# 2007 Detroit Tigers season

The 2007 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 107th season and its eighth at Comerica Park. The season ended with the 88–74 Tigers finishing runner-up in the American League Central, eight games in back of the Cleveland Indians. They failed in winning the Wild Card.
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 Sánchez, 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 returned with the Tigers for the 2007 season.

## Regular season

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. At the end of the season, the Tigers had sold over 3,000,000 tickets for 2007.

### Season standings

vteAL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cleveland Indians | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 51‍–‍29 | 45‍–‍37 |
| Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 8 | 45‍–‍36 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Minnesota Twins | 79 | 83 | .488 | 17 | 41‍–‍40 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Chicago White Sox | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24 | 38‍–‍43 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Kansas City Royals | 69 | 93 | .426 | 27 | 35‍–‍46 | 34‍–‍47 |

### Record vs. opponents

2007 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 6–12 | 5–3 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 7–0 | 3–7 | 0–7 | 9–9 | 4–4 | 2–7 | 11–7 | 4–6 | 8–10 | 6–12 |
| Boston | 12–6 | — | 7–1 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 6–4 | 4–3 | 8–10 | 4–4 | 4–5 | 13–5 | 6–4 | 9–9 | 12–6 |
| Chicago | 3–5 | 1–7 | — | 7–11 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 5–4 | 9–9 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 1–7 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–14 |
| Cleveland | 4–3 | 2–5 | 11–7 | — | 12–6 | 11–7 | 5–5 | 14–4 | 0–6 | 6–4 | 4–3 | 8–2 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 9–9 |
| Detroit | 5–1 | 4–3 | 7–11 | 6–12 | — | 11–7 | 3–5 | 12–6 | 4–4 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 14–4 |
| Kansas City | 0–7 | 3–3 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 7–11 | — | 5–2 | 9–9 | 1–9 | 6–4 | 3–6 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 10–8 |
| Los Angeles | 7–3 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 5–3 | 2–5 | — | 6–3 | 6–3 | 9–10 | 13–6 | 6–2 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 14–4 |
| Minnesota | 7–0 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 3–6 | — | 2–5 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 7–2 | 4–6 | 11–7 |
| New York | 9–9 | 10–8 | 6–4 | 6–0 | 4–4 | 9–1 | 3–6 | 5–2 | — | 2–4 | 5–5 | 10–8 | 5–1 | 10–8 | 10–8 |
| Oakland | 4–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 4–6 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–2 | — | 5–14 | 4–6 | 9–10 | 5–4 | 10–8 |
| Seattle | 7–2 | 5–4 | 7–1 | 3–4 | 4–6 | 6–3 | 6–13 | 3–6 | 5–5 | 14–5 | — | 4–3 | 11–8 | 4–5 | 9–9 |
| Tampa Bay | 7–11 | 5–13 | 1–6 | 2–8 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 2–6 | 4–3 | 8–10 | 6–4 | 3–4 | — | 5–4 | 9–9 | 7–11 |
| Texas | 6–4 | 4–6 | 4–2 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 9–10 | 2–7 | 1–5 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 4–5 | — | 5–5 | 11–7 |
| Toronto | 10–8 | 9–9 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6–4 | 8–10 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 9–9 | 5–5 | — | 10–8 |

### Season highlights

* 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 City against the Yankees playing left-field.

### Curtis Granderson

* On August 7, 2007, Granderson became only the second player in franchise history to have at least 30 doubles, 15 triples, 15 home runs, and 10 stolen bases in a single season when he hit a double in a game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The other Tiger to accomplish this feat was Charlie Gehringer in 1930. Granderson hit his second inside-the-park home run in his first at bat against the Yankees on August 26, 2007.
* On September 7, 2007, Granderson became the 6th member all-time of baseball's exclusive 20–20–20 club. Granderson joined the 20–20–20 club with Kansas City's George Brett (1979), Willie Mays of the New York Giants (1957), Cleveland's Jeff Heath (1941), St. Louis' Jim Bottomley (1928), and Frank Schulte of the Chicago Cubs (1911).
* On September 9, 2007 Granderson stole his 20th base of the season and joined Willie Mays and Frank "Wildfire" Schulte as the only players in major league history to reach 20 doubles, 20 triples, 20 home runs, and 20 stolen bases in a season. Schulte was the first to accomplish the feat in 1911 while playing for the Chicago Cubs and Mays did it in 1957 with the New York Giants. Jimmy Rollins of the Philadelphia Phillies would later that year accomplish the same feat.

