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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.
Mike Ilitch, the Tigers owner since 1992, died at the age of 87 on February 10, 2017. [473] The team remains in an Ilitch family trust, under the leadership of Mike's son, Christopher Ilitch. [474] [475] Like the Detroit Red Wings, the Tigers honored their owner in multiple ways, the most prominent being a "Mr. I" uniform patch.
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 ...
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.
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. ...
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 ...
John Earl Fetzer (March 25, 1901 – February 20, 1991) was an American radio and television executive who was best known as the part-owner of the Detroit Tigers from 1956 to 1961 and sole owner from 1961 through 1983. Under his ownership, the 1968 Tigers won the World Series.
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.