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Franchise History

Rk Year Tm Lg G W L Ties W-L% Finish Playoffs R RA BatAge PitchAge #Bat #Pitch Top Player Managers
1 2012 Detroit Tigers AL Central 162 88 74 0 .543 1st of 5 Lost WS (4-0) 726 670 28.0 28.2 47 23 J.Verlander (7.5) Jim Leyland (88-74)
2 2011 Detroit Tigers AL Central 162 95 67 0 .586 1st of 5 Lost ALCS (4-2) 787 711 28.6 27.8 45 26 J.Verlander (8.2) Jim Leyland (95-67)
3 2010 Detroit Tigers AL Central 162 81 81 0 .500 3rd of 5 751 743 28.8 26.5 41 20 M.Cabrera (6.1) Jim Leyland (81-81)
4 2009 Detroit Tigers AL Central 163 86 77 0 .528 2nd of 5 743 745 29.7 26.6 45 23 J.Verlander (5.1) Jim Leyland (86-77)
5 2008 Detroit Tigers AL Central 162 74 88 0 .457 5th of 5 821 857 30.3 29.9 46 25 P.Polanco (4.2) Jim Leyland (74-88)
6 2007 Detroit Tigers AL Central 162 88 74 0 .543 2nd of 5 887 797 30.8 28.5 44 25 C.Granderson (7.2) Jim Leyland (88-74)
7 2006 Detroit Tigers AL Central 162 95 67 0 .586 2nd of 5 Lost WS (4-1) 822 675 29.3 28.8 40 19 C.Guillen (5.6) Jim Leyland (95-67)
8 2005 Detroit Tigers AL Central 162 71 91 0 .438 4th of 5 723 787 28.5 28.0 45 23 P.Polanco (4.1) Alan Trammell (71-91)
9 2004 Detroit Tigers AL Central 162 72 90 0 .444 4th of 5 827 844 28.2 27.5 39 18 C.Guillen (4.3) Alan Trammell (72-90)
10 2003 Detroit Tigers AL Central 162 43 119 0 .265 5th of 5 591 928 27.2 25.3 43 20 D.Young (3.1) Alan Trammell (43-119)
11 2002 Detroit Tigers AL Central 161 55 106 0 .342 5th of 5 575 864 28.1 28.1 57 30 J.Weaver (2.7) Phil Garner (0-6) and Luis Pujols (55-100)
12 2001 Detroit Tigers AL Central 162 66 96 0 .407 4th of 5 724 876 28.2 28.1 44 22 S.Sparks (4.0) Phil Garner (66-96)
13 2000 Detroit Tigers AL Central 162 79 83 0 .488 3rd of 5 823 827 29.1 29.1 45 23 B.Higginson (5.0) Phil Garner (79-83)
14 1999 Detroit Tigers AL Central 161 69 92 0 .429 3rd of 5 747 882 27.5 27.6 41 21 B.Ausmus (3.1) Larry Parrish (69-92)
15 1998 Detroit Tigers AL Central 162 65 97 0 .401 5th of 5 722 863 27.3 26.6 45 20 D.Easley (5.3) Buddy Bell (52-85) and Larry Parrish (13-12)
16 1997 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 79 83 0 .488 3rd of 5 784 790 26.5 27.5 43 20 J.Thompson (7.4) Buddy Bell (79-83)
17 1996 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 53 109 0 .327 5th of 5 783 1103 27.0 26.7 53 27 B.Higginson (3.4) Buddy Bell (53-109)
18 1995 Detroit Tigers AL East 144 60 84 0 .417 4th of 5 654 844 28.8 27.8 45 22 D.Wells (4.4) Sparky Anderson (60-84)
19 1994 Detroit Tigers AL East 115 53 62 0 .461 5th of 5 652 671 30.8 31.2 36 18 T.Phillips (4.5) Sparky Anderson (53-62)
20 1993 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 85 77 0 .525 3rd of 7 899 837 30.7 30.1 40 22 T.Phillips (5.4) Sparky Anderson (85-77)
21 1992 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 75 87 0 .463 6th of 7 791 794 29.9 29.6 34 15 T.Phillips (4.9) Sparky Anderson (75-87)
