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He's only a rookie. But his 'hold-your-ground' approach is already elite.
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Ty Madden to be further evaluated after hit by 108 mph comebacker.
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Casey Mize on track to start for the Tigers on Saturday
Will Vest and Beau Brieske will rehab in Toledo this weekend, while Tarik Skubal is already throwing.
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Will Vest and Beau Brieske will rehab in Toledo this weekend, while Tarik Skubal is already throwing.
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Injury updates from AJ Hinch:
Casey Mize will start for the Tigers on Saturday.
Beau Brieske & Will Vest are scheduled to pitch for Toledo Friday night.
Skubal playing catch.
Torres close to a rehab assignment.
One transaction - Connor Seabold up, Ricky Vanasco to Toledo.
Casey Mize will start for the Tigers on Saturday.
Beau Brieske & Will Vest are scheduled to pitch for Toledo Friday night.
Skubal playing catch.
Torres close to a rehab assignment.
One transaction - Connor Seabold up, Ricky Vanasco to Toledo.
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Tigers fans breathe a sigh of relief as Casey Mize return confirmed, relievers make progress
Casey Mize is set to return to the Tigers on Saturday; Connor Seabold was reactivated ahead of Detroit's Blue Jays opener.
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It's time for the Tigers to call up this top prospects as offense sputters into the abyss
The Tigers should call up top infield prospect Max Anderson as the major league offense flails.
If not Max Clark, then maybe another Max.
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Tigers pitcher Ty Madden leaves game after line drive to pitching arm.
Initial x-rays were negative, but the Tigers are still monitoring Madden's arm.
Just as the Detroit Tigers look to get some reinforcements on the mound, the team suffered another pitching injury.
In the top of the third inning of the Tigers' game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, May 15, at Comerica Park, right-hander Ty Madden took a Yohendrick Piñango line drive off his right forearm. He was examined by a team trainer for a minute before being taken out of the game, replaced by right hander Burch Smith.
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Tigers pitcher Ty Madden leaves game with injury vs. Jays.
Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Ty Madden left Friday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays in the third inning after being hit in the right arm with a 107.9 mph line drive off the bat of Yohendrick Piñango.
Madden, who could be heard audibly reacting on the broadcast as he tracked down the loose ball on the infield, was quickly met by trainers, teammates and manager AJ Hinch on the mound.
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Tigers pitcher leaves in third inning after being drilled by line drive. Paywall.
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Initial x-rays were negative, but the Tigers are still monitoring Madden's arm.
Just as the Detroit Tigers look to get some reinforcements on the mound, the team suffered another pitching injury.
In the top of the third inning of the Tigers' game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, May 15, at Comerica Park, right-hander Ty Madden took a Yohendrick Piñango line drive off his right forearm. He was examined by a team trainer for a minute before being taken out of the game, replaced by right hander Burch Smith.
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Tigers pitcher Ty Madden leaves game with injury vs. Jays.
Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Ty Madden left Friday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays in the third inning after being hit in the right arm with a 107.9 mph line drive off the bat of Yohendrick Piñango.
Madden, who could be heard audibly reacting on the broadcast as he tracked down the loose ball on the infield, was quickly met by trainers, teammates and manager AJ Hinch on the mound.
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Tigers pitcher leaves in third inning after being drilled by line drive. Paywall.
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As Tigers, Tork battle ups and downs, they hope his walk-off turns the tide.
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Video highlights of the Tigers walkoff win over the blue jays.
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Tigers 3 - Blue Jays 2: Tork walks it off
The Tigers got back into the win column with a tight victory on Friday night.
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Tigers' Torkelson gets 'job done' with walk-off double against Blue Jays.
Spencer Torkelson really was not trying to do too much at the plate, sitting on two strikes and facing Blue Jays reliever Jeff Hoffman in a tie game in the bottom of the ninth inning
"Against him, you can't really kind of — can't really manipulate the barrel too much when the guy's throwing 98," Torkelson said. "With a really good slider, as well. So, it was just shorten up and just try to get the job done."
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Spencer Torkelson walks off Blue Jays for Tigers win.
It was always going to be a bullpen game, but Friday’s Detroit Tigers game featured a lot more of the bullpen than many expected.
And after the bullpen did its job, Spencer Torkelson walked it off with an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to give the Tigers a 3-2 win over the Blue Jays at Comerica Park in Detroit on Friday, May 15.
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Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson homered in five consecutive games from April 22–26. Then … crickets.
He entered his final at-bat Friday night mired in a 7-for-55 (.127) skid, striking out nearly 40 percent of the time during that stretch.
