Franchise History
Year
Team
1901-present
Detroit Tigers (AL)
Stadium History
Year
Stadium
Capacity
2000-present
Comerica Park
41,000
1912-1999
Tiger Stadium
46,945
1901-1911
Bennett Park
na
Championship History
Post Season Play
Championships
World Series Champions
4 - 1935, 1945, 1968, 1984
League Champions
10 - 1907(AL), 1908(AL), 1909(AL), 1934(AL), 1935(AL), 1940(AL), 1945(AL), 1968(AL), 1984(AL), 2006(AL)
Division Champions
3 - 1972(AL East), 1984(AL East), 1987(AL East)
Wild-Card
1 - 2006(AL)
Retired Numbers
Num
Player
2
Charlie Gehringer
5
Hank Greenberg
6
Al Kaline
16
Hal Newhouser
23
Willie Horton
Presidential History
Year
President
1992-present
Michael Ilitch
1990-1992
Glenn E. Schembechler
1984-1990
Thomas S. Monaghan
1978-1983
James Campbell
1961-1977
John E. Fetzer
1960
William O. DeWitt
1957-1959
Harvey R. Hansen
1957
Frederick A. Knorr
1952-1956
Walter O. Briggs, Jr.
1936-1952
Walter O. Briggs
1908-1935
Frank J. Navin
1904-1907
William H. Yawkey
1902-1903
Samuel F. Angus
1901
James D. Burns
Year-by-Year Results
Year
W-L
Pct.
Finish
2007
88-74
.543
2nd
2006
95-67
.586
2nd
2005
71-91
.438
4th
2004
72-90
.444
4th
2003
43-119
.265
5th
2002
55-106
.342
5th
2001
66-96
.407
4th
2000
79-83
.488
3rd
1999
69-92
.429
3rd
1998
65-97
.401
5th
1997
79-83
.488
3rd
1996
53-109
.327
5th
1995
60-84
.417
4th
1994
53-62
.461
5th
1993
85-77
.525
t3rd
1992
75-87
.463
6th
1991
84-78
.519
t2nd
1990
79-83
.488
3rd
1989
59-103
.364
7th
1988
88-74
.543
2nd
1987
98-64
.605
1st
1986
87-75
.537
.3rd
1985
84-77
.522
3rd
1984
104-58
.642
1st
1983
92-70
.568
2nd
1982
83-79
.512
4th
1981
60-49
.550
4th
1980
84-78
.519
5th
1979
85-76
.528
5th
1978
86-76
.531
5th
1977
74-88
.457
4th
1976
74-87
.460
5th
1975
57-102
.358
6th
1974
72-90
.444
6th
1973
85-77
.525
3rd
1972
86-70
.551
1st
1971
91-71
.562
2nd
1970
79-83
.488
4th
1969
90-72
.556
2nd
1968
103-59
.636
1st
1967
91-71
.562
t2nd
1966
88-74
.543
3rd
1965
89-73
.549
4th
1964
85-77
.525
4th
1963
79-83
.488
t5th
1962
85-76
.528
4th
1961
101-61
.623
2nd
1960
71-83
.461
6th
1959
76-78
.494
4th
1958
77-77
.500
5th
1957
78-76
.506
4th
1956
82-72
.532
5th
1955
79-75
.513
5th
1954
68-86
.442
5th
1953
60-94
.390
6th
1952
50-104
.325
8th
1951
73-81
.474
5th
1950
95-59
.617
2nd
1949
87-67
.565
4th
1948
78-76
.506
5th
1947
85-69
.552
2nd
1946
92-62
.597
2nd
1945
88-65
.575
1st
1944
88-66
.571
2nd
1943
78-76
.506
5th
1942
73-81
.474
5th
1941
75-79
.487
t4th
1940
90-64
.584
1st
1939
81-73
.526
5th
1938
84-70
.545
4th
1937
89-65
.578
2nd
1936
83-71
.539
2nd
1935
93-58
.616
1st
1934
101-53
.656
1st
1933
75-79
.487
5th
1932
76-75
.503
5th
1931
61-93
.396
7th
1930
75-79
.487
5th
1929
70-84
.455
6th
1928
68-86
.442
6th
1927
82-71
.536
4th
1926
79-75
.513
3rd
1925
81-73
.526
4th
1924
86-68
.558
3rd
1923
83-71
.539
2nd
1922
79-75
.513
3rd
1921
71-82
.464
6th
1920
61-93
.396
7th
1919
80-60
.571
4th
1918
55-71
.437
7th
1917
78-75
.510
4th
1916
87-67
.565
3rd
1915
100-54
.649
2nd
1914
80-73
.523
4th
1913
66-87
.431
6th
1912
69-84
.451
6th
1911
89-65
.578
2nd
1910
86-68
.558
3rd
1909
98-54
.645
1st
1908
90-63
.588
1st
1907
92-58
.613
1st
1906
71-78
.477
6th
1905
79-74
.516
3rd
1904
62-90
.408
7th
1903
65-71
.478
5th
1902
52-83
.385
7th
1901
74-61
.548
3rd
Managerial History
Year
Manager
2006-present
Jim Leyland
2003-2005
Alan Trammell
2002
Luis Pujols
2000-2002
Phil Garner
1998-1999
Larry Parrish
1996-1998
Buddy Bell
1979-1995
Sparkey Anderson
1979
Lee Moss
1974-1978
Ralph Houk
1973
Joe Schultz
1971-1973
Billy Martin
1967-1970
Mayo Smith
1966
Frank Skaff
1966
Bob Swift
1966
Chuck Dressen
1965
Bob Swift
1963-1965
Chuck Dressen
1961-1963
Bob Scheffing
1960
Joe Gordon
1959-1960
Jimmie Dykes
1958-1959
Bill Norman
1957-1958
Jack Tighe
1955-1956
Bucky Harris
1952-1954
Fred Hutchinson
1949-1952
Red Rolfe
1943-1948
Steve O'Neill
1938-1942
Del Baker
1934-1938
Micky Cochrane
1927-1933
Bucky Harris
1921-1926
Ty Cobb
1907-1920
Hugh Jennings
1905-1906
Bill Armour
1904
Bobby Lowe
1903-1904
Ed Barrow
1902
Frank Dwyer
1901
George Stallings
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