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.infobox-subheader2{background-color:#ffaa00;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-team-season .infobox-subheader3{background-color:#ffbb00;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-team-season-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-team-season-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-team-season-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-team-season-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-team-season-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-team-season-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-team-season-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-baseball-team-season vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><a href="/wiki/1989_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1989 Major League Baseball season">1989</a> Detroit Tigers</th></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Division</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">East</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ballpark</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)" title="Tiger Stadium (Detroit)">Tiger Stadium</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owners</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Monaghan" title="Tom Monaghan">Tom Monaghan</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/General_manager_(baseball)" title="General manager (baseball)">General managers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Lajoie" title="Bill Lajoie">Bill Lajoie</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">Managers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Television</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/WDIV-TV" title="WDIV-TV">WDIV-TV</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/George_Kell" title="George Kell">George Kell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Kaline" title="Al Kaline">Al Kaline</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Pro-Am_Sports_System" title="Pro-Am Sports System">PASS</a><br />(Larry Osterman, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Northrup_(baseball)" title="Jim Northrup (baseball)">Jim Northrup</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Radio</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/WJR" title="WJR">WJR</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Ernie_Harwell" title="Ernie Harwell">Ernie Harwell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Carey_(broadcaster)" title="Paul Carey (broadcaster)">Paul Carey</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1988_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1988 Detroit Tigers season">1988</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Tigers_seasons" title="List of Detroit Tigers seasons">Seasons</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1990_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1990 Detroit Tigers season">1990</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>' <a href="/wiki/1989_in_baseball" title="1989 in baseball">1989 season</a></b> was a season in American <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a>. The Tigers finished 59–103 and in last place in the <a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">American League East</a>. It was the team's first losing season since <a href="/wiki/1977_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1977 Detroit Tigers season">1977</a>, the worst record in the Major Leagues, as well as (at the time) the franchise's second-worst season ever in terms of both losses (103) and win percentage (.364). It was also (at the time) the franchise's worst full 162-game season (those marks would be surpassed in <a href="/wiki/1996_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1996 Detroit Tigers season">1996</a>, <a href="/wiki/2003_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2003 Detroit Tigers season">2003</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2019_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2019 Detroit Tigers season">2019</a>). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Offseason_Roster_Moves_at_a_glance">Offseason Roster Moves at a glance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Offseason Roster Moves at a glance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 28, 1988: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Terrell" title="Walt Terrell">Walt Terrell</a> was traded by the Tigers to the San Diego Padres for <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown_(baseball)" title="Chris Brown (baseball)">Chris Brown (baseball)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Keith_Moreland" title="Keith Moreland">Keith Moreland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>November 4, 1988: <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Evans" title="Darrell Evans">Darrell Evans</a> was granted free agency. <a href="/wiki/Larry_Herndon" title="Larry Herndon">Larry Herndon</a> was released by the Detroit Tigers.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>November 16, 1988: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Knight" title="Ray Knight">Ray Knight</a> was released by the Tigers.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>November 30, 1988: Randy Bockus was signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>January 13, 1989: <a href="/wiki/Doyle_Alexander" title="Doyle Alexander">Doyle Alexander</a> was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>February 22, 1989: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Huismann" title="Mark Huismann">Mark Huismann</a> was released by the Tigers.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>March 23, 1989: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brookens" title="Tom Brookens">Tom Brookens</a> was traded by the Tigers to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> for <a href="/wiki/Charles_Hudson_(baseball)" title="Charles Hudson (baseball)">Charles Hudson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>March 23, 1989: <a href="/wiki/Eric_King_(baseball)" title="Eric King (baseball)">Eric King</a> was traded by the Tigers to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> for <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Williams_(baseball)" title="Kenny Williams (baseball)">Kenny Williams</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Offseason_News">Offseason News</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Offseason News"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>January 17:</b> While on the team's annual midseason bus tour throughout the state of Michigan, <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a> compares new acquisition <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown_(baseball)" title="Chris Brown (baseball)">Chris Brown (baseball)</a> to former <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> star <a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Joe Morgan</a>: "I once had a player named Joe Morgan who had the same kind of stories following him. Seven years later, I asked Joe if he tricked me. He said 'No, you tricked me Sparky. You lockered me next to <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a>.'"<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sparky was referring to the concerns over Brown's previous injuries and playing time and the speculation that he would locker next to Tigers' star <a href="/wiki/Alan_Trammell" title="Alan Trammell">Alan Trammell</a>. </p><p><b>February 17:</b> Even though many preseason publications pick the Tigers for the second division, <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a> remains optimistic. "We'll be in there again," said Anderson, referring to the Tigers' 1987 AL East title and second-place showing in 1988 despite similar predictions from the media. "They better play good baseball because we're going to."<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>February 21:</b> Manager <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a> tells the media that his roster is "set" for the 1989 season. When asked if he will bring a little-known player to the major league roster for Opening Day, Anderson says "I can't see doing that this year."<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>February 24:</b> As the Tigers prepare for their first Spring Training game, shortstop <a href="/wiki/Alan_Trammell" title="Alan Trammell">Alan Trammell</a> is asked about the team's chances in 1989. The consensus is that the Tigers will not contend for a pennant: "We like it that way. Nobody's looking over our shoulder all the time and aiming for us and we know deep down inside that we can win it all." Trammell elaborated to say that in his view, six teams had a legitimate shot to win the <a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">American League East</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Spring_Training">Spring Training</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Spring Training"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>March 1:</b> Manager <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a> confirms his intention to bat veteran second baseman <a href="/wiki/Lou_Whitaker" title="Lou Whitaker">Lou Whitaker</a> third in the batting lineup for the upcoming season. </p><p>Newly acquired third baseman <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown_(baseball)" title="Chris Brown (baseball)">Chris Brown (baseball)</a> reports to camp 30 pounds over his playing weight. Speculation begins that he will not be able to take it off by Opening Day.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>March 3:</b> The Tigers win their first spring training game a 6–4 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>. <a href="/wiki/Matt_Nokes" title="Matt Nokes">Matt Nokes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Torey_Lovullo" title="Torey Lovullo">Torey Lovullo</a> both homer, in support of victor <a href="/wiki/Eric_King_(baseball)" title="Eric King (baseball)">Eric King</a>, who pitched three innings of relief. <a href="/wiki/Jack_Morris" title="Jack Morris">Jack Morris</a> started and allowed one-hit over three innings and <a href="/wiki/Willie_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Willie Hernández">Guillermo Hernandez</a> earned the save. </p><p><b>March 4:</b> Shortstop <a href="/wiki/Alan_Trammell" title="Alan Trammell">Alan Trammell</a> signs the richest contract in team history, a three-year, $6.4 million deal. Trammell negotiated the deal with General Manager <a href="/wiki/Bill_Lajoie" title="Bill Lajoie">Bill Lajoie</a> without the help of an agent.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>March 12:</b> The first telecast of the 1989 season came when the Tigers played the Texas Rangers at <a href="/wiki/Joker_Marchant_Stadium" title="Joker Marchant Stadium">Joker Marchant Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lakeland,_Florida" title="Lakeland, Florida">Lakeland, Florida</a>. <a href="/wiki/George_Kell" title="George Kell">George Kell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Al_Kaline" title="Al Kaline">Al Kaline</a> were the announcers. WDIV had changed their opening graphics and music with this airing and discontinued referring to the year in their opening graphics. Instead of following the previous pattern calling the broadcast "Tigers '89", they were now designated as "Tiger Baseball Network".<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>March 15:</b> Despite losing to the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Nolan Ryan</a> 4–1, a confident manager <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a> tells the media, "If we stay healthy, we can win it. We're going to be good. We'll be in the thick of things. They're picking us for fifth again. That'll be enough to let me look smart."