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May 17 in Tigers and mlb history:
1903: Cool Papa Bell is born in Starkville, Mississippi. Bell will enjoy a successful career in the Negro Leagues from 1922 to 1946. An outfielder with blazing speed and the first Mexican League Triple Crown winner, Bell will be selected to the Hall of Fame in 1974.
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1912: Historic Fenway Park in Boston is officially dedicated, one month after hosting its first game, as the Red Sox host the Chicago White Sox. Playing in front of an overflow crowd, the Red Sox lose the game, 5 - 2.
1913: The Washington Senators purchased 5 time 20 game winner George Mullin from the Detroit Tigers.
1919: The Detroit Tigers purchased Dutch Leonard from the New York Yankees for $12,000.
1925: At League Park, Tris Speaker of the Cleveland Indians collects his 3,000th hit off Tom Zachary of the Washington Senators.
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1932: A very happy birthday to a Tigers legend and pioneer, Ozzie Virgil, who broke the Tigers' color barrier in 1958. Virgil was the first native of the Dominican Republic to play in the major leagues.
1934: Rogers Hornsby hits his 300th career home run. He?s the first National Leaguer to do so, and third overall, behind Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.
1939: The first baseball game ever televised - Princeton against Columbia at the Baker Bowl - is watched by a handful of viewers via W2XBS in New York City. Bill Stern announces the ten-inning victory of visiting Princeton, 2 - 1. Reviewing the game the next day, the New York Times reports: "it is difficult to see how this sort of thing can catch the public fancy."
1941: The city of Philadelphia and the state of Pennsylvania declare a legal holiday to honor Philadelphia Athletics manager on Connie Mack Day at Shibe Park.
1945: For the fourth time in four days, every American League game is postponed because of rain.
1957: Billy Hoeft celebrated turning 25 with a complete game 4-1 win at Yankee Stadium. HOFers Mantle & Berra were a combined 1 for 8 off Hoeft, who benefited from HRs off the bats of Charlie Maxwell, Bill Tuttle & Future HOF'er Al Kaline.
1957: The Detroit Tigers released Eddie Robinson.
1961: Roger Maris hits his first home run of the season at Yankee Stadium (and fourth overall) on his way to a major league season-record 61.
1961: Tigers 9 - Orioles 1. Al Kaline hits a double & a triple to drive in 3. Bill Bruton and Rocky Colavito have 3 hits each. Phil Regan pitches a 6-hit complete game. Tigers 3rd straight win: Tigers are 23-9, up by 5 Games in the AL.
1963: A doubleheader between the Tigers and Senators in Washington was cancelled in the second inning of the first game after a 1 hour and 12 minute rain delay. In the first inning, the Senators? Bobo Osborne hit a grand slam off Don Mossi over the right field fence.
In the top of the second, Al Kaline hit a solo homer off Bennie Daniels into the Washington bullpen. Those two blasts accounted for all the runs in the game when the rains came to wash it all away.
Like the home run he lost on June 1, 1958, this one could have given Kaline 400 for his career.
1968: Jim Northrup hits a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 9th and the Tigers beat the senators 7 - 3.
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1970: During a 7 - 6 Atlanta loss to Cincinnati in the second game of a doubleheader, Hank Aaron collects his 3,000th career hit and his 500th home run. Aaron, the ninth man to amass 3,000 hits, is the first to also have 500 home runs.
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1972: Tom Haller hits a 3-run home run for his first hit as a Tiger. Mickey Lolich pitches a 4-hitter against the Orioles at #TigerStadium in 6 -1 win.
1979: The wind is really blowing out at Wrigley as the Cubs and Phillies join in a wild ten-inning slugfest won 23-22 by the Phillies, Mike Schmidt's two home runs include the game-winner in the tenth inning.
Dave Kingman watches one of his three home runs he hit in the Cubs loss to the Phillies in the 23-22 game. Eleven home runs were hit in the game.
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1992: Catcher Gary Carter, back with the Montreal Expos, joins Bob Boone and Carlton Fisk in the exclusive 2,000 games caught club.
1998: David Wells pitches the 13th perfect game in modern major league history as the Yankees beat Minnesota, 4 - 0. Wells, whose "perfecto" is the first by a Yankees pitcher since Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series, also sets an American League record by retiring 37 batters in a row, dating back to his start on May 12th against Kansas City.
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2000: Cal Ripken passes up Hank Aaron by grounding into his 329th double play, the new record. Ripken will retire with 350 GIDP, which is still the record.
2000: The Detroit Tigers released Jim Poole.
2001: Ike Brown dies from cancer in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of 59. A popular member of the Detroit Tigers for six seasons, Brown was one of the last Negro League players still active in the majors during the 1970s, and the last to make his major league debut. The versatile Brown played every infield and outfield position but center field during his Tigers stint.
2011: Harmon Killebrew, one of the great sluggers of the 1960s with 573 career home runs, passes away from cancer at 74 in Scottsdale, AZ. The gentle and universally-liked "Killer", who spent the bulk of his career with the Minnesota Twins, was the 1969 AL MVP and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1984.
2014: The Detroit Tigers released Nate Robertson.
2014: The Detroit Tigers released Jhan Marinez.
2016: Tigers score 7 in the 7th to win 7-2 over the twins.
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2017: The Detroit Tigers released David Lough.
2018: Tigers score 2 runs on a single by Jos? Iglesias in the 8th inning to win 3-2 in Seattle.
