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  1935 World Series by Baseball Almanac
The Detroit Tigers were still searching for that first elusive championship title as they stood atop the American League and returned for their second consecutive World Series against Charley Grimm's Chicago Cubs (who had won twenty-one consecutive games in September).
Chicago was not on par (at the plate) managing a team high of only twenty-one homers for Chuck Klein and ninety-one runs batted in from Gabby Hartnett.
The Detroit Tigers were the first American League team to appear in two (2) World Series and the first in three (3) Series.
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  Bears
The Chicago Bears professional football team began in 1920 as the Decatur Staleys, an industrial team sponsored by the A. Staley Company, a starch manufacturer.
Organized and coached by Chicago native and former University of Illinois player George S. Halas, the Staleys recruited employees and former college players and helped establish the American Professional Football Association, which became the National Football League in 1922.
With the help of former University of Chicago and Stanford coach Clark Shaughnessy, Halas's offense perfected the T formation with “man in motion.” The game against Washington was the first championship carried on network radio, broadcast to 120 stations.
www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/121.html   (730 words)

  
 cbs2chicago.com - Verlander Shuts Down Sox As Tigers Win 5-1
Chicago had been the only team he had trouble against in his first two seasons.
Chicago made it 3-1 in the fourth on A.J. Pierzynski's RBI single.
Tigers DH Gary Sheffield, who is on the DL with a left oblique strain, hit before the game for the second consecutive night.
cbs2chicago.com /local/white.sox.tigers.2.746324.html   (631 words)

  
 The Official Site of The Detroit Tigers | Tigers.com: Homepage
Carlos Guillen was tabbed as an American League All-Star on Sunday, his third selection to the Midsummer Classic and the Tigers' lone representative.
Marcus Thames hit a sac fly in the 15th inning, as the Tigers earned a split of their four-game set with a 2-1 win over the Mariners on Sunday afternoon.
Tigers begin critical week of action vs. Tribe
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 DePauw tops Chicago, 33-9
The Tigers improved to 2-1 with their second straight win, while the Maroons dropped to 0-4.
The Tigers totaled 444 yards of offense including 316 on the ground, while the defense limited Chicago to 323 yards and only 79 on the ground.
Chicago got on the board on Mike Morzenti's 32-yard field goal with 1:59 left in the third and closed the gap to 19-9 on Rinklin's 5-yard pass to Colin Carrier with 11:53 left in the game that capped a 6-play, 71-yard series.
www.depauw.edu /news/index.asp?id=16369   (650 words)

  
 The Oakland Press: Professional Sports: Bonderman leads Tigers over Chicago
CHICAGO - The Tigers are just one of the many Central Division clubs that have struggled to contain the White Sox on many occasions this season.
More importantly for the Tigers, it was a mental boost considering they blew a seventh-inning lead on Monday and then learned before the game that veteran closer Troy Percival is out for the season.
It was Chicago's first loss to a division opponent since June 5, as the White Sox fell to 31-6 against Central teams.
www.theoaklandpress.com /stories/072005/pro_20050720007.shtml   (533 words)

  
 ESPN - White Sox vs. Tigers - Recap - August 21, 2006
Backed by Craig Monroe's two-run homer and Sean Casey's three RBI, the Tigers beat Chicago for just the fourth time in 13 games this year and boosted their margin over the second-place White Sox back to 6½ games.
Jermaine Dye's career-high 34th homer put Chicago ahead in the second, but the Tigers went in front for good in the home half on RBI singles from Ivan Rodriguez and Casey.
The Tigers optioned INF Ramon Santiago to Triple-A Toledo, placed RHP Roman Colon (neck spasms) on the 15-day DL and recalled RHP Colby Lewis from Triple-A Toledo.
sports.espn.go.com /mlb/recap?gameId=260821106   (878 words)