### Magglio Ordóñez

Magglio Ordóñez had one of the best season by a Detroit Tiger batter in the past 60 years. Magglio's records and accomplishments in 2007 include:
* His .363 batting average was the highest in Major League Baseball. He finished the season as the AL batting champion, and is the first Tiger player to accomplish the feat since Norm Cash in 1961. The last Tiger to hit for a higher average was Charlie Gehringer in 1937.
* His 54 doubles was the most in Major League Baseball. It is the most by a Tiger since George Kell hit 56 in 1950.
* His 139 RBIs was the highest by a Tiger since Rocky Colavito had 140 in 1961. Colavito is the only Tiger batter with more RBIs than Ordóñez in the past 60 years.
* On August 12, 2007, Magglio hit two home runs in an eight-run second-inning of an 11-6 win over the Oakland Athletics, becoming the second batter in Tigers' history to achieve this feat; Al Kaline had done so on April 17, 1955, in a 16-0 win over the then-Kansas City Athletics.
* Ordóñez had an on-base percentage of .434. Only two other Tiger batters in the past 60 years have hit for a higher on-base percentage: Tony Phillips in 1993 (.443) and Norm Cash in 1961 (.487).
* Only one Tiger in the past 60 years has had a higher slugging percentage than Magglio's .595: Norm Cash in 1961 had a slugging percentage of .662.
The one Tiger hitting season in the past 60 years that exceeds Ordonez's 2007 season is that of Norm Cash in 1961. In 1961, the AL MVP award was given to New York Yankee slugger Roger Maris who hit 61 home runs.

