richards 1943-1946.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ernie_Harwell
Ernie Harwell Announcer 1960-2002.

from Baseball Reference
 
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