June 7 in Tigers and mlb history:
1906: The Chicago Cubs, now in first place again, score 11 runs in the first inning off Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity en route to a 19 - 0 humiliating defeat of the New York Giants. Mathewson gives up six walks and McGinnity leaves after the second inning. Jack Pfiester allows just three hits as he coasts to the win, the worst beating in Giants franchise history.
1908: The Detroit Tigers turn a triple play against the Boston Red Sox for the second day in a row, but Boston wins.
The two tri-killings in two games is a unique major league record.
1913: At the Polo Grounds, the New York Yankees finally win a game, 3 - 2, over the Chicago White Sox. The Yanks are now 10-34.
1915: Ty Cobb leads off the 8th with a double and scores the tying run: Tigers take the lead in the 9th and win 3-2 over the yankees.
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1915: The Detroit Tigers purchased Bill Steen from the Cleveland Indians.
1926: The Detroit Tigers selected Wilbur Cooper off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
1927: At Yankee Stadium, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig hit back-to-back home runs in the 4th inning, off Tommy Thomas, to beat the Chicago White Sox, 4 - 1, and increase the Yankees' lead over Chicago to two games.
1931: With Sunday baseball still prohibited in Philadelphia, the Athletics make a one-day trip to visit the Detroit Tigers. The Athletics win, 12 - 2, and leave 18 men on base.
1932: Pitcher Jack Quinn, at age 47, becomes the oldest player in major league history to have an extra-base hit (a double) as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs, 9 - 2. Julio Franco will break the record over 70 years later.
1935: Gee Walker goes 3-for-4 with 2 home runs, but the Tigers lose 9-8 to the white sox.
1938 - At Fenway Park, umpire Bill McGowan, who had tossed Johnny Allen on Opening Day, orders the Cleveland Indians pitcher to cut off part of a shirt sleeve which is dangling as he pitches, distracting the batter. Allen refuses and walks off the mound. He is fined $250 by Cleveland manager Oscar Vitt, who makes a pitching change to avoid a forfeit. Cleveland wins the game, 7 - 5, as team owner Alva Bradley hurries to the Boston Red Sox and buys the shirt for $250. The shirt is then displayed at Higbee's Department Store - owned by Bradley's brother, and later makes its way to the Hall of Fame museum in Cooperstown.
1939: In his first at bat since April 29, Joe DiMaggio hits a triple to pace the New York Yankees to a 5 - 2 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park.
1942: Roy Campanella & the Baltimore Elite Giants play the New York Cuban Stars in a doubleheader at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium.
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1947: The Detroit Tigers purchased Chet Laabs from the Philadelphia Athletics.
1957: Baseball legend Jackie Robinson & Martin Luther King Jr. receive honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from Howard University.
1961: The Los Angeles Angels traded Jerry Casale to the Detroit Tigers for Jim Donohue.
1966: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Reed in the 2nd round of the 1966 amateur draft (June Secondary).
1966: The Detroit Tigers drafted Les Cain in the 4th round of the 1966 amateur draft.
1966: The Detroit Tigers drafted Darrell Evans in the 5th round of the 1966 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1966: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bill Zepp in the 8th round of the 1966 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1966: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jim Johnson in the 36th round of the 1966 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1966: Bill Freehan's sac fly in the 7th scores Willie Horton, Tigers win 2-1 over the red sox.
1967: The last-place New York Yankees have the first pick in the free-agent draft and use it to take Ron Blomberg. Blomberg will be the first designated hitter in major league history.
1967: Tigers in another beanball brawl with the f'n asswipe oakland a's.
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1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Elliott Maddox in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft (June Secondary).
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Molinaro in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1968.
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Ross Grimsley in the 8th round of the 1968 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Marv Lane in the 10th round of the 1968 amateur draft.
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bob Strampe in the 18th round of the 1968 amateur draft.
1968: The Detroit Tigers drafted Don Leshnock in the 23rd round of the 1968 amateur draft.
1968: Down one in the bottom of the 9th to the 2nd-place Indians, Mickey Stanley hits a walk-off triple that scores two to give the Tigers the 5 - 4 win over the indians.
1973: The Texas Rangers select high school pitching phenom David Clyde with the first overall pick in the 1973 amateur draft and will bring him straight to the major leagues, a move that will have a detrimental impact on his future.
Dave Winfield, picked fourth overall by the San Diego Padres, will also go straight to the major leagues, but with much better results; Winfield was also taken in the NBA and NFL drafts.
John Stearns is taken second by the Philadelphia Phillies (and was also picked in the NFL draft), and the Milwaukee Brewers, picking third, take Robin Yount, who will be their starting shortstop by the 1974 Opening Day.
1977: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bill Laskey in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (June Secondary), but was not signed.
1977: The Detroit Tigers drafted Darrell Brown in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
1977: The Detroit Tigers drafted Rick Peters in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
1977: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bruce Robbins in the 14th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
1977: The Detroit Tigers drafted Willie Lozado in the 18th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Rich Monteleone in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Scott Kamieniecki in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Colin Ward in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Pittaro in the 6th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Doug Baker in the 9th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Steve Ziem in the 12th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Robinson in the 14th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but was not signed.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Don Heinkel in the 30th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
1982: The Detroit Tigers drafted Don Gordon in the 31st round of the 1982 amateur draft.
