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July 23 in Tigers and mlb history:

1922: When umpires Brick Owens and Tom Connolly miss a train, the Detroit and St. Louis trainers, Bits Bierhalter and Dan Howley, are pressed into service.

1926: Detroit and Washington take the unheard of time of two hours and 40 minutes to play nine innings. Detroit's 19 hits give them a 9 - 6 win, but much of the time is consumed by manager Ty Cobb's arguing over a balk call, then trying to have a heckling fan removed from the stands.

1950: Tigers P Saul Rogovin hits a 2nd-inning grand slam off Yankees P Eddie Lopat as the first-place Bengals nip the onrushing New York Yankees, 6 - 5.

1956: Joe Cronin and Hank Greenberg are officially inducted into the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, NY.

1959: With Ty Cobb in the stands, the Tigers make 15 hits to beat the Senators, 11 - 2. Harvey Kuenn, the American League's leading hitter, is 4 for 4 and scores four runs with 3 rbi. The second leading hitter in the league Al Kaline is 4 for 5 with 3 runs scored and 2 rbi.
Jim Bunning allows four hits to win his 9th of the year.

1961: Using 21 pitchers, the Tigers (11) and A's (10) set an American League record for most hurlers used in an 18-inning doubleheader. At 3 hours, 54 minutes, the second game is the longest 9-inning contest in AL history. The entire doubleheader lasts six hours, 50 minutes, a major league record. The Tigers sweep, 6 - 4 and 17 - 14, taking first place by one percentage point. Game 1 the Tigers are led by Norm Cash's homerun and 3 rbi. Game 2 the Tigers Norm Cash with 4 hits, 4 runs, and 5 rbi, Rocky Colavito with 3 hits and 4 rbi, and Al Kaline with 3 runs and 2 rbi lead the 17 hit attack.

1963: The Kansas City Athletics purchased Tom Sturdivant from the Detroit Tigers.

1967: 12th Street Riot erupts during Tigers doubleheader, Willie Horton appeals to crowd for peace.

1971: Mickey Lolich loses his 100th decision for a 132-100 career record.

2000: Cooperstown, delivers first baseman Tony Perez, manager Sparky Anderson and Reds announcer Marty Brennaman into the Baseball Hall of Fame along with 1975 Red Sox World Series rival Carlton Fisk. Also enshrined are 19th Century Cincinnati second baseman Bid McPhee
and longtime member of the Detroit Stars and one of the Negro Leagues' most prolific sluggers star centerfielder Norman 'Turkey' Stearnes.

2002: The Detroit Tigers traded Matt Boone (minors), Brian Moehler and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for players to be named later and David Espinosa (minors). The Cincinnati Reds sent Noochie Varner (minors) (August 30, 2002) and Jorge Cordova (minors) (September 24, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

2012: The Marlins send P Anibal Sanchez and IF Omar Infante to the Tigers in return for P Jacob Turner and minor-leaguers Rob Brantly and Brian Flynn; and in a major league first, the teams also swap picks in next season's amateur draft.

2014: The Tigers shore up their bullpen with the acquisition of Joakim Soria from the Rangers in return for Ps Jake Thompson and Corey Knebel.
Closer has proved to be a weak link for the Tigers this year, with Joe Nathan sporting a 5.89 ERA.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcallsp01.shtml
Lewis 'Sport' McAllister 1901-1903.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dressle01.shtml
Lee Dressen 1918.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/friedcy01.shtml
Cy Fried 1920.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/croucfr01.shtml
Frank Croucher 1939-1941.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Johnny_Groth
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grothjo01.shtml
Johnny Groth 1946-1952, 1957-1960.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/scarbra01.shtml
Ray Scarborough 1953.

from baseball reference
 
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http://www.freep.com/story/sports/m...oit-tigers-nick-castellanos-triple/103924280/
Behind the numbers: Nick Castellanos and the art of the triple.
Freep

Castellanos leads the American League in triples with seven. If he maintains his lead, he’d be the first third baseman to lead a league in triples since John Castino did it for the Minnesota Twins in 1981.

Tripling up on the AL.

