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Name Years George Vanderbeck: 1894–1900 James D. Burns: 1901 Samuel F. Angus: 1902–1903 William H. Yawkey: 1904–1907 Frank Navin: 1908–1935 Walter Briggs, Sr.
The Tigers won the 1934 AL pennant with a 101–53 record, at the time a team record for wins, and still the best win percentage (.656) in team history. [41] The Tigers infield (Hank Greenberg and Charlie Gehringer, along with shortstop Billy Rogell and third baseman Marv Owen) accumulated 462 runs during the season, with Gehringer (214 hits ...
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 ...
Pages in category "Detroit Tigers owners" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Ilitch purchased the Detroit Tigers in 1992 from fellow pizza magnate Tom Monaghan, the founder of Domino's Pizza. [30] Under his ownership, the Tigers logged losing records in twelve out of thirteen seasons before their turnaround in 2006. [31] After acquiring the team, Ilitch expressed interest in moving the struggling team to a new ballpark.
Briggs was born on February 27, 1877, in Ypsilanti, Michigan, to Rodney D. Briggs and Ada Warner. [2] He followed the Detroit Tigers from the time he was young. In his early youth he worked at the Michigan Central Railroad and later opened Briggs Manufacturing Company in 1908, which specialized in the manufacturing of automobile bodies for the auto industry and later diversified into plumbing ...
Francis Joseph Navin (April 18, 1871 – November 13, 1935) was an American businessman and baseball executive who was the president of the Detroit Tigers in Major League Baseball for 27 years, from 1908 to 1935. He was part-owner from 1908 to 1919, and principal owner from 1919 to 1935.
Samuel Floyd Angus (April 1855 – February 6, 1908) was an American business owner and professional sports team owner. He was the principal owner of the Detroit Tigers of the American League from November 1901 through October 1903. Angus began his career as a book agent in Ohio.