2022: The Astros tie a major league record by homering five times in the 2nd inning of their 13 - 4 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park. All five long balls are hit off Nathan Eovaldi. They are the work of Yordan Alvarez; Kyle Tucker, with a two-run shot; Jeremy Pe?a; Michael Brantley, who connects with two men on base; and Yuli Gurriel who gives the Astros a 9-1 lead with the shot that finally ends Eovaldi's outing. Tucker adds a second homer later in the game and Rafael Devers and J.D. Martinez also go deep of Boston. The Astros are the eighth team to hit five homers in an inning, and Eovaldi is the third pitcher to give up all five.
Tigers players birthdays:
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Billy Hoeft 1952-1959.
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Ozzie Virgil 1958, 1960-1961.
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Carlos Pena 2002-2005.
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Ed Katalinas scout-scouting director 1950's to 1979.
Signed Al Kaline to his contract after high school graduation, and other key players, Vic Wertz, Ray Oyler, Don Wert, and Jim Northrup for the Tigers.
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Dixie Walker 1938-1939.
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Bill Wight 1952-1953.
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Ike Brown 1969-1974.
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1903: Cool Papa Bell is born in Starkville, Mississippi. Bell will enjoy a successful career in the Negro Leagues from 1922 to 1946. An outfielder with blazing speed and the first Mexican League Triple Crown winner, Bell will be selected to the Hall of Fame in 1974.
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1912: Historic Fenway Park in Boston is officially dedicated, one month after hosting its first game, as the Red Sox host the Chicago White Sox. Playing in front of an overflow crowd, the Red Sox lose the game, 5 - 2.
1913: The Washington Senators purchased 5 time 20 game winner George Mullin from the Detroit Tigers.
1919: The Detroit Tigers purchased Dutch Leonard from the New York Yankees for $12,000.
1925: At League Park, Tris Speaker of the Cleveland Indians collects his 3,000th hit off Tom Zachary of the Washington Senators.
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1932: A very happy birthday to a Tigers legend and pioneer, Ozzie Virgil, who broke the Tigers' color barrier in 1958. Virgil was the first native of the Dominican Republic to play in the major leagues.
1934: Rogers Hornsby hits his 300th career home run. He?s the first National Leaguer to do so, and third overall, behind Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.
1939: The first baseball game ever televised - Princeton against Columbia at the Baker Bowl - is watched by a handful of viewers via W2XBS in New York City. Bill Stern announces the ten-inning victory of visiting Princeton, 2 - 1. Reviewing the game the next day, the New York Times reports: "it is difficult to see how this sort of thing can catch the public fancy."
1941: The city of Philadelphia and the state of Pennsylvania declare a legal holiday to honor Philadelphia Athletics manager on Connie Mack Day at Shibe Park.
1945: For the fourth time in four days, every American League game is postponed because of rain.
1957: Billy Hoeft celebrated turning 25 with a complete game 4-1 win at Yankee Stadium. HOFers Mantle & Berra were a combined 1 for 8 off Hoeft, who benefited from HRs off the bats of Charlie Maxwell, Bill Tuttle & Future HOF'er Al Kaline.
1957: The Detroit Tigers released Eddie Robinson.
1961: Roger Maris hits his first home run of the season at Yankee Stadium (and fourth overall) on his way to a major league season-record 61.
1961: Tigers 9 - Orioles 1. Al Kaline hits a double & a triple to drive in 3. Bill Bruton and Rocky Colavito have 3 hits each. Phil Regan pitches a 6-hit complete game. Tigers 3rd straight win: Tigers are 23-9, up by 5 Games in the AL.
1963: A doubleheader between the Tigers and Senators in Washington was cancelled in the second inning of the first game after a 1 hour and 12 minute rain delay. In the first inning, the Senators? Bobo Osborne hit a grand slam off Don Mossi over the right field fence.
In the top of the second, Al Kaline hit a solo homer off Bennie Daniels into the Washington bullpen. Those two blasts accounted for all the runs in the game when the rains came to wash it all away.
Like the home run he lost on June 1, 1958, this one could have given Kaline 400 for his career.
1968: Jim Northrup hits a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 9th and the Tigers beat the senators 7 - 3.
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1970: During a 7 - 6 Atlanta loss to Cincinnati in the second game of a doubleheader, Hank Aaron collects his 3,000th career hit and his 500th home run. Aaron, the ninth man to amass 3,000 hits, is the first to also have 500 home runs.
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1972: Tom Haller hits a 3-run home run for his first hit as a Tiger. Mickey Lolich pitches a 4-hitter against the Orioles at #TigerStadium in 6 -1 win.
1979: The wind is really blowing out at Wrigley as the Cubs and Phillies join in a wild ten-inning slugfest won 23-22 by the Phillies, Mike Schmidt's two home runs include the game-winner in the tenth inning.
Dave Kingman watches one of his three home runs he hit in the Cubs loss to the Phillies in the 23-22 game. Eleven home runs were hit in the game.
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1992: Catcher Gary Carter, back with the Montreal Expos, joins Bob Boone and Carlton Fisk in the exclusive 2,000 games caught club.
1998: David Wells pitches the 13th perfect game in modern major league history as the Yankees beat Minnesota, 4 - 0. Wells, whose "perfecto" is the first by a Yankees pitcher since Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series, also sets an American League record by retiring 37 batters in a row, dating back to his start on May 12th against Kansas City.
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2000: Cal Ripken passes up Hank Aaron by grounding into his 329th double play, the new record. Ripken will retire with 350 GIDP, which is still the record.
2000: The Detroit Tigers released Jim Poole.
