Detroit Tigers award winners and league leaders

Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and 2-time MVP

This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Detroit Tigers professional baseball team.

Awards and achievements

Most Valuable Player award winners (10)

• 1911 – Ty Cobb
• 1934 – Mickey Cochrane
• 1935 – Hank Greenberg
• 1937 – Charlie Gehringer
• 1940 – Hank Greenberg
• 1944 – Hal Newhouser
• 1945 – Hal Newhouser
• 1968 – Denny McLain
• 1984 – Willie Hernández
• 2011 – Justin Verlander

Cy Young Award winners (4)

• 1968 – Denny McLain
• 1969 – Denny McLain
• 1984 – Willie Hernández
• 2011 – Justin Verlander

Triple crown winners (3)

• 1909 – Ty Cobb batting
• 1945 – Hal Newhouser pitching
• 2011 – Justin Verlander pitching

Rookie of the Year award winners (4)

• 1953 – Harvey Kuenn
• 1976 – Mark Fidrych
• 1978 – Lou Whitaker
• 2006 – Justin Verlander

Manager of the Year (AL) winners (3)

Main article: Manager of the Year

See footnote^[1]

• 1984 – Sparky Anderson
• 1987 – Sparky Anderson
• 2006 – Jim Leyland

Gold Glove Award winners (40)

Main article: Gold Glove Award

Pitcher 1961 – Frank Lary 2006 – Kenny Rogers Catcher 1965 – Bill Freehan 1966 – Bill Freehan 1967 – Bill Freehan 1968 – Bill Freehan 1969 – Bill Freehan 1983 – Lance Parrish 1984 – Lance Parrish 1985 – Lance Parrish 2004 – Iván Rodríguez 2006 – Iván Rodríguez 2007 – Iván Rodríguez First base None Second base 1958 – Frank Bolling 1983 – Lou Whitaker 1984 – Lou Whitaker 1985 – Lou Whitaker 2007 – Plácido Polanco

Shortstop 1972 – Ed Brinkman 1980 – Alan Trammell 1981 – Alan Trammell 1983 – Alan Trammell 1984 – Alan Trammell Third base 1976 – Aurelio Rodríguez Outfield 1957 – Al Kaline 1958 – Al Kaline 1959 – Al Kaline 1961 – Al Kaline 1962 – Al Kaline 1963 – Al Kaline 1964 – Al Kaline 1965 – Al Kaline 1966 – Al Kaline 1967 – Al Kaline 1968 – Mickey Stanley 1969 – Mickey Stanley 1970 – Mickey Stanley 1973 – Mickey Stanley 1988 – Gary Pettis 1989 – Gary Pettis

Silver Slugger Award winners (24)

Main article: Silver Slugger Award

• Catcher
  • 1980 – Lance Parrish
  • 1982 – Lance Parrish
  • 1983 – Lance Parrish
  • 1984 – Lance Parrish
  • 1986 – Lance Parrish
  • 1987 – Matt Nokes
  • 1991 – Mickey Tettleton
  • 1992 – Mickey Tettleton
  • 2004 – Ivan Rodriguez
  • 2011 - Alex Avila
• First base
  • 1990 – Cecil Fielder
  • 1991 – Cecil Fielder
  • 2010 – Miguel Cabrera
• Second base
  • 1983 – Lou Whitaker
  • 1984 – Lou Whitaker
  • 1985 – Lou Whitaker
  • 1987 – Lou Whitaker
  • 1998 – Damion Easley
  • 2007 – Placido Polanco

• Third base
  • 1999 – Dean Palmer

• Shortstop
  • 1987 – Alan Trammell
  • 1988 – Alan Trammell
  • 1990 – Alan Trammell
  • 1992 – Travis Fryman

• Outfield
  • 2007 – Magglio Ordonez

• Designated Hitter
  • None

ALCS MVP Award winners (2)

• 1984 – Kirk Gibson
• 2006 – Plácido Polanco

World Series MVP Award winners (2)

• 1968 – Mickey Lolich
• 1984 – Alan Trammell

MLB "This Year in Baseball Awards"

See: This Year in Baseball Awards#Award winners

Note: Voted by fans as the best in all of Major League Baseball (i.e., not two awards, one for each league).

