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November 5 in Tigers and mlb history:
1901: Ban Johnson and Charles Comiskey lease Sportsman's Park for five years for an American League team. Two weeks later it is announced the Milwaukee Brewers franchise will become the St. Louis Browns in 1902.
1914: The ban on Sunday baseball is upheld in Washington, DC by the Court of Appeals.
1922: Pitcher Jim Bagby is waived by the Cleveland Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bagby won 31 games for Cleveland in the 1920 season.
1936: The Brooklyn Dodgers name former pitcher and future Hall of Fame member Burleigh Grimes their new manager. Grimes replaces another future Hall of Famer Casey Stengel.
1940: Former pitcher Walter Johnson, who won 416 games for the Washington Senators, goes down in defeat as a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland. Johnson entered the Hall of Fame in 1936.
1958: The Baltimore Orioles replace general manager Paul Richards with future Hall of Famer Lee MacPhail. The Orioles allow Richards to continue in another role as the team's field manager. Baltimore will end up with a 74-79 record.
1962: Dick McAuliffe's 2-run RBI single with 2 outs starts 4-run rally in the 10th that gives #Tigers 7-3 exhibition win in Osaka Japan.
1968: Pitcher Denny McLain, a 31-game winner for the American League champion Detroit Tigers, is the unanimous choice as American League Most Valuable Player.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMmIc77WAAE9ifW?format=jpg&name=small
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMmIc77WAAE9ifW.jpg
1976: Baltimore Orioles pitcher Jim Palmer, who led the American League with 22 victories and 315 innings pitched, outpoints Detroit Tigers rookie Mark Fidrych to win the American League Cy Young Award.
Rookie Mark Fidrych finishes runner-up in American League Cy Young Award voting.
He compiled a 19-9 record with 24 complete games and a 2.34 ERA.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EmFo00aWoAEff_R?format=jpg&name=medium
1976: The Oakland Athletics make an unusual trade by sending manager Chuck Tanner to the Pittsburgh Pirates for catcher Manny Sanguillen and $100,000. Sanguillen will play only one season in Oakland before returning to Pittsburgh. Tanner will lead the Pirates to the World Championship in 1979.
1976: The new franchises, the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays, select 30 players apiece from other American League teams in the expansion draft. The Mariners take outfielder Ruppert Jones with their first choice, while the Blue Jays tab infielder Bob Bailor with their initial pick.
1976: The Seattle Mariners drafted Dan Meyer from the Detroit Tigers as the 9th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
1976: The Seattle Mariners drafted Frank MacCormack from the Detroit Tigers as the 16th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
1976: The Seattle Mariners drafted Bill Laxton from the Detroit Tigers as the 50th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
1976: The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Dennis DeBarr from the Detroit Tigers as the 26th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
1976: The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Dave Lemanczyk from the Detroit Tigers as the 43rd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
1990: Darnell Coles of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1990: Ed Nunez of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1990: Dan Petry of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1990: Larry Sheets of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1990: John Shelby of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1990: Gary Ward of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1991: Lloyd Moseby of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1991: Terry Pendleton of the Atlanta Braves wins the National League Most Valuable Player Award. The third baseman led the National League in batting average (.319) and hits (187), tied for first in total bases (303) and was third in slugging average (517). Pendleton will also be named NL Comeback Player of the Year, becoming the first major player to raise his average 80 points and add 16 home runs (from 6 to 22). He also wins his third Gold Glove Award.
1992: Walt Terrell of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1993: Storm Davis of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1993: Kirk Gibson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1996: New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is the unanimous choice as American League Rookie of the Year. Jeter becomes the eighth Yankees player to win the award and the fifth unanimous choice in American League history.
1997: In what Bud Selig says is Phase One of a realignment of the major leagues, his Milwaukee Brewers move from the American League to the National League. Phase 2 will have to wait until 2013, however.
1997: In an unprecedented move, Davey Johnson resigns the same day he is named American League Manager of the Year. Despite the fact that Johnson ended the Baltimore Orioles' 13-year playoff drought in 1996 and led the Orioles to the league's best record in 1997, a dispute over $10,500 in fines to second baseman Roberto Alomar ends Johnson's reign in Baltimore. Johnson directed the fines to be paid to a charity. Orioles owner Peter Angelos is upset with the way the matter is handled and Johnson resigns.
1999: Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson wins the National League Cy Young Award, his fifth overall and fourth in a row. Johnson is the first NL player since the Mets' Dwight Gooden to win the pitching triple crown, going 24-5 with 334 strikeouts and a 2.37 ERA. Johnson also led the major leagues in strikeouts for the ninth time.
2001: Roger Cedeno of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2001: The Detroit Tigers released Dave Borkowski.
2009: Adam Everett of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2009: Aubrey Huff of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2009: Placido Polanco of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2009: Fernando Rodney of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2009: Jarrod Washburn of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2011: The Detroit Tigers signed Matt Young as a free agent.
2013: Mike Cervenak of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Argenis Diaz of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Danny Dorn of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Shawn Hill of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Jair Jurrjens of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Jon Link of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Pat Misch of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Ronny Paulino of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Kevin Russo of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Jess Todd of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2019: The Detroit Tigers signed Tim Adleman as a free agent.
Tigers players birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fischca01.shtml
Carl Fischer 1933-1935.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lloyd_Moseby
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mosebll01.shtml
Lloyd Moseby 1990-1991.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dishmgl01.shtml
Glenn Dishman 1997.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Johnny_Damon
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/damonjo01.shtml
Johnny Damon 2010.
Tigers players who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/desauge01.shtml
Gene Desautels 1930-1933.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Sam_Jones_(jonessa02)
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonessa02.shtml
Sam Jones 1962.