## 2007–08 offseason events

On October 9, 2007, the Tigers announced that they were picking up the $13 million, fifth-year option on Iván Rodríguez's contract, keeping him on the roster through at least the 2008 season. The Tigers could have bought out the option for $3 million and allowed him to become a free agent.
On October 10, the Tigers returned Rule 5 draftee Edward Campusano to the Chicago Cubs. Campusano spent the entire 2007 season on the 60-day disabled list.
Relief pitcher Joel Zumaya was injured while at his off-season home in California. While moving boxes during the October 2007 California wildfires, a large box fell on Zumaya, separating his shoulder. Zumaya had surgery to correct the problem and is currently rehabilitating the shoulder.
On October 29, first baseman Sean Casey filed for free agency, on the first day players could do so. The team's management had already informed Casey that he would not return to the lineup the following season. The same day, the Tigers acquired shortstop Édgar Rentería from the Atlanta Braves, in exchange for pitching prospect Jair Jurrjens and outfielding prospect Gorkys Hernández. The move paves the way for current shortstop Carlos Guillén to move to the vacant spot at first base.
On October 30, utility infielder Neifi Pérez filed for free agency. He had not played since July 5 after being suspended for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy.
On November 12, veteran closer Todd Jones was re-signed to a one-year, $7 million contract. The same day, the Tigers received outfielder Jacque Jones in a trade with the Chicago Cubs for utility man Omar Infante.
On November 30, Kenny Rogers agreed to a one-year, 8-million contract to return to the Tigers. Rogers represented himself in contract negotiations after firing agent Scott Boras on November 17. The contract contains performance bonuses based on how many innings Rogers pitches in 2008. The team also signed free-agent pitcher Francisco Cruceta to a one-year deal.
On December 5, the Tigers pulled off a blockbuster trade with the Florida Marlins, with starting pitcher Dontrelle Willis and third-baseman Miguel Cabrera arriving from Florida. The Tigers send in exchange backup catcher Mike Rabelo, top outfielding prospect Cameron Maybin, top pitching prospect Andrew Miller, and three other minor leaguers. The same day, the Tigers swapped pitchers with the Colorado Rockies, acquiring Denny Bautista for prospect José Capellán. Also, the Tigers sent minor-league slugger Chris Shelton to Texas for outfielder Freddy Guzman.
The Cabrera trade would make current third-baseman Brandon Inge expendable. Inge asked management for a trade, but the team was unable to make a deal. Inge's four-year, $24 million contract, signed before the 2007 season, was partly to blame. Inge would eventually drop the matter and accept the role as a utilityman.
On December 6, the Tigers selected minor-league pitchers Juan Cedeño from the Washington organization and Ben Fritz from the Oakland organization in the Rule 5 draft. The Tigers lost minor-league pitchers Randor Bierd, Corey Hamman and Jose Fragoso.
On December 29, the Tigers and Dontrelle Willis signed a three-year, $29 million contract extension.
On January 16, 2008, the Tigers avoided arbitration with Nate Robertson and signed him to a three-year, $21.25 million contract. He would have been a free agent after the 2009 season. The following day, the Tigers avoided arbitration with outfielder Marcus Thames, signing him to a one-year, $1,275,000 contract. On the 18th, the team was able to avoid arbitration with all of their eligible players by signing Miguel Cabrera to a one-year, $11.3 million contract. Reliever Bobby Seay was given a one-year, $780,000 contract.
On February 4, center fielder Curtis Granderson signed a 5-year, $30.25 million contract extension, keeping the speedy lead-off man on the roster through at least 2012. There is a team option for 2013.
On February 5, the Tigers completed another trade with the Texas Rangers, sending Class A Lakeland and Class AA Erie outfielder Michael Hernandez in exchange for minor league right-hander Armando Galarraga.
On March 25, the Tigers finalized a long-term contract for Miguel Cabrera. Cabrera signed an eight-year, $152.3 million deal, which is the biggest in Detroit Tigers history.

