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Name Years George Vanderbeck: 1894–1900 James D. Burns: 1901 Samuel F. Angus: 1902–1903 William H. Yawkey: 1904–1907 Frank Navin: 1908–1935 Walter Briggs, Sr.
The following is a list of past and present Detroit Tigers executives: ... List of Detroit Tigers owners and executives; A. Al Avila; B. Steve Boros; Walter Briggs Jr.
Pages in category "Detroit Tigers owners". The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . List of Detroit Tigers owners and executives.
Mike Ilitch, the Tigers owner since 1992, died at the age of 87 on February 10, 2017. [467] The team remains in an Ilitch family trust, under the leadership of Mike's son, Christopher Ilitch . [ 468 ] [ 469 ] Like the Detroit Red Wings, the Tigers honored their owner in multiple ways, the most prominent being a "Mr.
A graduate of Cooley High School in Detroit, Michigan, Ilitch served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years. [7]After his return home to Detroit, the Detroit Tigers offered him $3,000 if he would sign to play baseball, and Ilitch had a four-year minor league career from 1952 to 1955.
The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central Division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit as a member of the minor league Western League in 1894 and is the only Western ...
Radio and television executive. Known for. Owner of the Detroit Tigers. John Earl Fetzer (March 25, 1901 – February 20, 1991) was an American radio and television executive who was best known as the part-owner of the Detroit Tigers from 1956 to 1961 and sole owner from 1961 through 1983. Under his ownership, the 1968 Tigers won the World Series .
Hughie Jennings, Bucky Harris and Jim Leyland are the only other Detroit Tiger managers who have managed the team for more than 1,000 games. Anderson's 1331 wins and 1248 losses also lead all Tiger managers, while Cochrane's winning percentage of .582 is the highest of any Tiger manager who has managed at least one full-season. Nine Hall of ...