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Boxscore and lowlights.

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2023/6...-cease-jose-cisnero-zach-mckinstry-alex-lange
White Sox 2 - Tigers 1 (F/10): A great Michael Lorenzen outing wasted.
Dylan Cease was good, but the Tigers? offense looks a lot weaker without Riley Greene.
BYBTB

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...chicago-white-sox-in-10th-inning/70285075007/
Detroit Tigers lose 'wild' one in 10th inning, 2-1, to Chicago White Sox.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...icago-white-sox-michael-lorenzen/70284535007/
Detroit Tigers too wild in 2-1 loss to Chicago White Sox.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2023/06/tigers-lose-in-10th-as-wild-pitch-knocks-over-umpire.html
Tigers lose in 10th as wild pitch knocks over umpire.
Mlive
 
June 4 in Tigers and mlb history:

1906: Unable to shake the effects of diphtheria contracted in the spring? a frustrated Christy Mathewson throws a rare tantrum after giving up 4 runs to the Phils on 2 hits and 6 walks in the first inning? and umpire Bill Klem in turn throws him out of the game. Hooks Wiltse relieves and picks up a victory as New York rallies to win? 9 - 6.

1906: Bill Coughlin is the second Tiger within a month to steal second base? third base? and home in a game; he does this in the 7th inning against Washington during a 13 - 4 romp. Pitcher Bill Donovan did it on May 7th. Washington ties the game at 4 apiece? but the Tigers score 9 in the last 2 innings to win. Charley O'Leary has a homer for Detroit.
Ty Cobb would later accomplish the feat 4 times.

1915: Ty Cobb steals home in the 9th inning of 3 - 0 Detroit win? the only steal of home that late in a game in his career. Yankee pitcher Ray Caldwell is so angry at the safe call he throws his mitt in the air and is promptly ejected by umpire Silk O'Loughlin. It is Cobb's second steal of home while Caldwell is on the mound (the first was on May 12th? 1911).

1920: In St. Louis? the Cardinals beat the Cubs? 5 - 1? as Grover Alexander loses after 11 wins. Bill Doak is the winner and Rogers Hornsby leads the Cards' offense with 2 triples over the left fielder's head. After the game Alexander calls Hornsby "the greatest hitter I've ever had to face. I have tried to fool him every way possible? but it just cannot be done." Alex will be 27-14 for the 5th-place Cubs? and his 1.91 ERA will be the only one in the league under 2.00.

1925: With a speedy triple, the 275th of his career, the Tigers' Ty Cobb became the first player in MLB history to record 1,000 extra-base hits 95 years ago today.
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1929: Former Red Sox owner Harry Frazee dies. Frazee is forever remembered as the man who sold the Babe to the Yankees.

1935: Dizzy Dean? annoyed by what he perceives as poor fielding behind him? berates his teammates in the dugout in full view of the fans and writers. Rip Collins and Joe Medwick start arguing back and Frank Frisch and Pepper Martin step in before any fights start. Dean shows his frustration by lobbing the ball in to Pittsburgh batters and finally leaves in the 7th to a smattering of boos with the Cardinals down? 9 - 3. They score a pair to lose? 9 - 5.

1936: The Tigers score 10 runs in the 3rd and 6 in the 5th en route to a 18 - 9 thrashing of the A's. Philadelphia scores 6 in the 9th but still comes up a bit short. Mickey Cochrane belts an inside-the-park grand slam in the 3rd and collapses after running it out and is replaced. Manager Cochrane will not be in the lineup as a player until July 15. Elden Auker goes the distance for Detroit and might have had a shutout except for 4 errors. The A's misplay 6.

1937: The Boston Bees selected Gil English off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

1938: Martin Dihigo strikes out a Mexican League-record 22 batters in a 13-inning game for the Veracruz Eagle against the Tigres de Comintra.

1940: The St. Louis Cardinals play their first night game at Sportsman's Park, against the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1940: Tigers Hank Greenberg out at home in 8-6 loss to A's.
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1944: The Detroit Tigers released Chief Hogsett.

1950: Ernie Banks makes his professional debut with the Kansas City Monarchs, going 3 for 7 in a doubleheader against the Memphis Red Sox.

1951: The Detroit Tigers signed Frank Bolling as an amateur free agent.

