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Red Sox 7 - Tigers 5 (F/10): Mize returns, but homers spell doom.
They came back late to take it to extras, but it all fell apart in the tenth.
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Carpenter's blast, Rogers' double force extra innings, but Tigers fall to Red Sox.
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Detroit Tigers rally in Casey Mize's return, but fall to Boston Red Sox, 7-5 (10).
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Tigers rally with 3-run blast before falling to Red Sox in 10th.
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Red Sox 7, Tigers 5 (F/10): Mize returns, but homers spell doom
They came back late to take it to extras, but it all fell apart in the tenth.
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They came back late to take it to extras, but it all fell apart in the tenth.
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Carpenter's blast, Rogers' double force extra innings, but Tigers fall to Red Sox
After climbing out of a 4-0 hole in the eighth inning and tying the game in the ninth, the Tigers lost 7-5 to the Red Sox in 10 innings.
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Detroit Tigers rally in Casey Mize's return, but fall to Boston Red Sox, 7-5 (10)
Casey Mize allowed four runs over six innings and the Detroit Tigers rallied in the 8th and 9th innings before losing, 7-5, to the Red Sox in 10.
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Tigers rally with 3-run blast before falling to Red Sox in 10th
Kerry Carpenter homered in the 8th and Jake Rogers tied the game in the 9th.
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August 31 in Tigers and mlb history:
1875: Hall of Famer Eddie Plank was born this day in Gettysburg, PA.
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1903: 'Iron Man' Joe McGinnity wins his 3rd doubleheader this month, stopping the Phils twice, 4 - 1 and 9 - 2 and handing losses to Chick Fraser and Bill Duggleby. Iron Joe strikes out nine batters in the opener to win. The two games total three hours and three minutes,
1906: Beset by injuries, the Tigers call 46-year-old Sam Thompson out of retirement; he drives in two runs in a 5 - 1 win over the Browns. Thompson, who last played in the majors in 1898, appears in eight games and bats .226.
1909: The A.J. Reach Company is granted a patent for its cork-centered baseball, which will replace the hard rubber-cored one. This change will be particularly apparent in the National League in 1910 and 1911.
1912: The Red Sox run their record to 87-37 with a 2 - 1 win over the A's. Following the game, Connie Mack says he never realized how strong the Sox were, and concedes the pennant to them. There are 30 games left for Boston.
1913: Hall of Famer Ray Dandrige was born this day in Richmond, VA.
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1916: The Browns beat the Red Sox and Babe Ruth, 2 - 1. Ruth makes two hits and scores the lone run but pops out to end the game.
1917: At Fenway Park, Babe Ruth wins his 20th, beating the A's, 5 - 3. Ruth gives up six hits and walks 5.
1918: The Red Sox clinch the pennant, winning the first of a twin bill from the A's 6 - 1, as Babe Ruth wins his ninth game in his last 11 starts.
1927: The Yankees open a home stand by beating the Red Sox, 10 - 3. Babe Ruth hits home run number 43 and leads Lou Gehrig by 2. With an 89-37 record, the Bronx Bombers now lead the second-place A's by 17 games.
1928: The Detroit Tigers purchased Frank Barnes and Heinie Schuble from Houston (Texas) for $50,000.
1931: The Detroit Tigers traded Marty McManus to the Boston Red Sox for Muddy Ruel.
1931: Wes Ferrell of Cleveland hits two home runs, as he beats the White Sox, 13 - 5, at Chicago. He will end his career with a record 37 home runs as a hurler, plus one as a pinch hitter.
1931: In his attempt to break Walter Johnson's consecutive game winning streak of 17 games, Lefty Grove loses as Browns hurler Dick Coffman throws a three-hit shutout against the A's. Reserve Jimmy Moore, playing in place of the absent Al Simmons, misjudges a fly ball which leads to the decisive run and subsequently to Lefty's meltdown in the locker room.
1932: Detroit P Chief Hogsett hits two homers, as the Tigers end Tony Freitas' winning streak at 10 with a 5 - 4 victory over the A's.
1935: Hall of Famer Frank Robinson was born this day in Beaumont, TX.
1937: Detroit's rookie Rudy York sets a new record for home runs in a month, hitting his 17th and 18th to eclipse Babe Ruth's mark set in September of 1927. He knocks in seven runs against Pete Appleton as Detroit beats Washington, 12 - 3.
1943: Detroit's Rudy York hits two home runs to bring his August home run total to 17, one less than his 1937 record for home runs in a single month, which he also set in August.
1948: The Red Sox keep their precarious hold on 1st place with an 8 - 4 win over the Tigers. Mel Parnell is the complete game winner. Ted Williams has two hits, scores two runs and steals a base.
1950: Gil Hodges becomes the fourth major leaguer in the century to hit four home runs in one game as Brooklyn routs the Braves, 19 - 3. The Dodger first baseman also ties the major league record for total bases with 17.
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1953: The Detroit Tigers signed Reno Bertoia as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).
1957: In his second major league appearance, Lansing native Jim Stump earns what will be his only career win. He pitches 2 scoreless innings and lays down a sacrifice bunt to set up Harvey Kuenn's go-ahead sac fly in an 8-7 win in Cleveland.
1957: Steve Dalkowski, legendary minor league fastballer pitching for Kingsport (Appalachian League), strikes out 24, walks 18, hits four batters, and throws six wild pitches in a row. He loses, 9 - 8.
1959: Sandy Koufax fans 18 Giants to set a National League mark in a 5 - 2 Dodger win. The game is witnessed by a crowd of 82,974 spectators (60,194 of whom have paid admission), the largest ever for a regular-season game.
