On July 26, 1928 — At Navin Field, Detroit rookie righthander Vic Sorrell and the Yankees’ Waite Hoyt are locked in a 1 – 1 tie after 11. Twelve hits and 2...
On July 26, 1916 — Tigers favorite Harry Heilmann gets an appreciative hand from the crowd for having dived into the Detroit River last night to save a woman from drowning. Late...
On July 26, 1928 — At Navin Field, Detroit rookie righthander Vic Sorrell and the Yankees’ Waite Hoyt are locked in a 1 – 1 tie after 11. Twelve hits and 2...
On July 23, 1956, Joe Cronin and Hank Greenberg are inducted into the Hall of Fame during the annual ceremony in Cooperstown, New York. Joe Cronin was the American League’s All-Star shortstop...
On July 22, 1909, At Huntington Grounds future Hall of Famer Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers steals second base, third base, and home plate during the seventh inning against Red Sox...
On July 21, 1945, At Shibe Park the Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers play 24 innings and settle for a 1-1 deadlock. Les Mueller hurls 19 and two-thirds innings. Mueller allowed 13...
On July 20, 1958 — During the first game of a doubleheader, Tiger right-hander Jim Bunning no-hits the Red Sox, 3-0. Bunning strikeout a dozen Red Sox and walking 2 and hitting...
On July 18, 1921 — At Navin Field in Detroit, Babe Ruth becomes the all-time home run leader when he hits his 139th career blast as a major leaguer. The Yankee slugger’s...
On July 17, 1922 At Boston, Ty Cobb gets five hits (and a walk) in a game for the 4th time this year, setting an American League mark. His previous 5-hit contests...
On July 16, 1952 At Griffith Stadium, in a Detroit Tiger 9-0 blowout over the Washington Senators, Tiger Firstbaseman Walt Dropo gets two more hits, giving him 15 in four games, which...