## Game log

2007 Game Log :
April
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 2Blue Jays5 – 3 (10)Frasor (1-0)Rodney (0-1)Ryan (1)44,2970-1
2April 4Blue Jays10 – 9Robertson (1-0)Burnett (0-1)Jones (1)24,8811-1
--April 5Blue JaysPostponed (cold weather) Rescheduled for September 101-1
3April 6@ Royals3 – 1de la Rosa (1-0)Mesa (0-1)Riske (1)13,3301-2
4April 7@ Royals6 – 5Maroth (1-0)Meche (1-1)Jones (2)13,8992-2
5April 8@ Royals3 – 2Rodney (1-1)Riske (0-1)Jones (3)13,1093-2
6April 9@ Orioles6 – 2Cabrera (1-1)Durbin (0-1)48,1593-3
7April 10@ Orioles3 – 1Robertson (2-0)Wright (0-2)Jones (4)18,5944-3
8April 11@ Orioles4 – 1 (12)Ledezma (1-0)Birkins (0-1)Jones (5)13,2885-3
9April 12@ Blue Jays5 – 4Maroth (2-0)Ohka (0-1)Zumaya (1)20,4166-3
10April 13@ Blue Jays2 – 1 (10)Halladay (2-0)Rodney (1-2)26,2686-4
11April 14@ Blue Jays10 – 7Ledezma (2-0)Ryan (0-2)Jones (6)28,2037-4
12April 15@ Blue Jays2 – 1Towers (1-1)Robertson (2-1)Marcum (1)25,9837-5
13April 16Royals12 – 5Verlander (1-0)Greinke (1-2)21,8328-5
14April 17Royals7 – 6Ledezma (3-0)Riske (0-2)Jones (7)21,2639-5
15April 18Royals4 – 3 (10)Soria (1-0)Rodney (1-3)27,9459-6
16April 20White Sox5 – 4Masset (1-0)Grilli (0-1)Jenks (5)40,6859-7
17April 21White Sox7 – 5 (10)Aardsma (2-0)Rodney (1-4)Jenks (6)39,6189-8
18April 22White Sox6 – 5 (12)Grilli (1-1)Masset (1-1)38,37910-8
19April 23@ Angels9 – 5Grilli (2-1)Weaver (0-2)40,56311-8
20April 24@ Angels9 – 8 (10)Moseley (2-0)Jones (0-1)36,05511-9
21April 25@ White Sox6 – 2Durbin (1-1)Danks (0-3)26,34212-9
--April 26@ White SoxPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 2412-9
22April 27Twins5 – 3Crain (1-1)Zumaya (0-1)Nathan (7)31,14712-10
23April 28Twins11 – 3Silva (2-1)Verlander (1-1)39,54712-11
24April 29Twins4 – 3Jones (1-1)Crain (1-2)36,48313-11
25April 30Orioles8 – 4Bonderman (1-0)Cabrera (1-3)Rodney (1)24,91414-11 :
May
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
26May 1Orioles5 – 4Zumaya (1-1)Báez (0-1)Jones (9)23,12615-11
27May 2Orioles3 – 2Robertson (3-1)Trachsel (1-3)Jones (10)29,27816-11
28May 4@ Royals6 – 3Verlander (2-1)Bannister (0-2)Jones (11)17,61417-11
29May 5@ Royals7 – 5Mesa (1-1)Duckworth (0-2)Jones (12)26,07018-11
30May 6@ Royals13 – 4Durbin (2-1)Greinke (1-4)17,03419-11
31May 8Mariners9 – 7Bonderman (2-0)Ramírez (2-2)Jones (13)30,17120-11
32May 9Mariners9 – 2Baek (1-0)Robertson (3-2)27,37720-12
33May 10Mariners7 – 3Verlander (3-1)Weaver (0-6)37,35921-12
34May 11@ Twins7 – 3Maroth (3-0)Santana (4-3)31,45822-12
35May 12@ Twins8 – 2Durbin (3-1)Ponson (2-5)32,17623-12
36May 13@ Twins16 – 4Bonser (1-1)Vasquez (0-1)25,03723-13
37May 14@ Red Sox7 – 1Matsuzaka (5-2)Robertson (3-3)36,93523-14
38May 15@ Red Sox7 – 2Verlander (4-1)Wakefield (4-4)37,03124-14
--May 16@ Red SoxPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 1724-14
39May 17@ Red Sox2 – 1Tavárez (2-4)Miner (0-1)Papelbon (11)36,76724-15
40May 17@ Red Sox4 – 2Donnelly (2-1)Ledezma (3-2)Okajima (2)37,00624-16
41May 18Cardinals14 – 4Miller (1-0)Looper (5-3)40,81625-16
42May 19Cardinals8 – 7Robertson (4-3)Reyes (0-7)Jones (14)42,62526-16
43May 20Cardinals6 – 3Verlander (5-1)Thompson (2-1)Seay (1)39,56227-16
44May 22Angels6 – 3Lackey (7-3)Maroth (3-1)Rodríguez (14)28,67827-17
45May 23Angels8 – 7Durbin (4-1)Colón (5-1)Jones (15)28,10528-17
46May 24Angels12 – 0Bonderman (3-0)Santana (3-6)36,04829-17
47May 25Indians7 – 4Byrd (5-1)Robertson (4-4)Borowski (15)40,07429-18
48May 26Indians6 – 3Sabathia (7-1)Grilli (2-2)Borowski (16)40,37529-19
49May 27Indians5 – 3Carmona (6-1)Maroth (3-2)Borowski (17)40,72329-20
50May 28@ Devil Rays6 – 5Glover (2-2)Jones (1-2)14,76929-21
51May 29@ Devil Rays14 – 2Bonderman (4-0)Fossum (3-5)11,51830-21
52May 30@ Devil Rays5 – 3Shields (4-0)Robertson (4-5)12,43530-22
53May 31@ Indians11 – 5Sabathia (8-1)Verlander (5-2)30,03830-23 :
June
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