2001: Ike Brown dies from cancer in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of 59. A popular member of the Detroit Tigers for six seasons, Brown was one of the last Negro League players still active in the majors during the 1970s, and the last to make his major league debut. The versatile Brown played every infield and outfield position but center field during his Tigers stint.
2011: Harmon Killebrew, one of the great sluggers of the 1960s with 573 career home runs, passes away from cancer at 74 in Scottsdale, AZ. The gentle and universally-liked "Killer", who spent the bulk of his career with the Minnesota Twins, was the 1969 AL MVP and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1984.
2014: The Detroit Tigers released Nate Robertson.
2014: The Detroit Tigers released Jhan Marinez.
2016: Tigers score 7 in the 7th to win 7-2 over the twins.
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2017: The Detroit Tigers released David Lough.
2018: Tigers score 2 runs on a single by Jos? Iglesias in the 8th inning to win 3-2 in Seattle.
2022: The Astros tie a major league record by homering five times in the 2nd inning of their 13 - 4 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park. All five long balls are hit off Nathan Eovaldi. They are the work of Yordan Alvarez; Kyle Tucker, with a two-run shot; Jeremy Pe?a; Michael Brantley, who connects with two men on base; and Yuli Gurriel who gives the Astros a 9-1 lead with the shot that finally ends Eovaldi's outing. Tucker adds a second homer later in the game and Rafael Devers and J.D. Martinez also go deep of Boston. The Astros are the eighth team to hit five homers in an inning, and Eovaldi is the third pitcher to give up all five.
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by Holly Horning In yesterday’s blog, the topic centered on whether the rebuild under Scott Harris is a different one from the original rebuild orchestrated by the Tigers’ former GM. As…
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In yesterday’s blog, the topic centered on whether the rebuild under Scott Harris is a different one from the original rebuild orchestrated by the Tigers’ former GM.
As we’ve seen, the Tigers are restructuring their organization quite differently. The people in charge under Al Avila were all let go.
So now there’s a new cast of characters overseeing the project. Many of them we don’t know – yet. But we’re hearing from many – especially from the players – who their favorite department heads and coaches are.
As they become more familiar, expect that we will learn more about them.
But in the meantime, there are a number of them who are already showing their value.
I’ve got my top 5 list of the most valuable Tigers who don’t play on the field. Men who have already shown how they have improved the team.
But you won’t see Scott Harris on my list yet. It’s still too soon to draw conclusions about his work as PoBO.
It’s a different kind of job with a different timeline. His success is based upon how well all those departments under him do.
So without further ado, here are my top 5 MVPs within the organization.
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Tigers' '17 pick reunites with former teammate.
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Tigers couldn't fulfill AJ Hinch’s simple birthday wish in pathetic fashion
Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch had a simple request for his birthday. He told reporters that he wanted the Tigers to score some runs. That's it. That simple. I
The Tigers offense has been catastrophically bad in 2024, to AJ Hinch's dismay.
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Skubal's dominant AZ homecoming fueled by Tigers' bats.
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Video highlights of the Tigers win over the diamondbacks.
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Tigers 13 - Diamondbacks 0: This was quite the beatdown.
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Tigers score season-high 13 runs, blank Diamondbacks in opener.
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Detroit Tigers blast through Arizona Diamondbacks, 13-0, to back Tarik Skubal gem.
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Tigers snap scoreless streak, then wallop D’backs, 13-0.
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Tigers 13, Diamondbacks 0: This was quite the beatdown
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Who are these people and what have they done with the Tigers’ offense?
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Tigers score season-high 13 runs, blank Diamondbacks in opener
The Tigers put up a season-high in runs and cruised to a 13-0 victory over the Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Friday night.
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Detroit Tigers blast through Arizona Diamondbacks, 13-0, to back Tarik Skubal gem
Javier Báez drove in five runs for his first multi-RBI game of the 2024 season as the Detroit Tigers toasted the Arizona Diamondbacks, 13-0, Friday.
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Tigers snap scoreless streak, then wallop D’backs, 13-0
In addition to the offensive display, starter Tarik Skubal was nearly perfect on Friday.
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May 18 in Tigers and mlb history:
1905: The Detroit Tigers selected Tom Doran off waivers from the Boston Americans.
1907: Ty Cobb has 4 hits with 2 doubles. The Tigers come back from a 4-0 deficit to beat the A's 15-8.
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1912: The Detroit Tigers use a team of replacement players against the Philadelphia Athletics. With 19 players on strike in protest of the recent suspension of Ty Cobb, manager Hughie Jennings recruits college players and a number of local semipro players to avoid a forfeit and fine. Detroit loses to the Athletics 24 - 2, as pitcher Al Travers gives up all 24 runs on 26 hits.
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1933: The first All-Star Game is announced for July 6th at Comiskey Park.
It will be played as part of the Chicago World's Fair celebration and is sponsored by the Chicago Tribune. Fans will pick the players.
1937: Brooks Robinson is born in Little Rock, Arkansas. The perennial Gold Glove third baseman will make his debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 1955. In 1964, Robinson will win the American League MVP Award. Six years later, his defensive brilliance will lead the Orioles to a World Series victory.
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1939: The Detroit Tigers selected Bud Thomas off waivers from the Washington Senators.
1946: The Tigers acquire George Kell from the Philadelphia A?s for Barney McCosky. Kell wins the 1949 batting title and makes five All-Star teams in seven seasons with Detroit, becoming the greatest third baseman in franchise history.
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1946: Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, born this day in Abington Township, PA.
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1955: At Fenway Park, the Cleveland Indians score 11 runs in the 5th inning to beat the Boston Red Sox, 19 - 0, and give Herb Score an easy win over Willard Nixon. The big blow in the inning is a grand slam by Vic Wertz. It is the worst shutout pasting ever by Boston and the most runs ever in a shutout for the Indians.
