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November 7 in Tigers and mlb history:
1889: The Brotherhood and its backers meet to begin preliminary work on the organization of a Players League. The players believe "that the game can be played more fairly and its business conducted more intelligently under a plan which excludes everything arbitrary and un-American."
1928: The Boston Braves trade National League batting champion Rogers Hornsby to the Chicago Cubs for $200,000 and players Freddie Maguire (IF), Percy Jones (P), Lou Legett (C), Socks Seibold and P Bruce Cunningham. The hard-hitting Hornsby, who posted a .387 batting average with 21 home runs for the Braves, will enjoy another spectacular season in 1929 for his new club. He will compile a .380 average with 39 home runs and 149 RBI. Braves owner-president Emil Fuchs also decides to be his own manager.
1938: Happy Birthday Jim Kaat. The Baseball Hall of Famer was born in Zeeland, Michigan on this day.
1943: The Giants and Lions play to a 0-0 tie at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium. The NFL hasn't had a scoreless tie since.
1951: Representative Emanuel Celler's committee issues financial data from 1945-1949 that differs with Walter O'Malley's numbers. According to Celler, the Brooklyn Dodgers made a profit of 2.364 million dollars in the five-year period. The Dodgers' "loss" of $129,318 in 1950 included a $167,000 loss due to the promotion of the Brooklyn Dodgers professional football team. In his continuing investigation into antitrust violations, Celler says that evidence in his committee suggests altering the reserve clause in that it does limit players.
1951: New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra is named the American League MVP! Fun Fact: Yogi hit 27 HR's but struck out only 20 times in 594 plate appearances that season.
1963: New York Yankees catcher Elston Howard becomes the first black player to win the American League MVP Award. Howard beats out Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers by 248 votes to 148 in the balloting. Kaline however does Win the prestigious Sporting News American League Player of the League Award for the second time in his illustrious career, also Winning in 1955 after finishing second in the MVP Award to another Yankee's catcher Yogi Berra.
1964: The National League approves the move of the Milwaukee Braves to Atlanta but orders them to stay in Milwaukee for the 1965 season, in spite of poor attendance over the last two years. The Braves will eventually move to Atlanta in 1966.
1967: St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Orlando Cepeda becomes only the second National League player to unanimously win the MVP Award. Cepeda batted .325 with 25 home runs and 111 RBI in leading the Cardinals to the pennant. New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell swept the National League MVP voting in 1936.
1972: Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench, who posted a .270 average with 40 home runs and 125 RBI, wins the National League MVP Award for the second time in three years.
1973: New Jersey becomes the first state which allows girls to play on Little League baseball teams.
1978: In a controversial selection, Boston Red Sox outfielder Jim Rice is named American League Most Valuable Player over New York Yankees pitcher Ron Guidry. Rice led the AL in home runs (46), RBI (139), hits (213), triples and slugging percentage (.600), and became the first AL player to accumulate 400 total bases in a season since Joe DiMaggio in 1937, while Guidry posted a 25-3 record with 248 strikeouts and a 1.74 ERA for the pennant-winning Yankees.
1983: Doug Bair of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1983: Enos Cabell of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1983: Milt Wilcox of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1993: Joe Boever of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1993: The Detroit Tigers signed Joe Boever as a free agent.
1995: MLB signs a $1.7 billion, five-year deal with FOX, NBC, ESPN and Liberty Media.
1995: Lou Whitaker of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2000: Sandy Alderson, executive vice president of baseball operations in the Commissioner's office, announces that baseball will try to bring back the high strike next season.
2001: Commissioner Bud Selig announces that Major League Baseball will undergo a contraction of two teams, after a 28-2 vote by the owners. Montreal is one of the dissenting franchises.
2001: The Detroit Tigers signed Dave Borkowski as a free agent.
2001: The Detroit Tigers signed Craig Wilson as a free agent.
2003: The Detroit Tigers signed Danny Klassen as a free agent.
2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Hooper as a free agent.
2016: Drake Britton of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2016: Pedro Ciriaco of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2016: Preston Guilmet of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2016: Chad Huffman of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2016: David Martinez of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2016: Dustin Molleken of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2016: Cesar Ramos of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2016: Jordany Valdespin of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2016: Thad Weber of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2019: Winners of the Silver Slugger Awards are announced. The Atlanta Braves have the most winners at three positions: Freddie Freeman (1B); Ozzie Albies (2B); and Ronald Acuna (OF). All three are first-time winners; on the other end of the spectrum, OF Mike Trout wins the award for the 7th time.
2021: Juan Centeno of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2021: Drew Hutchison of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2021: Mark Leiter Jr. of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2021: Pedro Payano of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2021: Ricardo Pinto of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2021: Christin Stewart of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Tigers players birthdays:
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Joe Niekro 1970-1972.
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Tom Walker 1975.
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Orlando Mercado 1987.
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Andy Tomberlin 1998.
Tigers players and coaches who passed away:
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Sam Thompson Detroit Wolverines NL 1885-1888, Tigers 1906.
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Chick Galloway 1928.
Johnny Sain Pitching Coach 1967-1969.
