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May 11 in Tigers and mlb history:

1950: Connecticut Senator Abe Ribicoff introduces legislation for the observance of a National Baseball Day.

1950: A train strike forces many teams to fly to their next scheduled games. Travelling by air is still a rarity in the major leagues at this time.

1984 - The Detroit Tigers improve their record to 26-4 with an 8 - 2 victory over the California Angels and establish a new record for the best 30-game start in major league history, eclipsing the 25-5 mark set by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955.

Tigers players and executives birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Charlie_Gehringer
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gehrich01.shtml
Charlie Gehringer 1924-1942, General Manager 1952-1953.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Walt_Terrell
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/terrewa01.shtml
Walt Terrell 1985-1988, 1990-1992.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Bean
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beanbi01.shtml
Billy Bean 1987-1989.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cordefr01.shtml
Francisco Cordero 1999.

from baseball reference
 
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