May 28 in Tigers and mlb history:
1930 - Grover Cleveland Alexander of the Philadelphia Phillies makes his last major league appearance, giving up two hits and two runs in relief in the Boston Braves' 5 - 1 victory. The Phillies release the 43-year-old veteran a few hours after the game. In a 20-season career, Alexander posted a 373-208 record with 2,198 strikeouts and a 2.56 ERA. He will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1938.
1951 - After going 0 for 12 since his debut, Giants rookie Willie Mays gets his first hit, a 450-foot home run off Braves left-hander Warren Spahn.
1956 - Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Dale Long hits a home run in his eighth consecutive game, setting a major league record. This mark will be later tied by Don Mattingly and Ken Griffey, Jr.
1957 - With a unanimous vote, National League owners grant permission to both the Dodgers and Giants to relocate their clubs to the West Coast if they so desire.
1968 - American League owners agree to divide the circuit into two divisions and reduce its schedule to 156 games. The following divisional alignment is set for the 1969 season: Eastern Division: Baltimore Orioles,Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees,Washington Senators. Western Division: California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Pilots.
1982 - Lou Whitaker has the first of nine career multi-home run games.
1995 - At Tiger Stadium, the Chicago White Sox (five) and Detroit Tigers (seven) combine to set a major-league record 12 home runs, with Chicago winning the 14 - 12 slugfest.
2010: The Tigers fail to take advantage of a three-home run performance by Miguel Cabrera, falling, 5 - 4, to Ben Sheets and the Oakland Athletics. Reliever Ryan Perry is the loser.
Tigers players, coaches, and announcers birthdays:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/middlji01.shtml
Jim Middleton 1921.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Kirk_Gibson
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gibsoki01.shtml?redir
Kirk Gibson 1979-1987, 1993-1995, announcer 1998-2002, 2015-present, coach 2003-2005.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/difelmi01.shtml
Mike Defelice 2004.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jhonny_Peralta
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/peraljh01.shtml?redir
Jhonny Peralta 2010-2013.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/olivele01.shtml
Lester Oliveros 2011.
Tigers players who passed away:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Roy_Cullenbine
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cullero01.shtml?redir
Roy Cullenbine 1938-1939, 1945-1947.
from Baseball Reference