54June 1@ Indians12 – 11Hernández (1-3)Jones (1-3)41,36530-24
55June 2@ Indians9 – 5Durbin (5-1)Lee (2-3)38,25431-24
56June 3@ Indians9 – 2Bonderman (5-0)Sowers (1-6)30,26832-24
57June 5@ Rangers7 – 4Eyre (2-2)Robertson (4-6)Gagné (5)32,00332-25
58June 6@ Rangers10 – 0Verlander (6-2)Millwood (2-5)28,79533-25
59June 7@ Rangers11 – 4Maroth (4-2)Loe (1-6)22,99034-25
60June 8Mets3 – 0Sosa (6-1)Durbin (5-2)Wagner (14)42,00734-26
61June 9Mets8 – 7Bonderman (6-0)Pérez (6-5)Jones (16)42,36435-26
62June 10Mets15 – 7Miller (2-0)Glavine (5-4)40,91436-26
63June 12Brewers4 – 0Verlander (7-2)Suppan (7-7)33,55537-26
64June 13Brewers3 – 2Spurling (1-0)Rodney (1-5)Cordero (23)37,59337-27
65June 14Brewers6 – 5Sheets (7-3)Durbin (5-3)Cordero (24)41,39037-28
66June 15@ Phillies12 – 8Bonderman (7-0)Lieber (3-5)42,71938-28
67June 16@ Phillies6 – 3Moyer (6-5)Miller (2-1)45,10238-29
68June 17@ Phillies7 – 4Verlander (8-2)Geary (1-2)Jones (17)45,53739-29
69June 18@ Nationals9 – 8Maroth (5-2)Chico (3-5)22,56240-29
70June 19@ Nationals15 – 1Durbin (6-3)Simontacchi (4-5)22,22741-29
71June 20@ Nationals8 – 4Bonderman (8-0)Rivera (1-2)26,63742-29
72June 22@ Braves5 – 0Rogers (1-0)Smoltz (8-4)44,03443-29
73June 23@ Braves2 – 1Verlander (9-2)Davies (3-7)Jones (18)49,07444-29
74June 24@ Braves5 – 0Miller (3-1)James (6-7)Durbin (1)34,18145-29
75June 25Rangers8 – 3Loe (4-6)Bonderman (8-1)36,33045-30
76June 26Rangers9 – 6Otsuka (2-1)Jones (1-4)Gagné (8)39,70945-31
--June 27RangersPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 1145-31
77June 28Rangers5 – 2Rogers (2-0)Millwood (4-7)Jones (19)37,25346-31
78June 29Twins11 – 1Santana (9-6)Verlander (9-3)42,36146-32
79June 30Twins8 – 5Slowey (3-0)Miller (3-2)Nathan (16)41,58846-33 :
July
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
80July 1Twins1 – 0Bonderman (9-1)Baker (2-3)Jones (20)41,07847-33
81July 3Indians5 – 4 (11)Mastny (6-2)Capellán (0-3)Borowski (25)40,74147-34
82July 4Indians6 – 4Rogers (3-0)Westbrook (1-4)Jones (21)40,78248-34
83July 5Indians12 – 3Verlander (10-3)Sabathia (12-3)40,92349-34
84July 6Red Sox9 – 2Miller (4-2)Tavárez (5-7)43,83950-34
85July 7Red Sox3 – 2 (13)Grilli (3-2)Papelbon (0-2)44,19351-34
86July 8Red Sox6 – 5Robertson (5-6)Matsuzaka (10-6)Jones (22)41,94352-34
87July 12@ Mariners3 – 2Hernández (6-4)Miller (4-3)Putz (25)31,99452-35
88July 13@ Mariners6 – 3Bonderman (10-1)Washburn (8-7)Jones (23)37,39353-35
89July 14@ Mariners6 – 4Batista (9-7)Rogers (3-1)Putz (26)38,20253-36
90July 15@ Mariners11 – 7Verlander (11-3)Weaver (2-7)39,07354-36
91July 17@ Twins1 – 0Robertson (6-6)Garza (1-1)Jones (24)30,93955-36
92July 18@ Twins3 – 2Miller (5-3)Santana (10-7)Jones (25)38,07056-36
93July 19@ Twins4 – 3 (10)Miner (1-1)Nathan (3-2)Jones (26)36,55157-36
94July 20Royals10 – 2Meche (7-6)Rogers (3-2)43,20057-37
95July 21Royals10 – 8 (10)Durbin (7-3)Soria (1-3)43,40858-37
96July 22Royals5 – 2Bannister (6-6)Robertson (6-7)42,20158-38
97July 23@ White Sox9 – 6Grilli (4-2)Buehrle (7-6)Jones (27)30,12259-38
98July 24@ White Sox5 – 3Vázquez (8-5)Bonderman (10-2)Jenks (27)30,56959-39
99July 24@ White Sox8 – 7Thornton (3-3)Miner (1-2)Jenks (28)29,04259-40
100July 25@ White Sox13 – 9Grilli (5-2)Contreras (5-13)Byrdak (1)28,46260-40
101July 26@ White Sox4 – 3Jenks (3-4)Miner (1-3)30,56760-41
102July 27@ Angels11 – 6Weaver (7-5)Robertson (6-8)44,04260-42
103July 28@ Angels10 – 3Shields (3-3)Grilli (5-3)43,12260-43
104July 29@ Angels13 – 4Bootcheck (3-2)Bonderman (10-3)44,01960-44
105July 30@ Athletics5 – 2Tata (1-0)Blanton (8-8)Jones (28)18,46861-44
106July 31@ Athletics7 – 3Haren (13-3)Verlander (11-4)21,30561-45 :
August
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
107August 1@ Athletics3 – 2Brown (1-0)Robertson (6-9)Embree (12)27,11861-46
108August 3White Sox7 – 4Buehrle (9-6)Miller (5-4)42,06661-47
