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April 26 in Tigers and mlb history:

1900: Centerfielder Hack Wilson was born. 2X NL RBI leader, 4X NL home run leader.
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1901: After two days of rain at Columbia Park, 10,547 fans witness the Philadelphia Athletics of Connie Mack make the their American League debut, losing to the visiting Washington Senators, 5 - 1.

1903: Dale "Moose" Alexander is born in Greeneville, Tenn. #Tigers outfielder, 1929-32. His .343 batting average in 1929 remains a Tigers rookie record.
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1902: At Sportsman's Park, Addie Joss of the Cleveland Bronchos pitches a one-hit shutout in his major league debut, beating the hometown St. Louis Browns, 3 - 0. The lone hit is a scratch single by Jesse Burkett.

1904: Ty Cobb, making his pro baseball debut at the age of seventeen, hits a home run and double for the Augusta Tourists in the South Atlantic League.
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1906: Ty Cobb hits an RBI triple in the bottom of the 8th to give the Tigers a 3-2 win over Cleveland.
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1917: Virgil Trucks is born in Birmingham, Alabama. Tigers pitcher, 1941-52 & '56. Threw two no-hitters in 1952. Died in 2013 at age 95.
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1931: At Griffith Stadium, a walk to Lyn Lary is followed by a Lou Gehrig home run, a smash which clears the fence, but bounces back into the hands of Senators center fielder Harry Rice. The baserunner Lary thinks the ball has been caught on the fly for the third out and returns to the dugout without crossing home plate; Gehrig, running with his head down, is ruled out for passing a runner in front of him, costing the Yankees a possible victory (they lose by two runs),
the 1931 home run crown (he ties Babe Ruth with 46) and two RBI to add to his record-setting 184 for the season.

1939: Hank Greenberg hits two game-tying home runs off the Browns' Bobo Newsom, and scores the winning run in the 10th on a single by Billy Rogell. The Tigers will acquire Newsom two weeks later.
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1951: The Detroit Tigers selected Gene Bearden off waivers from the Washington Senators.

1954: The Detroit Tigers purchased George Zuverink from the Cincinnati Redlegs.

1955: 20 year old Al Kaline hits the first of his 6 career walkoff homers in front of a sparse crowd of 1,319 fans in a 3 - 2 Win over the orioles.
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1957: Spike Briggs is forced out of the Tigers front office, ending a connection with the Briggs family dating back to 1919.
Briggs Stadium will be re-named Tiger Stadium in 1961.
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1959: Sadaharu Oh hits the first home run of his Nippon Pro Baseball career. Oh will go on to hit 868 home runs during his stellar career in Japan, setting a record for the most documented home runs in professional baseball history.

1961: At Tiger Stadium, Roger Maris hits his first home run of the season off Paul Foytack, and Mickey Mantle adds home runs from both sides of the plate for the eighth time in his career as New York defeat Detroit. Chico Fernandez goes 4-for-5 with a double & 3 RBIs. Rocky Colavito: 2-for-3 with a home run.
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1969: The Baseball Records Committee decides to give Babe Ruth credit for one more home run during his career for a total of 715. The committee rules that one of Ruth's home runs had been incorrectly ruled a triple. The committee will later reverse its decision, returning Ruth to a total of 714 home runs.

1980: Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies sets a modern day National League record by pitching his sixth career one-hitter. Carlton shuts out his former team, the St. Louis Cardinals, 7 - 0.

1982: Boston Red Sox rookie Wade Boggs collects his first major league hit when he singles against Rich Dotson of the Chicago White Sox. Boston wins, 3 - 2. Boggs will go on to win five American League batting championships.

1984: Tigers beat the Rangers 7-5 to improve to 16-1.

1990: Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan ties Bob Feller's major league record by hurling his 12th career one-hitter. Ryan strikes out 16 batters in shutting down the Chicago White Sox, 1 - 0. The only hit allowed is Ron Kittle's 2nd-inning check-swing single to right field. The victory is the 293rd in Ryan's career.
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1995: A number of Major League Baseball teams open their season, reduced to 144 games because of the strike.

1995: the Tigers beat the Angels 5-4 in their return from the strike. Rudy Pemberton went 3-4. Juan Samuel hit a 3-run homer in the 4th. Cecil Fielder added some much needed insurance with a 2-run shot in the 8th.

1996: The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Walker as a free agent.

2010: Miguel Cabrera and Brandon Inge hit back-to-back home runs in the top of the 9th to give the Tigers an 8-6 win in Texas.
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2012: The Tigers release longtime franchise player Brandon Inge, aka 'Check Swing Cringe'.

