The Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...

 season was the 90th season in franchise history. The Tigers finished in third place in the American League East, with a record of 79-83. They scored 750 runs and allowed 754. Notably, Cecil Fielder

Cecil Fielder

Cecil Grant Fielder is a former professional baseball player who was a noted power hitter in the 1980s and 1990s. He attended college at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas . He played with the Toronto Blue Jays , Detroit Tigers , New York Yankees , Anaheim Angels and Cleveland Indians...

 reached the 50 Home Run plateau, the first and last Detroit Tiger to hit at least 50 home runs since Hank Greenberg

Hank Greenberg

Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg , nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank" or "The Hebrew Hammer," was an American professional baseball player in the 1930s and 1940s. A first baseman primarily for the Detroit Tigers, Greenberg was one of the premier power hitters of his generation...

 in 1938

1938 Detroit Tigers season

The Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The Detroit Tigers compiled a record of 84 wins and 70 losses, good enough for fourth place in the American League...

.

Offseason

• December 4, 1989: Steve Wapnick
  Steve Wapnick
  Steven Lee "Steve" Wapnick is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox. He held batters to a .222 batting average, holding righties to a .115 batting average.Wapnick attended Monroe High School in Sepulveda, California...
  
   was drafted by the Tigers from the Toronto Blue Jays
  Toronto Blue Jays
  The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
  
   in the 1989 rule 5 draft
  Rule 5 draft
  The Rule 5 draft is a Major League Baseball player draft that occurs each year in December, at the annual Winter Meeting of general managers. The Rule 5 draft aims to prevent teams from stockpiling too many young players on their minor league affiliate teams when other teams would be willing to...
  
  .
• December 5, 1989: Tony Phillips
  Tony Phillips
  Keith Anthony Phillips is a former Major League Baseball utility player who had an 18-year career from to . He played regularly at three infield positions, primarily as a second baseman, but also had significant time as a shortstop and third baseman...
  
   was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.
• December 6, 1989: Bill Henderson (minors), Marcos Betances (minors), and Pat Austin (minors) were traded by the Tigers to the St. Louis Cardinals
  St. Louis Cardinals
  The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
  
   for Jim Lindeman
  Jim Lindeman
  James William Lindeman is a former Major League Baseball player. He played mostly in the outfield and at first base, appearing in parts of nine seasons in the majors from until .- Professional career :...
  
   and Matt Kinzer
  Matt Kinzer
  Matthew Roy Kinzer, , is a former NFL punter and MLB pitcher. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft. During 1987 NFL strike, he served one game as a punter for the Detroit Lions. He recorded seven punts for a 34.0 yard average...
  
  .
• December 7, 1989: Lloyd Moseby
  Lloyd Moseby
  Lloyd Anthony Moseby was a Major League Baseball player. A center fielder, and good all-around athlete, Moseby's nickname Shaker was said to stem from his ability to get away from or "shake" players who attempted to defend him on the basketball court.Born in Portland, Arkansas, Moseby graduated...
  
   was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.
• December 8, 1989: Rick Schu
  Rick Schu
  Richard Spenser Schu is a former Major League Baseball player and hitting coach.Schu grew up in Fair Oaks, California and was signed as an amateur free agent out of Del Campo High School by the Philadelphia Phillies.Schu debuted with the Philadelphia Phillies in September 1984 and was recalled to...
  
   was released by the Tigers.
• December 20, 1989: Willie Hernández
  Willie Hernández
  Guillermo "Willie" Hernández Villanueva is a former relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs , Philadelphia Phillies , and the Detroit Tigers . He threw and batted left-handed.-Career:...
  
   was released by the Tigers.
• January 15, 1990: Cecil Fielder
  Cecil Fielder
  Cecil Grant Fielder is a former professional baseball player who was a noted power hitter in the 1980s and 1990s. He attended college at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas . He played with the Toronto Blue Jays , Detroit Tigers , New York Yankees , Anaheim Angels and Cleveland Indians...
  
   was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.
• January 15, 1990: Ed Romero
  Ed Romero
  Edgardo Ralph Romero Rivera is a former infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers , Boston Red Sox , Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers...
  
   was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.

Regular season

• October 3, 1990: Cecil Fielder
  Cecil Fielder
  Cecil Grant Fielder is a former professional baseball player who was a noted power hitter in the 1980s and 1990s. He attended college at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas . He played with the Toronto Blue Jays , Detroit Tigers , New York Yankees , Anaheim Angels and Cleveland Indians...
  
   hit two home runs at Yankee Stadium to finish with 51 for the season. The 50th home run was hit off of Steve Adkins
  Steve Adkins
  Steven Thomas "Steve" Adkins is a former left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees in 1990. He attended University of Pennsylvania, where he participated in college baseball.-Career:On June 2, 1986, Adkins was drafted by the New York Yankees in the...
  