1960: The Detroit Tigers purchased Dick Gernert from the Chicago Cubs.
1963: Trailing 8-6 in the 9th, the Tigers rally on back-to-back RBI singles by Norm Cash and Bubba Phillips to win 9-8 over the indians.
1967: The New York Mets purchased Bill Graham from the Detroit Tigers.
1968: Tigers purchase Elroy Face from the Pirates the same day he ties Walter Johnson's record of 802 appearances with one team.
1968: Orioles beat the Tigers 5-1 to cut Detroit's lead to 6 games with one month to play.
1971: The Detroit Tigers released John Hiller.
1972: The Detroit Tigers purchased Frank Howard from the Texas Rangers.
1974: Johnny Bench drives in seven runs with a bases-loaded double and grand slam to lead the Reds to a 10 - 3 win over Montreal.
1977: Hank Aaron's mark of 755 career home runs is tied by Sadaharu Oh of the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Pro Baseball.
1988: Arbitrator George Nicolau rules against the Major League owners in the "Collusion II" case, agreeing with the players' contention that the owners conspired to fix the free agent market after the 1986 season. Twelve players will be granted no-risk free agency after the season, as well as monetary compensation.
1988: The Detroit Tigers traded players to be named later and Chris Hoiles to the Baltimore Orioles for Fred Lynn. The Detroit Tigers sent Cesar Mejia (minors) (September 9, 1988) and Robinson Garces (minors) (September 9, 1988) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
1988: The Detroit Tigers traded Mark Lee and Rey Palacios to the Kansas City Royals for Ted Power.
1989: Arbitrator Thomas Roberts orders the Major League owners to pay $10.5 million in damages as a result of their collusion against free agents after the 1985 season.
1990: Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey, Sr. become the first father and son to play in the same major league lineup with the Seattle Mariners.
1991: The Tigers lose their 4th straight game & their 2nd straight walk-off, in the 10th inning in Oakland. Lou Whitaker finishes 3-for-6 with 2 doubles and a stolen base. The Tigers fall from a tie with Toronto on the 26th to 3.5 games back.
1993: The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Eric Davis to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent John DeSilva (September 7, 1993) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.
1998: Oakland OF Rickey Henderson scores the 2,000th run of his career in the Athletics' 15 - 6 loss to Cleveland.
He joins Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Pete Rose, and Willie Mays as the only players to reach the milestone.
1999: Tigers break a 6-6 tie with 8 runs in the 7th inning to beat the Rangers 14-6 at Tiger Stadium.
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2001: The Detroit Tigers sent Lyle Mouton to the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.
2004: The Detroit Tigers sent Mike Difelice to the Chicago Cubs as part of a conditional deal.
2012: The Detroit Tigers traded Jeff Baker to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Greg Ross (minors) (September 25, 2012) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
2012: Miguel Cabrera goes 3-for-4 with a home run and a double, en route to the Triple Crown and MVP in the Tigers 7 - 4 win over the white sox.
2016: JaCoby Jones becomes the first player in Tigers history to hit three doubles in his first two career games. Jones hits 2 doubles in the Tigers 3 - 2 win over the white sox.
2017: The Day Of Salary Dump Infamy: In a flurry of deals to beat the September 1 deadline for postseason eligibility, the Tigers trade All-Star OF Justin Upton to the Angels in return for Grayson Long and a player to be named later, and then send Ace Star P Justin Verlander to Houston for three prospects.
2017: The Detroit Tigers traded Justin Upton to the Los Angeles Angels for a player to be named later and Grayson Long (minors).
The Los Angeles Angels sent Elvin Rodriguez (minors) (September 15, 2017) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
2017: The Day Of Salary Dump Infamy: The Detroit Tigers traded future hall of fame pitcher Justin Verlander and player to be named later and cash to the Houston Astros for Daz Cameron (minors), Franklin Perez (minors) and Jake Rogers (minors).
The Detroit Tigers sent Juan Ramirez (minors) (October 13, 2017) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
2019: The Atlanta Braves purchased Caleb Thielbar from the Detroit Tigers.
2020: The Detroit Tigers selected Dereck Rodriguez off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
2020: The Chicago Cubs traded Zack Short to the Detroit Tigers for Cameron Maybin.
Tigers players and coaches birthdays:
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Norman Glaser 1920.
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Jack Burns 1936.
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Bill Nahorodny 1983.
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Morris Madden 1987.
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Hideo Nomo 2000.
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Shane Loux 2002-2003.
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Ramon Santiago 2002-2003, 2006-2013, coach 2018-2022.
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John Hicks 2016-2019.
Tigers players and coaches who passed away:
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Jay Kirke 1910.
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Mutt Wilson 1920.
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Ivey Shiver 1931.
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George Quellich 1931.
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Gil English 1936-1937.
Hal Naragon coach 1967-1969.
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1875: Hall of Famer Eddie Plank was born this day in Gettysburg, PA.
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1903: 'Iron Man' Joe McGinnity wins his 3rd doubleheader this month, stopping the Phils twice, 4 - 1 and 9 - 2 and handing losses to Chick Fraser and Bill Duggleby. Iron Joe strikes out nine batters in the opener to win. The two games total three hours and three minutes,
1906: Beset by injuries, the Tigers call 46-year-old Sam Thompson out of retirement; he drives in two runs in a 5 - 1 win over the Browns. Thompson, who last played in the majors in 1898, appears in eight games and bats .226.