2013: Anibal Sanchez sets a new Tigers record by striking out 17 batters in 8 innings in beating the Braves, 10 - 0. Mickey Lolich held the previous record with 16. Sanchez strikes out out the side in the 8th to set the record, but having thrown 121 pitches, is not allowed to go out in the 9th to attempt to tie the all-time record of 20.
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2018: Boston's Public Improvement Commission accedes to a demand spearheaded by Red Sox owner John Henry to rename Tom Yawkey Way, the street on which Fenway Park and the team's corporate address is located. Tom Yawkey's reputation has been badly damaged due to his central role in keeping the Red Sox from integrating until every other major league team had done so. The street will now revert to its former name, Jersey Street. The move is not without controversy, as the "Yawkey Foundations", set up by the late owner's estate, have provided millions to civic improvement projects in and around the city.

2019: All eyes are turned on Vladimir Guerrero Jr. who makes his major league debut with the Blue Jays against the Athletics. With his illustrious father, Vladimir Guerrero, watching from the stands, he starts the winning rally in the 9th by leading off the inning with a double off Yusmeiro Petit for his first major league hit, and is then replaced by a pinch-runner. Two outs later, Brandon Drury hits a two-run walk-off homer to give Toronto a 4 - 2 win.

2022: A U.S. District Court judge in New York, NY orders the unsealing of a letter from Commissioner Rob Manfred to the New York Yankees which reveals that the Bronx Bombers were fined $100,000 in 2017 for violating rules on the use of the dugout phone in the two previous seasons, using the video room to decode the opposite team's signs and relay their findings in real time to players on the field. Immediately after sending the letter, Manfred informed all teams that the use of electronics to steal signs was strictly prohibited and would be severely punished, an admonition that the Houston Astros blatantly ignored. The Yankees had tried to keep the embarrassing missive under wraps, after fantasy baseball players suing MLB for allowing sign-stealing to affect the outcome of games had demanded that its contents be released as relevant to the case. While the plaintiffs lost their case, the Yankees appealed the original judge's order that the letter be disclosed, but lost their final appeal of that decision the previous week.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dale_Alexander
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/alexada01.shtml
Dale Alexander 1929-1932.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Virgil_Trucks
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/truckvi01.shtml
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/virgil-trucks/
Virgil Trucks 1941-1943, 1945-1952, 1956.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lirafe01.shtml
Felipe Lira 1995-1997, 1999.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mazarno01.shtml
Nomar Mazara 2021.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/simmoha01.shtml
Hack Simmons 1910.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wuestya01.shtml
Yats Wuestling 1929-1930.

Baseball Reference
 
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By agreement between MLB and the MLBPA as the parties monitor player health, the maximum of 13-pitchers on Active Rosters set to begin on May 2nd will instead go into effect on May 30th; a 14-pitcher maximum will be in place from May 2nd-29th.

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-extends-14-pitcher-limit
MLB, MLBPA agree to extend 14-pitcher max.
MLB.com
 
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THE 'PEN IS MIGHTIER: The Tigers bullpen continued its strong start to the season on Sunday against the Rockies, combining to allow only one run over 5.1 innings. Entering tonight?s game, Detroit relievers have posted an American League best 2.29 ERA (66.2IP/17ER), which also ranks third in the Majors. The Tigers bullpen ERA is the fourth lowest through 15 games since 1974 and is lowest since the 1991 team had a 0.76 ERA (47.1IP/4ER).
Tigers official site
 
https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-fall-to-twins-in-opener-after-late-drama
'Mess of a 9th inning' leaves Tigers with dramatic loss.
Tigers official site

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-...733#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=661733
Boxscore.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-...#game_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=661733
Webvideos of the Tigers loss to the twins.

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2022/4...l-score-recap-eduardo-rodriguez-chris-paddack
Twins 5 - Tigers 4: A lousy way to lose.
The Tigers took the late lead, but defensive confusion and an errant throw threw the game away as well.
BYBTB

https://motorcitybengals.com/2022/04/26/pathetic-defense-embarrassing-detroit-tigers-loss/
Pathetic defense leads to embarrassing Detroit Tigers loss.
MCBTB

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...javier-baezs-late-three-run-homer/9538319002/
Tigers throw away opener with 'ugly ending' against Twins, spoil B?ez's late heroics.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...recap-minnesota-twins-javier-baez/9547063002/
Detroit Tigers on wrong side of bizarre play, lose in ninth at Minnesota Twins, 5-4.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2022/0...ith-9th-inning-meltdown-in-loss-to-twins.html
Tigers? comeback squandered with 9th inning meltdown in loss to Twins.
Mlive
 
