During the Detroit Tigers history, they have won four World Series Championships. The first was way back in 1935. The Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs four games to two, led by catcher and manager Mickey Cochrane and first baseman Hank Greenberg.

Ten years after their first World Series win, the Tigers were back for more. With the Tigers’ strong pitching from Virgil Trucks, Hal Newhouser, and Dizzy Trout and Hank Greenberg’s bat, Detroit once again beat the Cubs in seven games to win the title. The 1945 World Series was said by many to be the worst- played series in its history. The reason for that was because many players had not yet returned from World War II, so the better teams didn’t have their key players.

In 1968, Detroit won their third World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Tiger pitcher Mickey Lolich helped Detroit to force a game seven after winning games two and five. Lolich then came back on only two days of rest to pitch game seven and win it 4-1 to clinch the World Series. After his three victories, it was no surprise when Lolich won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award.

In 1984, the Tigers won their fourth World Series title. They faced the San Diego Padres and after two games the series was tied 1-1. When the series moved to Detroit, the Tigers took over. They won the third game 5-2 and game four went the Tigers way as well after two big homeruns from Alan Trammell and a complete game by Jack Morris. The Tigers started strong in game five when Kirk Gibson hit a two-run homerun and then another homerun in the eighth inning to take the lead and clinch the series. Alan Trammell was named the World Series Most Valuable Player.