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Detroit Wolverines (1881-1888)[edit]

  1. 1886 Detroit Wolverines season (87–36 record, .707 winning percentage, but 2½ games behind Chicago White Stockings) [created 2007]
  2. 1887 Detroit Wolverines season (79-45 record, .637 winning percentage, won the National League pennant, defeated the St. Louis Browns in the 1887 World Series) [created 2007]
  3. Template:1887 Detroit Wolverines [created 2007]
  4. Lady Baldwin (42–13 record and 2.24 ERA with 55 complete games in 1886; led the NL with 323 strikeouts in 1886; 4–1 record and a 1.50 ERA in the 1887 World Series) [expanded 2015]
  5. Ed Beatin (pitcher 1887-88) DYK ... that pitcher Ed Beatin, who had "the most astonishing slow ball that was ever offered up to a batter", was twice a 20-game winner? [expanded 2014]
  6. Charlie Bennett DYK ... that the baseball career of Charlie Bennett, who reportedly invented the chest protector, ended when both legs were run over by a train? [expanded 2007, 2014]
  7. Frank Brill (pitcher, 1884; later became the first U.S. national champion in bowling, 1901) DYK ... that Frank Brill was a pitcher in Major League Baseball and later won the United States' first national bowling championship? [expanded 2014]
  8. Fatty Briody (catcher) [created 2007, expanded 2014]
  9. Cal Broughton DYK ... that baseball catcher Cal Broughton later became a police chief who captured a gang of train robbers after a gun fight in Wisconsin? [expanded 2014]
  10. Dan Brouthers (first baseman - 123 games) [expanded a bit 2007]
  11. Dick Burns (pitcher/outfielder, 1883) DYK ... that the baseball player Dick Burns's "up-shoot" was called "a beauty"? [expanded 2014]
  12. Count Campau (right fielder, 1888; also player manager of St. Louis Cardinals and NL home run champion in 1890) DYK ... that 19th-century baseball player Count Campau could reportedly run the bases in 14 seconds, and once converted an infield popup into a home run? [expanded 2014]
  13. Dan Casey (pitcher, 1885; claimed to be the Casey about whom Ernest L. Thayer wrote his famous poem, "Casey at the Bat") DYK ... that in later life, baseball player Dan Casey claimed he was "Casey at the Bat"? [expanded 2014]
  14. Chub Collins (played 15 games for Detroit, mostly at shortstop, in 1885;later served as mayor of Dundas, Ontario) [created 2007, expanded 2014]
  15. Pete Conway DYK ... that Pete Conway won 30 games as a pitcher for the Detroit Wolverines in 1888, "snapped a cord in his arm" in 1889, later worked as a mule skinner, and was dead by age 36? (1887: 8-9 record, 146 IP, 2.90 ERA) [created 2007, expanded 2011]
  16. Frank Cox (shortstop, 1884) [expanded 2014]
  17. George Derby (pitcher, 1881-1883) DYK ... that in his first season playing Major League Baseball, Detroit Wolverines pitcher George Derby pitched 55 complete games, won 29 games, and led the National League in strikeouts? [expanded 2014]
  18. Jim Donnelly DYK ... that in 1896 The Sporting Life wrote of Baltimore Orioles third baseman Jim Donnelly that a "prettier or headier fielder it would be difficult to find" [expanded 2014]
  19. Jerry Dorgan (outfielder, 1885) DYK ... that professional baseball player Jerry Dorgan suffered from an "unconquerable appetite for liquor" and died after being discovered inebriated in a barn with an empty liquor bottle by his side? [expanded 2014]
  20. Mike Dorgan (outfielder, 1881; later played five years with the NY Giants and was "at one time known as the greatest all around baseball player in the United States") [expanded 2014]
  21. Fred Dunlap DYK ... that Fred Dunlap, who was once the highest paid player in professional baseball, died penniless at the age of 43? (second baseman - 65 games) [expanded 2011]
  22. Joe Farrell (third baseman, 1882-84) [expanded 2014]
  23. Charlie Ganzel (catcher) [expanded 2014]
  24. Ed Gastfield (catcher, 1884-85 - .073 batting average with 34 strikeouts in 84 at bats) [expanded 2014]
  25. Bill Geiss (second baseman, 1884) [expanded 2014]
  26. Joe Gerhardt (second baseman 1873-1891) [expanded 2014]
  27. Charlie Getzein DYK ... that Charlie Getzein, known for his "pretzel curve" pitch, won 59 games in 1886 and 1887, including four games in the 1887 World Series? (29-13 record, 366 IP, 3.73 ERA in 1887) [expanded 2013, 2014]
  28. Henry Gruber (pitcher 4-3 record, 62 IP, 2.74 ERA) [expanded 2014]
  29. Ned Hanlon (center fielder, 1881-1886, Baseball Hall of Fame) DYK ... that "Foxy Ned" Hanlon', inventor of the "Baltimore chop", was "The Father of Modern Baseball"? [expanded 2014]
  30. Sadie Houck (shortstop, 1881, 1883) DYK ... that Sadie Houck was blacklisted by the National League for being "addicted to drink" despite being acknowledged as "one of the best short stops in the country and a thorough ball player"? [created 2007, expanded 2014]
  31. Jumping Jack Jones DYK .. that baseball pitcher, dentist, and voice trainer Jumping Jack Jones (pictured) leapt into the air before throwing, making him "the twirling marvel of his time"? [expanded 2014]
  32. Bob Leadley (manager, last part of 1888 season; embezzled $10,000 from Detroit Police Court in late 1890s and fled to Mexico City as a fugitive from justice) [expanded 2014]
