October 5 in Tigers and mlb history:
1907: The Tigers win in St. Louis to clinch their first pennant in franchise history, closing it out by going 10-0-1 in their last 11 games..
1908: Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh tops the Detroit Tigers, 6 - 1, for his 40th victory and forces the American League pennant race to the final day. Detroit's 24-game winner Ed Summers takes the loss.
Walsh leads the league in games pitched (66), innings (464), strikeouts (269), complete games (42), saves (six), shutouts (11) and winning percentage (.727). His ERA is 1.42
1911: The National Commission sells motion picture rights to the World Series for $3,500. When the players demand a share of it, the Commission cancels the deal.
1912: The Boston Red Sox defeat the Philadelphia Athletics, 3 - 0, for their 105th win of the season, an American League record until the 1927 Yankees reach 110.
1915: In a loss to the Indians, Detroit Tigers speedster Ty Cobb steals his 96th base of the season. Cobb's 96 steals will stand as a major league record until 1962.
1921: New York is host to the first one-city World Series since 1906 and the Polo Grounds is the site for all nine games. Carl Mays of the Yankees needs 86 pitches to set the Giants down on five hits, four of them by Frankie Frisch, as Babe Ruth drives in the first run of the Series in the opening inning of the 3 - 0 Yankees win.
1926: In Game 3 of the World Series, Jesse Haines pitches a five-hit shutout as the Cardinals beat the Yankees, 4 - 0, to take a 2-1 lead in the Series.
1928: In the World Series, Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees unloads a three-run home run in the 1st inning of Game 2. Grover Cleveland Alexander, the hero of the 1926 Series between the Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals, is driven from the game in the 3rd inning as New York cruises, 9 - 3, to take a 2-1 Series lead.
1929: New York Giants Mel Ott and Chuck Klein of the Philadelphia Phillies go into a head-to-head doubleheader tied at 42 home runs apiece. In the opener, Klein homers for the Phillies off Carl Hubbell in his first at-bat to take the home run lead.
In the nightcap, Phillies pitchers intentionally walk Ott five times rather than give him a chance to tie Klein. The last walk comes with the bases loaded. Lefty O'Doul of the Phillies has six hits on the day for a National League season-record of 254 hits.
1935: Charlie Gehringer's RBI double lifts the Tigers to a 2-1 win at Wrigley Field and a commanding 3-1 lead in the World Series.
1939: Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig pose before Game 2 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium! This is the last time Lou would wear the Yankees pinstripes. Yankees pitcher Monte Pearson does not allow a base hit until one out in the 8th inning as he shuts out Cincinnati, 4 - 0. Babe Dahlgren hits a home run and a double as the Yankees take a 2-0 Series lead.
1941: In the World Series, Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Mickey Owen drops a third strike on Tommy Henrich in what would have been the final out of a Dodgers victory against the New York Yankees. Given a second chance, the Yankees then rally for a 7 - 4 win to take a 3-1 Series lead.
1942: Whitey Kurowski hits a two-run home run in the 9th inning of Game 5, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 4 - 2 victory to capture the World Series over the Yankees.
1945: Claude Passeau of the Chicago Cubs pitches a one-hitter, beating the Detroit Tigers 3 - 0 in Game Three of the World Series.
1947: Left fielder Al Gionfriddo makes a spectacular catch and robs Joe DiMaggio of a game-tying home run in Game 6 of the World Series. The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Yankees, 8 - 6.
1949: In Game 1 of the World Series, Allie Reynolds and Don Newcombe are locked in a scoreless duel in the bottom of the ninth inning, until Tommy Henrich leads off with a walk-off home run, the first in World Series history, and the Yankees beat the Dodgers, 1 - 0.
1951: New York Yankees rookie Mickey Mantle wrecks his knee when his cleat gets caught on a Yankee Stadium drain cap after Joe DiMaggio abruptly calls for a Willie Mays fly ball during Game 2 of the World Series!
1952: In Game 5 of the World Series, Brooklyn wins 6 - 5 in 11 innings over the Yankees when Billy Cox scores the winning run behind an RBI double hit by Duke Snider. Carl Erskine pitches a complete game to give Brooklyn a 3-2 Series lead heading back to Ebbets Field.
1953: The New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 6 of the World Series. Billy Martin collects his 12th Series hit, a single to center field in the bottom of the 9th inning, that gives the Yankees their fifth World Championship in a row. Carl Furillo had tied it up in the top of the 9th with a two-run home run.