1953: After batting practice at Forbes Field, the Pirates and Cubs announce a shocking trade. Pittsburgh sends slugger Ralph Kiner? along with C Joe Garagiola? P Howie Pollet? and OF Catfish Metkovich to Chicago for C Toby Atwell? P Bob Schultz? 1B Preston Ward? 3B George Freese? OF Bob Addis? OF Gene Hermanski? and $150?000. The Pirates defeat the Cubs? 6 - 1? with Kiner getting a double in four at bats for the Cubs.

1953: Phillies P Curt Simmons cuts off part of his left big toe with a power lawn mower. He will not make a pitching start for a month? but will still win 16 games.

1953: At Chicago? Mickey Mantle's homer in the 4th? off Billy Pierce? gives the Yankees a 5 - 0 lead? but Chicago comes back to tie. Mick's leadoff single in the 10th inning ignites a New York rally? and they win 9 - 5.

1957: In Chicago? Billy Pierce of the White Sox wins, 1 - 0, in a 10-inning masterpiece before 38?490? against the Red Sox.

1958: After 32 scoreless innings, the Chicago White Sox score in the 3rd, and go on to win 7 - 4 over the first-place New York Yankees. Billy Pierce is the winner, despite giving up a moon shot to Mickey Mantle that lands in the left-center field bleachers. The drive is measured at 478 feet.

1960: Detroit's Chico Fernandez strokes a 10th-inning triple against Cleveland? and then swipes home for the final run in a 7 - 4 win. Rocky Colavito breaks out of his slump with a solo homer in the 4th and a 2-run shot in the 10th? off Dick Stigman.

1961 Game 1: Tigers 10 - Twins 4. Tigers get home runs from Jake Wood, Bill Bruton, Norm Cash, Dick Brown, & Chico Fernandez. Frank Lary pitches a complete game for his 8th win. Tigers are 32-16, up 2 in the AL

1961 Game 2: Tigers 9 - Twins 3. Rocky Colavito & Bubba Morton each hit 3-run home runs. Paul Foytack gets the win after 6+ innings of relief, & also hits a double. 4th straight win: Tigers are 33-16, up 2 in the AL.

1964: Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers becomes the fourth major league pitcher to hurl three no-hitters by blanking the Philadelphia Phillies, 3 - 0 at Connie Mack Stadium.
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1970: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chuck Seelbach in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (June Secondary).
1970: The Detroit Tigers drafted John Knox in the 8th round of the 1970 amateur draft.
1970: The Detroit Tigers drafted Phil Mankowski in the 9th round of the 1970 amateur draft.
1970: The Detroit Tigers drafted Fernando Arroyo in the 10th round of the 1970 amateur draft.
1970: The Detroit Tigers drafted Fred Holdsworth in the 21st round of the 1970 amateur draft.

1972: A major league record eight shutouts are pitched in 16 major league games: five in the American League, three in the National League.

1972: The Los Angeles Dodgers retire uniform numbers for the first time in a ceremony at Dodger Stadium! The three players chosen for the honor are: Jackie Robinson #42 - Roy Campanella #39 - Sandy Koufax #32.
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1984: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Henneman in the 4th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
1984: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bobby Moore in the 29th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but was not signed.

1984: The Tigers break a 3 - 3 tie in the 10th when Dave Bergman golfs a three-run homer into the upper deck at Tiger Stadium. Bergman had fouled 7 pitches off Roy Lee Jackson before connecting. Howard Johnson has a three-run homer in the 7th to account for the other half of Detroit's scoring.
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1987: The Detroit Tigers signed Bill Madlock as a free agent.

1989: Don't leave early. Toronto beats Boston, 13 - 11 in 12 innings after trailing 10 - 0 after 6. Red Sox starter Mike Smithson throws six scoreless innings before leaving in the 7th because of a foot blister. The Jays then score 2 in the 7th? 4 in the 8th and 5 in the 9th? and 2 more in the 11th on Junior Felix's home run. It is the biggest lead the Red Sox have ever blown and their 12th consecutive loss to the Blue Jays at Fenway Park.

1990: Ram?n Martinez of the Los Angeles Dodgers strikes out 18 Atlanta Braves in a three-hit 2 - 0 win. He ties Sandy Koufax's club record and is one short of the National League mark.

1990: The Detroit Tigers drafted Tony Clark in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 1990.
1990: The Detroit Tigers drafted Shannon Withem in the 5th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1990.
1990: The Detroit Tigers drafted Charlie Greene in the 13th round of the 1990 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1990: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ben Blomdahl in the 14th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed May 28, 1991.
1990: The Detroit Tigers drafted Willie Adams in the 52nd round of the 1990 amateur draft, but was not signed.

