Since 2006, the tigers have been in the playoffs five times and the world series twice. See results from the detroit tigers 2006 world series roster quiz on sporcle, the best trivia site on the internet. Louis cardinals defeated the heavily favored new york mets in seven games to advance to the 2006 world series against the detroit tigers. Find out the latest on your favorite mlb players on.
Lot detail 2006 detroit tigers team signed world series. Ordonez wins pennant for tigers 10142006 detroit tigers. The 2006 detroit tigers click team name for complete roster home road splits for the regular season were 4635 0. The 2012 tigers became the fourth team to accomplish a fourgame sweep in an alcs. Pipe dream detroit tigers roster that could compete for. Three years after losing 119 games, the tigers went 9567 and made it to the 2006 world series. After the teams shocking run to the fall classic in 2006, the tigers had at least. The 108th edition of the world series, the series was a bestofseven playoff between the national league nl champion san francisco giants and the american league al champion detroit tigers. The 2006 national league championship series nlcs, the second round of the 2006 national league playoffs, began on october 12 and ended on october 19. The detroit tigers lost an american league record 119 games during the 2003 season. Detroit tigers 2006 world series roster quiz stats by schreurb play quizzes adfree.
In their long history, the tigers have been to the world series 11 times but have won just four world series titles. Detroit tigers center fielder curtis granderson slides and is unable to come up with a base hit by st. Get the best deals on detroit tigers mlb posters when you shop. Dan dickerson gets the tigers outfielders thoughts on his return to detroit, as well as his impressions of the tigers prospects. Unif uniform number, if available player name name of the player.
The official website of the detroit tigers with the most uptodate information on scores, schedule, stats, tickets, and team news. Magglio ordonez gamewinning threerun homer in the bottom of the ninth sends the detroit tigers to the world series. Did you know that the 2006 detroit tigers were 207 in june. Manager jim leyland signed the sweet spot of this ball. Oct 21, 2006 the tigers roster for the world series was announced today and features no changes. The cardinals beat them four games to one in 2006 and the giants swept them in 2012. The 2012 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2012 season. One of the american leagues eight charter franchises, the club was founded in detroit in 1894 as part of the western league. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. This was the third series meeting between the tigers and the cardinals. The 102nd edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the american league al champion detroit tigers and the national league nl champion st.
Clicking on an individual player will display the players career statistics including his time with the 2006 detroit tigers. Louis cardinals 4 vs detroit tigers 1 2006 world series fast facts. Detroit tigers baseball tigers news, scores, stats. Game 3 det 6 ny 0 october 6, 2006 at comerica park in detroit, mi det starting pitcher. The 102nd edition of the world series, 1 it was a bestofseven playoff between the american league al champion detroit tigers and the national league nl champion st. They defeated the oakland athletics in the american league divisional series, 3 games to 2. The detroit tigers of the american league ended the season with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the als central division. The 2006 pennant winners featured 10 players from the 2003 team. That was it for tigers draft picks on the 2006 roster. Visit espn to view the detroit tigers team roster for the current season. Full detroit tigers roster for the 2020 season including position, height, weight, birthdate, years of experience, and college. The 2009 detroit tigers season was the teams 109th season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the.
After too many years of baseball misery throughout the 90s and early 2000s, that 2006 campaign. In their long history, the tigers have been to the world series 11. The 2006 world series, the 102nd edition of major league baseballs championship series, began on october 21 and ended on october 27, and matched the american league champion detroit tigers against the national league champion st. Jones job as their pitching coach included watching those strenuous verlander side sessions, getting the trademark hip turn back into. Louis cardinals 4, f jeff weaver was astounding, allowing one earned run and fanning nine in eight innings, while series mvp david eckstein had two rbis and scored a. Louis cardinals won al championship series 40 over oakland athletics won al division series 31 over new york yankees. If not linked, then no profile on the site pos defensive position age players age for the selected season or as of a current date if in yy. The sagging detroit tigers wasted a big chance to win the al central on sunday, blowing a sixrun lead and then watching allstar starter kenny rogers lose in relief 108 to the lastplace kansas. The cardinals would win the world series by defeating the heavily favored detroit tigers. Your ultimate source for detroit tigers news, schedule, scores, roster, stats and more from the detroit free press. The tigers have won four world series championships 1935, 1945, 1968, and 1984. Jim leyland 9567 2006 detroit tigers statistics 2006 detroit tigers roster. Instead the tigers take the perezinfantesantiago trio of backup infielders. Although only three current players were on the roster when the tigers last reached the fall classic, theres a.
They are the oldest continuous onename, onecity franchise in the american league. This marked the giants seventh world series title in franchise. The move added a lefthanded bat to the lineup, especially necessary after dmitri young was released in. They can get 2 good starts and wins from the overall best and most experienced pitcher in the series, carpenter. The fun ended in the world series against the cardinals, a team that barely made the playoffs, but had albert pujols. There was speculation regarding adding chris shelton to. Although the outcome was not perfect, this playoff was the introduction for a new generation of tigers stars.
The detroit tigers are a major league baseball team located in detroit, michigan. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. The 2006 world series featured two of the most storied franchises in major league history doing battle again. Loser of 300 games the past three seasons, detroit was the feelgood story of 2006 by winning the al pennant for the first time in 22 years. Within three years, they won the al pennant and played in. Jim leyland and the tigers will spend the winter pondering the lapses that killed their world series hopes, writes jerry crasnick. The tigers swept the yankees in the alcs to advance to their second world series in seven years, but just as in 2006, a long rest between series left their bats rusty as the giants swept them out of the fall classic. The 2006 detroit tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2006 season.
