Detroit Tigers Team Notes
August 31 in Tigers and mlb history :
1906: Beset by injuries, the Tigers call 46-year-old Sam Thompson out of retirement; he drives in two runs in a 5 - 1 win over the Browns. Thompson, who last played in the majors in 1898, appears in eight games and bats .226.
1909 - The A.J. Reach Company is granted a patent for its cork-centered baseball, which will replace the hard rubber-cored one. This change will be particularly apparent in the National League in 1910 and 1911.
1932 - Detroit P Chief Hogsett hits two homers, as the Tigers end Tony Freitas' winning streak at 10 with a 5 - 4 victory over the A's.
1937 - Detroit's rookie Rudy York sets a new record for home runs in a month, hitting his 17th and 18th to eclipse Babe Ruth's mark set in September 1927. He knocks in seven runs against Pete Appleton, as Detroit beats Washington 12 - 3.
1943 - Detroit's Rudy York hits two home runs to bring his August home run total to 17, one less than his 1937 record for home runs in a single month, which he also set in August.
1988: Arbitrator George Nicolau rules against the ML owners in the "Collusion II" case, agreeing with the players' contention that the owners conspired to fix the free agent market after the 1986 season. Twelve players will be granted no-risk free agency after the season.
1988: The first-place Tigers try for pennant insurance: Ted Power from Kansas City and Fred Lynn from Baltimore for players to be named later.
1989: Arbitrator Thomas Roberts orders the ML owners to pay $10.5 million in damages as a result of their collusion against free agents after the 1985 season.
1999: The Tigers break a 6 - 6 tie by scoring eight runs in the 7th inning to defeat the Rangers 14 - 6.
Tigers players birthdays :
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Hideo Nomo 2000.
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Gabe Kapler 1998-1999.
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Shane Loux 2002-2003.
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Ramon Santiago 2002-2003, 2006-present.
from baseball reference
