Matthew Derrick Williams,nicknamed "Matt the Bat" and "the Big Marine",is an American professional baseball manager and former third baseman who is the third base coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). A right-handed batter,Williams played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants,Cleveland Indians,and Arizona Diamondbacks. He managed the Washington Nationals from 2014 to 2015,and was the third base coach for the San Diego Padres from 2022 to 2023.
Jeffery Adam Everett is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman. He played college baseball for both the NC State Wolfpack and South Carolina Gamecocks. He was drafted in the first round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft and established himself for his defensive prowess as the starting shortstop for the Houston Astros in 2003. Everett continued his involvement in baseball as a roving infield instructor for the Astros minor league system,and was named bench coach for the Astros on September 1,2014.
Alan Stuart Trammell is an American former professional baseball shortstop,manager and coach and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a player. His entire 20-year playing career in Major League Baseball (MLB) was with the Detroit Tigers. Trammell has served as a special assistant to the General Manager of the Detroit Tigers since the 2014 season.
Raymond Otis Boone was an American professional baseball infielder and scout who played in Major League Baseball (MLB). Primarily a third baseman and shortstop,he was a two-time American League All-Star,and led his league in runs batted in with 116 in 1955. He batted and threw right-handed and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 172 pounds (78 kg).
Robert Abial "Red" Rolfe was an American baseball third baseman,manager and front-office executive in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the New York Yankees from 1931 to 1942 and managed the Detroit Tigers from 1949 to 1952.
Colbert Dale "Toby" Harrah is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1986. Harrah played the majority of his career for the Texas Rangers franchise,including his rookie season during the team's final year as the in 1971. He also played for the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees. In 1992,he briefly served as manager of the Rangers. Harrah most recently served as the assistant hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers.
Jhonny Antonio Peralta is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Cleveland Indians signed him as an amateur free agent in his native Dominican Republic in 1999,and he made his major league debut for the Indians on June 12,2003. He subsequently played for the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals. A solid hitter with power,Peralta has rated average defensively. He throws and bats right-handed,stands 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m),and weighs 225 pounds (102 kg).
Ralph "Red" Kress was an American shortstop,third baseman,first baseman and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). From 1927 through 1946,he played for the St. Louis Browns,Chicago White Sox (1932–1934),Washington Senators (1934–1936),Detroit Tigers (1939–1940) and New York Giants (1946). Kress batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Columbia,California.
John Joseph "Jack" Hannahan IV is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers,Oakland Athletics,Seattle Mariners,Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds.
Asdrúbal JoséCabrera is a Venezuelan-American former professional baseball infielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians,Washington Nationals,Tampa Bay Rays,New York Mets,Philadelphia Phillies,Texas Rangers,Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds. Cabrera,a switch hitter,is a two-time All-Star. He was primarily a middle infielder for most of his career,but transitioned to playing more third base during the 2017 season and began playing first base late in the 2019 season.
John Melvin "Bubba" Phillips was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman from Macon,Mississippi. He played for ten seasons on the Detroit Tigers,Chicago White Sox,and Cleveland Indians,from 1955 through 1964. Phillips was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1972.
Stephen Bradley Dillard is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox,Detroit Tigers,Chicago Cubs,and Chicago White Sox. Dillard,a reserve infielder,played mainly as a second baseman.
The 1915 Detroit Tigers won a club-record 100 games and narrowly lost the American League pennant to the Boston Red Sox,who won 101 games. Though four other Tigers teams have won 100 games,only the 1934 Tigers had a better winning percentage. The 1915 Detroit Tigers team is remembered for its all-star outfield of Ty Cobb,Sam Crawford,and Bobby Veach—who finished #1,#2,and #3 in the American League in both runs batted in and total bases. Baseball historian Bill James ranks the Tigers' 1915 outfield as the best in major league history.
The 1921 Detroit Tigers finished in sixth place in the American League,27 games behind the Yankees,with a record of 71–82. Despite their sixth-place finish,the 1921 Tigers amassed 1,724 hits and a team batting average of .316—the highest team hit total and batting average in American League history. Detroit outfielders Harry Heilmann and Ty Cobb finished No. 1 and No. 2 in the American League batting race with batting averages of .394 and .389,and all three Detroit outfielders ranked among the league leaders in batting average and RBIs. As early proof of the baseball adage that "Good Pitching Beats Good Hitting",the downfall of the 1921 Tigers was the absence of good pitching. The team ERA was 4.40,they allowed nine or more runs 28 times,and only one pitcher had an ERA below 4.24.
The 1972 Detroit Tigers won the American League East championship with a record of 86–70 (.551),finishing one-half game ahead of the Boston Red Sox. They played one more game than the Red Sox due to a scheduling quirk caused by the 1972 Major League Baseball strike—a game which turned out to allow them to win the division. They lost the 1972 American League Championship Series to the Oakland A's three games to two.
The Detroit Tigers' 1992 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the American League East.
The 1940 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American major league baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 89–65,one game behind the Detroit Tigers. Had the Indians finished ahead of the Tigers,The Indians would have played their cross state National League rivals,the National League Champion Cincinnati Reds,in the World Series. The World Series would have been the only all Ohio World series. The season is infamous for ten Indian players confronting owner Alva Bradley and demanding the removal of manager Ossie Vitt,saying the man's behavior was harming the team. When the news broke,the public sided with Vitt and the Indians were dismissed as "crybabies." The movement has since been named the "Crybaby Mutiny."
George Francis Detore was an American professional baseball player,manager,scout and coach. He appeared in 33 games in Major League Baseball as an infielder for the Cleveland Indians from 1930 to 1931 and played in the minor leagues for 17 years. After his on-field career ended,he was a longtime member of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Willi Rafael Castro Capellan is a Puerto Rican professional baseball second baseman,shortstop,and outfielder for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Detroit Tigers in 2019.
Tyler Andrew Freeman is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB).
