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December 20 in Tigers and mlb history:
1881: Hall of Famer Branch Rickey was born this day in Stockdale, OH.
1900: Hall of Famer Gabby Hartnett was born this day in Woonsocket, RI.
1921: At the Major League meetings, the American League votes to return to the best-of-7 World Series; the National League votes to keep the 5-of-9. Judge Landis casts the deciding vote, and the 4-of-7 format is reinstated.
1926: Commissioner Judge Landis meets with Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, and Smokey Joe Wood about allegations of a fixed game in 1919.
Dutch Leonard, the man who leveled the accusations, does not attend out of fear that Cobb will hurt him.
1926: The World Champion Cardinals trade Rogers Hornsby to the Giants for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring. The trade gets complicated when the "Rajah" refuses to sell his 1,167 shares of the team stock back to the Redbirds at the asking price.
1933: The Washington Senators traded Goose Goslin to the Detroit Tigers for John Stone.
1940: For a reported $42,000, A's manager Connie Mack buys a controlling interest in the club from the Shibe family.
1941: Hal Newhouser marries Beryl Steele. They will be married 57 years until Hal's death in 1998.
1946: The Tigers released catcher Paul Richards, who will become a very successful manager.
1965: "Sportsman of the Year: Sandy Koufax" (Sports Illustrated).
1973: Siding with the A's, American League president Joe Cronin rules the Yankees cannot sign manager Dick Williams. The Yankees had announced a deal with the Oakland skipper two days earlier.
1980: Unless contracts are tendered to certain veterans by today's deadline, the Basic Agreement requires they be allowed to become free agents. In a major blunder, the Red Sox will miss the deadline, permitting All-Stars Fred Lynn and Carlton Fisk to be eligible for free agency.
1985: The Detroit Tigers released Milt Wilcox.
1986: The Detroit Tigers released Darrell Evans.
1989: Detroit releases former ace reliever?and 1984 Cy Young Award and MVP winner?Willie Hernandez.
1990: The media blasts the Tigers for their decision to part ways with Ernie Harwell.
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Mitch Albom: "Just in time for Christmas. Hey, guys. Why not punch Santa in the face while you?re at it?"
1990: Lance McCullers of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1991: The Detroit Tigers signed Dan Gladden as a free agent.
1991: Andy Allanson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1991: Johnny Paredes of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1993: Gary Thurman of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1993: Bob MacDonald of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1994: The Detroit Tigers signed Franklin Stubbs as a free agent.
1995: The Detroit Tigers signed Omar Olivares as a free agent.
1999: The Detroit Tigers signed Giomar Guevara as a free agent.
1999: The Detroit Tigers signed Jim Poole as a free agent.
1999: The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Tolar as a free agent.
2001: The Jean Yawkey Trust announces all the partners have unanimously voted to sell 100 percent of the Red Sox, a family-owned business since 1933, to a group of investors led by Florida Marlins owner John Henry who also has a one percent share of the Yankees and is the managing partner-in-waiting of the Sox. The price tag, rumored to be $600+ million, doubles the largest amount ever spent to buy a team.
2001: The Detroit Tigers signed Juan Acevedo as a free agent.
2001: The Detroit Tigers selected Endy Chavez off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
2001: Deivi Cruz of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2007: The Detroit Tigers signed Anastacio Martinez as a free agent.
2010: The Detroit Tigers signed Argenis Diaz as a free agent.
2017: The Rays send 3B Evan Longoria, arguably the greatest player in team history, to the Giants in a trade for four players, the most prominent of whom is OF Denard Span. Longoria comes with a risk as he is due to make $86 million over the next five seasons, but his acquisition fills a huge hole as the Giants got the worst offensive production from their third basemen among all major league teams last year.
2022: In a stunning turn of events, moments before a scheduled press conference in which the Giants are set to introduce Carlos Correa, with whom they reached agreement on a 13-year, $350 million contract on December 13th, the team backs away from the deal because of an undisclosed problem that turned up during the normally routine physical examination. Immediately, the Mets swoop in and within hours reach a deal with Correa for 12 years and $315 million - also subject to Correa passing a physical exam, which will once again reveal concerns that scuttle the deal.
2022: The Detroit Tigers signed Michael Lorenzen as a free agent.
2023: The Detroit Tigers signed Jack Flaherty as a free agent.
Tigers players birthdays:
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Paddy Baumann 1911-1914.
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Carroll Deacon Jones 1916-1918.
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Snooks Dowd 1919.
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Aubrey Huff 2009.
Tigers players and coaches who passed away:
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Jack Whillock 1971.
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Kimera Bartee 1996-1999, coach 2021.
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Ray Herbert 1950-1951, 1953-1954.
