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1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1st game they host Detroit Tigers
1997 Detroit Tigers retire pitching great Hal Newhouser's #16 1997 Hideki Irabu makes his debut as a New York Yankee, he beats Tigers 10-3 1997 Detroit Tigers bat out of order against Oakland A's in 1st inning 1996 New York Yankee Dwight Gooden wins his 1st AL game beating Tigers 10-3 1996 Greg Pavlik one-hits Tigers making the Rangers 1st AL team to pitch back-to-back one-hitters since the Washington Senators in 1917 1996 Highest scoring baseball game in 17 years - Twins 24, Tigers 11 1996 Tigers slugger Cecil Fielder steals 1st base in 1,097th career game 1995 Mike Mussina tosses Balt's 5th consecutive shutout 4-0 win over Tigers 1995 Tigers teammates Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell play in 1,914 game together tying AL record 1995 White Sox (5) and Tigers (7) combine for record 12 home runs at Tiger Stadium 1994 Tigers tie record of hitting home runs in 25th consecutive games 1993 Irving Torgoff, U.S. baseball player (Detroit Tigers), dies at 75 1991 Orioles last game at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium (vs Detroit Tigers) 1991 Tamil Tigers capture Sri Lanka poet Selvi 1990 Seattle's Randy Johnson, no-hits Tigers, 2-0 1988 Red Sox beat Tigers 9-4 for AL record 23rd consecutive win at home 1987 Minnesota Twins beat Detroit Tigers for AL pennant 1987 Blues Jays lose final 7 games allowing Tigers to win AL pennant 1987 Detroit Tigers are 11 games back in AL, but go on to win AL East 1987 Tigers' Jack Morris awarded $1.85 million salary by arbitrator 1986 Jack Morris agrees to salary arbitration with former team Tigers and accuses owners of collusion against free agency 1986 Norm Cash, 1st baseman (Detroit Tigers), dies at 51 1985 Tigers Darrell Evans is 1st to hit 40 home run seasons in both leagues 1984 Tigers reliever Willie Hernandez wins AL Cy Young Award 1984 Detroit Tigers beat San Diego Padres, 4 games to 1 in 81st World Series 1984 Tigers clinch AL East championship (spent all year in 1st place) 1984 Detroit Tigers lose to Seattle 7-3 ends record tying 17 consecutive wins 1984 Detroit Tigers win AL record 17th straight road game 1984 Detroit Tigers win AL record tying 16th straight road game 1984 Tigers set best 30 game start record (26-4) 1984 Cleveland Indians beat Detroit Tigers, 8-4, in 19 innings 1983 Tom Monaghan becomes CEO of Detroit Tigers 1983 Kirk Gibson (Tigers) and Jorge Orta (Blue Jays) hit inside park home runs 1983 NY Supreme Court issues a preliminary injunction barring New York Yankees from playing season-opening series against Tigers in Denver 1982 Tigers outfielder Larry Herndon is 14th to hit 4 consecutive home runs 1979 "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park, causes fans to go wild and causes White Sox to forfeit 2nd game of a doubleheader to Tigers 1979 Tigers fire manager Les Moss, hiring Sparky Anderson 1975 Fred Lynn gets 10 RBIs in a Red Sox 15-1 victory over Tigers 1973 Billy Martin fired as manager of Tigers 1973 California Angel Nolan Ryan 2nd no-hitter beats Detroit Tigers, 6-0 1973 Brothers Jim and Gaylord Perry face each other for only time, Tigers beat Indians 5-4, as Gaylord loses 1973 Kansas City Royal Steve Busby no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0 1972 Kimera Bartee, born in Omaha, Nebraska, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1972 Plate ump and catcher in a game are brothers. Bill Haller is ump and Tom Haller is Tigers catcher, Kansas City Royals win 1-0 1972 Clint Sodowsky, born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1972 Tony Clark, born in Newton, Kansas, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1972 Tigers sign a lease to build a $126M domed stadium (doesn't happen) 1971 Melvin Nieves, San Juan Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1971 Greg Keagle, born in Corning, New York, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1971 Felipe Lira, born in Miranda, Venezeula, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1971 Tigers ace reliever John Hiller, 27, sufferes a heart attack, but later makes a remarkable comeback to record 38 saves 1970 Billy Martin named manager of Detroit Tigers 1970 Robert Higginson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1970 Denny McLain returns, (leaves trailiing) Tigers beat Yankees