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Team 87: The 1928 Tigers

By Blake VandeBunte • Nov 21st, 2009 • Category: Bob Fothergill, Carl Hubbell, Charlie Gehringer, Chick Galloway, Harry Heilmann, Heinie Manush, Ownie Carroll, Top 109 Teams, Vic Sorrell

Year: 1928
Record: 68-86
Win %: .442
Win % Change: -94
Run Differential: -60
Pythagorean Record: 72-82
AL Finish: 6th of 8
Manager: George Moriarty
Best Transaction: Traded for Vic Sorrell.  Sorrell was never an All-Star, but the righty put together about a decade of solid starting pitching for the Tigers.  Sorrell won 92 games while with the Tigers and spent his entire [...]