"This Year in Baseball Awards" Defensive Player of the Year

• Plácido Polanco (2007)

"This Year in Baseball Awards" Performance of the Year

• Armando Galarraga (2010)

MLB All-Century Team (1999)

• Ty Cobb (1 of 10 outfielders)

MLB All-Time Team (BBWAA) (1997)

• Ty Cobb (CF; runner-up)

DHL Hometown Heroes (2006)

• Ty Cobb — voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value

USA Today AL MVP

Main article: List of USA Today major-league baseball awards

• Miguel Cabrera (2011)

USA Today AL Top Pitcher

Main article: List of USA Today major-league baseball awards

• Justin Verlander (2011)

Rolaids Relief Man Award (AL)

Main article: Rolaids Relief Man Award

See footnote^[2]

• 2000 -- Todd Jones

Sporting News AL Reliever of the Year Award

Main article: The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award

See footnote^[2]

TSN AL Fireman of the Year Award (1960–2000; for closers)

TSN AL Reliever of the Year Award (2001–present; for all relievers)

Topps All-Star Rookie teams

• 1961 - Jake Wood, 2B
• 1970 - Les Cain, LHP
• 1975 - Tom Veryzer, SS
• 1976 - Jason Thompson, 1B
• 1976 - Mark Fidrych, RHP
• 1977 - Dave Rozema, RHP
• 1980 - Rick Peters, OF
• 1987 - Matt Nokes, C
• 1988 - Paul Gibson, LHP
• 1991 - Milt Cuyler, OF
• 1991 - Mark Leiter, LHP
• 1992 - Scott Livingston, 3B
• 1994 - Chris Gomez, SS
• 1996 - Tony Clark, 1B
• 2002 - Ramon Santiago, SS
• 2006 - Justin Verlander, RHP
• 2010 - Austin Jackson, OF

Ford C. Frick Award (broadcasters)

• 1981 - Ernie Harwell

J. G. Taylor Spink Award (baseball writers)

• 1968 - H. G. Salsinger
• 2001 - Joe Falls

Team award

• 1907 – American League pennant
• 1908 – American League pennant
• 1909 – American League pennant
• 1934 – American League pennant
• 1935 – American League pennant
• 1935 – World Series championship^[3]
• 1940 – American League pennant
• 1945 – American League pennant
• 1945 – World Series championship^[3]
• 1968 – American League pennant
• 1968 – World Series Trophy^[3]
• 1984 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)
• 1984 – World Series Trophy^[3]
• 2006 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)

Team records (single-game, single-season, career)

Main article: Detroit Tigers team records

Minor-league system

Gabe Kapler

• USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award
  • 1998 - Gabe Kapler (OF)

Other achievements

National Baseball Hall of Fame

See: Detroit Tigers#Baseball Hall of Famers

Retired numbers

See: Detroit Tigers#Retired numbers

Tiger of the Year

The following players were selected as "Tiger of the Year" by the Detroit chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.^[4]