1994: Twins beat the Tigers 21-7, becoming the first team since the 1950 Red Sox to score 20+ twice in the same season. They beat Boston 21-2 two weeks earlier.

1994: The Detroit Tigers released Bill Krueger.

1996: The Detroit Tigers drafted Seth Greisinger in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 26, 1996.
1996: The Detroit Tigers drafted Matt Miller in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 7, 1996.
1996: The Detroit Tigers drafted Kris Keller in the 4th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 1996.
1996: The Detroit Tigers drafted Robert Fick in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 5, 1996.
1996: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Wakeland in the 15th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1996.

2002: The Detroit Tigers drafted Scott Moore in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 2002.
2002: The Detroit Tigers drafted Brent Clevlen in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 23, 2002.
2002: The Detroit Tigers drafted Curtis Granderson in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 2002.
2002: The Detroit Tigers drafted Luke Carlin in the 10th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2002.
2002: The Detroit Tigers drafted Joel Zumaya in the 11th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2002.
2002: The Detroit Tigers drafted Anthony Reyes in the 13th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2002: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jesse Carlson in the 15th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2002.

2002: Cleveland loses 23-2 to the Twins: their worst loss since losing 21-0 to the #Tigers in 1901.

2009: The Detroit Tigers signed Jose Valdez as an amateur free agent.

2009: The Giants beat the Nationals, 5 - 1, in the first half of a doubleheader. Randy Johnson allows two hits and one run in six innings to win his 300th game in the major leagues. He is the first pitcher since Tom Seaver in 1985 to join the 300 win club on his first try and the second-oldest, after Phil Niekro. This milestone comes on the 10th anniversary of his 150th career win, and 20th anniverary of his 5th career win.

2013: The Kansas City Royals selected Quintin Berry off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

2014: Baseball mourns the death of a true baseball lifer, Don Zimmer, who passes away at 83. A former infielder whose marriage was celebrated at home plate on a minor league diamond, Zimmer also coached and managed for many years. As a senior adviser to the Tampa Bay Rays, he was still listed as a member of the coaching staff and was never away from the game he loved.

2015: In his only career appearance, with the Tigers down 6 runs in the 9th, Daniel Fields hits a double to start a 4-run 9th inning Tigers rally, before they fall to the A's 7-5.

2016: Tigers beat the White Sox 11-8 in Chicago. Detroit takes the lead for good on J.D. Martinez's 2-run home run. Mike Pelfrey gets the win, Chris Sale takes the loss.

2017: Tigers win on a 3-run walk-off home run by Justin Upton and beat the white sox 7 - 4.
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2018: In the amateur draft, Auburn University P Casey Mize is selected first overall, by the Detroit Tigers.
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2018: In a doubleheader split with the Tigers, the Yankees' huge asshole Aaron Judge sets a record by striking out 8 times, including five times in the nitecap. The twin bill is played on what was supposed to be an off day for both teams, to make up games wiped out by foul weather in April.

2019: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ryan Kreidler in the 4th round of the 2019 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2019.

2022: The rule preventing position players from pitching in a close game is invoked for the first time when Crew chief C.B. Bucknor objects to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts calling on OF Zach McKinstry to pitch the 9th inning gainst the Mets with his team trailing, 9 - 4. The rule, adopted before the 2020 season but not implemented until this year due to the upheavals caused by the coronavirus pandemic, states that a team cannot use a position player on the mound unless there is a difference of six or more runs between the two teams. Roberts is thus forced to use a real pitcher, Evan Phillips, to pitch the final inning. In spite of the rule, the practice of using such "mystery pitchers" is continuing undiminished, with teams even resorting to them when they have built a huge lead late in the game, in order to rest their bullpens, something that was completely unseen before the decade started.

Tigers players birthdays:

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Steve Searcy 1988-1991.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bonifjo01.shtml
Jorge Bonifacio 2020.

Tigers players and coaches who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Roger_Craig
Roger Craig Pitching coach 1980-1984.

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DEEPER DISCUSSIONS.
Totally Tigers

Sports journalists are winding up with stories that may happen within the next 1-2 months as the trade deadline looms. Anticipating which teams may be buyers or sellers and which players will be in the highest demand.

One of those being mentioned is Detroit Tigers? reliever, Alex Lange. He is currently one of MLB?s best, sporting a 3-0 record, a 1.16 ERA and an incredible .900 WHIP (through Thursday?s games). He was just named reliever of month for May.

