May 6 in Tigers and mlb history:
1915: Babe Ruth, pitching for the Boston Red Sox, collects three hits, including his first major league home run when he connects off Jack Warhop of the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds.
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1917: Bob Groom of the St. Louis Browns duplicates teammate Ernie Koob's feat of the previous day by pitching a 3 - 0 no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox in the second game of a doubleheader at Sportsman's Park.
1925: Ty Cobb hits his fifth home run in two games tying the record set by Cap Anson in 1884.
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1929: The American League announces it will discontinue the league's Most Valuable Player Award.
1931: Willie Mays is born in Westfield, Alabama. After a brief career in the Negro Leagues, Mays will make his major league debut with the New York Giants in 1951. During a 22-year major league career, Mays will bat .302 with 660 home runs and 1903 RBI. Mays will gain Hall of Fame honors in 1979.
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1941: Hank Greenberg makes his last game before entering the U.S. military a memorable one as he hits two home runs with three RBI helping theDetroit Tigers to a 7 - 4 victory over the New York Yankees.
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1945: Hal Newhouser and Al Benton pitch shutouts in a doubleheader sweep of the Browns.
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1953: Alva 'Bobo' Holloman throws a no hitter in his first major league start at 30 years of age, May 6, 1953. He pitched one season with a 3-7 record.
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1957: The Milwaukee Braves traded Lou Sleater to the Detroit Tigers for Roy Hawes.
1961: Tigers 11 - White Sox 8. Tigers score 5 runs in the first inning, but Jim Bunning exits after the 4th with the Sox ahead 6-5. Rocky Colavito hits RBI singles in the 8th and 9th innings. Tigers are 14-5, up 1 in the AL. #60thof61 #101in61
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1966: Denny McLain pitches a one-hitter in Chicago and scores the game's only run on a Norm Cash sac fly.
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1967: The Cleveland Indians purchased Orlando Pena from the Detroit Tigers.
1968: San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Lindy McDaniel sets a National League record playing his 225th consecutive game without committing an error. The streak includes 108 chances handled successfully since June 16, 1964.
1974: Oakland Athletics pitcher Paul Lindblad's major league streak of 385 consecutive games without committing an error comes to an end when he makes an errant throw in a 6 - 3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
1980: Champ Summers goes 3-for-5 with 2 doubles to raise his batting average to .409 as Tigers beat the mariners 9 - 5.
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1982: The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Ivie as a free agent.
1982: Gaylord Perry of the Seattle Mariners became the 15th major league pitcher with 300 victories.
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1983: At Tiger Stadium, the California Angels defeat Detroit, 4 - 2, as Rod Carew goes 3 for 4 to raise his batting average to .500 (48 for 96). The Angels' first baseman will finish the season at .339, second best in the American League as Wade Boggs of the Red Sox leads the league with a .361 pace.
1984: Tigers beat the indians 6 - 5 in 12 innings. Tigers rally from a 5-0 deficit, scoring 4 runs in the 8th inning to tie the game. Lou Whitaker hits an RBI single in top of the 12th. Tigers are 22-4 #Relive84
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1987: Darrell Evans, Kirk Gibson, and Matt Nokes hit home runs and Walt Terrell strikes out 8 in the Tigers' 7-5 win over Seattle.
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1994: Anthony Young ends his 29 losing game streak as a starter with a victory over the Pirates.
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1998: In just his fifth career start, Chicago #Cubs rookie pitcher Kerry Wood ties the major league record by striking out twenty Houston Astros at Wrigley Field.
1998: The Detroit Tigers traded Scott Sanders to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. The San Diego Padres sent Rod Lindsey (June 1, 1998) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
2007: Tigers hit three 2-run home runs in the 2nd inning, by Craig Monroe, Curtis Granderson, and Gary Sheffield. Chad Durbin scatters 6 hits over 7 innings in the Tigers' 13-4 win in Kansas City, their 7th straight victory.
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2008: The Red Sox top the Tigers, 5 - 0. The game is historic in that it features a combined shutout by two pitchers over age 40, the first such contest in over a century. Tim Wakefield allows two hits in 8 innings and Mike Timlin finishes the game.
2010: Robin Roberts dies at age 83 at his home in Temple Terrace, FL. He began his career in 1948 with the Philadelphia Phillies, with whom he had his best seasons. He was named to 7 All-Star teams and went 286-245 in a career that stretched until 1966. He led the National League in wins 4 times, won 20 or more games during 6 consecutive seasons, but also gave up a major league record 505 home runs. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1976.
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2010: Over 10,000 fans pay their final respects to Ernie Harwell at Comerica Park.
2016: The Detroit Tigers released Thomas Field.
2021: The Angels designate for assignment veteran slugger Albert Pujols, for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release. Pujols is in the last season of a ten-year, $253 million contract, but his production has declined significantly in recent years and he has become a bench player of late. The 41-year-old Pujols is the active leader in games played, hits, home runs and RBIs. He states that he hopes to find another team that will give him a shot at a starting job.
Tigers players and coaches birthdays:
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Al Wingo 1924-1928.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dick_Wakefield
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Dick Wakefield 1941, 1943-1944, 1946-1949.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Phil_Clark_(clarkph02)
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Phil Clark 1992, coach 2018.
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Tom Bolton 1993.
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Jose Alvarez 2013.
Tigers players who passed away:
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Bill McTigue 1916.
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Larry Woodall 1920-1929.
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Les Burke 1923-1926.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Art_Houtteman
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Art Houtteman 1945-1950, 1952-1953.
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