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Detroit Tigers

Broke a long, dismal streak by making it to the World Series last year, but couldn't grab the rings

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Stories 21 - 40 of 63

  • April 2008
    • Guerrero Homers, Santana Stays Unbeaten For Angels

      Guerrero Homers, Santana Stays Unbeaten For Angels

      Vladimir Guerrero homered to highlight a four-run fourth inning and the Los Angeles Angels held off Detroit, 4-3 on Friday night, ending the Tigers' four-game winning streak. Santana pitched 6 1-3 innings, allowing three runs and six hits. Justin Speier escaped jams in the seventh and eighth innings, and Francisco Rodriguez pitched the ninth for his 10th save in 11 tries. More »

    • Ordonez Homers Twice to Lead Tigers

      Ordonez Homers Twice to Lead Tigers

      Magglio Ordonez hit two of Detroit's five homers to lead the Tigers to an 8-2 victory over the hapless Texas Rangers on Thursday. Detroit outscored Texas 37-10 in the three-game series, and has now won a season-best four straight. The Rangers have lost seven in a row. Detroit starter Jeremy Bonderman (1-2) didn't get a decision after dealing with severe control problems. More »

    • Tigers Run Over Rangers, 19-6

      Tigers Run Over Rangers, 19-6

      The bats came alive for the struggling Tigers last night in a 19-6 win over the Texas Rangers. Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run homer, while Carlos Guillen had three of his five RBIs in an 11-run sixth inning for Detroit. Jacque Jones also homered for the Tigers who started the season 2-10. Detroit is now 9-13 after a three-game winning streak. More »

    • Santiago's First Homer in Four Years Lifts Tigers Over Texas

      Santiago's First Homer in Four Years Lifts Tigers Over Texas

      Ramon Santiago homered for the first time since 2003 and drove in three runs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 10-2 on Tuesday night. Magglio Ordonez also homered, giving him 1,000 RBIs for his career, while Edgar Renteria had four hits. Justin Verlander (1-3) struggled early but got out of it with only one run allowed. More »

    • Galarraga Wins Again as Tigers Beat Blue Jays

      Galarraga Wins Again as Tigers Beat Blue Jays

      Rookie Armando Galarraga won his second straight start, Edgar Renteria homered and the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 Monday. Ivan Rodriguez had four hits and Renteria scored twice for the Tigers. Galarraga (2-0) has won back-to-back starts since being called up from Triple-A Toledo last week to replace Dontrelle Willis, sidelined by a hyperextended knee. More »

    • Eckstein Powers Blue Jays in First Game Without Frank Thomas

      Eckstein Powers Blue Jays in First Game Without Frank Thomas

      David Eckstein hit a three-run homer, supplying some of the power Toronto might miss without Frank Thomas, and the Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Sunday. A.J. Burnett (2-1) issued a season-high six walks in five innings but still managed to win for the first time in four starts. He allowed three runs and four hits. More »

    • Toronto Ends Home Losing Skid

      Toronto Ends Home Losing Skid

      Alex Rios homered, Dustin McGowan won for the first time this season and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 today, snapping a six-game home losing streak. Toronto's previous home win was April 6 in the wrapup of a three-game sweep of Boston. McGowan (1-1) pitched a season-high seven innings, allowing two runs and seven hits. More »

    • Renteria Homers in Tigers' Win Over Jays

      Renteria Homers in Tigers' Win Over Jays

      Edgar Renteria hit a two-run home run, Kenny Rogers won for the first time since July and Detroit beat the Blue Jays 8-4 on Friday, handing Toronto its sixth consecutive home defeat. The Blue Jays have not won at home since April 6, when they completed a three-game sweep of Boston. It's Toronto's longest home losing streak since April 2004. More »

    • Carmona, Offense Key Indians Win

      Carmona, Offense Key Indians Win

      Fausto Carmona allowed a run in 6 2/3 innings, Ryan Garko and Travis Hafner hit two-run homers, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 11-1. Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander remained winless in four starts, falling to 0-3. He allowed five runs and seven hits in five innings, with four walks and one strikeout. More »

    • Tigers Rout Indians Behind Renteria's Slam

      Tigers Rout Indians Behind Renteria's Slam

      Edgar Renteria hit a grand slam, Miguel Cabrera also homered and drove in five runs, and the resurgent Detroit Tigers roughed up struggling Cy Young Award winner C.C. Sabathia in a 13-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night. Cabrera finished with four hits, and Renteria's fifth-inning slam capped Detroit's offensive outburst against Sabathia. More »

    • Cabrera Helps Tigers Rally in Eighth for Win Over Twins

      Cabrera Helps Tigers Rally in Eighth for Win Over Twins

      Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer to cap the Detroit Tigers' second straight eighth-inning rally, beating the Minnesota Twins 6-5 Tuesday night. Magglio Ordonez homered and drove in two runs, and Gary Sheffield and Carlos Guillen also hit home runs for Detroit, which scored six times Monday in the eighth inning for an 11-9 win over Minnesota. More »