1909: The A.J. Reach Company is granted a patent for its cork-centered baseball, which will replace the hard rubber-cored one. This change will be particularly apparent in the National League in 1910 and 1911.
1912: The Red Sox run their record to 87-37 with a 2 - 1 win over the A's. Following the game, Connie Mack says he never realized how strong the Sox were, and concedes the pennant to them. There are 30 games left for Boston.
1913: Hall of Famer Ray Dandrige was born this day in Richmond, VA.
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1916: The Browns beat the Red Sox and Babe Ruth, 2 - 1. Ruth makes two hits and scores the lone run but pops out to end the game.
1917: At Fenway Park, Babe Ruth wins his 20th, beating the A's, 5 - 3. Ruth gives up six hits and walks 5.
1918: The Red Sox clinch the pennant, winning the first of a twin bill from the A's 6 - 1, as Babe Ruth wins his ninth game in his last 11 starts.
1927: The Yankees open a home stand by beating the Red Sox, 10 - 3. Babe Ruth hits home run number 43 and leads Lou Gehrig by 2. With an 89-37 record, the Bronx Bombers now lead the second-place A's by 17 games.
1928: The Detroit Tigers purchased Frank Barnes and Heinie Schuble from Houston (Texas) for $50,000.
1931: The Detroit Tigers traded Marty McManus to the Boston Red Sox for Muddy Ruel.
1931: Wes Ferrell of Cleveland hits two home runs, as he beats the White Sox, 13 - 5, at Chicago. He will end his career with a record 37 home runs as a hurler, plus one as a pinch hitter.
1931: In his attempt to break Walter Johnson's consecutive game winning streak of 17 games, Lefty Grove loses as Browns hurler Dick Coffman throws a three-hit shutout against the A's. Reserve Jimmy Moore, playing in place of the absent Al Simmons, misjudges a fly ball which leads to the decisive run and subsequently to Lefty's meltdown in the locker room.
1932: Detroit P Chief Hogsett hits two homers, as the Tigers end Tony Freitas' winning streak at 10 with a 5 - 4 victory over the A's.
1935: Hall of Famer Frank Robinson was born this day in Beaumont, TX.
1937: Detroit's rookie Rudy York sets a new record for home runs in a month, hitting his 17th and 18th to eclipse Babe Ruth's mark set in September of 1927. He knocks in seven runs against Pete Appleton as Detroit beats Washington, 12 - 3.
1943: Detroit's Rudy York hits two home runs to bring his August home run total to 17, one less than his 1937 record for home runs in a single month, which he also set in August.
1948: The Red Sox keep their precarious hold on 1st place with an 8 - 4 win over the Tigers. Mel Parnell is the complete game winner. Ted Williams has two hits, scores two runs and steals a base.
1950: Gil Hodges becomes the fourth major leaguer in the century to hit four home runs in one game as Brooklyn routs the Braves, 19 - 3. The Dodger first baseman also ties the major league record for total bases with 17.
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1953: The Detroit Tigers signed Reno Bertoia as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).
1957: In his second major league appearance, Lansing native Jim Stump earns what will be his only career win. He pitches 2 scoreless innings and lays down a sacrifice bunt to set up Harvey Kuenn's go-ahead sac fly in an 8-7 win in Cleveland.
1957: Steve Dalkowski, legendary minor league fastballer pitching for Kingsport (Appalachian League), strikes out 24, walks 18, hits four batters, and throws six wild pitches in a row. He loses, 9 - 8.
1959: Sandy Koufax fans 18 Giants to set a National League mark in a 5 - 2 Dodger win. The game is witnessed by a crowd of 82,974 spectators (60,194 of whom have paid admission), the largest ever for a regular-season game.
1960: The Detroit Tigers purchased Dick Gernert from the Chicago Cubs.
1963: Trailing 8-6 in the 9th, the Tigers rally on back-to-back RBI singles by Norm Cash and Bubba Phillips to win 9-8 over the indians.
1967: The New York Mets purchased Bill Graham from the Detroit Tigers.
1968: Tigers purchase Elroy Face from the Pirates the same day he ties Walter Johnson's record of 802 appearances with one team.
1968: Orioles beat the Tigers 5-1 to cut Detroit's lead to 6 games with one month to play.
1971: The Detroit Tigers released John Hiller.
1972: The Detroit Tigers purchased Frank Howard from the Texas Rangers.
1974: Johnny Bench drives in seven runs with a bases-loaded double and grand slam to lead the Reds to a 10 - 3 win over Montreal.
1977: Hank Aaron's mark of 755 career home runs is tied by Sadaharu Oh of the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Pro Baseball.
1988: Arbitrator George Nicolau rules against the Major League owners in the "Collusion II" case, agreeing with the players' contention that the owners conspired to fix the free agent market after the 1986 season. Twelve players will be granted no-risk free agency after the season, as well as monetary compensation.
1988: The Detroit Tigers traded players to be named later and Chris Hoiles to the Baltimore Orioles for Fred Lynn. The Detroit Tigers sent Cesar Mejia (minors) (September 9, 1988) and Robinson Garces (minors) (September 9, 1988) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.
1988: The Detroit Tigers traded Mark Lee and Rey Palacios to the Kansas City Royals for Ted Power.
1989: Arbitrator Thomas Roberts orders the Major League owners to pay $10.5 million in damages as a result of their collusion against free agents after the 1985 season.
1990: Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey, Sr. become the first father and son to play in the same major league lineup with the Seattle Mariners.
