July 5, 2020June 24, 2020 by admin

Tigers All Time Leaders – Through 2019

With baseball now officially on its way back after the corona virus, I thought it would be an interesting time to look back at the all time leaders in both offensive and defensive categories for all 30 teams. We continue today with the Detroit Tigers.

The Tigers began life in 1894 as part of the Western League and became a charter franchise of the American League in 1901, making them the oldest one city, one name franchise in the American League. I’ve seen them play 55 times, including the second game ever, and my first game, at the new Comiskey Park.

Home Runs

Name	Total
Miguel Cabrera	8
Nick Castellanos	4
Ryan Raburn	3
Jhonny Peralta	3

Hits

Name	Total
Miguel Cabrera	26
Nick Castellanos	19
Ryan Raburn	19

Runs

Name	Total
Miguel Cabrera	17
Ian Kinsler	11
Nick Castellanos	10
Austin Jackson	10

RBI

Name	Total
Miguel Cabrera	20
Ryan Raburn	13
Nick Castellanos	11

Doubles

Name	Total
Jose Iglesias	5
Miguel Cabrera	4
Ian Kinsler	4
Alex Avila	4

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November 11, 2016November 7, 2016 by jim

2016 BBWAA Award Predictions

The Baseball Writers of America have announced the finalists for their awards for the just completed baseball season, which will be announced next week. It is a good bet that few of my original predictions for the winners will be accurate. Hopefully, these new predictions will be slightly better, especially since I’ll have a 33% chance of being right.

American League

Most Valuable Player: Jose Altuve, Mookie Betts, Mike Trout

Mike Trout was my pre-season selection to win the award this year and, sadly, I think the failure of the Angels to compete has left his accomplishments unappreciated. My guess is Mookie Betts gets rewarded for the division-winning Red Sox.

Cy Young Award: Corey Kluber, Rick Porcello, Justin Verlander

If the voting had taken place after the post-season, then Corey Kluber would likely get more love for leading the Indians within a game of winning the World Series. So, I’m going to assume Rick Porcello, with his gaudy win total, will take home the award.

Manager of the Year: Jeff Banister, Terry Francona, Buck Showalter

Once again, I didn’t make any predictions for this award prior to the season. I’m guessing Terry Francona will win the award for the second time.

Rookie of the Year: Michael Fulmer, Gary Sanchez, Tyler Naquin

Another award I didn’t predict prior to the season. I imagine that Michael Fulmer will be taking home the award.

National League

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February 7, 2016December 29, 2015 by admin

Tigers All Time Leaders – Through 2015

With 2 months until baseball in Chicago returns, I thought it would be interesting to look at the all time leaders in both offensive and defensive categories for all 30 teams. We continue today with the Detroit Tigers.

The Tigers began life in 1894 as part of the Western League and became a charter franchise of the American League in 1901, making them the oldest one city, one name franchise in the American League. I’ve seen them play 38 times, including the second game ever, and my first game, at the new Comiskey Park.