<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>March 16:</b> Owner <a href="/wiki/Tom_Monaghan" title="Tom Monaghan">Tom Monaghan</a> announces his support for a new open-air stadium that would remain in Detroit. A consulting firm based in Kansas City, Missouri, provided several options, also including renovations of Tiger Stadium and a new retractable dome option.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>March 21:</b> Centerfielder <a href="/wiki/Gary_Pettis" title="Gary Pettis">Gary Pettis</a> jammed his thumb trying to steal second during the Tigers' 6–3 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Pettis, who was also slated to start the season as the Tigers' leadoff hitter, would go on to miss the first month and a half with the injury.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>March 23:</b> The Tigers make three separate trades with the stated goal to address an aging roster. Long-time fan favorite <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brookens" title="Tom Brookens">Tom Brookens</a> is traded to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> for pitcher <a href="/wiki/Charles_Hudson_(baseball)" title="Charles Hudson (baseball)">Charles Hudson</a>. Brookens, 35, and his teammates were surprised by the trade and was quoted as saying the he "spent more time in limbo than some dancers."<sup id="cite_ref-news.google.com_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-news.google.com-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Teammate <a href="/wiki/Jack_Morris" title="Jack Morris">Jack Morris</a> was incensed, telling the media "they (Tiger management) talk about loyalty. They crapped on Tommy for nine years, then they trade him." <a href="/wiki/Alan_Trammell" title="Alan Trammell">Alan Trammell</a> was more philosophical saying, "I thought in the back of my mind he'd be a Tiger all his life. That's gone now."<sup id="cite_ref-news.google.com_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-news.google.com-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The other trades saw pitcher <a href="/wiki/Eric_King_(baseball)" title="Eric King (baseball)">Eric King</a> traded to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> for outfielder <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Williams_(baseball)" title="Kenny Williams (baseball)">Kenny Williams</a> and utility player <a href="/wiki/Luis_Salazar" title="Luis Salazar">Luis Salazar</a> traded to the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> for infielder <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brumley_(infielder)" title="Mike Brumley (infielder)">Mike Brumley</a>. King, 24, apparently, was in Tiger manager Sparky Anderson's doghouse for a subpar 1988 season, despite pitching very well during spring training (3–0, 1.96 ERA). King was quoted as saying "Obviously, I made someone mad in this organization and I couldn't change it."<sup id="cite_ref-news.google.com_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-news.google.com-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Anderson claimed at the time that Williams, 25 was "key" despite hitting .147 during spring training at the time of the trade. Salazar, 33, had a strong first half of the 1988 season with Detroit, and played seven different positions, but Brumley, 25, was considered a younger switch-hitting version.<sup id="cite_ref-news.google.com_19-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-news.google.com-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>General Manager <a href="/wiki/Bill_Lajoie" title="Bill Lajoie">Bill Lajoie</a> said the trade "gives us some added speed and also adds youth to the roster. We'll now start the season with a balanced club. Williams and Brumley are every scout's dream. They're young players with tools."<sup id="cite_ref-news.google.com_19-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-news.google.com-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>March 27:</b> In a surprise announcement, <a href="/wiki/Torey_Lovullo" title="Torey Lovullo">Torey Lovullo</a> is named the Opening Day first baseman by manager <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a>. Lovullo, a 24-year old switch hitting rookie, wins the job due his versatility (he plays all four infield positions in Spring Training) and a prolonged slump by veteran <a href="/wiki/Keith_Moreland" title="Keith Moreland">Keith Moreland</a>, who was expected to be the first baseman after being traded for <a href="/wiki/Walt_Terrell" title="Walt Terrell">Walt Terrell</a>. When Spring Training began, the general consensus was the Tiger roster was set. This announcement, along with Anderson's insistence that Lovullo was "the new heart of the lineup" and get 500 at-bats in the upcoming season was newsworthy.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Veteran outfielder <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Murphy" title="Dwayne Murphy">Dwayne Murphy</a> was released. With the acquisition of Kenny Williams and a strong spring showing by the younger <a href="/wiki/Billy_Bean" title="Billy Bean">Billy Bean</a>, the 34-year old Murphy was expendable, despite hitting .300 in Spring Training.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>March 31:</b> The Tigers announce their Opening Day roster: </p><p><u>Pitchers:</u> <a href="/wiki/Doyle_Alexander" title="Doyle Alexander">Doyle Alexander</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Beard" title="Dave Beard">Dave Beard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Gibson_(baseball)" title="Paul Gibson (baseball)">Paul Gibson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Henneman" title="Mike Henneman">Mike Henneman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willie_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Willie Hernández">Guillermo Hernandez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Hudson_(baseball)" title="Charles Hudson (baseball)">Charles Hudson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Morris" title="Jack Morris">Jack Morris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Robinson_(starting_pitcher)" title="Jeff Robinson (starting pitcher)">Jeff Robinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Tanana" title="Frank Tanana">Frank Tanana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Williams_(pitcher)" title="Frank Williams (pitcher)">Frank Williams</a> </p><p><u>Catchers:</u> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Heath_(baseball)" title="Mike Heath (baseball)">Mike Heath</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Nokes" title="Matt Nokes">Matt Nokes</a> </p><p><u>Infielders:</u> <a href="/wiki/Billy_Bean" title="Billy Bean">Billy Bean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Bergman" title="Dave Bergman">Dave Bergman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown" title="Chris Brown">Chris Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brumley_(infielder)" title="Mike Brumley (infielder)">Mike Brumley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Torey_Lovullo" title="Torey Lovullo">Torey Lovullo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keith_Moreland" title="Keith Moreland">Keith Moreland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Pedrique" title="Al Pedrique">Al Pedrique</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alan_Trammell" title="Alan Trammell">Alan Trammell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lou_Whitaker" title="Lou Whitaker">Lou Whitaker</a> </p><p><u>Outfielders:</u> <a href="/wiki/Chet_Lemon" title="Chet Lemon">Chet Lemon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Fred Lynn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pat_Sheridan" title="Pat Sheridan">Pat Sheridan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Williams_(baseball)" title="Kenny Williams (baseball)">Ken Williams</a> </p><p><b>April 1:</b> The Tigers defeat the Boston Red Sox 4–2 in Lakeland to finish the Grapefruit League season 15–16–1.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>April 4:</b> Before the largest Opening Day crowd in <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a>' history, the Tigers are shut out by <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Hough" title="Charlie Hough">Charlie Hough</a> 4–0. The Tigers never really get their offense going, collecting only five hits. It is the first time the Tigers are shut out on Opening Day since 1975. <a href="/wiki/Chet_Lemon" title="Chet Lemon">Chet Lemon</a> has the first hit of the Tigers' season and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Morris" title="Jack Morris">Jack Morris</a> takes the loss. Morris tied the American League record with his tenth consecutive Opening Day start. He would go on to set the Major League record with 14 straight Opening Day assignments, breaking the record of <a href="/wiki/Robin_Roberts_(baseball)" title="Robin Roberts (baseball)">Robin Roberts</a> of the Philadelphia Phillies. </p><p>Before the game, the first pitch is delivered by recently-fired Dallas Cowboys coach <a href="/wiki/Tom_Landry" title="Tom Landry">Tom Landry</a>. Landry is joined by the new ownership of the Rangers, headed by <a href="/wiki/George_H.W._Bush" class="mw-redirect" title="George H.W. Bush">George W. Bush</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>April 7:</b> The Tigers win their first game of the season, a 10–3 rout of the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> before 51,473 fans at Tiger Stadium. <a href="/wiki/Doyle_Alexander" title="Doyle Alexander">Doyle Alexander</a> earns the victory in the home opener, displaying a knuckleball he developed during Spring Training. The Tigers scored eight runs in the seventh and eighth innings and were led by <a href="/wiki/Matt_Nokes" title="Matt Nokes">Matt Nokes</a> (2 run homer) and <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Williams_(baseball)" title="Kenny Williams (baseball)">Kenny Williams</a> (2 clutch hits and 3 RBI). Manager <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a> won his 1700th game as a manager, making him only the 10th manager at the time to reach that plateau.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>April 9:</b> The Tigers have their first cancellation of the season as their game against Milwaukee is postponed. The game is rescheduled as part of a doubleheader on August 7 due to cold temperatures and snow flurries.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>April 12:</b> Despite the team's worst start in nine years and hitting a collective .202, manager <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a> tells the media "We've got the most wins in baseball during the 80s. How can you lead baseball for nine years and the get off to a slow start one year and have people start panicking? Come October, we'll be there."<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>April 14:</b> The Tigers fall into last place in the <a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">American League East</a> following their 4–2 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers (baseball)</a>. Despite this, the Tigers are only 2 games out in the American League East as no team in the division has a winning record. </p><p><b>April 17:</b> With the Tigers in last place with a 2-7 record, there is only 3 games difference from first to last place in the <a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">American League East</a>. <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a> tells the media, "Nobody else is doing anything. But if we keep going on like this, we'll get separated from the others."