22 1991 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 84 78 0 .519 2nd of 7 817 794 29.2 30.8 41 19 L.Whitaker (6.6) Sparky Anderson (84-78)
23 1990 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 79 83 0 .488 3rd of 7 750 754 30.6 30.4 43 20 A.Trammell (6.5) Sparky Anderson (79-83)
24 1989 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 59 103 0 .364 7th of 7 617 816 30.9 31.0 46 22 L.Whitaker (5.0) Sparky Anderson (59-103)
25 1988 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 88 74 0 .543 2nd of 7 703 658 32.1 31.1 37 14 A.Trammell (5.8) Sparky Anderson (88-74)
26 1987 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 98 64 0 .605 1st of 7 Lost ALCS (4-1) 896 735 31.1 29.5 37 14 A.Trammell (8.0) Sparky Anderson (98-64)
27 1986 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 87 75 0 .537 3rd of 7 798 714 30.4 28.9 40 16 A.Trammell (6.1) Sparky Anderson (87-75)
28 1985 Detroit Tigers AL East 161 84 77 0 .522 3rd of 7 729 688 29.5 29.1 36 14 K.Gibson (5.1) Sparky Anderson (84-77)
29 1984 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 104 58 0 .642 1st of 7 Won WS (4-1) 829 643 28.6 29.7 35 14 A.Trammell (6.5) Sparky Anderson (104-58)
30 1983 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 92 70 0 .568 2nd of 7 789 679 27.8 28.1 39 16 L.Whitaker (6.5) Sparky Anderson (92-70)
31 1982 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 83 79 0 .512 4th of 7 729 685 27.1 26.7 39 17 L.Whitaker (5.2) Sparky Anderson (83-79)
32 1981 Detroit Tigers AL East 109 60 49 0 .550 3rd of 7 427 404 27.1 26.2 34 14 L.Whitaker (3.6) Sparky Anderson (60-49)
33 1980 Detroit Tigers AL East 163 84 78 1 .519 4th of 7 830 757 26.4 25.6 34 14 A.Trammell (4.6) Sparky Anderson (84-78)
34 1979 Detroit Tigers AL East 161 85 76 0 .528 5th of 7 770 738 26.6 26.3 41 17 J.Morris (5.6) Les Moss (27-26), Dick Tracewski (2-0) and Sparky Anderson (56-50)
35 1978 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 86 76 0 .531 5th of 7 714 653 26.2 27.1 34 17 J.Thompson (5.3) Ralph Houk (86-76)
36 1977 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 74 88 0 .457 4th of 7 714 751 27.3 25.8 38 15 D.Rozema (5.4) Ralph Houk (74-88)
37 1976 Detroit Tigers AL East 161 74 87 0 .460 5th of 6 609 709 28.0 26.7 33 12 M.Fidrych (9.3) Ralph Houk (74-87)
38 1975 Detroit Tigers AL East 159 57 102 0 .358 6th of 6 570 786 27.7 27.4 38 15 M.Lolich (3.7) Ralph Houk (57-102)
39 1974 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 72 90 0 .444 6th of 6 620 768 30.0 28.9 37 12 J.Hiller (4.0) Ralph Houk (72-90)
40 1973 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 85 77 0 .525 3rd of 6 642 674 31.5 30.4 39 16 J.Hiller (7.9) Billy Martin (71-63) and Joe Schultz (14-14)
41 1972 Detroit Tigers AL East 156 86 70 0 .551 1st of 6 Lost ALCS (3-2) 558 514 30.7 27.8 44 20 M.Lolich (6.8) Billy Martin (86-70)
