58 Facts About Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan.

The Detroit Tigers compete in Major League Baseball as a member of the American League Central division.

Since their establishment as a major league franchise in 1901, the Detroit Tigers have won four World Series championships, 11 AL pennants, and four AL Central division championships .

Since 2000, the Tigers have played their home games at Comerica Park in Downtown Detroit.

Detroit Tigers were established as a charter member of the now major league American League in 1901.

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Three days later, the Detroit Tigers protested the suspension by fielding a team of replacement players against the Philadelphia Athletics.

In 1915, the Detroit Tigers won a then-club record 100 games, but narrowly lost the AL pennant to the Boston Red Sox, who won 101 games.

Detroit Tigers continued to field good teams during Ty Cobb's tenure as player-manager, finishing as high as second in 1923, but lack of quality pitching kept them from winning a pennant.

Detroit Tigers would fall in the 1934 World Series in seven games to the "Gashouse Gang" St Louis Cardinals.

Detroit Tigers went into the season's final weekend against the Cleveland Indians with 58 home runs, tied with Jimmie Foxx for the most by a right-handed batter at the time, but he failed to homer.

Detroit Tigers lost the 1940 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds in seven games.

Detroit Tigers became the first pitcher in the history of the AL, and still the only pitcher as of 2021, to win the MVP Award in two consecutive seasons.

Detroit Tigers nearly won his third straight AL MVP award, finishing second to Ted Williams, who had led the Boston Red Sox to 104 wins .

Also in 1946, the Detroit Tigers acquired George Kell, a third baseman who would become a 10-time all-star and Hall of Famer.

Notwithstanding Detroit Tigers's fall in the standings, the decade saw the debut of outfielder Al Kaline in 1953.

Detroit Tigers made 15 All-Star teams, won 10 Gold Gloves, and featured one of the league's best arms in right field.

In 1967, the Detroit Tigers were involved in one of the closest pennant races in history.

The Detroit Tigers won the first game, but lost the second, giving the Red Sox the pennant with no playoff.

Detroit Tigers managed the Twins to an AL West Division title in 1969, but was fired after that season due to rocky relationships with his players, which included a legendary fight with pitcher Dave Boswell in an alley behind Detroit's Lindell AC sports bar.

The Detroit Tigers acquired pitcher Joe Coleman, shortstop Eddie Brinkman and third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez.

Detroit Tigers had a streak of 72 games and 331 chances without an error during the season, both AL records for a shortstop.

Detroit Tigers pushed two runs across the plate to tie the game before Jim Northrup came through in the clutch again.

The Detroit Tigers did not have a winning season from 1974 to 1977, and their 57 wins in the 1975 season was the team's lowest since 1952.

The Detroit Tigers led the division from opening day until the end of the regular season and finished a staggering 15 games ahead of the second-place Toronto Blue Jays.

Detroit Tigers faced the Kansas City Royals in the American League Championship Series.

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Detroit Tigers launched the pitch into Tiger Stadium's right field upper deck for a three-run homer, effectively clinching the game and the series.

Detroit Tigers led their division wire-to-wire, from opening day and every day thereafter, culminating in the World Series championship.

At Exhibition Stadium, the Detroit Tigers dropped three in a row to the Blue Jays before winning a dramatic extra-inning showdown.

Detroit Tigers finished the season two games ahead of Toronto, securing the best record in the majors .

Detroit Tigers hit 44 home runs and collected 132 RBI in 1991, again finishing second in the AL MVP balloting.

Behind the hitting of Fielder and others, the Detroit Tigers improved by 20 wins in 1990, and posted a winning record in 1991 .

In 1996, the Detroit Tigers lost a then-team record 109 games, under new general manager Randy Smith.

In 1998, the Detroit Tigers moved from the AL East, where they had been since the divisions were created in 1969, to the AL Central as part of a realignment necessitated by the addition of the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Detroit Tigers cited Comerica Park's dimensions as a major reason why he turned down a multiyear contract extension.

Highlight of the 2005 campaign was Detroit Tigers's hosting of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, its first since 1971.

The Detroit Tigers spent 146 days of the 2009 season in first place, but became the first team in Major League history to lose a three-game lead with four games left to play.

At the All-Star break, the Detroit Tigers were a half-game out of first place in the AL Central, behind the Chicago White Sox.

In 2012, the Detroit Tigers looked to defend their 2011 AL Central Division title, with the hopes of earning a second consecutive playoff appearance.

The move came shortly after the Detroit Tigers learned that Victor Martinez had torn his anterior cruciate ligament during offseason training in Lakeland, Florida, and would likely miss the entire 2012 season.

The Detroit Tigers completed a four-game sweep of the New York Yankees in the ALCS to win their 11th AL pennant and earn a trip to the World Series.

Detroit Tigers entered the 2013 season looking to defend their 2012 AL pennant.

The Detroit Tigers signed free agent catcher Brayan Pena to a one-year contract.

The Detroit Tigers placed six players on the 2013 American League All-Star team: Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Jhonny Peralta, Torii Hunter, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander.

The Detroit Tigers set a record by striking out 57 Oakland batters in the ALDS.

The Detroit Tigers later traded starting pitcher Doug Fister to the Washington Nationals for infielder Steve Lombardozzi Jr.

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Brad Ausmus and the Detroit Tigers entered the 2016 season with new pitching coach Rich Dubee and 9 out of 25 members of the 2015 roster being replaced through trades and free agency.

The Detroit Tigers lost two 2016 draft picks due to free agent compensation but, because of their bottom-ten finish in 2015, they kept their first round pick.

On September 22, the Detroit Tigers announced that the team would not extend manager Brad Ausmus' contract past the 2017 season, ending his four-year tenure as manager.

However, due to a tiebreaker, the Detroit Tigers were awarded the number one overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft.

The 2019 Detroit Tigers tied the 1939 St Louis Browns for the most home losses during a season in the modern era.

The Detroit Tigers have their Triple-A affiliate Toledo Mud Hens in Toledo, Ohio in addition to their Double-A affiliate in Erie.

The Detroit Tigers continue to develop a strong and long line of baseball fans in Ontario; the majority of baseball fans in southwestern Ontario are considered Detroit Tigers loyalists.

Detroit Tigers have had some rivalries with NL teams that they have faced repeatedly in the World Series, such as the Chicago Cubs and St Louis Cardinals .

In 1960, the Detroit Tigers changed their uniform to read "Detroit Tigers" in script form, but the change only lasted one season before the traditional uniform was reinstated.

Detroit Tigers used to have different versions of the Old English D on the cap and jersey.

In 2018, the Detroit Tigers changed the classic curved logo on their home uniforms to match that of the sharp-cornered hat logo; additionally, the logo on the cap was enlarged.

In 2019, the Detroit Tigers reverted to the smaller logo on the cap, but kept the cap curved 'D' on the home jerseys.

In 1995, the Detroit Tigers introduced a solid navy blue alternate jersey, which featured the team's primary logo at the time, a tiger stepping through the D, on the chest.