January 25 in Tigers and mlb history:
1943: The New York Yankees sell future Hall of Fame pitcher Lefty Gomez to the Boston Braves. Gomez will never pitch in a game for the Braves, who decide to release the veteran left-hander. Gomez will eventually sign with the Washington Senators in May.
1945: Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping and Del Webb purchase the New York Yankees for $2.8 million from the heirs of previous owner Jacob Ruppert. The new owners announce that Ed Barrow will remain in place as general manager, but a month later they will install MacPhail as GM.
1949: The Cleveland Indians reward player-manager Lou Boudreau with a two-year contract. The future Hall of Famer guided the team to the 1948 World Championship.
1956: Hank Greenberg elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame along with SS Joe Cronin.
Hammerin' Hank had a 13 year career with basically 4 1/2 years to WWII. Hank led the American League in Runs, Doubles 2X and one of 6 players with 60 Doubles in a season, led A.L. 4X in Home runs with 58 in 1938, led A.L. 4X RBI leader, Walks, Slugging, OPS, and Total Bases. Greenberg is only one of 6 players with a career Slugging Average of over .600
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1974: Ray Kroc, fast-food entrepreneur (McDonald's), buys the San Diego Padres for $12 million, ending talk of a possible move to Washington, DC.
1978: The San Diego Padres acquire well-traveled pitcher Gaylord Perry from the Texas Rangers. San Diego surrender pitcher Dave Tomlin and $125,000 in cash. Perry will win 21 games for the Padres in 1978 and capture the Cy Young Award.
1999: Future Hall Of Famer Free agent outfielder Tim Raines is signed by the Oakland Athletics to a $600,000 contract. Raines hit .290 for the World Champion New York Yankees last season and has a .296 career batting average.
2005: Agreeing to a four-year, $52 million contract, first baseman Carlos Delgado joins the Florida Marlins. The deal stops the intense bidding war between the Marlins, Mets, Orioles and the Rangers for the coveted free agent.
2015: Huge Shithead Rob Manfred takes over for Sneaky Shithead who knew about PED usage by players Bud Selig as Commissioner of baseball.
2018: Alan Trammell is honored by the Michigan state legislature.
2018: The Tigers announce alterations to the Old English "D" on their home uniforms and caps.
2021: The Detroit Tigers signed Derek Holland as a free agent.
2022: David Ortiz is the only successful candidate in the 2022 Hall of Fame Election, receving 77.9% of the vote in his first appearance on the ballot. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens both miss the mark in their 10th and final year of eligibility, while Alex Rodriguez debuts with a total of just 34.3%,
a clear sign that the issue of steroids using cheaters is still very much on the voters' minds.
Tigers players and announcers birthdays:
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Carl McNabb. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Carl McNabb 1945.
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Ernie Harwell Tigers broadcaster 1960-1991, 1993-2002.
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Vern Ruhle. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Vern Ruhle 1974-1977.
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Richie Lewis. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Richie Lewis 1996.
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of José Macías. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Jose Macias 1999-2002.
Tigers players, scouts, and executives who passed away:
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Chris Lindsay. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Chris Lindsay 1905-1906.
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Hoot Evers. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Hoot Evers 1941, 1946-1952, 1954, Tigers scout and front office 1971 to mid 1970's.
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Bill Monbouquette. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Bill Monbouquette 1966-1967.
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