There are very few franchises that are as rich in tradition as the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers have always been throughout MLB history as very competitive.

History of Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers were founded in 1893 in the minor Western League. They played their first game in the American League on April 25, 1901 at Bennett Park in front of 10,000 fans and won the game 14-13. The "Tiger" nickname came from the orange striped socks the team wore in the early 1900s. The Tigers were the first team in baseball, to wear a symbol of their nickname on their uniform (other than a colored sock). 

The Detroit Tigers started the century off with a bang by winning the pennant each year from 1907-1909. However, they lost the World Series each time to what many consider to be superior National League foes. The 1915 Tigers team is one of only eight teams to win 100 games and finish in second place. 

The Tigers finally won their first World title in 1935 with a victory over the Cubs.  Between 1934 and 1945, a twelve year stretch, the team won four pennants, finished second three times, and enjoyed nine winning seasons. 

From 1950 to 1967 was the worst period in Detroit Tigers team history, though Al Kaline arrived on the scene. In 1955 he became the youngest man to win a batting title, at the green age of 20. In 1968, right-hander Denny McLain had 31 victories, the last man to top that magic figure. Again in 1968 they have won the Pennant as well as the World Championship.

The 1984 Detroit Tigers team was one of the best ever for a single season. They won their first nine games; 18 of their first 20; 26 of their first 30, and 35 of their first 40. They won their first 17 games on the road, a MLB record. By June, the AL East race was over. The Tigers rolled to 104 wins, topping the Toronto Blue Jays by 15 games.

Amazingly this franchise had a winning season 62 out of 100 of their first seasons. Before 1989, the Detroit Tigers only finished last a mere three times. 

Al together, the Detroit Tigers have won four World Series Championships (1935, 1945, 1968, 1984), nine American League pennants (1907, 1908, 1909, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1968, 1984), and three American League East Divisional titles (1972, 1984, 1987). 

The Detroit Tigers have near about 20 Baseball Hall of Fame players, such as Jim Bunning, Ty Cobb, Mickey Cocherane, Sam Crawford, Larry Doby, Charlie Gehringer, Hank Greenberg, and Sparkey Anderson whereas some of the retired numbers of Tigers are #2 Charlie Gehringer, #5 Hank Greenberg, #6 Al Kaline and #16 Hal Newhouser. 

Stadium History of Detroit Tigers

The first stadium for Detroit Tigers was Bennett Park from 1901 to 1911. Then they move to Tiger Stadium, where they play from 1912 to 1999. It was known as Navin Field from 1912-1937 and was renamed Briggs Stadium in 1938. Between 1960 and 1999, Tiger Stadium was home to a pair of additional World Series champions in 1968 and 1984. The 1968 club was the first in Tigers history to achieve the two million mark in attendance, and the 1984 club used a 35-5 start out of the gate to attract a club-record 2,704,794 fans. From 1912 to 1999, more than 102 million fans passed through Tiger Stadium's turnstiles. In 2000, Comerica Park became the ballpark for Tigers. It is their current ballpark and has a capacity of 40,000.