in 11 1970 Tigers Al Kaline collides with another player and swallows his tongue 1969 Mark Lewis, Hamilton, Ohio, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1969 Andujar Cedeno, La Romana, Dominican Republic, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1969 Michael Myers, born in Illinois, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1969 Travis Fryman, born in Lexington, Kentucky, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1969 Brad Ausmus, born in New Haven, Connecticut, catcher for the Detroit Tigers 1969 Brian Williams, Lancaster, South Carolina, pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Astros 1968 Curtis Pride, Washington D.C., outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1968 Chad Curtis, Marion, Indiana, outfielder, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers 1968 Detroit Tigers beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 65th World Series 1968 1st time, 2 soon-to-be-named MVPs oppose each other Cards Bob Gibson beat Tigers Denny McLain 4-0 1968 Detroit Tigers' Denny McLain's 30th victory of season 1968 New York Yankee outfield Rocky Colavito pitches 2 2/3 innings and beats Tigers 6-5; he played right field in 2nd game and homered 1968 Yankees and Tigers play 3-3 tie in 19 due to 1 AM curfew 1968 Jim Northrup hits 2 grand-slammers to help Tigers beat Cleveland 14-3 1968 Tommy Bridges, U.S. baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61 1968 Tom Urbani, Santa Cruz California, pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers 1967 Greg Gohr, Santa Clara California, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1967 Chicago White Sox Joel Horlen no-hits Detroit Tigers, 6-0 1967 Jimmy Foxx, baseball hall of famer (Detroit Tigers/534 home runs), dies at 59 1967 Omar Olivares, born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1967 Longest doubleheader 9:15 (Tigers and Athletics) 1967 John Doherty, born in the Bronx, New York, John Harold Doherty, pitcher, played for Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball teams 1967 Orioles' Stu Miller and Steve Barber lose 2-1 despite no-hitting Tigers 1967 Rich Rowland, U.S. baseball catcher for the Detroit Tigers 1967 Kurt Knudsen, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1966 Gregg Olson, born in Omaha, Nebraska, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers 1966 Mike Walker, Brooksville, Florida, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1965 Scott Livingstone, born in Dallas, Texas, infielder, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers 1965 A. J. Sager, born in Columbus Ohio, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1964 Eddie Williams, born in Sheveport, Louisiana, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1964 Steve Searcy, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, William Steven Searcy, baseball player, pitcher, played for Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball teams from 1998 - 1992 1963 Cecil Fielder, born in Los Angeles, California, infielder, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees 1963 Tigers claim young pitcher Denny McLain from the White Sox for $25,000 1962 Kelly Preston, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, Mischief, Twins, A Tigers Tale 1961 Tim Belcher, Sparta Ohio, baseball pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals 1961 Mark Parent, Ashland OR, catcher for the Detroit Tigers 1961 Ty Cobb, baseball great, Detroit Tigers, dies of cancer at 74 1961 Briggs Stadium is renamed Tigers Stadium 1960 Bob Scheffing signs to manage Tigers after Casey Stengel turns it down 1960 Radio - TV executive John Fetzer buys a controlling interest of Detroit Tigers 1960 Cleveland Indians trade Rocky Colavito to Tigers for Harvey Kuenn 1959 Bill Gullickson, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1958 Alan Trammell, Garden Grove California, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1957 Kirk Gibson, Michigan, outfield, Tigers, Dodgers, 1988 NL MVP 1957 Lou[is Rodman] Whitaker, 2nd baseman for the Detroit Tigers 1957 Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in the Detroit Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates 1956 Indians' Rocky Colavito hits his 1st grand slam, Cleveland 5, Tigers 4 1956 Detroit Tigers and Briggs Stadium sold for then record $5.5 million 1955 Jack