![[image]](http://mowser.com/img?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailyfungo.com%2Fimages%2FBannerBkgdDetroitBlueOrangeSmall.jpg)
July 20, 2008
Tigers History Notes
By Mike McClary in Blast from the Past,Featured | 0 comments
If you watched the FSN Detroit broadcast of the Tigers-Orioles game on Sunday, you likely heard the answer to the AFLAC trivia question:
On this date in 1958, Jim Bunning of the Tigers pitched a 3-0 no-hitter over the Red Sox and fans 12. Only two walks and a hit batsman mar Bunning’s performance as he wins his sixth game in seven decisions (8-6).
But did you know…?
On July 20, 1979, the Tigers traded Rusty Staub, a spring holdout who got off to a slow start, to his former team Montreal for a minor league player to be named later (Randy Schafer). Ten years ago today the Tigers won the first game of a doubleheader against the Yankees by a 4-3 score in 17 innings. The Yankees won the nightcap by the identical score. The 26 innings take nearly nine hours to play.
And how about some birthdays?
Tigers’ owner Mike Ilitch turned 79. Long-time Tiger Mickey Stanley turned 66.
– Thanks to Baseball-Reference.com
Tweet | email this | tag this | digg this | trackback | comment RSS feed
Post a Comment