Detroit Tigers
2024 Detroit Tigers season
Established	1894
Team logo
Major league affiliations
American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present)
Retired numbers	TC 1 2 3 5 6 11 16 23 42 47
Colors
Midnight navy blue, orange, white
Name
Detroit Tigers (1901–present)
Other nicknames
The Tigers, The Bengals, The Motor City Kitties
Ballpark
Comerica Park (2000–present) * Tiger Stadium (1912–1999) Burns Park (1901–1902) Bennett Park (1896–1911) Boulevard Park (1894–1895)
Major league titles
World Series titles (4)	1935 1945 1968 1984
AL Pennants (11)	1907 1908 1909 1934 1935 1940 1945 1968 1984 2006 2012
Central Division titles (4)	2011 2012 2013 2014
East Division titles (3)	1972 1984 1987
Wild card berths (1)	2006
Front office
Owner(s)	Ilitch Holdings
Manager	A. J. Hinch
General Manager	Sam Menzin (acting)
President of Baseball Operations	Vacant

Tigers opening day 2007; view from section 326

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team in Detroit, Michigan. The team plays at Comerica Park. Their manager is Ron Gardenhire, and they are owned by Christopher Ilitch.

The Tigers began as a minor league baseball team in the 1890s. The league was reorganized as the American League, and became a major league in 1901. The Tigers were one of the first teams to have an "official" nickname. They obtained permission from a military group called the Detroit Light Guard, which was known as the "Tigers". That group had fought in the Civil War and the Spanish-American War.