“This has not been an easy few weeks for him,” said Tigers manager A.J. Hinch, who dropped the slugger to No. 8 in the lineup. “But he continues to post and continues to put in the work.”
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Boxscore.
Video highlights of the Tigers walkoff win over the blue jays.
Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2: Tork walks it off
The Tigers got back into the win column with a tight victory on Friday night.
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The Tigers got back into the win column with a tight victory on Friday night.
BYBTB
Tigers' Torkelson gets 'job done' with walk-off double against Blue Jays.
Spencer Torkelson really was not trying to do too much at the plate, sitting on two strikes and facing Blue Jays reliever Jeff Hoffman in a tie game in the bottom of the ninth inning
"Against him, you can't really kind of — can't really manipulate the barrel too much when the guy's throwing 98," Torkelson said. "With a really good slider, as well. So, it was just shorten up and just try to get the job done."
Detnews
Spencer Torkelson walks off Blue Jays for Tigers win.
It was always going to be a bullpen game, but Friday’s Detroit Tigers game featured a lot more of the bullpen than many expected.
And after the bullpen did its job, Spencer Torkelson walked it off with an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to give the Tigers a 3-2 win over the Blue Jays at Comerica Park in Detroit on Friday, May 15.
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Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson homered in five consecutive games from April 22–26. Then … crickets.
He entered his final at-bat Friday night mired in a 7-for-55 (.127) skid, striking out nearly 40 percent of the time during that stretch.
“This has not been an easy few weeks for him,” said Tigers manager A.J. Hinch, who dropped the slugger to No. 8 in the lineup. “But he continues to post and continues to put in the work.”
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May 16 in Tigers and mlb history:
1902: Two deaf-mutes face each other for the first time when Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants. The Reds win, 5 - 3, with a five-run rally in the 9th. Hoy goes 2 for 4.
1903: A record 31,500 at the Polo Grounds see the Giants beat Pittsburgh, 7 - 3, behind Christy Mathewson. Matty allows eight hits in beating Brickyard Kennedy, who is bricked for 13 safeties.
1909: National League President John Heydler calls a meeting with the league's umpires to discuss ways that the new two-umpire system can prevent fighting by the players. A serious incident occurred several days earlier in Boston when Reds catcher Frank Roth attacked umpire Steve Cusack after a play at home. Several other Reds players threatened the umpire with baseball bats.
1912: Due to his assault on Claude Luecker, a handicapped fan and a regular heckler, Ty Cobb is suspended. Although today's game is rained out, the Tigers meet in Philadelphia, voting to boycott future games if the "Georgia Peach" is not allowed to play.
1914: Harry Heilmann makes his MLB debut. Strikes out as a pinch hitter.
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1916: Behind the pitching of Babe Ruth, the Red Sox stop the Browns, 3 - 1. The only St. Louis score comes on a double steal.
1929: In Boston, Mel Ott hits for the cycle in New York's 5 - 4, 10-inning loss to the Braves in a doubleheader nightcap. Ott's home run in the 7th lands half-way up in the right field bleachers, the longest home run to that section since 1915.
1931: The A's move into first place to stay with a 12 - 5 win over the Indians at Cleveland. Philadelphia scores nine runs in the last two innings to give the win to Lefty Grove.
1931: At Detroit, Tommy Bridges gives up three hits in stopping the Yankees 3 - 1, and dropping the Bombers to second place as they will not retake first.
1932: The Yankees record their fourth straight shutout to equal the record set by Cleveland and Boston in 1903 and 1906 respectively. Johnny Allen, George Pipgras, Red Ruffing and Lefty Gomez were the hurlers. Lefty stops Cleveland on five hits to win, 8 - 0, New York's fifth shutout in seven games.
1937: In Kansas City, Hilton Smith pitches a no-hitter as the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Chicago American Giants, 4 - 0. Smith allows only one Chicago batter to reach base when he walks Melvin Powell in the 4th. Powell is erased on a double play and Smith faces the minimum 27 men. Sug Cornelius pitches a three-hitter in a losing cause.
1937: Browns 3B Harlond Clift equals the American League record at the hot corner with nine assists in a 5 - 4 loss to the Tigers. A fumble and late throw in the 1st inning would have given him a 10th assist. By the end of the season, Clift will set a new record for total chances and the still-standing mark of 405 assists.
1937: Gee Walker singles to extend his hitting streak to 21 games in a 5-4 win in St. Louis. His streak will extend to 27 games, still tied for 7th all-time in franchise history.
