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Detroit clinched the division in a 1–0 victory over Toronto in front of 51,000 fans at Tiger Stadium on October 4. Frank Tanana went all nine innings for the complete game shutout, and outfielder Larry Herndon gave the Tigers their lone run on a second-inning home run. Detroit finished the season two games ahead of Toronto, securing the best ...
This is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Detroit Tigers, with their main position and years played. Players in Bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in Italics have had their numbers retired by the team.
The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division . One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit as a member of the minor league Western League in 1894 and is the only Western ...
Detroit Tigers outfielder Kerry Carpenter looks on after hitting in the third inning of the game against the Texas Rangers at Comerica Park on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.
The 25-year-old outfielder changed his swing with fellow Tigers slugger Kerry Carpenter's personal hitting coach after the 2022 season, climbed three minor-league levels by blending contact and ...
Justice Gabriel Bigbie (born January 24, 1999) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Detroit Tigers organization. Bigbie attended Grassfield High School in Chesapeake, Virginia and played college baseball at Western Carolina University. He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 19th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball ...
With starting outfielders Ty Cobb and Davy Jones out of the Tigers lineup with injuries, Thompson volunteered to fill in. At age 46, Thompson had remained active, playing baseball for the Detroit Athletic Club and other local teams.
In 1895, Detroit Tigers owner George Vanderbeck had a new stadium built at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull avenues. That stadium was called Bennett Park and featured a wooden grandstand with a wooden peaked roof in the outfield. At the time, some places in the outfield were only marked off with rope. [7] [15] [16]