![What is a crucial victory? Think important. These wins were critical in the history of the franchise, which dates back to 1901 in the American League. A quick note: I […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/most-crucial-wins-in-detroit-tigers-history.png "The nine most crucial victories in the history of the Detroit Tigers"){kind=small}
The nine most crucial victories in the history of the Detroit Tigers
What is a crucial victory? Think important. These wins were critical in the history of the franchise, which dates back to 1901 in the American League. A quick note: I […]
![For now, former Tiger starting pitcher Mickey Lolich is still king of the hill. Will he finally be nudged off the summit after more than four decades? Since the 1973 […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mickey-lolich-cc-sabathia-most-strikeouts-lefthander-american-league-history-640x333.png "Mickey Lolich may soon surrender a record that he’s held for 44 years")
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![It would be hard to find a player any more relaxed on his baseball card than Milt Wilcox was in posing for his 1982 Fleer photograph. With his legs casually […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/milt-wilcox-1982-fleer-baseball-card-215x121.jpg "Wilcox resurrected his career and gave Detroit nine seasons on the mound")
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![It was July 30, 1986, and the game between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians was getting a little heated. Cleveland’s Dickie Noles came in to replace starter John Butcher, […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dickie-noles-philadelphia-phillies-215x121.jpg "Former pitcher Noles recalls beanball war with the Tigers")
![A dozen years ago, the best players in the world were on display at Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers hosted the 2005 All-Star Game and the entire weekend was packed […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2005-mlb-all-star-game-detroit-215x121.png "Baseball’s biggest stars gathered at Comerica Park 12 years ago for the All-Star Game")
![Goodbye, KCP, and hello, Avery Bradley. The Boston Celtics decided they didn’t need the 26-year-old Bradley, a premier perimeter defender, after acquiring All-Star forward Gordon Hayward via free agency. Realizing […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/avery-bradley-boston-celtics-pistons-215x121.png "Pistons Update: Avery Bradley in; KCP out")
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![With the Tigers shopping major assets at the trade deadline, and maybe stripping the team down to the floorboards for a full rebuild, everyone’s writing their obituary for the franchise’s […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/jim-leyland-2013-american-league-championship-series-215x121.jpg "Why the Tigers really lost the 2013 ALCS, and it wasn’t because of Big Papi’s grand slam")
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