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1997 Tiger Woods wins golf's Western Open
1997 Tiger Woods wins Byron Nelson Golf Classic 1997 Mark McGwire, is 4th to home run on Detroit Tiger left field roof (others are Frank Howard, Harmon Killibrew, and Cecil Fielder) 1997 61st Golf Masters Championship: Tiger Woods at 21 (270 18 under par) 1997 Tiger Woods wins Mercedes Championships 1996 96th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods 1995 95th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods 1995 White Sox (5) and Tigers (7) combine for record 12 home runs at Tiger Stadium 1995 Tiger manager Sparky Anderson takes unpaid leave due to baseball strike 1994 94th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods 1994 Tiger Haynes, U.S. actor (Moscow on the Hudson, Cosby Show), dies at 79 1993 Roy London, U.S. actor and director (Tiger Warsaw), dies of lymphoma at 50 1993 Roy Budd, English jazz pianist/composer (Paper Tiger), dies at 46 1993 Detroit Tiger Fryman hits for cycle but loses 12-7 to Yankees 1992 Tiger Woods, 16, becomes youngest PGA golfer in 35 years 1990 Tiger Cecil Fielder becomes 11th, to hit 50 home runs (& 51st) 1987 Detroit Tiger Darrell Evans is 1st 40 year old to hit 30 home runs 1984 June Duprez, actress (Calcutta, Tiger Fang), dies at 66 1984 Detroit Tiger Jack Morris no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0 1980 Tiger reliever John Hiller, 37, (who had a 1971 heart attack), retires 1979 E J "Tiger" Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper 1911 - 1914, dies 1977 Tiger rookies Lou Whitaker and Allan Trammell debut together and will play together for 19 years 1975 Tiger Woods, born in Cypress, California, pro golfer, highest paid pro athlete, most successful golfer of all time 1974 Al Kaline, Detroit Tiger, is 12th to get 3,000 hits 1974 Archie Amerson, CFL running back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1974 Ashaundai Smith, CFL receiver for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1973 Kyle Walters, CFL defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1973 Justin Ring, CFL linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1973 Orlondo Steinauer, CFL cornerback for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1973 Willie Whitehead, CFL defensive end for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1972 Jude St. John, CFL offensive linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1972 Mike Cawley, CFL quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1972 Anthony Calvillo, CFL quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1972 Colin Quiney, CFL tackle for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1972 Frank West, CFL defensive back, Hamilton Tiger Cats 1972 Burt Thornton, CFL receiver for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1971 Val St. germain, CFL tackle for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1971 Mike Morreale, CFL slot back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1971 42nd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-4 at Tiger Stadium, Detroit 1971 Joe Rumolo, CFL defensive linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1971 Tom Nutten, CFL/NFL centers, Hamilton Tiger Cats, Buffalo Bills 1971 Andrew Grigg, CFL receiver for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1971 Tim Prinsen, CFL offensive linebacker, Hamilton Tiger Cats 1971 Gonzalo Floyd, CFL defensive end for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1970 Rob Hitchcock, CFL defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1970 Cooper Harris, CFL linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1970 Prince Wimbley, CFL slot back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1970 Joe Montford, CFL linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1970 Kenny Wilhite, CFL defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1970 Melvin Aldridge, CFL linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1970 Gerald Vaughn, CFL defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1970 Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48, 80 km from New Delhi 1969 Aaron Ruffin, CFL defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1969 Dean Noel, CFL full back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1969 Eric Carter, CFL cornerback for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1969 Ted Long, CFL slot back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1968 Calvin