  33. Jim Manning DYK ... that baseball's Jim Manning was one of the organizers of both the Western League and its successor the American League? [expanded 2014]
  34. Mike McGeary DYK ... that 19th century baseball player Mike McGeary was suspected of game-fixing and using a yellow umbrella to communicate with gamblers in the stands? [expanded 2014]
  35. Deacon McGuire (catcher) DYK ... that an x-ray of catcher Deacon McGuire's gnarled left hand showed "36 breaks, twists or bumps all due to baseball accidents"? [expanded 2014]
  36. Frank Meinke (pitcher, shortstop, 1884-85) [expanded 2014]
  37. Frank Mountain (pitcher, 1881; threw a no-hitter and compiled a 23-17 record in 1884) [expanded 2014]
  38. Parson Nicholson (second baseman, 1888) [expanded 2014]
  39. Marr Phillips (shortstop, 1885) [expanded 2014]
  40. Martin Powell (first baseman, 1881-84) DYK ... that rookie baseball player Martin Powell finished second to Cap Anson for the 1881 batting title, but retired three years later and died of consumption at age 31? [expanded 2014]
  41. Walter Prince (first baseman, 1884) [expanded 2014]
  42. Joe Quest (second baseman, 1883, 1885; coined the phrase "Charley horse") DYK ... that stories involving Joe Quest are among the many theories about the origin of the term "Charley horse"? [expanded 2014]
  43. Hardy Richardson (left fielder; second baseman) DYK ... that baseball players Jack Rowe and Hardy Richardson were two of the "Big Four", a group "regarded for many years as the greatest quartette in the history of the national pastime"? [expanded 2014]
  44. Frank Ringo (catcher in 1885; became MLB's first suicide in 1889, ingested morphine as he was despondent and felt shame over his inability to end his dependence on alcohol) [expanded 2014]
  45. Yank Robinson (11-game tryout as shortstop 1882; played on four straight pennant winners with St. Louis and set MLB record with 116/118 walks, 1888-89) [created 2007, expanded 2014]
  46. Jack Rowe (shortstop) DYK ... that baseball players Jack Rowe and Hardy Richardson were two of the "Big Four", a group "regarded for many years as the greatest quartette in the history of the national pastime"? [expanded 2010, 2014]
  47. Edward Santry (shortstop, 1884) [expanded 2014]
  48. Ted Scheffler (backup outfielder, 1888; led the AA in assists for Rochester in 1890) [expanded 2014]
  49. Frank Scheibeck DYK ... that Frank Scheibeck played professional baseball in Detroit in three different decades and three different leagues between 1888 and 1906? [expanded 2014]
  50. Milt Scott DYK ... that professional baseball player "Mikado Milt" Scott gained his nickname amid a "Mikado" craze that invaded the sport in 1886? [expanded 2014]
  51. Dupee Shaw (pitcher, 1883-84; claimed to have been the first pitcher to use a wind-up; struck out 451 batters in 1884, 4th highest in MLB history; holds MLB record for most strikeouts (18) in a game as the losing pitcher) DYK ... that Dupee Shaw's delivery may have been the first pitching wind-up, created "a genuine sensation" and led baseball writers of his day to call him "a monkey, a mountebank and other harsh names"? [expanded 2007, 2014]
  52. Billy Shindle (third baseman - 21 games) [expanded 2007]
  53. Billy Smith (reported to have pitched more than one no-hitter and to have once struck out 22 batters in a game and 70 batters in four games) [expanded 2014]
  54. Phenomenal Smith (pitcher, 1886; averaged 10 strikeouts per game for Newark in 1885) [expanded 2014
  55. Frederick K. Stearns (owner) [created 2014]
  56. Sy Sutcliffe DYK ... that catcher Sy Sutcliffe, who reportedly "threw like a catapult", died of Bright's disease four months after his final major league game? [expanded 2014]
  57. Sam Thompson (right fielder - 127 games) [expanded 2014]
  58. Sam Trott (catcher, second base, 1881-83) [expanded 2014]
  59. Dasher Troy (second baseman, 1881-82; later played three seasons in NY) [expanded 2014]
  60. Larry Twitchell (outfielder and pitcher, 1886-88; hit for cycle with six hits, including three triples in 1889; reported to throw a baseball 407 feet -- further than any other player of his era) [expanded 2014]
  61. Bill Watkins (manager, 1885-88) DYK .. that Bill Watkins led Detroit to the 1887 World Series and by 1894 had won more pennants than any other manager? [expanded 2011, 2014]
  62. Deacon White (third baseman - 106 games) [expanded 2007]
  63. Will White DYK ... that Will White, the first Major League Baseball player to wear glasses, holds the records of 75 complete games and 680 innings pitched in one season?" [expanded 2014]
  64. Art Whitney (third baseman, 1881-82) [expanded 2014]
  65. Stump Wiedman (pitcher, 1881-85, 1887; pitched more innings for the Wolverines, 1,654, than any other pitcher in the club's history) [expanded 2007, 2014]
  66. Julius Willigrod (outfielder/shortstop, 1882) [expanded 2014]
  67. George Wood (outfielder, 1881-85) [expanded 2007, 2014]
  68. Chief Zimmer (catcher, 1884; considered the best defensive catcher of his era; set major league records for assists, double plays, caught stealing, and consecutive games at catcher) DYK ... that Chief Zimmer set multiple catching records, was the first president of the Players' Protective Association, and invented a popular mechanical baseball game? [expanded 2007, 2014]