1954: Oscar Charleston, one of the greatest players in the history of the Negro Leagues, dies in Philadelphia, days after he had fallen down a flight of stairs. He was 57 years old.
1957: New York Yankees star Mickey Mantle and Milwaukee Braves star Henry Aaron each hit a HR in Game 3 of the World Series at County Stadium!
1958: The Detroit Tigers purchased Pete Burnside from the San Francisco Giants.
1960: In a portent of things to come, Bill Mazeroski's two-run 5th-inning home run off Jim Coates is the difference as Pittsburgh beats the Yankees, 6 - 4, in its first World Series win since 1925.
1966: With 1st-inning home runs by Frank Robinson and Brooks Robinson, and 11 strikeouts from relief pitcher Moe Drabowsky, the Baltimore Orioles win their first World Series game, 5 - 2, over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1967: Jim Lonborg of the Boston Red Sox pitches a one-hit, 5 - 0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals to tie the World Series, 1-1.
1968: Tim McCarver and Orlando Cepeda each hit three-run home runs to lead the Cardinals to a 7 - 3 win over Detroit.
The Cardinals quickly acclimated to Tiger Stadium, hitting a pair of three run HRs to beat the Tigers in Game 3 and take a 2 games to 1 lead. The Tigers are now looking at the prospect of having to beat Gibson or go down 3 games to 1.
1981: The Detroit Tigers released Mark Fidrych. Due to injuries, he made only 27 appearances in four seasons after his magical rookie year in 1976.
1984: Pitchers Milt Wilcox and Willie Hernandez combine on a three-hitter to give the Detroit Tigers a 1 - 0 win and a sweep of the Kansas City Royals in the ALCS. The Tigers are going to the World Series!
Sparky: "The night belonged strictly to Milt Wilcox. Period. He showed exactly what guts and determination mean in this game".
There were 36 cases of champagne on hand and all the bottles were dry by the time the clubhouse had finally cleared.
1987: The Seattle Mariners traded Stan Clarke to the Detroit Tigers for Bruce Fields.
2002: The Anaheim Angels shock the New York Yankees by scoring eight runs in the 5th inning and going on to a 9 - 5 victory. The victory gives Anaheim its first postseason series victory ever, as they win their ALDS matchup, 3 games to 1. Shawn Wooten hits a home run for Anaheim while Jorge Posada adds a round-tripper for New York. Jarrod Washburn gets the victory for the Angels.
2004: Craig Dingman of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2004: John Ennis of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2006: Tigers even the ALDS: Curtis Granderson's triple in the 7th inning of Game 2 drives home the winning run.
2010: Enrique Gonzalez of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2014: Both American League Division Series end in three-game sweeps. The Orioles defeat the Tigers, 2 - 1, behind the pitching of Bud Norris and a two-run homer from Nelson Cruz to finish one ALDS sweep,
and the Royals pound the Angels, 8 - 3, in the other ALDS. Alex Gordon hits a three-run double and Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas homer, while 'big shit' James Shields confirms the appropriateness of his nickname.
2017: The Detroit Tigers released Brett Pill.
2017: Jose Altuve has a gigantic game, hitting three homers, to lead the Astros to an 8 - 2 win over the Red Sox in Game 1 of their Division Series. Justin Verlander continues his excellent work since having been acquired in a trade on August 31st by notching the win with six solid innings of work, while Chris Sale is hit hard in getting saddled with the loss.
2020: The Supreme Court agrees to allow a class-action suit originally launched in 2014 by minor league players in three states, Arizona, California and Florida, claiming they were paid below minimum wage and in violation of other labor laws. Major League Baseball had asked the court to dismiss the suit, which will now proceed in trial court.
2022: On the last day of the season,
Luis Arraez wins his first
American League batting title, going 1 for 1 with two walks to finish at .316 and deprive
Aaron Judge of a potential
Triple Crown; the average is the lowest by an AL batting champion since
Carl Yastrzemski hit .301 in
1968 - the so-called "Year of the Pitcher". In the
National League,
Jeff McNeil finishes at .326, one point ahead of
Freddie Freeman, to also win his first title.
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Davey Crockett 1901.
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Frank Doljack 1930-1934.
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Rod Allen 1984, announcer 2005-2018.
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