<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>April 21:</b> The Tigers lose to the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> 2-1 to see their record drop to 3-10 on the season. <a href="/wiki/Jack_Morris" title="Jack Morris">Jack Morris</a> is the hard luck loser, and his record falls to 0-4. It is only the second time in Morris' career that he is four games under .500. Even with the poor start to the season and batting only .221 as a team, the Tigers are still only 3.5 games out of first place in the lowly AL East.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>April 30:</b> The Tigers end the month in 6th place in the <a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">American League East</a> with an 8-14 record, a half-game ahead of the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> in last place. The team bats .233 for the month and scores 78 runs in 22 games. The leading hitters are <a href="/wiki/Mike_Heath_(baseball)" title="Mike Heath (baseball)">Mike Heath</a> .357 and <a href="/wiki/Chet_Lemon" title="Chet Lemon">Chet Lemon</a> at .316. <a href="/wiki/Matt_Nokes" title="Matt Nokes">Matt Nokes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lou_Whitaker" title="Lou Whitaker">Lou Whitaker</a> lead the team with 5 home runs each. </p><p>On the pitching side, the team ends April with a 4.14 ERA and are led by <a href="/wiki/Doyle_Alexander" title="Doyle Alexander">Doyle Alexander</a> who sports a 3-1 record and 2.29 ERA. Staff ace <a href="/wiki/Jack_Morris" title="Jack Morris">Jack Morris</a> finishes the month 0-5, the first time in his career he lost five consecutive decisions. <a href="/wiki/Willie_Hernandez" class="mw-redirect" title="Willie Hernandez">Willie Hernandez</a> saves 5 games but sports an ERA of 4.70.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>May 11:</b> The Tigers travel to Toledo, Ohio for an exhibition game against their AAA minor-league affiliate the <a href="/wiki/Toledo_Mud_Hens" title="Toledo Mud Hens">Toledo Mud Hens</a>. The Mud Hens defeated the Tigers 3–1 before 10,322 at <a href="/wiki/Ned_Skeldon_Stadium" title="Ned Skeldon Stadium">Ned Skeldon Stadium</a>. Former Tiger and Mud Hen manager <a href="/wiki/John_Wockenfuss" title="John Wockenfuss">John Wockenfuss</a> pitches five scoreless innings in relief allowing just three hits. The 40-year old Wockenfuss was primarily a catcher in his 12-year major league career and took to the mound because the Mud Hens were coming off a doubleheader the day before and had another one scheduled the following day. This game further highlighted the Tigers worst start in 35 years.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>May 19:</b> Manager <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a> left the club on the direction of team doctor Clarence Livingood due to physical exhaustion. Livingood told the press that Anderson was suffering from extreme stress to the point where he was unable to sleep. At the time, the Tigers were 14–24, last place in the American League East and had the worst record in Major League Baseball. Coach <a href="/wiki/Dick_Tracewski" title="Dick Tracewski">Dick Tracewski</a> was named interim manager in Anderson's absence.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hours later, second baseman <a href="/wiki/Lou_Whitaker" title="Lou Whitaker">Lou Whitaker</a> hit his league leading 10th home run as the Tigers defeated the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> 2-0. Whitaker would go on to hit a career-high 28 home runs in 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Finally, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown_(baseball)" title="Chris Brown (baseball)">Chris Brown (baseball)</a> was waived after batting .193 and no home runs. He had played in only 17 of the teams 38 games. <a href="/wiki/Rick_Schu" title="Rick Schu">Rick Schu</a> was recalled to take Brown's place on the roster.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tracewski says; "A lot of things that were projected to happen did not happen. We had a third baseman who didn't want to play. We didn't ask him to hit .360, we only asked him to play. Veteran outfielder <a href="/wiki/Chet_Lemon" title="Chet Lemon">Chet Lemon</a> added, "Chris Brown is hurting his career beyond comprehension."<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>May 23:</b> Pitcher <a href="/wiki/Jack_Morris" title="Jack Morris">Jack Morris</a> is placed on the disabled list for the first time in his career. Morris had complained of soreness following a 7–3 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> on May 22. Morris became the fourth Tiger pitcher to be placed on the DL so far this season. Morris was in the midst of the worst start of his career with a 2–7 record with a 4.94 ERA. To replace him on the roster, the Tigers called up pitcher <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schwabe" title="Mike Schwabe">Mike Schwabe</a> from AA London.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>May 27:</b> <a href="/wiki/Randy_Nosek" title="Randy Nosek">Randy Nosek</a>, the Tigers' #1 pick in the 1985 draft is called up from the Class AA London, Ontario to replace <a href="/wiki/Jack_Morris" title="Jack Morris">Jack Morris</a>, He will make his major league debut at <a href="/wiki/Royals_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Royals Stadium">Royals Stadium</a> against Kansas City. Fighting butterflies with his family in attendance, Nosek walks eight and gives up three hits in a 5-1 loss to the Royals. The Tigers pitching staff is decimated by injuries, giving Nosek his chance. He would make one more appearance with Detroit before being sent back to the minors.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>June 5:</b> Manager <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a> returned to the team after 17 days. Team doctor <a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarence_Livingood&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Clarence Livingood (page does not exist)">Clarence Livingood</a> tells the media that Sparky's stress level was never life threatening, but that he would be cutting back on appearances, commercials and charity work while coming to the ballpark later than he had previously. Livingood states that he believes the situation "probably frightened" the manager into changing his behavior.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Anderson returned to the dugout to see the Tigers lose that evening's game to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> 5-2. Interim manager <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Traczewski&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dick Traczewski (page does not exist)">Dick Traczewski</a> led the team to a 9-8 record in Anderson's absence. The team also announced that pitcher <a href="/wiki/Jack_Morris" title="Jack Morris">Jack Morris</a> would miss an additional seven weeks after being placed on the disabled list on May 23 with a chip fracture in his right elbow.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>June 5 is also the first day of the MLB Player draft. With their first selection (21st overall) the Tigers select right-handed pitcher <a href="/wiki/Greg_Gohr" title="Greg Gohr">Greg Gohr</a> from <a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_University" title="Santa Clara University">Santa Clara University</a>. </p><p><b>June 8:</b> Shortstop <a href="/wiki/Alan_Trammell" title="Alan Trammell">Alan Trammell</a> is placed on the 15 day disabled list due to back spasms. Infielder <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brumley_(infielder)" title="Mike Brumley (infielder)">Mike Brumley</a> is recalled from Toledo to take Trammell's place on the roster.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>June 9:</b> The Tigers play their first game at the new <a href="/wiki/Skydome" class="mw-redirect" title="Skydome">Skydome</a> in Toronto, Ontario Canada. Blue Jays pitcher <a href="/wiki/Dave_Stieb" title="Dave Stieb">Dave Stieb</a> combines with <a href="/wiki/David_Wells" title="David Wells">David Wells</a> to allow only four Tiger hits as the Blue Jays blank the Tigers 2-0. <a href="/wiki/Frank_Tanana" title="Frank Tanana">Frank Tanana</a> is the hard-luck loser, striking out 10 in a complete game effort.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>June 10:</b> Manager <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a> is interviewed by <a href="/wiki/Marv_Albert" title="Marv Albert">Marv Albert</a> before a national broadcast of NBC's "Game of the Week" between the Tigers and <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a>. Anderson calls himself "stupid" for not following his own advice to players about stress and what led to his absence, the reason for the Tigers' poor start, and the Tigers' inability to develop young players. The Tigers would go on to defeat the Blue Jays before the national audience, 11-8.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>June 16:</b> In the 9th inning of a 9-4 loss to the <a href="/wiki/California_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="California Angels">California Angels</a> at <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)" title="Tiger Stadium (Detroit)">Tiger Stadium</a>, catcher <a href="/wiki/Matt_Nokes" title="Matt Nokes">Matt Nokes</a> is injured in a collision at home plate. <a href="/wiki/Chili_Davis" title="Chili Davis">Chili Davis</a> crashed into Nokes in a close play at the plate, a play that Davis insisted wasn't intentional. Nokes had to be helped from the field and would be out of the lineup for almost two months. The fans in attendance entertained themselves by chanting "Bad Boys," made popular by recent championship of the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> of the <a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>July 5</b>: The final balloting for the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> All Star teams and starting lineups are announced. Consistent with their performance on the field, the Tigers fare poorly in the fan balloting. <a href="/wiki/Lou_Whitaker" title="Lou Whitaker">Lou Whitaker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alan_Trammell" title="Alan Trammell">Alan Trammell</a> have the best name recognition, as both finish fourth in the voting for starting second baseman and shortstop respectively. Three Tigers (<a href="/wiki/Torey_Lovullo" title="Torey Lovullo">Torey Lovullo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown_(baseball)" title="Chris Brown (baseball)">Chris Brown (baseball)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Williams_(baseball)" title="Kenny Williams (baseball)">Kenny Williams</a>), are no longer on the Tigers active roster when results are announced. Williams finishes last among all 42 <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> outfielders; Louvello, second to last among first basemen. Brown, despite not appearing in a game since May, finishes 13th among 15 candidates.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>July 6</b>: Relief pitcher <a href="/wiki/Mike_Henneman" title="Mike Henneman">Mike Henneman</a> is the only Tiger to be named to the American League All Star team. At the announcement of his selection, Henneman is 5–2 with 2 saves and a 3.21 ERA. Despite eight pitchers appearing in the game, Henneman and <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Finley" title="Chuck Finley">Chuck Finley</a> of the California Angels do not see action.