1984: Ruppert Jones hits a 3-run homer and the Tigers beat Blue Jays 5-3 for 40th win of the season.
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1987: The Detroit Tigers signed Rudy Pemberton as an amateur free agent.
1991: The Tigers beat the Angels 5-0. Frank Tanana pitched a complete game shutout for Detroit. With 2 outs in the 5th, Tony Phillips & Lou Whitaker hit back-to-back homers off Fernando Valenzuela.
1996: The St. Louis Cardinals traded Miguel Inzunza (minors) and Tom Urbani to the Detroit Tigers for Micah Franklin and Brian Maxcy.
1996: Tigers beat the first-place Yankees on a single by Travis Fryman that scores Curtis Pride from first in the bottom of the 9th at #TigerStadium, for just their 2nd win in their last 21 games. Pride finishes with 4 hits including 2 doubles.
1997: Kimera Bartee steals 6 bases in a game with the Toledo Mud Hens.
1998: Hall of Famer Eddie Murray has his uniform number 33 retired by the Baltimore Orioles during a ceremony at Camden Yards.
2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Justin Verlander in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed October 25, 2004.
A pitcher from Old Dominion, Verlander signs a deal with the Tigers and makes his first big league start the following July. By 2006 Verlander is contributing to the Tigers and helping them to the American League pennant. Verlander had a year for the ages in 2011 with a 24 and 5 record, while leading the league in Strikeouts, earned run average, and several other pitching categories. 15 year later to the day, Verlander is on his way to a first ballot inductee to the Hall Of Fame.
2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Frazier in the 3rd round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2004.
2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Brent Dlugach in the 6th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2004.
2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Carpenter in the 7th round of the 2004 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Luke French in the 8th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2004.
2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Martin in the 18th round of the 2004 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2004: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Schwinden in the 43rd round of the 2004 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Cameron Maybin in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed September 1, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Robinson in the 3rd round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Kevin Whelan in the 4th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Larish in the 5th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed August 9, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Clete Thomas in the 6th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Anthony Claggett in the 11th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Matthew Joyce in the 12th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Casper Wells in the 14th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Michael Hollimon in the 16th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Burke Badenhop in the 19th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted David Adams in the 21st round of the 2005 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Will Rhymes in the 27th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2005.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Alex Avila in the 34th round of the 2005 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Zach Putnam in the 38th round of the 2005 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted Rick Porcello in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2007.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted Danny Worth in the 2nd round of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 2007.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted Luke Putkonen in the 3rd round of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2007.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted Charlie Furbush in the 4th round of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 2007.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted Casey Crosby in the 5th round of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed August 14, 2007.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted Steve Susdorf in the 27th round of the 2007 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2007: The Detroit Tigers drafted DJ LeMahieu in the 41st round of the 2007 amateur draft, but was not signed.
2010: The Detroit Tigers drafted Nicholas Castellanos in the 1st round (44th pick) of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed August 16, 2010.
2010: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chance Ruffin in the 1st round (48th pick) of the 2010 amateur draft. Player signed August 16, 2010.
2011: The Detroit Tigers drafted James McCann in the 2nd round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed August 8, 2011.
2011: The Detroit Tigers drafted Tyler Collins in the 6th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed July 18, 2011.
2011: The Detroit Tigers drafted Brian Flynn in the 7th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2011.
2011: The Detroit Tigers drafted Curt Casali in the 10th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 2011.
2011: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chad Smith in the 17th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed August 4, 2011.
2011: The Detroit Tigers drafted Guido Knudson in the 28th round of the 2011 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2011.
2013: The Detroit Tigers drafted Buck Farmer in the 5th round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2013.
2013: The Detroit Tigers drafted Zac Reininger in the 8th round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2013.
2014: The Detroit Tigers drafted Mike Gerber in the 15th round of the 2014 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2014.
2016: The Los Angeles Angels purchased Jose Valdez from the Detroit Tigers.
2016: Tigers tie it in the 9th on a double by Miguel Cabrera and win in the 10th on a walk-off single by Ian Kinsler as Tigers beat blue jays 3 - 2.
2022: After losing 12 straight games, negating a good start, the
Angels fire manager
Joe Maddon and replace him with coach
Phil Nevin. Maddon is the second
World Series-winning manager to be fired in less than a week, following
Joe Girardi who was let go by the
Phillies. The Angels lose again tonight, 6 - 5, to the
Red Sox to tie the franchise record for consecutive losses at 13.
2023: A rash of forest fires in eastern
Canada causes poor air quality throughout the Northeast, and forces the cancellation of two major league games, in
New York, NY and
Philadelphia, PA. In
Toronto, ON, which is closest to the blazes, the
Blue Jays play indoors with the
Rogers Centre's roof closed to preserve air quality.
Tigers players birthdays:
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Ed Wells 1923-1927.
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Virgil Vasquez 2007.
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Mark Lowe 2016.
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Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Bill Burns. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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Bill Burns 1912.
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Topper Rigney 1922-1925.
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Eddie Lake 1946-1950.
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