2007 Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers 2007 season has started off with the Tigers trying to win the AL Central Division, a task which they just missed out on in 2006, but ended up winning the Wild Card and going on to win the AL Pennant.
After a trip to the 2006 World Series that ended with a defeat to the St. Louis Cardinals, the Tigers started the offseason by trading pitchers Humberto Sanchez, Kevin Whelan, and Anthony Claggett to the New York Yankees for outfielder and designated hitter Gary Sheffield. Plus, they re-signed players from the previous season's team; first baseman Sean Casey, second baseman Omar Infante, outfielder Craig Monroe, left-handed starting pitcher Nate Robertson, and right-handed relief pitcher Fernando Rodney all return with the Tigers for the 2007 season.
On June 12, Pitcher Justin Verlander threw a no-hitter against the Milwaukee Brewers, winning the game 4-0. This was the first no-hitter by a Tiger since Jack Morris did it in 1984 and the first ever thrown at Comerica Park.
Five players, second only to Boston's six, represented Detroit in the 2007 MLB All-Star Game. Carlos Guillén, Magglio Ordóñez, Plácido Polanco, Iván Rodríguez and Justin Verlander joined American League manager Jim Leyland in the All-Star game.
On July 6, Neifi Pérez was suspended 25 games by MLB for a second positive test for a banned stimulant. He subsequently tested positive for a third time and was suspended on August 3 for 80 games.
On August 17, highly-touted prospect Cameron Maybin made his major league debut in New York against the Yankees playing left-field.[1]
As of July 18, the Tigers had sold 2,712,393 tickets at Comerica Park for the 2007 season, setting a new single-season home attendance record for the team. The previous record had been 2,704,794 customers at Tiger Stadium in 1984.
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
Template:2007 AL Central standings
[edit] Game log
Template:2007 Detroit Tigers season game log
[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timo Perez | 18 | 56 | 23 | .411 | 0 | 6 |
| Magglio Ordóñez | 143 | 542 | 194 | .358 | 26 | 129 |
| Plácido Polanco | 126 | 523 | 180 | .344 | 8 | 64 |
| Ryan Raburn | 40 | 116 | 35 | .302 | 3 | 20 |
| Curtis Granderson | 144 | 562 | 170 | .302 | 21 | 71 |
| Carlos Guillén | 135 | 503 | 148 | .294 | 19 | 94 |
| Sean Casey | 133 | 424 | 122 | .288 | 3 | 49 |
| Iván Rodríguez | 117 | 454 | 130 | .286 | 11 | 57 |
| Omar Infante | 62 | 163 | 44 | .270 | 2 | 17 |
| Gary Sheffield | 120 | 449 | 121 | .269 | 24 | 72 |
| Mike Rabelo | 47 | 154 | 39 | .253 | 0 | 14 |
| Ramon Santiago | 19 | 40 | 10 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
| Marcus Thames | 77 | 245 | 60 | .245 | 15 | 47 |
| Brandon Inge | 136 | 456 | 111 | .243 | 14 | 65 |
| Craig Monroe* | 99 | 343 | 76 | .222 | 11 | 55 |
| Mike Hessman | 13 | 41 | 9 | .220 | 3 | 10 |
| Neifi Perez | 33 | 64 | 11 | .172 | 1 | 6 |
| Cameron Maybin | 19 | 42 | 7 | .167 | 1 | 2 |
* Player released or traded. Stats only reflect games with Tigers.
Players in Bold qualify for Batting Title.
[edit] Pitching
[edit] Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jair Jurrjens | 4 | 20.0 | 2 | 1 | 3.15 | 7 |
| Justin Verlander | 28 | 177.0 | 16 | 5 | 3.56 | 159 |
| Kenny Rogers | 8 | 44.0 | 3 | 2 | 4.50 | 25 |
| Chad Durbin | 35 | 126.2 | 8 | 7 | 4.76 | 66 |
| Jeremy Bonderman | 28 | 174.1 | 11 | 9 | 5.01 | 145 |
| Nate Robertson | 26 | 150.0 | 7 | 11 | 5.04 | 101 |
| Mike Maroth * | 13 | 78.1 | 5 | 2 | 5.06 | 28 |
| Andrew Miller | 12 | 64.0 | 5 | 5 | 5.63 | 56 |
| Jordan Tata | 3 | 14.0 | 1 | 1 | 7.71 | 8 |
* Player released or traded. Stats only reflect games with Tigers.
[edit] Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; HLD = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | HLD | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Seay | 53 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2.59 | 32 |
| Zach Miner | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2.98 | 31 |
| Yorman Bazardo | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 8 |
| Tim Byrdak | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3.62 | 44 |
| Jose Capellan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 9 |
| Joel Zumaya | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4.33 | 22 |
| Fernando Rodney | 43 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 4.40 | 46 |
| Todd Jones | 58 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 4.47 | 28 |
| Jason Grilli | 53 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4.94 | 56 |
| Wilfredo Ledezma * | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.79 | 24 |
| Aquilino Lopez | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.19 | 7 |
| Macay McBride | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6.11 | 13 |
| Eulogio de la Cruz | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 5 |
| Virgil Vasquez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.44 | 7 |
| José Mesa * | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12.34 | 9 |
| Clay Rapada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 2 |
* Player released or traded. Stats only reflect games with Tigers.
[edit] Current roster
Template:Detroit Tigers roster
[edit] References
- Game Logs:
- 1st Half: Detroit Tigers Game Log on ESPN.com
- 2nd Half: Detroit Tigers Game Log on ESPN.com
- Batting Statistics: Detroit Tigers Batting Stats on ESPN.com
- Pitching Statistics: Detroit Tigers Pitching Stats on ESPN.com
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