  
 Chicago Cubs Tickets - Chicago Cubs Schedule - Chicago Cubs Baseball Tickets
The Chicago Cubs returned to contention in 1989 with Rick Sutcliffe and a young Greg Maddux on the mound and Mark Grace, Sandberg, Shawon Dunston, and Andre Dawson in the field.
Chicago and San Francisco were in a race for the wild card spot that went to a one-game playoffs at the end of the 1998 season.
Chicago met the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Divisional Series and failed to drive in runs, stranding 30 men on base.
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 Tigers, Robertson cool off streaking White Sox - Detroit Tigers Baseball: News, Blogs, Photos, Audio, Schedule & Stats ...
Tigers left fielder Brent Clevlen threw Quentin out at the plate on a single by Jim Thome.
Chicago has been playing some good ball after Ozzie's tirade, and to take this series would be big, not top mention to gain some headway in the division.
It appears that the Tigers finally made a good decision and won a ballgame from a team that was hot with a decent pitcher going.
www.mlive.com /tigers/index.ssf/2008/06/detroit_tigers_6_chicago_white.html   (1565 words)

  
 CNNSI.com -- Baseball -- Recap: Tigers vs. White Sox
CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Knuckleballer Steve Sparks of the Detroit Tigers cooled off the red-hot Chicago White Sox.
Paquette was the lone Tiger who failed to record a hit, while Simon matched his career high with four hits as Detroit won for the third time in its last four games.
After Lee homered for Chicago in the bottom of the fifth, Detroit responded with two more in the top of the sixth.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/mlb/recaps/2002/04/19/det_cws/5615_recap.html   (729 words)

  
 FOX Chicago | Sports | Tigers Edge White Sox, 3-2   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The White Sox left 12 runners on base in a 3-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers.
Chicago had won three straight before dropping the first two games of its four-game series in Detroit.
Monroe's 20th homer gave the Tigers a 2-1 lead in the fifth, and they added to the margin in the sixth.
www.foxchicago.com /_ezpost/data/26894.shtml   (678 words)

  
 Dye hits 2 HRs, White Sox pound Tigers - Baseball - NBCSports.com
Chicago trails Detroit by 5½ games in the division and has a slim lead over Minnesota in the wild-card race.
Chicago scored one run in both the first and third innings before turning the game into a rout with three in the fourth, two in the fifth and three more in the seventh.
A sellout crowd of 41,565 put the Tigers over the 2 million mark for the third time since Comerica Park opened in 2000 and the ninth time in team history.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/14503095/wid/6448213   (773 words)

  
 List of Major League Baseball no-hitters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
April 14, 1917 Eddie Cicotte Chicago White Sox 11 St.
June 1, 1937 Bill Dietrich Chicago White Sox 8 St.
April 16, 1972 Burt Hooton Chicago Cubs 4 Philadelphia Phillies 0
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_No-hitters   (4063 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Tigers beat back White Sox with 7-1 pounding
DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander solved the Chicago White Sox for the first time, giving the Detroit Tigers a little more of a cushion in the AL Central.
The Tigers became the first team in baseball with 80 wins, the most they've had since 1993 — the last time they had a winning record.
Notes: 2B Neifi Perez made his debut with the Tigers, who acquired him from the Cubs on Sunday for a minor league catcher.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/games/2006-08-21-whitesox-tigers_x.htm   (756 words)

  
 MAY, 1921 | BaseballLibrary.com
Giants OF Benny Kauff, FL batting champ in 1914 and 1915, is acquitted of auto theft charges, but Judge Landis bars him from baseball on the basis of undesirable character and reputation.
Chicago White Sox 12, New York Yankees 2
Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5
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 Guillen can barely walk, but he scores the winning run as the Tigers beat Chicago, 9-6 - Detroit Tigers Stories - ...
And it was Guillen who scored the seventh-inning run that put the Detroit Tigers ahead Monday night in a game they would go on to win, 9-6 over Chicago.
There were other Tigers who played a bigger part in Monday's win, from newcomer Mike Hessman (whose two-run two-out single in the seventh scored Guillen and gave the Tigers a 7-6 lead) to Chicago native Curtis Granderson (who reached base five straight times and also drove in four runs).
But as Guillen inched his way toward his locker, the biggest question to come out of this game was how the Tiger shortstop was able to play, able to run the bases, able to score a big run.
blog.mlive.com /tigers/2007/07/tigers_9_white_sox_6.html   (619 words)