109August 4White Sox7 – 5Vázquez (9-6)Bonderman (10-4)Jenks (31)42,90761-48
110August 5White Sox3 – 1Floyd (1-1)Tata (1-1)Jenks (32)39,77861-49
111August 6@ Devil Rays6 – 4Miner (2-3)Glover (5-4)Jones (29)39,28962-49
112August 7@ Devil Rays9 – 6Byrdak (1-0)Wheeler (1-5)Jones (30)35,28863-49
113August 8@ Devil Rays7 – 1Shields (9-7)Durbin (7-4)37,77763-50
114August 9@ Devil Rays8 – 1Kazmir (9-7)Bonderman (10-5)38,78963-51
115August 10Athletics16 – 10Lugo (3-0)McBride (1-1)40,92263-52
116August 11Athletics5 – 2Verlander (12-4)Haren (13-4)Jones (31)42,01664-52
117August 12Athletics11 – 6Robertson (7-9)Braden (1-7)39,96065-52
118August 13Athletics7 – 2Gaudin (9-8)Durbin (7-5)37,22965-53
119August 14@ Indians6 – 2 (10)Rodney (2-5)Borowski (2-5)37,57066-53
120August 15@ Indians5 – 2Carmona (14-7)Jurrjens (0-1)Borowski (33)39,25066-54
121August 16@ Yankees8 – 5Verlander (13-4)Mussina (8-8)53,91467-54
122August 17@ Yankees6 – 1Pettitte (10-7)Robertson (7-10)54,29067-55
123August 18@ Yankees5 – 2Clemens (5-5)Durbin (7-6)Rivera (20)54,70267-56
124August 19@ Yankees9 – 3Wang (14-6)Bonderman (10-6)Ramirez (1)55,07167-57
125August 21Indians2 – 1Jurrjens (1-1)Carmona (14-8)Jones (32)42,86868-57
126August 22Indians11 – 8Byrd (12-5)Verlander (13-5)Borowski (35)40,91468-58
127August 23Indians3 – 1 (10)Pérez (1-1)Zumaya (1-2)Borowski (36)40,94668-59
128August 24Yankees9 – 6 (11)Durbin (8-6)Henn (2-2)44,16369-59
129August 25Yankees7 – 2Wang (15-6)Bonderman (10-7)44,25069-60
130August 26Yankees5 – 4Seay (1-0)Hughes (2-2)Jones (33)43,26870-60
131August 27Yankees16 – 0Verlander (14-5)Mussina (8-10)42,42871-60
132August 28@ Royals6 – 3Bannister (11-7)Robertson (7-11)16,19371-61
133August 29@ Royals5 – 0Braun (2-0)Miller (5-5)Riske (4)11,62871-62
134August 30@ Royals6 – 1Bonderman (11-7)Núñez (2-2)11,19672-62
135August 31@ Athletics5 – 4 (10)Street (3-2)Zumaya (1-3)27,25072-63 :
September
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
136September 1@ Athletics6 – 1Verlander (15-5)Haren (14-6)21,33673-63
137September 2@ Athletics8 – 7 (10)Street (4-2)Bazardo (0-1)23,19573-64
138September 4White Sox3 – 1Garland (9-10)Bonderman (11-8)Jenks (37)32,50573-65
139September 5White Sox2 – 1 (11)Seay (2-0)Phillips (0-1)32,98074-65
140September 6White Sox3 – 2Seay (3-0)Jenks (3-5)35,97775-65
141September 7Mariners6 – 1Verlander (16-5)Batista (13-11)39,75076-65
142September 8Mariners12 – 6Miner (3-3)Weaver (6-12)42,18477-65
143September 9Mariners14 – 7Hernández (12-7)Bonderman (11-9)39,99077-66
144September 10Blue Jays5 – 4Bazardo (1-1)Janssen (2-3)35,68978-66
145September 11Rangers13 – 6Padilla (6-9)Durbin (8-7)32,71978-67
146September 11Rangers4 – 1Jurrjens (2-1)McCarthy (5-9)Jones (34)33,84079-67
147September 12Rangers5 – 1Verlander (17-5)Vólquez (2-1)32,49080-67
148September 14@ Twins4 – 2Robertson (8-11)Garza (3-6)Jones (35)22,28281-67
149September 15@ Twins4 – 3Zumaya (2-3)Santana (15-12)Jones (36)35,23082-67
150September 16@ Twins6 – 4Jurrjens (3-1)Baker (9-8)Jones (37)21,77183-67
151September 17@ Indians6 – 5 (11)Betancourt (5-1)Miner (3-4)28,82583-68
152September 18@ Indians7 – 4Lewis (1-1)Verlander (17-6)Borowski (41)41,10383-69
153September 19@ Indians4 – 2Sabathia (18-7)Robertson (8-12)Borowski (42)32,51183-70
154September 21Royals5 – 4Byrdak (2-0)Núñez (2-4)Jones (38)40,11784-70
155September 22Royals7 – 4Davies (7-14)Rogers (3-3)41,79284-71
156September 23Royals7 – 2Verlander (18-6)de la Rosa (8-12)40,06885-71
157September 24Twins2 – 0Silva (13-14)Robertson (8-13)Nathan (35)32,71685-72
158September 25Twins8 – 0Bazardo (2-1)Garza (4-7)31,39486-72
159September 26Twins9 – 4 (6)Byrdak (3-0)Blackburn (0-1)35,37587-72
160September 28@ White Sox5 – 2J. Vázquez (15-8)Rogers (3-4)Jenks (40)30,28187-73
161September 29@ White Sox3 – 2Wassermann (1-1)Rodney (2-6)33,06687-74
162September 30@ White Sox13 – 3Robertson (9-13)Contreras (10-17)33,15488-74 :