1939: With half the expected crowd on hand due to the cold weather, only 15,109 fans at Shibe Park see the Indians defeat the A's, 8 - 3, in 10 innings, in the first night game ever played in the American League. Johnny Humphries is the winner over Roy Parmelee.
1945: Mort Cooper goes AWOL from the Cardinals, returning to St. Louis. A 20-game winner for three previous seasons, Cooper, along with his brother Walker Cooper, has had his salary frozen at $12,000 for three years, and is in a salary dispute with owner Sam Breadon. Without Cooper, the Cards drop a pair to the Braves, losing 5 - 4 in 14 innings and 4 - 1.
1946: The Washington Senators purchased Billy Hitchcock from the Detroit Tigers.
1947: New York's Johnny Mize scores a run in his 16th straight game, helping his team beat the Cubs, 5 - 3. Mize, who will lead the National League in runs, eclipses the NL mark of Max Carey and Freddie Lindstrom. Ted Kluszewski will better the league mark in seven years.
1951: At Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle drives in four runs and scores three as New York routs the Indians, 11 - 3. Mantle connects for the first of his 206 homers at the Stadium, the blast coming off Dick Rozek.
1953: The Detroit Tigers purchased Al Lakeman from the Philadelphia Phillies.
1953: After the Braves' Billy Bruton's leadoff single in the 1st, Phillies P Curt Simmons retires the next 27 batters to win, 3 - 0, at Milwaukee. The loss snaps the Braves six-game win streak.
1954: Ted Williams is back from recent injury, though grimacing with each swing, and goes 8 for 9 with two home runs and seven RBI in a doubleheader against the Tigers. Williams has three hits in game one, a 7 - 6 loss. He goes 5 for 5 in the nightcap, including both home runs, but Boston loses, 9 - 8, in 14 innings.
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1955: Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer Jack Morris, born this day in Saint Paul, MN. The pitcher with the most Wins in the 1980's. Threw 175 Complete Games in his career. Following Morris' election to the Hall of Fame, Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch announced that his number 47, along with Alan Trammell's number 3 would be retired by the Tigers during the summer of 2018. 5-time AL All-Star (1981, 1984, 1985, 1987 & 1991)
1991 World Series MVP. 2-time AL Wins Leader (1981 & 1992). AL Innings Pitched Leader (1983). AL Strikeouts Leader (1983).
AL Complete Games Leader (1990). AL Shutouts Leader (1986). 15 Wins Seasons: 12 (1979, 1980, 1982-1988 & 1990-1992).
20 Wins Seasons: 3 (1983, 1986 & 1992). 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 11 (1980, 1982-1988 & 1990-1992). 200 Strikeouts Seasons: 3 (1983, 1986 & 1987).
Won four World Series with the Detroit Tigers (1984), the Minnesota Twins (1991) and the Toronto Blue Jays (1992 & 1993; he did not play in the 1993 World Series).
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1956: On a blustery day in Cleveland, the Yankees top the Indians, 4 - 1. Mickey Mantle hits a homer off Bud Daley, while his pal Billy Martin is benched for the first time. Bobby Richardson takes his place at 2B.
1957: The Yankees top Kansas City, 3 - 0, behind Bob Turley's four-hit shutout. Mickey Mantle has a homer off Alex Kellner, the 11th time in his last 12 at-bats he's reached base safely. That night a group of Yankees celebrate Billy Martin's 29th birthday in raucous fashion. An ensuing fight at Manhattan's Copacabana Club leads to $5,500 in fines
and the eventual trade of Billy to Kansas City. Hank Bauer allegedly starts the fight by hitting a patron, although Bauer denies it. The Yanks fine Whitey Ford, Bauer, Yogi Berra, Mantle and Martin $1,000 each and Johnny Kucks $500.
1961: Frank "The Yankee Killer" Lary pitches a 6-hitter for his 100th career win. Norm Cash and Rocky Colavito hit home runs for Tigers. Tigers are 22-9, with a 4-game lead over the Yankees.
1965: Oriole teenager Jim Palmer picks up his first major league win, topping the Yankees, 7 - 5. Palmer also bangs his first major league homer, a two-run drive off Jim Bouton, to give himself the victory margin.
1966: Chuck Dressen suffers his second heart attack in two years. Coach Bob Swift again takes the helm of the Tigers.
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1971: The Detroit Tigers traded a player to be named later and Mike Adams to the Minnesota Twins for Bill Zepp.
