The Mascots of 1911: The year God met the Devil in the World Series

Though the Tigers struggled with mediocre records in the seven years following Cobb's departure, they were building a solid foundation, adding slugging first baseman Hank Greenberg and pitchers Tommy Bridges and Schoolboy Rowe to a lineup that already included second baseman Charlie Gehringer. In , Harry Heilmann flirted with a. Following the season, the Tigers added perhaps the final piece of the puzzle, acquiring catcher Mickey Cochrane from the Philadelphia Athletics to serve as player-manager. The Tigers won the AL pennant with a —53 record, at the time a team record for wins, and still the best win percentage.

Louis scored seven times in the third inning off starter Elden Auker and a pair of relievers, while Dean baffled the Tiger hitters en route to an 11—0 victory. After spiking Tiger third baseman Marv Owen in the sixth inning, the Cardinals' Joe Medwick had to be removed from the game for his own safety by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis after being pelted with debris from angry fans in the large temporary bleacher section in left field. Despite being forecast to win the American League pennant again in , [78] the Tigers fell to a distant second place behind the New York Yankees both that season and in He went into the season's final weekend against the Cleveland Indians with 58 home runs, tied with Jimmie Foxx for the most by a right-handed batter at the time, but he failed to homer.

During the final week of the season, the Tigers presciently held out doubts about a pennant in , but figured that would be their year. Bobo Newsom was the ace of the Tiger pitching staff in , going 21—5 with a 2. Making just his third major league start on September 27, Giebell was called upon to pitch the pennant-clinching game against Bob Feller of the Indians. Feller surrendered just three hits, one being a 2-run homer by Rudy York, while Giebell blanked the Tribe for a 2—0 victory.

With Hank Greenberg serving in World War II for all or parts of the —44 seasons, the Tigers struggled to recapture the glory of Louis Browns for the AL pennant. With Newhouser, Virgil Trucks and Dizzy Trout on the mound and Greenberg leading the Tiger bats, Detroit responded in a World Series Game 7 for the first time, staking Newhouser to a 5—0 lead before he threw a pitch en route to a 9—3 victory over the Cubs.

For example, prior to the World Series, Chicago sportswriter Warren Brown was asked who he liked, and he answered, "I don't think either one of them can win. Following their World Series win in , the Tigers continued to have winning records for the remainder of the decade, finishing second in the AL three times, but never winning the pennant. During the season , the Tigers acquired George Kell , a third baseman who was a time all-star and future Hall of Famer. The season was particularly frustrating, as the Tigers posted a 95—59 record for a.

However, they finished that season three games behind a strong New York Yankees team that went on to sweep the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series. Over the next 10 years, the Tigers sank to the middle and lower ranks of the American League. The team had only three winning records over this span and never finished higher than fourth place.

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His son Walter Briggs Jr. Notwithstanding Detroit's fall in the standings, the decade saw the debut of outfielder Al Kaline in One of the few major league players who never played a day in the minor leagues, he would hit over. He also made 15 All-Star teams, won 10 Gold Gloves, and featured one of the league's best arms in right field. In , the year-old Kaline hit. Only the Boston Red Sox trailed the Tigers in integrating their roster. As the American League expanded from 8 to 10 teams, Detroit began its slow ascent back to success with an outstanding campaign.

The Tigers won games, a whopping game improvement over the 71—83 team , but still finished eight games behind the Yankees. Even at the time, I realized that. The club featured two non-white starters, Bill Bruton and Jake Wood , and later in the s, black players such as Willie Horton , Earl Wilson , and Gates Brown would contribute to Detroit's rise in the standings.

As a strong nucleus developed, Detroit repeatedly posted winning records throughout the s. The team managed a third-place finish during a bizarre season, in which manager Chuck Dressen and acting manager Bob Swift were both forced to resign their posts because of health problems. In , the Tigers were involved in one of the closest pennant races in history. Because of rainouts, the Tigers were forced to play back-to-back doubleheaders against the California Angels over the final two days of the season.

