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Team 75: The 1994 Tigers

By Blake VandeBunte • Dec 7th, 2009 • Category: Bill Gullickson, Cecil Fielder, Kirk Gibson, Mike Henneman, Mike Moore, Tim Belcher, Tony Phillips, Top 109 Teams

Year: 1994
Record: 53-62 (Season shortened by strike)
Win %: .461
Win % Change: -64
Run Differential: -19
Pythagorean Record: 56-59
AL Finish: 9th of 14
Manager: Sparky Anderson
Best Transaction: Signed Francisco Cordero as a free agent.  Cordero never spent much time with the Tigers, but he helped the Tigers trade for Juan Gonzalez and has been a pretty dominant closer in [...]


Top Tigers #10: Kirk Gibson

By Blake VandeBunte • Mar 7th, 2009 • Category: Kirk Gibson, Top 100 Tigers

Rank: 10
Name: Kirk Harold Gibson
Position: Outfield
Tigers Tenure: 1979-1987 and 1993-1995
Awards: ALCS MVP (1984), Received MVP Votes (1981, 1984, 1985)
Best Season: 1984.  Gibson put together a great run in the 1980s for the Tigers and he was at his best in 1984.  Gibson helped lead the Tigers to a 35-5 start and a 104 win season [...]