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>July 28</b>: The Tigers deal their leading hitter <a href="/wiki/Keith_Moreland" title="Keith Moreland">Keith Moreland</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> in exchange for minor league pitcher <a href="/wiki/Brian_DuBois" title="Brian DuBois">Brian DuBois</a>. Moreland was batting .299 with 5 home runs and 35 RBI at the time of the trade to the Orioles who were leading the AL East by 3.5 games. The O's were looking to add a veteran bat and failed to add <a href="/wiki/Harold_Baines" title="Harold Baines">Harold Baines</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>. Orioles director of player personnel <a href="/wiki/Doug_Melvin" title="Doug Melvin">Doug Melvin</a> said of DuBois, "we gave up a kid that could come back to haunt us, but we got a guy we know could help us immediately." Detroit general manager <a href="/wiki/Bill_Lajoie" title="Bill Lajoie">Bill Lajoie</a> said the Tigers were very fortunate to add DuBois and that he "was on the verge of becoming a solid major league performer."<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>August 7:</b> For the first time in his major league career, <a href="/wiki/Lou_Whitaker" title="Lou Whitaker">Lou Whitaker</a> starts a game at a position other than second base. Batting third and penciled in as the Tigers' <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">designated hitter</a>, Whitaker drives in two runs in Detroit's 5-3 win over the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>. The game was the first of a doubleheader and Whitaker returned to his customary position for the nightcap, a 5-2 Tiger loss.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>August 17:</b> Pitcher <a href="/wiki/Brian_DuBois" title="Brian DuBois">Brian DuBois</a> makes his Major League debut. Named the starting pitcher against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> at <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium" title="Yankee Stadium">Yankee Stadium</a>, DuBois goes six innings, allowing only two runs, but the Tigers' offense doesn't cooperate and the DuBois and the Tigers fall by a score of 2-1. DuBois had joined the Tigers after being traded for <a href="/wiki/Keith_Moreland" title="Keith Moreland">Keith Moreland</a> on July 28.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>August 18:</b> In what would be final appearance of his major league career, pitcher <a href="/wiki/Willie_Hernandez" class="mw-redirect" title="Willie Hernandez">Willie Hernandez</a> pitches the 9th inning of the Tigers' 7-3 win over the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> at <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)" title="Tiger Stadium (Detroit)">Tiger Stadium</a>. The 1984 Cy Young winner and MVP gives up a two-run home run to <a href="/wiki/Bob_Geren" title="Bob Geren">Bob Geren</a>. Hernandez would reinjure his elbow that plagued him all season and finished the season with a 2-2 record and 15 saves. The game was also notable in that it was <a href="/wiki/Bucky_Dent" title="Bucky Dent">Bucky Dent</a>'s managerial debut for the Yankees, taking over for <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Green_(baseball)" title="Dallas Green (baseball)">Dallas Green</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>August 19:</b> In the early morning hours, pitcher <a href="/wiki/Charles_Hudson_(baseball)" title="Charles Hudson (baseball)">Charles Hudson</a>, driving drunk, slammed his mother in-law's <a href="/wiki/Mercury_Cougar" title="Mercury Cougar">Mercury Cougar</a> into a telephone pole in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills, Michigan. He spent a day and a half in intensive care with a broken left leg, right ankle and his right knee needed reconstructive surgery. A month later, Hudson was sentenced to one year's probation after pleading guilty to driving while impaired. Investigators said his blood alcohol level the night of the accident was 0.11. Under Michigan law, 0.10 was considered the legal limit.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hudson would later discuss how he began to drink as he struggled in his baseball career. He would not pitch in the major leagues again and the Tigers released him in November 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>September 4:</b> In the 7th inning of the Tigers' 5-1 win over the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>, outfielder <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Fred Lynn</a> hit his 300th career home run. The blast came off of Royals ace <a href="/wiki/Bret_Saberhagen" title="Bret Saberhagen">Bret Saberhagen</a> at Tiger Stadium in a Labor Day matinee game.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>September 5:</b> Catcher <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Datz" title="Jeff Datz">Jeff Datz</a> and right-handed pitcher <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Holman" title="Shawn Holman">Shawn Holman</a> both make their major league debuts in the Tigers 10-2 win over the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> at Tiger Stadium. Holman appeared in relief of starting pitcher <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Ritz" title="Kevin Ritz">Kevin Ritz</a> and allowed one run in two innings of work. Datz also made his appearance in the same inning as Holman, as a defensive replacement.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>September 17:</b> Pitcher <a href="/wiki/Doyle_Alexander" title="Doyle Alexander">Doyle Alexander</a> voices his frustration on the season: "Frustration is no longer the word. That applied in June and July. Pathetic is a better word now. We've got guys playing on this team who have no idea how to play baseball." Alexander would go on to criticize his own performance as well as some of the decisions made earlier in the season, notably, the promotion of rookie <a href="/wiki/Torey_Lovullo" title="Torey Lovullo">Torey Lovullo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>September 27:</b> After going seven innings and allowing three runs, <a href="/wiki/Doyle_Alexander" title="Doyle Alexander">Doyle Alexander</a> suffers his 18th loss of the season in a 8-1 decision against the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> at <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)" title="Tiger Stadium (Detroit)">Tiger Stadium</a>. Alexander would lead all of baseball with 18 defeats in 1989 and this game would be his final appearance in a major league uniform. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>October 1:</b> The Tigers defeat the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium 5–3. The victory prevents the Tigers from tying the then-franchise record of 104 losses in a season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>December 6:</b> Veteran outfielder <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Fred Lynn</a> leaves Detroit and signs with the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a>. The 37-year old Lynn hit .241 on the season with 11 home runs and 41 RBI. </p><p><b>December 20:</b>The Tigers release <a href="/wiki/Willie_Hernandez" class="mw-redirect" title="Willie Hernandez">Willie Hernandez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doyle_Alexander" title="Doyle Alexander">Doyle Alexander</a> effectively bringing to an end the careers of both pitchers. Hernandez, a hero of the 1984 club, was the Cy Young and MVP that season, while Alexander helped the Tigers win the 1987 AL East title by going 9-0 after being acquired via trade from the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_transactions">Notable transactions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Notable transactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May 19, 1989: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Schu" title="Rick Schu">Rick Schu</a> was purchased by the Tigers from the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>. <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown_(baseball)" title="Chris Brown (baseball)">Chris Brown (baseball)</a> was waived by the Tigers.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>June 16, 1989: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Sheridan" title="Pat Sheridan">Pat Sheridan</a> was traded by the Tigers to the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> for <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Jones" title="Tracy Jones">Tracy Jones</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>July 28, 1989: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Moreland" title="Keith Moreland">Keith Moreland</a> was traded by the Tigers to the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> for <a href="/wiki/Brian_DuBois" title="Brian DuBois">Brian DuBois</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-60" 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title="Road (sports)">Road</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1989_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="1989 Toronto Blue Jays season">Toronto Blue Jays</a> </td> <td>89</td> <td>73 </td> <td>.549 </td> <td>— </td> <td>46‍–‍35 </td> <td>43‍–‍38 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1989_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1989 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a> </td> <td>87</td> <td>75 </td> <td>.537 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>47‍–‍34 </td> <td>40‍–‍41 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1989_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1989 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> </td> <td>83</td> <td>79 </td> <td>.512 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>46‍–‍35 </td> <td>37‍–‍44 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1989_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1989 Milwaukee Brewers season">Milwaukee Brewers</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>81 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>45‍–‍36 </td> <td>36‍–‍45 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1989_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1989 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> 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opponents"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></div><br /><small>Sources: <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1989-schedule-scores.shtml">[1]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1989-schedule-scores.shtml">[2]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CAL/1989-schedule-scores.shtml">[3]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1989-schedule-scores.shtml">[4]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1989-schedule-scores.shtml">[5]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1989-schedule-scores.shtml">[6]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/1989-schedule-scores.shtml">[7]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1989-schedule-scores.shtml">[8]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1989-schedule-scores.shtml">[9]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1989-schedule-scores.shtml">[10]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1989-schedule-scores.shtml">[11]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1989-schedule-scores.shtml">[12]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/1989-schedule-scores.shtml">[13]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1989-schedule-scores.shtml">[14]</a> </small> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="100">Team </th> <th style="background:black;color:#F87217;width=35">BAL </th> <th style="background:#ba313c;color:#0d2b56;width=35">BOS </th> <th style="background:#CE2029;color:#333366;width=35">CAL </th> <th style="background:black;color:white;width=35">CWS </th> <th style="background:#990000;color:#023456;width=35">CLE </th> <th style="background:#036;color:#bd5d29;width=35">DET </th> <th style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;width=35">KC </th> <th