July 22 in Tigers and mlb history:
1902: Sport McAllister returned to the Detroit Tigers by the Baltimore Orioles as part of earlier loan.
1904: The Detroit Tigers purchased Lew Drill from the Washington Senators.
1904: The Detroit Tigers purchased Bill Coughlin from the Washington Senators for $8,000.
1909: For the first of four times in his career, Ty Cobb steals second base, third base, and home in an inning, doing it in the 7th against Red Sox pitcher Harry Wolter. It is also Ty's first swipe of home in his career. Ty will steal home a record total of 54 times in his career. The Tigers beat Boston 6 - 0.
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1923: Walter Johnson notches his 3,000th strikeout on the way to 3,508. He fans five in beating Cleveland, 3 - 1. The next pitcher to reach 3000 Ks will be Bob Gibson, in 1974.
1939: Tigers blow a 6-0 lead but beat Philadelphia 11-10. Rudy York hits 2 home runs. Pitcher Schoolboy Rowe also homers. Hank Greenberg has his third straight 3-hit game.
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1941: Dick Wakefield becomes baseball's first "bonus baby" when he signs with the Tigers for $52,000 and a new car. The University of Michigan standout will hit .143 in seven at-bat this season but will eventually turn into a solid outfielder batting .293 over parts of 9 seasons.
1947: Roy Cullenbine draws a walk for the 22nd straight game. Still a major league record.
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1952: The Detroit Tigers released Fred Hutchinson.
1952: After throwing a No-hitter May 15 vs. the Senators, Detroit's Virgil Trucks gives up one hit in beating Washington 1 - 0. Later this year, on the 25th of August, "Fire" Trucks will No-hit the Yankees.
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The craziest stat about Virgil Trucks' 2-no-hitter season in 1952 is that his record was 5-19.
The second-craziest is that in 3 of his 5 wins he tallied at least 26 outs without allowing a hit.
The third-craziest is that he was traded after the season.
1954: Casey Stengel switches players in an effort to get more power in the Yankee lineup. Phil Rizzuto plays 2B and Mickey Mantle plays SS, the position he manned four years ago in the minor leagues. Mantle wins the game, 3 - 2, against Chicago, with a 10th-inning home run.
1956: The Hall of Fame announces special rules governing elections. Writers should vote every two years, alternating with the Veterans Committee; because of criticism, this will revert back in 1962. To be eligible, players must have been retired for five years.
1960: The Detroit Tigers traded Tom Morgan to the Washington Senators for Bill Fischer.
1960: At Fenway Park, the Red Sox down the Indians, 6 - 4. Vic Wertz has a three-run homer and four RBIs.
Ted Williams also homers and, in the 7th inning, steals second base.
Williams sets a major-league record as the only player to steal bases in four consecutive decades: he'll be matched by Rickey Henderson in 2000 and Tim Raines the following year.
1964: Led by Willie Stargell, who hits for the cycle, the Pirates roll over the Cardinals, 13 - 2.
1964: Tigers top the Red Sox 8-6 on HRs from McAuliffe (18th), Cash (14th) and Kaline (7th).
1967: Norm Cash goes 4-for-5 with a double and a grand slam in the Tigers 11-4 win over the Yankees at Tiger Stadium
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1968: Leon "Goose" Goslin, who singled home Mickey Cochrane with the winning run for the Tigers in the 1935 World Series, will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this morning. Goslin played from 1921 to 1938, mainly with Washington. He was with the Tigers 1934-1936.
1969: For the first time, the All-Star Game is postponed due to rain.
1972: Tigers sweep the Rangers for their 7th win in 8 games and take a 2-game lead in the AL East.
Aurelio Rodriguez goes 3-for-5 with a home run, Norm Cash hits a 2-run double.
1984: Tigers shutout the Rangers 2 - 0. Dave Bergman hits HR and scores on WP. Dan Petry wins his 13th.
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1989: Johnny Bench, Carl Yastrzemski, Red Schoendienst and umpire Al Barlick are inducted into the Hall of Fame at ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York.
1993: Kansas City's Greg Gagne hits a home run off Detroit's Mark Leiter in the Royals' 12 - 6 victory. The home run is the 10,000th hit in the long history of Tiger Stadium, making it the first ballpark to reach that figure. During the game, Detroit 3B Travis Fryman draws a walk off KC P Enrique Burgos, then proceeds to circle the bases on three wild pitches by Burgos.
1997: Marcus Jensen of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2001: At Cleveland, Bartolo Colon pitches the Tribe to a 6 - 3 win over the Tigers and pulls Cleveland within a game of Minnesota in the AL Central. Jim Thome adds his AL-high 31st homer.
Before the game, the Indians honor their Century 100, with 38 of their all-time greats on hand. Receiving the biggest applause is Rocky Colavito. Bob Feller, as well as 91-year-old great Mel Harder, also receives a huge hand.
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2005: The Detroit Tigers released Doug Creek.
2005: The Toronto Blue Jays sent John McDonald to the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.
2012: SS Barry Larkin and 3B Ron Santo are inducted into the Hall of Fame at the annual ceremony held in Cooperstown, NY.
2012: The Tigers complete a three-game sweep of the White Sox with a 6 - 4 win at Comerica Park. They score all of their runs on four homers off Philip Humber in the first 3 innings; two of the homers are by Miguel Cabrera, including the 300th of his career on a huge blast to center field in the 3rd inning.
Jacob Turner is the winner, earning his first major league victory.
The Tigers have won 16 of their last 21 to move 1 1/2 games ahead of the Sox in the AL Central.
2016: Miguel Cabrera gets his 1,500th RBI on his 4th hit of the day in the Tigers 7 - 5 win over the white sox.
2020: The Dodgers and Mookie Betts come to an agreement on a twelve-year contract extension, through 2032. The deal is estimated to be worth $325 million. The Dodgers had acquired Betts in a blockbuster trade in February, and the two sides were close to an agreement in March when talks were put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Tigers players and coaches birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Doc_Cramer
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Doc Cramer 1942-1948, coach 1948.
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Bill Zepp 1971.
Tigers players who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Don_McMahon
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcmahdo02.shtml
Don McMahon 1968-1969.
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