    • Pudge Rallies Slumping Tigers to Home Win

      Pudge Rallies Slumping Tigers to Home Win

      Ivan Rodriguez hit a tying two-run triple in a six-run eighth inning then scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly to lift the high-priced Detroit Tigers to their first win at home this season, 11-9 over the Minnesota Twins. The Tigers won for the first time in seven games at home and improved to 3-10 overall, still the worst record in baseball. More »

    • Grand Slams for Crede and Konerko

      Grand Slams for Crede and Konerko

      Joe Crede and Paul Konerko each hit grand slams to back Javier Vazquez's strong start, as the White Sox pounded the Tigers 11-0 today. Konerko's homer came in the third off Kenny Rogers and Crede's grand slam, his second this season, came in the fifth against Zach Miner as the White Sox won for the fifth time in six games over Detroit. More »

    • White Sox Shut Down Stumbling Tigers

      White Sox Shut Down Stumbling Tigers

      Gavin Floyd nearly took his success against Detroit to a new level. Floyd held the Tigers hitless until Edgar Renteria singled with one out in the eighth inning today and pitched the Chicago White Sox to a 7-0 victory. Floyd (2-0) had never pitched more than seven innings in the majors. His no-hit bid ended when Renteria hit a liner that fell in front of right fielder Jermaine Dye. More »

    • Drew Leads Red Sox Over Tigers

      Drew Leads Red Sox Over Tigers

      J.D. Drew went 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 12-6 victory over Detroit tonight to send the Tigers to their eighth loss in nine games. Sean Casey drove in three runs on a pair of hits for the Sox, while Manny Ramirez had a two-run double and also scored a run. More »

    • Tigers Defeat Sox 7-2 for 1st Win

      Tigers Defeat Sox 7-2 for 1st Win

      The Tigers finally showed the offense that earned them preseason raves—and ended their winless start. Detroit beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 Wednesday night after scoring just 15 runs in losing its first seven games. Marcus Thames and Carlos Guillen homered, Edgar Renteria had three hits and Ivan Rodriguez got the 2,500th hit of his career. More »

    • Red Sox Get Rings, Then Drop Tigers to 0-7

      Red Sox Get Rings, Then Drop Tigers to 0-7

      There was red-white-and-blue bunting hanging from the stands, a Green Monster-sized American flag on the left-field wall and an Air National Guard flyover punctuating "The Star-Spangled Banner." After opening with a three-country trip of nearly 16,000 miles, the Boston Red Sox returned to Fenway Park, received their World Series rings and beat the winless Detroit Tigers 5-0 Tuesday behind Daisuke Matsuzaka. More »

    • Winless Tigers Lose Sixth in a Row, 13-2

      Winless Tigers Lose Sixth in a Row, 13-2

      Nick Swisher homered on the game's second pitch, while Carlos Quentin had four RBIs as the Chicago White Sox handed the Tigers a 13-2 loss Sunday night. Despite the second-highest payroll in baseball, the Tigers, the only winless team in the majors, are off to their worst start since going 0-9 at the beginning 2003, when they lost an AL-record 119 games.  More »

    • White Sox Rally for Win Over Tigers

      White Sox Rally for Win Over Tigers

      Jim Thome hit an RBI double in the sixth inning for the White Sox's only hit off Dontrelle Willis, and Chicago beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 Saturday. Detroit, the only winless team in the major leagues, is 0-5 for the first time since the Tigers dropped their first nine games in 2003 en route to an AL-record 119 losses. Willis walked seven in his Tigers debut. More »

    • Tigers Drop to 0-4, Lose 8-5 to ChiSox

      Tigers Drop to 0-4, Lose 8-5 to ChiSox

      For the Detroit Tigers, 2008 is starting to resemble 2003. A.J. Pierzynski drove in five runs with three hits, including a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the seventh inning Friday that led the Chicago White Sox over the Tigers 8-5. Detroit, the only winless team in the major leagues, is 0-4 for the first time since the Tigers dropped their first nine games in 2003, when they lost an AL-record 119 times. More »