The Tigers finally returned to the World Series in The team grabbed first place from the Baltimore Orioles on May 10 and would not relinquish the position, clinching the pennant on September 17 and finishing with a —59 record. Louis Cardinals , led by starter Bob Gibson , who had posted a modern-era record 1. In Game 1, Gibson completely shut down the Detroit lineup, striking out a World Series record 17 batters en route to an easy 4—0 win. Left fielder Willie Horton made a perfect throw to home plate to nail Lou Brock, who tried to score from second base standing up, as catcher Bill Freehan blocked the plate with his foot.

In Game 6, McLain ensured a Game 7 by notching his only win of the World Series, a 13—1 blowout, despite pitching on only two days' rest. The Tigers suffered a disappointing season, finishing fourth in the AL East with a 79—83 record. Also during the offseason, Denny McLain, who had been suspended three times and had a 3—5 record, was part of an eight-player deal with the Washington Senators in what would turn out to be a heist for Detroit. Martin's Tigers posted 91 wins in However, they had to settle for a second-place finish behind the Orioles, who won games to take their third straight AL East Division crown.

In the American League Championship Series, Detroit faced the American League West division champion Oakland Athletics , who had become steadily competitive ever since the realignment. The Athletics' ace, Catfish Hunter , matched Lolich, surrendering only a solo home run to Norm Cash, and the game went into extra innings. An angered Campaneris threw the bat at LaGrow, and LaGrow ducked just in time for the bat to sail over his head. Both benches cleared, and though no punches were thrown, both LaGrow and Campaneris were suspended for the remainder of the series.

It was widely believed that Martin had ordered the pitch that hit Campaneris, who had three hits, two stolen bases and two runs scored in the game. As the series shifted to Detroit, the Tigers caught their stride.

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Joe Coleman held the A's scoreless on seven hits in Game 3, striking out 14 batters in a 3—0 victory for the Tigers. Oakland scored two runs in the top of the 10th and put the Tigers down to their last three outs. His single off Dave Hamilton scored Gates Brown to give the Tigers a win and even the series at two games apiece. The run was controversial to many Tiger fans, as Hendrick was ruled safe at first base two batters prior to the Tenace hit.

Hendrick appeared to be out by two steps on a grounder to short, but umpire John Rice ruled that Norm Cash pulled his foot off first base. Replays and photos, however, show that Cash did not pull his foot. The season saw the Tigers drop to third place in the division, with an 85—77 record. Northrup even proclaimed to the press that Martin "took the fun out of the game.

He was fired that September after ordering his pitchers to throw spitballs and telling the press that he did so in protest of opposing Cleveland Indians pitcher Gaylord Perry , whom Martin was convinced was doing the same.

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A bright spot for the Tigers in was relief pitcher John Hiller , who marked his first full season since suffering a heart attack in by collecting a league-leading 38 saves and posting a brilliant 1. After the season, the Tigers hired Ralph Houk to be their new manager. Houk served in that capacity for five full seasons, through the end of the season. Tiger fans were provided a glimmer of hope when year-old rookie Mark Fidrych made his debut in After making an out, he later lamented that his Japanese-made bat didn't understand him.

Injuries to his knee, and later his arm, drastically limited Fidrych's appearances in — Jack Morris , Lance Parrish , Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker all made their debuts in , and would help the team to 88 wins in , the only winning season under Houk. Houk's immediate successor as Tiger manager in was Les Moss , but Moss would only last until June of that year.

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Originally used as a sarcastic remark, Ackerman's phrase would take on a new meaning in As in , the Tigers' next World Series season would be preceded by a disappointing second-place finish, as the Tigers won 92 games to finish six games behind the Baltimore Orioles in the AL East. The team got off to a 9—0 start highlighted by Jack Morris tossing a nationally televised no-hitter against Chicago in the fourth game of the season. Tigers would open the World Series on the road in San Diego.