April 27 in Tigers and mlb history:

1896: The great Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby was born in Winters, TX. Hornsby will compile the 2nd greatest career Batting Average .358 to Ty Cobb's .367. A 7 time Batting Champion and 3 times batted over .400 with a high of .424 in 1924. In addition Rajah will win two Triple Crowns in 1922 and 1925. A seven time 200 or more hit seasons, and a league leader in virtually every offensive category. Inducted into the HOF in 1942.
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1903: Pitcher George Mullin hits 3 doubles in an 8-1 win over the White Sox.
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1916: Hall of Famer Enos 'Country' Slaughter was born in Roxboro, NC.
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1926: 17-year-old Mel Ott makes his first major league appearance with the New York Giants pinch-hitting for Jimmy Ring. Ott strikes out as the Giants win, 9 - 8, over the Phillies. He won't play regularly until 1927.
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1946: The Tigers win on a Hank Greenberg bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 11th inning. Greenberg was 0-for-5 on the day before delivering the game winning hit.
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1947: Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium draws a crowd of more than 58,000 to honor the ailing star.
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1962: Tigers beat Angels 13-4; 3 RBIs each from Rocky Colavito, Al Kaline and Bill Bruton.
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1963: Red Sox right-hander Gene Conley and White Sox hurler Dave DeBusschere, who both played in the NBA in the offseason, each pitch in relief during the fourth inning of the Red Sox?s 9-5 victory over the White Sox at Fenway Park.

1971: Curt Flood jumps the Washington Senators after 13 games and departs for Denmark, ending his playing career. Flood batted .293 and won seven Gold Glove Awards during his 15-year major league tenure. He will continue his antitrust suit, which will eventually reach the Supreme Court.

1971: Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves joins Babe Ruth and Willie Mays as the only major league players to hit 600 home runs. His historic homer, a 350-foot drive over the left field wall, comes off Gaylord Perry in the third inning of a 6 - 5 ten-inning loss to the San Francisco Giants at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
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1973: Steve Busby of the Kansas City Royals pitches his first of two career no-hitters with a 3 - 0 victory over Detroit.
It is the first Royals no-hitter and the first at Tiger Stadium since Virgil Trucks did it in 1952. Busby also becomes the first no-hit game pitcher not to bat after the American League's introduction of the designated hitter rule.

1977: The New York Mets returned Luis Alvarado to the Detroit Tigers following previous purchase.

1983: Walter Johnson's 56-year record of 3,508 career strikeouts is eclipsed by Nolan Ryan.
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1984: Tigers suffer just their 2nd loss of the season in a grueling 19-inning marathon with Cleveland. Lou Whitaker leads the Tigers offense with 3 hits, including a leadoff double and run scored to tie the game in the 10th. Tigers are 16-2.
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1986: Tigers beat the White Sox 4-1 on a Lou Whitaker 2-run triple and a Jack Morris 6-hit complete game.
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1991: Paul Gibson and Mike Henneman extend the Tigers bullpen's scoreless inning streak to 36 ? in a 4-2 win vs. the blue jays at the Skydome. Tigers score 3 runs in the 4th inning and add a Tony Phillips solo home run.
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1996: The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Joe Boever off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

2003: The Detroit Tigers released Dave Borkowski.

2012: The Tigers' Delmon Young is arrested in Manhattan after a confrontation outside the Hilton Hotel in the early morning. He is charged with aggravated harassment but also with a hate crime for hurling ant-semitic insults and attacking a group of passers-by while visibly intoxicated.

2013: Omar Infante has 3 hits, including a 2-run home run and an RBI double, in the Tigers' 7-4 win over the Braves.

2015: Tigers score 4 runs in the first inning, including a solo home run by Jose Iglesias and a 3-run bomb by Yoenis Cespedes, and hold on for a 5-4 win in Minnesota. David Price strikes out 7 in 6+ innings.

2016: J.D. Martinez hits a 3-run home run, a double, and a sac fly. Victor Martinez hits a 3-run homer.
Justin Verlander strikes out 6 in 6+ innings in the Tigers' 9-4 win over the A's.

2017: At a ceremony held in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan, NY, ground is broken towards the construction of the Jackie Robinson Museum, scheduled to open in 2019. Jackie Robinson's widow, Rachel Robinson, and his daughter Sharon are present, alongside Commissioner Rob Manfred.

