On June 19, 1994 In a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays at Tiger Stadium, the Tigers tie the Yankees’ major league record by homering in their 25th consecutive game. The 53 year-old record is matched in the second inning when Mickey Tettleton goes deep into the upper deck in right field off Juan…
1994 – Chicago White Sox hitters Julio Franco and Robin Ventura hit home runs back-to-back twice in a 7 – 6 defeat to the Detroit Tigers.
Eric Fox, inserted into the game as a late-inning defensive replacement, hits a grand-slam home run in the bottom of the eighth inning, giving the A’s a 9-4 Opening Day victory before 43,370 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. It will be the outfielder’s only homer of the season.
Rickey Henderson garners his 1,000th stolen base in the 1st inning of the Athletics’ 7 – 6 victory over Detroit at Tiger Stadium.
At a press conference, Tiger management and WJR announce 1991 will be Ernie Harwell’s 32nd and final season in the broadcast booth. The dismissal of the Motor City’s popular play-by-play announcer starts a furor among fans, which includes a threatened boycott of Domino’s Pizza, a business of club owner Tom Monaghan, and the rise of the slogan, “Say It Ain’t So, Bo”, which appears on bumper stickers and T-shirts all over Detroit, referring to Bo Schembechler, the team president and former University of Michigan football coach.
On June 2, 1990, Randy Johnson of the Seattle Mariners pitches the first no-hitter in the history of the franchise. The dominating left-hander handcuffs the Detroit Tigers, 2-0, at the Kingdome. Johnson strikes out eight batters and walks six. “This is indescribable,” said John¬son, soaked in beer and sweat. “This is a moment I’ll never…
On January 15, 1990, Japanese League star Cecil Fielder signs a $1.2M contract with the Detroit Tigers. Fielder, who had blasted 38 home runs for the Hanshin Tigers in 1989, will hit 51 home runs in 1990 to lead the league and 44 the following season to again lead the league for the Tigers. He…
1989 – Fred Lynn hits his 300th career home run to help the Tigers to a 5 – 1 win over Kansas City.
Dallas Green is fired as manager of the Yankees and replaced by former SS Bucky Dent. It is the 17th time the Yankees have changed managers since George Steinbrenner took over the club in 1973. The 1978 play-off hero loses his managerial debut to the Tigers in Detroit, 7 – 3.
The Cleveland Indians lose to the Detroit Tigers, 7 – 2, to drop their record to 21-22, but remain in first place in the AL East by percentage points. It marks the latest point in a season a sub-.500 team has been in first place.
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