1991: The Tigers lose their 4th straight game & their 2nd straight walk-off, in the 10th inning in Oakland. Lou Whitaker finishes 3-for-6 with 2 doubles and a stolen base. The Tigers fall from a tie with Toronto on the 26th to 3.5 games back.
1993: The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Eric Davis to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent John DeSilva (September 7, 1993) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.
1998: Oakland OF Rickey Henderson scores the 2,000th run of his career in the Athletics' 15 - 6 loss to Cleveland.
He joins Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Pete Rose, and Willie Mays as the only players to reach the milestone.
1999: Tigers break a 6-6 tie with 8 runs in the 7th inning to beat the Rangers 14-6 at Tiger Stadium.
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2001: The Detroit Tigers sent Lyle Mouton to the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.
2004: The Detroit Tigers sent Mike Difelice to the Chicago Cubs as part of a conditional deal.
2012: The Detroit Tigers traded Jeff Baker to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Greg Ross (minors) (September 25, 2012) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
2012: Miguel Cabrera goes 3-for-4 with a home run and a double, en route to the Triple Crown and MVP in the Tigers 7 - 4 win over the white sox.
2016: JaCoby Jones becomes the first player in Tigers history to hit three doubles in his first two career games. Jones hits 2 doubles in the Tigers 3 - 2 win over the white sox.
2017: The Day Of Salary Dump Infamy: In a flurry of deals to beat the September 1 deadline for postseason eligibility, the Tigers trade All-Star OF Justin Upton to the Angels in return for Grayson Long and a player to be named later, and then send Ace Star P Justin Verlander to Houston for three prospects.
2017: The Detroit Tigers traded Justin Upton to the Los Angeles Angels for a player to be named later and Grayson Long (minors).
The Los Angeles Angels sent Elvin Rodriguez (minors) (September 15, 2017) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
2017: The Day Of Salary Dump Infamy: The Detroit Tigers traded future hall of fame pitcher Justin Verlander and player to be named later and cash to the Houston Astros for Daz Cameron (minors), Franklin Perez (minors) and Jake Rogers (minors).
The Detroit Tigers sent Juan Ramirez (minors) (October 13, 2017) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
2019: The Atlanta Braves purchased Caleb Thielbar from the Detroit Tigers.
2020: The Detroit Tigers selected Dereck Rodriguez off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
2020: The Chicago Cubs traded Zack Short to the Detroit Tigers for Cameron Maybin.
Tigers players and coaches birthdays:
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Norman Glaser 1920.
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Today (Saturday), the Detroit Tigers are recognizing the 1984 World Series Championship team. It is the 40th anniversary of this team accomplishing the ultimate goal. It is also the last time the …
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Today (Saturday), the Detroit Tigers are recognizing the 1984 World Series Championship team. It is the 40th anniversary of this team accomplishing the ultimate goal.
It is also the last time the Tigers won a World Series.
What is your dominant emotion about this 40th anniversary?
What is your dominant emotion about the 40th anniversary of winning the World Series?
1. Mostly happy with great memories of the event.
2. Mostly bittersweet given that the Tigers haven't won a WS since.
3. Mostly sad or indifferent as it happened so long ago.
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As rosters expand, Detroit Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy headlines call-up candidates
Justyn-Henry Malloy hit .217 with eight home runs, 21 walks and 74 strikeouts in 57 games throughout his first stint with the Detroit Tigers.
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With right approach, Carpenter may help Tigers find lefty-lefty balance.
DH clubs first home run off a southpaw in over a year as Detroit rallies to force extra innings.
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DH clubs first home run off a southpaw in over a year as Detroit rallies to force extra innings.
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September call-up options that could further shake up Tigers' 2024 MLB roster
With rosters expanding on Sept. 1, who could the Tigers call up?
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As rosters expand, Detroit Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy headlines call-up candidates
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Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox: What time, TV channel is tonight's game on?
The Detroit Tigers will send Tarik Skubal to the mound in search of his 16th win on the season, against the Boston Red Sox.
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Wild Card weekend at Comerica? Tigers, Red Sox are both looking up at struggling Twins
The Twins are 3 1/2 games ahead of the Red Sox (69-65) and 5 in front of the Tigers (68-67).
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'We came up together': '84 Tigers look back on journey to WS title.
Detroit honors championship-winning club with 40th anniversary celebration.
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'We were, without a doubt, the best': Tigers celebrate '84 champs, 40 years later
More than 20 players from the 1984 World Series champion Tigers returned for a pregame ceremony Saturday at Comerica Park.
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Skubal becomes first pitcher to 200 K's in career-best 8-inning gem.
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Tarik Skubal leads Detroit Tigers to 2-1 win over Boston Red Sox with eight innings.
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Tarik Skubal leads Detroit Tigers to 2-1 win over Boston Red Sox with eight innings
Tarik Skubal allowed just one run over eight innings for the Detroit Tigers in a 2-1 victory on Saturday night at Comerica Park.
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Skubal pitched 8 innings for the first time in his career. He now has 16 wins.
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September 1 in Tigers and mlb history:
1850: Hall of Famer Jim O'Rourke was born this day in Bridgeport, CT.
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1885: Detroit Wolverines C Charlie Bennett hits a grand slam in the 1st inning? leading Detroit to an 8 - 3 victory over the New York Giants. Only two other grand slams are hit this year? one by Dave Orr (New York) and one by Tom Brown (Pittsburgh).
1887: The Detroit Wolverines win their series opener in New York to increase their lead over the Giants to 6.5 games in the National League. Detroit will take 2 of 3 in the series and go on to claim its first and only NL pennant.
