Detroit Tigers Baseball

Just the stats please

• No-Hitters
  
  George Mullin 7/14/1912
  Virgil Trucks 5/15/1952*
  Virgil Trucks 8/25/1952*
  Jim Bunning 7/20/1958
  Jack Morris 4/7/1984
  Justin Verlander 6/12/2007 - Listen to Dan Dickerson's Call of Justin Verlander's No Hitter
  
  *Interesting to note that in 1952 those two no-hitters that Virgil Trucks pitched would be 2 of his 5 wins for the year. He had a 5-19 record in 1952.
• In 1990 when Cecil Fielder belted 51 home runs (second most on the All-Time Tiger list to Hank Greenberg's 58 during the 1938 season) he also had 182 strikeouts for tops on the All-Time Tiger list.
• Ty Cobb holds 6 of the top 10 spots on the All-Time Tigers Batting Average list. The guy with the other 4 spots? Ty Cobb's protege, Harry Heilmann.
• Lou Whitaker "Sweet Lou" is the All-Time Tiger leader in Strikeouts with 1,099. He is also second on the All-Time Tiger list for Walks with 1,197.
• Other players appearing in both the Strikeouts leaders and Walks leaders lists are:
  Al Kaline - 1,020 SO, 1,277 BB (All-Time Tiger Leader in Walks)
  Norm Cash - 1,081 SO, 1,025 BB
  Dick McAuliffe - 932 SO, 842 BB
  Alan Trammell - 874 SO, 850 BB
• Mickey Lolich ranks 3rd in both All-Time Tiger Wins (207) and Losses (175). Funny how those two go together. By the way, that gives him a lifetime Tiger winning percentage of .542.
• Jack Morris also ranks 5th in both All-Time Tiger Wins (198) and Losses (150). His Tiger winning percentage was .569.
• The Detroit Tigers have a winning percentage of .507 from 1901 through the 2006 Season.
• George Kell won the AL Batting Crown in 1949. He denied Ted Williams of his third Triple Crown. Kell just beat out Williams with a .3429 average,over Williams' .3427.

Detroit Tigers in the Hall of Fame

• Ty Cobb - 1905-26 - OF/Mgr.
• Sam "Wahoo" Crawford - 1903-17 - OF
• Hughie Jennings - 1907,1909,1912-20 - 1B/Mgr.
• Harry Heilmann - 1914,1916-30 - OF
• Heinie Manush - 1923-27 - OF
• Mickey Cochrane - 1934-38 - C/Mgr.
• Charlie Gehringer - 1924-42 - 2B
• Hank Greenberg - 1930,1933-41,1945-46 - 1B/OF
• Al Kaline - 1953-74 - OF
• George Kell - 1946-52 - 3B
• Hal Newhouser - 1939-53 - LHP
• Sparky Anderson - 1979-1995 Manager
  Yeah, he's wearing a Cincinnati Reds jersey in his plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame, but I think he meant more to the Tigers organization than he did to the Reds.
• Ernie Harwell - 1960-2002 - Radio Broadcaster

Detroit Tigers World Series teams and results

1. 1907 World Series
   Lost 4 games to 0 to the Chicago Cubs
2. 1908 World Series
   Lost 4 games to 1 to the Chicago Cubs
3. 1909 World Series
   Lost 4 games to 3 to the Pittsburgh Pirates
4. 1934 World Series
   Lost 4 games to 3 to the St. Louis Cardinals
5. 1935 World Series
   Won (finally) 4 games to 2 over the Chicago Cubs
6. 1940 World Series
   Lost 4 games to 3 to the Cincinnati Reds
7. 1945 World Series
   Won 4 games to 3 over the Chicago Cubs. That was the last time the Cubs were in the World Series.
8. 1968 World Series
   Won 4 games to 3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Down 3 games to one the Tigers came back to win the series on the strength of Mickey Lolich's victories in Games 2, 5, and 7 (on 2 days rest).
9. 1984 World Series
   The "Bless You Boys" win easily 4 games to 1 over the San Diego Padres.
10. 2006 World Series
    Lost 4 games to 1 to the St. Louis Cardinals. Hopefully they will be back again this year.