Detroit Tigers[edit]

General[edit]

Western League[edit]

  1. 1900 Detroit Tigers season [created 2017]
  2. Sam Dungan (led the Tigers in batting every year from 1894 to 1899, 1899 Western League and 1900 American League batting champion) [expanded 2017-18]
  3. Count Campau (expanded)

1901-1912[edit]

  1. 1901 Detroit Tigers season [created 2007]
  2. 1902 Detroit Tigers season [created 2007]
  3. 1903 Detroit Tigers season [created 2007]
  4. 1904 Detroit Tigers season [created 2007]
  5. 1905 Detroit Tigers season [created 2007]
  6. 1906 Detroit Tigers season [created 2007]
  7. 1907 Detroit Tigers season [created 2007]
  8. 1909 Detroit Tigers season [created 2007]
  9. 1911 Detroit Tigers season (record of 82-72 and finished in second place in the American League, 13½ games behind the Philadelphia Athletics; outscored their opponents 831-776) [created 2007]
  10. Samuel F. Angus (owner 1902) [expanded 2014]
  11. Bill Armour DYK ... that Bill Armour was manager of the Cleveland Bronchos when they signed Nap Lajoie to the most lucrative contract in baseball up to that time, and of the Detroit Tigers when they signed Ty Cobb? [expanded 2014]
  12. Jimmy Barrett (outfielder, 1901-05; lost job as centerfielder to Ty Cobb; career batting average of .291 21 points higher than AL average during the deadball years in which he played; led AL, 1903-04, in times on base and walks) [expanded 2007]
  13. Al Bashang (outfielder, 1912) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  14. Heinie Beckendorf (Tiger catcher 1909-10; toured Cuba 1909; caught 3 Walter Johnson shutouts) [expanded 2007, 2014]
  15. George Boehler (pitcher, 1912-16) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  16. Fred Buelow (catcher 1901-1904) [expanded 2007, 2016]
  17. James D. Burns (owner 1901) [expanded in 2014, 2016]
  18. Donie Bush (Detroit shortstop, 1908-21; more putouts, assists, and total chances than any other shortstop of the era, his 1914 totals of 425 putouts and 969 chances are still AL records for shortstops (and the major league record for putouts); holds the MLB record with 9 triple plays; 1,158 walks ranked 2nd in MLB history when he retired; 337 sacrifice hits still ranks 5th in MLB history; from 1910-19, only Cobb, Collins, and Speaker scored more runs) [expanded 2007, 2014]
  19. Charlie Carr (first baseman, 1903-04) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  20. Doc Casey (infielder) [expanded 2014]
  21. Nig Clarke (catcher, 1905-20; debut with Detroit, 1905) [expanded 2007, 2014]
  22. Bill Coughlin (third baseman) [expanded 2007]
  23. Sam Crawford (right fielder) [expanded 2007]
  24. Davey Crockett (infielder, 1901) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  25. Pop Dillon (first baseman, 1901-02) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  26. Bill Donovan (pitcher) [expanded 2007, 2019]
  27. Red Downs (second baseman, 1907-08) [created 2007]
  28. Delos Drake (outfielder, 1911) [created 2007]
  29. Lew Drill (catcher, 1904-05) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  30. Wish Egan (pitcher, 1902; Tiger scout, 1910-52, who discovered Newhouser, Trout, others) [created 2007]
  31. Kid Elberfeld (infielder) [expanded 2007]
  32. Tex Erwin (catcher, 1907) [created 2007]
  33. John Eubank (pitcher, 1905-1907) [created 2007, expanded 2014]
  34. Ed Gremminger (third baseman, 1904) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  35. Dick Harley (outfielder, 1902) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  36. Gus Hetling DYK ... that Gus Hetling was awarded an automobile in 1912 as the most valuable player in the Pacific Coast League? (third baseman 1906) [expanded 2014]
  37. Ed Irvin (1912 replacement Tiger) [created 2007]
  38. Hughie Jennings (manager 1907-20) [expanded 2007]
  39. Davy Jones (outfielder) [expanded 2007]
  40. Elijah Jones (pitcher) [expanded a bit 2016]
  41. Tom Jones (first baseman 1909) [expanded 2016]
  42. Red Killefer (second baseman; outfielder) [expanded 2007]
  43. Ed Killian (pitcher) [expanded 2007, 2019]
  44. Rube Kisinger (pitcher 1902-1903) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  45. Frank Kitson (pitcher 1903-05) [expanded 2007, 2019]
  46. Bill Leinhauser (1912 replacement Tiger) [created 2007]
  47. Bill Lelivelt (pitcher, 1909-10) [created 2007]
  48. Jack Lively (pitcher 1911) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  49. Harry Lochhead (shortstop, 1901) [created 2007, expanded 2018-2019]
  50. Bobby Lowe DYK ... that Boston Beaneater Bobby "Link" Lowe] was the first Major League player to hit four home runs in a game and was selected in 1911 as the best utility player in baseball history? [expanded 2011]
  51. Billy Lush (outfielder, 1903) [created 2007, expanded 2011]
  52. Billy Maharg (1912 Tigers replacement player; conspirator in 1919 Black Sox scandal) [expanded 2007]
  53. Herm Malloy (pitcher, 1907-08) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  54. Sport McAllister (infielder, 1901-02) [created 2007]
  55. Jim McGarr (1912 replacement Tiger) [created 2007]
  56. Matty McIntyre (outfielder) [expanded 2007]
  57. Win Mercer (pitcher) [expanded 2007]
  58. Roscoe Miller (pitcher) [expanded 2007, expanded 2018]
  59. George Mullin (pitcher) [expanded 2007, 2019]
  60. Charley O'Leary (shortstop) [expanded 2007]
  61. Fred Payne (catcher, 1906-08) [created 2007]
  62. Marv Peasley (pitcher, 1910) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  63. Hub Pernoll (pitcher, 1910, 1912) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  64. Clay Perry (third baseman, 1908) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  65. Hank Perry (outfielder, 1912) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  66. Lew Post (outfielder, 1902) [created 2007]
  67. Bugs Raymond (pitcher, 1904) [expanded 2007]
  68. Alex Remneas (pitcher, 1912) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  69. Rabbit Robinson (infielder, outfielder, 1904) [created 2007]
  70. Claude Rossman (first baseman) [expanded 2007]
  71. Germany Schaefer (second baseman) [expanded 2007]
  72. Biff Schaller (outfielder, 1911) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  73. Frank Scheibeck DYK ... that Frank Scheibeck played professional baseball in Detroit in three different decades and three different leagues between 1888 and 1906? [expanded 2014]
  74. Lou Schiappacasse (outfielder, 1902) [created 2007]
  75. Boss Schmidt (catcher, 1906-11) [expanded 2007, expanded 2019]
  76. Al "Shoddy" Shaw (catcher, 1901) [created 2007]
  77. Ed Siever (pitcher, 1901-02, 1906-08) [expanded in 2007, 2016]
  78. Oscar Stanage (catcher, 1909-1920, 1925) [expanded 2007, 2016]
  79. Sailor Stroud (pitcher, 1910) [created 2007, expanded in 2016]
  80. Jack Sullivan (catcher, 1905) [created 2007,expanded 2019]
  81. Ed Summers (pitcher, 1908-12) [cleaned up 2007]
  82. Wiley Taylor (pitcher, 1911) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  83. John Terry (pitcher, 1902) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  84. Frosty Thomas (pitcher, 1905) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  85. Allan Travers (starting pitcher for replacement Tigers 1912; became a Catholic priest) [expanded 2007]
  86. Bun Troy (German-born pitcher, 1912; 1 game in MLB, 5 years in minor leagues; killed in action in World War I) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  87. Harry Tuthill (trainer for Tigers, 1908-1921) [created 2016]
  88. Hap Ward (1912 replacement Tiger) [created 2007, expanded 2014]
  89. Jimmy Wiggs (pitcher, 1905-06; while playing for Oakland in PCL lost the longest shutout in professional baseball history, a 24-inning 1–0 loss to San Francisco; held SF scoreless through 23 innings, but lost the 3-hour, 35-minute game when the Oaks allowed an unearned run in the 24th inning) [created 2007]
  90. Ed Willett (pitcher, 1906-13) [expanded 2007, 2016]
  91. Bob Wood (catcher 2004-2005) [created 2007]
  92. Ralph Works (pitcher, 1909-12) [created 2007]
  93. Joe Yeager (pitcher, 1901-03) [created 2007]

1913-1929[edit]