Adding to this is Lange?s MLB minimum salary (through the next 2 years) although the Tigers could reward him with a raise before then.

Potentially, Detroit could get quite a bit for him. He will presumably be in high demand by teams looking to strengthen their bullpens esp. for playoff runs.

Should the Tigers trade him so they may fill in several holes or to help resolve their thin starting pitching? Let?s assume that if you say ?yes?, the return would be an acceptable one.

Or is it time for the Tigers to stop selling off their players and start keeping their good ones?

Today?s blog addresses this dilemma and allows readers to share their thoughts in more detail. And hopefully, to actively engage with others by responding to their posts and creating back-and-forth discussion threads. The more the merrier!

For this one blog only, you?ve got 6 sentences max to share your thoughts. Of course, we encourage responding to other posters.

TT will supply the ammunition. One thought-provoking question. Several options provided. One hard choice to be selected. One vote.
Ready?

Should the Tigers trade Alex Lange?

1. Yes

2. No

VOTE
 
The Tigers, dealing with a multitude of injuries, will start left-hander Joey Wentz on Monday and right-hander Reese Olson on Wednesday in the upcoming three-game series against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-injuries-and-roster-moves
Injuries & Moves: Garrett Hill called up.
Tigers official site

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...o-garrett-hill-starting-pitchers/70286452007/
Garrett Hill returns from Toledo as Detroit Tigers need starting pitcher for Tuesday.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2023/0...-from-toledo-after-alex-faedo-goes-on-il.html
Tigers recall pitcher from Toledo after Alex Faedo goes on IL.
Mlive
 
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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/matthew-boyd-strikes-out-season-high-9-in-loss-to-white-sox
Boyd's crisp start the silver lining in Tigers' defeat.
Tigers official site

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2023/6...te-sox-lets-hear-it-for-the-boyd-recap-june-4
Tigers 2 - White Sox 6: Let?s hear it for the Boyd.
Matthew Boyd was a bright spot in this uneven outing in Chicago. Let?s not talk about how it ended.
BYBTB

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...te-sox-again-in-walk-off-fashion/70286384007/
Tigers' bats can't back starting pitchers again as White Sox complete sweep.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...cago-white-sox-spencer-torkelson/70286624007/
Alex Lange lit up for a grand slam in Detroit Tigers' walk-off 6-2 loss to Chicago White Sox.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2023/06/tigers-swept-in-chicago-as-sox-win-on-walk-off-grand-slam.html
Tigers swept in Chicago as Sox win on walk-off grand slam.
Mlive
 
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June 5 in Tigers and mlb history:

1874: Hall of Famer Jack Chesbro was born in North Adams, MA.
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1916: In Cleveland, Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox shuts out the Indians, 5 - 0, on five hits, and has now thrown 24 straight scoreless innings. He is 2 for 3 at the plate.

1923: Birmingham (Southern Association) purchased Roy Moore from the Detroit Tigers.

1936: Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,700th consecutive game, as the Yankees beat the Indians, 4 - 3. By May 2, 1939 when Gehrig takes himself out of the Yankee's lineup he will have set a ML record of 2,130 consecutive games played.
A record that will be broken by Cal Ripken's 2,632.

1948: Richie Ashburn of the Philadelphia Phillies hits safely for the 23rd straight game in a Phillies 6 - 5 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field, setting a 20th century National League record for a rookie. Benito Santiago will hold the record by century's end.

1949: Commissioner Happy Chandler lifts the ban on all players who jumped to the Mexican League, starting in 1946. Only Sal Maglie will make a significant mark after the exile. Lou Klein will be the first jumper to make a major-league box score, successfully pinch-hitting on June 16.

1954: Brooklyn Dodgers play the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field Chicago. Prior to the game Jackie Robinson meets with Nat King Cole. Dodgers defeat the Cubs 8-5 in the 1st game and 8-3 in the 2nd. Jackie Robinson bats 4-7 in the twin bill with 2 RBI's.
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1954: Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams catches pneumonia, sidelining him for three weeks.

1957: In Jersey City, Don Drysdale pitches the first of his 49 major-league shutouts, as the Dodgers win, 4 - 0, over the Cubs.