• 2009 - Justin Verlander: 19-9 record; 3.45 ERA; Led AL with 35 games started, 240.0 innings pitched, 269 strikeouts and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings.^[5]
• 2008 - Miguel Cabrera: .292 batting average; 37 home runs (1st in AL); 36 doubles; 127 RBIs (3rd in AL); .537 slugging (7th in AL)
• 2007 - Magglio Ordóñez: .363 average (led Major League Baseball); 54 doubles (led MLB); 139 RBIs (2nd in American League), .434 on base (2nd in AL), .595 slugging (4th in AL)
• 2006 - Carlos Guillén: .320 average; .400 on base; .519 slugging; 41 doubles; 100 runs; No. 10 in AL MVP voting
• 2005 - Plácido Polanco: 338 average and .461 slugging in 86 games
• 2004 - Iván Rodríguez: Gold Glove at catcher; .334 average; .510 slugging; 33 doubles; No. 10 in AL MVP voting
• 2003 - Dmitri Young: 29 home runs; .297 average; .372 on base; .537 slugging
• 2002 - Randall Simon: 19 home runs; .301 average
• 2001 - Steve Sparks: Led AL in complete games (8)
• 2000 - Bobby Higginson: .300 average; .538 slugging; 40 doubles; 30 home runs; 102 RBIs; 104 runs; 19 OF assists
• 1999 - Dean Palmer: 38 home runs; 100 RBIs; .518 slugging
• 1998 - Damion Easley: 38 doubles; 27 home runs; 100 RBIs
• 1997 - Tony Clark: 32 home runs; 117 RBIs; 105 runs; .500 slugging
• 1997 - Bobby Higginson: .299 average; .379 on base; .520 slugging; 27 home runs; 20 OF assists
• 1996 - Travis Fryman: 22 home runs; 100 RBIs
• 1995 - Travis Fryman: .275 average; 81 RBIs
• 1994 - Kirk Gibson: 23 home runs; .548 slugging
• 1993 - Tony Phillips: .313 average; .443 on base; 113 runs
• 1992 - Cecil Fielder: 35 home runs; 124 RBIs; No. 9 in AL MVP voting
• 1991 - Cecil Fielder: 44 home runs: 133 RBIs; 102 runs; No. 2 in AL MVP voting
• 1990 - Cecil Fielder: 51 home runs; 132 RBIs; 104 runs; .592 slugging; No. 2 in AL MVP voting
• 1989 - Lou Whitaker: 28 home runs; .361 on base pct; .462 slugging
• 1988 - Alan Trammell: .311 average; No. 7 in AL MVP voting
• 1987 - Alan Trammell: .343 average; .402 on base; .551 slugging; 28 home runs; 105 RBIs; No. 2 in AL MVP voting
• 1986 - Jack Morris: 21-8 record; .724 win percentage; No. 5 in AL Cy Young voting
• 1985 - Darrell Evans: AL HR leader at age 38 with 40 HRs; .518 slugging; No. 14 in AL MVP voting
• 1984 - Willie Hernandez: AL MVP and Cy Young awards; 1.92 ERA; 68 games finished
• 1983 - Lou Whitaker: Gold Glove at 2nd base; .320 average; 205 hits; No. 8 in AL MVP voting
• 1982 - Lance Parrish: 32 home runs; .529 slugging; No. 13 in AL MVP voting
• 1981 - Kirk Gibson: .328 average; No. 12 in AL MVP voting
• 1980 - Alan Trammell: Gold Glove at shortstop; .300 average; .376 on base pct.
• 1979 - Steve Kemp: 318 average; .543 slugging; 26 home runs; 105 RBIs
• 1978 - Ron LeFlore: Led AL in stolen bases (68) and runs (126)
• 1977 - Ron LeFlore: .325 average; 212 hits; 100 runs
• 1976 - Mark Fidrych: Year of the Bird; 19 wins; 2.34 ERA; Rookie of the Year Award; No. 2 in AL Cy Young voting
• 1975 - Willie Horton: 25 home runs; 92 RBIs
• 1974 - Al Kaline: Kaline's final season; 3,000th hit
• 1973 - John Hiller: 1.44 ERA; 65 games; No. 4 in AL MVP voting; AL Hutch Award
• 1972 - Ed Brinkman: Gold Glove award at shortstop; .990 fielding percentage; No. 9 in AL MVP and CY Young voting
• 1971 - Mickey Lolich: Led AL in wins (25) and strikeouts (308); No. 2 in Cy Young voting; No. 5 in AL MVP voting
• 1970 - Tom Timmermann: 61 games; 43 games finished; 27 saves
• 1969 - Denny McLain: 24 wins; 2.80 ERA; .727 win percentage
• 1968 - Denny McLain: 31 wins; 1.96 ERA; .280 strikeouts; 838 win pct.; Cy Young and AL MVP awards
• 1967 - Bill Freehan: Gold Glove award at catcher; .389 on base percentage; No. 3 in AL MVP voting
• 1966 - Denny McLain: 20 wins; .727 win percentage; No. 15 in AL MVP voting
• 1965 - Don Wert: .341 on base percentage; 331 assists at third base; No. 10 in AL MVP voting

Sporting News Sportsman of the Year

See: Sporting News#Sportsman of the Year

• 1968 - Denny McLain

League leaders

Batting

• Batting average champions (23)

