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Webvideo Miggy on clinching division.
Miguel Cabrera joins the Tigers broadcast after the win to discuss his club coming from behind to clinch the division.
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Webvideo Miggy's monster game.
Miguel Cabrera slugs his American League-leading 44th home run and tallies three more hits to help the Tigers clinch the AL Central.
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October 2 in Tigers history:

1927 at Navin Field: On the final day of the season, Harry Heilmann pounds out seven hits in a doubleheader sweep of Cleveland and edges Philadelphia’s Al Simmons for the batting crown .398 to .392.

1968 - In one of the most memorable World Series performances ever, Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals strikes out 17 Detroit Tigers. Gibson sets the World Series record for most strikeouts in a single game, set on this day in 1963 by Sandy Koufax, and leads the Cardinals to a 4 - 0 victory over Tigers ace and Cy Young Award winner Denny McLain.

Future Hall of Famer Al Kaline announces his retirement. During a 22-year career with the Detroit Tigers, Kaline compiled in 2,834 games, 1,622 runs, 3,007 hits, 498 doubles, 75 triples, 399 home runs, 1,583 runs batted in, 972 extra base hits, a final line of .297/.376/.480/.855 along with 10 Gold Glove Awards. He also batted .379 in the 1968 World Series.

2011: The Tigers get a dominant outing by Max Scherzer to beat the Yankees, 5 - 3, and even their ALDS at one game each. Scherzer does not allow a hit until the 6th inning, while Miguel Cabrera puts the Tigers ahead with a two-run homer off Freddy Garcia in the 1st inning. Closer Jose Valverde struggles a bit in the 9th, giving up a home run to Nick Swisher and a triple to Jorge Posada, but ends the game with the tying run on base.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Earl_Wilson
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsoea01.shtml
Earl Wilson 1966-1970.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Matt_Walbeck
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/walbema01.shtml
Matt Walbeck 1997, 2002-2003.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/santovi01.shtml
Victor Santos 2001.

from baseball reference
 
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Mike Trout and Miguel Cabrera have separated themselves in what appears to be a two-horse race. Trout enjoys a sizeable lead in WARP, checking in at 8.7 to Cabrera?s 5.8, but Cabrera could entice voters by capturing the Triple Crown, and he tops all three relevant leaderboards with two games left to play. Robinson Cano and Adrian Beltre are there for those who want to throw a wrench into the process, but they are the Gary Johnson and Jill Stein of this election, with a chance to affect the outcome but not to win the prize itself.

Cabrera bolstered his candidacy by fueling the Tigers? offense in their division-clinching win at Kauffman Stadium on Monday. The third baseman went 4-for-5, pushing his batting average up to .329, and smacked his 44th big fly of the season, passing Josh Hamilton in the home run standings. That sixth-inning solo shot was the only RBI on Cabrera?s line in the 6-3 decision, but Hamilton is unlikely to bridge the 10-RBI gap between them over the next two days, so only the former two categories remain in doubt for Cabrera?s Triple Crown bid.

Not to be outdone, hours later, Trout catalyzed Anaheim?s attack in an 8-4 win at Safeco Field. That victory ultimately proved futile, as the A?s bounced the Halos from contention shortly thereafter, but the center fielder?s 4-for-5 outing in a showdown with Felix Hernandez may have swayed some undecided voters. Trout finished a home run shy of the cycle, drove in three runs by going 2-for-2 with runners in scoring position, and kept the batting title in play by raising his average to .325. Unlike Cabrera?s Tigers, Trout?s Angels will miss the playoffs?but if anything, voters who consider reaching the postseason a key criterion for MVP selection may be forced to wonder what might have been, had the Angels left spring training with Trout in their major-league lineup.

With the Tigers locked into the number-three seed, and the Angels assured of watching the playoffs on TV, neither team has anything to play for on Tuesday and Wednesday. For Cabrera and Trout, though, the last two games offer an opportunity to make closing arguments.

To that end, Cabrera has gone 7-for-23 (.304 average) with two home runs in his career versus tonight?s Royals starter Jeremy Guthrie (8:10 p.m. ET), while Trout is just 1-for-9 against fellow rookie Hisashi Iwakuma, who gets the ball for the Mariners (10:10 p.m. ET).

from Baseball Prospectus
 
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