## Player stats
### 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 Pérez | 29 | 90 | 35 | .389 | 0 | 13 |
| Magglio Ordóñez | 157 | 595 | 216 | .363 | 28 | 139 |
| Plácido Polanco | 142 | 587 | 200 | .341 | 9 | 67 |
| Ryan Raburn | 49 | 138 | 42 | .304 | 4 | 27 |
| Curtis Granderson | 158 | 612 | 185 | .302 | 23 | 74 |
| Carlos Guillén | 151 | 564 | 167 | .296 | 21 | 102 |
| Sean Casey | 143 | 453 | 134 | .296 | 4 | 54 |
| Ramón Santiago | 32 | 67 | 19 | .284 | 0 | 7 |
| Iván Rodríguez | 129 | 502 | 141 | .281 | 11 | 63 |
| Omar Infante | 66 | 166 | 45 | .271 | 2 | 17 |
| Gary Sheffield | 133 | 494 | 131 | .265 | 25 | 75 |
| Mike Rabelo | 51 | 168 | 43 | .256 | 1 | 18 |
| Marcus Thames | 86 | 269 | 65 | .242 | 18 | 54 |
| Brandon Inge | 151 | 508 | 120 | .236 | 14 | 71 |
| Mike Hessman | 17 | 51 | 12 | .235 | 4 | 12 |
| Craig Monroe* | 99 | 343 | 76 | .222 | 11 | 55 |
| Neifi Pérez | 33 | 64 | 11 | .172 | 1 | 6 |
| Cameron Maybin | 24 | 49 | 7 | .143 | 1 | 2 |
| Brent Clevlen | 13 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 1 | 0 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 27 | 2 | .074 | 0 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5757 | 1652 | .287 | 177 | 857 |
* Player released or traded. Stats only reflect games with Tigers.
Players in Bold qualify for batting title.

