August 23 in Tigers and mlb history:
1910: Chicago's Ed Walsh tops Walter Johnson, 1 - 0, the 3rd straight time Walsh has beaten the Big Train and Washington by that score.
1910: Left fielder Fred Clarke makes a record-tying four OF assists for Pittsburgh against the Phils, as the Bucs win 6 - 2. The Pirates get one more for a National League record five outfield assists.
1911: Ty Cobb endorses Lewis 66 Rye.
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1912: The Tigers fall to Walter Johnson, 8 - 1, Big Train's 16th win in a row. He is now 29-7.
1916: Ty Cobb goes from first to third on a teammate's single to LF, then swipes home when A's 3B Charlie Pick holds the ball. Detroit wins 10 - 3.
1930: The Yankees buy Frank Crosetti from the San Francisco Seals but allow him to play another season in the Pacific Coast League before reporting. The Yankees will make a similar arrangement for Joe DiMaggio, buying him from the Seals but waiting a year before acquiring him in 1936.
1931: Lefty Grove is frustrated in his effort to win a record-breaking 17th game in a row, as Jimmy Moore misjudges a routine fly ball by Ski Melillo, turning it into a 2-out double, to allow the game's lone run. The volatile Grove is outraged and unforgiving, not at Moore, but that Al Simmons, the regular OF, missed the game. Dick Coffman of the Browns allows just three hits to win, 1 - 0.
1936: Seventeen-year-old Bob Feller makes his first start and strikes out 15, one less than the American League record, as Cleveland beats St. Louis, 4 - 1.
1942: Walter Johnson pitching to Babe Ruth is the pregame attraction that draws 69,000 for the New York-Washington game at Yankee Stadium that provides $80,000 for Army-Navy relief. Ruth hits the fifth pitch into the right-field stands, and then adds one more shot before circling the bases. Sixteen relief games contribute $523,000 during the season.
In the doubleheader between the Senators and the Yankees, the Senators win the opener, 7 - 6 and New York cops the nitecap, 3 - 0, in 5 1/2 innings.
1956: Led by Nellie Fox's seven straight hits, the White Sox sweep the Yankees. Mickey Mantle has a bunt single, triple and home run in the 6 - 4 nightcap loss but trails Fox in season hits, 158 to 155. But the Mick still leads in the Triple Crown race.
1962: Steve Boros matches the American League record for most errors in an inning by a 3B with 4, but Detroit beats Cleveland 8 - 5 as Al Kaline hits two home runs.
1963: Warren Spahn's 601st start is a modern National League record. Grover Alexander had the previous record of 600. The Braves beat the Dodgers, 6 - 1.
1968: Stan Bahnsen outpitches Earl Wilson to give the host Yankees a 2 - 1 win over Detroit. The two teams then battle for 19 innings, before the second game is suspended by curfew with the score 3 - 3. The game will be finished tomorrow. In the long tie, Lindy McDaniel retires 21 straight Tiger batters, six on strikeouts. In his last three relief appearances, he has retired 30 batters in a row.
1976: A sign marking #TigerStadium as a state historic site is unveiled.
The sign was stolen after Tiger Stadium closed and has never been found.
From left: Al Kaline, Hal Newhouser, Billy Rogell, and Charlie Gehringer.
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1981: The Minnesota Twins traded Ron Jackson to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Tim Corcoran (September 4, 1981) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
1981: Rick Peters hits a pinch hit walk-off single to give the #Tigers their 9th straight win 5 -4 over the rangers.
1983: The Detroit Tigers purchased Glenn Abbott from the Seattle Mariners for $100,000.
1999: The Yankees score six runs in the 1st inning on their way to a 21 - 3 victory over the Rangers. 3B Scott Brosius (6) and C Joe Girardi (7) - the 8th and 9th batters in the New York lineup - drive in 13 of the Yankee runs.
Derek Jeter scores his 100th run of the year, the first Yank to string together four straight seasons of 100+ runs since Mickey Mantle did it in nine straight seasons (1953-1961).
2000: At Comerica Park, fans flee their seats as swarms of small insects invade the stands during the 1st inning. The six-legged pests do not affect the players, and the game continues uninterrupted with the Tigers edging the Mariners, 6 - 5.
2003: Tigers lose their 11th straight a 14 - 8 loss to the angels. It will be their longest losing streak in a 103-loss season.
2007: The Detroit Tigers traded Craig Monroe and cash to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Clay Rapada (August 30, 2007) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
2012: The San Diego Padres selected Thad Weber off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
Tigers players birthdays:
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Red Downs 1907-1908.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/elderhe01.shtml
Heinie Elder 1913.
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Phil Page 1928-1930.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/George_Kell
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George Kell 1946-1952, tv broadcaster 1959-1996.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Raúl_Casanova
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Raul Casanova 1996-1998.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mantoje01.shtml
Jeff Manto 1998.
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Allen McDill 2000.
Tigers players who passed away:
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Gene Ford 1905.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Hank_Borowy
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Hank Borowy 1950-1951.
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