z: best record, c: conference winner, y: division winner, w: wildcard, x: clinched playoff spot
Four years after the Briggs family sold the ball cub to a group of radio and television executives the Tigers are taken over solely by one of those executives John Fetzer. One of Fetzer's first moves was to renovate and rename the Stadium to the more familiar Tiger Stadium. However, the team would still struggle to finish in 6th place with a 71-83 record.