Detroit Tigers in the Hall of Fame
Portrait of Sparky Anderson, Manager of the Detroit Tigers during before the start of Game 1 of the Major League Baseball World Series game against the San Diego Padres on 9th October 1984 at the Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California, United States. (Photo by Dennis Mock/Allsport/Getty Images)
The Detroit Tigers have had their fair share of Hall of Famers in the team’s 128 year history. 27 to be exact!
Earl Averill 1939-1940
Jim Bunning 1955-1963
Ty Cobb 1905-1926
Mickey Cochrane 1934-1937
Sam Crawford 1903-1907
Larry Doby 1959
Charlie Gehringer 1924-1942
Goose Goslin 1934-1937
Hank Greenberg 1930 1933-1941 1945-1946
Harry Heilmann 1914 1916-1930 interviews Hal Newhouser 1939-1953
Hughie Jennings 1907 1909 1912 1918 (Video also features Ty Cobb)
Al Kaline 1953-1952
George Kell 1946-1952
Heinie Manush 1923-1927
Eddie Matthews 1967-1968
Jack Morris 1977-1990
Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez 2004-2008
Alan Trammell 1977-1996
Sparky Anderson 1979-1995 Team Manager
Also in the Hall of Fame
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Bucky Harris 1929, 1931
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Whitey Herzog 1963
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Waite Hoyt 1930-1931
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Al Simmons 1936
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Sam Thompson 1906
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Joe Gordon 1960
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Ed Barrow 1903-1904
Special Mention: Tom Selleck and his Mustache 1991
Finally, Where the Magic Happened. Detroit’s Major League Ballparks
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