42 1971 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 91 71 0 .562 2nd of 6 701 645 29.6 26.7 38 18 M.Lolich (8.3) Billy Martin (91-71)
43 1970 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 79 83 0 .488 4th of 6 666 731 28.8 26.6 35 16 M.Lolich (4.5) Mayo Smith (79-83)
44 1969 Detroit Tigers AL East 162 90 72 0 .556 2nd of 6 701 601 28.8 28.1 34 16 D.McLain (7.2) Mayo Smith (90-72)
45 1968 Detroit Tigers AL 164 103 59 2 .636 1st of 10 Won WS (4-3) 671 492 28.0 26.8 33 15 D.McLain (6.8) Mayo Smith (103-59)
46 1967 Detroit Tigers AL 163 91 71 1 .562 2nd of 10 683 587 28.3 27.6 38 17 A.Kaline (7.2) Mayo Smith (91-71)
47 1966 Detroit Tigers AL 162 88 74 0 .543 3rd of 10 719 698 27.7 28.3 33 16 D.McAuliffe (5.7) Chuck Dressen (16-10), Bob Swift (32-25) and Frank Skaff (40-39)
48 1965 Detroit Tigers AL 162 89 73 0 .549 4th of 10 680 602 26.8 26.9 37 18 N.Cash (5.2) Bob Swift (24-18) and Chuck Dressen (65-55)
49 1964 Detroit Tigers AL 163 85 77 1 .525 4th of 10 699 678 27.5 26.9 37 18 A.Kaline (5.3) Chuck Dressen (85-77)
50 1963 Detroit Tigers AL 162 79 83 0 .488 5th of 10 700 703 28.4 28.5 41 18 A.Kaline (5.2) Bob Scheffing (24-36) and Chuck Dressen (55-47)
51 1962 Detroit Tigers AL 161 85 76 0 .528 4th of 10 758 692 28.2 29.5 37 17 H.Aguirre (6.0) Bob Scheffing (85-76)
52 1961 Detroit Tigers AL 163 101 61 1 .623 2nd of 10 841 671 27.4 29.1 42 19 N.Cash (8.9) Bob Scheffing (101-61)
53 1960 Detroit Tigers AL 154 71 83 0 .461 6th of 8 633 644 28.7 28.8 37 14 J.Bunning (6.2) Jimmy Dykes (44-52), Billy Hitchcock (1-0) and Joe Gordon (26-31)
54 1959 Detroit Tigers AL 154 76 78 0 .494 4th of 8 713 732 28.8 28.4 37 17 A.Kaline (5.8) Bill Norman (2-15) and Jimmy Dykes (74-63)
55 1958 Detroit Tigers AL 154 77 77 0 .500 5th of 8 659 606 27.5 27.2 44 18 F.Lary (6.4) Jack Tighe (21-28) and Bill Norman (56-49)
56 1957 Detroit Tigers AL 154 78 76 0 .506 4th of 8 614 614 27.0 27.0 43 17 J.Bunning (6.7) Jack Tighe (78-76)
57 1956 Detroit Tigers AL 155 82 72 1 .532 5th of 8 789 699 27.2 28.0 39 17 F.Lary (6.4) Bucky Harris (82-72)
58 1955 Detroit Tigers AL 154 79 75 0 .513 5th of 8 775 658 26.8 27.0 41 19 A.Kaline (8.0) Bucky Harris (79-75)
59 1954 Detroit Tigers AL 155 68 86 1 .442 5th of 8 584 664 25.7 27.2 36 13 S.Gromek (5.8) Fred Hutchinson (68-86)
60 1953 Detroit Tigers AL 158 60 94 4 .390 6th of 8 695 923 28.5 26.7 43 20 R.Boone (4.4) Fred Hutchinson (60-94)
61 1952 Detroit Tigers AL 156 50 104 2 .325 8th of 8 557 738 29.0 28.9 46 17 H.Newhouser (2.0) Red Rolfe (23-49) and Fred Hutchinson (27-55)
62 1951 Detroit Tigers AL 154 73 81 0 .474 5th of 8 685 741 28.9 30.6 35 16 V.Wertz (4.2) Red Rolfe (73-81)
63 1950 Detroit Tigers AL 157 95 59 3 .617 2nd of 8 837 713 28.2 28.5 30 13 A.Houtteman (5.5) Red Rolfe (95-59)