  . Fielder was the first major leaguer since George Foster in 1977 to hit 50 Home Runs in a season. It was the 18th time that a major leaguer (and the 11th time that an American League player) hit for 50 home runs in a season
  50 home run club
  In Major League Baseball, the 50 home run club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have hit 50 or more home runs in a single season. The 50 Home Run Club was "founded" by Babe Ruth in 1920...
  
  .

Notable transactions

• May 1, 1990: Steve Wapnick was returned by the Tigers to the Toronto Blue Jays.
• June 4, 1990: Tony Clark
  Tony Clark
  Anthony Christopher Clark, known as Tony , is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and current MLB Network studio analyst....
  
   was drafted by the Tigers in the 1st round of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft
  1990 Major League Baseball Draft
  -First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1990 Major League Baseball draft.-Background:The draft went a record 101 rounds, surpassing 1989's total of 88, and included a record 1,487 selections. The Astros led all clubs with 100 selections. Seattle was second with 75,...
  
  .
• June 13, 1990: John Shelby
  John Shelby
  John T. Shelby is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1981–1991. His nickname was "T-Bone" for his slight frame...
  
   was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.
• June 18, 1990: Kenny Williams was selected off waivers from the Tigers by the Toronto Blue Jays
  Toronto Blue Jays
  The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
  
  .
• June 18, 1990: Tracy Jones
  Tracy Jones
  Tracy Donald Jones , is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as an outfielder from 1986-1991. Jones was drafted by the New York Mets in the 4th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign...
  
   was traded by the Tigers to the Seattle Mariners
  Seattle Mariners
  The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...
  
   for Darnell Coles
  Darnell Coles
  Darnell Coles is a former Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball player who played primarily as a third baseman and outfielder from to...
  
  .
• July 15, 1990: Ed Romero was released by the Detroit Tigers.

Roster

1990 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Starters by position

Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		122	370	100	.270	7	38
1B		159	573	159	.277	51	132
2B		132	472	112	.237	18	60
3B		152	573	144	.251	8	55
SS		146	559	170	.304	14	89
LF		106	309	79	.256	9	46
CF		122	431	107	.248	14	51
RF		104	322	83	.258	5	32
DH		100	205	57	.278	2	26

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	131	360	94	.261	10	52
	66	232	69	.297	9	27
	78	222	55	.248	4	20
	74	164	38	.232	9	24
	50	118	27	.229	4	9
	44	111	30	.270	3	8
	52	108	22	.204	1	4
	45	87	21	.241	2	16
	57	83	11	.133	0	5
	32	70	16	.229	0	4
	19	51	13	.255	0	8
	12	32	7	.219	2	8
	7	19	3	.158	0	0
	6	8	1	.125	0	0

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	36	249.7	15	18	4.51	162
	34	176.3	9	8	5.31	114
	27	145	10	9	5.96	76
	32	149.7	10	9	4.45	73
	13	75.3	6	4	4.54	30
	12	58.3	3	5	5.09	34
	4	7.3	0	4	11.05	3

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	16	75.3	2	7	4.66	66
	4	14.3	1	2	3.77	7
	9	29.7	1	0	2.73	20
	13	24.3	2	0	7.03	12
	3	7	1	1	7.71	3

Relief pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	69	94.3	8	6	22	3.05	50
	61	97.3	5	4	3	3.05	56
	57	82.7	1	3	13	2.94	56
	42	80.3	3	1	6	2.24	66
	24	51	2	2	0	3.18	20
	4	7	0	0	0	6.43	6
	1	3.7	0	0	0	2.45	1
	1	1.7	0	0	0	16.20	1

Awards and honors

• Cecil Fielder, Major League Home Run Champion (51)
• Cecil Fielder, American League RBI Champion (132)
• Cecil Fielder, Silver Slugger Award