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1889: The Brotherhood and its backers meet to begin preliminary work on the organization of a Players League. The players believe "that the game can be played more fairly and its business conducted more intelligently under a plan which excludes everything arbitrary and un-American."
1928: The Boston Braves trade National League batting champion Rogers Hornsby to the Chicago Cubs for $200,000 and players Freddie Maguire (IF), Percy Jones (P), Lou Legett (C), Socks Seibold and P Bruce Cunningham. The hard-hitting Hornsby, who posted a .387 batting average with 21 home runs for the Braves, will enjoy another spectacular season in 1929 for his new club. He will compile a .380 average with 39 home runs and 149 RBI. Braves owner-president Emil Fuchs also decides to be his own manager.
1938: Happy Birthday Jim Kaat. The Baseball Hall of Famer was born in Zeeland, Michigan on this day.
1943: The Giants and Lions play to a 0-0 tie at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium. The NFL hasn't had a scoreless tie since.
1951: Representative Emanuel Celler's committee issues financial data from 1945-1949 that differs with Walter O'Malley's numbers. According to Celler, the Brooklyn Dodgers made a profit of 2.364 million dollars in the five-year period. The Dodgers' "loss" of $129,318 in 1950 included a $167,000 loss due to the promotion of the Brooklyn Dodgers professional football team. In his continuing investigation into antitrust violations, Celler says that evidence in his committee suggests altering the reserve clause in that it does limit players.
1951: New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra is named the American League MVP! Fun Fact: Yogi hit 27 HR's but struck out only 20 times in 594 plate appearances that season.
1963: New York Yankees catcher Elston Howard becomes the first black player to win the American League MVP Award. Howard beats out Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers by 248 votes to 148 in the balloting. Kaline however does Win the prestigious Sporting News American League Player of the League Award for the second time in his illustrious career, also Winning in 1955 after finishing second in the MVP Award to another Yankee's catcher Yogi Berra.
1964: The National League approves the move of the Milwaukee Braves to Atlanta but orders them to stay in Milwaukee for the 1965 season, in spite of poor attendance over the last two years. The Braves will eventually move to Atlanta in 1966.
1967: St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Orlando Cepeda becomes only the second National League player to unanimously win the MVP Award. Cepeda batted .325 with 25 home runs and 111 RBI in leading the Cardinals to the pennant. New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell swept the National League MVP voting in 1936.
1972: Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench, who posted a .270 average with 40 home runs and 125 RBI, wins the National League MVP Award for the second time in three years.
1973: New Jersey becomes the first state which allows girls to play on Little League baseball teams.
1978: In a controversial selection, Boston Red Sox outfielder Jim Rice is named American League Most Valuable Player over New York Yankees pitcher Ron Guidry. Rice led the AL in home runs (46), RBI (139), hits (213), triples and slugging percentage (.600), and became the first AL player to accumulate 400 total bases in a season since Joe DiMaggio in 1937, while Guidry posted a 25-3 record with 248 strikeouts and a 1.74 ERA for the pennant-winning Yankees.
1983: Doug Bair of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1983: Enos Cabell of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1983: Milt Wilcox of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1993: Joe Boever of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1993: The Detroit Tigers signed Joe Boever as a free agent.
1995: MLB signs a $1.7 billion, five-year deal with FOX, NBC, ESPN and Liberty Media.
1995: Lou Whitaker of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2000: Sandy Alderson, executive vice president of baseball operations in the Commissioner's office, announces that baseball will try to bring back the high strike next season.
2001: Commissioner Bud Selig announces that Major League Baseball will undergo a contraction of two teams, after a 28-2 vote by the owners. Montreal is one of the dissenting franchises.
2001: The Detroit Tigers signed Dave Borkowski as a free agent.
2001: The Detroit Tigers signed Craig Wilson as a free agent.
2003: The Detroit Tigers signed Danny Klassen as a free agent.
2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Hooper as a free agent.
2016: Drake Britton of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2016: Pedro Ciriaco of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2016: Preston Guilmet of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2016: Chad Huffman of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2016: David Martinez of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2016: Dustin Molleken of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2016: Cesar Ramos of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2016: Jordany Valdespin of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2016: Thad Weber of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2019: Winners of the Silver Slugger Awards are announced. The Atlanta Braves have the most winners at three positions: Freddie Freeman (1B); Ozzie Albies (2B); and Ronald Acuna (OF). All three are first-time winners; on the other end of the spectrum, OF Mike Trout wins the award for the 7th time.
2021: Juan Centeno of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2021: Drew Hutchison of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2021: Mark Leiter Jr. of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2021: Pedro Payano of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2021: Ricardo Pinto of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2021: Christin Stewart of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
Tigers players birthdays:
Joe Niekro Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
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Tom Walker Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Tom Walker. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Orlando Mercado Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Orlando Mercado. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Andy Tomberlin Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Andy Tomberlin. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Tigers players and coaches who passed away:
Sam Thompson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Sam Thompson. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Chick Galloway Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Chick Galloway. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Johnny Sain Pitching Coach 1967-1969.
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