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Novembewr 4 in Tigers and mlb history:

1957 - With a new balk rule, the batter now has an option after the call is made. If a player gets a hit, he can accept the outcome of the pitch, instead of being only limited to the advance of the baserunner(s).

1976 - The first mass-market free agent re-entry draft is held at the New York Plaza Hotel. Among those available are Reggie Jackson, Willie McCovey, Joe Rudi, Don Gullett, Gene Tenace, Nate Colbert, Rollie Fingers, Don Baylor and Bobby Grich.

2010: Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson dies in Thousand Oaks, California at 76. Nicknamed "Captain Hook" for his tendency to remove his starting pitchers early in the game - now standard practice - he was the first manager to win over 100 games in a season in both leagues, and the first to lead teams from both leagues to World Championships, doing so with Cincinnati in 1975 and 1976, and with Detroit in 1984.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Skeeter_Webb
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/webbsk01.shtml
Skeeter Webb 1945-1947.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tito_Francona
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/francti01.shtml
Tito Francona 1958.

Tigersa players and managers who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lefty_Williams
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/willile01.shtml
Lefty Williams 1913-1914.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Sparky_Anderson
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/andersp01.shtml
Sparky Anderson 1979-1995.

from Baseball Reference
 
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