Baseball Reference
1901: Ban Johnson and Charles Comiskey lease Sportsman's Park for five years for an American League team. Two weeks later it is announced the Milwaukee Brewers franchise will become the St. Louis Browns in 1902.
1914: The ban on Sunday baseball is upheld in Washington, DC by the Court of Appeals.
1922: Pitcher Jim Bagby is waived by the Cleveland Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bagby won 31 games for Cleveland in the 1920 season.
1936: The Brooklyn Dodgers name former pitcher and future Hall of Fame member Burleigh Grimes their new manager. Grimes replaces another future Hall of Famer Casey Stengel.
1940: Former pitcher Walter Johnson, who won 416 games for the Washington Senators, goes down in defeat as a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland. Johnson entered the Hall of Fame in 1936.
1958: The Baltimore Orioles replace general manager Paul Richards with future Hall of Famer Lee MacPhail. The Orioles allow Richards to continue in another role as the team's field manager. Baltimore will end up with a 74-79 record.
1962: Dick McAuliffe's 2-run RBI single with 2 outs starts 4-run rally in the 10th that gives #Tigers 7-3 exhibition win in Osaka Japan.
1968: Pitcher Denny McLain, a 31-game winner for the American League champion Detroit Tigers, is the unanimous choice as American League Most Valuable Player.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMmIc77WAAE9ifW?format=jpg&name=small
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMmIc77WAAE9ifW.jpg
1976: Baltimore Orioles pitcher Jim Palmer, who led the American League with 22 victories and 315 innings pitched, outpoints Detroit Tigers rookie Mark Fidrych to win the American League Cy Young Award.
Rookie Mark Fidrych finishes runner-up in American League Cy Young Award voting.
He compiled a 19-9 record with 24 complete games and a 2.34 ERA.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EmFo00aWoAEff_R?format=jpg&name=medium
1976: The Oakland Athletics make an unusual trade by sending manager Chuck Tanner to the Pittsburgh Pirates for catcher Manny Sanguillen and $100,000. Sanguillen will play only one season in Oakland before returning to Pittsburgh. Tanner will lead the Pirates to the World Championship in 1979.
1976: The new franchises, the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays, select 30 players apiece from other American League teams in the expansion draft. The Mariners take outfielder Ruppert Jones with their first choice, while the Blue Jays tab infielder Bob Bailor with their initial pick.
1976: The Seattle Mariners drafted Dan Meyer from the Detroit Tigers as the 9th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
1976: The Seattle Mariners drafted Frank MacCormack from the Detroit Tigers as the 16th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
1976: The Seattle Mariners drafted Bill Laxton from the Detroit Tigers as the 50th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
1976: The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Dennis DeBarr from the Detroit Tigers as the 26th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
1976: The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Dave Lemanczyk from the Detroit Tigers as the 43rd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.
1990: Darnell Coles of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1990: Ed Nunez of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1990: Dan Petry of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1990: Larry Sheets of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1990: John Shelby of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1990: Gary Ward of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1991: Lloyd Moseby of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1991: Terry Pendleton of the Atlanta Braves wins the National League Most Valuable Player Award. The third baseman led the National League in batting average (.319) and hits (187), tied for first in total bases (303) and was third in slugging average (517). Pendleton will also be named NL Comeback Player of the Year, becoming the first major player to raise his average 80 points and add 16 home runs (from 6 to 22). He also wins his third Gold Glove Award.
1992: Walt Terrell of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1993: Storm Davis of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1993: Kirk Gibson of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
1996: New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is the unanimous choice as American League Rookie of the Year. Jeter becomes the eighth Yankees player to win the award and the fifth unanimous choice in American League history.
1997: In what Bud Selig says is Phase One of a realignment of the major leagues, his Milwaukee Brewers move from the American League to the National League. Phase 2 will have to wait until 2013, however.
1997: In an unprecedented move, Davey Johnson resigns the same day he is named American League Manager of the Year. Despite the fact that Johnson ended the Baltimore Orioles' 13-year playoff drought in 1996 and led the Orioles to the league's best record in 1997, a dispute over $10,500 in fines to second baseman Roberto Alomar ends Johnson's reign in Baltimore. Johnson directed the fines to be paid to a charity. Orioles owner Peter Angelos is upset with the way the matter is handled and Johnson resigns.
1999: Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson wins the National League Cy Young Award, his fifth overall and fourth in a row. Johnson is the first NL player since the Mets' Dwight Gooden to win the pitching triple crown, going 24-5 with 334 strikeouts and a 2.37 ERA. Johnson also led the major leagues in strikeouts for the ninth time.
2001: Roger Cedeno of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2001: The Detroit Tigers released Dave Borkowski.
2009: Adam Everett of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2009: Aubrey Huff of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2009: Placido Polanco of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2009: Fernando Rodney of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2009: Jarrod Washburn of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2011: The Detroit Tigers signed Matt Young as a free agent.
2013: Mike Cervenak of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Argenis Diaz of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Danny Dorn of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Shawn Hill of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Jair Jurrjens of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Jon Link of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Pat Misch of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Ronny Paulino of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Kevin Russo of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2013: Jess Todd of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.
2019: The Detroit Tigers signed Tim Adleman as a free agent.
Tigers players birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fischca01.shtml
Carl Fischer 1933-1935.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lloyd_Moseby
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mosebll01.shtml
Lloyd Moseby 1990-1991.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dishmgl01.shtml
Glenn Dishman 1997.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Johnny_Damon
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/damonjo01.shtml
Johnny Damon 2010.
Tigers players who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/desauge01.shtml
Gene Desautels 1930-1933.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Sam_Jones_(jonessa02)
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonessa02.shtml
Sam Jones 1962.
Baseball Reference
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