Ordonez wins pennant for tigers 1014 2006 detroit tigers. Count is ontextual to the purpose of the grid salary salary for the selected season. Relive magglio ordonezs epic homer to send the tigers to the 2006 world. There was speculation regarding adding chris shelton to the bench or andrew miller to the bullpen. It took a completegame shutout from justin verlander in a winnertakeall game 5 to seal it, but it sent detroit on a roll.
First, a team can go from being worst in the game to the world series in a threeyear span. The move added a left handed bat to the lineup, especially necessary after dmitri young was released in. Can you name the detroit tigers 2006 world series roster. The 2012 detroit tigers season was the teams 112th season.
For information regarding statistical abbreviations, please view the statistics legend. Jan 31, 2020 the 2006 season will live fondly in the memories of detroit tigers fans for the rest of our lives. Id just start looking at every world series winner in the past 10 years or 15 years and see if theres a pattern or if nothing is evident. Curtis granderson left off dodgers world series roster aol. Louis cardinals over detroit tigers 41 series statistics and schedule. Tigers pitcher willie hernandez is congratulated by teammates after the tigers won the world series against the san diego padres at tiger stadium, oct. Louis cardinals 4, f jeff weaver was astounding, allowing one earned run and fanning nine in eight innings, while series mvp david eckstein had two rbis and scored a run. Detroit tigers 2006 world series roster quiz by schreurb.
Skelton was on detroits 2008 40man roster but was not included on the 40man cast for 2009. Detroit tigers 2006 world series roster quiz stats by. Shop 2006 detroit tigers world series team signed batal champions30 signatures autographed mlb bats and more authentic, autographed and gameused items at amazons sports collectibles store. The best 83win team in baseball history the cardinals are. Pipe dream detroit tigers roster that could compete for world. Curtis granderson epitomized the 2006 detroit tigers. With 83 wins, the cardinals set a record for the worst regular season winloss total for any championship team. The 2006 detroit tigers won the american league pennant. Few remain from 2006 detroit tigers team, 2010 san francisco giants team.
The three other teams to do so 1988 oakland as, 1990 oakland as, and 2006 detroit tigers did not win the world series, and the 2012 tigers would, in the 2012 world series, continue this trend. Baseball quiz, mlb quiz, 2006, detroit, detroit tigers, roster, tiger, world series. Detroit tigers 2006 world series roster quiz stats by schreurb. The season was their 106th since they entered the al in 1901. It was their 7th season since opening comerica park in 2000. Oct 24, 2017 detroit tigers center fielder curtis granderson slides and is unable to come up with a base hit by st. Jan 07, 2007 this is a collection of all our 2006 world series memories.
News, views, and analysis on the detroit tigers and baseball. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. The venues might be new, but these teams were no stranger to each other as st. The 2006 detroit tigers won the league championship series. The cardinals won the series in five games, taking games 1, 3, 4, and 5.
World series schedule, lineups, stats, and probable. They would win another world series in 2011 and make another world series appearance in 20 where they lost to the boston red sox. They represented the al in the world series before falling to the st. Get the best deals on detroit tigers mlb posters when you shop the largest online selection at. Here is the world series schedule with lineups, probable starters, and vital season statistics for each player. On october 1, the tigers clinched the al central title, the clubs first repeat title since 19341935. However, just three short seasons later the tigers had turned it around completely, winning 95 games and advancing to the world series for. Detroit tigers lists alltime roster best individual seasons the 20 greatest detroit tigers of alltime team history years known as record world series titles pennants playoff appearance 1901 2019 detroit tigers 9,346 9,191 4 11 16 world series titles year opponent series world series mvp 1984 san diego padres 41 alan trammell 1968. The detroit tigers were baseballs surprise success story of 2006. Angels astros athletics blue jays braves brewers cardinals cubs diamondbacks dodgers giants indians mariners marlins mets nationals orioles padres phillies pirates. The teams are set, the schedule is set, and the tigers have set their pitching rotation. Curtis granderson left off dodgers world series roster.
How the supremely talented detroit tigers never won a world. Gomez had played on the 2006 world series team, but had spent the subsequent two seasons in the colorado rockies and florida marlins systems. Louis cardinals aaron miles in the third inning of game 4 in major league baseballs world. In 2006, neither the tigers nor the cardinals entered october playing their best baseball of the season, yet both clubs battled their way to the world series. Grey papke studies how the 20112014 detroit tigers, stocked with talent like miguel cabrera, justin verlander and max scherzer, were never able to win a world series. The tigers roster for the world series was announced today and features no changes. Louis and detroit have met in the world series twice before, with the cardinals winning in seven games during the 1934 fall classic and the tigers raising the trophy in similar fashion. Id just start looking at every world series winner in the past 10 years or 15 years and see if. The 2006 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2006 season. Once upon a time, justin verlander, max scherzer and anibal sanchez were all in the same rotation in detroit and they all pitched in the 2012 world series, during which the tigers were swept by the giants. Thank you detroit tigers for all the fun and a magical 2006 season. Detroit it seems like so long ago the detroit tigers began every single season as world series contenders.
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