MLB All-Star Game

• Cecil Fielder, First Base, Reserve
• Alan Trammell, Shortstop, Reserve

Fielder’s Fifty-One

Home Run	Game	Date	Inning	Location	Opposing Pitcher	Team	Reference
1	6	April 14	6th	Tiger Stadium	Dave Johnson	Baltimore Orioles
2	9	April 18	5th	Tiger Stadium	Clay Parker	New York Yankees
3	13	April 22	4th	Memorial Stadium	Jeff Ballard	Baltimore Orioles
4	15	April 24	9th	Metrodome	John Candelaria	Minnesota Twins
5	18	April 28	5th	Tiger Stadium	Paul Mirabella	Milwaukee Brewers
6	18	April 28	8th	Tiger Stadium	Tony Fossas	Milwaukee Brewers
7	20	April 30	9th	Tiger Stadium	Mark Knudson	Milwaukee Brewers
8	26	May 6	3rd	SkyDome	Jimmy Key	Toronto Blue Jays
9	26	May 6	5th	SkyDome	Jimmy Key	Toronto Blue Jays
10	26	May 6	7th	SkyDome	David Wells	Toronto Blue Jays
11	27	May 7	4th	County Stadium	Mark Knudson	Milwaukee Brewers
12	28	May 8	2nd	County Stadium	Jaime Navarro	Milwaukee Brewers
13	30	May 10	2nd	Tiger Stadium	Todd Stottlemyre	Toronto Blue Jays
14	34	May 15	7th	Arlington Stadium	Kevin Brown	Texas Rangers
15	37	May 18	7th	Comiskey Park	Ken Patterson	Chicago White Sox
16	39	May 20	4th	Comiskey Park	Greg Hibbard	Chicago White Sox
17	42	May 23	3rd	Tiger Stadium	Mike Jeffcoat	Texas Rangers
18	45	May 26	2nd	Tiger Stadium	Jerry Kutzler	Chicago White Sox
19	50	June 1	2nd	Kingdome	Matt Young	Seattle Mariners
20	54	June 6	2nd	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	Greg Swindell	Cleveland Indians
21	54	June 6	4th	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	Greg Swindell	Cleveland Indians
22	54	June 6	5th	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	Greg Swindell	Cleveland Indians
23	61	June 13	2nd	Tiger Stadium	John Farrell	Cleveland Indians
24	62	June 14	5th	Tiger Stadium	Sergio Valdez	Cleveland Indians
25	65	June 17	7th	Tiger Stadium	Chuck Finley	California Angels
26	77	June 30	5th	Royals Stadium	Storm Davis	Kansas City Royals
27	80	July 3	1st	Comiskey Park	Eric King	Chicago White Sox
28	83	July 6	4th	Tiger Stadium	Tom Gordon	Kansas City Royals
29	87	July 13	6th	Tiger Stadium	Bobby Witt	Texas Rangers
30	92	July 18	6th	Tiger Stadium	Greg Hibbard	Chicago White Sox
31	95	July 21	1st	Arlington Stadium	Mike Jeffcoat	Texas Rangers
32	98	July 24	3rd	Tiger Stadium	John Mitchell	Baltimore Orioles
33	104	July 30	4th	Yankee Stadium	Dave LaPoint	New York Yankees
34	108	August 3	2nd	Fenway Park	Greg Harris	Boston Red Sox
35	111	August 7	9th	Skydome	Jimmy Key	Toronto Blue Jays
36	117	August 13	1st	Cleveland Stadium	Jeff Shaw	Cleveland Indians
37	120	August 16	3rd	Tiger Stadium	Ron Robinson	Milwaukee Brewers
38	121	August 17	6th	Tiger Stadium	Tom Candiotti	Cleveland Indians
39	122	August 18	3rd	Tiger Stadium	Efrain Valdez	Cleveland Indians
40	127	August 25	1st	Tiger Stadium	Dave Stewart	Oakland Athletics
41	127	August 25	4th	Tiger Stadium	Dave Stewart	Oakland Athletics
42	130	August 29	8th	Kingdome	Matt Young	Seattle Mariners
43	135	September 3	6th	Tiger Stadium	Jimmy Key	Toronto Blue Jays
44	137	September 5	6th	Tiger Stadium	David Wells	Toronto Blue Jays
45	139	September 7	6th	County Stadium	Ted Higuera	Milwaukee Brewers
46	145	September 13	9th	Tiger Stadium	Mike Witt	New York Yankees
47	148	September 16	5th	Tiger Stadium	Mark Leiter	New York Yankees
48	153	September 23	2nd	Oakland Coliseum	Mike Moore	Oakland Athletics
49	156	September 27	8th	Tiger Stadium	Dennis Lamp	Boston Red Sox
50	162	October 3	4th	Yankee Stadium	Steve Adkins	New York Yankees
51	162	October 3	8th	Yankee Stadium	Alan Mills	New York Yankees

Farm system

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