style="background:#0a2351;color:#c9b074;width=35">MIL </th> <th style="background:#072764;color:#c6011f;width=35">MIN </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;width=35">NYY </th> <th style="background:#003831;color:#FFD800;width=35">OAK </th> <th style="background:#005c5c;color:#9ECEEE;width=35">SEA </th> <th style="background:red;color:#003366;width=35">TEX </th> <th style="background:#005ac0;color:white;width=35">TOR </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1989_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1989 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore</a> </td> <td>—</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>10–3</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>8–5</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>7–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1989_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1989 Boston Red Sox season">Boston</a> </td> <td>7–6</td> <td>—</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>8–5</td> <td>11–2</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>5–8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1989_California_Angels_season" title="1989 California Angels season">California</a> </td> <td>6–6</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>—</td> <td>8–5</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>11–1</td> <td>4–9</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>11–2</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>5–8</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>7–5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1989_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1989 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>6–6</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>5–8</td> <td>—</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>10–2</td> <td>5–8</td> <td>5–6</td> <td>5–8</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>3–10</td> <td>1–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1989_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1989 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>6–7</td> <td>5–8</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>—</td> <td>5–8</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>3–10</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>9–4</td> <td>2–10</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>5–8 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Detroit</a> </td> <td>3–10</td> <td>2–11</td> <td>1–11</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>8–5</td> <td>—</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>2–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1989_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1989 Kansas City Royals season">Kansas City</a> </td> <td>6–6</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>9–4</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>—</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>9–4</td> <td>8–5</td> <td>7–5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1989_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1989 Milwaukee Brewers season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>6–7</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>2–10</td> <td>10–3</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>—</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>8–5</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>6–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1989_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="1989 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>8–4</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>2–11</td> <td>8–5</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>—</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>5–8</td> <td>9–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1989_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1989 New York Yankees season">New York</a> </td> <td>5–8</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>6–5</td> <td>4–9</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>5–8</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>—</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>7–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1989_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1989 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland</a> </td> <td>7–5</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>8–5</td> <td>8–5</td> <td>10–2</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>—</td> <td>9–4</td> <td>8–5</td> <td>7–5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1989_Seattle_Mariners_season" title="1989 Seattle Mariners season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>6–6</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>4–9</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>4–9</td> <td>—</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>5–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1989_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1989 Texas Rangers season">Texas</a> </td> <td>3–9</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>10–3</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>5–8</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>8–5</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>5–8</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>—</td> <td>5–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1989_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="1989 Toronto Blue Jays season">Toronto</a> </td> <td>6–7</td> <td>8–5</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>11–1</td> <td>8–5</td> <td>11–2</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roster">Roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: #003366; color: white; text-align: center;">1989 Detroit Tigers </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="10" style="background-color: #bd5d29; color: white; text-align: center;"><b>Roster</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b>Pitchers</b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">19</span> <a href="/wiki/Doyle_Alexander" title="Doyle Alexander">Doyle Alexander</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">42</span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Beard" title="Dave Beard">Dave Beard</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">41</span> <a href="/wiki/Randy_Bockus" title="Randy Bockus">Randy Bockus</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">16</span> <a href="/wiki/Brian_Dubois" class="mw-redirect" title="Brian Dubois">Brian Dubois</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">48</span> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Gibson_(baseball)" title="Paul Gibson (baseball)">Paul Gibson</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">55</span> <a href="/wiki/Brad_Havens" title="Brad Havens">Brad Havens</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">39</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Henneman" title="Mike Henneman">Mike Henneman</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Willie_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Willie Hernández">Willie Hernández</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">38</span> <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Holman" title="Shawn Holman">Shawn Holman</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">27</span> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Hudson_(baseball)" title="Charles Hudson (baseball)">Charles Hudson</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">47</span> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Morris" title="Jack Morris">Jack Morris</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">37</span> <a href="/wiki/Randy_Nosek" title="Randy Nosek">Randy Nosek</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">41</span> <a href="/wiki/Edwin_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez" title="Edwin Núñez">Edwin Núñez</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">16</span> <a href="/wiki/David_Palmer_(baseball)" title="David Palmer (baseball)">Dave Palmer</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">18</span> <a href="/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Pe%C3%B1a" title="Ramón Peña">Ramón Peña</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">31</span> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Ritz" title="Kevin Ritz">Kevin Ritz</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">44</span> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Robinson_(starting_pitcher)" title="Jeff Robinson (starting pitcher)">Jeff Robinson</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">46</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schwabe" title="Mike Schwabe">Mike Schwabe</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">49</span> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Searcy" title="Steve Searcy">Steve Searcy</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">26</span> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Tanana" title="Frank Tanana">Frank Tanana</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">43</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trujillo" title="Mike Trujillo">Mike Trujillo</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">36</span> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Williams_(pitcher)" title="Frank Williams (pitcher)">Frank Williams</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Catchers</b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">43</span> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Datz" title="Jeff Datz">Jeff Datz</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 8</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Heath_(baseball)" title="Mike Heath (baseball)">Mike Heath</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">33</span> <a href="/wiki/Matt_Nokes" title="Matt Nokes">Matt Nokes</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">52</span> <a href="/wiki/Matt_Sinatro" title="Matt Sinatro">Matt Sinatro</a></li></ul> <p><b>Infielders</b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">14</span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Bergman" title="Dave Bergman">Dave Bergman</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">35</span> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown_(baseball)" title="Chris Brown (baseball)">Chris Brown</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">12</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brumley_(infielder)" title="Mike Brumley (infielder)">Mike Brumley</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">23</span> <a href="/wiki/Torey_Lovullo" title="Torey Lovullo">Torey Lovullo</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Keith_Moreland" title="Keith Moreland">Keith Moreland</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">17</span> <a href="/wiki/Al_Pedrique" title="Al Pedrique">Al Pedrique</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">35</span> <a href="/wiki/Rick_Schu" title="Rick Schu">Rick Schu</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">20</span> <a href="/wiki/Doug_Strange" title="Doug Strange">Doug Strange</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 3</span> <a href="/wiki/Alan_Trammell" title="Alan Trammell">Alan Trammell</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 1</span> <a href="/wiki/Lou_Whitaker" title="Lou Whitaker">Lou Whitaker</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Outfielders</b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 4</span> <a href="/wiki/Billy_Bean" title="Billy Bean">Billy