The Detroit Tigers sent Arthur Clifford (minors) (May 16, 1971) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
1977: In a classic moment of uniform history, New York Yankees manager Billy Martin is surrounded by umpires who lost their luggage and had to wear their street clothes with Oakland A's jackets & caps for the game.
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1978: The Tigers top Seattle, 4 - 2, in 16 innings, winning on a home run by Lance Parrish. Steve Foucault, who pitches the last three innings, gets the win. Relief ace John Hiller tosses 6 2/3 shutout innings.
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1983: The Detroit Tigers released Mike Ivie.
1984: Tigers rout the Mariners 10-1 at Tiger Stadium. Tigers score 5 in the 1st inning. Milt Wilcox scatters 4 hits over 6 innings.
Tigers are 29-5 #Relive84 #35thof84
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2000: After a fan steals Los Angeles catcher Chad Kreuter's hat and hits him in the back of the head, many Dodgers, including coaches John Shelby and Rick Dempsey, go into the stands and start fighting with the Wrigley Field faithful. When the melee ends, several fans are arrested as the game is delayed nearly ten minutes, and there is litter all over the field. The Dodgers defeat the Cubs, 6 - 5.
2001: Rickey Henderson leads off with a home run, extending his major-league record for leadoff home runs to 79. This is more than the combined total for the #2 and #3 players on the list: Brady Anderson (44), and Bobby Bonds (35).
2002: The Detroit Tigers traded Jose Macias to the Montreal Expos for Chris Truby.
2002: The New York Times reports that October 1st, which is the first day of the postseason, is also being considered as a possible strike date. In yesterday's edition, the newspaper had indicated an early August date was being considered for a labor action by the Players Association if a new Collective bargaining agreement can't be reached.
2006: The Tigers beat the Twins 7-4 to move into a tie with the White Sox for first place in the Central. Chris Shelton's 3-run double caps a 5-run third inning.
2015: Miguel Cabrera hits the 400th home run of his career against Tyler Lyons in the 1st inning of a game against the Cardinals. With the blast, he passes both Andres Galarraga, who held the record for most homers by a player from Venezuela, and Detroit Tigers legend Al Kaline, who both finished with 399 homers. The homer comes one night after Adrian Beltre also reached the 400 mark. The Tigers win, 4 - 3, in 10 innings.
2016: Tigers blow an 8-0 lead against the Twins but win 10-8. Ian Kinsler and J.D. Martinez each have 3 hits.
2016: The Detroit Tigers released Lucas Harrell.
2016: Tigers players join Eminem and Jay-Z at Comerica Park in May 2010. Phil Coke, Ryan Perry, and Joel Zumaya have gone Mohawk, and Jim Leyland might be considering it.
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2017: After trailing 7-1 to the orioles, Tigers take an 8-7 lead on J.D. Martinez's grand slam, but lose 13-11 in 13 innings.
2020: The owners release figures showing that on average, teams will lose $640,000 per game played without fans. This is done in the hope of convincing players to accept a form of revenue sharing in conjunction with their plan to play a truncated season starting around July 4th with no spectators present - at least at the outset - due to the coronavirus pandemic. They also provide the Players Association with a detailed protocol on how such games would be played in order to minimize contact between persons present at the ballpark and maintain social distancing. All of these proposals still require the players' approval before they can be implemented.
2022: The Detroit Tigers released A.J. Ladwig.
2023: The Detroit Tigers selected Seth Elledge off waivers from the New York Mets.
2023: 3B Colt Keith has a massive game for the Erie SeaWolves of the Eastern League. In the 1st inning alone, he homers and triples, and finishes the night at 6-for-6, hitting for the cycle and homering twice while collecting 7 RBIs in an 18 - 4 win over Harrisburg.
Tigers players, coaches, and managers birthdays:
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John O'Connell 1902.
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Stubby Overmire 1943-1949, Tigers minor league coach/manager 1954-1963, 1966-1975, Tigers coach 1963-1966, scout 1976.
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Dave Philley 1957.
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Billy Martin 1958, manager 1971-1973.
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Bob Bruce 1959-1961.
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Jack Morris 1977-1990, announcer 2003, 2005, 2014-2022.
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Doug Brocail 1997-2000.
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Germany Schaefer 1905-1909.
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Don Hankins 1927.
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Jim Finigan 1957.
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1902: Two deaf-mutes face each other for the first time when Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants. The Reds win, 5 - 3, with a five-run rally in the 9th. Hoy goes 2 for 4.