1959: In a 10 - 5 loss to the Cubs, Pittsburgh's Dick Stuart becomes, in the words of Les Biederman, "the first player in the 50-year history of Forbes Field to ride a ball over the centerfield fence, a few feet to the left of the flagpole."
While Stuart is perhaps the first major leaguer to literally clear the wall, mention must be made of both Negro League great Josh Gibson, who did it twice, in 1930 and 1946, and Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby, who actually hit the flagpole on April 24, 1924.
Biederman continues: "Stuart faced Glen Hobbie with Smoky Burgess aboard and rifled a shot straight over George Altman's head. Altman raced back and watched the flight of the ball. It disappeared over the 457-foot mark on the centerfield fence, longest part of Forbes Field. Nobody could quite accurately estimate how far the ball traveled and by how far it cleared the wall. Altman guessed 25 to 30 feet but Walt Moryn, who had a side view of the ball from left field, went on record that the ball cleared the wall by about 40 to 50 feet."

1961: The Detroit Tigers traded Chuck Cottier to the Washington Senators for Hal Woodeshick.

1963: At Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, Mickey Mantle fractures a bone in his left foot and suffers ligament and cartilage damage to the left knee running into the chain link fence chasing down a Brooks Robinson drive. Mantle will be out for 61 games.

1967: Al Kaline appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
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1969: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bill Gilbreth in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft.
1969: The Detroit Tigers drafted Lerrin LaGrow in the 6th round of the 1969 amateur draft.
1969: The Detroit Tigers drafted Doug Konieczny in the 23rd round of the 1969 amateur draft, but was not signed.

1970: Al Kaline singles for his 2,500th career hit,in a 4 - 2 loss to the 'effin athletics.
He will finish his career with 3,007.
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1973: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Adams in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
1973: The Detroit Tigers drafted Charlie Puleo in the 13th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but was not signed.

1974: The Detroit Tigers drafted Rob Picciolo in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1974: The Detroit Tigers drafted Lance Parrish in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
1974: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dan Morogiello in the 8th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1974: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mark Fidrych in the 10th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
1974: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Sykes in the 19th round of the 1974 amateur draft.

1977: The Dodgers retire former manager Walter Alston's uniform number, 24, on Old-Timer's Day.
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1979: The Detroit Tigers drafted Rick Leach in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.
1979: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Warren in the 12th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

1979: A would-be home run by former Tiger Willie Horton bounces off the Kingdome roof for a single. John Hiller cites divine intervention.
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1981: Houston Astros pitcher Nolan Ryan passes Early Wynn as major leagues' all-time walks leader, walking two batters in a 3 - 0 win over the Mets to raise his total to 1,777. Ryan also strikes out 10 batters while pitching a five-hitter.

1985: Ferris Bueller went to Wrigley Field on his Day Off.
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1988: The Detroit Tigers signed Dwayne Murphy as a free agent.

1989: Kansas City Royals outfielder Bo Jackson makes an amazing throw to get Seattle Mariners baserunner Harold Reynolds out at home plate! #BoKnows https://twitter.com/i/status/1533417941672280067

1989: The Toronto SkyDome opens, but the Blue Jays lose 5 - 3 to the Milwaukee Brewers. Baseball's newest and most modern stadium features a $100 million fully retractable roof, a hotel, the world's largest video display board, and a Hard Rock Cafe.

1989: The Detroit Tigers drafted Greg Gohr in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1989.
1989: The Detroit Tigers drafted Paul Carey in the 4th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1989: The Detroit Tigers drafted Doug Mirabelli in the 6th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1989: The Detroit Tigers drafted John DeSilva in the 8th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.
1989: The Detroit Tigers drafted John Doherty in the 19th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1989.
1989: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ivan Cruz in the 28th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1989.
1989: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mark Ettles in the 33rd round of the 1989 amateur draft.
1989: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Garcia in the 55th round of the 1989 amateur draft.

1994: In Detroit, the Twins' Chuck Knoblauch leads off the game with a homer off Mike Moore, then adds a second long ball in the 7th. Not to be outdone, the Tigers' lead-off hitter, Tony Phillips goes deep against Scott Erickson in his first at-bat, and also add a second homer, in the 8th inning. It is the first time in major league history this has happened, and the feat won't be repeated until August 13, 2013, when Brad Miller and Ben Zobrist are the two protagonists. Detroit wins the game, 5 - 3.

1996: Pamela Davis becomes the first woman to pitch for an MLB-affiliated farm team, throwing one inning of scoreless relief and getting the win for the Tigers' AA affiliate Jacksonville, in an exhibition against the Australian national team.
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1997: With the first overall selection in the amateur draft, the Tigers select pitcher Matt Anderson out of Rice University. It?s the first overall #1 pick the Tigers have ever had in the June draft. Armed with a 100-MPH fastball, Anderson will be in the Detroit bullpen the next year.