Bean</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">15</span> <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Jones" title="Tracy Jones">Tracy Jones</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">34</span> <a href="/wiki/Chet_Lemon" title="Chet Lemon">Chet Lemon</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 7</span> <a href="/wiki/Scott_Lusader" title="Scott Lusader">Scott Lusader</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 9</span> <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Fred Lynn</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">24</span> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Pettis" title="Gary Pettis">Gary Pettis</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Rob_Richie_(baseball)" title="Rob Richie (baseball)">Rob Richie</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">15</span> <a href="/wiki/Pat_Sheridan" title="Pat Sheridan">Pat Sheridan</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">32</span> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Ward_(outfielder)" title="Gary Ward (outfielder)">Gary Ward</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">25</span> <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Williams_(baseball)" title="Kenny Williams (baseball)">Kenny Williams</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Manager</b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">11</span> <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a></li></ul> <p><b>Coaches</b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">50</span> <a href="/wiki/Billy_Consolo" title="Billy Consolo">Billy Consolo</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">51</span> <a href="/wiki/Alex_Grammas" title="Alex Grammas">Alex Grammas</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">56</span> <a href="/wiki/Billy_Muffett" title="Billy Muffett">Billy Muffett</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">28</span> <a href="/wiki/Vada_Pinson" title="Vada Pinson">Vada Pinson</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">53</span> <a href="/wiki/Dick_Tracewski" title="Dick Tracewski">Dick Tracewski</a></li></ul> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_stats">Player stats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Player stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"> </td> <td>= Indicates team leader </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Batting">Batting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Batting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Starters_by_position">Starters by position</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Starters by position"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%">Pos </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">AB </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">H </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">Avg. </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">HR </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">RBI </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>C</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Heath, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Heath_(baseball)" title="Mike Heath (baseball)">Mike Heath</a></span></span></span></td> <td>122</td> <td>396</td> <td>104</td> <td>.263</td> <td>10</td> <td>43 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>1B</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bergman, Dave"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Bergman" title="Dave Bergman">Dave Bergman</a></span></span></span></td> <td>137</td> <td>385</td> <td>103</td> <td>.268</td> <td>7</td> <td>37 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2B</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Whitaker, Lou"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lou_Whitaker" title="Lou Whitaker">Lou Whitaker</a></span></span></span></td> <td bgcolor="FFCC00">148</td> <td bgcolor="FFCC00">509</td> <td bgcolor="FFCC00">128</td> <td>.251</td> <td bgcolor="FFCC00">28</td> <td bgcolor="FFCC00">85 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>3B</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Schu, Rick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Schu" title="Rick Schu">Rick Schu</a></span></span></span></td> <td>98</td> <td>266</td> <td>57</td> <td>.214</td> <td>7</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>SS</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Trammell, Alan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Trammell" title="Alan Trammell">Alan Trammell</a></span></span></span></td> <td>121</td> <td>449</td> <td>109</td> <td>.243</td> <td>5</td> <td>43 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>LF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Lynn, Fred"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Fred Lynn</a></span></span></span></td> <td>117</td> <td>353</td> <td>85</td> <td>.241</td> <td>11</td> <td>46 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>CF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Pettis, Gary"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Pettis" title="Gary Pettis">Gary Pettis</a></span></span></span></td> <td>119</td> <td>444</td> <td>114</td> <td bgcolor="FFCC00">.257</td> <td>1</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>RF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Lemon, Chet"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Chet_Lemon" title="Chet Lemon">Chet Lemon</a></span></span></span></td> <td>127</td> <td>414</td> <td>98</td> <td>.237</td> <td>7</td> <td>47 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>DH</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Moreland, Keith"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Keith_Moreland" title="Keith Moreland">Keith Moreland</a></span></span></span></td> <td>90</td> <td>318</td> <td>95</td> <td>.299</td> <td>5</td> <td>35 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_batters">Other batters</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Other batters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">AB </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">H </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">Avg. </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">HR </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">RBI </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Ward_(outfielder)" title="Gary Ward (outfielder)">Gary Ward</a></td> <td>105</td> <td>275</td> <td>69</td> <td>.251</td> <td>9</td> <td>29 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Nokes" title="Matt Nokes">Matt Nokes</a></td> <td>87</td> <td>268</td> <td>67</td> <td>.250</td> <td>9</td> <td>39 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Williams_(baseball)" title="Kenny Williams (baseball)">Kenny Williams</a></td> <td>94</td> <td>258</td> <td>53</td> <td>.205</td> <td>6</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Brumley_(infielder)" title="Mike Brumley (infielder)">Mike Brumley</a></td> <td>92</td> <td>212</td> <td>42</td> <td>.198</td> <td>1</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Doug_Strange" title="Doug Strange">Doug Strange</a></td> <td>64</td> <td>196</td> <td>42</td> <td>.214</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tracy_Jones" title="Tracy Jones">Tracy Jones</a></td> <td>46</td> <td>158</td> <td>41</td> <td>.259</td> <td>3</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Sheridan" title="Pat Sheridan">Pat Sheridan</a></td> <td>50</td> <td>120</td> <td>29</td> <td>.242</td> <td>3</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Lusader" title="Scott Lusader">Scott Lusader</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>103</td> <td>26</td> <td>.252</td> <td>1</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Torey_Lovullo" title="Torey Lovullo">Torey Lovullo</a></td> <td>29</td> <td>87</td> <td>10</td> <td>.115</td> <td>1</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Pedrique" title="Al Pedrique">Al Pedrique</a></td> <td>31</td> <td>69</td> <td>14</td> <td>.203</td> <td>0</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown_(baseball)" title="Chris Brown (baseball)">Chris Brown</a></td> <td>17</td> <td>57</td> <td>11</td> <td>.193</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Richie, Rob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rob_Richie_(baseball)" title="Rob Richie (baseball)">Rob Richie</a></span></span></span></td> <td>19</td> <td>49</td> <td>13</td> <td>.265</td> <td>1</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Sinatro" title="Matt Sinatro">Matt Sinatro</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>25</td> <td>3</td> <td>.120</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Bean" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Bean">Bill Bean</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>.000</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Datz" title="Jeff Datz">Jeff Datz</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>2</td> <td>.200</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pitching">Pitching</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Pitching"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Starting_pitchers">Starting pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Starting pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">IP </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">W </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">L </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">ERA </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Tanana" title="Frank Tanana">Frank Tanana</a></td> <td>33</td> <td bgcolor="FFCC00">223.2</td> <td>10</td> <td>14</td> <td bgcolor="FFCC00">3.58</td> <td bgcolor="FFCC00">147 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Doyle_Alexander" title="Doyle Alexander">Doyle Alexander</a></td> <td>33</td> <td>223.0</td> <td>6</td> <td bgcolor="FFCC00">18</td> <td>4.44</td> <td>95 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Morris" title="Jack Morris">Jack Morris</a></td> <td>24</td> <td>170.1</td> <td>6</td> <td>14</td> <td>4.86</td> <td>115 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Robinson, Jeff"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Robinson_(starting_pitcher)" title="Jeff Robinson (starting pitcher)">Jeff Robinson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>16</td> <td>78.0</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>4.73</td> <td>40 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Ritz" title="Kevin Ritz">Kevin Ritz</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>74.0</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> <td>4.38</td> <td>56 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Dubois" class="mw-redirect" title="Brian Dubois">Brian Dubois</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>36.