In Game 1, Larry Herndon hit a two-run home run that gave the Tigers a 3—2 lead. When the series shifted to the Motor City, the Tigers took command. Trammell's homers held up with the help of another Morris complete game, and the Tigers' 4—2 win gave them a commanding lead in the series. In Game 5, Kirk Gibson 's two-run shot in the first inning would be the beginning of another early end for the Padres' starter Mark Thurmond. Gibson came to bat in the eighth inning with runners on second and third and the Tigers clinging to a 5—4 lead. Sparky Anderson was seen and heard yelling to Gibson, "He don't want to walk you!

He launched the pitch into Tiger Stadium's right field upper deck for a three-run homer, effectively clinching the game and the series. The Tigers led their division wire-to-wire, from opening day and every day thereafter, culminating in the World Series championship. This had not been done in the major leagues since the Brooklyn Dodgers. Alexander started 11 games for the Tigers, posting a 9—0 record and a 1.

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Smoltz, a Michigan native, went on to have a long and productive career, mostly with the Braves, and was ultimately inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in The two teams would square off in seven hard-fought games during the final two weeks of the season. All seven games were decided by one run, and in the first six of the seven games, the winning run was scored in the final inning of play. At Exhibition Stadium , the Tigers dropped three in a row to the Blue Jays before winning a dramatic extra-inning showdown.

The Tigers entered the final week of the season 2.

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Frank Tanana went all nine innings for the complete game shutout, and outfielder Larry Herndon gave the Tigers their lone run on a second-inning home run. Detroit finished the season two games ahead of Toronto, securing the best record in the majors 98— In what would prove to be their last postseason appearance until , the Tigers were upset in the American League Championship Series by the 85—77 Minnesota Twins who in turn won the World Series that year 4—1. Despite their division title victory, the Tigers proved unable to build on their success. The team lost Kirk Gibson to free agency in the offseason, but still spent much of in first place in the AL East.

A late season slump left the team in second place at 88—74, one game behind the Boston Red Sox. In , the team collapsed to a 59— record, worst in the majors. On October 2, , manager Sparky Anderson chose to not only end his career with the Tigers, but retire from baseball altogether. From to , the Tigers did not post a winning record, the longest sub-. In , the Tigers moved from the AL East, where they had been since the divisions were created in , to the AL Central as part of a realignment necessitated by the addition of the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

In , the team left Tiger Stadium in favor of Comerica Park. This led to the nickname "Comerica National Park. He cited Comerica Park's dimensions as a major reason why he turned down a multiyear contract extension. In late , Dave Dombrowski , former general manager of the World Series champion Florida Marlins , was hired as team president. Dombrowski then took over as general manager and named bench coach Luis Pujols to finish the season as interim manager.

After the season was over, Pujols was let go. Dombrowski hired popular former shortstop Alan Trammell to manage the team in Mike Maroth went 9—21 for the Tigers and became the first pitcher to lose 20 games in more than 20 years. The Tigers finished 43—, the worst record in franchise history. After the embarrassing season, the Tigers vowed to make changes. In October , Jim Leyland , who managed Dombrowski's World Series champion Florida Marlins, replaced Trammell as manager; two months later, in response to Troy Percival's arm problems, closer Todd Jones , who had spent five seasons in Detroit — , signed a two-year deal to return to the Tigers.

After years of futility, the season showed signs of hope. The impressive rookie campaigns of eventual AL Rookie of the Year Justin Verlander , centerfielder Curtis Granderson , and flamethrowing relief pitcher Joel Zumaya , coupled with a well-publicized early-season tirade by Leyland, helped the team explode and quickly rise to the top of the AL Central. All that was required was one win in the final five games of the season, which included three games against the Royals, whom the Tigers had manhandled much of the season.

However, the Tigers lost all five games to finish 95—67, and the division title went to the 96—66 Minnesota Twins. The Tigers instead settled for the AL wild card. Louis Cardinals in five games. Justin Verlander and Joel Zumaya, the most notable rookie contributors to the team, were followed by Andrew Miller , who was drafted in and called up early in the campaign, and minor leaguer Cameron Maybin , an athletic five-tool outfielder ranked 6 in Baseball America 's Top Prospects.

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