Detroit Tigers

By Administrator In 1945, Claude Passeau of the Cubs pitched a one-hitter, beating the Detroit Tigers 3-0 in Game Three of the World Series. In 1971, the Baltimore Orioles overcame two Reggie Jackson home runs to complete a sweep of the Oakland A’s in the ALCS with a 5-3 victory.

By Administrator In 1987, the Tigers win the American League East title by beating the Blue Jays, 1-0… the Jays lost their last seven games of the season, including three straight at Tiger Stadium, to complete one of the greatest collapses in baseball history.

By Administrator In 1995, the Yankees and the Rockies became first wild-card teams in MLB’s new playoff system. In 2004, Ichiro Suzuki broke the major league record for hits in a single season (George Sisler, 257 hits, 1920). In 2007, for the first time in major league history, no pitcher won 20 games during a...

By Administrator Chicago second baseman Alexei Ramirez likely isn’t going to win the American League’s “Rookie of the Year” award… that honor is almost certainly going to go to Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria. But in game #162 of the regular season, the refugee dubbed “The Cuban Missile” extended hi...

By Administrator In 1973, California Angels’ pitcher Nolan Ryan established a major league record striking out 383 batters in a season. In 1999, in the final game to be played in Tiger Stadium, Detroit catcher Robert Fick hit the last home run, a grand slam, in the stadium’s history.

By Administrator In 1896, Connie Mack announced he would leave Pittsburgh to manage Milwaukee in the Western League. In 1970, Oakland’s Vida Blue pitched a no-hitter in his eighth Major League start, beating Minnesota 6-0. In 1981, Steve Carlton struck out the 3,118th batter in his career, the most in Nati...

By Administrator In 1956, Mickey Mantle hit his 50th home run, making him only the eighth player in major league history to do so… Mantle would go on to win the Triple Crown with a .353 batting average, 52 home runs and 130 RBI. In 1996, Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens equaled his own Major League record by striking...

By Administrator In 1968, the Detroit Tigers rallied in ninth inning to beat the A’s 5-4, making Denny McLain the first thirty-game winner in the major leagues since Dizzy Dean reached the milestone in 1934. In 1986, at Royals Stadium, Kansas City rookie outfieder Bo Jackson hit his first major league home...

By Administrator In 1984, the Detroit Tigers improved their record to 26-4 with an 8-2 win over the Angels… the Tigers established a new record for the best 30-game start in major league history, eclipsing the 25-5 mark set by the Dodgers in 1955. Born Today: Charlie Gehringer (1903), Milt Pappas (1939), Bo...

By Administrator In 1905, Tigers rookie Ty Cobb hit his first career home run, an inside-the park homer. In 1984, the Tigers defeated the Yankees, 4-1, making Sparky Anderson the first manager ever to win 100 games in a season in each league… as skipper of the ‘Big Red Machine’, his teams won 108 games in 1975 a...

By Administrator In 1953, Ernie Banks of the Cubs hit his first Major League home run. In 1968, Mickey Mantle hit the 536th and final home run of his major league career… his last home run was given up by Jim Lonborg in a 4-3 loss to the Red Sox at the Yankee Stadium.