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Team 103: The 1989 Tigers

By Blake VandeBunte • Nov 2nd, 2009 • Category: Alan Trammell, Charles Hudson, Dave Bergman, Frank Tanana, Greg Gohr, John Doherty, Lou Whitaker, Mike Henneman, Sparky Anderson, Top 109 Teams, Willie Hernandez

Year: 1989
Record: 59-103
Win %: .364
Win % Change: -179
Run Differential: -199
Pythagorean Record: 61-101
AL Finish: 14th of 14
Manager: Sparky Anderson
Best Transaction: The re-signing of Dave Bergman.  Seriously.  No slight disrespect intended here for Bergman, but if re-signing a guy like Bergman is your best transaction, then you are in serious trouble.  The Tigers didn’t make a meaningful [...]