1956: Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees hits home runs from both sides of the plate for the third time in his career, setting a major league record. Mantle includes a perfect 4 for 4 day, helping New York to an 8 - 7 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
1958: Cleveland Indians outfielder Carroll Hardy pinch-hits for Roger Maris and responds with his first major league home run, a three-run shot off Billy Pierce, to give Cleveland a 7 - 4 victory over the Chicago White Sox. With the Boston Red Sox, Hardy will pinch-hit for Ted Williams on September 20, 1960, and will also pinch-hit for rookie Carl Yastrzemski on May 31, 1961, making him the only player to go in for both future Hall of Famers.
1959: Jim Bunning pitches and bats the Tigers to a 14 - 2 beating of the red sox at Fenway Park. Bunning pitches the complete game and also homers and triples to knock in 5 runs.
Al Kaline, Charlie Maxwell, and Frank Bolling also hit homeruns in the Tigers 16 hit attack.
I was at this game with my Dad. See the thread "Best Tigers Game you went to at Briggs/Tiger Stadium / Comerica Park".
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Detroit Tigers beat Boston Red Sox (14-2). May 18, 1959, Attendance: 3028, Time of Game: 2:39. Visit Baseball-Reference.com for the complete box score, play-by-play, and win probability
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1964: Trailing 6-4 in the 9th inning in Washington, the Tigers score 3 runs on doubles by Gates Brown and Norm Cash and win 7-6.
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1968: Frank Howard of the Washington Senators ties an American League record by hitting a home run in his sixth consecutive game. With a pair of home runs against Detroit Tigers ace Mickey Lolich, Howard now has 10 homers in his last six games, also an AL record.
1969: Rod Carew of the Minnesota Twins steals second base, third, and home plate during the 3rd inning of an 8 - 2 loss to the Detroit Tigers.
Carew pulls off the trifecta against the battery of Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan. Carew becomes the first player in 28 years to steal three bases in sequence in the same inning.
1981: The Detroit Tigers released Duffy Dyer.
1982: Larry Herndon of the Detroit Tigers hits three home runs in an 11 - 9 win over Oakland, and in the process becomes the 14th player in major league history to hit home runs in four consecutive plate appearances.
On May 16th, he homered in his final at-bat to give the Tigers a 7 - 6 victory over Minnesota.
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1984: Tigers 8 - A's 4: Tigers are 30-5.
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1999: Edgar Martinez hits three home runs, tying a major league record with five homers in two games, to give the Seattle Mariners a 10 - 1 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Martinez homered twice in the opener of the series.
2004: The Detroit Tigers signed Jimmy Haynes as a free agent.
2004: At the age of 40, Randy Johnson becomes the oldest pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game, retiring all 27 hitters to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves, 2 - 0. It is the 17th perfect game in major league history and the first since David Cone of the Yankees did it against Montreal on July 18, 1999.
Johnson also joins Cy Young, Jim Bunning, Hideo Nomo and Nolan Ryan as the only pitchers to throw no-hitters in both leagues, and creates the longest time span between no-no's, having first accomplished the feat against the Detroit Tigers in June of 1990.
2012: Justin Verlander makes a bid for the third no-hitter of his career, but falls two outs short, in beating Pittsburgh 6 - 0. Josh Harrison singles with one out in the 9th against the Tigers' ace for the Bucs' lone hit.
Verlander, who strikes out 12, is now 16-2 for his career in interleague play.
2014: Miguel Cabrera hits an RBI single and Victor Martinez homers him home to lead the Tigers to a 6-2 win, their 17th in 21 games, giving them a 7-game lead in the AL Central.
2016: The Detroit Tigers released Humberto Quintero.
2016: Justin Verlander notches his 2,000th strikeout. Verlander is the second pitcher in Tigers history to record 2,000 strikeouts!
2021: Spencer Turnbull throws what is already the fifth no-hitter of the young season, shutting out the Mariners, 5 - 0, while striking out 9 batters. It is quite a turnaround for Turnbull, who in 2019 had led the American League in losses while going 3-17.
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Rufe Gentry 1943-1944, 1946-1948.
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Don Lund 1949, 1952-1954, coach 1957-1958, farm, scouting, and player development director 1963-1970.
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Joakim Soria 2014-2015.
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Neil Chrisley 1959-1960.
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1905: The Detroit Tigers selected Tom Doran off waivers from the Boston Americans.
1907: Ty Cobb has 4 hits with 2 doubles. The Tigers come back from a 4-0 deficit to beat the A's 15-8.
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1912: The Detroit Tigers use a team of replacement players against the Philadelphia Athletics. With 19 players on strike in protest of the recent suspension of Ty Cobb, manager Hughie Jennings recruits college players and a number of local semipro players to avoid a forfeit and fine. Detroit loses to the Athletics 24 - 2, as pitcher Al Travers gives up all 24 runs on 26 hits.
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1933: The first All-Star Game is announced for July 6th at Comiskey Park.
It will be played as part of the Chicago World's Fair celebration and is sponsored by the Chicago Tribune. Fans will pick the players.
1937: Brooks Robinson is born in Little Rock, Arkansas. The perennial Gold Glove third baseman will make his debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 1955. In 1964, Robinson will win the American League MVP Award. Six years later, his defensive brilliance will lead the Orioles to a World Series victory.
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1939: The Detroit Tigers selected Bud Thomas off waivers from the Washington Senators.
