Detroit Tigers Fast Facts
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- The club was founded in 1894 as part of the
Western League and became one of the American League's 8 charter franchises.
- Detroit has won (4) World Series titles. The first
one was won in 1935 and was followed with MLB championships in 1945, 1968 and 1984.
- The Tigers have won 10 American League
Pennants.
- Comerica Park has served as Detroit's baseball
home since 2000. Previously Tiger Stadium served from 1912 to 1999.
- The most wins in franchise history took place in
1984 when the Tigers posted a 104-58 record before eventually defeating the San Diego Padres in the 1984 World Series.
- The team's uniform colors are Navy blue, white ,
orange and grey.
- Retired numbers for the club include 23 Willie
Horton, 5 Hank Greenburg, 2, Charlie Gehringer, 16, Hal Newhouser, and 6 Al Kaline. Ty Cobb is also honored in that group, but no official number is retired in his honor.
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