  
 Clemson Tigers Tickets Chicago Gigs Clemson Tigers Upcoming Schedule Clemson Tigers Information Feature Clemson Tigers ...
The Tigers come from a tradition of champions, with an impressive number of conference titles and bowl wins to their name.
The Tigers are without a doubt one of the most powerful teams on the field today and they have a steady history of winning behind them.
The Tigers have a long-standing rivalry with the South Carolina Gamecocks- though this rivalry extends to other sports as well it is most prominent in their annual football game.
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 Tigers' Verlander shoots for rare success against White Sox || WXYZ.com | WXYZ-TV / Detroit | Detroit News, Weather, ...
He is 1-6 with a 6.14 ERA over those outings with Chicago and surrendered a whopping 14 home runs in 58 2/3 innings of work.
The 31-year-old is 5-4 with a 4.18 ERA in nine career starts against Detroit and delivered seven shutout innings to beat the Tigers in Chicago on April 13.
Chicago is also an outstanding 21-9 against AL Central teams so far in 2008.
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 Detroit Tigers Tickets - Detroit Tigers Baseball Tickets at StubHub!
The Tigers are hoping to pounce on the AL Central this season, and fans will be anxious to fill up Comerica Park when October rolls around.
MLB tickets to see the Detroit Tigers play at Comerica Park have been a part of the sports tickets market in Michigan since the ballpark opened in 2000.
Recently the Tigers have been playing some great baseball and fans in the Detroit area have been quick to jump on board with this hot team.
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 ESPN - White Sox vs. Tigers - Recap - September 06, 2007
Sean Casey and Placido Polanco hit run-scoring singles off the White Sox closer in the ninth inning, leading the Tigers over Chicago 3-2 Thursday in Gary Sheffield's return from the disabled list.
Mark Buehrle allowed one run and seven hits in seven innings for Chicago, which lost for the sixth time in eight games overall and the 13th time in 15 road games.
Jason Grilli pitched two scoreless innings for the Tigers, extending his shutout streak to 14.
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 Tigers top Chicago, 28-12
Chicago, Ill. - A stingy DePauw defense blanked host Chicago for three quarters on the way to the Tigers' 28-12 win over the Maroons.
Chicago entered the contest ranked 14th in Division III with 466.3 yards of offense per outing and averaging just under 33 points per contest, but DePauw limited the hosts to 310 yards including just 29 on the ground.
Chicago cut the gap to 21-6 after Joe Polaneczky caught a 1-yard pass from Josh Dunn with 14:01 left in the contest.
www.depauw.edu /ath/news.asp?id=14214   (432 words)

  
 Tigers, White Sox Open Five-Game Set In Windy City - MLB News Story - WCVB Boston
The first-place Tigers come into this set on a sour note after dropping two of three to the lowly Kansas City Royals after dropping the rubber match, 5-2, on Sunday.
Chicago starter Jon Garland (7-7) was charged with six runs and six hits over 4 2/3 innings, fanning three but walking five in the loss.
Chicago and Detroit have split four games so far this season, with the Tigers winning the lone meeting at U.S. Cellular Field on April 25.
www.thebostonchannel.com /mlb/13735658/detail.html   (670 words)