2000: The Detroit Tigers drafted Nook Logan in the 3rd round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed July 8, 2000.
2000: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mark Woodyard in the 4th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 2000.

2001: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jack Hannahan in the 3rd round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2001.
2001: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Rabelo in the 4th round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2001.
2001: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ryan Raburn in the 5th round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2001.
2001: The Detroit Tigers drafted Don Kelly in the 8th round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2001.
2001: The Detroit Tigers drafted Humberto Sanchez in the 31st round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed May 27, 2002.

2001: The Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers, 4 - 3, in 18 innings on Shea Hillenbrand's home run over the Green Monster. Tim Wakefield, with a scoreless inning, is the winner. Boston DH Manny Ramirez receives four intentional walks, tying the American League mark set by Roger Maris, on May 22, 1962. Maris did it in a 12-inning game. The major league record is five, set by Andre Dawson, in a 16-inning game, on May 22, 1990.

2008: Chipper Jones hits his 400th career home run, becoming the third switch-hitter to reach this level. Eddie Murray and Mickey Mantle had reached the mark previously. Ricky Nolasco gives up the homer. Jones has a four-hit game to move his average to .418, the top mark in the majors at this point of the season.

2008: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ryan Perry in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 2008.
2008: The Detroit Tigers drafted Alex Avila in the 5th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2008.
2008: The Detroit Tigers drafted Andy Dirks in the 8th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2008.
2008: The Detroit Tigers drafted Robbie Weinhardt in the 10th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2008.
2008: The Detroit Tigers drafted Thad Weber in the 16th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2008.
2008: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ryan Lollis in the 20th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but was not signed.

2009: Over objections from preservationists, the second phase of the demolition of Tiger Stadium begins. Possibly more infuriating than the first phase, with even less cause and more possibilities for reuse of this portion, the original Navin Field section of the stadium.
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2012: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jake Thompson in the 2nd round of the 2012 amateur draft.
2012: The Detroit Tigers drafted Drew VerHagen in the 4th round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2012.
2012: The Detroit Tigers drafted Devon Travis in the 13th round of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed July 3, 2012.

2014: The Detroit Tigers drafted Spencer Turnbull in the 2nd round of the 2014 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2014.

2016: Chet Lemon is honored with the Willie Horton African American Legacy Award.
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2018: The Detroit Tigers signed Hunter Cervenka as a free agent.
2018: The Detroit Tigers drafted Kody Clemens in the 3rd round of the 2018 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 2018.
2018: The Detroit Tigers drafted Tarik Skubal in the 9th round of the 2018 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2018.

2019: The Detroit Tigers drafted Beau Brieske in the 27th round of the 2019 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2019.
2019: The Detroit Tigers drafted Kerry Carpenter in the 19th round of the 2019 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2019.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/huelsfr01.shtml
Frank Huelsman 1904.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hallhe01.shtml
Herb Hall 1918.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/simsdu01.shtml
Duke Sims 1972-1973.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sullijo02.shtml
John Sullivan 1905.

Baseball Reference
 
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The Tigers extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Roger Craig, who passed away Sunday.
Craig enjoyed a decorated baseball career and spent five years as Detroit?s pitching coach, including the 1984 World Series championship season.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Roger_Craig
Roger Craig Pitching coach 1980-1984.

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2023/6...rky-anderson-san-francisco-giants-jack-morris
Former Tigers pitching coach and Giants? manager Roger Craig dies at age 93.
After a solid major league career, Craig became a successful pitching coach and manager, including helping guide the ?84 Tigers to a World Series.
BYBTB
 
https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/nick-maton-homers-vs-phillies-to-break-up-no-hit-bid
Maton grabs ring, spoils no-no with HR in homecoming.
Tigers official site

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2023/6...ut-tigers-struggled-against-nola-recap-june-5
Tigers 3 - Phillies 8: No no-no, but Tigers struggled against Nola.
This was a tough watch.
BYBTB

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...rough-loss-to-phillies-in-opener/70288963007/
Tigers offense slumbers through loss to Phillies in opener.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...philadelphia-phillies-nick-maton/70290882007/
Joey Wentz, Detroit Tigers' bats sputter almost equally in 8-3 loss to Phillies.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2023/0...p-no-hitter-but-tigers-lose-4th-straight.html
Nick Maton?s blast breaks up no-hitter, but Tigers lose 4th straigh.
Mlive
 
June 6 in Tigers and mlb history:

1892: Benjamin Harrison became the first U.S. President to attend a major league game as he watches the Cincinnati Reds defeat the hometown Washington Senators in 11 innings, 6 - 5.

