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The American professional baseball team known as the Detroit Tigers are one of the American League's eight charter franchises established in 1901. The minor league Tigers have existed since 1894 in Detroit, Michigan, then part of the Western League. Today they compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. The Tigers will forever be remembered as the team of Ty Cobb, who joined the team in 1905 when 18 years old, and is now regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Cobb had no number to be retired when he did because he played in an era where numbers were not worn on jerseys.
The Tigers constructed their first stadium named Bennett Park in Corktown (now part of Downtown Detroit) and began playing there in 1896. In 1912, the team moved into a new bigger stadium built on the same spot called Navin Field, which was expanded in 1938 and renamed Briggs Stadium, then expanded yet again in 1961 and renamed Tiger Stadium. The Tigers played there until moving to Comerica Park in 2000. They are the oldest continuous one name, one city franchise in American baseball.
The Tigers have won four World Series championships (1935, 1945, 1968, and 1984), eleven American League pennants (1907, 1908, 1909, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1968, 1984, 2006, 2012), and four American League Central Division championships (2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014). The Tigers also have won division titles in 1972, 1984, and 1987 as members of the AL East.
It should be noted that in the early years baseball teams used pennants rather than flags (hence the practice of calling championships winning the pennant) and there were a host of unofficial manufacturer's variants of these and later fan flags marketed for their fans. They included flags, banners, and pennants too numerous to all be shown here.
Pete Loeser, 29 March 2019
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The Tigers have four World Series titles to their credit (1935, 1945, 1968 and 1984). This pennant celebrates one of these World Championships.
Pete Loeser, 29 March 2019
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This flag features the Tigers logo used between 1961-1963 centered on a midnight navy blue field. Vertical orange and white stripes are located at both at the hoist and fly ends of the flag as illustrated.
Pete Loeser, 29 March 2019
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This flag features the Tigers logo used between 1964-1993 centered on a plain midnight navy blue background or field.
Pete Loeser, 29 March 2019
image from Pete Loeser, 29 March 2019
This flag features the Tigers logo used between 1994-2005 centered on a plain midnight navy blue background or field.
Pete Loeser, 29 March 2019
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These two Detroit Tigers fan flags feature different interpretations of the Tigers Jersey names.
Pete Loeser, 29 March 2019
image from Pete Loeser, 29 March 2019
This stars and stripes design fan flag features the 1994 Tigers logo resting on a what appears to be a field of 50 stars in the canton. The flag reflects the team colors of midnight navy blue, orange, and white.
Pete Loeser, 29 March 2019
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These popular variants of the American national flag reproduced in team colors have been produced for all the MLB teams and displayed by their enthusiastic fans. The flags come in several manufacturer's variants using different logos in the cantons, some with stars, some not, and with different stripes at their fly end.
Pete Loeser, 29 March 2019
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For those baseball fans who own boats and want to display their team loyalty afloat, these flags are available for them. The flags take the form of either a broad pennant or a square boat flag with either a cap or team logo near the hoist. Each uses the individual team's colors in their designs.
Note: Because of the small size of these nautical broad pennants. usually about a foot tall (approximately 30.48 centimeters), they have also gained popularity as "golf cart" flags. It should also be noted that a broad pennant, or any other flag shape, is only called a "burgee" if it designates an organized boating club.
Pete Loeser, 17 May 2019
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The Connecticut Tigers are a minor league baseball team located in Norwich, Connecticut. They are members of the New York-Penn League (NYPL). The Connecticut Tigers have been a Short-Season A classification affiliate of the Detroit Tigers since 1999 and play their home games at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium. They were previously known as the Wellsville Yankees (1942-1946), Wellsville Nitros (1947-1949), Wellsville Senators (1950), Wellsville Rockets (1951-1952), Wellsville Braves (1953-1961), Wellsville Red Sox (1963-1965), Oneonta Red Sox (1966), Oneonta Yankees (1967-1998), Oneonta Tigers (1999-2009).
Pete Loeser, 29 March 2019