  
 American League Game Summary - Chicago At Detroit - Detroit Tigers News Story - WDIV Detroit
Chicago took its first lead of the game in the sixth inning with two runs off the bat of Crede.
The Tigers jumped out to an early lead with a pair of runs in the second inning.
Detroit Tigers (43-44) At Seattle Mariners (35-52), 4:10 P.m.
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 Tigers put Willis on DL with knee injury - Baseball- nbcsports.msnbc.com
Nam Y. Huh / AP Tigers pitcher Dontrelle Willis is examined by a trainer during the first inning of Friday's game at Chicago.
CHICAGO - Detroit Tigers left-hander Dontrelle Willis was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday after an MRI confirmed that he has a hyperextended right knee.
Willis, who joined the Tigers along with Miguel Cabrera in a major trade from Florida, was making his second start Friday night for the Tigers on Friday night.
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 Cubs Tickets - Chicago Cubs Tickets at StubHub!
Chicago Cubs tickets are now available for the upcoming MLB season.
MLB tickets to see the Chicago Cubs have been a part of the baseball tickets market in Chicago since the Cubs became a team in 1876.
The Chicago Cubs are one of the most beloved sports teams in America, with a fan base that can compete with any team out there, even despite the fact that they share the same Windy City with another Major League Baseball team.
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 Detroit Tigers Tickets - TicketsNow has deals on Detroit Tigers tickets to match every budget.
After a blockbuster off-season trade dealt Miguel Cabrera and Dontrel Willis to the Tigers from the Marlins, the Tigers suddenly became one of the hottest teams in the AL.
Add those two names to the Tiger's already intimidating roster and every team in the league has officially been put on notice; this year's Tigers are looking at the World Series or bust.
Tigers tickets will be one of the hardest to come by this baseball season, and you may soon be thinking about World Series tickets and All-Star Game tickets, so join the fans who already have their Yankees tickets and show them why Detroit has the best fans in baseball.
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 Chicago Cubs Tickets - Cubs Baseball Tickets - Chicago MLB Brokers
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The Chicago White Sox got sweet revenge Sunday night, as they finished their sweep of the Chicago Cubs with a 5-1 win.
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 Chicago Cardinals (1920-1959)
In Chicago at the time, football competition was exclusively amateur, but such opposition became increasingly hard to find, so in 1906, the team disbanded.
The Racine Cardinals whose popularity in the Chicago Area is well known are among 11 franchises that pay the $100 entry fee to join a new league, which would become the NFL.
In the midst of another awful 2-10 season that marked their 9th losing season in 10 years the Cardinals era in Chicago was ending with a whimper.
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 FOX Chicago | Sports | Tigers Beat White Sox 8-6   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Shelton hit a two-run homer in the first inning, and Infante homered leading off a four-run ninth for Detroit (45-47), which trails Chicago by 17 games in the AL Central.
Rain stopped the game after Chicago's Frank Thomas singled with one out in the bottom of the fourth and the Tigers leading 2-1.
Iguchi homered in the bottom half, but the Tigers' lead grew to 3-1 with one out in the fifth when Brandon Inge scored from first on a single by Carlos Guillen and throwing error by center fielder Aaron Rowand.
www.foxchicago.com /_ezpost/data/22053.shtml   (542 words)

  
 Rose scores career-high 26, Tigers win :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Derrick Rose Watch
Memphis improved to 9-0 for the first time since 1985-86, when the Tigers won their first 20 games, a school record.
The Tigers pulled ahead 26-14 and seemed to be ready to take control.
The Tigers failed to score on their last five possessions of the first half, when they had two turnovers and missed three shots.
www.suntimes.com /sports/derrickrose/705838,rose121907.article   (560 words)

  
 Tigers And Chicago '68
This outstanding nonfiction book for young readers explores the fascinating world of tigers.
Filled with stunning photographs from the Wildlife Conservation Society, this is the first title in an I Can Read Book series about the most exciting, beautiful, and endangered animals on the earth -- and what people can do to help them in their fight for survival.
In the first historical book-length study of Chicago '68, Farber offers a lively and detailed account that re-creates all the excitement and drama, violently charged action and language, of this period of crisis in American culture and politics.
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