Detroit Tigers Managers (1901 - 2009) by Baseball Almanac

Detroit Tigers Managers

This is a comprehensive list of managers for the Detroit Tigers organization. Win / loss statistics, winning percentage, position in division, and games behind the leader are also shown for each manager. Links include a year; which leads to the American League season in review; the manager(s) name, which leads to his career statistics; and a roster, which leads to a list of every player on the team during the year.

"When I began playing the game, baseball was about as gentlemanly as a kick in the crotch." - Detroit Tigers Manager (1921-1926) Ty Cobb

Detroit Tigers Managers 1901 - 2009 Detroit Tigers Managers & Finishes in Chronological Order
Year	Uniform #	Manager	Wins	Losses	WP	Finish	GB	Roster
1901	n/a	George Stallings	74	61	.548	3^rd	8½	1901
1902	n/a	Frank Dwyer	52	83	.385	7^th	30½	1902
1903	n/a	Ed Barrow	65	71	.478	5^th	25	1903
1904	n/a	Ed Barrow	32	46	.410	7^th	32	1904
1904	n/a	Bobby Lowe	30	44	.405	7^th	32	1904
1905	n/a	Bill Armour	79	74	.516	3^rd	15½	1905
1906	n/a	Bill Armour	71	78	.477	6^th	21	1906
1907	n/a	Hughie Jennings	92	58	.613	1^st	+1½	1907
1908	n/a	Hughie Jennings	90	63	.588	1^st	+½	1908
1909	n/a	Hughie Jennings	98	54	.645	1^st	+3½	1909
1910	n/a	Hughie Jennings	86	68	.558	3^rd	18	1910
1911	n/a	Hughie Jennings	89	65	.578	2^nd	13½	1911
1912	n/a	Hughie Jennings	69	84	.451	6^th	36½	1912
1913	n/a	Hughie Jennings	66	87	.431	6^th	30	1913
1914	n/a	Hughie Jennings	80	73	.523	4^th	19½	1914
1915	n/a	Hughie Jennings	100	54	.649	2^nd	2½	1915
1916	n/a	Hughie Jennings	87	67	.565	3^rd	4	1916
1917	n/a	Hughie Jennings	78	75	.510	4^th	21½	1917
1918	n/a	Hughie Jennings	55	71	.437	7^th	20	1918
1919	n/a	Hughie Jennings	80	60	.571	4^th	8	1919
1920	n/a	Hughie Jennings	61	93	.396	7^th	37	1920
1921	n/a	Ty Cobb	71	82	.464	6^th	27	1921
1922	n/a	Ty Cobb	79	75	.513	3^rd	15	1922
1923	n/a	Ty Cobb	83	71	.539	2^nd	16	1923
1924	n/a	Ty Cobb	86	68	.558	3^rd	6	1924
1925	n/a	Ty Cobb	81	73	.526	4^th	16½	1925
1926	n/a	Ty Cobb	79	75	.513	6^th	12	1926
1927	n/a	George Moriarty	82	71	.536	4^th	27½	1927
1928	n/a	George Moriarty	68	86	.442	6^th	33	1928
1929	n/a	Bucky Harris	70	84	.455	6^th	36	1929
1930	n/a	Bucky Harris	75	79	.487	5^th	27	1930
1931	34	Bucky Harris	61	93	.396	7^th	47	1931
1932	32	Bucky Harris	76	75	.503	5^th	29½	1932
1933	31	Del Baker	75	79	.487	5^th	25	1933
1934	3	Mickey Cochrane	101	53	.656	1^st	+7	1934
1935	3	Mickey Cochrane	93	58	.616	1^st	+3	1935
1936	3	Mickey Cochrane	83	71	.539	2^nd	19½	1936
1937	3	Mickey Cochrane	89	65	.578	2^nd	13	1937
1938	3	Mickey Cochrane	47	51	.480	4^th	16	1938
1938	32	Del Baker	37	19	.661	4^th	16	1938
1939	32	Del Baker	81	73	.526	5^th	26½	1939
1940	32	Del Baker	90	64	.584	1^st	+1	1940
1941	32	Del Baker	75	79	.487	4^th	26	1941
1942	32	Del Baker	73	81	.474	5^th	30	1942
1943	32	Steve O'Neill	78	76	.506	5^th	20	1943
1944	32	Steve O'Neill	88	66	.571	2^nd	1	1944
1945	32	Steve O'Neill	88	65	.575	1^st	+1½	1945
1946	32	Steve O'Neill	92	62	.597	2^nd	12	1946
1947	32	Steve O'Neill	85	69	.552	2^nd	12	1947
1948	32	Steve O'Neill	78	76	.506	5^th	18½	1948
1949	10	Red Rolfe	87	67	.565	4^th	10	1949
1950	10	Red Rolfe	95	59	.617	2^nd	3	1950
1951	10	Red Rolfe	73	81	.474	5^th	25	1951
1952	10	Red Rolfe	23	49	.319	8^th	45	1952