Morris, St. Paul, Minnesota, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1955 Kansas City Athletic's 1st game, beat Tigers 6-2 1955 1st game in Kansas City, Kansas City A's beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2 1954 Cleveland Indians clinch AL pennant, beat Tigers (3-2) 1954 Baltimore Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0 1952 Hal Newhouser of Tigers wins his 200th game 1951 Cleveland Indian Bob Feller, 3rd no-hitter beats Detroit Tigers, 2-1 1950 Yankees and Tigers hit record 11 home runs, Tigers win 10-9 1949 Norah Ellen O'Neill, airline pilot, Flying Tigers 1948 Cleveland Indian Bob Lemon no-hits Detroit Tigers, 2-0 1948 1st night game at Briggs Stadium: Detroit Tigers beat Philadelphia A's 1947 Tigers shut out Yankees 2-0, end 19 game win streak 1947 1st night game at Detroit Briggs Stadium (Tigers 4, Athletics 1) 1947 Detroit Tigers sell Hank Greenberg to Pirates (for $25-35,000) 1946 Yankees turn triple-play and defeat Tigers' 5-3 1945 Baseball Attendance hits record 10.28 million (Tigers 1.28 is highest) 1945 Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series 1945 Tigers and Cubs meet in World Series for 4th time 1945 Hank Greenberg's final day home run wins pennant for Tigers 1945 Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia A's play 24 inning 1-1 tie 1945 Tigers and A's both have 7 straight games postponed due to rain 1945 NFL's Boston Yankees and Brooklyn Tigers merge 1944 Denny McLain, baseball pitcher, Detroit Tigers, 31 wins in 1968 1942 Willie Horton, baseball slugger for the Detroit Tigers 1941 Yankees beat Tigers 12-6 in 17 1940 Cincinnati Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series 1940 Reds beat Tigers ending NL's 10-game World Series losing streak 1940 Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams pitches the last 2 innings in a 12-1 loss to Detroit Tigers, Williams allows 3 hits and 1 run 1940 St. Louis Brown John Whitehead no-hits Detroit Tigers, 4-0 in 6 innings 1940 Commissioner Kenesaw Landis gives free agency to 91 Detroit Tigers 1939 1st night game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Indians 5, Tigers 0) 1939 Lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak, Yankees beat Tigers 22-2 1938 Indian Bob Feller strikes out record 18 Tigers (Chester Laabs 5 times) 1938 Lefty Grove defeats Tigers 4-3 for 1st of record 20 consecutive wins at his home field Fenway Park; he doesn't lose there until May 12 1941 1937 Detroit Tigers score 36 runs in double header vs St. Louis Browns 1935 White Sox sell Al Simmons to the Tigers for $75,000 1935 CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Ham Tigers, 18-12 at Hamilton 1935 23rd CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg Winnipegs defeats Hamilton Tigers, 18-12 1935 Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 32nd World Series 1934 Al Kaline, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hall of Fame outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1934 Al Kaline, born in Baltimore, Maryland, baseball outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1934 Norm Cash, Eldorado Texas, 1st baseman for the Detroit Tigers 1934 St. Louis Cardinals beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3 in 31st World Series 1934 Tigers' Goose Goslin grounds into 4 straight double plays 1934 George "Sparky" Anderson, South Dakota, baseball manager, Reds, Tigers 1933 Connie Mack sells Mickey Cochrane to Detroit Tigers for $100,000 1932 20th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Regina Roughriders, 25-6 1931 Monica Vitti, Ceciarelli, Rome, Italy, actress, Tigers in Lipstick 1929 17th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Regina Roughriders, 14-3 1929 Detroit Tigers beats Chicago White Sox, 6-5, in 21 innings 1929 Lou Gehrig hits 3 consecutive home runs, Yankees 11, Tigers 9 1928 CFL Grey Cup: Ham Tigers beats Regina, 30-0 at Hamilton 1928 New York Yankees (17) Tigers (28) set 9 inning hit record (45)-Tigers win 19-10 1928 Yankees score 11 runs in 12th beating Tigers 12-1 1927 15th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Balmy Beach defeats Hamilton Tigers, 9-6 1927 Rumour starts that Yankee Lou Gehrig will be traded to Tigers 1926 Chicago Tribune reports the Tigers threw a 4-game series to the White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant (never substaniated) 1926 Ty Cobb resigns as Detroit Tigers manager 1926 Bert Gibb