Highlighting the history of the Detroit Tigers
Like many major league baseball teams, the 106-plus-year-old club has had a varied and colorful history. The team currently resides just a luxury sedan or limousine away at Comerica Park, located in downtown Detroit. Here are some historical highlights of the team:
On April 25, 1901, in front of 10,000 fans, the Detroit Tigers entered the ninth inning behind Milwaukee, 13-4. A series of hits and misses followed, moving the score to 13-12 with two runners leading. With two outs, Tiger Frank “Pop” Dillon faced reliever Bert Husting, and the left-handed hitter hit a two-run double to complete a 14-13 comeback.
The 1905 season marked the first in a Detroit uniform for Tyrus “Ty” Raymond Cobb, one of the most famous Tigers of all. Acquired in exchange for pitcher Eddie Cicotte and $700 from Augusta of the Sally League, plus $50 for “immediate delivery,” Cobb played the first of his 3,033 major league games on August 30, 1905. He would remain with the Tigers for 22 years. and when he retired in 1928, he had amassed more records than any other player in Major League history.
During the 1907 season, the Tigers won their first pennant, winning the American League by one and a half games with a 92-58 season. Unfortunately, a disappointing loss to the Cubs in the World Series followed.
In 1912, the Tigers moved into their new ballpark, but the season was marked by a game-long strike by players in retaliation for a suspension given to Cobb for punching a fan in New York. This strike forced the Tigers to put together a team of sandlot players for one game, a 24-2 loss in Philadelphia.
It was during 1935 that cherished title dreams came true for Tiger fans and players. After winning the AL by three games, it took Detroit six games to defeat the Chicago Cubs in the 1935 World Series, with Cochrane making a bold run from second in the ninth inning of Game Six to score the winning run with a Goose single. Goslin. For the World Series victory, each player received a share of $6,544.
The 1950s were notable for the rise of young outfielder Al Kaline who, with a .340 batting average in 1955, became the youngest player in league history to win a batting title.
After finishing just one game out of first place in 1967, the Tigers were poised and brimming with talent entering the 1968 campaign. Under Mayo Smith, the club took the lead on May 10 and never relinquished it, finishing 12 games ahead of second place Baltimore. Denny McLain was the hero of the season with a 31-6 record, becoming the first pitcher since Lefty Grove to win 30 or more in a season. His efforts earned McLain unanimous acclaim as the league’s MVP and Cy Young Award winner. In a close World Series, Mickey Lolich led the club to three wins, the final win coming on just two days’ rest as the Tigers captured the crown.
The 1979 season saw another significant change in leadership when on June 14; Sparky Anderson took over the managerial reins of the club. For the next 16 seasons, Anderson would lead the Tigers off the bench, claiming two division titles and a World Championship along the way.
After a runner-up finish the year before, success for a talented Tigres club was expected the following season. With Jack Morris pitching his first no-hitter on April 7, 1984, the club jumped to the division lead by winning its first nine games and finishing 35-5 through May 24, the best 40-game start in history. of the Major Leagues. The Tigers went 104-58, 15 games ahead of the pack, and went on to sweep the Royals in the ALCS. After defeating the Padres, four games to one, in the World Series, the Tigers became the first major league team since the 1955 Dodgers to hold first place from start to finish and go on to win the championship. In addition, a club record of 2,704,794 fans passed through the turnstiles.
The 1992 season included a big change in ownership of the team, as Little Caesar’s pizza czar Mike Ilitch bought sole interest in the team from Domino’s pizza mogul Tom Monoghan.
On September 27, 1999, the Detroit Tigers played their last game at Tiger Stadium. After an 87-year run, the Corner saw its 6,783rd and final game to a sold-out crowd of 43,356 fans, many standing in their seats and wiping away tears as 63 Tigers greats took the field for the last time during the Closing ceremonies of the park. The Tigers took that historic game, beating the Royals 8-2.
April 11, 2000 saw the beginning of a new era when the Tigers were welcomed to their new home, Comerica Park. Opening day saw 94-degree weather, a sold-out crowd, and a 5-2 win against Seattle.
And in 2006, in terms of win gross, the Tigers pulled off one of the biggest turnarounds in baseball history with 43 wins in 2003 to 95 in 2006. Emotionally, the comeback reignited baseball fever in Detroit, starting with a record from 16-9 in April and gaining momentum with a 17-2 run over the summer. A late-season meltdown cost the Tigers an AL Central title, but first-year manager Jim Leyland rallied a hungry club to seven straight postseason victories and a World Series run. for the first time since 1984. Leyland was named AL Manager of the Year, while 17-game winner Justin Verlander became the Tigers’ first Rookie of the Year since 1978.
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