1946: The Tigers acquire George Kell from the Philadelphia A?s for Barney McCosky. Kell wins the 1949 batting title and makes five All-Star teams in seven seasons with Detroit, becoming the greatest third baseman in franchise history.
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1946: Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, born this day in Abington Township, PA.
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1955: At Fenway Park, the Cleveland Indians score 11 runs in the 5th inning to beat the Boston Red Sox, 19 - 0, and give Herb Score an easy win over Willard Nixon. The big blow in the inning is a grand slam by Vic Wertz. It is the worst shutout pasting ever by Boston and the most runs ever in a shutout for the Indians.
1956: Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees hits home runs from both sides of the plate for the third time in his career, setting a major league record. Mantle includes a perfect 4 for 4 day, helping New York to an 8 - 7 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
1958: Cleveland Indians outfielder Carroll Hardy pinch-hits for Roger Maris and responds with his first major league home run, a three-run shot off Billy Pierce, to give Cleveland a 7 - 4 victory over the Chicago White Sox. With the Boston Red Sox, Hardy will pinch-hit for Ted Williams on September 20, 1960, and will also pinch-hit for rookie Carl Yastrzemski on May 31, 1961, making him the only player to go in for both future Hall of Famers.
1959: Jim Bunning pitches and bats the Tigers to a 14 - 2 beating of the red sox at Fenway Park. Bunning pitches the complete game and also homers and triples to knock in 5 runs.
Al Kaline, Charlie Maxwell, and Frank Bolling also hit homeruns in the Tigers 16 hit attack.
I was at this game with my Dad. See the thread "Best Tigers Game you went to at Briggs/Tiger Stadium / Comerica Park".
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Detroit Tigers beat Boston Red Sox (14-2). May 18, 1959, Attendance: 3028, Time of Game: 2:39. Visit Baseball-Reference.com for the complete box score, play-by-play, and win probability
1964: Trailing 6-4 in the 9th inning in Washington, the Tigers score 3 runs on doubles by Gates Brown and Norm Cash and win 7-6.
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1968: Frank Howard of the Washington Senators ties an American League record by hitting a home run in his sixth consecutive game. With a pair of home runs against Detroit Tigers ace Mickey Lolich, Howard now has 10 homers in his last six games, also an AL record.
1969: Rod Carew of the Minnesota Twins steals second base, third, and home plate during the 3rd inning of an 8 - 2 loss to the Detroit Tigers.
Carew pulls off the trifecta against the battery of Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan. Carew becomes the first player in 28 years to steal three bases in sequence in the same inning.
1981: The Detroit Tigers released Duffy Dyer.
1982: Larry Herndon of the Detroit Tigers hits three home runs in an 11 - 9 win over Oakland, and in the process becomes the 14th player in major league history to hit home runs in four consecutive plate appearances.
On May 16th, he homered in his final at-bat to give the Tigers a 7 - 6 victory over Minnesota.
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1984: Tigers 8 - A's 4: Tigers are 30-5.
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1999: Edgar Martinez hits three home runs, tying a major league record with five homers in two games, to give the Seattle Mariners a 10 - 1 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Martinez homered twice in the opener of the series.
2004: The Detroit Tigers signed Jimmy Haynes as a free agent.
2004: At the age of 40, Randy Johnson becomes the oldest pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game, retiring all 27 hitters to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves, 2 - 0. It is the 17th perfect game in major league history and the first since David Cone of the Yankees did it against Montreal on July 18, 1999.
Johnson also joins Cy Young, Jim Bunning, Hideo Nomo and Nolan Ryan as the only pitchers to throw no-hitters in both leagues, and creates the longest time span between no-no's, having first accomplished the feat against the Detroit Tigers in June of 1990.
2012: Justin Verlander makes a bid for the third no-hitter of his career, but falls two outs short, in beating Pittsburgh 6 - 0. Josh Harrison singles with one out in the 9th against the Tigers' ace for the Bucs' lone hit.
Verlander, who strikes out 12, is now 16-2 for his career in interleague play.
2014: Miguel Cabrera hits an RBI single and Victor Martinez homers him home to lead the Tigers to a 6-2 win, their 17th in 21 games, giving them a 7-game lead in the AL Central.
2016: The Detroit Tigers released Humberto Quintero.
2016: Justin Verlander notches his 2,000th strikeout. Verlander is the second pitcher in Tigers history to record 2,000 strikeouts!
2021: Spencer Turnbull throws what is already the fifth no-hitter of the young season, shutting out the Mariners, 5 - 0, while striking out 9 batters. It is quite a turnaround for Turnbull, who in 2019 had led the American League in losses while going 3-17.
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The concerns over the lack of offense continue with the Detroit Tigers, most noticeably when they were recently shut out in 2 straight games by the Miami Marlins pitchers, ranked as having the wors…
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The concerns over the lack of offense continue with the Detroit Tigers, most noticeably when they were recently shut out in 2 straight games by the Miami Marlins pitchers, ranked as having the worst pitching staff in MLB.
Statistically, the Tigers have baseball’s 4th best pitching roster. But in 43 games, the starting pitchers have only 7 wins among 6 SPs. Most of them due to lack of run support.
Reese Olson is pitching at an elite level and has yet to get a win. Jack Flaherty pitched a 2-hit shutout and struck out 14 batters in one game, tying Max Scherzer’s record. He failed to get the win because his teammates couldn’t score. He is also among the top 5 pitchers this year in strikeouts. His record is 0-3 (through Thursday’s games).
