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October 22 in Tigers and mlb history:

1845 - The first known box score appears in the New York Morning News a month after the first set of rules are written by Alexander Cartwright and some his fellow New York Knickerbockers.

1920 - Eight members of the Chicago White Sox are indicted for supposedly throwing the 1919 World Series. Although considered heavy favorites to win the Series, the White Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds in eight games in what will become known as the Black Sox Scandal.

2000: Although lacking big league managerial experience, Pittsburgh Pirates hitting coach Lloyd McClendon is named as the team's manager, replacing recently-fired Gene Lamont.

2002: Lou Gehrig's consecutive games streak being broken by Cal Ripken, Jr. in 1995 is voted as baseball's most memorable moment by the fans participating in a Major League Baseball and MasterCard promotion. Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's all-time home run record, Jackie Robinson becoming the first black to play in MLB, Mark McGwire breaking Roger Maris' single-season home run record and Gehrig's farewell speech were also in the top five events selected by the fans.

2006 - Kenny Rogers continues his mastery in the post-season, extending his scoreless innings streak to 23 with eight shutout frames in Detroit?s 3-1 victory in Game Two of the World Series. During the game, the Cardinals ask the umpires to examine Rogers? glove for a foreign substance, citing a dark smudge on his pitching hand. Rogers claims the smudge is dirt from the mound.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lathech01.shtml
Chick Lathers 1910-1911.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/thomabr01.shtml
Brad Thomas 2010-2011.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Drew_VerHagen
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/verhadr01.shtml
Drew VerHagen 2014-present.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Earl_Whitehill
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whiteea01.shtml?redir
Earl Whitehill 1923-1932.

from Baseball Reference
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2016/10/tigers_willing_trade_justin_up.html#incart_river_index
Tigers tried to trade Justin Upton during season, report says.
Mlive

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2016/10...ing-season-will-look-to-move-him-this-winter/
Tigers Tried To Trade Upton During Season, Will Look To Move Him This Winter.
CBSDetroit

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2016/10...rs-justin-upton-detroit-tigers-offseason-plan
MLB trade rumors: Tigers pushed to deal Justin Upton during 2016 season.
According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, the Tigers have already tried to trade Justin Upton.
bybtb
 
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October 23 in Tigers and mlb history:

1945 - Branch Rickey announces the signing of Jackie Robinson by the Brooklyn Dodgers organization. The 26-year old Negro League star will be the first black player to play in Organized Baseball since 1899 and the first in the majors since 1884, paving the way for integration.

1973, the Tigers trade veteran infielder Dick McAuliffe to the Boston Red Sox for outfielder Ben Oglivie.
McAuliffe had spent 14 seasons with Detroit, serving as an important part of the team as the Tigers advanced to the World Series in 1968 and 1972 Playoffs.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Billy_Sullivan_(sullibi04)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sullibi04.shtml?redir
Billy Sullivan 1940-1941.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jim_Bunning
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bunniji01.shtml?redir
Jim Bunning 1955-1963.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dwight_Lowry
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lowrydw01.shtml?redir
Dwight Lowry 1984, 1986-1987.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bautide01.shtml
Denny Bautista 2008.

from Baseball Reference
 
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https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/2016/10/23/tigers-cubs-intertwined-baseball-history/
Cubs and Tigers are intertwined in baseball history.
Detroit Athletic

Infielder Lennie Merullo, who died at age 98 in 2015, was the last surviving Cubs player from their last World Series, when they lost to Detroit in 1945.
Reserve outfielder Ed Mierkowicz, 92, is the last survivor of the championship-winning Tigers. In his only appearance, the rookie replaced Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg in left field for the ninth inning of Game Seven with Detroit about to wrap up a 9-3 victory at Wrigley Field, behind a complete game from that Fall Classic's other Hall of Famer, Hal Newhouser.
The Chicago Tribune interviewed Mierkowicz in February and he recounted a "crazy" clubhouse celebration of Detroit's first title in 10 years.
 
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