August 9 in Tigers and mlb history:
1905: Mistaking her husband for a burglar, the mother of minor league outfielder Ty Cobb shoots and kills him, an incident that will be cited as the reason for Cobb's intense desire to succeed. The "Georgia Peach" will make his major league debut with the Tigers later this month.
1918: The Boston Red Sox purchased Jack Coffey from the Detroit Tigers.
1930: John Stone, Detroit OF, doubles in two runs in the 6th inning against Boston as the Tigers win 3 - 0. Stone has now hit in 23 straight games, but will go hitless in tomorrow's Sunday game at Fenway Park. Vic Sorrell tosses today's shutout.
1945: The Detroit Tigers purchased Jim Tobin from the Boston Braves for $15,000.
1945: Rudy York hits 2 home runs and Hank Greenberg hits 2 doubles in the #Tigers' 11-5 win over the red sox.
1946: All games are played at night for the first time in major-league history, four in the American League and four in the National League.
1960: Ted Williams blasts his 19th home run and 511th of his career, off Jim Perry, but the Red Sox lose to the Indians, 6 - 3. Ted's 5th-inning home run ties him with Mel Ott for 3rd on the all-time list.
1964: Phillies P Jim Bunning, who pitched a no-hitter in his last start against the Mets, throws another five innings of hitless ball against New York before Joe Christopher beats out a 2-out bunt. Bunning wins the game, 6 - 0.
1971: Despite belting six home runs - three by Bill Freehan, two by Willie Horton, one by Aurelio Rodriguez - at Fenway Park, the Tigers lose to the Red Sox, 12 - 11. The Sox have only one homer, a grand slam by Bob Montgomery. Rico Petrocelli's pinch single with two outs in the 9th drives home the winner.
1974: John Hiller walks 11 batters in one relief stint. No one can even tie Hiller?s achievement since 1948.
1981: Major league baseball returns in a big way from its in-season strike as 72,086 fans attend the belated All-Star Game in Cleveland.
1987: In a 15 - 4 Tiger mauling of the Yankees, New York catcher Rick Cerone takes the mound. Again, he walks one batter and allows no runs, the second time in three weeks he's caught and pitched in the same game. Four Tigers players knock in 2 runs each for winning pitcher Dan Petry, DH Bill Madlock, SS Alan Trammell, RF Larry Herndon, PH Pat Sheridan. Add in homeruns from 1B Darrell Evans, C Matt Nokes, Trammell and Madlock Yankee pitching needed the relief.
1994: The Indians release Jack Morris, ending his career.
1995: The Florida Marlins traded a player to be named later to the Detroit Tigers for Buddy Groom. The Florida Marlins sent Mike Myers (August 9, 1995) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
1996: The Tigers defeat the Yankees, 5 - 3, as DH Ruben Sierra, traded nine days ago from the Yankees, drives home all five Detroit runs with a double and 3-run homer.
1999: Umpires Union chief Richie Phillips announces that he is considering seeking an injunction from the National Labor Relations Board to stop Major League Baseball from firing 22 umpires on September 2nd who recently submitted their resignations as part of negotiations ploy.
2003: Former Tigers infielder Billy Rogell dies at age 98. He drove in 100 runs for the 1934 pennant winning Tigers. Every starter in that infield nicknamed "The Battalion of Death" had at least 96 RBIs, and a record total of 462 RBI's still a Major League record.
2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Matt Beech as a free agent.
2008: The Detroit Tigers signed Gary Glover as a free agent.
2008: The Detroit Tigers released Brian Rogers.
2013: Miguel Cabrera hits a game-tying 2-run home run in the 9th inning after a 7-pitch at bat vs. Mariano Rivera. Tigers lose in 10 innings 4 - 3.
2016: The Detroit Tigers selected Donn Roach off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
2017: The Detroit Tigers released Juan Perez.
2018: The Detroit Tigers purchased Nick Tepesch from the Toronto Blue Jays.
Tigers players, coaches, and managers birthdays:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vicoge01.shtml
Sam Vico 1948-1949.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jack_Tighe
https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/tigheja99.shtml
Jack Tighe coach 1942, manager 1957-1958.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ralph_Houk
https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/houkra01.shtml
Ralph Houk manager 1974-1978.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Milt_Bolling
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bollimi01.shtml
Milt Bolling 1958.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mosesje01.shtml
Gerry Moses 1974.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/saucike01.shtml
Kevin Saucier 1981-1982.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/campbbi02.shtml
Bill Campbell 1986.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mosesjo01.shtml
John Moses 1991.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/scanlbo01.shtml
Bob Scanlan 1996.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/percitr01.shtml
Troy Percival 2005.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/allendu01.shtml
Dusty Allen 2000.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/moyast01.shtml
Steven Moya 2014-2016.
Tigers players who passed away:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cooledu01.shtml
Duff Cooley 1905.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Billy_Rogell
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rogelbi01.shtml
Billy Rogell 1930-1939.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/myattgl01.shtml
Glenn Myatt 1936.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harribo01.shtml
Bob Harris 1938-1939.
from Baseball Reference