2021: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has the first three-homer game of his career and drives in 7 runs in the Blue Jays' 9 - 5 win over the Nationals. His night's work includes a grand slam against Max Scherzer.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wintege01.shtml
George Winter 1908.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/archige01.shtml
George Archie 1938.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/macdoro01.shtml
Bob McDonald 1993.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/catalfr01.shtml
Frank Catalanotto 1997-1999.

Tigers players and scouts who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gibsofr01.shtml
Frank Gibson 1913.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Harlond_Clift
Harlond Clift scout late 1940's.

Baseball Reference
 
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WATERCOOLER WEDNESDAY.
Totally Tigers

Today, another opportunity for readers to discuss the hottest topics in a forum where thoughtful dialog and a variety of opinions are welcomed.

Let?s create some running conversational threads. And for those of you still going into offices, here?s a question to take with you ? or use via Zoom calls ? as you talk to your co-workers.

Here is today?s hot topic.

Through Sunday?s game, the Detroit sit at 6 wins/9 losses for a .400 W/L%. They are a half game out of last place in the AL Central.

Out of 5 series so far, the Tigers have won only 1 against the last-place Royals.

How concerned should fans be at this point?

Has the shortened spring training been a factor? The number of injuries?
All the new players not yet gelled into a cohesive team?

Or have expectations simply been set too high? Is A. J. Hinch still in the process of putting all the pieces together?

What do you think?
How concerned are you about the Tigers' poor start?

1. Too early to say.

2. Not concerned at all.

3. Somewhat concerned.

4. Very concerned.

VOTE
 
https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-bullpen-continues-to-impress-early
Detroit's 'pen helping keep team 'afloat'.
Tigers official site

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-...739#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=661739
Boxscore.

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2022/4...ap-michael-pineda-max-kepler-joe-ryan-shutout
Twins 5 - Tigers 0: Tigers bats go silent again.
Joe Ryan dominated the Tigers hitters while Kepler?s two home runs kept him tormenting Tigers pitchers.
BYBTB

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...lent-only-two-hits-5-0-loss-twins/9553572002/
Tigers' bats go silent with only two hits in 5-0 loss to Twins.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...re-minnesota-twins-michael-pineda/9562259002/
Detroit Tigers, Michael Pineda pounded early by Minnesota Twins in 5-0 loss.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2022/04/tigers-manage-just-2-hits-in-shutout-loss-to-twins.html
Tigers manage just 2 hits in shutout loss to Twins.
Mlive
 
April 28 in Tigers and mlb history:

1896: Tigers beat the Columbus Senators in the first ever game at Michigan & Trumbull.
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1911: Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators picks up his first win of the year, edging the visiting Philadelphia Athletics, 2 - 1. Frank Baker hits a solo home run off Johnson, the first home run over the fence the Washington ace has allowed; there have been two inside-the-park homers hit off Johnson.

1915: The Detroit Tigers trim the St. Louis Browns, 12 - 3, with Ty Cobb stealing home in the 3rd inning. Cobb will steal home six times this season.
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Still holds the career record by a wide margin.
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1923: The Detroit Tigers traded Ira Flagstead to the Boston Red Sox for Ed Goebel.

1929: The Boston Red Sox lose to the Philadelphia Athletics, 7 - 3, in their first-ever Sunday home game. Due to Fenway Park's proximity to a church, the game is played at Boston's Commonwealth Park.

1934: Goose Goslin of the Detroit Tigers hits into four double plays, but Detroit still beats the Cleveland Indians, 4 - 1.

1952: The St. Louis Browns become the first major league organization to loan or sell players to a team outside of the United States when they "lend" two African-American minor league players, infielder John Britton and pitcher Jimmy Newberry, to the Hankyu Braves of the Japanese Pacific League. Abe Saperstein, owner and coach of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, negotiated this special example in lend-lease for both sides.

1956: Cincinnati Redlegs rookie Frank Robinson hits the first of his 586 lifetime home runs at Crosley Field. The 20-year-old Robinson connects against Paul Minner of the Chicago Cubs, helping the Redlegs to a 9 - 1 victory.

1961: 40-year-old Warren Spahn becomes the second oldest man to pitch a no-hitter in major league history. The Milwaukee Braves' ace masters the San Francisco Giants, 1 - 0, for his 290th career win, second no-hitter and 52nd shutout. Spahn strikes out nine batters and walks only two. Hank Aaron drives in the game's lone run with a single in the 1st inning off loser Sad Sam Jones.
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1963: Hall of Fame umpire Tom Connolly dies in Natick, Massachusetts, at the age of 90. Connolly served as an umpire for 34 years, working in both the American and National Leagues. Connolly once went 10 consecutive seasons without ejecting a player from a game.

