![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")
![What does it mean to be a Detroit sports fan? What should we all know? What do we need to know? Not everyone has the answers to these questions, so […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/guide-to-being-a-detroit-sports-fan-640x333.png "The Guide to Being a Detroit Sports Fan")
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30 years ago Sheridan fulfilled a dream by playing for hometown Tigers in the playoffs
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Hitting virtuoso Rusty Staub gave the Tigers three fine seasons at the plate
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K’Rod’s complaints and poor performance should earn him his release
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Former Tiger pitcher Kilkenny played for four teams in one season
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Bing helped usher in an era of score-first guards in the NBA
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How “Gum Time” became a dugout rally ritual for the 2006 Detroit Tigers
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Greenberg proposed interleague play in the 1950s
![Pat Sheridan grew up a Tiger fan, but many of the biggest battles he had in his major league career were against his hometown Tigers, even though he eventually played […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/pat-sheridan-detroit-tigers-215x121.png "30 years ago Sheridan fulfilled a dream by playing for hometown Tigers in the playoffs")
![At a time when the Detroit Tigers were mostly mediocre, Rusty Staub gave fans a legitimate reason to come to the ballpark. He was an artist at the plate, not […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1977-topps-rusty-staub-baseball-card-detroit-tigers-215x121.jpg "Hitting virtuoso Rusty Staub gave the Tigers three fine seasons at the plate")
![It is very rare that I get to sit in the stands at a park other than Comerica and wear a Detroit Tigers shirt. This week was one of my […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mike-mahtook-detroit-tigers-2017-215x121.png "A Tiger fan’s account of a lost week in Seattle")
![When Francisco Rodriguez called out his manager and his pitching coach last week, he sent out the kind of disrespectful salvo that no professional organization should tolerate. As a matter […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/francisco-rodriguez-detroit-tigers-criticism-215x121.png "K’Rod’s complaints and poor performance should earn him his release")
![For many fans, the 2017 Detroit Tigers are difficult to watch. The Tigers seem void of passion, without an identity. Now past the midway mark of June, and nearly 70 […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/jd-martinez-2017-detroit-tigers-215x121.png "Is this Tigers team worth caring about?")
![Of all the players I’ve profiled for Detroit Athletic Company, Mike Kilkenny is probably the most obscure—and it’s not even close. Unless you’re a diehard Detroit Tigers fan who is […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/DAC-Mike-Kilkenny-Front-215x121.jpg "Former Tiger pitcher Kilkenny played for four teams in one season")
![Before becoming mayor of the city of Detroit, this Pistons legend was a masterful scorer in the backcourt. His impressive on-court accolades later helped him earn induction into the Naismith […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dave-bing-215x121.png "Bing helped usher in an era of score-first guards in the NBA")
![Every great team has a memorable run in the postseason, plus a few signature moments in the regular season. Sometimes the moments are filled with late-inning drama. Sometimes they are […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/nate-robertson-detroit-tigers-gum-time-2006-215x121.jpg "How “Gum Time” became a dugout rally ritual for the 2006 Detroit Tigers")
![This year marks the twentieth anniversary of Major League Baseball’s experiment with interleague play. It was on June 12, 1997 that the Texas Rangers played host to the San Francisco […]](https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bob-feller-hank-greenberg-cleveland-indians-215x121.jpg "Greenberg proposed interleague play in the 1950s")
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