January 30 in Tigers and mlb history:
1917: Pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander announces he is ready to retire from professional baseball and join a semipro team if his salary demands are not met. Alexander wants a three-year contract at $15,000 per year.
1923: The Boston Red Sox continue to work on improving the New York Yankees, sending future Hall of Fame pitcher Herb Pennock, who is entering the prime of his career, to New York in exchange for infielder Norm McMillan, pitcher George Murray, outfielder Camp Skinner, and $50,000.
1926: The Major League Rules Committee agrees that pitchers may have access to a rosin bag. On February 8, the American League will refuse to permit its use, but on April 28th, the league will give in and allow a rosin bag on the field, but discourage its use by players. The Committee also discusses the possible elimination of the intentional walk, a topic that has come up before, by making the pitcher throw to the batter. Calling a balk on the catcher if he steps out of his box has not eliminated the intentional walk as intended. No action is taken however.
1936: The new owners of the Boston Braves conduct a survey of newspaper reporters, asking them to come up with a new nickname for the franchise. The reporters select the Bees, which will be used through the 1940 season. The new name fails to catch on, and the team will decide to switch back to "Braves".
1940: The St. Louis Browns traded Billy Sullivan to the Detroit Tigers for Slick Coffman.
1942: Hank Greenberg re-enlists in the armed forces.
1948: Pitcher Herb Pennock collapses and dies from a heart attack. Pennock, who was 53, had been serving as the general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies since 1944. His untimely demise will be a catalyst for his election to the Hall of Fame later this year.
1953: Peter J. McGovern becomes the Little League's first full-time president and the league's office is moved to Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
1954: The New York Giants trade Shot Heard 'Round the World hero Bobby Thomson and catcher Sam Calderone to the Milwaukee Braves for pitchers Johnny Antonelli and Don Liddle, infielder Billy Klaus, and $50,000 cash. Antonelli will go 21-7 and will lead the National League with a 2.30 ERA.
1958: Commissioner Ford Frick announces that players and coaches, rather than the fans, will vote on selections for the All-Star Game. The vote will not return to the fans until 1970, when Commissioner Bowie Kuhn reverses Frick's action. The decision is a reaction to alleged ballot box stuffing by Cincinnati fans before last year's All-Star Game.
1964: The United States Senate Subcommittee on Monopolies begins hearings on baseball.
1975: The New York Mets purchased Jerry Moses from the Detroit Tigers.
1977: Edward W. Stack is elected president of the Hall of Fame. He succeeds Paul Kerr, who is retiring.
1978: Former pitcher Addie Joss and former executive Larry MacPhail are voted into the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.
1978: The Detroit Tigers traded Mike Burns (minors), Frank Harris (minors) and cash to the Boston Red Sox for Steve Dillard.
1978: The Montreal Expos purchased Tito Fuentes from the Detroit Tigers.
1978: Commissioner Bowie Kuhn cancels the recent trade that sent pitcher Vida Blue from the Oakland Athletics to the Cincinnati Reds for first baseman Dave Revering and $1.75 million in cash. Believing that the Athletics did not receive adequate compensation, Kuhn recommends that the trade be restructured. On February 25th, Oakland will acquire Revering in a different trade, this time for pitcher Doug Bair. On March 15th, the Athletics will once again trade Blue, this time to the San Francisco Giants for seven players and $400,000. Blue will win 18 games for the Giants this season.
2003: Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. joins his father Cal Sr. by becoming the 40th member of the Orioles Hall of Fame. Ripken Jr. is elected in his first year of eligibility by a unanimous vote of the media covering the team. The formal ceremony will be take place on September 6th, which marks the eighth anniversary of the night he broke the 56-year-old record of 2,130 consecutive games played set by Lou Gehrig.
2017: Commissioner Rob Manfred issues a ruling in the case of an employee of the St. Louis Cardinals caught for hacking into the scouting database of the Houston Astros. The Cards are fined $2 million, which they must pay to Houston, and also surrender two top picks in the upcoming amateur draft to the Astros. The guilty former employee, Chris Correa, incurs a lifetime ban. This is on the top of the 46-month prison sentence and $279,000 fine he received after pleading guilty to federal charges last July.
2020: The Detroit Tigers signed Jordy Mercer as a free agent.
2023: The Detroit Tigers signed Jonathan Davis as a free agent.
2023: The Detroit Tigers signed Caesar Hernandez as a free agent.
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Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Walt Dropo. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Walt Dropo 1952-1954.
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Sandy Amoros 1960.
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Dave Stegman. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Dave Stegman 1978-1980.
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Tigers To Sign Tommy Kahnle.
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Tigers sign RHP Tommy Kahnle for $7.5M on a one year contract.
Tigers, reliever Tommy Kahnle reach agreement on one-year deal.
Detroit Tigers sign reliever Tommy Kahnle to one-year contract in free agency.
Detroit Tigers grade for Tommy Kahnle signing: Reliever a good fit, but big injury risk.
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Tigers agree to 1-year deal with veteran reliever.