### Pitching
#### Starting and other 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 |
| Yorman Bazardo (1 HLD) | 11 | 23.2 | 2 | 1 | 2.28 | 15 |
| Justin Verlander | 32 | 201.2 | 18 | 6 | 3.66 | 183 |
| Kenny Rogers | 11 | 63.0 | 3 | 4 | 4.43 | 36 |
| Jair Jurrjens | 7 | 30.2 | 3 | 1 | 4.70 | 13 |
| Chad Durbin (3 HLD) | 36 | 127.2 | 8 | 7 | 4.72 | 66 |
| Nate Robertson | 30 | 177.2 | 9 | 13 | 4.76 | 119 |
| Jeremy Bonderman | 28 | 174.1 | 11 | 9 | 5.01 | 145 |
| 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 |
| Virgil Vasquez | 5 | 16.2 | 0 | 1 | 8.64 | 7 |
* Player released or traded. Stats only reflect games with Tigers.
Players in Bold qualify for ERA title.

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; HLD = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | HLD | ERA | SO |
| Bobby Seay | 58 | 46.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2.33 | 38 |
| Zach Miner | 34 | 53.2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3.02 | 34 |
| Tim Byrdak | 39 | 45.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3.20 | 49 |
| Todd Jones | 63 | 61.1 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 4.26 | 33 |
| Fernando Rodney | 48 | 50.2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 4.26 | 54 |
| Joel Zumaya | 28 | 33.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4.28 | 27 |
| Jason Grilli | 57 | 79.2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4.74 | 62 |
| Wilfredo Ledezma * | 23 | 35.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.79 | 24 |
| Aquilino López | 10 | 17.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.19 | 7 |
| Macay McBride | 20 | 17.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6.11 | 13 |
| José Capellán | 10 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.43 | 12 |
| Eulogio de la Cruz | 6 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 5 |
| Clay Rapada | 4 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 4 |
| José Mesa * | 16 | 11.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12.34 | 9 |
| Team Pitching Totals | 162 | 1447.1 | 88 | 74 | 44 | 72 | 4.57 | 1047 |
* Player released or traded. Stats only reflect games with Tigers.

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | International League | Larry Parrish |
| AA | Erie SeaWolves | Eastern League | Matt Walbeck |
| A | Lakeland Flying Tigers | Florida State League | Kevin Bradshaw |
| A | West Michigan Whitecaps | Midwest League | Tom Brookens |
| A-Short Season | Oneonta Tigers | New York–Penn League | Andy Barkett |
| Rookie | GCL Tigers | Gulf Coast League | Benny Castillo |
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