  1. 1915 Detroit Tigers season (100-54 record; 2nd highest winning percentage in franchise history; lost the AL pennant to the Red Sox, who won 101 games; remembered for its all-star outfield of Ty Cobb, Sam Crawford, and Bobby Veach — who finished #1, #2, and #3 in the AL in both RBIs and total bases) [created 2007, ___]
  2. 1921 Detroit Tigers season (set AL records for highest team batting average and most hits) [created 2007, ___]
  3. Dale Alexander (first baseman, 1929-1932) [expanded 2007, 2016]
  4. Clyde Barfoot (pitcher, 1926) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  5. Johnny Bassler (catcher,1921-1927; career on-base percentage of .416 is second highest all time among major league catchers; finished in the top 7 in the AL MVP voting three straight years) [expanded 2007, 2016]
  6. Paddy Baumann (second baseman, 1911-1914) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  7. Lu Blue (first baseman,1921–1927) [expanded 2007, 2016]
  8. George Boehler (pitcher, 1912-1916) [created 2007, expanded in 2016]
  9. Bernie Boland (pitcher, 1915-1920) [expanded 2007, 2016]
  10. Les Burke (second baseman, third baseman, 1923-1926) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  11. Donie Bush (shortstop, 1908-1921; more putouts, assists, and total chances than any other shortstop of the era, his 1914 totals of 425 putouts and 969 chances are still AL records for shortstops (and the major league record for putouts); holds the MLB record with 9 triple plays; 1,158 walks ranked 2nd in MLB history when he retired; 337 sacrifice hits still ranks 5th in MLB history; from 1910-19, only Cobb, Collins, and Speaker scored more runs) [expanded 2007, 2014]
  12. Ownie Carroll (pitcher 1925-1930; 50-2 at Holy Cross; Seton Hall coach 1948-72) [expanded 2007, 2013-2014]
  13. Pug Cavet (pitcher, 1911, 1914-1915) [created 2007, expanded 2011]
  14. Joe Cobb (catcher, 1918 - 1 MLB game) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  15. Bert Cole (pitcher, 1921-1925) [created 2007, expanded in 2016]
  16. Sam Crawford (right fielder, 1903-1917) [expanded 2007, ___]
  17. George Cunningham (pitcher, 1916-1919) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  18. Hooks Dauss (pitcher 1912-1926) [expanded 2007, 2014, 2016]
  19. Jean Dubuc (pitcher, 1912-1916) [expanded 2007, 2016]
  20. Howard Ehmke (pitcher 1916-1922) [expanded 2007, 2016]
  21. Babe Ellison (first base, 1916-1920) [created 2007, 2016]
  22. Eric Erickson (pitcher, 1916, 1918-1919) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  23. Ira Flagstead (outfielder, 1917, 1919–1923) [expanded 2007, 2016]
  24. Bob Fothergill (outfielder 1922-1930) [expanded 2007, 2016]
  25. Del Gainer (first baseman, 1909, 1911-1914) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  26. Kyle Graham (pitcher 1929) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  27. Art Griggs (1B) [expanded 2020]
  28. Sammy Hale (third baseman, 1920–1921) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  29. Pinky Hargrave (catcher, 1928-1930) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  30. Harry Heilmann (outfielder, 1914, 1916–1929) [expanded 2007, 2016]
  31. "Bunny" High (outfielder, 1913-1914; sold to the Yankees along with Wally Pipp) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  32. Ken Holloway (pitcher 1922-1928) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  33. Baby Doll Jacobson DYK ... that Baby Doll Jacobson received his nickname after hitting a home run while a band played "Oh, You Beautiful Doll" on opening day of the 1912 season? (career .311 hitter; set multiple defensive records for outfielders; debuted with Detroit, 1915) [expanded 2014]
  34. Hughie Jennings (manager 1907-1920) [expanded 2007, ___]
  35. Bob Jones (third baseman, 1917–1925) [expanded 2007, expanded 2016]
  36. Marty Kavanagh (second baseman, 1914-1916) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  37. Chick Lathers DYK ... that Chick Lathers quit Major League Baseball in 1913 to become a car salesman for Ford Motor Company? [created 2007, expanded 2009]
  38. Dutch Leonard (pitcher, 1919–1921, 1924–1925) [expanded 2007, ___]
  39. Bill Louden (second baseman, 1912-1913) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  40. Slim Love (pitcher for Tigers and Yankees, 1916-1920) [created 2007, expanded 2014]
  41. George Maisel (Detroit backup 3b, 1916) [expanded 2014]
  42. Clyde Manion (catcher, 1920–1924, 1926–1927) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  43. Heinie Manush (outfielder, 1923-1927, HOF 1964) [expanded 2016]
  44. Red McKee (pitcher, 1913-1916) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  45. Marty McManus (infielder 1927-1931) [expanded 2007, 2016]
  46. Herman Merritt (shortstop, 1921) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  47. John Mohardt DYK ... that John Mohardt played baseball for the Detroit Tigers with Ty Cobb and football for the Chicago Bears with Red Grange? [expanded 2014]
  48. Frank Navin (owner) [expanded 2007, ___]
  49. Red Oldham (pitcher 1914–1915, 1920–1922) [created 2007, ___]
  50. Ole Olsen (pitcher, 1922-1923) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  51. Slicker Parks (pitcher 1921) [created 2007, expanded 2011]
  52. Steve Partenheimer (third baseman, 1913) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  53. Joe Peploski (third baseman, 1913) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  54. Pol Perritt (pitcher, 1921) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  55. Herman Pillette (pitcher, 1922-1924) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  56. Al Platte (outfielder, 1913) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  57. Billy Purtell (third baseman, 1914) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  58. Erwin Renfer (pitcher, 1913 - pitched one MLB game; compiled 61-35 record in minor leagues, 1910-15) [created 2007, expanded 2014]
  59. Ross Reynolds (pitcher 1914-1915) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  60. Topper Rigney (shortstop 1922-1925) [created 2007, expanded 2014; first article created]
  61. Henri Rondeau (outfielder, 1913) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  62. Joe Sargent (infielder, 1921) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  63. Chick Shorten (outfielder, 1919-1921) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  64. Hack Simmons (second baseman, 1910) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  65. Oscar Stanage (catcher, 1909-1920, 1925) [expanded 2007, 2016]
  66. Bill Steen (pitcher, 1915) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  67. Suds Sutherland (pitcher, 1921) [created 2007, expanded a bit 2014]
  68. Jackie Tavener (shortstop, 1921, 1925-1928) [created 2007, expanded 2014]
  69. Guy Tutwiler (first baseman, 1911, 1913) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  70. Bobby Veach (Detroit left fielder, 1912-1923; .310 career batting average, finished 2nd to Cobb for 1919 batting title at .355; led AL in RBIs three times (1915, 1917, and 1918); nobody in baseball had as many RBIs or extra base hits from 1915-1922) [expanded 2007, 2014]
  71. Ossie Vitt (third baseman 1912-1918) [expanded 2007, ___]
  72. Jack Warner (third baseman, 1925-1928) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  73. Ed Wells (pitcher, 1923-1927) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  74. Mutt Wilson (pitcher, 1920) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  75. Al Wingo (outfielder 1924-1928) [expanded 2007, 2016]
  76. Yats Wuestling (shortstop 1929-1930) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  77. Archie Yelle (catcher, 1917-1919) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  78. Ralph Young (baseball) (second baseman, 1915-21) [expanded 2007, expanded 2016]
  79. Carl Zamloch (pitcher, 1913; professional magician as "The Great Zam") [created 2007, expanded 2016]

1930-1945[edit]