64 1949 Detroit Tigers AL 155 87 67 1 .565 4th of 8 751 655 28.0 27.8 31 12 V.Trucks (6.0) Red Rolfe (87-67)
65 1948 Detroit Tigers AL 154 78 76 0 .506 5th of 8 700 726 28.2 27.6 33 12 H.Newhouser (6.3) Steve O'Neill (78-76)
66 1947 Detroit Tigers AL 158 85 69 4 .552 2nd of 8 714 642 29.7 28.8 29 10 H.Newhouser (6.1) Steve O'Neill (85-69)
67 1946 Detroit Tigers AL 155 92 62 1 .597 2nd of 8 704 567 30.4 29.0 37 15 H.Newhouser (8.9) Steve O'Neill (92-62)
68 1945 Detroit Tigers AL 155 88 65 2 .575 1st of 8 Won WS (4-3) 633 565 32.4 28.4 37 16 H.Newhouser (11.3) Steve O'Neill (88-65)
69 1944 Detroit Tigers AL 156 88 66 2 .571 2nd of 8 658 581 31.7 27.1 32 12 D.Trout (10.4) Steve O'Neill (88-66)
70 1943 Detroit Tigers AL 155 78 76 1 .506 5th of 8 632 560 28.9 26.9 27 11 R.York (5.8) Steve O'Neill (78-76)
71 1942 Detroit Tigers AL 156 73 81 2 .474 5th of 8 589 587 28.3 27.1 31 12 H.White (4.9) Del Baker (73-81)
72 1941 Detroit Tigers AL 155 75 79 1 .487 4th of 8 686 743 29.2 28.6 37 15 A.Benton (4.0) Del Baker (75-79)
73 1940 Detroit Tigers AL 155 90 64 1 .584 1st of 8 Lost WS (4-3) 888 717 29.4 27.8 35 17 B.Newsom (6.8) Del Baker (90-64)
74 1939 Detroit Tigers AL 155 81 73 1 .526 5th of 8 849 762 28.5 28.0 39 19 B.Newsom (6.6) Del Baker (81-73)
75 1938 Detroit Tigers AL 155 84 70 1 .545 4th of 8 862 795 28.2 27.8 31 14 H.Greenberg (6.9) Mickey Cochrane (47-51) and Del Baker (37-19)
76 1937 Detroit Tigers AL 155 89 65 1 .578 2nd of 8 935 841 29.0 27.4 31 13 H.Greenberg (7.5) Mickey Cochrane (42-33), Del Baker (41-23) and Cy Perkins (6-9)
77 1936 Detroit Tigers AL 154 83 71 0 .539 2nd of 8 921 871 30.7 28.1 29 11 C.Gehringer (7.3) Mickey Cochrane (65-55) and Del Baker (18-16)
78 1935 Detroit Tigers AL 152 93 58 1 .616 1st of 8 Won WS (4-2) 919 665 28.9 28.4 27 11 C.Gehringer (7.6) Mickey Cochrane (93-58)
79 1934 Detroit Tigers AL 154 101 53 0 .656 1st of 8 Lost WS (4-3) 958 708 28.1 28.3 29 12 C.Gehringer (8.1) Mickey Cochrane (101-53)
80 1933 Detroit Tigers AL 155 75 79 1 .487 5th of 8 722 733 26.7 28.6 31 14 C.Gehringer (7.0) Bucky Harris (73-79) and Del Baker (2-0)
81 1932 Detroit Tigers AL 153 76 75 2 .503 5th of 8 799 787 27.4 28.3 28 10 C.Gehringer (4.5) Bucky Harris (76-75)
82 1931 Detroit Tigers AL 154 61 93 0 .396 7th of 8 651 836 27.3 28.7 33 11 G.Uhle (5.8) Bucky Harris (61-93)
83 1930 Detroit Tigers AL 154 75 79 0 .487 5th of 8 783 833 26.7 28.2 36 14 G.Uhle (6.8) Bucky Harris (75-79)
84 1929 Detroit Tigers AL 155 70 84 1 .455 6th of 8 926 928 27.6 27.9 35 16 C.Gehringer (5.5) Bucky Harris (70-84)
85 1928 Detroit Tigers AL 154 68 86 0 .442 6th of 8 744 804 28.1 27.3 27 11 O.Carroll (4.7) George Moriarty (68-86)
86 1927 Detroit Tigers AL 156 82 71 3 .536 4th of 8 845 805 27.6 27.3 30 14 H.Heilmann (6.8) George Moriarty (82-71)
87 1926 Detroit Tigers AL 157 79 75 3 .513 6th of 8 793 830 28.0 27.8 30 13 H.Manush (4.8) Ty Cobb (79-75)