1907: HOF Catcher, Navy veteran, MiLB manager, and MLB manager/MLB coach/MLB scout Bill Dickey was born.
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1913: The New York Yankees are defeated for the thirteenth consecutive time, losing 2 - 1 to the Cleveland Naps.

1918: Casey Stengel, after being traded by the Brooklyn Robins in the offseason, makes his return to Ebbets Field a memorable one. In his first at-bat, Stengel calls time, steps out of the batter's box and doffs his cap. A bird flows out and the fans break into laughter.

1921: William "Big Bill" Gatewood of the Detroit Stars tosses the first no-hitter in Negro Baseball League history. The Stars win 4-0 over the Cincinnati Cuban Stars. The 6-foot, 7-inch, 250-pound, spitball-throwing Gatewood is 38 years old.
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1925: Eddie Collins off the Chicago White Sox becomes the sixth major leaguer to collect 3,000 hits after hitting a double off Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson.

1935: The Detroit Tigers purchased Hub Walker from Toledo (American Association).

1944: All major league games are canceled as the country's focus is turned toward Europe while allied forces invade occupied France.
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1957: Baseball legend Ty Cobb returns to his boyhood home in Royston, Georgia.
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1958: Ozzie Virgil, acquired from the New York Giants in January, becomes the first black player to appear in a Detroit Tigers game. The versatile Dominican will eventually play every position but pitcher during his nine-year major league career.
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1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jim Foor in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Geoff Zahn in the 2nd round of the 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Skip Jutze in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mel Behney in the 4th round of the 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Paul Jata in the 5th round of the 1967 amateur draft.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dennis Saunders in the 6th round of the 1967 amateur draft.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Larry Fritz in the 9th round of the 1967 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ike Blessitt in the 15th round of the 1967 amateur draft.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Danny Fife in the 21st round of the 1967 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jim Burton in the 26th round of the 1967 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1967: The Detroit Tigers drafted Gary Ignasiak in the 36th round of the 1967 amateur draft.

1971: Willie Mays hits a 12th-inning home run off Joe Hoerner of the Philadelphia Phillies, his 22nd - and last - career extra-inning homer, a major-league mark.

1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jerry Manuel in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jim Gideon in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dan Meyer in the 4th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Leon Roberts in the 10th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dave Lemanczyk in the 16th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Vern Ruhle in the 17th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mark Wagner in the 19th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
1972: The Detroit Tigers drafted George Cappuzzello in the 27th round of the 1972 amateur draft.

1975: Nolan Ryan's bid for a second no-hitter in a row is foiled by Hank Aaron's single in the 6th inning. Ryan gives up one other hit in overpowering the Milwaukee Brewers, 6 - 0.

1977: Mark Fidrych appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated with Big Bird.
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1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Kirk Gibson in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Fran Mullins in the 3rd round of the 1978 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jerry Ujdur in the 4th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Marty Castillo in the 5th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bruce Fields in the 7th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Mason in the 14th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted Dave Rucker in the 16th round of the 1978 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1978.
1978: The Detroit Tigers drafted John Martin in the 27th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

1979: Now a Mariner, Willie Horton hits his 300th career home run off Jack Morris.
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1980: The Detroit Tigers signed Barbaro Garbey as an amateur free agent.
1980: The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Steve Baker from the Detroit Tigers.

1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Robinson in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Cron in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted Rob Mallicoat in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jim Walewander in the 9th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted D.J. Dozier in the 18th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1983: The Detroit Tigers drafted Carl Willis in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.

1984: Tigers lose to the Blue Jays 6-3. Jays jump out to a 6-0 lead and hold on. Despite a scorching start, the Tigers' lead in the AL East is down to 3.5 games. Tigers are 39-13: they have lost 8 of their last 12.
The Blue Jays wouldn't get any closer the rest of the year--though they'd make it interesting for a while--but they did weather the storm of that start.

1988: The Detroit Tigers released Jim Morrison.