  1. 1934 Detroit Tigers season (AL pennant winner; lost World Series to "Gashouse Gang" St. Louis Cardinals) [created 2007]
  2. 1935 Detroit Tigers season (won World Series) [created 2007]
  3. Template:1935 Detroit Tigers [created 2007]
  4. 1937 Detroit Tigers season (finished in second place in AL with a record of 89-65) [created 2007]
  5. 1940 Detroit Tigers season (AL pennant winner; lost World Series to Cincinnati Reds) [created 2007]
  6. 1945 Detroit Tigers season (won World Series) [created 2007]
  7. Template:1945 Detroit Tigers [created 2007]
  8. Bill Akers (shortstop 1929-1931) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  9. Elden Auker (pitcher, 1933–38) [expanded 2007]
  10. Al Benton (pitcher, 1938–42, 1945–48) [expanded 2007]
  11. Red Borom (second baseman, 1944–45) [created 2007]
  12. Tommy Bridges (pitcher, 1930–46; 6× All-Star (1934–37, 1939, 1940) [expanded 2007]
  13. Bruce Campbell (outfielder, 1940) [expanded a bit 2007]
  14. George Caster (pitcher, 1945–1946) [expanded 2007, 2014]
  15. Flea Clifton (infielder, 1934–37) [created 2007, expanded 2014, 2019]
  16. Slick Coffman DYK ... that baseball player Slick Coffman pitched an 11-inning victory over Hall of Famer Lefty Grove in his first game in Major League Baseball? (pitcher, 1937-39) [created 2007]
  17. Frank Croucher (shortstop, 1939–41) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  18. Alvin Crowder (pitcher, 1934–36) [expanded 2007]
  19. Roy Cullenbine (outfielder, 1938-39, 1945–47) [expanded 2007]
  20. Harry Davis (first baseman, 1932-33) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  21. Gene Desautels (catcher, 1930-33) [created 2007]
  22. Zeb Eaton (pitcher, 1944-45) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  23. Carl Fischer (pitcher, 1933-35) [expanded 2016]
  24. Pete Fox (outfielder, 1933-40) [expanded 2007, 2014]
  25. Liz Funk (outfielder, 1930) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  26. Charlie Gehringer (second baseman, 1924–42; 6× All-Star 1933–38); AL MVP and batting champion 1937; Baseball Hall of Fame 1949) [expanded 2007]
  27. Rufe Gentry (pitcher, 1943-44, 1946-48; holdout in 1945 and gunshot in 1946 cost him his career) [created 2007]
  28. Floyd Giebell (pitcher 1939-41; shutout victory over Bob Feller clinched 1940 pennant amidst vegetable pelting of Detroit team) [created 2007]
  29. George Gill (pitcher, 1937-39) [created 2007]
  30. Izzy Goldstein (pitcher, 1932) [created 2007]
  31. Johnny Gorsica (pitcher, 1940–44; 1946–47) [created 2007]
  32. Goose Goslin (outfielder, 1934–37; Baseball Hall of Fame 1968) [expanded 2007]
  33. Johnny Grabowski (catcher, 1931) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  34. Luke Hamlin (pitcher, 1933–1934) [created 2007]
  35. Clyde Hatter (pitcher, 1935, 1937, died in Dec. 1937) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  36. Ray Hayworth (catcher 1925-1938) [expanded 2019]
  37. Chief Hogsett (pitcher, 1929–36) [expanded 2007]
  38. Chuck Hostetler (outfielder, 1944–45; baseball's oldest rookie, debuted at age 40; base running error at age 42 cost the Tigers Game 6 of the 1945 World Series) [created 2007]
  39. Joe Hoover (shortstop, 1943–45) [created 2007, expanded 2020]
  40. Chet Laabs (outfielder for Tigers 1937–39 and Browns 1939–46, Feller's 17th strikeout, and hero of Brown's 1944 pennant) [expanded 2019]
  41. Steve Larkin (pitcher, 1934) [expanded 2011]
  42. Roxie Lawson (pitcher, 1933, 1935-1939) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  43. Bob Maier (third baseman, 1945) [created 2007]
  44. Eddie Mayo (second baseman, 1944–48) [expanded 2007]
  45. Barney McCosky (outfielder, 1939–42, 1946) [expanded 2007, 2019]
  46. Archie McKain (pitcher, 1939–41) [created 2007]
  47. Scat Metha (utility infielder for Detroit, 1939) [created 2007, expanded 2011, 2014]
  48. Ed Mierkowicz (outfielder, 1945; 1947–1948) [created 2007]
  49. Chet Morgan (outfielder, 1935, 1938) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  50. Les Mueller (pitcher, 1941, 1945; pitched two scoreless innings in Game 1 of the 1945 World Series) [created 2007]
  51. Pat Mullin (outfielder, 1940–41, 1946–53) [expanded 2007]
  52. Prince Oana (pitcher, 1943, 1945; one of the first Hawaiian players in MLB) [created 2007, expanded 2014]
  53. Jimmy Outlaw (outfielder, 1943–1949) [expanded 2007, 2014]
  54. Stubby Overmire (pitcher, 1943–1949) [created 2007]
  55. Marv Owen (third baseman,1931–37) [expanded in 2007, 2016]
  56. Salty Parker (infielder 1936) [created 2007]
  57. Cotton Pippen (pitcher, 1939-1940) [created 2007]
  58. Boots Poffenberger (pitcher, 1937–38) [created 2007]
  59. Frank Reiber (catcher, 1933–36) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  60. Don Ross (third baseman, 1938, 1941–1945) [created 2007]
  61. Schoolboy Rowe (pitcher, 1933–42; 3X All-Star 1935, 1936 & 1947) [expanded 2007]
  62. Heinie Schuble (infielder 1929-1935) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  63. Rip Sewell (pitcher 1932) [expanded 2007]
  64. Hugh Shelley (backup outfielder 1935) [expanded 2019]
  65. Vic Sorrell (pitcher, 1928–37) [created 2007]
  66. Tuck Stainback (outfielder, 1940–41) [created 2007]
  67. John Stone (outfielder, 1928-1938) [expanded 2007, 2019]
  68. Joe Sullivan (pitcher, 1935–36) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  69. Dizzy Trout (pitcher, 1939–1952) [expanded 2007]
  70. Virgil Trucks (pitcher, 1941–1952) [expanded 2007]
  71. Dick Wakefield (outfielder, 1941, 1943–44, 1946–49; first "bonus baby" in 1941) [expanded 2007]
  72. Gee Walker (outfielder, 1931–37) [expanded 2007]
  73. Hub Walker (outfielder, 1931, 1935, 1945) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  74. Skeeter Webb (infielder, 1945–47) [expanded 2007]
  75. Jo-Jo White (outfielder, 1932–38) [expanded 2007]
  76. Icehouse Wilson DYK ... that Icehouse Wilson, a member of "Oakland's first World Champion Baseball team," had a career batting average of .000 in Major League Baseball? (pinch hitter, 1934) [created 2007, expanded 2009]
  77. Rudy York (catcher/first baseman, 1937-1945; 7x All-Star) [expanded 2019]

1946-1961[edit]

  1. 1946 Detroit Tigers season [created 2007]
  2. 1950 Detroit Tigers season (record of 95-59 [.617], 7th best in Tigers' history; finished in second place behind a Yankees team that swept the Phillies in the 1950 World Series) [created 2007]
  3. 1952 Detroit Tigers season [created 2007]
  4. 1961 Detroit Tigers season [created 2007]
  5. Al Aber (pitcher, 1953–1957) [created 2007]
  6. Hank Aguirre (pitcher, 1958–67)
  7. George Alusik (outfielder, first baseman, 1958, 1961–62) [created 2007]
  8. Al Benton (pitcher, 1938–42, 1945–48)
  9. Neil Berry (infielder, 1948-1952) [created 2007]
  10. Steve Boros DYK ... that Oakland Athletics manager Steve Boros was criticized for his pioneering use of an Apple II computer to guide his managerial decisions in 1983? (Detroit third baseman, 1957–1958; 1961–1962)
  11. Bob Cain (pitcher, 1951; he was Detroit's pitcher who walked 3 foot, 7 inch Eddie Gaedel who reportedly had a strike zone of 1½ inches)
  12. Norm Cash (first baseman, 1960–1974; All-Star 1961, 1966, 1971, 1972; AL batting champion (1961)
  13. Al Cicotte (pitcher, 1958) [created 2007]
  14. Roy Cullenbine (outfielder, 1938-39, 1945–47)
  15. Hoot Evers (outfielder, 1941, 1946–52, 1954) [expanded 2007, 2019]
  16. Chico Fernández (shortstop, 1960-1963) [created 2007]
  17. Ted Gray (pitcher, 1946, 1948–54)
  18. Johnny Groth (outfielder, 1946–52, 1957–60)
  19. Fred Hatfield (third base 1952-56) [created 2007]
  20. Art Houtteman (RHP, 1945-1953) [expand a bit 2008]
  21. Chick King (outfielder 1954-56) [created 2007]
  22. Don Kolloway (infielder, 1949–52)
  23. Eddie Lake (shortstop, 1946-50) [created 2007]
  24. Frank Lary (pitcher, 1954–1964)
  25. Charlie Maxwell (outfielder, 1955–62)
  26. Eddie Mayo (second baseman, 1944–48)
  27. Dick McAuliffe (second baseman, shortstop, 1960–73)
  28. Ed Mierkowicz (outfielder, 1945; 1947–48)
  29. Anse Moore (outfielder, 1946) [created 2007]
  30. Pat Mullin (outfielder, 1940–41, 1946–53)
  31. Jimmy Outlaw (outfielder, 1943–49)
  32. Stubby Overmire (pitcher, 1943–49)
  33. Jay Porter (catcher outfielder 1955-57) [created 2007]
  34. Jerry Priddy (second baseman, 1950–53) [expanded 2007]
  35. Hank Riebe (catcher 1942, 1947-49) [created 2007]
  36. Aaron Robinson (catcher, 1949–51)
  37. Dizzy Trout (pitcher, 1939–52)
  38. Virgil Trucks (pitcher, 1941–52)
  39. George Vico (first baseman, 1948-49) [created 2007]
  40. Dick Wakefield (outfielder, 1941, 1943–44, 1946–49; first "bonus baby" in 1941)
  41. Vic Wertz (first baseman, outfielder, 1947–52)
  42. Red Wilson (catcher, 1954-60; UW football star) [created 2007]
  43. Jake Wood (second base, 1961-1967) [expanded 2007]