1907 - Ty Cobb, .350 1908 - Ty Cobb, .324 1909 - Ty Cobb, .377 1911 - Ty Cobb, .420 1912 - Ty Cobb, .409 1913 - Ty Cobb, .390 1914 - Ty Cobb, .368 1915 - Ty Cobb, .369

1917 - Ty Cobb, .383 1918 - Ty Cobb, .382 1919 - Ty Cobb, .384 1921 - Harry Heilmann, .394 1923 - Harry Heilmann, .403 1925 - Harry Heilmann, .393 1926 - Heinie Manush, .378 1927 - Harry Heilmann, .398

1937 - Charlie Gehringer, .371 1949 - George Kell, .343 1955 - Al Kaline, .340 1959 - Harvey Kuenn, .353 1961 - Norm Cash, .361 2007 - Magglio Ordóñez, .363 2011 - Miguel Cabrera, .344

• Six-Hit Games (9 innings) (5)
  • 1901 - Kid Nance
  • 1925 - Ty Cobb
  • 1946 - George Kell
  • 2001 - Damion Easley
  • 2004 - Carlos Peña

• Sacrifice Hits Leaders
  • 1901 - Kid Nance

• Hit By Pitch Leaders
  • 1902 - Dick Harley

Pitching

ERA Champions (6) 1902 - Ed Siever 1944 - Dizzy Trout 1945 - Hal Newhouser 1946 - Hal Newhouser 1962 - Hank Aguirre 1976 - Mark Fidrych 2011 - Justin Verlander

No Hitters (7) 1912 - George Mullin 1952 - Virgil Trucks 1952 - Virgil Trucks 1958 - Jim Bunning 1984 - Jack Morris 2007 - Justin Verlander 2011 - Justin Verlander

Wild Pitches Leaders 1902 - George Mullin

See also

• Baseball awards
• List of Major League Baseball awards

Footnotes

1. ^ In 1936, The Sporting News began The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award. (In 1986, TSN expanded the award to one for each league.) In 1959, the Associated Press began its AP Manager of the Year Award, which was discontinued in 2001. (From 1984 to 2000, the award was given to one manager in all of MLB.) In 1983, MLB began its own Manager of the Year Award (in each league). In 1998, Baseball Prospectus added a Manager of the Year award to its "Internet Baseball Awards" (one per league). In 2003, MLB added a Manager of the Year award (for all of MLB) to its This Year in Baseball Awards. In 2007, the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh began its Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award (for all of MLB). (In 2010, it began a separate Chuck Tanner Collegiate Baseball Manager of the Year Award.) Baseball America also has a Manager of the Year award (for all of MLB). USA Today has a Manager of the Year award (one per league).
2. ^ ^{a b} MLB appears to have dropped the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award as an official MLB award, after the 2006 season. Relief Man Award winners (1976–2006). (MLB.com/News/Awards/History/ ). MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2009-08-30. Established in 1976, it does not appear on the MLB.com awards page for the most recent completed season. 2008 Awards (MLB.com/News/Awards/2008 Awards). MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2009-08-30. The MLB Delivery Man of the Year Award (sponsored by DHL) was first given in 2005 and does appear on the MLB.com awards page for the most recent completed season. Prior to both awards, in 1960, The Sporting News established its Fireman of the Year Award, to recognize the best closer from each league. In 2001, the award was broadened to include all relievers and was re-named The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award. In 2002, MLB began its This Year in Baseball Awards (TYIB Awards) (for all of MLB, not for each league), including Pitcher of the Year and Setup Man of the Year. In 2004, a Closer of the Year category was added and "Pitcher of the Year" was re-named "Starting Pitcher of the Year".
3. ^ ^{a b c d} The World Series Trophy was first awarded in 1967. In 1985, it was re-named the Commissioner's Trophy. From 1970 to 1984, the "Commissioner's Trophy" was the name of the award given to the All-Star Game MVP.
4. ^ Tigers Awards (Tiger of the Year award winners are listed on bottom half of page). Detroit Tigers official website. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
5. ^ http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20091112&content_id=7658652&vkey=pr_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det