1903: A record 31,500 at the Polo Grounds see the Giants beat Pittsburgh, 7 - 3, behind Christy Mathewson. Matty allows eight hits in beating Brickyard Kennedy, who is bricked for 13 safeties.
1909: National League President John Heydler calls a meeting with the league's umpires to discuss ways that the new two-umpire system can prevent fighting by the players. A serious incident occurred several days earlier in Boston when Reds catcher Frank Roth attacked umpire Steve Cusack after a play at home. Several other Reds players threatened the umpire with baseball bats.
1912: Due to his assault on Claude Luecker, a handicapped fan and a regular heckler, Ty Cobb is suspended. Although today's game is rained out, the Tigers meet in Philadelphia, voting to boycott future games if the "Georgia Peach" is not allowed to play.
1914: Harry Heilmann makes his MLB debut. Strikes out as a pinch hitter.
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1916: Behind the pitching of Babe Ruth, the Red Sox stop the Browns, 3 - 1. The only St. Louis score comes on a double steal.
1929: In Boston, Mel Ott hits for the cycle in New York's 5 - 4, 10-inning loss to the Braves in a doubleheader nightcap. Ott's home run in the 7th lands half-way up in the right field bleachers, the longest home run to that section since 1915.
1931: The A's move into first place to stay with a 12 - 5 win over the Indians at Cleveland. Philadelphia scores nine runs in the last two innings to give the win to Lefty Grove.
1931: At Detroit, Tommy Bridges gives up three hits in stopping the Yankees 3 - 1, and dropping the Bombers to second place as they will not retake first.
1932: The Yankees record their fourth straight shutout to equal the record set by Cleveland and Boston in 1903 and 1906 respectively. Johnny Allen, George Pipgras, Red Ruffing and Lefty Gomez were the hurlers. Lefty stops Cleveland on five hits to win, 8 - 0, New York's fifth shutout in seven games.
1937: In Kansas City, Hilton Smith pitches a no-hitter as the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Chicago American Giants, 4 - 0. Smith allows only one Chicago batter to reach base when he walks Melvin Powell in the 4th. Powell is erased on a double play and Smith faces the minimum 27 men. Sug Cornelius pitches a three-hitter in a losing cause.
1937: Browns 3B Harlond Clift equals the American League record at the hot corner with nine assists in a 5 - 4 loss to the Tigers. A fumble and late throw in the 1st inning would have given him a 10th assist. By the end of the season, Clift will set a new record for total chances and the still-standing mark of 405 assists.
1937: Gee Walker singles to extend his hitting streak to 21 games in a 5-4 win in St. Louis. His streak will extend to 27 games, still tied for 7th all-time in franchise history.
1939: With half the expected crowd on hand due to the cold weather, only 15,109 fans at Shibe Park see the Indians defeat the A's, 8 - 3, in 10 innings, in the first night game ever played in the American League. Johnny Humphries is the winner over Roy Parmelee.
1945: Mort Cooper goes AWOL from the Cardinals, returning to St. Louis. A 20-game winner for three previous seasons, Cooper, along with his brother Walker Cooper, has had his salary frozen at $12,000 for three years, and is in a salary dispute with owner Sam Breadon. Without Cooper, the Cards drop a pair to the Braves, losing 5 - 4 in 14 innings and 4 - 1.
1946: The Washington Senators purchased Billy Hitchcock from the Detroit Tigers.
1947: New York's Johnny Mize scores a run in his 16th straight game, helping his team beat the Cubs, 5 - 3. Mize, who will lead the National League in runs, eclipses the NL mark of Max Carey and Freddie Lindstrom. Ted Kluszewski will better the league mark in seven years.
1951: At Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle drives in four runs and scores three as New York routs the Indians, 11 - 3. Mantle connects for the first of his 206 homers at the Stadium, the blast coming off Dick Rozek.
1953: The Detroit Tigers purchased Al Lakeman from the Philadelphia Phillies.
1953: After the Braves' Billy Bruton's leadoff single in the 1st, Phillies P Curt Simmons retires the next 27 batters to win, 3 - 0, at Milwaukee. The loss snaps the Braves six-game win streak.
1954: Ted Williams is back from recent injury, though grimacing with each swing, and goes 8 for 9 with two home runs and seven RBI in a doubleheader against the Tigers. Williams has three hits in game one, a 7 - 6 loss. He goes 5 for 5 in the nightcap, including both home runs, but Boston loses, 9 - 8, in 14 innings.
