Detroit Tigers

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Major League Baseball team professional baseball team

The Detroit Tigers are a historic Major League Baseball franchise based in Detroit, Michigan, competing in the American League and known for multiple World Series titles and legendary players.

Aliases (10)

Statements (79)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major League Baseball team → professional baseball team →
americanLeaguePennant	1907 → 1908 → 1909 → 1934 → 1935 → 1940 → 1945 → 1968 → 1984 → 2006 → 2012 →
cityRival	Detroit Lions → Detroit Pistons → Detroit Red Wings →
country	United States →
division	American League Central →
divisionTitles	multiple →
formerHomeBallpark	Bennett Park → Briggs Stadium → Navin Field → Tiger Stadium →
formerOwner	Mike Ilitch →
founded	1894 →
homeBallpark	Comerica Park →
joinedAmericanLeague	1901 →
league	Major League Baseball →
leaguePennants	11 →
location	Detroit, Michigan →
logoFeature	Old English D →
mascot	Paws →
notablePlayer	Al Kaline → Alan Trammell → Charlie Gehringer → Hal Newhouser → Hank Greenberg → Jack Morris → Kirk Gibson → Lou Whitaker → Miguel Cabrera → Ty Cobb →
owner	Ilitch Holdings →
principalOwner	Christopher Ilitch →
retiredNumber	1 → 11 → 16 → 2 → 23 → 3 → 42 → 5 → 6 →
retiredNumberHonoree	Al Kaline → Charlie Gehringer → Hal Newhouser → Hank Greenberg → Jackie Robinson → Sparky Anderson → Ty Cobb → Willie Horton →
rival	Chicago White Sox → Cleveland Guardians → Kansas City Royals → Minnesota Twins →
sport	baseball →
springTrainingBallpark	Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium →
springTrainingLocation	Lakeland, Florida →
subdivision	American League →
teamColors	navy blue → orange → white →
uniformColor	navy blue → white →
worldSeriesTitle	1935 → 1945 → 1968 → 1984 →
worldSeriesTitles	4 →

Referenced by (118)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bob Miller → Eddie Brinkman → Frank Howard → J.D. Martinez → John Farrell → Josh Donaldson → Justin Verlander → Max Scherzer → Prince Fielder → Tito Francona → Tony Clark →	playedFor
Eddie Cicotte → Johnny Podres → Lefty Williams → Max Scherzer → Ty Cobb → Willie Horton →	memberOfSportsTeam
1907 World Series → 1908 World Series → 1909 World Series → 2006 World Series → 2012 World Series →	runnerUp
Dave Roberts → Justin Verlander → Rob Thomson →	draftedBy
Jim Leyland → Red Rolfe → Sparky Anderson →	managedTeam
Eddie Cicotte → Justin Verlander → Ty Cobb →	MLBDebutTeam
2012 Triple Crown (Miguel Cabrera) → Fred McMullin → Mickey Cochrane →	team
West Michigan Whitecaps → Whitecaps →	affiliatedWith
2006 World Series → 2012 World Series →	ALChampion
Dave Dombrowski → Red Rolfe →	employer
Frank Howard → Mickey Cochrane →	finalMLBTeam
American League East → Josh Donaldson →	formerTeam
Detroit metropolitan area → Metro Detroit →	hasSportsTeam
American League → American League Central →	hasTeam
West Michigan Whitecaps → West Michigan Whitecaps →	majorLeagueAffiliate
Jim Leyland ("2006 American League champion Detroit Tigers") → Jim Leyland ("2012 American League champion Detroit Tigers") →	managedPennantWinner
Christopher Ilitch → Ilitch Holdings →	owns
Johnny Pesky → Miguel Cabrera →	playedForTeam
Kansas City Royals → Minnesota Twins →	rival
Dave Dombrowski ("2012 Detroit Tigers") → Dave Dombrowski ("2013 Detroit Tigers") →	teamBuilt
2013 World Series →	ALCSOpponent
1984 World Series →	ALRepresentative
2012 World Series →	ALTeam
2013 Major League Baseball season →	americanLeagueCentralChampion
Old English D ("Detroit Tigers organization") →	associatedWithOrganization
Paws →	associatedWithTeam
Prince Fielder →	battedCleanupFor
1984 World Series →	champion
Detroit Pistons →	cityRival
Ilitch Holdings ("MLB franchise Detroit Tigers") →	controls
Old English D →	emblemOf
1908 World Series →	featuresTeam
Paws →	fictionalUniverse
Disco Demolition Night →	forfeitedGameAwardedTo
Trenton Thunder →	formerAffiliation
2012 Triple Crown (Miguel Cabrera) →	franchise
1908 World Series →	game3WinningTeam
Wayne County →	hasMajorSportsTeam
West Michigan Whitecaps →	hasNotableAlumniMLBTeam
Willie Horton →	hasNumberRetiredBy
Detroit →	hasProfessionalSportsTeam
Detroit →	hasProfessionalTeam
American League Central ("Cleveland Guardians–Detroit Tigers rivalry") →	hasRivalry
2006 World Series →	homeFieldAdvantageTeam
Comerica Park →	homeTeam
Comerica Park →	hostedTeam
Paws ("Detroit Tigers organization") →	introducedBy
Sparky Anderson →	jerseyNumberRetiredBy
1909 World Series →	leagueChampionTeamAL
Sparky Anderson ("Detroit Tigers 1979–1995") →	managerialTenureTeam
Mickey Cochrane →	managerOf
Ty Cobb →	managerOfSportsTeam
Paws →	mascotFor
Fred McMullin →	MLBdebutTeam
1984 World Series →	mostValuablePlayerTeam
Comerica Park →	operator
Whitecaps ("Detroit Tigers organization") →	parentClub
1967 Boston Red Sox "Impossible Dream" season →	pennantRaceRivals
Jim Leyland ("Detroit Tigers organization") →	playedInOrganization
Birmingham Barons →	previousAffiliation
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp →	previousMLBAffiliate
Paws ("Detroit Tigers brand") →	represents
1972 MLB strike ("Detroit Tigers won American League East by half-game margin") →	result
Ilitch Holdings →	subsidiary
Ty Cobb →	teamCaptainOf
Eddie Brinkman →	teamDuringAwardSeason
1909 World Series →	teamFromAmericanLeague
1908 World Series →	teamLeagueChampion
Hughie Jennings →	teamManaged
Kenny Williams →	teamPlayedFor
Comerica Park →	tenant
Miguel Cabrera →	tradedToTeam
Old English D →	trademarkHolder
Old English D →	usedByTeam
Disco Demolition Night →	visitingTeamInvolved
Paws →	wearsJerseyOf
1984 National League pennant →	worldSeriesOpponent
Mickey Cochrane →	WorldSeriesTitleWith