December 3 in Tigers and mlb history:
1933 - Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack sells catcher Mickey Cochrane to the Detroit Tigers for $100,000. Cochrane is named Detroit manager.
Nine days later, Mack sells Lefty Grove, Max Bishop, and Rube Walberg to the Boston Red Sox for $125,000, and George Earnshaw goes to the Chicago White Sox for $20,000 and another player.
1956 - Once again, the Detroit Tigers trade pitcher Virgil Trucks. This time, Trucks will go along with Ned Garver, Gene Host, Wayne Belardi and $20,000 to the Kansas City Athletics for Bill Harrington, Jack Crimian, Eddie Robinson and Jim Finigan.
1958: American League President Will Harridge announces his retirement.
1962 - Former players Frank Crosetti and Johnny Schulte file a suit to halt any increased Major League Baseball pension benefits that fail to include old-time players.
1968: The MLB Rules Committee adopts a series of changes designed to increase the amount of offensive run production in both leagues. In the most significant alterations, the committee agrees to decrease the size of the strike zone and lower the height of the pitcher's mound from 15 inches to 10 inches. The rules changes will result in increased run-scoring in 1969.
December 3, 2013: The Detroit Tigers sign reliever Joe Nathan, who moves to the Tigers on a two-year contract.
Tigers players birthdays:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/drakede01.shtml
Delos Drake 1911.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/durbich01.shtml
Chad Durbin 2006-2007.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/glovega01.shtml
Gary Glover 2008.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Andy_Oliver
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/olivean01.shtml
Andy Oliver 2010-2011.
Tigers players who passed away:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Earl_Johnson
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsea01.shtml?redir
Earl Johnson 1951.
from baseball reference