1990: Cecil Fielder hits three home runs in a game, as Detroit beats the Indians 6 - 4. Fielder becomes the fourth American League player to have two three-homer games in a season.
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1992: In the Tigers 6-2 victory over New York at Yankee Stadium, Lou Whitaker collects his 2,000 career hit. The milestone comes in the 4th inning when Whitaker grounds a double down the right field line off Scott Kamieniecki.
In his next at-bat, ?Sweet Lou? slams a home run to deep right field. Whitaker is the seventh Tiger to reach the 2,000-hit mark and the first since his teammate Alan Trammell who did it in 1991.
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2000: The Detroit Tigers released Masao Kida.

2004: The Detroit Tigers signed James Baldwin as a free agent.

2005: Infielder Placido Polanco is sent by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for reliever Ugueth Urbina and utility infielder Ram?n Martinez. Urbina, a two-time All-Star as a closer, will become the setup man for Billy Wagner in Philadelphia, and Polanco will become the starting second baseman in Detroit.

2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Andrew Miller in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed August 8, 2006.
2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Brennan Boesch in the 3rd round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2006.
2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Scott Sizemore in the 5th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2006.
2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Angel Castro in the 13th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2006.
2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Duane Below in the 19th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2006.
2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Casey Fien in the 20th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2006.
2006: The Detroit Tigers drafted Kevin Chapman in the 42nd round of the 2006 amateur draft, but was not signed.

2007: Trevor Hoffman pitches a scoreless 9th inning in a Padres win over the Dodgers for his 500th save. He is the first to reach this mark.

2012: The Detroit Tigers drafted A.J. Minter in the 38th round of the 2012 amateur draft, but was not signed.

2013: The Detroit Tigers drafted Corey Knebel in the 1st round (39th pick) of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2013.

2014: The Detroit Tigers drafted Grayson Greiner in the 3rd round of the 2014 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2014.
2014: The Detroit Tigers drafted Artie Lewicki in the 8th round of the 2014 amateur draft. Player signed July 7, 2014.

2015: David Price strikes out 11 and holds the White Sox to 5 hits in a complete game win.
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2016: Michael Fulmer holds the Blue Jays to 2 hits over 6 shutout innings, preserving his total of 1 run allowed over his first four career starts and the Tigers beat the blue jays 11 - 0.

2017: The Detroit Tigers released A.J. Achter.

2018: The Detroit Tigers signed Jacob Turner as a free agent.
2018: The Detroit Tigers drafted Garrett Hill in the 26th round of the 2018 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2018.

2018: Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst, a Cardinals icon who won World Series titles as both a player and a manager, passes away at the age of 95. He was the oldest living Hall of Famer, a title which now passes to Tom Lasorda.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/goldsiz01.shtml
Izzy Goldstein 1932.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Chet_Morgan
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morgach01.shtml
Chet Morgan 1935, 1938.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Merv_Rettenmund
Merv Rettenmund coach 2002.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dave_Bergman
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bergmda01.shtml
Dave Bergman 1984-1992.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Eddie_Bonine
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bonined01.shtml
Eddie Bonine 2008-2010.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/balesco01.shtml
Collin Balester 2012.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tyler_Collins
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/collity01.shtml
Tyler Collins 2014-2017.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vestwi01.shtml
Will Vest 2022-present.

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https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2023/06/05/putting-it-all-into-context/
PUTTING IT ALL INTO CONTEXT. Good read.
Totally Tigers

Last week I promised that we would address all the injuries happening to pitchers. Today, we?ll start off the discussion in a 2-part blog.

However, the original topic concerning the increasing number of Tommy John surgeries will wait for Thursday, so please save your comments about that for then.

We?re pivoting slightly because of a just-released study about what is going on this year with pitcher injuries.

Injuries are up across all of MLB, esp. among starting pitchers. And it?s noticeable.

Noticeable enough that MLB is investigating.

Many fans have pointed out the injuries with the Tigers. Going so far as to immediately pin the blame on Chris Fetter.

Chris, btw, is probably having nightmares about his decimated staff.

But it?s not Fetter. It?s not even the training and conditioning staffs. And it?s not the Tigers.

It?s???

?.. the pitch clock......
 
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podca...can-president-of/id1674627945?i=1000615905634
Days of Roar Tigers Podcast: Detroit Tigers are regressing, what can president of baseball operations Scott Harris do? 62 minutes.

In the shadow of recent injuries and losses that have the team taking a step back overall, Mark Gorosh & Evan Petzold contemplate if Scott Harris will take any action. What kind of grading scale should Harris be judged on based on the choices made in the offseason?
 
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