April 30 in Tigers and mlb history:
1922 - Charlie Robertson of the Chicago White Sox pitches a 2 - 0 perfect game against the Detroit Tigers.
1946 - Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians strikes out 11 and pitches his second of three career no-hitters, his first since returning from a three-and-a-half year stint in World War II. Feller defeats the New York Yankees, 1 - 0.
1952 - Ted Williams plays his final game before leaving for military duty in Korea. In his last at-bat on "Ted Williams Day" at Fenway Park, he blasts a game-winning, two-run home run against Dizzy Trout of the Detroit Tigers. The home run gives the Red Sox a 5 - 3 victory.
1961 - Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hits four home runs against the Milwaukee Braves in the Giants' 14 - 4 victory at County Stadium.
1967 - Steve Barber and Stu Miller of the Baltimore Orioles combine on a no-hitter, but still lose the game to the Detroit Tigers, 2 - 1. A wild Barber gives up 10 walks in eight and one-third innings before giving way to Miller, who pitches one-third of an inning.
2005: Major league players are asked by Commissioner Bud Selig to agree to a 50-game suspension for the first offense, a 100-game suspension for the second offense and a lifelong ban after the third offense for the use of steroids. In addition to the harsher "three-strike" rule, the commissioner is also seeking a ban on amphetamines.
2010: Scott Sizemore and Brennan Boesch both hit their first major league home run in the 4th inning as Detroit beats the Angels, 10 - 6. Another rookie, Austin Jackson, goes 5 for 5 for Detroit. Sizemore's dinger follows one by Gerald Laird, while Boesch's is a grand slam during the 8-run inning.
2011 - Former Negro Leagues infielder Emilio Navarro dies at 105 in his native Puerto Rico. He was the oldest living professional baseball player at the time of his death.
Tigers players and managers birthdays:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Chet_Laabs
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/laabsch01.shtml?redir
Chet Laabs 1937-1939.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Phil_Garner
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/garneph01.shtml
Phil Garner manager 2000-2002.
from Baseball Reference
