July 6 in Tigers and mlb history:
1917 - Ty Cobb's hitting streak ends at 35 games as White Sox pitchers Red Faber and Jim Scott hold him hitless. His streak began May 31. Cobb holds the American League mark of 40 straight games, set in 1912, but George Sisler will ring up 41 games in 1922.
1929: After watching the Tigers belt eight home runs on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, by Dale Alexander 1B, Earl Whitehill P, Roy Johnson LF, Dale Alexander again, Merv Shea C, Roy Johnson again, and Marty McManus 3B, the Browns use the off day to erect a screen in front of the RF pavilion. The screen stretches 156 feet from the foul pole toward CF, 310 feet down the line from home. In the next day's game, Heinie Manush will hit three balls off the screen against the Yankees' Waite Hoyt, while Babe Ruth will hit two off it in the series. This screen will remain in place into the 1940s, the only stadium with extended OF seating where it is impossible to catch a home run ball.
1941 - A center field monument dedicated to Lou Gehrig is unveiled by the Yankees. The memorial is a tribute by his teammates of their beloved captain who died last month of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
1942 - Powered by first-inning home runs by Indians shortstop Lou Boudreau and Tigers first baseman Rudy York, the American League All-Stars defeats the National League at the Polo Grounds 3 - 1.
1956: Ford Frick inaugurates the Cy Young Award, to honor the outstanding pitcher each year. The BBWAA will do the voting. Only one pitcher will be honored each year until 1967, when a pitcher will be selected in each league.
1971 - Norm Cash belts a pair of 3-run homers to power the Tigers to a 12 - 7 win over the Yanks. Catcher Bill Freehan and Shortstop Ed Brinkman each have 2 hits and 5 rbi between them. Mickey Lolich goes all the way allowing just 2 of the runs as earned for the win.
1983 - In the 50th anniversary All-Star Game at Chicago's Comiskey Park, the American League routs the National League 13 - 3 for its first win since 1971. The AL breaks the game open with seven runs in the 4th inning, highlighted by Fred Lynn's grand slam - the first ever in All-Star competition.
1994 - At Tiger Stadium: Matthew Duprey 11 of Novi, is selected as the team’s 100 millionth fan. He throws out the first pitch, receives free merchandise, and sits in the dugout and the owner’s suite as the Tigers lose to the White Sox.
1997: In Detroit, the Tigers top the Orioles, 14 - 9, their 3rd straight win after 11 consecutive losses. Brian Johnson and Travis Fryman homer for the Tigers while teammate Bobby Higginson adds a two-run inside-the-park homer, his fifth round tripper this week. For Scott Erickson (11-4), it is the worst start of his career for Baltimore, allowing all 12 runs, 11 earned, and 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings. Willie Blair (6-4) takes the win in relief.
Tigers players and managers birthdays:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Steve_O'Neill
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/o'neist01.shtml
Steve O'Neill coach 1941-1942, manager 1943-1948.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jason_Thompson_(thompja01)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/thompja01.shtml
Jason Thompson 1976-1980.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/olivaom01.shtml
Omar Olivares 1996-1997.
from baseball reference