The Tigers have indicated that because of their young lineup, there was a concerted effort to fortify their pitching staff in order to help keep the team in games. However, we’re now regularly seeing stellar pitching performances go unrewarded and wasted.
Currently, the Tigers have 8 rookie/inexperienced hitters in their lineups and 2 who are experienced but under-performing. There are 7 players overall who have decent offensive numbers. Positionally, the Tigers have dependable hitters at only 3 positions.
The off-season was known as the weakest free agency market in years for offensively-solid players. The Tigers stated that signing just one would not have helped to the level needed. As well, they explained that they needed to focus on seeing what a number of rookies/inexperienced players could do.
The Tigers’ batters comprise MLB’s 5th youngest group (but just barely missing #4). There is a direct connection to youth and lower offensive numbers.
What do you think of the Tigers’ strategy of having younger batters and trying to compensate for their lack of offense by bolstering their pitching?
What do you think of the Tigers' strategy of having younger batters and trying to compensate for their lack of offense by bolstering their pitching?
1. It's a strategy that couldn't be helped given the nature of building a new roster.
2. They should have traded a top prospect/rookie or two for a solid bat.
3. It's not a great strategy.
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Trading Tarik Skubal would be a loser move for the Detroit Tigers
You can squint and make it make sense, but in the real world it's not really that easy for the Tigers to come out the winners.
You can squint and make it make sense, but in the real world it's not really that easy for the Tigers to come out the winners of any trade involving Tarik Skubal.
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Tigers Claim Easton Lucas, Designate Ty Adcock
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Detroit Tigers claim Easton Lucas, a left-handed reliever, off waivers from Athletics
Ty Adcock, previously claimed off waivers in mid-April, was designated for assignment by the Detroit Tigers to create room for newcomer Easton Lucas.
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Tigers 8, Diamondbacks 3: Huge two-out rally powers Tigers to victory
After a really good duel between Jack Flaherty and Zac Gallen, the Tigers bats got loose again to blow them away.
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After a really good duel between Jack Flaherty and Zac Gallen, the Tigers bats got loose again to blow them away.
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Tigers score season-high 13 runs, blank Diamondbacks in opener
The Tigers put up a season-high in runs and cruised to a 13-0 victory over the Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Friday night.
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Tigers erupt for 15 hits, give Flaherty first win of season
A night after notching a season high 13 runs, the Tigers broke the score open in the later innings against the Diamondbacks.
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Jack Flaherty earns first win in Detroit Tigers' 8-3 victory over Arizona Diamondbacks
The Detroit Tigers scored six runs in the seventh inning on the way to an 8-3 win in the second of three games in the series at Chase Field.
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Tigers’ offense heats up again, gets Jack Flaherty well-deserved first win
Wenceel Perez tripled twice and Javier Baez had four hits.
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May 19 in Tigers and mlb history:
1906: Rube Waddell's no-hitter is broken up by Ty Cobb's bunt single.
1910: Cy Young wins the 500th game of his career as the Cleveland Naps beat the Washington Senators, 5 - 4, in 11 innings. He is the only pitcher in major league history to ever reach this milestone.
1915: Pirates player-manager Fred Clarke files for the patent for flip-down sunglasses designed to for use in the outfield. The future Hall of Famer also creates and will be issued patents for a sliding pad and a mechanical method of positioning the tarpaulin.
1918: Happy Finneran sent from the Detroit Tigers to St. Paul (American Association).
1933: For the first time in major league history, brothers on opposite teams hit home runs in the same game. Boston Red Sox catcher Rick Ferrell homers off his brother Wes Ferrell in the 2nd inning, but the Cleveland Indians pitcher returns the favor as he homers in the 3rd on a pitch called by his sibling. It is the only time that the Ferrell brothers homer in the same game.
1946: The Boston Red Sox purchased Pinky Higgins from the Detroit Tigers.
1948: The Detroit Tigers released Doc Cramer.
1953: The Mick, The Old Perfessor, The Duke & The Scooter! The Duke of Windsor poses with Mickey Mantle, Casey Stengel & Phil Rizzuto before a New York Yankees game at Yankee Stadium!
1956: At Forbes Field, Dale Long of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a 9th-inning home run in a 7 - 4 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Long will hit home runs in each of his next seven games, establishing a major league record for home runs in consecutive games.
1960: Juan Marichal, in his first game with the San Francisco Giants, pitched a one-hitter to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0.
1962: Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals becomes the National League career hits leader. The 41-year-old has a 9th-inning single for his 3,431st hit and moves past Honus Wagner. "The Man" finishes his career with 3,630 hits, 1,815 at home, and 1,815 on the road.
1963: Bill Bruton of the Detroit Tigers ties a major league record by collecting four doubles in a 5 - 1 win vs. the Senators. Bill Faul pitches a 3-hitter in his first career start. Curiously, Bruton will total only 21 doubles on the season.
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1965: Denny McLain pitches his first career shutout and the Tigers beat the senators 4- 0.
1968: After hitting 10 home runs in six consecutive games, establishing a new major league record, Frank Howard of the Washington Senators is stopped by Detroit Tigers pitcher Earl Wilson, who defeats the Senators, 5 - 4, in the first game of a doubleheader.
1968: In the second game of a doubleheader, Al Kaline hits a two-run homer off Washington's Steve Jones to become the Tigers' all-time home run leader, surpassing Hank Greenberg. Detroit wins, 7 - 0, completing a sweep. Kaline remains the franchise leader with 399. Miguel Cabrera has 369 as a Tiger.
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1970: The lawsuit filed by former St. Louis Cardinals All-Star Curt Flood against Major League Baseball begins its hearing in federal court. Judge Irving Ben Cooper presides over the case, which will reach the Supreme Court and result in the upholding of baseball's reserve clause.