1964: The Los Angeles Angels traded Julio Navarro to the Detroit Tigers for Willie Smith.

1964: Hall of Famer Barry Larkin, born this day in Cincinnati, OH.
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1965: Mets announcer Lindsey Nelson broadcasts the Mets-Astros game at the Astrodome from a gondola hanging 208 feet above second base.
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1968: Tigers split a doubleheader in New York. Joe Sparma pitches 6 no-hit innings before the Yankees win 2-1 in Game 1. Tigers get home runs by Bill Freehan and Jim Northrup in the top of the 9th to win the second game 3-2.
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1980: The Detroit Tigers signed George Cappuzzello as a free agent.

1984: Jack Morris pitches a three-hitter; the Detroit Tigers top the Indians 6-2. Tigers improve to 17-2.
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1988: The winless Baltimore Orioles set an American League record by losing their 21st game in a row, falling to the Minnesota Twins, 4 - 2.

1989: Rickey Henderson of the New York Yankees sets a major league record when he leads off a game with a home run for the 36th time in his career, breaking a tie with Bobby Bonds.

1990: The Tigers beat the Brewers 13-5. Trying to announce that he was back from Japan with vengeance, Cecil Fielder homered twice & drives in 6. The 2nd came in the 8th off Tony Fossas, as did Chet Lemon's HR.

1999: The Detroit Tigers signed Omar Infante as an amateur free agent.

1999: The Detroit Tigers traded Brian Hunter to the Seattle Mariners for players to be named later.
The Seattle Mariners sent Andy Van Hekken (June 27, 1999) and Jerry Amador (minors) (August 26, 1999) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

2000: A record 16 players are suspended for the Tigers-White Sox brawl in Chicago.
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2006: Striking minor league umpires reach a tentative agreement with management on a six-year contract and could be back at work next week if the deal is ratified.

2006: St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hits his 13th home run in April to tie the major league record, matching the mark shared by Ken Griffey, Jr. in 1997 with Seattle and Luis Gonzalez in 2001 with Arizona.

2007: Trevor Hoffman pitches in his 803rd game for the San Diego Padres, breaking the record for games pitched with one club. The prior record had been shared by Walter Johnson and Elroy Face.

2010: Major League Baseball announces a number of changes to the rules that govern the All-Star Game that have been agreed with the Players' union: the designated hitter will now be used in all games, not just those played in American League parks; a pitcher who started a game on the last Sunday before the All-Star break will not be eligible to play in the game and will be replaced on the roster, although he will still be recognized as an All-Star; rosters are expanded to 34 players, adding one position player; one of the position players will be designated as being able to re-enter the game in case of injury - catchers are already allowed to do so in those circumstances.

2010: Tigers come back from a 6-1 deficit with 10 straight runs, including 6 in the 6th, to beat the Twins 11 - 6.
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2011: Ben Zobrist has the best day of his career as he drives in 10 runs in a doubleheader sweep of the Twins by the Rays, 15 - 3 and 6 - 1. Zobrist goes 7 for 10 with 2 homers and 3 doubles in the two games; his 8 RBI in the opener are a team record. Zobrist finishes with 18 RBI in a five-game period, the best by any AL player since Reggie Jackson in 1969.

2015: While rioting continues in Baltimore, MD, the Orioles once again cancel today's game against the White Sox, and in an unprecedented move, decide that tomorrow's will be played without any spectators present. A week-end series against the Rays will be moved to St. Petersburg, FL, with the O's playing as the home team.

2016: Anthony Gose hits a double & a home run, Anibal Sanchez strikes out 9 in the Tigers' 7-3 win over the A's.

2017: The Detroit Tigers traded a player to be named later to the Tampa Bay Rays for Mikie Mahtook. The Detroit Tigers sent Drew Smith (minors) (April 28, 2017) to the Tampa Bay Rays to complete the trade.

Tigers players and scouts birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Charlie_Metro
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/metroch01.shtml
Charlie Metro 1943-1944, scout 1972-1973.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sturdto01.shtml
Tom Sturdivant 1963.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cerutjo01.shtml
John Cerruti 1991.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pooleji02.shtml
Jim Poole 2000.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/douglse01.shtml
Sean Douglass 2005.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Floyd_Giebell
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/giebefl01.shtml
Floyd Giebell 1939-1941.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/buchajo01.shtml
Johnny Bucha 1953.

Baseball Reference
 
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