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The 1960 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Tigers' sixth-place finish in the American League with a 71–83 record, 26 games behind the AL Champion New York Yankees .
The 1960s brought some needed sparkplug players such as Norm Cash, Willie Horton, Mickey Lolich and Denny McLain. The Tigers won 101 games in 1961 but fell short of the pennant by eight games. Six years later, they finished one game short of the Boston Red Sox for the pennant after losing the last game of the year.
The Tigers won 101 games, a whopping 30-game improvement over the 71–83 1960 team, but still finished eight games behind the Yankees. [137] This marked one of the few times in major league history that a team failed to reach the postseason despite winning 100 or more games, though it had happened once before to the Tigers in 1915. [ 137 ]
This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Detroit Tigers professional baseball team. ... 1960 – Eddie Yost, .414; 1961 – Norm Cash, .487;
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.
McAuliffe signed with the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent out of high school and spent three seasons in the Tigers' farm system. [4] In 1960, he led the Sally League in runs (109), triples (21), and shortstop assists (430) while playing for the Knoxville Smokies. [2] He was called up to the big leagues at the end of the 1960 season and ...
The Tigers led the majors in runs scored and won 101 games, a whopping 30-game improvement over the 71–83 1960 team, but still finished eight games behind the Yankees. [139] This marked one of the few times in major league history that a team failed to reach the postseason despite winning 100 or more games, though it had happened once before ...
1960 Detroit Tigers season; 1960 Detroit Titans football team; E. 1960 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team; 1959–60 Eastern Michigan Hurons men's basketball team; M.