Tiggle, CFL linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1968 Detroit Tiger Denny McLain unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award 1968 AL Kaline hits his 307th home run, surpassing Hank Greenberg as a Tiger 1967 Michael Philbrick, CFL defensive tackle for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1967 Dave Richardson, CFL tackle for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1966 Koji Kanemoto, wrestler, NJPW/AAA/UWA, Tiger Mask, King Lee 1966 Donovan Right, CFL linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1966 Michael Campbell, CFL defensive tackle for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1966 Rickey Foggie, CFL quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1966 Peter Shorts, CFL tackle for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1965 Ken Evraire, CFL slot back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1965 Lee Knight, CFL full back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1964 Gillette's 20 year contract with MSG and ABC to televise fights for free ends as Dick Tiger defeats Don Fullmer at Cleveland Auditorium 1964 Paul Osbaldiston, CFL kicker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1963 Blaine Schmidt, CFL offensive linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1962 Lion and Tiger Veldt at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is dedicated 1961 Dale Sanderson, CFL guard for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1961 Earl Winfield, CFL receiver for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1961 Norm Cash becomes 1st Det Tiger to hit a ball out of Tiger Stadium 1959 Tiger's Charlie Maxwell hits 4 consecutive home runs in a doubleheader 1958 Detroit Tiger Jim Bunning no-hits Boston Red Sox, 3-0 1958 Ozzie Virgil is 1st black to play as a Tiger 1952 Det Tiger Virgil Trucks 2nd no-hitter of yr, beats Yankees, 1-0 1952 Detroit Tiger Virgil Trucks no-hits Washington Senators, 1-0 1949 Bonnie St. Claire, Cornelia Swart, Dutch singer, Tame me Tiger 1949 Tiger 2nd baseman Charlie Gehringer selected to Hall of Fame 1949 Detroit Tiger pitcher Art Houtteman is critically injured in an auto accident but recovers to win 15 games in 1949 1947 Rob Davis, born in Carshalton, England, musician, guitarist, songwriter, song 'Tiger Feet' for glam rock band Mud top record of the United Kingdom in 1974 1945 Tim Hovey, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Queen Bee, Toy Tiger, Man Afraid 1944 Exercise "Tiger" ends with 750 U.S. soldiers dead in D-Day rehearsal after their convoy ships were attacked by German torpedo boats 1943 Fabian Forte, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, vocalist, Turn Me Loose, Tiger 1941 Andres Garcia, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, actor, Tiger Shark 1940 Mickey Lolich, pitcher, Detroit Tiger, won 25 in 1971 1940 H R "Tiger" Lance, cricketer, South African batting all-rounder 1961-67 1935 Kurt Tucholsky, Germany journalist and writer (Panter, Tiger and Co), dies at 45 1935 Ann Wedgeworth, Abilene, Texas, actress, Tiger's Tale, Men's Club, Bogie 1933 Penelope Lively, born in Cairo, Egypt, writer, novelist, won Booker Prize for 'Moon Tiger', influenced by social changes in 20th century Britain 1931 Det Tiger Tommy Bridges perfect game is broken up with 2 outs in 9th 1927 Cleo Laine, Middlesex England, actress and singer, Flesh to a Tiger 1927 Tiger 1st baseman Johnny Neun makes an unassisted triple play 1926 Lee Richardson, Chicago, actor, Sweet Lorraine, Fly 2, Tiger Warsaw 1924 Hamilton Tiger Red Green scores 5 goals to beat Tor Maple Leafs 10-5 1920 American Pro Football League's Chicago Tiger Joe Guyon punts 95 yards 1914 George "Tiger" Haynes, guitarist/actor, Land Without Music, Guv'nor 1914 Jack LaLanne, exercise mogul, Juice Tiger 1912 Detroit Tiger George Mullen no-hits St. Louis Browns, 7-0 1912 Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens, Tigers beat Cleveland Indians 6-5 1911 Hank Greenberg, Hall-of-Fame 1st baseman, Detroit Tiger 1907 Jack Gilford, New York City, actor, Save the Tiger, Cocoon, Arthur 2 1905 "Tiger" Bill O'Reilly, cricketer, mighty Australian leg-spinner 1905 Tiger Ty Cobb makes his debut, doubling off Yank Jack Chesbro 1890 Kurt Tucholsky, German journalist and writer, Panther Tiger and Co 1889 Nick La Rocca, U.S. coronetist/composer, Tiger Rag 1888 Frank Buck, actor, Africa Screams, Tiger Queen, Tiger Fangs |
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