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 Det 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 HR 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 Det 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 HRs
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 HRs
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 Det 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 Yanks 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 Det Tigers, 6-0
1967 Jimmy Foxx, baseball hall of famer (Det Tigers/534 HRs), 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 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, Det 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
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 (Det 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 exec John Fetzer buys a controlling interest of Det 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 Det 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
1952 Walter O "Spike" Briggs, owner (Det Tigers), dies at 74
1951 Cleveland Indian Bob Feller, 3rd no-hitter beats Det Tigers, 2-1
1950 Yanks and Tigers hit record 11 HRs, 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 Yanks 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 HR 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 Yanks 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 Yanks beat Tigers 12-6 in 17
1940 Cin 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, Yanks 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 Det 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 HRs, Yankees 11, Tigers 9
1928 CFL Grey Cup: Ham Tigers beats Regina, 30-0 at Hamilton
1928 Yanks (17) Tigers (28) set 9 inning hit record (45)-Tigers win 19-10
1928 Yanks 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 Yanks 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 Yanks' 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 Yanks 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 Yanks 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 Det 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 HR 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 Yanks 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, Yanks win 12-8
1903 In 11th an old black ball is put into play against Cleve, 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, Det Tigers
1873 1st football game between Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tigers
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