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1905: Hillerich & Bradsby sign a contract with Honus Wagner to produce the first autographed model bat.
1906: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jimmy Archer from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1906 rule 5 draft.
1906: The Detroit Tigers drafted Tex Erwin from Fort Worth (Texas) in the 1906 rule 5 draft.
1906: The Detroit Tigers drafted Hughie Jennings from Baltimore (Eastern) in the 1906 rule 5 draft.
1906: The Detroit Tigers drafted Red Killefer from Kalamazoo (Southern Michigan) in the 1906 rule 5 draft.
1906: The American League's longest game to date takes place in Boston before 16?000. Rookies Jack Coombs and 24-year-old Joe Harris go the route in a 24-inning struggle? ending with a 4 - 1 Athletics victory after 4 hours and 47 minutes. It sets the major league record? later broken? and is still the AL mark for two pitchers. Two batters single, and then Socks Seybold and Danny Murphy hit triples with two outs to end the contest. Philadelphia's Coombs faces 89 batters? striking out a major league record 18 (broken in 1962) and giving up 14 hits? while the Americans' Harris fans 14 and yields 16 hits. Harris drops his record to 2-21? and will start next year at 0-6 before exiting the majors for Providence? holding the distinctions of the worst winning percentage (.091 for a 3-30 record) and the fewest wins for any pitcher with 300 innings pitched. The 24 innings pitched will only be exceeded this century by the 26-inning battle on May 1? 1920 between Joe Oeschger and Leon Cadore. There won't be a longer game in the AL until May 8? 1984.
1907: The Detroit Tigers drafted Donie Bush from South Bend (Central) in the 1907 rule 5 draft.
1909: The Detroit Tigers drafted Frank Browning from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.
1909: The Detroit Tigers drafted Eddie Foster from Jersey City (Eastern) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.
1909: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jay Kirke from Wilkes-Barre (New York State) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.
1909: The Detroit Tigers drafted Hack Simmons from Rochester (International) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.
1910: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dave Skeels from Regina (Western Canada) in the 1910 rule 5 draft.
1911: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jean Dubuc from Montreal (Eastern) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.
1911: The Detroit Tigers drafted Baldy Louden from Newark (Eastern) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.
1911: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ossie Vitt from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.
1911: In game one of a Giants doubleheader? Christy Mathewson gives up 10 hits but beats the Phils, 3 - 2.
In game 2? Rube Marquard one-hits the Phils, 2 - 0? walks none? and fans 10. The Phils' Eddie "Smoke" Stack and Marquard match zeros for 7 innings? but a walk? single and two errors bring home two Giant runs. This is Rube's second one-hitter in a row: his previous start? on August 24? resulted in a two-hitter.
1917: In the bottom of the 1st inning at Cleveland? Tris Speaker tries to steal home with Joe Evans batting. Evans swings and lines the ball into Speaker's face. Tiger manager Hughie Jennings allows a courtesy fielder, Elmer Smith, to play CF in the 2nd frame while Speaker has his face stitched. Speaker then returns to CF in the 3rd.
1918: The Browns and Tigers finish the season with a doubleheader split in St. Louis as the Cleveland Indians refuse to make the trip for the Labor Day doubleheader. In Game 2? Ty Cobb pitches 2 innings against the Browns while the Browns' George Sisler pitches one scoreless inning. The Browns win 6 - 2? and Sisler hits a double off Cobb. Detroit wins the opener 7 - 2.
1919: In the first of two Labor Day games? Babe Ruth allows 10 Washington hits? but wins, 2 - 1. Ruth drives home one run with a triple. The win is his last in a Red Sox uniform. In the nitecap? Ruth's 7th-inning homer snaps a 1 - 1 tie as Boston wins? 4 - 1. It is the Babe's 24th homer.
1930: A Labor Day crowd of 72?000 packs Yankee Stadium to see the World Champion A's split with the New Yorkers. The A's take the opener? 3 - 2? with reliever Lefty Grove striking out Babe Ruth with 2 on to end the game. Ruth drives in a run in the nitecap? 2 - 0, Yankee win. Red Ruffing pitches his second two-hitter in two weeks to beat George Earnshaw.
1931: Lou Gehrig hits his third grand slam in five days and his sixth home run in consecutive games when he connects in a 5 - 1 second-game win over the Red Sox. The blast? his 40th of the year? comes in the 3rd inning off Ed Morris. Gehrig connects in the opening 11 - 3 win against Milt Gaston? belting his 39th homer in the 7th inning. Lou finishes the day with 6 RBI and has knocked in 21 runs in the past 6 games.
1934: Jimmie Foxx cracks a two-run homer in the 9th? his 39th? off reliever Lefty Grove? to give the A's an 8 - 7 win over the Red Sox. Foxx? filling it at 3B for the injured Pinky Higgins? has three hits and 4 RBIs.
1936: Detroit's Schoolboy Rowe fires his second two-hit game in 8 days? beating the A's 4 - 1. Rowe beat the Red Sox on August 25th by a 5 - 0 score. Philadelphia is saved from a shutout when Bob Johnson blasts his 22nd home run in the 9th inning. All of Detroit's runs come in a hitless 4th when they use 5 walks? a fielder's choice and error.
1941: Rudy York wallops 3 home runs and drives in 5 runs for the Tigers who beat the Browns? 9 - 5 in game 1 in Detroit. The Tigers rattle 20 hits in the nitecap to win 16 - 8.