of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game 1925 13th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats Win Tammany Tigers, 24-1 1925 Tigers' Ty Cobb is 1st to collect 1,000 extra-base hits (ends 1,139) 1925 NHL's New York Americans (formerly Hamilton Tigers) 1st game, lose 3-1 1924 Yankees win by forfeit over Tigers, their 3rd forfeit win 1924 Stanley Cup: Mont Canadiens (NHL) sweep Calgary Tigers (WCHL) in 2 1922 St. Louis Brown "Baby Doll" Jacobson hits 3 triples beating Tigers 16-0 1922 Chicago White Sox Charles Robertson perfect games Detroit Tigers, 2-0 1921 Yankees' pitcher Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs beating Tigers 11-8 1921 Toronto St. Pat Corb Denneny scores 6 goals vs Hamilton Tigers 1920 Tigers beat Yankees 1-0 in shortest AL game, 73 minutes 1919 Ralph Houk, baseball manager, Yankees, Tigers 1918 Boston Red Sox Dutch Leonard's 2nd no-hitter beats Tigers, 5-0 1918 New York Yankees purchase 1st baseman George Burns from Detroit Tigers and immediately trades him to Philadelphia A's 1915 7th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Toronto Rowing, 13-7 1914 Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game 1914 Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers kicks 10 singles in a game 1913 5th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Toronto Parkdale, 44-2 1913 Yankees commit 8 errors and still beat Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings 1912 Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game 1912 St. Louis Brown Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1 1912 AL President Ban Johnson tells Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb's suspension, they will be banned from baseball 1912 A's beat Tigers 24-2, who use amateurs protesting Ty Cobbs suspension 1912 Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens, Tigers beat Cleveland Indians 6-5 1912 Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe, Waco Texas, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1911 Bill Dobbie of Calgary Tigers kicks 10 singles in a game 1911 Tigers trailing White Sox 13-1 come back to win 16-15 1910 2nd CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Hamilton Tigers, 16-7 1910 Bob Simpson of Hamilton Tigers kicks record 11 singles in a game 1910 Regina Rugby Club's 1st game, losing to Moose Jaw Tigers, 16-6 1910 Cleveland Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Detroit Tigers 5-0 1909 Canadian Football exhibition game played in Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 11-6 before 15,000 1909 Ben Simpson of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game 1909 Pirates beat Tigers 4 games to 3 in 6th World Series 1909 Pirates beat Tigers, 5-4, forces 1st full 7 game world series 1909 Largest paid baseball attendance (35,409), A's beat Tigers, 2-0 in Det 1908 Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 1 in 5th World Series, 1st rematch 1908 Smallest crowd at World Series, 6,210 fans see Cubs beat Tigers 1908 Tigers beat White Sox, 7-0 to win AL pennant 1908 Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club re-organizes as the Tigers 1907 Jimmy Foxx, baseball home run hitter, 534, Detroit Tigers 1907 Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 0 with 1 tie in 4th World Series 1907 Interprovincial Rugby Football union (Big Four) forms with Hamilton Tigers, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Foot Ball 1907 Yankees commit 11 errors and lose 14-6 to Tigers 1905 Chicago White Sox Frank Smith no-hits Detroit Tigers, 15-0 1903 Tigers play a home game in Toledo, Ohio, Yankees win 12-8 1903 In 11th an old black ball is put into play against Cleveland, Tigers' Nap Lajoie protests ignored, he hurls ball out of park and forfeits game 1903 Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers' 2nd baseman, 1924-42 1903 Chicago White Sox commit 12 errors against Detroit Tigers 1902 Chicago White Sox Jim Callahan no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0 1901 Detroit Tigers commit 12 errors against Chicago White Sox 1901 In last of 9th, Detroit Tigers, trailing by 13-4, score 10 runs to win one of greatest comebacks in baseball (1st game in Detroit) 1886 Ty Cobb, batted .367, stole 892 bases, Detroit Tigers 1873 1st football game between Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tigers |
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