Detroit Tigers

Major League Baseball franchise in Detroit

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2015 Miguel Cabrera did not participate in the All-Star Game due to a left calf strain.
2015 Yoenis Céspedes was a finalist in the All-Star Final Vote but was beaten by Mike Moustakas of the Kansas City Royals.
2015 Four Detroit Tigers players were selected for the 2015 All-Star Game: Miguel Cabrera (starter at first base via fan voting), José Iglesias, J.D. Martinez, and David Price (selected as reserves via player voting).
2015 David Price became the winning pitcher of the All-Star Game, continuing the Tigers' streak of having a winning pitcher in the All-Star Game for the second consecutive year after Max Scherzer in 2014.
2015 Miguel Cabrera won his fourth AL batting title in five years with a .338 batting average, leading the major leagues.
2015 Miguel Cabrera and J.D. Martinez won Silver Slugger Awards, marking Cabrera's sixth and Martinez's first.
2015 Dave Dombrowski was released as president and general manager of the Detroit Tigers after 13 years with the team, marking a significant leadership change.
2015 The Detroit Tigers finished the season in last place in their division with a 74-87 record, ending their streak of consecutive playoff appearances and experiencing their first losing season since 2008.
October 4 2015 Detroit Tigers win final game of the season against Chicago White Sox 6-0, with Daniel Norris earning the win and Frankie Montas taking the loss
October 3 2015 Detroit Tigers suffer another loss to Chicago White Sox 3-4, with Bobby Jones getting the win and Neftali Feliz taking the loss
October 2 2015 Detroit Tigers lose to Chicago White Sox 1-2, with Chris Sale earning his 13th win and Alfredo Simón taking the loss
September 29 2015 J.D. Martinez recorded his 100th RBI of the season, becoming the first Tigers outfielder to do so since Magglio Ordóñez in 2008.
September 28 2015 Verlander achieves a win against Rangers with a 7-4 victory, improving his record to 5-8 for the season
September 23 2015 Víctor Martínez hit his 200th career home run against Frankie Montas of the Chicago White Sox, becoming the sixth Venezuelan to reach this milestone.
September 22 2015 Tigers win a 10-inning game against White Sox 2-1, with Hardy securing the win
September 18 2015 Tigers win a 12-inning game against Royals 5-4, with VerHagen getting the winning run
September 13 2015 Tigers play a doubleheader against Indians, winning the second game 9-2 with VerHagen achieving his first win
September 10 2015 Ian Kinsler recorded his 1,500th career hit, a single off Bryan Shaw of the Cleveland Indians.
September 5 2015 Tigers win 6-0 against Indians with Simón securing his 12th win of the season
August 26 2015 Justin Verlander came within three outs of his third career no-hitter against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, ultimately allowing a double to Chris Iannetta. This was his seventh career complete game shutout and second career complete game one-hitter.
August 20 2015 Alfredo Simón recorded his first career complete game shutout in a 4-0 win over the Texas Rangers, allowing only one hit (a double to Rougned Odor) while walking two and striking out five.
August 19 2015 Daniel Norris became the first Tigers pitcher to hit a home run in his first career plate appearance, and the first Tigers player to do so since Reggie Sanders in 1974.
August 19 2015 Nick Castellanos became the first Tigers player to have four extra base hits in a game since Iván Rodríguez in 2006.
August 18 2015 Tigers defeat the Cubs 10-8, with Alburquerque improving to 3-0
August 16 2015 Miguel Cabrera recorded his 1,426th career RBI, surpassing Andrés Galarraga for the most RBIs by a Venezuelan-born player.
August 12 2015 Tigers win against the Royals 7-4, with Feliz improving to 2-3 and Vólquez taking a loss
August 5 2015 Tigers defeat the Royals 2-1, with Boyd getting his first win (1-2) and Cueto suffering a loss
August 2 2015 Detroit Tigers win against the Orioles 6-1, with Norris earning a 2-1 record and Jiménez taking a loss
July 30 2015 Alfredo Simón wins his 10th game, Tigers defeat Orioles 9-8 in a close match.
July 29 2015 Justin Verlander records his first win of the season (1-3), Tigers defeat Rays 2-1.
July 17 2015 Anibal Sánchez wins his 9th game, helping Tigers defeat Orioles 7-3.
July 9 2015 David Price wins his 9th game of the season, Tigers defeat Twins 4-2.
July 4 2015 David Price wins his 8th game of the season, leading Tigers to an 8-3 victory over the Blue Jays.
July 3 2015 Tigers defeat Blue Jays 8-6, with Sánchez winning his 7th game of the season and Soria recording his 18th save.
June 2015 Multiple games postponed due to rain, including matches against the Reds and White Sox
June 30 2015 J.D. Martinez hit his 11th home run in June, tying for third most in franchise history and the most since Mickey Tettleton in 1993.
June 28 2015 James McCann became the first MLB player since Tony Piet in 1932 to hit an inside-the-park home run and two walk-off home runs for his first three career home runs.
June 26 2015 Tigers defeat White Sox 5-4, with Zack Rondón getting the win and Joakim Soria recording the save
June 21 2015 J.D. Martinez became the first Tigers player since Carlos Peña in 2003 to hit three home runs and have six RBIs in a game, doing so against the New York Yankees.
June 12 2015 David Price pitched a complete game shutout in 93 pitches or fewer, becoming the fifth Tigers pitcher in 15 years to throw back-to-back complete games. He also became the second Tigers pitcher since 1983 to induce four double plays in a game.
June 9 2015 Tigers defeat Cubs 6-0, with Anibal Sánchez achieving the win
June 6 2015 David Price wins game against White Sox with a 7-1 victory, improving his record to 5-2
May 31 2015 Tigers end the month losing to the Angels 2-4, with Price taking the loss
May 26 2015 David Price pitches a narrow 1-0 win against the Athletics
May 21 2015 James McCann became the first MLB player since Tim Raines in 1981 to hit an inside-the-park home run and a walk-off home run for his first two career home runs.
May 21 2015 Miguel Cabrera recorded his 1,400th career RBI, becoming the fifth-youngest in MLB history to reach this milestone.
May 16 2015 Miguel Cabrera hit his 400th career home run against Tyler Lyons of the St. Louis Cardinals.
May 15 2015 Tigers win impressively against Cardinals 10-4, with Greene securing the victory
May 3 2015 Tigers defeat Royals 6-4, with Sánchez winning and Soria recording a save
May 2 2015 David Price wins against the Royals with a 2-1 victory

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