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1941: At Fenway Park? the Red Sox sweep two from the Senators? 13 - 9 and 10 - 3. Ted Williams has only 5 official at bats? but has 3 hits - all homers - to take over the American League lead from Charlie Keller. Ted walks 4 times.
1945: Detroit's Hal Newhouser wrenches his back pitching against the Indians' Bob Feller. Newhouser leaves the game in the 7th and will stay behind when the team leaves for New York? but will rejoin them on the 7th. The Tigers win 5 - 4, behind Jim Tobin and are just 1 1/2 games ahead of the 2nd place Senators.
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1954: At Crosley Field? the Redlegs' Ted Kluszewski hits 2 home runs to break his own club mark of 40 homers. He will wind up with 49 for the season. Despite the Klu clouts? Cincinnati loses to Philadelphia? 9 - 3. In a pre-game stunt? Reds catcher Hobie Landrith catches a ball dropped out of a helicopter hovering some 500-600 feet over the field.
1961: The American League's biggest crowd of the year? 65?566? sees Whitey Ford and Don Mossi duel at Yankee Stadium as a week-end battle for first place begins. Two-out? 9th-inning hits by Elston Howard? Yogi Berra? and Bill Skowron give New York a 1 - 0 win over the Tigers.
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1964: Masanori Murakami becomes the first Major League player from Japan.
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1964: Mickey Lolich begins a consecutive innings scoreless streak of 30.2 innings, 5th best in Tigers history. The streak stops on September 12.
1968: Denny McLain notches his 27th win of the season beating the Orioles 7 - 3. McLain helps the Tiger cause by starting a 3rd-inning triple play.
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1970: The Red Sox take an 8 - 1 lead at Fenway Park? but Detroit rallies to win, 10 - 9. The Sox take the lead on a Mike Andrews homer and a grand slam by Tony Conigliaro. The Tigers then use the long ball as well? collecting 4 homers? including a grand slam by Jim Price? and homeruns from Gates Brown, Norm Cash, Jim Northrup to win. Daryl Patterson is the winner over Sonny Siebert.
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1974: During a 5 - 3 win over the Tigers? the A's 1B Gene Tenace goes through the entire game without a fielding chance - only the 4th time this century that has occurred at that position. In the same game? Detroit's Reggie Sanders homers in his first major league at-bat.
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1975: Mets ace Tom Seaver shuts out the Pirates, 3 - 0, and reaches 200 strikeouts for a major league-record 8th straight season.
1975: It is "Bob Gibson Day" in St. Louis? as dignitaries? including August Busch and Bowie Kuhn? honor the 39-year-old pitcher. The Cards? led by Lou Brock? then drill the Cubs? 6 - 3. Brock has 3 singles? 3 stolen bases? and scores 3 times.
1977: The Tigers call up Lance Parrish, Lou Whitaker, and Alan Trammell from the minor leagues.
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1980: Tigers OF Al Cowens and White Sox reliever Ed Farmer publicly end their long-running feud by shaking hands at home plate prior to Chicago's win at Tiger Stadium. The feud began in 1979 when Farmer broke Cowens' jaw with a pitch? and flared again this June 20th when Cowens hit a ground ball off Farmer and attacked the pitcher instead of running to first base. Cowens was suspended for 7 games and a warrant was issued for his arrest in Illinois? forcing him to skip the previous week's Tigers-White Sox series in Chicago. Farmer agreed to drop the charges in exchange for a handshake? and the two players bring out the lineup cards before today's game.
1983: The Detroit Tigers signed Bob Molinaro as a free agent.
1984: Tigers lose their 4th straight out west to fall to 87-49, Blue Jays win to cut the Tigers' lead to 8.5 games.
1984: The Detroit Tigers traded a player to be named later and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for Bill Scherrer. The Detroit Tigers sent Carl Willis (September 1, 1984) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
1995: The Detroit Tigers released Mike Gardiner.
2006: The Detroit Tigers sent Nook Logan to the Washington Nationals as part of a conditional deal.
2012: Tigers beat the White Sox 5-1 to cut their lead to one game. Delmon Young goes deep, Max Scherzer pitches 8 scoreless innings.
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2019: Justin Verlander pitches the third no-hitter of his career as the Astros defeat the Blue Jays, 2 - 0. Verlander issues only one walk in pitching the complete game, and is only the sixth pitcher to have performed the feat three or more times. It is the second time that the Jays are his victims, making him only the third pitcher to no-hit the same team twice.
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2020: The Sad News came that Tom Seaver had Passed Away at 75 yrs old.
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Jimmy Wiggs 1905-1906.
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Fred Nicholson 1917.
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Paul Campbell 1948-1950.
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Gary Ignasiak 1973.
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Dave Rucker 1981-1983.
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Frank McManus 1904.
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Boots Poffenberger 1937-1938.
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John Gamble 1972-1973.
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1850: Hall of Famer Jim O'Rourke was born this day in Bridgeport, CT.
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1885: Detroit Wolverines C Charlie Bennett hits a grand slam in the 1st inning? leading Detroit to an 8 - 3 victory over the New York Giants. Only two other grand slams are hit this year? one by Dave Orr (New York) and one by Tom Brown (Pittsburgh).
1887: The Detroit Wolverines win their series opener in New York to increase their lead over the Giants to 6.5 games in the National League. Detroit will take 2 of 3 in the series and go on to claim its first and only NL pennant.
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1905: Hillerich & Bradsby sign a contract with Honus Wagner to produce the first autographed model bat.
1906: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jimmy Archer from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1906 rule 5 draft.
