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Detroit Tigers in the Hall of Fame

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…

1984 World Series

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

  • Bucky Harris 1929, 1931

  • Whitey Herzog 1963

  • Waite Hoyt 1930-1931

  • Al Simmons 1936

  • Sam Thompson 1906

  • Joe Gordon 1960

  • Ed Barrow 1903-1904

Special Mention: Tom Selleck and his Mustache 1991

Finally, Where the Magic Happened.   Detroit's Major League Ballparks