1962-1975[edit]

  1. 1968 Detroit Tigers season (won 1968 World Series in 7 games over the St. Louis Cardinals) [created 2007]
  2. 1971 Detroit Tigers season (finished 2nd in AL East with a 91-71 record; outscored their opponents 701 to 645) [created 2007]
  3. 1972 Detroit Tigers season (won AL East with 86-70 record in strike-shortened season; lost the ALCS to the Oakland A's three games to two) [created 2007]
  4. 1973 Detroit Tigers season (record of 85-77, finished 3rd in AL East; outscored by their opponents 674 to 642)
  5. 1974 Detroit Tigers season (record of 72-90, finished last in the AL East; outscored 768 to 620) [created 2007]
  6. 1975 Detroit Tigers season (record of 57-102, finished last place in the AL East; team batting average of .249 and team ERA of 4.27 were the second worst in the AL; outscored 786 to 570) [created 2007]
  7. Hank Aguirre (pitcher, 1958–67)
  8. Billy Baldwin (outfielder 1975) [created 2007]
  9. Ed Brinkman (shortstop, 1971–74) [expanded 2007, 2019]
  10. Jim Campbell (general manager, 1962-1983) [expanded 2016]
  11. Norm Cash (first baseman, 1960–1974; All-Star 1961, 1966, 1971, 1972; AL batting champion 1961) [expanded 2007]
  12. Joe Coleman (pitcher, 1971–76; averaged more than 20 wins per season from 1971-73, 3rd in AL with 236 strikeouts in 1971, All-Star team in 1972, 2nd in AL with 23 wins in 1973)
  13. Wayne Comer (outfielder, 1967–68, 1972) [created 2007]
  14. Woodie Fryman (pitcher, 1972–74)
  15. John Hiller (pitcher 1965-1980) [expanded 2019]
  16. Fred Holdsworth (pitcher 1972-74) [created 2007]
  17. Paul Jata (first baseman/outfielder, 1972) [created 2007]
  18. Dalton Jones (infielder, 1970-72; passed Wert on basepaths to lose 1970 grand slam) [created 2007]
  19. John Knox (second baseman, 1972-1975) [created 2007]
  20. Lerrin LaGrow (pitcher, 1970, 1972–1975) [created 2007]
  21. Marvin Lane (outfielder, 1971-74, 1976)
  22. Fred Lasher (pitcher, 1967–70) [created 2007]
  23. Mickey Lolich (pitcher, 1963–75)
  24. Tommy Matchick (infinfielder, 1967–1969ielder; 80 games for 1968 Tigers; UPI wrote in July 1968 that his two-run walk-off home run against Baltimore "looms as the biggest blow so far in the 1968 pennant races" and called him the Tigers' most unlikely hero since Floyd Giebell in 1940)
  25. Dick McAuliffe (second baseman, shortstop, 1960–73)
  26. Jim Northrup (outfielder, 1964–74)
  27. Ray Oyler (shortstop, 1965–1968)
  28. Daryl Patterson (pitcher 1968-1971) [expanded 2017]
  29. Jack Pierce (first baseman 1975) [expanded 2019]
  30. Aurelio Rodriguez (third baseman, 1971–79) [expanded 2019]
  31. Fred Scherman (pitcher, 1969-73, set Detroit record with 69 games in 1971, King Tiger 1971 and 1972) [created 2007, expanded 2019]
  32. Chuck Seelbach (pitcher, 1971–74) [created 2007]
  33. Bill Slayback (pitcher, 1972–74) [created 2007]
  34. Mayo Smith DYK ... that ESPN.com ranked the decision by Mayo Smith to move Mickey Stanley to shortstop for the 1968 World Series as the third "gutsiest call" in sports history? (manager Phillies (1955–58), Reds (1959), Tigers (1967–1970))
  35. Herbie Redmond (dancing groundskeeper who was one of the most colorful and popular characters in Detroit baseball in the 1970s and 1980s) [created 2007]
  36. Joe Sparma (pitcher, 1964 – 1969; also quarterback for Ohio State under Woody Hayes)
  37. Mickey Stanley (outfielder, 1964–1978)
  38. Gary Sutherland (second baseman, 1974–1976; played 13 MLB seasons, known for his finesse in turning the double play, scored the first run in franchise history for the Montreal Expos)
  39. Tom Timmermann (pitcher, 1969–73) [created 2007, expanded 2014]
  40. Tom Veryzer (shortstop, 1973–77)
  41. Don Wert (third baseman, 1963–1970)
  42. Bill Zepp (pitcher, 1971) [created 2007]

1976-2003[edit]

  1. 1976 Detroit Tigers season (finished in fifth place in the AL East with a record of 74-87) [created 2007]
  2. 1977 Detroit Tigers season (finished in fourth place in the AL East with a record of 74-88) [created 2007]
  3. 1978 Detroit Tigers season (finished in fifth place in the AL East with a record of 88-74)
  4. 1979 Detroit Tigers season (finished in fifth place in the AL East with a record of 85-76; Disco Demolition night in Chicago; Sparky Anderson hired as manager mid-season) [created 2007]
  5. 1980 Detroit Tigers season (finished in fourth place in the AL East with a record of 84-78)
  6. 1981 Detroit Tigers season (finished in fourth place in the AL East with a record of 31-26 (.544) in the first half of the season, and in third place with a record of 29-23 (.558) in the second half, for an overall record of 60-49) [created 2007]
  7. 1982 Detroit Tigers season (finished in fourth place in the AL East with a record of 83-79)
  8. 1983 Detroit Tigers season (finished in second place in the AL East with a record of 92-70)
  9. 1984 Detroit Tigers season (won the 1984 World Series, defeating the Padres, 4 games to 1; Willie Hernández won the Cy Young and AL MVP awards; Tigers led the AL East division wire-to-wire after opening with a 9–0 start, and 35–5 after 40 games) [created 2007]
  10. 1985 Detroit Tigers season (finished in third place in the AL East with a record of 84-77)
  11. 1987 Detroit Tigers season (won the AL East; finished with a record of 98-64; lost the ALCS to the Minnesota Twins in 5 games)
  12. 1991 Detroit Tigers season [created 2007]
  13. 1996 Detroit Tigers season [created 2007]
  14. 1999 Detroit Tigers season [created 2007]
  15. 2003 Detroit Tigers season - set AL record with 119 losses
  16. Doug Baker (infielder 1984-1987) [created 2007]
  17. Ray Bare (pitcher 1975-1977) [created 2007]
  18. Dave Bergman [expanded a bit 2007]
  19. Bless You Boys: Diary of the Detroit Tigers' 1984 Season DYK ... that Bless You Boys is Sparky Anderson's diary as manager of the first American League baseball team since the 1927 Yankees to "lead the race from wire-to-wire" and win the World Series?
  20. Marty Castillo [expanded 2007]
  21. Tim Corcoran (first baseman and outfielder, 1977-80) [created 2007]
  22. One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (made-for-TV movie aired in 1978) [created 2007, expanded a bit 2016]
  23. Darrell Evans (led MLB in home runs in 1985, in runs created in 1973, and in walks in 1973 and 1974; 22nd player in MLB history to hit 400 home runs, the first to hit 40 home runs in both the National and American Leagues, and the second player to hit at least 100 home runs with three different teams; his 1,605 walks ranked eighth in MLB history at the time of his retirement; "the most underrated player in baseball history" according to Bill James) [expanded 2019]
  24. Mark Fidrych (pitcher, 1976–80; as a rookie in 1976, led the major leagues with a 2.34 ERA, won the AL Rookie of the Year award, and finished with a 19–9 record) [expanded 2007]
  25. Chet Lemon [expanded 2018]
  26. Dwight Lowry (catcher 1984-1987) [created 2007]
  27. Scott Lusader (outfielder, 1987-1990) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  28. Phil Mankowski (third baseman, 1976-1979) [created 2007, expanded 2016]
  29. Magglio Ordóñez [expanded 2007]
  30. Ricky Peters (outfielder 1979-1981) [created 2007, updated 2019]
  31. Herbie Redmond (dancing groundskeeper who was one of the most colorful and popular characters in Detroit baseball in the 1970s and 1980s)
  32. Dave Rozema [expanded 2007]
  33. Chuck Scrivener (utility infielder, 1975-77) [expanded 2019]
  34. Champ Summers (outfielder, DH, 1979–81) [expanded 2007]
  35. Dave Tobik (pitcher 1978-1982) [created 2007]
  36. Jerry Turner (outfielder, 1982) [created 2007]
  37. Tom Veryzer (shortstop, 1973–77)
  38. Mark Wagner (infielder, 1976-1980) [created 2007]
  39. John Wockenfuss (catcher, utlity, 1974-83) [expanded 2007, 2019]
  40. Kip Young (pitcher 1978-1979) [created 2007, expanded 2019]