1906: The Detroit Tigers drafted Tex Erwin from Fort Worth (Texas) in the 1906 rule 5 draft.
1906: The Detroit Tigers drafted Hughie Jennings from Baltimore (Eastern) in the 1906 rule 5 draft.
1906: The Detroit Tigers drafted Red Killefer from Kalamazoo (Southern Michigan) in the 1906 rule 5 draft.
1906: The American League's longest game to date takes place in Boston before 16?000. Rookies Jack Coombs and 24-year-old Joe Harris go the route in a 24-inning struggle? ending with a 4 - 1 Athletics victory after 4 hours and 47 minutes. It sets the major league record? later broken? and is still the AL mark for two pitchers. Two batters single, and then Socks Seybold and Danny Murphy hit triples with two outs to end the contest. Philadelphia's Coombs faces 89 batters? striking out a major league record 18 (broken in 1962) and giving up 14 hits? while the Americans' Harris fans 14 and yields 16 hits. Harris drops his record to 2-21? and will start next year at 0-6 before exiting the majors for Providence? holding the distinctions of the worst winning percentage (.091 for a 3-30 record) and the fewest wins for any pitcher with 300 innings pitched. The 24 innings pitched will only be exceeded this century by the 26-inning battle on May 1? 1920 between Joe Oeschger and Leon Cadore. There won't be a longer game in the AL until May 8? 1984.
1907: The Detroit Tigers drafted Donie Bush from South Bend (Central) in the 1907 rule 5 draft.
1909: The Detroit Tigers drafted Frank Browning from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.
1909: The Detroit Tigers drafted Eddie Foster from Jersey City (Eastern) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.
1909: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jay Kirke from Wilkes-Barre (New York State) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.
1909: The Detroit Tigers drafted Hack Simmons from Rochester (International) in the 1909 rule 5 draft.
1910: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dave Skeels from Regina (Western Canada) in the 1910 rule 5 draft.
1911: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jean Dubuc from Montreal (Eastern) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.
1911: The Detroit Tigers drafted Baldy Louden from Newark (Eastern) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.
1911: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ossie Vitt from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.
1911: In game one of a Giants doubleheader? Christy Mathewson gives up 10 hits but beats the Phils, 3 - 2.
In game 2? Rube Marquard one-hits the Phils, 2 - 0? walks none? and fans 10. The Phils' Eddie "Smoke" Stack and Marquard match zeros for 7 innings? but a walk? single and two errors bring home two Giant runs. This is Rube's second one-hitter in a row: his previous start? on August 24? resulted in a two-hitter.
1917: In the bottom of the 1st inning at Cleveland? Tris Speaker tries to steal home with Joe Evans batting. Evans swings and lines the ball into Speaker's face. Tiger manager Hughie Jennings allows a courtesy fielder, Elmer Smith, to play CF in the 2nd frame while Speaker has his face stitched. Speaker then returns to CF in the 3rd.
1918: The Browns and Tigers finish the season with a doubleheader split in St. Louis as the Cleveland Indians refuse to make the trip for the Labor Day doubleheader. In Game 2? Ty Cobb pitches 2 innings against the Browns while the Browns' George Sisler pitches one scoreless inning. The Browns win 6 - 2? and Sisler hits a double off Cobb. Detroit wins the opener 7 - 2.
1919: In the first of two Labor Day games? Babe Ruth allows 10 Washington hits? but wins, 2 - 1. Ruth drives home one run with a triple. The win is his last in a Red Sox uniform. In the nitecap? Ruth's 7th-inning homer snaps a 1 - 1 tie as Boston wins? 4 - 1. It is the Babe's 24th homer.
1930: A Labor Day crowd of 72?000 packs Yankee Stadium to see the World Champion A's split with the New Yorkers. The A's take the opener? 3 - 2? with reliever Lefty Grove striking out Babe Ruth with 2 on to end the game. Ruth drives in a run in the nitecap? 2 - 0, Yankee win. Red Ruffing pitches his second two-hitter in two weeks to beat George Earnshaw.
1931: Lou Gehrig hits his third grand slam in five days and his sixth home run in consecutive games when he connects in a 5 - 1 second-game win over the Red Sox. The blast? his 40th of the year? comes in the 3rd inning off Ed Morris. Gehrig connects in the opening 11 - 3 win against Milt Gaston? belting his 39th homer in the 7th inning. Lou finishes the day with 6 RBI and has knocked in 21 runs in the past 6 games.
1934: Jimmie Foxx cracks a two-run homer in the 9th? his 39th? off reliever Lefty Grove? to give the A's an 8 - 7 win over the Red Sox. Foxx? filling it at 3B for the injured Pinky Higgins? has three hits and 4 RBIs.
1936: Detroit's Schoolboy Rowe fires his second two-hit game in 8 days? beating the A's 4 - 1. Rowe beat the Red Sox on August 25th by a 5 - 0 score. Philadelphia is saved from a shutout when Bob Johnson blasts his 22nd home run in the 9th inning. All of Detroit's runs come in a hitless 4th when they use 5 walks? a fielder's choice and error.
1941: Rudy York wallops 3 home runs and drives in 5 runs for the Tigers who beat the Browns? 9 - 5 in game 1 in Detroit. The Tigers rattle 20 hits in the nitecap to win 16 - 8.
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1941: At Fenway Park? the Red Sox sweep two from the Senators? 13 - 9 and 10 - 3. Ted Williams has only 5 official at bats? but has 3 hits - all homers - to take over the American League lead from Charlie Keller. Ted walks 4 times.