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1955: Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer Jack Morris, born this day in Saint Paul, MN. The pitcher with the most Wins in the 1980's. Threw 175 Complete Games in his career. Following Morris' election to the Hall of Fame, Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch announced that his number 47, along with Alan Trammell's number 3 would be retired by the Tigers during the summer of 2018. 5-time AL All-Star (1981, 1984, 1985, 1987 & 1991)
1991 World Series MVP. 2-time AL Wins Leader (1981 & 1992). AL Innings Pitched Leader (1983). AL Strikeouts Leader (1983).
AL Complete Games Leader (1990). AL Shutouts Leader (1986). 15 Wins Seasons: 12 (1979, 1980, 1982-1988 & 1990-1992).
20 Wins Seasons: 3 (1983, 1986 & 1992). 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 11 (1980, 1982-1988 & 1990-1992). 200 Strikeouts Seasons: 3 (1983, 1986 & 1987).
Won four World Series with the Detroit Tigers (1984), the Minnesota Twins (1991) and the Toronto Blue Jays (1992 & 1993; he did not play in the 1993 World Series).
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1956: On a blustery day in Cleveland, the Yankees top the Indians, 4 - 1. Mickey Mantle hits a homer off Bud Daley, while his pal Billy Martin is benched for the first time. Bobby Richardson takes his place at 2B.
1957: The Yankees top Kansas City, 3 - 0, behind Bob Turley's four-hit shutout. Mickey Mantle has a homer off Alex Kellner, the 11th time in his last 12 at-bats he's reached base safely. That night a group of Yankees celebrate Billy Martin's 29th birthday in raucous fashion. An ensuing fight at Manhattan's Copacabana Club leads to $5,500 in fines
and the eventual trade of Billy to Kansas City. Hank Bauer allegedly starts the fight by hitting a patron, although Bauer denies it. The Yanks fine Whitey Ford, Bauer, Yogi Berra, Mantle and Martin $1,000 each and Johnny Kucks $500.
1961: Frank "The Yankee Killer" Lary pitches a 6-hitter for his 100th career win. Norm Cash and Rocky Colavito hit home runs for Tigers. Tigers are 22-9, with a 4-game lead over the Yankees.
1965: Oriole teenager Jim Palmer picks up his first major league win, topping the Yankees, 7 - 5. Palmer also bangs his first major league homer, a two-run drive off Jim Bouton, to give himself the victory margin.
1966: Chuck Dressen suffers his second heart attack in two years. Coach Bob Swift again takes the helm of the Tigers.
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1971: The Detroit Tigers traded a player to be named later and Mike Adams to the Minnesota Twins for Bill Zepp.
The Detroit Tigers sent Arthur Clifford (minors) (May 16, 1971) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
1977: In a classic moment of uniform history, New York Yankees manager Billy Martin is surrounded by umpires who lost their luggage and had to wear their street clothes with Oakland A's jackets & caps for the game.
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1978: The Tigers top Seattle, 4 - 2, in 16 innings, winning on a home run by Lance Parrish. Steve Foucault, who pitches the last three innings, gets the win. Relief ace John Hiller tosses 6 2/3 shutout innings.
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1983: The Detroit Tigers released Mike Ivie.
1984: Tigers rout the Mariners 10-1 at Tiger Stadium. Tigers score 5 in the 1st inning. Milt Wilcox scatters 4 hits over 6 innings.
Tigers are 29-5 #Relive84 #35thof84
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2000: After a fan steals Los Angeles catcher Chad Kreuter's hat and hits him in the back of the head, many Dodgers, including coaches John Shelby and Rick Dempsey, go into the stands and start fighting with the Wrigley Field faithful. When the melee ends, several fans are arrested as the game is delayed nearly ten minutes, and there is litter all over the field. The Dodgers defeat the Cubs, 6 - 5.
2001: Rickey Henderson leads off with a home run, extending his major-league record for leadoff home runs to 79. This is more than the combined total for the #2 and #3 players on the list: Brady Anderson (44), and Bobby Bonds (35).
2002: The Detroit Tigers traded Jose Macias to the Montreal Expos for Chris Truby.
2002: The New York Times reports that October 1st, which is the first day of the postseason, is also being considered as a possible strike date. In yesterday's edition, the newspaper had indicated an early August date was being considered for a labor action by the Players Association if a new Collective bargaining agreement can't be reached.
2006: The Tigers beat the Twins 7-4 to move into a tie with the White Sox for first place in the Central. Chris Shelton's 3-run double caps a 5-run third inning.
