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 Tigers manager.
The year leads to the specific American League season in review; the manager(s) name leads to his career statistics; and the roster leads to a list of every player on the team during the year. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"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 - 2024Tigers Managers & Finishes |
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Year | # | Manager | W | L | WP | Finish | GB | Roster |
1901 | n/a | George Stallings | 74 | 61 | .548 | 3rd | 8½ | 1901 |
1902 | n/a | Frank Dwyer | 52 | 83 | .385 | 7th | 30½ | 1902 |
1903 | n/a | Ed Barrow | 65 | 71 | .478 | 5th | 25 | 1903 |
1904 | n/a | Ed Barrow | 32 | 46 | .410 | 7th | 32 | 1904 |
n/a | Bobby Lowe | 30 | 44 | .405 | ||||
1905 | n/a | Bill Armour | 79 | 74 | .516 | 3rd | 15½ | 1905 |
1906 | n/a | Bill Armour | 71 | 78 | .477 | 6th | 21 | 1906 |
1907 | n/a | Hughie Jennings | 92 | 58 | .613 | 1st | +1½ | 1907 |
1908 | n/a | Hughie Jennings | 90 | 63 | .588 | 1st | +½ | 1908 |
1909 | n/a | Hughie Jennings | 98 | 54 | .645 | 1st | +3½ | 1909 |
1910 | n/a | Hughie Jennings | 86 | 68 | .558 | 3rd | 18 | 1910 |
1911 | n/a | Hughie Jennings | 89 | 65 | .578 | 2nd | 13½ | 1911 |
1912 | n/a | Hughie Jennings | 69 | 84 | .451 | 6th | 36½ | 1912 |
1913 | n/a | Hughie Jennings | 66 | 87 | .431 | 6th | 30 | 1913 |
1914 | n/a | Hughie Jennings | 80 | 73 | .523 | 4th | 19½ | 1914 |
1915 | n/a | Hughie Jennings | 100 | 54 | .649 | 2nd | 2½ | 1915 |
1916 | n/a | Hughie Jennings | 87 | 67 | .565 | 3rd | 4 | 1916 |
1917 | n/a | Hughie Jennings | 78 | 75 | .510 | 4th | 21½ | 1917 |
1918 | n/a | Hughie Jennings | 55 | 71 | .437 | 7th | 20 | 1918 |
1919 | n/a | Hughie Jennings | 80 | 60 | .571 | 4th | 8 | 1919 |
1920 | n/a | Hughie Jennings | 61 | 93 | .396 | 7th | 37 | 1920 |
1921 | n/a | Ty Cobb | 71 | 82 | .464 | 6th | 27 | 1921 |
1922 | n/a | Ty Cobb | 79 | 75 | .513 | 3rd | 15 | 1922 |
1923 | n/a | Ty Cobb | 83 | 71 | .539 | 2nd | 16 | 1923 |
1924 | n/a | Ty Cobb | 86 | 68 | .558 | 3rd | 6 | 1924 |
1925 | n/a | Ty Cobb | 81 | 73 | .526 | 4th | 16½ | 1925 |
1926 | n/a | Ty Cobb | 79 | 75 | .513 | 6th | 12 | 1926 |
1927 | n/a | George Moriarty | 82 | 71 | .536 | 4th | 27½ | 1927 |
1928 | n/a | George Moriarty | 68 | 86 | .442 | 6th | 33 | 1928 |
1929 | n/a | Bucky Harris | 70 | 84 | .455 | 6th | 36 | 1929 |
1930 | n/a | Bucky Harris | 75 | 79 | .487 | 5th | 27 | 1930 |
1931 | 34 | Bucky Harris | 61 | 93 | .396 | 7th | 47 | 1931 |
1932 | 32 | Bucky Harris | 76 | 75 | .503 | 5th | 29½ | 1932 |
1933 | 31 | Del Baker | 75 | 79 | .487 | 5th | 25 | 1933 |
1934 | 3 | Mickey Cochrane | 101 | 53 | .656 | 1st | +7 | 1934 |
1935 | 3 | Mickey Cochrane | 93 | 58 | .616 | 1st | +3 | 1935 |
1936 | 3 | Mickey Cochrane | 83 | 71 | .539 | 2nd | 19½ | 1936 |
1937 | 3 | Mickey Cochrane | 89 | 65 | .578 | 2nd | 13 | 1937 |
1938 | 3 | Mickey Cochrane | 47 | 51 | .480 | 4th | 16 | 1938 |
32 | Del Baker | 37 | 19 | .661 | ||||
1939 | 32 | Del Baker | 81 | 73 | .526 | 5th | 26½ | 1939 |