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>1.75</td> <td>13 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_pitchers">Other pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Other pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">IP </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">W </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">L </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">ERA </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Gibson_(baseball)" title="Paul Gibson (baseball)">Paul Gibson</a></td> <td>45</td> <td>132.0</td> <td>4</td> <td>8</td> <td>4.64</td> <td>77 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Hudson_(baseball)" title="Charles Hudson (baseball)">Charles Hudson</a></td> <td>18</td> <td>66.2</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>6.35</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Schwabe" title="Mike Schwabe">Mike Schwabe</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>44.2</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>6.04</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Trujillo" title="Mike Trujillo">Mike Trujillo</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>25.2</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>5.96</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Searcy" title="Steve Searcy">Steve Searcy</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>22.1</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>6.04</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Palmer_(baseball)" title="David Palmer (baseball)">David Palmer</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>17.1</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>7.79</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Randy_Nosek" title="Randy Nosek">Randy Nosek</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>13.50</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Beard" title="Dave Beard">Dave Beard</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>5.06</td> <td>1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Relief_pitchers">Relief pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Relief pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">W </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">L </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SV </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">ERA </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Willie_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Willie Hernández">Willie Hernández</a></td> <td>32</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td bgcolor="FFCC00">15</td> <td>5.74</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr 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Holman">Shawn Holman</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.80</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Randy_Bockus" title="Randy Bockus">Randy Bockus</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>5.06</td> <td>2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Farm_system">Farm system</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Detroit_Tigers_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Farm system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div 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draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Tigers_managers" title="List of Detroit Tigers managers">Managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Tigers_coaches" title="List of Detroit Tigers coaches">Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Tigers_owners_and_executives" title="List of Detroit Tigers owners and executives">Owners and executives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Tigers_Opening_Day_starting_pitchers" title="List of Detroit Tigers Opening Day starting pitchers">Opening Day starting pitchers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">Ballparks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bennett_Park_(Detroit)" title="Bennett Park (Detroit)">Bennett Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)" title="Tiger Stadium (Detroit)">Tiger Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comerica_Park" title="Comerica Park">Comerica Park</a></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Spring training:</i> <a href="/wiki/Ban_Johnson_Park" title="Ban Johnson Park">Whittington Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plant_Field" title="Plant Field">Plant Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bosse_Field" title="Bosse Field">Bosse Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henley_Field" title="Henley Field">Henley Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joker_Marchant_Stadium" title="Joker Marchant Stadium">Joker Marchant Stadium</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/T206_Ty_Cobb" title="T206 Ty Cobb">T206 Ty Cobb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Li%27l_Rastus" title="Li'l Rastus">Li'l Rastus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paws_(Detroit_Tigers)" title="Paws (Detroit Tigers)">Paws</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Rock_City" title="Detroit Rock City">Detroit Rock City</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mark_Fidrych" title="Mark Fidrych">The Bird</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bird:_The_Life_and_Legacy_of_Mark_Fidrych" title="The Bird: The Life and Legacy of Mark Fidrych">The Bird: The Life and Legacy of Mark Fidrych</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_in_a_Million:_The_Ron_LeFlore_Story" title="One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story">One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Magnum,_P.I." title="Magnum, P.I.">Magnum, P.I.</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Magnum_P.I._(2018_TV_series)" title="Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series)">reboot</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Town" title="Tiger Town">Tiger Town</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cobb_(film)" title="Cobb (film)">Cobb</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/For_Love_of_the_Game_(film)" title="For Love of the Game (film)">For Love of the Game</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Life_and_Times_of_Hank_Greenberg" title="The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg">The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bless_You_Boys" title="Bless You Boys">Bless You Boys</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Charley_Marcuse" title="Charley Marcuse">The Singing Hot Dog Man</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Roar_(song)" title="Roar (song)">Roar (song)</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ball_Park_Franks" title="Ball Park Franks">Ball Park Franks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1910_Chalmers_Award" title="1910 Chalmers Award">1910 Chalmers Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_suspension_of_Ty_Cobb" title="1912 suspension of Ty Cobb">1912 suspension of Ty Cobb</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers_replacement_players_(May_18,_1912)" title="Detroit Tigers replacement players (May 18, 1912)">replacement players</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disco_Demolition_Night" title="Disco Demolition Night">Disco Demolition Night</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_American_League_Central_tie-breaker_game" title="2009 American League Central tie-breaker game">2009 AL Central tie-breaker game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armando_Galarraga%27s_near-perfect_game" title="Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game">28-out perfect game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_in_Omaha" title="MLB in Omaha">MLB in Omaha</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tigers%E2%80%93White_Sox_rivalry" title="Tigers–White Sox rivalry">Chicago White Sox</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Tigers_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of Detroit Tigers minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#0C2C56">Minor league affiliates</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers_minor_league_players" title="Detroit Tigers minor league players">Player overview</a></li> <li>Triple-A: <a href="/wiki/Toledo_Mud_Hens" title="Toledo Mud Hens">Toledo Mud Hens</a></li> <li>Double-A: <a href="/wiki/Erie_SeaWolves" title="Erie SeaWolves">Erie SeaWolves</a></li> <li>High-A: <a href="/wiki/West_Michigan_Whitecaps" title="West Michigan Whitecaps">West Michigan Whitecaps</a></li> <li>Single-A: <a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Flying_Tigers" title="Lakeland Flying Tigers">Lakeland Flying Tigers</a></li> <li>Rookie: <a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League_Tigers" title="Florida Complex League Tigers">FCL Tigers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Tigers" title="Dominican Summer League Tigers">DSL Tigers 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Tigers" title="Dominican Summer League Tigers">DSL Tigers 2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owner: <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Ilitch" title="Christopher Ilitch">Christopher Ilitch</a></li> <li>President of baseball operations: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Harris_(baseball)" title="Scott Harris (baseball)">Scott Harris</a></li> <li>General Manager: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Greenberg_(sports_executive)" title="Jeff Greenberg (sports executive)">Jeff Greenberg</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/A._J._Hinch" title="A. J. Hinch">A. J. Hinch</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">World Series<br />championships (4)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1935_World_Series" title="1935 World Series">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_World_Series" title="1945 World Series">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_World_Series" title="1968 World Series">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_World_Series" title="1984 World Series">1984</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">American League pennants (11)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>American League: <a href="/wiki/1907_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1907 Detroit Tigers season">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1908 Detroit Tigers season">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1909 Detroit Tigers season">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1934 Detroit Tigers season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1935 Detroit Tigers season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1940 Detroit Tigers season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1945 Detroit Tigers season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1968 Detroit Tigers season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1984 American League Championship Series">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2006 American League Championship Series">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2012 American League Championship Series">2012</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">Division titles (7)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>East: <a href="/wiki/1972_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1972 Detroit Tigers season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1984 Detroit Tigers season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1987 Detroit Tigers season">1987</a></li> <li>Central: <a href="/wiki/2011_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2011 Detroit Tigers season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2012 Detroit Tigers season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2013 Detroit Tigers season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2014 Detroit Tigers season">2014</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">Wild card berths (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2006_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2006 Detroit Tigers season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2024 Detroit Tigers season">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Tigers_broadcasters" title="List of Detroit Tigers broadcasters"><span style="color:#0C2C56">Broadcasters</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>TV: <a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Detroit" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Detroit">Bally Sports