2015: Miguel Cabrera hits the 400th home run of his career against Tyler Lyons in the 1st inning of a game against the Cardinals. With the blast, he passes both Andres Galarraga, who held the record for most homers by a player from Venezuela, and Detroit Tigers legend Al Kaline, who both finished with 399 homers. The homer comes one night after Adrian Beltre also reached the 400 mark. The Tigers win, 4 - 3, in 10 innings.
2016: Tigers blow an 8-0 lead against the Twins but win 10-8. Ian Kinsler and J.D. Martinez each have 3 hits.
2016: The Detroit Tigers released Lucas Harrell.
2016: Tigers players join Eminem and Jay-Z at Comerica Park in May 2010. Phil Coke, Ryan Perry, and Joel Zumaya have gone Mohawk, and Jim Leyland might be considering it.
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2017: After trailing 7-1 to the orioles, Tigers take an 8-7 lead on J.D. Martinez's grand slam, but lose 13-11 in 13 innings.
2020: The owners release figures showing that on average, teams will lose $640,000 per game played without fans. This is done in the hope of convincing players to accept a form of revenue sharing in conjunction with their plan to play a truncated season starting around July 4th with no spectators present - at least at the outset - due to the coronavirus pandemic. They also provide the Players Association with a detailed protocol on how such games would be played in order to minimize contact between persons present at the ballpark and maintain social distancing. All of these proposals still require the players' approval before they can be implemented.
2022: The Detroit Tigers released A.J. Ladwig.
2023: The Detroit Tigers selected Seth Elledge off waivers from the New York Mets.
2023: 3B Colt Keith has a massive game for the Erie SeaWolves of the Eastern League. In the 1st inning alone, he homers and triples, and finishes the night at 6-for-6, hitting for the cycle and homering twice while collecting 7 RBIs in an 18 - 4 win over Harrisburg.
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The Detroit Tigers have been picking up speed in losing games. They are now sitting in the cellar of the AL Central and have lost 7 out of their last 10 games. They’ve just been s…
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The Detroit Tigers have been picking up speed in losing games. They are now sitting in the cellar of the AL Central and have lost 7 out of their last 10 games. They’ve just been swept by the NY Mets, one of the worst teams in MLB.
Certainly a significant number of injuries has been a factor. But there are others at play – rotation, bullpen and defense.
How should the Tigers respond to this?
Should they stay calm and guide their players through these difficult times and wait for players to come off the IL? Should they risk falling even further in the standings?
Or should they start making some roster changes before things nosedive further?
If so, consider what moves would be available to them.
How should the Tigers address their prolonged losing skid?
1. Wait for players to come off the IL.
2. Shake up the roster and bring up some prospects.
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3 potential Tigers trades after Tarik Skubal’s surgery throws deadline deal into flux
Tarik Skubal’s elbow surgery may complicate Detroit’s deadline outlook, but contenders could still pursue the Tigers ace with blockbuster trade packages.
The Tigers may still hold the deadline’s most valuable pitching asset — but Detroit’s long-term needs could shape which contenders make the most sense for Tarik Skubal.
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Tigers fans waiting on Ty Madden injury update and they can’t afford bad news
Detroit Tigers fans have seen a myriad of injuries cripple this year's squad, the comebacker off the arm of Ty Madden has the fanbase fearing the worst.
Not another one.
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Kevin McGonigle’s defensive strides are a silver lining Tigers fans are clinging to for dear life
Kevin McGonigle’s offense has made the Detroit Tigers look brilliant. His defensive progress is what makes the entire thing feel sustainable. The most reassurin
The Tigers’ season feels unstable, but McGonigle’s rise keeps looking sturdier.
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Tigers send down Brenan Hanifee to make room for Casey Mize.
The Detroit Tigers activated pitcher Casey Mize off the injured list on Saturday, May 16, and optioned pitcher Brenan Hanifee to Triple-A Toledo to make room for Mize on the roster.
The move to activate Mize was expected, but it wasn't clear until soon before Saturday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays who the Tigers would send down in his place. Hanifee ended up the odd man out.
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The Detroit Tigers activated pitcher Casey Mize off the injured list on Saturday, May 16, and optioned pitcher Brenan Hanifee to Triple-A Toledo to make room for Mize on the roster.
The move to activate Mize was expected, but it wasn't clear until soon before Saturday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays who the Tigers would send down in his place. Hanifee ended up the odd man out.
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Casey Mize munches innings, spins 6 scoreless frames in return from IL.
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Boxscore. RISP 0 for 7.
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Blue Jays 2 - Tigers 1 (F/10): Casey Mize shines in return but the offense sputters.
The Tigers couldn’t come up with the hits they needed late.