1976: Carl Yastrzemski has the only three-homer game of his career, going deep three times in a 4-for-4 day in a 9 - 2 Red Sox win over the Tigers. He victimizes three different pitchers - Dave Roberts, Steve Grilli and John Hiller.
1979: After a bitter six-week strike, the major league umpires return to work. During the work stoppage, the men in blue were replaced by amateur and minor league arbiters.
1984: Tigers beat the A's 5 - 4 and improve to 31-5.
1989: Lou Whitaker hits a 2-run homer with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th to beat the royals 2 - 0 at Tiger Stadium.
1989: The Detroit Tigers purchased Rick Schu from the Baltimore Orioles.
1989: The Detroit Tigers released Chris Brown.
2009: Dontrelle Willis wins his first game in 20 months and his first in a Detroit Tigers uniform as the Tigers shut out the Rangers, 4 - 0. Willis retires 17 batters in a row at one point and snaps the Rangers' seven-game winning streak.
2013: Miguel Cabrera hits three homers for the second time of his career, but it's not enough as Texas beats Detroit, 11 - 8. Daniel Murphy hits a three-run homer in the 6th inning for Texas, to negate Cabrera's 4-for-4, 5 RBI night. In his other plate appearance, the Rangers walk Miggy to load the bases, but Prince Fielder follows with a three-run double.
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2014: The Tigers see their 11-game road winning streak ended after a very long day. Having been delayed in leaving Boston, MA, they arrive in Cleveland only three hours before game time, then extend the game when J.D. Martinez hits a pinch homer in the 9th his first homer as a Tiger, to require extra innings.
However, Michael Brantley hits a walk-off homer off Al Alburquerque in the 10th to end the game, 5 - 4.
2018: The Rays have been experimenting with "bullpen days" all season, when the starting pitcher is not expected to go deep into the game, going all out for 3 or 4 innings before handing the ball over to another reliever, but today they take it even further. Short reliever Sergio Romo starts today's game against the Angels, his first start in the majors after 588 appearances out of the bullpen, and is only asked to pitch one inning before handing the ball over to Ryan Yarbrough. The plan works perfectly as Romo strikes out the three men he faces - Zack Cozart, Mike Trout and Justin Upton, all righthanders - then hands the ball over to lefty Yarbrough in the 2nd. Yarbrough pitches scoreless ball until allowing a run in the 8th as Tampa Bay wins, 5 - 3. It is the first time a starting pitcher leaves after a perfect 1st inning since Ernie Shore had done so on October 5, 1915. Manager Kevin Cash is so pleased with how the scheme goes that he picks Romo to start the next day's game as well.
2022: The Detroit Tigers signed Drew Hutchison as a free agent.
2022: The Detroit Tigers signed Trayce Thompson as a free agent.
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Brandon Inge 2001-2012.
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Frank Browning 1910.
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Eric Erickson 1916, 1918-1919.
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Jim Tobin 1945.
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Ed Mierkowicz 1945, 1947-1948.
The last living member of the Tigers' 1945 championship team, dies on this date 2017 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, at age 93.
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1906: Rube Waddell's no-hitter is broken up by Ty Cobb's bunt single.
1910: Cy Young wins the 500th game of his career as the Cleveland Naps beat the Washington Senators, 5 - 4, in 11 innings. He is the only pitcher in major league history to ever reach this milestone.
1915: Pirates player-manager Fred Clarke files for the patent for flip-down sunglasses designed to for use in the outfield. The future Hall of Famer also creates and will be issued patents for a sliding pad and a mechanical method of positioning the tarpaulin.
1918: Happy Finneran sent from the Detroit Tigers to St. Paul (American Association).
1933: For the first time in major league history, brothers on opposite teams hit home runs in the same game. Boston Red Sox catcher Rick Ferrell homers off his brother Wes Ferrell in the 2nd inning, but the Cleveland Indians pitcher returns the favor as he homers in the 3rd on a pitch called by his sibling. It is the only time that the Ferrell brothers homer in the same game.
1946: The Boston Red Sox purchased Pinky Higgins from the Detroit Tigers.
1948: The Detroit Tigers released Doc Cramer.
1953: The Mick, The Old Perfessor, The Duke & The Scooter! The Duke of Windsor poses with Mickey Mantle, Casey Stengel & Phil Rizzuto before a New York Yankees game at Yankee Stadium!
1956: At Forbes Field, Dale Long of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a 9th-inning home run in a 7 - 4 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Long will hit home runs in each of his next seven games, establishing a major league record for home runs in consecutive games.
1960: Juan Marichal, in his first game with the San Francisco Giants, pitched a one-hitter to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0.
1962: Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals becomes the National League career hits leader. The 41-year-old has a 9th-inning single for his 3,431st hit and moves past Honus Wagner. "The Man" finishes his career with 3,630 hits, 1,815 at home, and 1,815 on the road.
1963: Bill Bruton of the Detroit Tigers ties a major league record by collecting four doubles in a 5 - 1 win vs. the Senators. Bill Faul pitches a 3-hitter in his first career start. Curiously, Bruton will total only 21 doubles on the season.
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1965: Denny McLain pitches his first career shutout and the Tigers beat the senators 4- 0.
1968: After hitting 10 home runs in six consecutive games, establishing a new major league record, Frank Howard of the Washington Senators is stopped by Detroit Tigers pitcher Earl Wilson, who defeats the Senators, 5 - 4, in the first game of a doubleheader.