A Tiger has led the American League in triples 18 times in the previous 100 seasons:
1903, Sam Crawford: 19
1908, Ty Cobb: 19
1911, Ty Cobb: 25
1913, Sam Crawford: 21
1914, Sam Crawford: 17
1915, Sam Crawford: 25
1917, Ty Cobb: 24
1918, Ty Cobb: 14
1919, Bobby Veach: 17
1929, Charlie Gehringer: 19
1931, Roy Johnson: 19
1940, Barney McCosky: 19
1950, Hoot Evers: 11
1961, Jake Wood: 14
2007, Curtis Granderson: 23
2008, Curtis Granderson: 13
2011, Austin Jackson: 11
2012, Austin Jackson: 10

The story had 12 times, I thought this to be short and checked BR and confirmed my suspicions of writer.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/3B_leagues.shtml
 
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http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/articl...-set-to-duel-in-rubber-game/?topicId=26688836
Boyd seeks 2nd straight win in finale vs. Twins.
Tigers official site

Three things to know about this game
Boyd has faced the Twins seven times in his career, posting a 4-1 record with a 3.38 ERA. Boyd has tallied a total of 40 innings, while striking out 36 batters and walking 13 against the division foe.

Twins second baseman Brian Dozier has a team-high 19 at-bats against the Tigers lefty. Dozier is batting .316 with five strikeouts, while Jorge Polanco boasts a .333 average and six RBIs in 15 at-bats against Boyd.

Mejia has allowed a .192 on-base percentage with runners in scoring position over the past 30 days. That ranks fifth out of 72 qualified starters in all of baseball over that span.
 
Devon Travis was in the Tigers system before being traded to Toronto for Anthony Gose in November 2014. Drafted out of Florida State in 2012, he went on to form a double-play combo with Dixon Machado in high-A Lakeland and Double-A Erie. They?re no longer in the same organization, but they remain friends.

?He was one of my favorites to play with, ever,? Travis told me earlier this week. ?We spent all of 2014 together, and half the year in 2013. He taught me a lot of Spanish ? I would help him with English words and he?d help me with Spanish words. That was fun. He?s obviously a really good player, but he?s also a fantastic dude. We hung out one night after a game in Detroit.?

Machado is currently filling a backup infield role with the Tigers. Travis, who is slashing .292/.331/.462 in his two-plus years as a Blue Jay, is on the disabled list with a knee injury.

Fangraphs
 
RANDOM FACTS AND STATS:
As a Detroit Tiger, Victor Martinez has a .299 batting average, a .359 OBP, and 104 home runs.
As a Detroit Tiger, J.D. Martinez had a .300 batting average, a .361 OBP, and 99 home runs.
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/07/tigers_daniel_norris_leaves_re.html#incart_river_index
Tigers' Daniel Norris leaves rehab start with possible injury.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/07/23/daniel-norris-toledo-mud-hens/503169001/
Daniel Norris exits Toledo Mud Hens start with trainer in 1st inning.
Freep

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/articl...ris-exits-rehab-start-early/?topicId=27118376
Norris exits Triple-A rehab start after 2/3 inning.
Lefty, who was near return to Tigers' rotation, left with trainer after 32 pitches.
Tigers official site

Rehabbing #Tigers LHP Daniel Norris just left the game with a trainer after throwing 32 pitches for @MudHens in the 1st inning.

At the time of this post, still no word as to what the injury is for leaving the rehab start.
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/07/tigers_twins_game_4.html#incart_river_index
Tigers outslug, then outlast Twins to win 4-hour, 19-minute marathon.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/m...-head-home-after-winning-road-trip/503211001/
Tigers outlast Twins, 9-6, head home after winning road trip.
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...ias-rakes-tigers-take-series-twins/103942286/
Iglesias rakes, Tigers take series from Twins.
Detnews

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/article/243894272/tigers-score-9-to-win-series-against-twins/
Tigers top Twins to end road trip on high note.
Tigers official site

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-...565#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=491565
Boxscore.

http://m.mlb.com/det/video/search?team_id=116&tagName=Detroit Tigers
Webvideo Highlights of the Tigers win over the twins.

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2017/7...tigers-minnesota-twins-matt-boyd-shane-greene
Tigers 9, Twins 6: Dramatic seventh-inning hold keys series win.
Shane Greene pitched into, then out of, a spectacular jam.
BYBTB

http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=370723109
Iglesias, Boyd lead Tigers over Twins 9-6.
espn
 
http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/articl...eady-for-rematch-in-detroit/?topicId=26688732
Verlander eyes 1st July win in Royals rematch.
Tigers official site

Three things to know about this game
Verlander has 44 career starts against Kansas City, posting a 23-10 record and a 3.18 ERA. He has struck out 263 batters during that span and walked 70 in 300 innings.

Hammel has a 2-2 record with a 6.98 ERA in 11 career games (eight starts) against Detroit. He has fanned 25 and walked 20 across 40 innings.

Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer has a .259 batting average with a pair of homers in 85 career at-bats against Verlander. Tigers outfielder Justin Upton is 10-for-40 with eight RBIs against Hammel.
 
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