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The Detroit Tigers 2008 season was the team's 108th season in Major League Baseball's American League.After being picked by many to win the American League Central and the World Series, [1] [2] the Tigers started the season a disappointing 0–7 after being swept by the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox.
The Tigers toiled in mediocre play until their next pennant in 1940 while Greenberg won his second MVP award, although the Tigers lost in seven games. World War II meant that Greenberg would be away from 1941 to 1944 due to service, and the Tigers regressed despite the efforts of pitchers such as Hal Newhouser , who won the MVP Award in 1944 ...
On July 31, Price was traded to the Detroit Tigers in a three-team deal that sent Drew Smyly, Nick Franklin and Willy Adames to the Tampa Bay Rays, and Austin Jackson to the Seattle Mariners. [19] In his Tigers debut against the New York Yankees on August 5, Price pitched 8 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings, allowing three runs, striking out ten, and walking ...
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.
The White Sox also became the first team ever to win their last three games of the season against three different teams [citation needed]: 5–1 vs. Cleveland Indians in the scheduled season ending game on September 28, 8–2 vs Detroit Tigers in a make-up game on September 29 from a rainout 16 days earlier, and a one-game playoff on September ...
Over the next four seasons, Cabrera was a regular player for the Marlins before being traded to the Detroit Tigers before the 2008 season. In 2012 , Cabrera became the first player since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967 to win the batting Triple Crown, leading the AL with a .330 batting average , 44 home runs , and 139 runs batted in (RBI), earning him ...
1900 Detroit Tigers team photo. The franchise was founded as a member of the reorganized Western League in 1894. [11] They originally played at Boulevard Park, sometimes called League Park. It was located on East Lafayette, then called Champlain Street, between Helen and East Grand Boulevard, near Belle Isle. [12]
Chuck Hernandez: 2006–2008 [46] Rick Knapp: 2009–2011 [47] Jeff Jones: 2011–2015 [48] Rich Dubee: 2016–2017 [49] ... List of Detroit Tigers coaches.