SPORTS FRANCHISE

Founded 1894 as a member of the Western League (a minor circuit) and became a charter member of the American League in 1901. Won A.L. pennants in 1907, 1908, 1909, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1968, 1984, 2006, and 2012. World Series champions in 1935, 1945, 1968 and 1984.

Official Website:
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/

Location:
Detroit, MI

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Doyle Alexander	Baseball	4-Sep-1950		Former MLB pitcher
Sparky Anderson	Baseball	22-Feb-1934	4-Nov-2010	Reds and Tigers manager
Ed Barrow	Baseball	10-May-1868	15-Dec-1953	Yankees General Manager, 1920-45
Billy Bean	Baseball	11-May-1964		Going The Other Way
Billy Beane	Baseball	29-Mar-1962		General Manager, Oakland A's
Buddy Bell	Baseball	27-Aug-1951		Manager, Kansas City Royals, 2005-07
Jim Bunning	Politician	23-Oct-1931		US Senator from Kentucky
Miguel Cabrera	Baseball	18-Apr-1983		Pro baseball outfielder and slugger
Ty Cobb	Baseball	18-Dec-1886	17-Jul-1961	Legendary Detroit Tigers hitter
Mickey Cochrane	Baseball	6-Apr-1903	28-Jun-1962	Detroit Tigers catcher
Rocky Colavito	Baseball	10-Aug-1933		Denies having cursed Cleveland
Vince Coleman	Baseball	22-Sep-1960		St. Louis Cardinal, base stealer
Johnny Damon	Baseball	5-Nov-1973		"Caveman" outfielder
Eric Davis	Baseball	29-May-1962		Former Cincinnati Reds Outfielder
Larry Doby	Baseball	13-Dec-1923	18-Jun-2003	First African-American in AL
Cecil Fielder	Baseball	21-Sep-1963		Hit 51 home runs in 1990
Prince Fielder	Baseball	9-May-1984		Detroit Tigers first-baseman
Terry Francona	Baseball	22-Apr-1959		Manager, Cleveland Indians
Phil Garner	Baseball	30-Apr-1949		MLB Manager
Charlie Gehringer	Baseball	11-May-1903	21-Jan-1993	Detroit Tigers 2nd Baseman, Hall-of-Famer
Kirk Gibson	Baseball	28-May-1957		1988 National League MVP
Goose Goslin	Baseball	16-Oct-1900	15-May-1971	MLB Hall of Famer
Hank Greenberg	Baseball	1-Jan-1911	4-Sep-1986	Two-time American League MVP
Ernie Harwell	Sports Journalist	25-Jan-1918	4-May-2010	Voice of the Detroit Tigers
Whitey Herzog	Baseball	9-Nov-1931		The White Rat
Ralph Houk	Baseball	9-Aug-1919	21-Jul-2010	Former NY Yankees Manager
Al Kaline	Baseball	19-Dec-1934		Detroit Tigers hitter
George Kell	Baseball	23-Aug-1922	24-Mar-2009	3rd Baseman, MLB Hall of Famer
Gene Lamont	Baseball	25-Dec-1946		Former MLB Manager
Jim Leyland	Baseball	15-Dec-1944		Manager, Detroit Tigers
Fred Lynn	Baseball	3-Feb-1952		American League MVP 1975
Bill Madlock	Baseball	2-Jan-1951		Mad Dog, MLB 3rd Baseman
Heinie Manush	Baseball	20-Jul-1901	12-May-1971	MLB Hall of Famer
Billy Martin	Baseball	16-May-1928	25-Dec-1989	NY Yankees manager, fired 5 times
Eddie Mathews	Baseball	13-Oct-1931	18-Feb-2001	Hit 512 home runs
Denny McLain	Baseball	29-Mar-1944		Cy Young Award winner, embezzler
Bob Melvin	Baseball	28-Oct-1961		Manager, Arizona Diamondbacks
Thomas Monaghan	Business	25-Mar-1937		Domino's Pizza founder, pro-life activist
Johnny Pesky	Baseball	27-Sep-1919	13-Aug-2012	Boston Red Sox
Johnny Podres	Baseball	30-Sep-1932	13-Jan-2008	1955 World Series MVP
Ivan Rodriguez	Baseball	27-Nov-1971		Strong-armed MLB catcher
Bo Schembechler	Football	1-Apr-1929	17-Nov-2006	Michigan Wolverines Head Coach, 1969-89
Gary Sheffield	Baseball	18-Nov-1968		Atlanta Braves, Yankees outfielder
Ruben Sierra	Baseball	6-Oct-1965		El Caballo
Al Simmons	Baseball	22-May-1902	26-May-1956	Lifetime batting average .334
Rusty Staub	Baseball	1-Apr-1944		2716 career hits
Justin Verlander	Baseball	20-Feb-1983		Detroit Tigers pitcher
David Wells	Baseball	20-May-1963		MLB pitcher, wrote Perfect I'm Not
Dontrelle Willis	Baseball	12-Jan-1982		Philadelphia Phillies pitcher

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