1945: Detroit's Hal Newhouser wrenches his back pitching against the Indians' Bob Feller. Newhouser leaves the game in the 7th and will stay behind when the team leaves for New York? but will rejoin them on the 7th. The Tigers win 5 - 4, behind Jim Tobin and are just 1 1/2 games ahead of the 2nd place Senators.
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1954: At Crosley Field? the Redlegs' Ted Kluszewski hits 2 home runs to break his own club mark of 40 homers. He will wind up with 49 for the season. Despite the Klu clouts? Cincinnati loses to Philadelphia? 9 - 3. In a pre-game stunt? Reds catcher Hobie Landrith catches a ball dropped out of a helicopter hovering some 500-600 feet over the field.
1961: The American League's biggest crowd of the year? 65?566? sees Whitey Ford and Don Mossi duel at Yankee Stadium as a week-end battle for first place begins. Two-out? 9th-inning hits by Elston Howard? Yogi Berra? and Bill Skowron give New York a 1 - 0 win over the Tigers.
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1964: Masanori Murakami becomes the first Major League player from Japan.
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1964: Mickey Lolich begins a consecutive innings scoreless streak of 30.2 innings, 5th best in Tigers history. The streak stops on September 12.
1968: Denny McLain notches his 27th win of the season beating the Orioles 7 - 3. McLain helps the Tiger cause by starting a 3rd-inning triple play.
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1970: The Red Sox take an 8 - 1 lead at Fenway Park? but Detroit rallies to win, 10 - 9. The Sox take the lead on a Mike Andrews homer and a grand slam by Tony Conigliaro. The Tigers then use the long ball as well? collecting 4 homers? including a grand slam by Jim Price? and homeruns from Gates Brown, Norm Cash, Jim Northrup to win. Daryl Patterson is the winner over Sonny Siebert.
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1974: During a 5 - 3 win over the Tigers? the A's 1B Gene Tenace goes through the entire game without a fielding chance - only the 4th time this century that has occurred at that position. In the same game? Detroit's Reggie Sanders homers in his first major league at-bat.
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1975: Mets ace Tom Seaver shuts out the Pirates, 3 - 0, and reaches 200 strikeouts for a major league-record 8th straight season.
1975: It is "Bob Gibson Day" in St. Louis? as dignitaries? including August Busch and Bowie Kuhn? honor the 39-year-old pitcher. The Cards? led by Lou Brock? then drill the Cubs? 6 - 3. Brock has 3 singles? 3 stolen bases? and scores 3 times.
1977: The Tigers call up Lance Parrish, Lou Whitaker, and Alan Trammell from the minor leagues.
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1980: Tigers OF Al Cowens and White Sox reliever Ed Farmer publicly end their long-running feud by shaking hands at home plate prior to Chicago's win at Tiger Stadium. The feud began in 1979 when Farmer broke Cowens' jaw with a pitch? and flared again this June 20th when Cowens hit a ground ball off Farmer and attacked the pitcher instead of running to first base. Cowens was suspended for 7 games and a warrant was issued for his arrest in Illinois? forcing him to skip the previous week's Tigers-White Sox series in Chicago. Farmer agreed to drop the charges in exchange for a handshake? and the two players bring out the lineup cards before today's game.
1983: The Detroit Tigers signed Bob Molinaro as a free agent.
1984: Tigers lose their 4th straight out west to fall to 87-49, Blue Jays win to cut the Tigers' lead to 8.5 games.
1984: The Detroit Tigers traded a player to be named later and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for Bill Scherrer. The Detroit Tigers sent Carl Willis (September 1, 1984) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
1995: The Detroit Tigers released Mike Gardiner.
2006: The Detroit Tigers sent Nook Logan to the Washington Nationals as part of a conditional deal.
2012: Tigers beat the White Sox 5-1 to cut their lead to one game. Delmon Young goes deep, Max Scherzer pitches 8 scoreless innings.
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2019: Justin Verlander pitches the third no-hitter of his career as the Astros defeat the Blue Jays, 2 - 0. Verlander issues only one walk in pitching the complete game, and is only the sixth pitcher to have performed the feat three or more times. It is the second time that the Jays are his victims, making him only the third pitcher to no-hit the same team twice.
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2020: The Sad News came that Tom Seaver had Passed Away at 75 yrs old.
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We’re starting to see some exciting players on the Tigers’ roster now, aren’t we? And currently, 2 of the most fun to watch are Riley Greene and Parker Meadows. Which one of them …
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We’re starting to see some exciting players on the Tigers’ roster now, aren’t we?
And currently, 2 of the most fun to watch are Riley Greene and Parker Meadows.
Which one of them do you find the most exciting to watch?
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Today’s blog addresses this question 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 one of these players is the most exciting to watch?
1. Riley Greene
2. Parker Meadows
VOTE
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Detroit Lumber Kings! Or shall I say Silver Kings?!
Lance Parrish: 6x Silver Slugger
Alan Trammell: 3x Silver Slugger
Lou Whitaker: 4x Silver Slugger
Lance Parrish: 6x Silver Slugger
Alan Trammell: 3x Silver Slugger
Lou Whitaker: 4x Silver Slugger
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Tigers fans might owe Scott Harris a massive apology when all is said and done
Against all odds, Scott Harris' long-term strategy for the Tigers seems to be working.
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Rosters expand: Detroit Tigers add Justyn-Henry Malloy, Ricky Vanasco from Triple-A Toledo
Two players joined the Detroit Tigers for Sunday's game against the Boston Red Sox at Comerica Park as rosters expand for the month of September.
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