Club History & Eras
18 entries in the Detroit Tigers compendium.
Club History & Eras — Era Chart
Sam CrawfordThe left-handed-batting, right-handed-throwing slugger from Wahoo who set the unbreakable Hank GreenbergThe Hebrew Hammer: Hall of Famer who swung for the fences and served his country.Willie HortonThe left fielder who hit 36 home runs for the 1968 World Series champion Detroit Tigers.Al KalineThe face of the Detroit Tigers from debut to retirement.Lou WhitakerSweet Lou Whitaker played his entire career with the Detroit Tigers, winning a World SerieKirk GibsonThe World Series hero who returned home for a final, powerful stand under Sparky Anderson.Mike IlitchThe long-time owner who guided the Tigers through two championships and a new ballpark era1935 World SeriesThe Bullets ran the table and left Chicago in the dust.Ty Cobb DynastyTwenty-two seasons, one .406 average, and a club that never fully recovered from the ghost1945-47 Pennant YearsTwelve years of waiting ended in one glorious, aching October.Hank Greenberg EraSixteen years, 569 bombs, and one Galloping Ghost who made Detroit proud.Al Kaline Golden AgeTwenty-two seasons, one uniform, and the greatest right field in Tiger history.1967 PennantOne hundred and two wins, one pennant, and a summer that still haunts every Tiger fan's me1968 Dirty BirdsGrit, glove work, and a no-hitter — the Dirty Birds proved 1968 belonged to the pitchers.1984 Cinderella RunOne division title, one ALCS heartbreak, and a promise of greatness still to come.2011-2012 Competitive EraTwo years of promise, one sweep that still stings.1990s RebuildA decade of patience, power flashes, and the slow forging of a new Tiger identity.Justin Verlander EraOne arm, one city, one decade of almost-enough.
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