July 12 in Tigers and mlb history:
1905: The Detroit Tigers beat New York 6 - 3, with the help of two errors by Highlander 1B Jack Doyle. The vet Doyle was signed yesterday and this will be his only appearance for New York.
1911: In the first inning of a 9 - 0 win over the Athletics at Detroit, Ty Cobb walks, then on consecutive pitches steals second base, third base, and home off lefty Harry Krause. Twice he beats perfect throws by C Ira Thomas. After Cobb reaches on a fielder's choice in the 3rd, Sam Crawford homers. In the 7th Cobb walks, is bunted to second, and scores on a sacrifice fly, knocking the ball out of the hands of the new catcher Paddy Livingston.
1913 - Philadelphia's Boardwalk Brown walks 15 Tigers in 7 2/3 innings, but staggers to a 16 - 9 win. Brown has only one walkless inning - the first. Ty Cobb previously out for a week with an injured knee, plays 2B for the only time in his career, and makes three errors in his five fielding chances.
1949: The major league owners agree to install warning tracks made of cinder in front of outfield fences prior to the start of next season.
1949: The National League commits five errors, allowing the American League to record an 11 - 7 triumph in the All-Star Game at Ebbets Field. The contest marks the first appearance of black players in an All-Star Game: Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe in the NL lineup, and Larry Doby among the AL stars.
1955 - At Milwaukee's County Stadium, Stan Musial comes to bat in the bottom of 12th inning of a 5 - 5 All-Star deadlock. American League catcher Yogi Berra complains about his feet hurting and Musial tells him "Don't worry, I'll have you home in a minute"... then "the Man" hits a game-winning home run on the next pitch. The American League had taken a 5-run lead on a 3-run homer by Mickey Mantle off Robin Roberts, only to see the NL tie it. Braves P Gene Conley strikes out the side in the 12th.
1976 - A tentative agreement between the players and owners on labor contracts is reached. The formal agreement will be announced August 9th.
1979 - After a delay of an hour and 16 minutes, the White Sox are forced to forfeit the second game of twi-night doubleheader against the Tigers when over 5,000 fans refuse to leave the field during Disco Demolition Night. Mike Veeck's promotion involves admitting fans for 98 cents with a disco record, collecting the vinyl and then literally blowing up the LPs and .45s in center field.
2005: During the All-Star Game Town Hall discussion, Bud Selig, believing the designated hitter is a big part of the game, states the rule will remain in use for the foreseeable future. The commissioner however makes it clear the National League will not adopt the 1973 addition to the American League rule book.
2005 - The American League defeats the National League, 7-5 in the All-Star Game played at Comerica Park in Detroit. Andruw Jones, Mark Teixeira, and Miguel Tejada hit home runs and Yankee closer Mariano Rivera records the save.
Tigers players birthdays:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Brad_Eldred
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/eldrebr01.shtml
Brad Eldred 2012.
from baseball reference