1940 | 32 | Del Baker | 90 | 64 | .584 | 1st | +1 | 1940 |
1941 | 32 | Del Baker | 75 | 79 | .487 | 4th | 26 | 1941 |
1942 | 32 | Del Baker | 73 | 81 | .474 | 5th | 30 | 1942 |
1943 | 32 | Steve O'Neill | 78 | 76 | .506 | 5th | 20 | 1943 |
1944 | 32 | Steve O'Neill | 88 | 66 | .571 | 2nd | 1 | 1944 |
1945 | 32 | Steve O'Neill | 88 | 65 | .575 | 1st | +1½ | 1945 |
1946 | 32 | Steve O'Neill | 92 | 62 | .597 | 2nd | 12 | 1946 |
1947 | 32 | Steve O'Neill | 85 | 69 | .552 | 2nd | 12 | 1947 |
1948 | 32 | Steve O'Neill | 78 | 76 | .506 | 5th | 18½ | 1948 |
1949 | 10 | Red Rolfe | 87 | 67 | .565 | 4th | 10 | 1949 |
1950 | 10 | Red Rolfe | 95 | 59 | .617 | 2nd | 3 | 1950 |
1951 | 10 | Red Rolfe | 73 | 81 | .474 | 5th | 25 | 1951 |
1952 | 10 | Red Rolfe | 23 | 49 | .319 | 8th | 45 | 1952 |
29 | Fred Hutchinson | 27 | 55 | .329 | ||||
1953 | 29 | Fred Hutchinson | 60 | 94 | .390 | 6th | 40½ | 1953 |
1954 | 29 | Fred Hutchinson | 68 | 86 | .442 | 5th | 43 | 1954 |
1955 | 32 | Bucky Harris | 79 | 75 | .513 | 5th | 17 | 1955 |
1956 | 32 | Bucky Harris | 82 | 72 | .532 | 5th | 15 | 1956 |
1957 | 35 | Jack Tighe | 78 | 76 | .506 | 4th | 20 | 1957 |
1958 | 35 | Jack Tighe | 21 | 28 | .429 | 5th | 15 | 1958 |
29 | Bill Norman | 55 | 49 | .533 | ||||
1959 | 29 | Bill Norman | 2 | 15 | .118 | 4th | 18 | 1959 |
28 | Jimmy Dykes | 74 | 63 | .540 | ||||
1960 | 28 | Jimmy Dykes | 44 | 52 | .458 | 6th | 26 | 1960 |
34 | Billy Hitchcock | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||||
28 | Joe Gordon | 26 | 31 | .456 | ||||
1961 | 27 | Bob Scheffing | 101 | 61 | .623 | 2nd | 8 | 1961 |
1962 | 27 | Bob Scheffing | 85 | 76 | .528 | 4th | 10½ | 1962 |
1963 | 27 | Bob Scheffing | 24 | 36 | .400 | 5th | 25½ | 1963 |
9 | Chuck Dressen | 55 | 47 | .539 | ||||
1964 | 7 | Chuck Dressen | 85 | 77 | .525 | 4th | 14 | 1964 |
1965 | 7 | Chuck Dressen | 65 | 55 | .542 | 4th | 13 | 1965 |
51 | Bob Swift | 24 | 18 | .571 | ||||
1966 | 7 | Chuck Dressen | 16 | 10 | .615 | 3rd | 10 | 1966 |
51 | Bob Swift | 32 | 25 | .561 | ||||
55 | Frank Skaff | 40 | 39 | .506 | ||||
1967 | 10 | Mayo Smith | 91 | 71 | .562 | 2nd | 1 | 1967 |
1968 | 10 | Mayo Smith | 103 | 59 | .636 | 1st | +12 | 1968 |
1969 | 10 | Mayo Smith | 90 | 72 | .556 | 2nd | 19 | 1969 |
1970 | 10 | Mayo Smith | 79 | 83 | .488 | 4th | 29 | 1970 |
1971 | 1 | Billy Martin | 91 | 71 | .562 | 2nd | 12 | 1971 |
1972 | 1 | Billy Martin | 86 | 70 | .551 | 1st | +½ | 1972 |
1973 | 1 | Billy Martin | 71 | 63 | .530 | 3rd | 12 | 1973 |
51 | Joe Schultz | 14 | 14 | .500 | ||||
1974 | 35 | Ralph Houk | 72 | 90 | .444 | 6th | 19 | 1974 |
1975 | 35 | Ralph Houk | 57 | 102 | .358 | 6th | 37½ | 1975 |
1976 | 35 | Ralph Houk | 74 | 87 | .460 | 5th | 24 | 1976 |
1977 | 35 | Ralph Houk | 74 | 88 | .457 | 4th | 26 | 1977 |
1978 | 35 | Ralph Houk | 86 | 76 | .531 | 5th | 13½ | 1978 |
1979 | 28 | Les Moss | 27 | 26 | .509 | 5th | 18 | 1979 |
53 | Dick Tracewski | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||||
7, 11 | Sparky Anderson | 56 | 50 | .528 | ||||
1980 | 11 | Sparky Anderson | 84 | 78 | .519 | 5th | 19 | 1980 |
1981 | 11 | Sparky Anderson | 60 | 49 | .550 | 4th / 2nd | 2 | 1981 |
