Detroit Tigers Update
The team has a glorious history. Already after the end of World War II, the Tigers took the 1945 American League pennant. In 1968, the Tigers were at the top of their baseball. They took the first place away from the Baltimore Orioles, clinched the pennant and finished with a 103-59 record. In that period, starter Denny McLain won 30 or more games in a season! After that McLain was voted American League Most Valuable Player and Cy Young Award winner for his great playing.
The Detroit Tigers have about 16 successful seasons in their history, with the best one in 1984 (104 wins and 58 losses) and the worst in 1911 and 1937 (89 wins and 65 losses). In 1984, the Tigers won the 1984 World Series over the Padres. In 2006, the team lost the World Series to the Cardinals with 95 wins and 67 losses.
In the 2007 offseason, the Tigers traded for outfielder Gary Sheffield, acquired 40-year old veteran pitcher Jose Mesa, claimed pitcher Edward Campusano as a Rule 5 draft selection, and signed third baseman Brandon Inge. Gradually the Tigers returned 22 players from the World Series roster. In summer 2007, the Tigers sold 2,712,393 tickets at Comerica Park for the 2007 season. Thus, they set a new single-season home attendance record for the team. The previous record had been 2,704,794 customers at Tiger Stadium in the glorious 1984. It seems that the team would draw 3,047,133 spectators over the entire season, which will be the third-highest attendance in the American League for 2007. Take your chance and buy the tickets for the spectacular Detroit Tigers matchups right now!