What is the greatest Detroit Tigers team of all time?

Dead-ball pennant winners sit beside modern wild-card clubs here, and only four of these teams actually won the World Series.

1. 1
   1984 Detroit Tigers

   Went 104-58 after a 35-5 start, then beat the San Diego Padres in the World Series; closer Willie Hernández won the AL MVP and Cy Young.
   1000pts
2. 2
   1909 Detroit Tigers

   Won a third straight AL pennant at 98-54 while Ty Cobb took the Triple Crown, then lost the World Series to Pittsburgh in seven games.
   606pts
3. 3
   1987 Detroit Tigers

   Overtook Toronto on the season's final weekend to win the AL East at 98-64, the best record in the majors that year.
   605pts
4. 4
   1940 Detroit Tigers

   Edged Cleveland for the AL pennant behind MVP Hank Greenberg and lost a seven-game World Series to the Cincinnati Reds.
   537pts
5. 5
   2012 Detroit Tigers

   Won the AL pennant by sweeping the Yankees in the ALCS as Miguel Cabrera became the first Triple Crown winner since 1967.
   537pts
6. 6
   2013 Detroit Tigers

   Won the AL Central and reached the ALCS as Miguel Cabrera repeated as AL MVP and Max Scherzer won the Cy Young.
   537pts
7. 7
   1945 Detroit Tigers

   Beat the Chicago Cubs in a seven-game World Series after Hank Greenberg returned from military service and Hal Newhouser won his second straight MVP.
   537pts
8. 8
   2011 Detroit Tigers

   Took the AL Central at 95-67 and reached the ALCS, with Justin Verlander winning both the AL MVP and the Cy Young.
   537pts
9. 9
   1968 Detroit Tigers

   Won 103 games and came back from 3-1 down to beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, with Denny McLain winning 31 games.
   454pts
10. 10
    2006 Detroit Tigers

    Jumped from 71 wins to 95 under Jim Leyland, swept Oakland in the ALCS on Magglio Ordóñez's walk-off homer and reached the World Series.
    353pts
11. 11
    1907 Detroit Tigers

    Claimed the franchise's first AL pennant under manager Hughie Jennings as 20-year-old Ty Cobb won his first batting title.
    353pts
12. 12
    1908 Detroit Tigers

    Repeated as AL champions with Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford in the outfield before losing the World Series to the Chicago Cubs.
    353pts
13. 13
    2024 Detroit Tigers

    Rallied from below .500 in August to claim a wild card, swept Houston and reached ALDS Game 5, with Tarik Skubal winning the pitching Triple Crown and Cy Young.
    353pts
14. 14
    1935 Detroit Tigers

    Won the franchise's first World Series, beating the Chicago Cubs in six games, as Hank Greenberg took the AL MVP award.
    0pts
15. 15
    1961 Detroit Tigers

    Won 101 games but finished second to the Yankees, with Norm Cash winning the batting title at .361.
    0pts
16. 16
    1972 Detroit Tigers

    Won the AL East under Billy Martin and pushed the Oakland A's to a deciding fifth game in the ALCS.
    0pts
17. 17
    2025 Detroit Tigers

    Won a wild card at 87-75, beat Cleveland in the Wild Card Series and lost ALDS Game 5 to Seattle in 15 innings, as Tarik Skubal won a second Cy Young.
    0pts
18. 18
    2014 Detroit Tigers

    Won a fourth straight AL Central title with a rotation featuring Cy Young winners Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander and David Price.
    0pts
19. 19
    1934 Detroit Tigers

    Went 101-53 to win the AL pennant under player-manager Mickey Cochrane, the league MVP, before losing a seven-game World Series to St. Louis.
    0pts
20. 20
    1915 Detroit Tigers

    Won 100 games yet finished second to Boston, while Ty Cobb set a modern record with 96 stolen bases.
    0pts

Comments