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Toronto Blue Jays 2 - Detroit Tigers 1, 10 innings.
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Casey Mize back from IL with gem, but Tigers waste it in 10-inning Loss.
The Detroit Tigers couldn't turn Casey Mize's return into a win.
The Tigers (20-26) lost to the Toronto Blue Jays (20-25), 2-1 in 10 innings on Saturday, May 16 at Comerica Park. Mize pitched six scoreless innings in his return from the injured list, but Detroit's bullpen gave up two runs in the late innings, with the Tigers bats unable to provide the run support needed.
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Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1 (F/10): Casey Mize shines in return but the offense sputters
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Toronto Blue Jays 2 - Detroit Tigers 1, 10 innings.
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Casey Mize back from IL with gem, but Tigers waste it in 10-inning Loss.
The Detroit Tigers couldn't turn Casey Mize's return into a win.
The Tigers (20-26) lost to the Toronto Blue Jays (20-25), 2-1 in 10 innings on Saturday, May 16 at Comerica Park. Mize pitched six scoreless innings in his return from the injured list, but Detroit's bullpen gave up two runs in the late innings, with the Tigers bats unable to provide the run support needed.
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The Top 19 Outfielders From The 1960's. 24 minutes.
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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.
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.
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.
2017: The Detroit Tigers released David Lough.
2018: Tigers score 2 runs on a single by Jose 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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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 1950's, scouting director 1960-1979.
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.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C9yEEbSXcAARG4_.jpg
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.
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.
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.
2017: The Detroit Tigers released David Lough.
2018: Tigers score 2 runs on a single by Jose 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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The Detroit Tigers’ struggles to win games has been taking on water recently. They were swept by 2 last-place teams – Boston and the NY Mets while also losing a series to Kansas City. …
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The Detroit Tigers’ struggles to win games has been taking on water recently. They were swept by 2 last-place teams – Boston and the NY Mets while also losing a series to Kansas City. They have been sitting much of this past week in last place and are now just a half game out of the cellar.
Certainly injuries have played a factor but there are other problems impacting play. Injuries to key players have exposed the flaws of the roster, indicating that further help is needed.
But from where should that help come? The trade market doesn’t pick up until July. And would the waiver wire supply the needed – and better – talent?
The other option is to bring up more talent from the farm system. Talent that was recently deemed as not being fully ready for promotion in many cases.
The Tigers sit at #25 defensively with 1B and RF being the worst in MLB. Both their infield and outfield have given up a significant number of runs because of an inability to field well. Only 3 positional players are plus defenders and 1 of them is on the IL.
Their bullpen is ranked in the middle of the pack but their closer has a 3.97 ERA.
The rotation is also middlin’ – not good but not bad either.
The Tigers have been steadily dropping in the standings. How much longer should they wait?
Should they hold out for some of their better players to come off the IL? It is expected that it may be the end of May-early June before that happens. At least 2 more weeks.
Casey Mize just came off the IL and despite a brilliant performance, his teammates couldn’t give him a single run. The Tigers lost that game.
Or should they start shaking up the roster and bring up some untested prospects? Gage Workman recently made his debut.
But will bringing up some fresh, young faces do more damage than good? Will putting some prospects into an overly-challenging and not ideal situation lead to a greater chance of failure and negatively impact their psyches?
Will bringing up prospects too soon create another Spencer Torkelson situation or a chance for them to create an opportunity to shine?
Today’s blog addresses this question 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, you can also respond to other readers.
TT will supply the ammunition. One thought-provoking question. Several options provided. One hard choice to be selected. One vote.
Ready?
How should the Tigers address their prolonged losing skid?
1. Wait for players to come off the IL.
2. Shake up the roster and bring up some prospects.
VOTE
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The Tigers' missing man, Parker Meadows, has impacted a team in too many ways during their 2026 crucible
Also in this Sunday Brunch discussion: What the Tigers' options are as Spencer Torkelson deals with his gremlins. Plus, a look at how Dillon Dingler compares in a Bill Freehan-Lance Parrish chat.
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Also in this Sunday Brunch discussion: What the Tigers' options are as Spencer Torkelson deals with his gremlins. Plus, a look at how Dillon Dingler compares in a Bill Freehan-Lance Parrish chat.
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Tigers already being listed as a seller at 2026 trade deadline will have fans panicking
2026 was supposed to be another step forward for the Detroit Tigers. While the Tigers finished a mere run away from reaching the ALCS last October, Detroit fail
The Tigers might already have their minds made up.
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