The club was founded in Detroit as a member of the minor league Western League in 1894 and is the only Western League team still in its original city. They are also the oldest continuous one name, one city franchise in the AL.
Since their establishment as a major league franchise in 1901, the Tigers have won four World Series championships (1935, 1945, 1968, and 1984), 11 AL pennants (1907, 1908, 1909, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1968, 1984, 2006, 2012), and four AL Central division championships (2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014). They also won division titles in 1972, 1984, and 1987 as a member of the AL East. Since 2000, the Tigers have played their home games at Comerica Park in Downtown Detroit.
The Tigers constructed Bennett Park at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Trumbull Avenue in Corktown (just west of Downtown Detroit) and began playing there in 1896. In 1912, the team moved into Navin Field, which was built on the same location. It was expanded in 1938 and renamed Briggs Stadium. It was renamed Tiger Stadium in 1961 and the Tigers played there until 1999.
Year | Year2 | Years | Name | Wins | Losses | Games | Win % | Champs | Playoffs | Tenure | Notes |
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2021 | 2021 | 2021 | A. J. Hinch | 77 | 85 | 162 | .475 | 0 | 1 | ||
2020 | 2020 | 2020 | Ron Gardenhire Lloyd McClendon | 23 | 35 | 58 | .397 | 0 | 1 | ||
2018 | 2019 | 2018-2019 | Ron Gardenhire | 111 | 212 | 323 | .344 | 0 | 2 | ||
2014 | 2017 | 2014-2017 | Brad Ausmus | 314 | 332 | 646 | .486 | 1 | 4 | ||
2006 | 2013 | 2006-2013 | Jim Leyland | 700 | 597 | 1297 | .540 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
2003 | 2005 | 2003-2005 | Alan Trammell | 186 | 300 | 486 | .383 | 0 | 3 | ||
2002 | 2002 | 2002 | Phil Garner Luis Pujols | 55 | 106 | 161 | .342 | 0 | 1 | ||
2000 | 2001 | 2000-2001 | Phil Garner | 145 | 179 | 324 | .448 | 0 | 2 | ||
1999 | 1999 | 1999 | Larry Parrish | 69 | 92 | 161 | .429 | 0 | 1 | ||
1998 | 1998 | 1998 | Buddy Bell Larry Parrish | 65 | 97 | 162 | .401 | 0 | 1 | ||
1996 | 1997 | 1996-1997 | Buddy Bell | 132 | 192 | 324 | .407 | 0 | 2 | ||
1980 | 1995 | 1980-1995 | Sparky Anderson | 1275 | 1198 | 2473 | .516 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
1979 | 1979 | 1979 | Les Moss Dick Tracewski Sparky Anderson | 85 | 76 | 161 | .528 | 0 | 1 | ||
1974 | 1978 | 1974-1978 | Ralph Houk | 363 | 443 | 806 | .450 | 0 | 5 | ||
1973 | 1973 | 1973 | Billy Martin Joe Schultz | 85 | 77 | 162 | .525 | 0 | 1 | ||
1971 | 1972 | 1971-1972 | Billy Martin | 177 | 141 | 318 | .557 | 1 | 2 | ||
1967 | 1970 | 1967-1970 | Mayo Smith | 363 | 285 | 648 | .560 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
1966 | 1966 | 1966 | Chuck Dressen Bob Swift Frank Skaff | 88 | 74 | 162 | .543 | 0 | 1 | ||
1965 | 1965 | 1965 | Bob Swift Chuck Dressen | 89 | 73 | 162 | .549 | 0 | 1 | ||
1964 | 1964 | 1964 | Chuck Dressen | 85 | 77 | 162 | .525 | 0 | 1 | ||
1963 | 1963 | 1963 | Bob Scheffing Chuck Dressen | 79 | 83 | 162 | .488 | 0 | 1 | ||
1961 | 1962 | 1961-1962 | Bob Scheffing | 186 | 137 | 323 | .576 | 0 | 2 | ||
1960 | 1960 | 1960 | Jimmy Dykes Billy Hitchcock Joe Gordon | 71 | 83 | 154 | .461 | 0 | 1 | ||
1959 | 1959 | 1959 | Bill Norman Jimmy Dykes | 76 | 78 | 154 | .494 | 0 | 1 | ||
1958 | 1958 | 1958 | Jack Tighe Bill Norman | 77 | 77 | 154 | .500 | 0 | 1 | ||
1957 | 1957 | 1957 | Jack Tighe | 78 | 76 | 154 | .507 | 0 | 1 | ||
1929 | 1956 | 1929-1956 | Bucky Harris | 443 | 478 | 921 | .481 | 0 | 6 | ||
1953 | 1954 | 1953-1954 | Fred Hutchinson | 128 | 180 | 308 | .416 | 0 | 2 | ||
1952 | 1952 | 1952 | Red Rolfe Fred Hutchinson | 50 | 104 | 154 | .325 | 0 | 1 | ||
1949 | 1951 | 1949-1951 | Red Rolfe | 255 | 207 | 462 | .552 | 0 | 3 | ||
1943 | 1948 | 1943-1948 | Steve O'Neill | 509 | 414 | 923 | .552 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
1939 | 1942 | 1939-1942 | Del Baker | 319 | 297 | 616 | .518 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
1936 | 1938 | 1936-1938 | Mickey Cochrane Del Baker | 167 | 141 | 308 | .542 | 0 | 2 | ||
1937 | 1937 | 1937 | Mickey Cochrane Del Baker Cy Perkins | 89 | 65 | 154 | .578 | 0 | 1 | ||
1934 | 1935 | 1934-1935 | Mickey Cochrane | 194 | 111 | 305 | .636 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
1933 | 1933 | 1933 | Bucky Harris Del Baker | 75 | 79 | 154 | .487 | 0 | 1 | ||
1927 | 1928 | 1927-1928 | George Moriarty | 150 | 157 | 307 | .489 | 0 | 2 | ||
1921 | 1926 | 1921-1926 | Ty Cobb | 479 | 444 | 923 | .519 | 0 | 6 | ||
1907 | 1920 | 1907-1920 | Hughie Jennings | 1131 | 972 | 2103 | .538 | 0 | 3 | 14 | |
1905 | 1906 | 1905-1906 | Bill Armour | 150 | 152 | 302 | .497 | 0 | 2 | ||
1904 | 1904 | 1904 | Ed Barrow Bobby Lowe | 62 | 90 | 152 | .408 | 0 | 1 | ||
1903 | 1903 | 1903 | Ed Barrow | 65 | 71 | 136 | .478 | 0 | 1 | ||
1902 | 1902 | 1902 | Frank Dwyer | 52 | 83 | 135 | .385 | 0 | 1 | ||
1896 | 1901 | 1896-1901 | George Stallings | 289 | 246 | 535 | .540 | 0 | 4 | ||
1898 | 1898 | 1898 | George Stallings Tony Mullane Ollie Beard Frank Graves | 50 | 87 | 137 | .365 | 0 | 1 | ||
1897 | 1897 | 1897 | Frank Graves Bob Allen | 70 | 66 | 136 | .515 | 0 | 1 | ||
1895 | 1895 | 1895 | George VanDerbeck Con Strothers | 59 | 66 | 125 | .472 | 0 | 1 | ||
1894 | 1894 | 1894 | Bob Glenalvin | 56 | 69 | 125 | .448 | 0 | 1 | ||