Michigan baseball[edit]

Main page: User:Cbl62/Articles on University of Michigan topics § Baseball

Pacific Coast League[edit]

Other baseball[edit]

  1. List of baseball nicknames [substantial expansion 2007]
  2. List of Chicago White Sox nicknames [created 2007]
  3. List of athletes who played in Major League Baseball and the National Football League DYK ... that athletes who played in Major League Baseball and the National Football League include two Heisman Trophy winners and seven inductees of the Pro Football Hall of Fame? [created 2012]
  4. List of college baseball coaches with 1,000 wins [created 2010]
  5. Pete Appleton DYK ... that baseball pitcher Pete Appleton changed his surname from Jablonowski to embark on a musical career, which he never did? [expanded 2012]
  6. Bobby Ávila (second baseman, 1947-59; 1st Mexican to win batting title) [expanded 2019]
  7. Studs Bancker (catcher, 1875; later jailed on multiple occasions for drinking offenses) [expanded 2014]
  8. Rick Bay DYK ... that Rick Bay has served as COO of the New York Yankees, president of the Cleveland Indians, athletic director at Ohio State and Oregon, and wrestling coach at Michigan? [created 2013]
  9. Marty Bergen - Boston Beaneaters catcher 1896-99; tragic suicide and triple murder [created 2007]
  10. Fred Blanding DYK ... that Fritz Blanding retired from baseball due to "excessive weight" and because he could have "a heap more fun" on his farm? [created 2007]
  11. Bunny Brief (MLB first baseman, 1912-17; holds the all-time record for home runs in the American Association with 256; his eight minor league home run crowns are tied for the most ever, with Ken Guettler) [created 2007]
  12. Tom Burr (NY Yankees outfielder in 1914, killed in airplane accident in France during World War I) [created 2007]
  13. Ed Carfrey ... that Ed Carfrey, who played in Major League Baseball in 1890, was mistakenly omitted from baseball records until 2005? [expanded 2012]
  14. John Clarkson (MLB pitcher, 1882-94; HOF 1963; 12th on all-time MLB wins list; NL ERA champion 1889; NL wins champion 1885, 1887, 1889; NL strikeout champion: 1885, 1887, 1889; six 30-win seasons; 53 wins in 1885 is second most in MLB history; two seasons with 600 innings pitched) [expanded 2007]
  15. David V. Connelly (baseball coach and athletic director at U of Toledo) [created 2015]
  16. Ed "Cannonball") Crane (MLB pitcher/outfielder 1884-93; first MLB pitcher to record 4 strikeouts in an inning; threw baseball 135 yards, farther than anyone else who played the game in his era; died from overdose) [expanded 2007]
  17. Duncan Curry DYK ... that Duncan Curry, sometimes called the "Father of Baseball", was the president of the first organized baseball team and helped draft the first written rules of the game in 1845? [created 2012]
  18. Tom Davey (MLB pitcher, 1999-2002; had a 0.71 earned run average [Adjusted ERA+ of 600] for Padres in 2000; native of Garden City, MI) [created 2007]
  19. Pea Ridge Day (MLB pitcher and Arkansas hog caller) [created 2007]
  20. Ike Delock (Boston Red Sox pitcher, 1952-53; selected as one of the "Top 100 Red Sox" of all time (No. 77) on a Red Sox blog site) [created 2007]
  21. Mark Dewey (MLB pitcher, 1990-96; native of Grand Rapids, MI; due to religious belief that homosexuality is a sin, refused to participate in 1996 pregame ceremony supporting AIDS research, wore AIDS ribbon sidewise to resemble Jesus fish) [created 2007]
  22. Jiggs Donahue (first baseman, 1900-09; holds MLB records for most putouts at first base (1,846 in 1907) and most chances accepted per game (12.65 in 1907)) [created 2007]
  23. Double play [expanded 2007]
  24. Snooks Dowd (infielder 1919) [created 2007]
  25. Charles Dryden DYK ... that baseball humorist Charles Dryden dubbed the 1906 White Sox the "Hitless Wonders" and said of the 1909 Senators: "Washington – first in war, first in peace and last in the American League"? [created 2011]
  26. Arnold Earley (MLB pitcher 1960-67; native of Lincoln Park, MI) [created 2007]
  27. Hal Elliott DYK ... that Hal Elliott led the National League in games played by a pitcher in 1930, appearing in 48 games for the last place Philadelphia Phillies? [created 2007]
  28. Joe Engel - Senators pitcher and scout; proprietor of Chattanooga Lookouts; elephant parade on opening day [created 2007]
  29. Richard Finn (baseball) - baseball coach at U Toledo and Ohio State, 1964-87 [created 2015]
  30. Benny Frey (MLB pitcher, 1929-36; native of Dexter, MI; suicide by car exhaust in despair over his injured arm) [created 2007]
  31. Elmer Gedeon DYK: ...that Washington Senators outfielder Elmer Gedeon, who pulled a crew member from a burning wreck, died while piloting a B-26 bomber over France? [created 2007]
  32. Johnny Gee DYK ... that pitcher Johnny Gee, sometimes known as the "$75,000 Lemon", was the tallest person ever to play Major League Baseball until Randy Johnson debuted in 1988? [expanded 2012]
  33. Sam Gillen (shortstop Phillies 1897) [expanded 2018]
  34. Gordie Gillespie DYK ... that Gordie Gillespie is the all-time winningest college baseball coach and was also selected as the head coach of the Chicago Tribune all-time Illinois high school football team? [created 2010]
  35. Bob Glenn DYK ... that Major League Baseball pitcher Bob Glenn later became a pioneer in highway and traffic engineering from the 1920s through the 1950s? [expanded 2012]
  36. James Gronninger (played at W. Va.; president of a minor league) [AfD rescue 2011]
  37. Emil Gross DYK ... that Emil Gross set a Major League Baseball record by appearing in 87 games as catcher? [expanded 2014]
  38. James Hartzell (American advertising copywriter principally recalled for originating the 1974 "Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and Chevrolet" campaign) [created 2010]
  39. Cal Hawk (pitcher in the 1870s; one of the first to pitch a curve ball; the first baseball pitcher to receive a stated salary)