Stories 21 - 40 of 63

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop John McDonald, top, avoids Detroit Tigers' Gary Sheffield to turn a double play on Carlos Guillen at first base in the eighth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 10, 2007,...   (Associated Press)
Detroit Tigers' Magglio Ordonez is surrounded by teammates, including Timo Perez, after hitting a single to drive in the winning runs to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in the ninth inning of a baseball...   (Associated Press)
Detroit Tigers' Magglio Ordonez, center, celebrates with Timo Perez, left, and first base coach Gene Lamont, right, after hitting a single to drive in Curtis Granderson and Placido Polanco to beat the...   (Associated Press)
Detroit Tigers' Placido Polanco celebrates after scoring from second base to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in the ninth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 10, 2007 in Detroit. Curtis Granderson...   (Associated Press)
Detroit Tigers' Placido Polanco beats the tag from Toronto Blue Jays catcher Gregg Zaun to score from second base and beat the Blue Jays 5-4 in the ninth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 10, 2007,...   (Associated Press)
Detroit Tigers pitcher Jeremy Bonderman watches from the dugout during their baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays Monday, Sept. 10, 2007, in Detroit. Bonderman won't need surgery on his sore right...   (Associated Press)
Detroit Tigers left fielder Marcus Thames can't catch a home run hit by Texas Rangers' David Murphy in the second inning of the first game of a doubleheader in Detroit, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. (AP...   (Associated Press)
Detroit Tigers pitcher Chad Durbin throws against the Texas Rangers in the first inning of the first game of a Major League Baseball doubleheader in Detroit, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)   (Associated Press)
Detroit Tigers' Ivan Rodriguez doubles to right field to drive in Magglio Ordonez to take a 3-1 lead over the Texas Rangers in the first inning of the second game of a day-night baseball doubleheader...   (Associated Press)
Detroit Tigers' Mike Hessman, center, is congratulated by Mike Rabelo and Marcus Thames after hitting a three-run home run against the Texas Rangers in the eighth inning of the first game of a doubleheader...   (Associated Press)
Detroit Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco tags out Texas Rangers' Michael Young on a pickoff play at second base in the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007, in Detroit. Tigers...   (Associated Press)
Detroit Tigers starter Jair Jurrjens pitches against the Texas Rangers in the second game of a baseball day-night doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)   (Associated Press)
Detroit Tigers' Magglio Ordonez, right, is congratulated by Gary Sheffield after hitting a three-run homer in the sixth inning against the Texas Rangers in a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007, in...   (Associated Press)
Detroit Tigers' Gary Sheffield hits a two-run homer off Texas Rangers starter Edinson Volquez in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007 in Detroit. The Tigers beat the Rangers 5-1....   (Associated Press)
Detroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander pitches against the Texas Rangers in the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007, in Detroit. Verlander became the first Detroit pitcher to win...   (Associated Press)
Detroit Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco fields the ball to get a force out on Oakland Athletics' Mark Kotsay in the fifth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007, in Detroit. Polanco tied...   (Associated Press)
Detroit Tigers reliever Fernando Rodney pitches in the eighth inning against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in a baseball game Monday, Aug. 6, 2007, in Detroit. Rodney, in his second appearance since returning...   (Associated Press)
Detroit Tigers' Ryan Raburn scores from third base past Tampa Bay Devil Rays catcher Dioner Navarro to break a 6-6 tie in the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007 in Detroit. Raburn...   (Associated Press)
Detroit Tigers starter Chad Durbin heads for the dugout after being pulled by manager Jim Leyland (10) in the fifth inning of their 7-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in a baseball game Wednesday, Aug....   (Associated Press)
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Detroit Tigers Profile
About.com: Baseball

League & Division:The Tigers compete in the American League Central Division with the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins.Ballpark: Comerica Park * Capacity: 41,070 * Opened in: 2000 * Ballpark owner: Ilitch Holdings, Inc. * Construction cost: $300...

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National League (NL)
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Oldest existing U.S. major-league professional baseball organization. The league was founded in 1876. Its supremacy was challenged by several rival organizations over the years, of which only the American League has survived; beginning in 1903, the champions of the two leagues have engaged in an ...

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American League (AL)
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

One of the two associations of professional baseball teams in the U.S. and Canada designated as major leagues; the other is the National League (NL). The AL was founded in 1900, and, beginning in 1903, the champions of the AL and NL have engaged in an annual World Series competition. There are now ...

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Ty Cobb
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Ty Cobb (Tyrus Raymond Cobb), 1886-1961, American baseball player, b. Narrows, Ga. In 1905 he joined the Detroit Tigers as center fielder and in his 24 years in the American League was one of the most spectacular and brilliant players in the history of the game. The hot-tempered Cobb, called the ...

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Hank Greenberg
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

[orig. Henry Benjamin Greenberg ] (born Jan.1, 1911, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Sept. 4, 1986, Beverly Hills, Calif.) U.S. baseball player. Greenberg began his professional career at first base with the Detroit Tigers in 1933. He twice helped the Tigers win the World Series (1935, 1940) and ...

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Detroit Tigers: Historical Moments
sportsecyclopedia.com

"Nickname:Named after the black & orange striped socks they wore in their early years.Logo:A blue Old English D, which has been part of the Tiger uniform in some part since 1904, becoming the primary logo again in 2006."

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