1982 | 11 | Sparky Anderson | 83 | 79 | .512 | 4th | 12 | 1982 |
1983 | 11 | Sparky Anderson | 92 | 70 | .568 | 2nd | 6 | 1983 |
1984 | 11 | Sparky Anderson | 104 | 58 | .642 | 1st | +15 | 1984 |
1985 | 11 | Sparky Anderson | 84 | 77 | .522 | 3rd | 15 | 1985 |
1986 | 11 | Sparky Anderson | 87 | 75 | .537 | 3rd | 8½ | 1986 |
1987 | 11 | Sparky Anderson | 98 | 64 | .605 | 1st | +2 | 1987 |
1988 | 11 | Sparky Anderson | 88 | 74 | .543 | 2nd | 1 | 1988 |
1989 | 11 | Sparky Anderson | 59 | 103 | .364 | 7th | 30 | 1989 |
1990 | 11 | Sparky Anderson | 79 | 83 | .488 | 3rd | 9 | 1990 |
1991 | 11 | Sparky Anderson | 84 | 78 | .519 | 2nd | 7 | 1991 |
1992 | 11 | Sparky Anderson | 75 | 87 | .463 | 6th | 21 | 1992 |
1993 | 11 | Sparky Anderson | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3rd | 10 | 1993 |
1994 | 11 | Sparky Anderson | 53 | 62 | .461 | 5th | 18 | 1994 |
1995 | 11 | Sparky Anderson | 60 | 84 | .417 | 4th | 26 | 1995 |
1996 | 25 | Buddy Bell | 53 | 109 | .327 | 5th | 39 | 1996 |
1997 | 25 | Buddy Bell | 79 | 83 | .488 | 3rd | 19 | 1997 |
1998 | 25 | Buddy Bell | 53 | 85 | .384 | 5th | 24 | 1998 |
15 | Larry Parrish | 12 | 14 | .462 | ||||
1999 | 15 | Larry Parrish | 69 | 92 | .429 | 3rd | 27½ | 1999 |
2000 | 33 | Phil Garner | 79 | 83 | .488 | 3rd | 16 | 2000 |
2001 | 33 | Phil Garner | 66 | 96 | .407 | 5th | 25 | 2001 |
2002 | 33 | Phil Garner | 0 | 6 | .000 | 5th | 39 | 2002 |
53 | Luis Pujols | 55 | 100 | .355 | ||||
2003 | 3 | Alan Trammell | 43 | 119 | .265 | 5th | 47 | 2003 |
2004 | 3 | Alan Trammell | 72 | 90 | .444 | 4th | 20 | 2004 |
2005 | 3 | Alan Trammell | 71 | 91 | .438 | 4th | 28 | 2005 |
2006 | 10 | Jim Leyland | 95 | 67 | .586 | 2nd | 1 | 2006 |
2007 | 10 | Jim Leyland | 88 | 74 | .543 | 2nd | 8 | 2007 |
2008 | 10 | Jim Leyland | 74 | 88 | .457 | 5th | 14½ | 2008 |
2009 | 10 | Jim Leyland | 86 | 77 | .528 | 2nd | 1 | 2009 |
2010 | 10 | Jim Leyland | 81 | 81 | .500 | 3rd | 13 | 2010 |
2011 | 10 | Jim Leyland | 95 | 67 | .586 | 1st | +15 | 2011 |
2012 | 10 | Jim Leyland | 88 | 74 | .543 | 1st | +3 | 2012 |
2013 | 10 | Jim Leyland | 93 | 69 | .574 | 1st | +1 | 2013 |
2014 | 7 | Brad Ausmus | 90 | 72 | .556 | 1st | +1 | 2014 |
2015 | 7 | Brad Ausmus | 74 | 87 | .460 | 5th | 20½ | 2015 |
2016 | 7 | Brad Ausmus | 86 | 75 | .534 | 2nd | 8 | 2016 |
2017 | 7 | Brad Ausmus | 64 | 98 | .395 | 5th | 38 | 2017 |
2018 | 15 | Ron Gardenhire | 64 | 98 | .395 | 3rd | 27 | 2018 |
2019 | 15 | Ron Gardenhire | 47 | 114 | .292 | 5th | 53½ | 2019 |
2020 | 15 | Ron Gardenhire | 21 | 29 | .420 | 5th | 12 | 2020 |
20 | Lloyd McClendon | 2 | 6 | .250 | ||||
2021 | 14 | A.J. Hinch | 77 | 85 | .475 | 3rd | 16 | 2021 |
2022 | 14 | A.J. Hinch | 66 | 96 | .407 | 4th | 26 | 2022 |
2023 | 14 | A.J. Hinch | 78 | 84 | .481 | 2nd | 9 | 2023 |
2024 | 14 | A.J. Hinch | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2024 |
Year | # | Manager(s) | W | L | WP | Finish | GB | Roster |
Tigers Managers | Bold = HOF | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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