Detroit</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Shepard_(sportscaster)" title="Matt Shepard (sportscaster)">Matt Shepard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Gibson" title="Kirk Gibson">Kirk Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Morris" title="Jack Morris">Jack Morris</a></li></ul></li> <li>Radio: <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers_Radio_Network" title="Detroit Tigers Radio Network">Detroit Tigers Radio Network</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WXYT-FM" title="WXYT-FM">WXYT-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Dickerson" title="Dan Dickerson">Dan Dickerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Price_(catcher)" title="Jim Price (catcher)">Jim Price</a></li></ul></li> <li>History: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Tigers_broadcasters" title="List of Detroit Tigers broadcasters">List of Detroit Tigers broadcasters</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;background-color: #0C2C56 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF6600, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF6600; !important;;"><div id="Seasons_(123)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (123)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">1900s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><span style="visibility:hidden">· 1900 </span><a href="/wiki/1901_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1901 Detroit Tigers season">1901</a> · <a href="/wiki/1902_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1902 Detroit Tigers season">1902</a> · <a href="/wiki/1903_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1903 Detroit Tigers season">1903</a> · <a href="/wiki/1904_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1904 Detroit Tigers season">1904</a> · <a href="/wiki/1905_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1905 Detroit Tigers season">1905</a> · <a href="/wiki/1906_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1906 Detroit Tigers season">1906</a> · <b><a href="/wiki/1907_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1907 Detroit Tigers season">1907</a></b> · <b><a href="/wiki/1908_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1908 Detroit Tigers season">1908</a></b> · <b><a href="/wiki/1909_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1909 Detroit Tigers season">1909</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">1910s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1910_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1910 Detroit Tigers season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1911 Detroit Tigers season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1912 Detroit Tigers season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1913 Detroit Tigers season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1914 Detroit Tigers season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1915 Detroit Tigers season">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1916 Detroit Tigers season">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1917 Detroit Tigers season">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1918 Detroit Tigers season">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1919 Detroit Tigers season">1919</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">1920s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1920_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1920 Detroit Tigers season">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1921 Detroit Tigers season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1922 Detroit Tigers season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1923 Detroit Tigers season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1924 Detroit Tigers season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1925 Detroit Tigers season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1926 Detroit Tigers season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1927 Detroit Tigers season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1928 Detroit Tigers season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1929 Detroit Tigers season">1929</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">1930s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1930_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1930 Detroit Tigers season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1931 Detroit Tigers season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1932 Detroit Tigers season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1933 Detroit Tigers season">1933</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1934_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1934 Detroit Tigers season">1934</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1935_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1935 Detroit Tigers season">1935</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1936 Detroit Tigers season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1937 Detroit Tigers season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1938 Detroit Tigers season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1939 Detroit Tigers season">1939</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/1940_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1940 Detroit Tigers season">1940</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1941 Detroit Tigers season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1942 Detroit Tigers season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1943 Detroit Tigers season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1944 Detroit Tigers season">1944</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1945_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1945 Detroit Tigers season">1945</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1946 Detroit Tigers season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1947 Detroit Tigers season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1948 Detroit Tigers season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1949 Detroit Tigers season">1949</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1950_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1950 Detroit Tigers season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1951 Detroit Tigers season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1952 Detroit Tigers season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1953 Detroit Tigers season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1954 Detroit Tigers season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1955 Detroit Tigers season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1956 Detroit Tigers season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1957 Detroit Tigers season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1958 Detroit Tigers season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1959 Detroit Tigers season">1959</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1960 Detroit Tigers season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1961 Detroit Tigers season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1962 Detroit Tigers season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1963 Detroit Tigers season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1964 Detroit Tigers season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1965 Detroit Tigers season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1966 Detroit Tigers season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1967 Detroit Tigers season">1967</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1968_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1968 Detroit Tigers season">1968</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1969 Detroit Tigers season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1970 Detroit Tigers season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1971 Detroit Tigers season">1971</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1972_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1972 Detroit Tigers season">1972</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1973 Detroit Tigers season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1974 Detroit Tigers season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1975 Detroit Tigers season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1976 Detroit Tigers season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1977 Detroit Tigers season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1978 Detroit Tigers season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1979 Detroit Tigers season">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1980 Detroit Tigers season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1981 Detroit Tigers season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1982 Detroit Tigers season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1983 Detroit Tigers season">1983</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1984_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1984 Detroit Tigers season">1984</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1985 Detroit Tigers season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1986 Detroit Tigers season">1986</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1987_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1987 Detroit Tigers season">1987</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1988 Detroit Tigers season">1988</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1990 Detroit Tigers season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1991 Detroit Tigers season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1992 Detroit Tigers season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1993 Detroit Tigers season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1994 Detroit Tigers season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1995 Detroit Tigers season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1996 Detroit Tigers season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1997 Detroit Tigers season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1998 Detroit Tigers season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1999 Detroit Tigers season">1999</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; 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color: #0C2C56 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C2C56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C2C56; !important;;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2010 Detroit Tigers season">2010</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2011_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2011 Detroit Tigers season">2011</a></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2012_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2012 Detroit Tigers season">2012</a></b></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2013_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2013 Detroit Tigers season">2013</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2014_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2014 Detroit Tigers season">2014</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2015 Detroit Tigers season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2016 Detroit Tigers season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2017 Detroit Tigers season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2018 Detroit Tigers season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2019 Detroit Tigers season">2019</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FF6600 !important; 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