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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.
The history of the Detroit Tigers, a professional baseball franchise based in Detroit, Michigan, dates back to 1894 when they were a member of the minor league Western League. Becoming a charter member of the American League in 1901, they are the oldest continuous one name, one city franchise in the league.
Playing on a muddy field, the Tigers and Senators tied the MLB record at the time by using 35 players in the game. September 19, 1945: The Tigers were shut out by Bob Feller, 2–0. Jimmy Outlaw had the only hit off Feller, a bloop single in the 5th inning. The Senators did not play, and the Tigers' lead is then only 1 game.
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 ...
They play in the American League Central division. Since the institution of MLB's Rule 4 Draft , the Tigers have selected 66 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", [ 1 ] the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur clubs to its franchises.
When the Detroit Tigers won the 1935 World Series, the city of Detroit was mired in the Great Depression, which had hit the city and its industries particularly hard. However, with the success of the Tigers and other Detroit teams and athletes in 1935/36, Detroit's luck appeared to be changing, as the city was dubbed the " City of Champions ."
Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and two-time MVP. The 1945 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1945 season.The 42nd edition of the World Series, it matched the American League champion Detroit Tigers against the National League champion Chicago Cubs.
Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and 2-time MVP. The Detroit infield of the 1934–1935 seasons was one of the best-hitting combinations in MLB history. With Hank Greenberg at first, Charlie Gehringer at second, Billy Rogell at shortstop, and Marv Owen at third, the 1934 Tigers infield collected 462 RBIs (139 by Greenberg, 127 by Gehringer, 100 by Rogell, and 96 by Owen) and 179 doubles (63 by ...