April 5 in Tigers and mlb history:
1887: The Detroit Wolverines obtained Stump Weidman who was previously under league control.
1913: In an exhibition game, 25,000 fans watch the Brooklyn Superbas play their first game in Ebbets Field. Brooklyn beats the Yankees, 3 - 2, with Dodgers outfielder Casey Stengel hitting the park's first home run, an inside-the-parker.
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1925: At spring training, the New York Yankees whip the Brooklyn Robins, 16 - 9, but the headlines are about Babe Ruth. The Bambino collapses in the railroad station in Asheville, NC, and winds up in a New York City hospital. Ruth will undergo an operation for an ulcer on April 17th and will be in bed until May 26th.
1934: Babe Ruth, sponsored by Quaker Oats, agrees to do three 15-minute broadcasts a week over NBC. The total of $39,000 for 13 weeks is $4,000 more than his New York Yankees contract.
1941: St Paul (American Association) purchased Clay Smith from the Detroit Tigers.
1956: The Baltimore Orioles selected Babe Birrer off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
1966: Pitcher Don Larsen, who is the last active major leaguer who played for the St. Louis Browns, is released by the Orioles. As a rookie in 1953, Larsen posted a 7-12 record for the hapless franchise which lost 100 games in its final season in St. Louis.
1971: The Philadelphia Phillies returned Wayne Redmond to the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.
1972: For the first time in Major League Baseball history, the regular season fails to open due to the player strike which started on April 1st. 86 games will be lost before the labor dispute is settled.
1972: The New York Mets acquire OF Rusty Staub from the Montreal Expos for a package of three young players: OF Ken Singleton, SS Tim Foli, and 1B Mike Jorgensen. Staub will help the Mets to the National League pennant in 1973.
1977: The Detroit Tigers signed Roric Harrison as a free agent.
1979: Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper.
1982: Jim Kaat, at age 43, pitches one inning of relief for the Cardinals in a season-opening 14 - 3 defeat of the Astros, setting a well-earned but short-lived major league record for pitchers by playing in his 24th consecutive season. Nolan Ryan and Tommy John will later surpass Kaat in the pitching longevity department.
1983: On Opening Day at Shea Stadium, pitcher Tom Seaver makes his first appearance for the Mets since his trade to Cincinnati in 1977, as he combines with Doug Sisk to shut out the Phillies, 2 - 0, on five hits. For Seaver, it's his 14th Opening Day assignment, tying the record set by Walter Johnson with the Washington Senators.
1984: Tigers beat the twins 7 - 3. Alan Trammell is 4 for 5 with a homerun. Gibson with a 3 run homer, Dan Petry with the win.
1985: The San Francisco Giants traded Alejandro Sanchez to the Detroit Tigers for Roger Mason.
1991: The Detroit Tigers selected Luis de los Santos off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
1991: The New York Yankees selected Scott Lusader off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
1997: Tigers won a wild one with the White Sox 15-12. After going ahead 8-3 in the top of the 4th, they allowed 7 in the bottom of the inning. A 5 run 7th got the lead back. Tony Clark homered twice, Bobby Higginson and Damion Easley each homered once. Brian Hunter has four hits and three stolen bases.
1997: Larry Walker leads Colorado to a 15 - 3 victory over Montreal. Walker strokes four hits, including three home runs with five RBI.
2002: The Detroit Tigers returned Joe Valentine (earlier draft pick) to the Chicago White Sox.
2002: The Tigers issued a scorecard featuring images of Ernie Harwell in commemoration of his final season as announcer.
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2004: Atlanta Braves general manager John Schuerholz announces the team has exercised the option to retain Bobby Cox as the team's manager through the 2005 season. The 62-year-old skipper, who is ninth in all-time in managerial wins with 1,906, has won a record 12 consecutive National League division titles. He will manage the team until 2010.
2006: Ivan Rodriguez has possibly the best game of his career. He enjoys his only 5-for-5 game with three doubles and a homer.
2010: Albert Pujols, the 2009 National League MVP, starts off the year where he left off last season, banging two homers to lead the Cardinals to an 11 - 6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
2012: Tigers walk off on a bases-loaded single by Austin Jackson in the 9th inning on Opening Day and beat the red sox 3 - 2.
2014: Tigers allow 5 runs in the 9th but hang on to win 7-6 and improve to 4-0.
2016: Major League Baseball's new rule on dangerous slides costs the Blue Jays a game, as with the bases loaded and the Jays trailing the Rays, 3 - 2, with one out in the 9th, Jose Bautista takes out 2B Logan Forsythe in an attempt to break up a double play. Forsythe throws the ball away, which seemingly allows two runs to score, but after a video review Bautista's slide is ruled illegal and the Rays are awarded a game-ending twin killing.
2016: Ian Kinsler's RBI single in the 11th gives the Tigers an 8-7 win on Opening Day in Miami.
2018: With 2 outs and 2 strikes in the 9th, Niko Goodrum hits his first career home run to launch a 3-run rally to send the game to extra innings, Tigers win 9-7 in the 10th over the white sox. Dixon Machado hits 2 doubles in the 9-7 win. His 5 doubles are the most by a Tiger in the first 6 games of a season since Melvin Nieves had 6 in 1996.
2019: Guillermo "Willie" Hernndez throws out the first pitch in the Tigers' home opener to kick off the 35th anniversary season. Tigers beat the royals 5 - 4.
2022: The Detroit Tigers signed Shea Spitzbarth as a free agent.
2022: The Detroit Tigers traded Isaac Paredes to the Tampa Bay Rays for Austin Meadows.
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Tex Erwin 1907.
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Roy Moore 1922-1923.
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Walt Masterson 1956.
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