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1881: Hall of Famer Branch Rickey was born this day in Stockdale, OH.
1900: Hall of Famer Gabby Hartnett was born this day in Woonsocket, RI.
1921: At the Major League meetings, the American League votes to return to the best-of-7 World Series; the National League votes to keep the 5-of-9. Judge Landis casts the deciding vote, and the 4-of-7 format is reinstated.
1926: Commissioner Judge Landis meets with Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, and Smokey Joe Wood about allegations of a fixed game in 1919.
Dutch Leonard, the man who leveled the accusations, does not attend out of fear that Cobb will hurt him.
1926: The World Champion Cardinals trade Rogers Hornsby to the Giants for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring. The trade gets complicated when the "Rajah" refuses to sell his 1,167 shares of the team stock back to the Redbirds at the asking price.
1933: The Washington Senators traded Goose Goslin to the Detroit Tigers for John Stone.
1940: For a reported $42,000, A's manager Connie Mack buys a controlling interest in the club from the Shibe family.
1941: Hal Newhouser marries Beryl Steele. They will be married 57 years until Hal's death in 1998.
1946: The Tigers released catcher Paul Richards, who will become a very successful manager.
1965: "Sportsman of the Year: Sandy Koufax" (Sports Illustrated).
1973: Siding with the A's, American League president Joe Cronin rules the Yankees cannot sign manager Dick Williams. The Yankees had announced a deal with the Oakland skipper two days earlier.
1980: Unless contracts are tendered to certain veterans by today's deadline, the Basic Agreement requires they be allowed to become free agents. In a major blunder, the Red Sox will miss the deadline, permitting All-Stars Fred Lynn and Carlton Fisk to be eligible for free agency.
1985: The Detroit Tigers released Milt Wilcox.
1986: The Detroit Tigers released Darrell Evans.
1989: Detroit releases former ace reliever?and 1984 Cy Young Award and MVP winner?Willie Hernandez.
1990: The media blasts the Tigers for their decision to part ways with Ernie Harwell.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRV2c-AWkAAOeKJ.jpg
Mitch Albom: "Just in time for Christmas. Hey, guys. Why not punch Santa in the face while you?re at it?"
1990: Lance McCullers of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1991: The Detroit Tigers signed Dan Gladden as a free agent.
1991: Andy Allanson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1991: Johnny Paredes of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1993: Gary Thurman of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1993: Bob MacDonald of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1994: The Detroit Tigers signed Franklin Stubbs as a free agent.
1995: The Detroit Tigers signed Omar Olivares as a free agent.
1999: The Detroit Tigers signed Giomar Guevara as a free agent.
1999: The Detroit Tigers signed Jim Poole as a free agent.
1999: The Detroit Tigers signed Kevin Tolar as a free agent.
2001: The Jean Yawkey Trust announces all the partners have unanimously voted to sell 100 percent of the Red Sox, a family-owned business since 1933, to a group of investors led by Florida Marlins owner John Henry who also has a one percent share of the Yankees and is the managing partner-in-waiting of the Sox. The price tag, rumored to be $600+ million, doubles the largest amount ever spent to buy a team.
2001: The Detroit Tigers signed Juan Acevedo as a free agent.
2001: The Detroit Tigers selected Endy Chavez off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
2001: Deivi Cruz of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2007: The Detroit Tigers signed Anastacio Martinez as a free agent.
2010: The Detroit Tigers signed Argenis Diaz as a free agent.
2017: The Rays send 3B Evan Longoria, arguably the greatest player in team history, to the Giants in a trade for four players, the most prominent of whom is OF Denard Span. Longoria comes with a risk as he is due to make $86 million over the next five seasons, but his acquisition fills a huge hole as the Giants got the worst offensive production from their third basemen among all major league teams last year.
2022: In a stunning turn of events, moments before a scheduled press conference in which the Giants are set to introduce Carlos Correa, with whom they reached agreement on a 13-year, $350 million contract on December 13th, the team backs away from the deal because of an undisclosed problem that turned up during the normally routine physical examination. Immediately, the Mets swoop in and within hours reach a deal with Correa for 12 years and $315 million - also subject to Correa passing a physical exam, which will once again reveal concerns that scuttle the deal.
2022: The Detroit Tigers signed Michael Lorenzen as a free agent.
2023: The Detroit Tigers signed Jack Flaherty as a free agent.
Tigers players birthdays:
Paddy Baumann Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
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Carroll Jones Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Carroll Jones. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Snooks Dowd Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Snooks Dowd. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Aubrey Huff Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Aubrey Huff. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Jack Whillock Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
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Kimera Bartee - BR Bullpen
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Ray Herbert Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Ray Herbert. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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