1952	29	Fred Hutchinson	27	55	.329	8^th	45	1952
1953	29	Fred Hutchinson	60	94	.390	6^th	40½	1953
1954	29	Fred Hutchinson	68	86	.442	5^th	43	1954
1955	32	Bucky Harris	79	75	.513	5^th	17	1955
1956	32	Bucky Harris	82	72	.532	5^th	15	1956
1957	35	Jack Tighe	78	76	.506	4^th	20	1957
1958	35	Jack Tighe	21	28	.429	5^th	15	1958
1958	29	Bill Norman	55	49	.533	5^th	15	1958
1959	29	Bill Norman	2	15	.118	4^th	18	1959
1959	28	Jimmy Dykes	74	63	.540	4^th	18	1959
1960	28	Jimmy Dykes	44	52	.458	6^th	26	1960
	34	Billy Hitchcock	1	0	1.000
	28	Joe Gordon	26	31	.456
1961	27	Bob Scheffing	101	61	.623	2^nd	8	1961
1962	27	Bob Scheffing	85	76	.528	4^th	10½	1962
1963	27	Bob Scheffing	24	36	.400	5^th	25½	1963
1963	9	Chuck Dressen	55	47	.539	5^th	25½	1963
1964	7	Chuck Dressen	85	77	.525	4^th	14	1964
1965	7	Chuck Dressen	65	55	.542	4^th	13	1965
1965	51	Bob Swift	24	18	.571	4^th	13	1965
1966	7	Chuck Dressen	16	10	.615	3^rd	10	1966
	51	Bob Swift	32	25	.561
	55	Frank Skaff	40	39	.506
1967	10	Mayo Smith	91	71	.562	2^nd	1	1967
1968	10	Mayo Smith	103	59	.636	1^st	+12	1968
1969	10	Mayo Smith	90	72	.556	2^nd	19	1969
1970	10	Mayo Smith	79	83	.488	4^th	29	1970
1971	1	Billy Martin	91	71	.562	2^nd	12	1971
1972	1	Billy Martin	86	70	.551	1^st	+½	1972
1973	1	Billy Martin	71	63	.530	3^rd	12	1973
1973	51	Joe Schultz	14	14	.500	3^rd	12	1973
1974	35	Ralph Houk	72	90	.444	6^th	19	1974
1975	35	Ralph Houk	57	102	.358	6^th	37½	1975
1976	35	Ralph Houk	74	87	.460	5^th	24	1976
1977	35	Ralph Houk	74	88	.457	4^th	26	1977
1978	35	Ralph Houk	86	76	.531	5^th	13½	1978
1979	54	Les Moss	27	26	.509	5^th	18	1979
	53	Dick Tracewski	2	0	1.000
	7, 11	Sparky Anderson	56	50	.528
1980	11	Sparky Anderson	84	78	.519	5^th	19	1980
1981	11	Sparky Anderson	60	49	.550	4^th / 2^nd	2	1981
1982	11	Sparky Anderson	83	79	.512	4^th	12	1982
1983	11	Sparky Anderson	92	70	.568	2^nd	6	1983
1984	11	Sparky Anderson	104	58	.642	1^st	+15	1984
1985	11	Sparky Anderson	84	77	.522	3^rd	15	1985
1986	11	Sparky Anderson	87	75	.537	3^rd	8½	1986
1987	11	Sparky Anderson	98	64	.605	1^st	+2	1987
1988	11	Sparky Anderson	88	74	.543	2^nd	1	1988
1989	11	Sparky Anderson	59	103	.364	7^th	30	1989
1990	11	Sparky Anderson	79	83	.488	3^rd	9	1990
1991	11	Sparky Anderson	84	78	.519	2^nd	7	1991
1992	11	Sparky Anderson	75	87	.463	6^th	21	1992
1993	11	Sparky Anderson	85	77	.525	3^rd	10	1993
1994	11	Sparky Anderson	53	62	.461	5^th	18	1994
1995	11	Sparky Anderson	60	84	.417	4^th	26	1995
1996	25	Buddy Bell	53	109	.327	5^th	39	1996
1997	25	Buddy Bell	79	83	.488	3^rd	19	1997
1998	25	Buddy Bell	53	85	.384	5^th	24	1998
1998	15	Larry Parrish	12	14	.462	5^th	24	1998
1999	15	Larry Parrish	69	92	.429	3^rd	27½	1999
2000	33	Phil Garner	79	83	.488	3^rd	16	2000
2001	33	Phil Garner	66	96	.407	5^th	25	2001
2002	33	Phil Garner	0	6	.000	5^th	39	2002
2002	53	Luis Pujols	55	100	.355	5^th	39	2002
2003	3	Alan Trammell	43	119	.265	5^th	47	2003
2004	3	Alan Trammell	72	90	.444	4^th	20	2004
2005	3	Alan Trammell	71	91	.438	4^th	28	2005
2006	10	Jim Leyland	95	67	.596	2^nd	1	2006
2007	10	Jim Leyland	88	74	.543	2^nd	8	2007
2008	10	Jim Leyland	--	--	--	--	--	2008
2009	10	Jim Leyland	--	--	--	--	--	2009
Year	Uniform #	Manager(s)	Wins	Losses	WP	Finish	GB	Roster
Detroit Tigers Managers & Finishes

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