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The 1987 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 87th season and the 76th season at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers made a late-season comeback to win the American League East on the season's final day. The Tigers finished with a Major League-best record of 98–64, two games ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays .
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
As player. Detroit Tigers (1979–1987) Los Angeles Dodgers (1988–1990) Kansas City Royals ; Pittsburgh Pirates ; Detroit Tigers (1993–1995) As manager. Arizona Diamondbacks (2010–2014) As coach. Detroit Tigers (2003–2005) Arizona Diamondbacks (2007–2010) Career highlights and awards; 2× World Series champion (1984, 1988) NL MVP ...
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.
October 4 – The Detroit Tigers defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 1–0 to clinch the American League East division title. The victory caps off a thrilling pennant race in which the Tigers overcame a 3.5 game deficit to the Blue Jays in the last two weeks of the season, including sweeping the Blue Jays at Tiger Stadium in the final weekend, and ...
George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (February 22, 1934 – November 4, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player, coach, and manager.He managed the National League's Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers of the American League.
Jack Morris's number 47 was retired by the Detroit Tigers in 2018. 1981 – The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year; 1984 – Babe Ruth Award; 1986 – Tiger of the Year by the BBWAA-Detroit Chapter; 1991 – Babe Ruth Award; 1991 – World Series Most Valuable Player; World Series Champion - 1984, 1991, 1992; All-Star: 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1991
He was selected as an American League All-Star in 1978, 1979, and 1984 and was the starting center fielder for the 1984 Detroit Tigers team that won the 1984 World Series. Lemon was known as one of the best defensive center fielders in baseball from 1977 to 1987.