88 1925 Detroit Tigers AL 156 81 73 2 .526 4th of 8 903 829 28.9 28.5 31 13 H.Heilmann (6.5) Ty Cobb (81-73)
89 1924 Detroit Tigers AL 156 86 68 2 .558 3rd of 8 849 796 29.1 26.7 30 13 H.Heilmann (6.1) Ty Cobb (86-68)
90 1923 Detroit Tigers AL 155 83 71 1 .539 2nd of 8 831 741 29.0 27.4 30 12 H.Heilmann (8.9) Ty Cobb (83-71)
91 1922 Detroit Tigers AL 155 79 75 1 .513 3rd of 8 828 791 29.1 27.1 27 11 T.Cobb (6.3) Ty Cobb (79-75)
92 1921 Detroit Tigers AL 154 71 82 1 .464 6th of 8 883 852 29.1 27.9 34 14 H.Heilmann (6.5) Ty Cobb (71-82)
93 1920 Detroit Tigers AL 155 61 93 1 .396 7th of 8 652 833 29.0 27.2 38 21 B.Veach (3.9) Hughie Jennings (61-93)
94 1919 Detroit Tigers AL 140 80 60 0 .571 4th of 8 618 578 28.6 27.1 25 11 B.Veach (6.4) Hughie Jennings (80-60)
95 1918 Detroit Tigers AL 128 55 71 2 .437 7th of 8 476 557 28.5 26.9 36 17 T.Cobb (6.4) Hughie Jennings (55-71)
96 1917 Detroit Tigers AL 154 78 75 1 .510 4th of 8 639 577 27.7 26.1 28 9 T.Cobb (11.1) Hughie Jennings (78-75)
97 1916 Detroit Tigers AL 155 87 67 1 .565 3rd of 8 670 595 27.1 26.4 34 14 T.Cobb (7.8) Hughie Jennings (87-67)
98 1915 Detroit Tigers AL 156 100 54 2 .649 2nd of 8 778 597 27.1 26.1 27 12 T.Cobb (9.3) Hughie Jennings (100-54)
99 1914 Detroit Tigers AL 157 80 73 4 .523 4th of 8 615 618 26.3 25.5 30 12 S.Crawford (5.8) Hughie Jennings (80-73)
100 1913 Detroit Tigers AL 153 66 87 0 .431 6th of 8 625 716 26.2 25.5 43 19 T.Cobb (7.1) Hughie Jennings (66-87)
101 1912 Detroit Tigers AL 154 69 84 1 .451 6th of 8 720 777 26.9 26.6 53 20 T.Cobb (8.9) Hughie Jennings (69-84)
102 1911 Detroit Tigers AL 154 89 65 0 .578 2nd of 8 831 777 27.2 27.1 29 11 T.Cobb (10.6) Hughie Jennings (89-65)
103 1910 Detroit Tigers AL 155 86 68 1 .558 3rd of 8 679 584 27.5 27.2 30 13 T.Cobb (10.1) Hughie Jennings (86-68)
104 1909 Detroit Tigers AL 158 98 54 6 .645 1st of 8 Lost WS (4-3) 666 493 26.7 26.8 29 11 T.Cobb (9.5) Hughie Jennings (98-54)
105 1908 Detroit Tigers AL 154 90 63 1 .588 1st of 8 Lost WS (4-1) 647 547 27.2 27.4 24 9 M.McIntyre (5.8) Hughie Jennings (90-63)
106 1907 Detroit Tigers AL 153 92 58 3 .613 1st of 8 Lost WS (4-0) 693 531 26.8 29.2 24 8 E.Killian (7.9) Hughie Jennings (92-58)
107 1906 Detroit Tigers AL 151 71 78 2 .477 6th of 8 518 598 27.5 29.2 24 9 G.Mullin (5.3) Bill Armour (71-78)
108 1905 Detroit Tigers AL 154 79 74 1 .516 3rd of 8 512 604 27.8 27.9 30 13 E.Killian (7.6) Bill Armour (79-74)
109 1904 Detroit Tigers AL 162 62 90 10 .408 7th of 8 505 627 27.9 27.1 25 8 G.Mullin (4.6) Ed Barrow (32-46) and Bobby Lowe (30-44)
110 1903 Detroit Tigers AL 137 65 71 1 .478 5th of 8 567 539 28.1 26.1 26 10 B.Donovan (7.1) Ed Barrow (65-71)
111 1902 Detroit Tigers AL 137 52 83 2 .385 7th of 8 566 657 29.0 25.0 28 12 W.Mercer (5.4) Frank Dwyer (52-83)
112 1901 Detroit Tigers AL 136 74 61 1 .548 3rd of 8 741 694 27.9 25.3 19 7 R.Miller (6.7) George Stallings (74-61)