October 25 in Tigers and mlb history:
1902: Frank Kitson jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Detroit Tigers.
1917: The Yankees hire Miller Huggins as manager. New York was an also-ran franchise for most of the first 15 years of their existence, but became a dynasty under Huggins, who led the team from 1918 until his death in 1929. The club won their first 3 championships under Huggins, including the famed 1927 Murderer's Row team led by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.
1928: Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig bring their barnstorming tour to Dayton, Ohio! ~ " See the Emperor of Swat and the Crown Prince in Nine Innings of Baseball".
1935: After the great depression, people had money to spend on sports...
"People undoubtedly have more money to spend. For sports in general, have prospered this year," declared an optimistic National League President Ford Frick.
1937: Casey Stengel is signed as the new manager of the Boston Bees.
1955: Baseball great Branch Rickey steps down as general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates and moves into an advisory role. Joe L. Brown, son of actor Joe E. Brown, replaces him.
1955: The Cleveland Indians trade Larry Doby, the first black player in the American League, to the Chicago White Sox for Chico Carrasquel and Jim Busby.
1960: The Houston Colt .45s announce that the team has hired Gabe Paul as general manager. Paul will clash with majority owner Roy Hofheinz and will leave the following spring for Cleveland.
1971: Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez, born this day in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic.
1972: The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Tom Haller and Don Leshnock from the Detroit Tigers.
1973: The Chicago Cubs trade six-time 20-game winner Ferguson Jenkins to the Texas Rangers for third baseman Bill Madlock and utility man Vic Harris.
1973: The San Francisco Giants trade three-time home run champion Willie McCovey, a Giant since 1959, together with minor leaguer Bernie Williams to the San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell.
1973: The Detroit Tigers released Frank Howard.
1977: Sparky Lyle of the New York Yankees wins the A.L. Cy Young Award with a 13-5 record, 2.17 ERA, and 26 saves. Lyle is the first reliever to win the American League award, after Mike Marshall won the N.L. prize in 1974.
1978: Gaylord Perry of the San Diego Padres becomes the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues. Perry cops the National League honor with a 21-6 record and a 2.72 ERA.
1979: The Detroit Tigers traded a player to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds for Champ Summers.
The Detroit Tigers sent Sheldon Burnside (October 25, 1979) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
1984: Sid Monge of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1985: The California Angels announce that they will not offer seven-time batting champion Rod Carew a new contract for the 1986 season, effectively ending his 19-year career. Carew finishes with 3,053 hits and a .328 career batting average.
1986: Down to their last out at Shea Stadium, the New York Mets rally for three runs with two outs in the 10th inning against the Boston Red Sox to win 6 - 5 and push the World Series to a decisive seventh game. The tie-breaking run scores on Boston first baseman Bill Buckner's error on Mookie Wilson's slow grounder. Boston Red Sox pitcher Bob Stanley throws a wild pitch that allows the New York Mets to tie the score in the 10th inning of World Series Game 6 at Shea Stadium! Vin Scully with the call.
1987: In a World Series in which neither team lost a game in its home park, the Minnesota Twins win the World Championship behind starter Frank Viola and reliever Jeff Reardon, beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 4 - 2, in Game 7. The franchise's last championship came in 1924 as the Washington Senators.
1993: Dan Gladden of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1994: Juan Samuel of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1994: Alan Trammell of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2004: Tigers sign top draft pick Justin Verlander.
2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Lester Oliveros as an amateur free agent.
2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Brayan Villarreal as an amateur free agent.
2006: Game 4 of the World Series is rained out in St. Louis.
2012: Three Giants pitchers Madison Bumgarner, Santiago Casilla and Sergio Romo - combine on a two-hitter as San Francisco shuts out Detroit,
2 - 0, in Game 2 of the 2012 World Series. The Giants play small ball, scoring their first run on a double play grounder in the 7th after a bunt single by Gregor Blanco loads the bases, and their second in the 8th on three walks and a sacrifice fly.
2015: Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker are honored by Navin Field Crew at the site of Tiger Stadium.
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2017: The Astros win a World Series game for the first time in franchise history as they defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7 - 6, in 11 innings in Game two of the 2017 World Series. The Dodgers seem headed for a win as they lead, 3 - 2, in the top of the 9th, but closer Kenley Jansen surrenders a solo homer to Marwin Gonzalez to tie it, and in the 10th, Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa hit back-to-back shots off Josh Fields to give Houston a 5 - 3 lead. Ken Giles cannot nail down the win, however, as he gives up a solo homer to Yasiel Puig and a run-scoring single to Kiki Hernandez. In the 11th, the Astros again score two, on a two-run blast by George Springer off Brandon McCarthy, and while Charlie Culberson hits the eighth homer of the game off Chris Devenski with two outs in the bottom of the 11th, the Dodgers fall short by one run. The 8 homers set a World Series record, while the 5 hit in extra innings are a record for any game, postseason or regular season.
2019: Victor Alcantara of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2019: John Hicks of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2019: Daniel Stumpf of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2020: The Dodgers win Game 5 of the World Series, 4 - 2, to take a three games to two lead, by taking advantage of Rays starter Tyler Glasnow's early struggles. They score three runs over the first two innings to take a lead they will never relinquish. The key moment occurs in the 4th, when Manuel Margot is caught while attempting a straight steal of home that would have tied the game; the play is agonizingly close, but Margot is ruled out, ending the inning. Clayton Kershaw is the winner, while also setting a new record for most career strikeouts in the postseason, passing Justin Verlander.
Tigers players and announcers birthdays:
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Al Cowens. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Al Cowens 1980-1981.
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Joe Siddall. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Joe Siddall 1998.
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Josh Lewin Tigers TV announcer 1998-2001.
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Wilkin Ramírez. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Wilkin Ramirez 2009.
Tigers players who passed away:
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Jimmy Barrett. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Jimmy Barrett 1901-1905.
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Les Mueller. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Les Mueller 1941, 1945.
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Tim Thompson. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Tim Thompson 1958.
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