1968: In the second game of a doubleheader, Al Kaline hits a two-run homer off Washington's Steve Jones to become the Tigers' all-time home run leader, surpassing Hank Greenberg. Detroit wins, 7 - 0, completing a sweep. Kaline remains the franchise leader with 399. Miguel Cabrera has 369 as a Tiger.
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1970: The lawsuit filed by former St. Louis Cardinals All-Star Curt Flood against Major League Baseball begins its hearing in federal court. Judge Irving Ben Cooper presides over the case, which will reach the Supreme Court and result in the upholding of baseball's reserve clause.
1976: Carl Yastrzemski has the only three-homer game of his career, going deep three times in a 4-for-4 day in a 9 - 2 Red Sox win over the Tigers. He victimizes three different pitchers - Dave Roberts, Steve Grilli and John Hiller.
1979: After a bitter six-week strike, the major league umpires return to work. During the work stoppage, the men in blue were replaced by amateur and minor league arbiters.
1984: Tigers beat the A's 5 - 4 and improve to 31-5.
1989: Lou Whitaker hits a 2-run homer with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th to beat the royals 2 - 0 at Tiger Stadium.
1989: The Detroit Tigers purchased Rick Schu from the Baltimore Orioles.
1989: The Detroit Tigers released Chris Brown.
2009: Dontrelle Willis wins his first game in 20 months and his first in a Detroit Tigers uniform as the Tigers shut out the Rangers, 4 - 0. Willis retires 17 batters in a row at one point and snaps the Rangers' seven-game winning streak.
2013: Miguel Cabrera hits three homers for the second time of his career, but it's not enough as Texas beats Detroit, 11 - 8. Daniel Murphy hits a three-run homer in the 6th inning for Texas, to negate Cabrera's 4-for-4, 5 RBI night. In his other plate appearance, the Rangers walk Miggy to load the bases, but Prince Fielder follows with a three-run double.
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2014: The Tigers see their 11-game road winning streak ended after a very long day. Having been delayed in leaving Boston, MA, they arrive in Cleveland only three hours before game time, then extend the game when J.D. Martinez hits a pinch homer in the 9th his first homer as a Tiger, to require extra innings.
However, Michael Brantley hits a walk-off homer off Al Alburquerque in the 10th to end the game, 5 - 4.
2018: The Rays have been experimenting with "bullpen days" all season, when the starting pitcher is not expected to go deep into the game, going all out for 3 or 4 innings before handing the ball over to another reliever, but today they take it even further. Short reliever Sergio Romo starts today's game against the Angels, his first start in the majors after 588 appearances out of the bullpen, and is only asked to pitch one inning before handing the ball over to Ryan Yarbrough. The plan works perfectly as Romo strikes out the three men he faces - Zack Cozart, Mike Trout and Justin Upton, all righthanders - then hands the ball over to lefty Yarbrough in the 2nd. Yarbrough pitches scoreless ball until allowing a run in the 8th as Tampa Bay wins, 5 - 3. It is the first time a starting pitcher leaves after a perfect 1st inning since Ernie Shore had done so on October 5, 1915. Manager Kevin Cash is so pleased with how the scheme goes that he picks Romo to start the next day's game as well.
2022: The Detroit Tigers signed Drew Hutchison as a free agent.
2022: The Detroit Tigers signed Trayce Thompson as a free agent.
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The last living member of the Tigers' 1945 championship team, dies on this date 2017 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, at age 93.
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The lack of offense on this Tiger team is the biggest issue facing them. It was a huge factor in this month’s games so far and pushed the team under .500 at one point. PoBO Scott Harris has …
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The lack of offense on this Tiger team is the biggest issue facing them. It was a huge factor in this month’s games so far and pushed the team under .500 at one point.
PoBO Scott Harris has emphasized that the top prospects have to play and cannot be blocked. We all know that inexperienced players struggle offensively in the beginning.
We’re also aware that last winter’s free agent market was one of the weakest ones in history which is why the Tigers were unable to find a suitable bat to sign.
Currently, there are no viable solutions in the farm system that could spark the team’s offense.
Given these conditions, there is only 1 clear solution to improving the Tigers’ offense now instead of waiting until late July or the end of the season. A trade.
Let’s remember that in order to trade for someone who would make an impact, the Tigers would need to give up 1 or 2 promising young players or prospects.
Trading a pitcher would appear to be the most logical currency the Tigers have. Opponents are always in need of pitching.
But don’t expect the Tigers to receive an above-average hitter in exchange for a player who isn’t expected to reach the majors soon. Other teams would want someone who is MLB-ready or very close to it.
Given this, would you approve a trade of Casey Mize, Reese Olson, Ty Madden or even Jackson Jobe for a chance to increase the Tigers’ offense?
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The Tigers have scored 8+ runs without hitting a home run in consecutive games for the second time since the start of 1985 (also, 8/22-23, 2010).
To take this a step further, it’s only the 11th time they’ve scored 8+ runs, 0 HRs, and 15+ hits, the first time since 1961.
To take this a step further, it’s only the 11th time they’ve scored 8+ runs, 0 HRs, and 15+ hits, the first time since 1961.
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Kenta Maeda accomplishes what Detroit Tigers wanted for him in Triple-A Toledo rehab start
Detroit Tigers right-hander Kenta Maeda (illness) allowed one run on three hits with six strikeouts across three-plus innings in Triple-A Toledo.
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Did mound grooming spark tension between Tigers, D’backs Saturday night?
Torey Lovullo said some things from the Tigers dugout "really rubbed us the wrong way" and "I'd had enough."
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