  40. Heinies: Heinie Sand (shortstop 1923-28) [created 2007]; Heinie Scheer (second baseman 1922-23) [created 2007]; Heinie Stafford (pinch hitter 1916) [created 2007]; Heinie Elder (pitcher 1913) [expanded 2007]; Heinie Schuble (infielder, 1929, 1932-35) [created 2007, expanded 2016]; Heinie Berger [created 2007]; Heinie Heitmuller (outfielder 1909-10) [created 2007]; Heinie Heltzel (third baseman 1933-34) [created 2007]; Heinie Jantzen (outfielder 1912) [created 2007]; Heinie Kappel (infielder 1887-89) [created 2007]; Heinie Meine DYK ... that during the Prohibition era, the National League's leading pitcher Heinie Meine operated a speakeasy known for "moose milk that would peel the paint off a battleship"?; Heinie Mueller (second baseman) (second baseman, 1938-1941) [created 2007]; Heinie Odom (third baseman 1925) [created 2007]; Heinie Peitz DYK ... that Heinie Peitz was on the receiving end of the famed "Pretzel Battery" in the 1890s?
  41. Bill Hogg (pitcher for NY Highlanders, 1905-08; born in Port Huron; was almost traded from the Highlanders to the Tigers for Ty Cobb in 1907) [created 2007]
  42. John Kobs DYK ... that John Kobs, Michigan State's first ice hockey coach, switched Baseball Hall of Famer Robin Roberts from a first baseman to a pitcher? (head baseball coach at Michigan State, 1925-63) [created 2010]
  43. Doc Lavan (shortstop 1913-1924) [created 2007]
  44. Bobby Lewis (Pitt baseball coach 1955–1990) [created 2016]
  45. Carl Lundgren DYK ... that Chicago Cubs pitcher Carl Lundgren had "speed to burn green hickory and an assortment of curves that would keep a cryptograph specialist figuring all night but he was wild as a March hare in a cyclone"? [expanded 2010, 2011]
  46. Leslie Mann (MLB outfielder, 1913-28; head basketball coach at Rice, Indiana and Springfield) [expanded 2011]
  47. Edgar McNabb (pitcher for Baltimore Orioles, 1893; in 1894, committed suicide after shooting his girlfriend) [created 2007]
  48. Frank G. Menke DYK ... that after debunking Abner Doubleday as the inventor of baseball, Frank Menke was placed in "the class that would belittle Washington, Lincoln and other men who have played their part in American history"? [created 2011]
  49. Tip O'Neill DYK ... that Tip O'Neill won the triple crown and set at least eight Major League Baseball batting records? [expanded 2014]
  50. Dave Orr (career batting average of .342 is 11th highest in MLB history (3rd for RH hitter); 31 triples in 1886 was MLB record for 25 years; 1st batter to compile more than 300 total bases in a season) [expanded 2014]
  51. Henry Oxley DYK ... that Henry Oxley is one of only three people from Prince Edward Island to have played in Major League Baseball? (AfD rescue 2012)
  52. Range factor [expanded 2007]
  53. Stephen C. Reich (played for Team USA baseball in 1993; killed in action while on a rescue mission in Afghanistan in 2005) [created 2007]
  54. Bob Reynolds DYK ... that Bob "Horse" Reynolds founded the Los Angeles Angels baseball team and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame within a year? [expanded 2009]
  55. Skel Roach DYK ... that during an eleven-year professional baseball career, German-born Rudolph "Skel" Roach played for teams known as the Prohibitionists, Omahogs, Orphans and Siwashes? [expanded 2011]
  56. Socks Seybold (set the American League record for home runs in 1902, which would not be broken until 1919) [expanded a bit 2010]
  57. Ralph Sharman (MLB outfielder in 1917; drowned during World War I in training accident) [created 2007]
  58. Red Snapp DYK ... that Red Snapp was considered the "king of the minor leagues"? [expanded 2011]
  59. Sporting Life DYK ... that the masthead of Sporting Life displayed the motto "Devoted To Base Ball, Trap Shooting and General Sports"? [created 2012]
  60. Sterling (baseball) (played 1 game for Philadelphia in 1890) [expanded 2014]
  61. Dummy Taylor DYK ... that Dummy Taylor, once the highest salaried deaf person in the United States, was ejected from a baseball game for cursing out the umpire in sign language? [expanded 2011]
  62. Dan Thomas (outfielder, 1976-77; known as "Sundowner Kid" because religious belief prevented him playing after sundown on Sabbath; death by hanging in 1980) [created 2007]
  63. Mysterious Walker DYK ... that [Mysterious Walker, who played for or coached more than 30 baseball, basketball and football teams, earned his nickname pitching for the San Francisco Seals under a pseudonym and wearing a mask? [expanded 2010]
  64. Weldy Walker DYK ... that an 1888 letter written by Weldy Walker, the second African American in Major League Baseball, was called "perhaps the most passionate cry for justice ever voiced by a Negro athlete"? [expanded 2012]

Softball[edit]

Michigan softball[edit]

Main page: User:Cbl62/Articles on University of Michigan topics § Softball

Non-Michigan softball[edit]

  1. List of college softball coaches with 1,000 wins [created 2011, expanded 2015-2017]
  2. National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame [created 2010]
  3. Sharron Backus DYK... that Sharron Backus played on seven national and two international championship softball teams and coached UCLA to nine national championships? [created 2010]
  4. Gayle Blevins DYK ... that Iowa and Indiana coach Gayle Blevins retired in June 2010 ranked second in NCAA Division I softball history with 1,245 wins? [created 2010]
  5. Jenny Dalton (softball player at Arizona) [created 2012]
  6. Sue Enquist (UCLA coach, 1980-2006) [created 2011]
  7. Judi Garman DYK ... that Judi Garman, raised by a Mennonite pastor on the Saskatchewan prairie, became the winningest coach in college softball history at Cal State Fullerton? [created 2010]
  8. Patty Gasso DYK ... that Patty Gasso has led the Oklahoma Sooners softball team to seven appearances in the Women's College World Series, including a national championship in 2000 and a second-place finish in 2012? [created 2012]
  9. Eugene Lenti (DePaul softball coach, 1979-2015) [created 2015]
  10. Phil McSpadden (Oklahoma City softball coach; all-time leader in career wins) [created 2015]
  11. Diane Ninemire (Cal softball coach, 1988-2015) [created 2015]
  12. Donna Papa (North Carolina softball coach since 1986) [created 2015]
  13. Margie Wright DYK... that Margie Wright is the all-time winningest NCAA softball] coach and ranks second all-time in career victories among NCAA Division I coaches in all sports? [created 2010]
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