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2015 Detroit Tigers season

December 20, 2023

The 2015 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 115th season, and their 16th season at Comerica Park. This season saw the release of president and general manager Dave Dombrowski, who had been with the team since 2002. In a season plagued by injuries to star players Justin Verlander, Víctor Martínez, Miguel Cabrera, José Iglesias, and Aníbal Sánchez, the Tigers finished in last place in their division with a 74–87 record, had their first losing season since 2008, and failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2010.

2015 Detroit Tigers
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionCentral
BallparkComerica Park
CityDetroit, Michigan
Record74–87 (.460)
Divisional place5th
OwnersMike Ilitch
General managersAl Avila
Dave Dombrowski (released August 4)
ManagersBrad Ausmus
TelevisionFox Sports Detroit
(Mario Impemba, Rod Allen, Jack Morris, Kirk Gibson)
RadioDetroit Tigers Radio Network
(Dan Dickerson, Jim Price)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Roster moves edit

Front office edit

  • On August 4, the Tigers released team president and general manager Dave Dombrowski and promoted assistant general manager Al Avila to the role of executive vice president of baseball operations and general manager take his place.[1]

Coaching staff edit

Signings edit

  • On October 31, the Tigers picked up the $7 million contract option for relief pitcher Joakim Soria.[4]
  • On November 14, the Tigers signed designated hitter Víctor Martínez to a four-year, $68 million contract extension.[5]
  • On November 14, the Tigers signed relief pitcher Joel Hanrahan to a minor league contract.[6]
  • On November 17, the Tigers picked up the $5.4 million contract option for catcher Alex Avila.[7]
  • On November 20, the Tigers claimed relief pitcher Josh Zeid off waivers from the Houston Astros.[8]
  • On November 21, the Tigers signed outfielder Xavier Avery to a minor league contract.[9]
  • On January 5, the Tigers signed first baseman Jordan Lennerton to a minor league contract.[10]
  • On January 6, the Tigers signed relief pitcher Tom Gorzelanny to a one-year, $1 million contract, and designated relief pitcher Luke Putkonen for assignment.[11]
  • On January 12, the Tigers signed infielder Josh Wilson to a minor league contract.[12]
  • On January 14, the Tigers signed relief pitcher Daniel Schlereth to a minor league contract.[13]
  • On January 16, the Tigers avoided arbitration when they reached one-year deals with pitchers David Price and Alfredo Simón, and outfielder J. D. Martinez. Price received a $19.75 million salary for 2015, setting a record for the largest one-year deal for an arbitration-eligible player.[14]
  • On January 24, the Tigers avoided arbitration with pitcher Al Alburquerque, agreeing on a one-year contract worth $1.725 million.[15]
  • On February 21, the Tigers signed outfielder Casper Wells to a minor league contract.[16]
  • On February 24, the Tigers re-signed relief pitcher Joba Chamberlain to a one-year, $1 million contract.[17]
  • On February 27, the Tigers signed relief pitcher Ryan Perry to a minor league contract.[18]
  • On April 23, the Tigers re-signed relief pitcher Luke Putkonen to a minor league contract.[19]

Releases edit

Trades edit

Season highlights edit

Individual accomplishments edit

Hitting edit

Pitching edit

  • On April 14, Shane Greene became the first Tigers pitcher to pitch eight innings or more without an earned run in consecutive starts to begin the season since Bob Sykes in 1978.[56]
  • On April 19, Shane Greene became the first Tigers pitcher to pitch at least seven innings and allow one run or fewer in each of his first three starts since Jack Morris in 1984.[57]
  • On April 25, Alfredo Simón became the first Tigers pitcher to win his first four starts in a season since Frank Tanana in 1988.[58]
  • On June 12, David Price became the first Tigers pitcher to pitch a complete game shutout in 93 pitches or fewer since Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game on June 2, 2010. Price became just the fifth Tigers pitcher in the last 15 years to throw back-to-back complete games, following Rick Porcello, Justin Verlander, Mark Redman and Steve Sparks.[59]
  • On June 12, David Price became just the second Tigers pitcher since 1983 to induce four double plays in a game, and the first since Jeremy Bonderman in 2007.[59]
  • On August 20, Alfredo Simón recorded his first career complete game shutout in the Tigers 4–0 win over the Texas Rangers. He allowed only one hit in the game, a double to Rougned Odor in the fifth inning, while walking two and striking out five.[60]
  • On August 23, Blaine Hardy's homerless streak of 84+2⁄3 innings ended after allowing a home run to Mike Napoli. This was the longest active homerless innings streak in the major leagues. The last time Hardy had allowed a home run was to Jason Castro on June 27, 2014. Hardy holds the franchise record for the most appearances by a left-hander without allowing a home run, at 87, and was two appearances away from tying Bernie Boland's record for 89 homerless games. Boland's streak lasted from 1915 to 1920, and covered 198+2⁄3 innings.[61]
  • On August 26, Justin Verlander came within three outs of his third career no-hitter against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, before allowing a double to Chris Iannetta. This was his seventh career complete game shutout, and second career complete game one-hitter. This marked the seventh time in the last five seasons Verlander carried a no-hit bid into at least the seventh inning, two more than any other pitcher in baseball.[62][63]

Defensive edit

Team accomplishments edit

  • The Tigers opened the regular season with consecutive shutout wins for the first time in franchise history. They became the 14th team in the last 100 years to do so, and the first American League team to do so since the 1977 California Angels.[68]
  • The Tigers extended their shutout streak by six innings, before allowing an unearned run. The Tigers set a modern-day American League record for shutout innings to begin a season at 24 innings, surpassing the previous record of 22 innings set by the 1947 Chicago White Sox. The Tigers' 24-inning scoreless streak to begin the season is the third-longest streak in Major League history.[69][70]
  • The Tigers went 32 innings to start the season before allowing an earned run, tying the modern day Major League record set by the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals.[71]
  • The Tigers became the third team in Major League history to score at least 30 runs in their first four games while allowing five or fewer, the other teams being the 2007 New York Mets and the 1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms.[72]
  • On April 12, the Tigers recorded their sixth consecutive game with at least 10 hits, setting a franchise record. This is the longest streak in the Major Leagues since the 1999 Cleveland Indians had at least 10 hits in 10 consecutive games.[73]
  • The Tigers' 6–0 record to begin the season is their best start since 1985, and is tied for the second-best start to a season in franchise history.[74]
  • The Tigers went 30+2⁄3 innings without allowing a walk, from the eighth inning on April 12 against the Cleveland Indians until the second inning on April 17 against the Chicago White Sox. This was their longest stretch without allowing a walk since 1914.[75]
  • On August 19, the Tigers compiled at least 19 hits in consecutive games for the fourth time in franchise history, and the first time since June 30, 1935.[76]
  • On September 22, the Tigers came within two outs of a combined no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox, before allowing a triple to Tyler Saladino.[77]

All-Stars edit

The Tigers sent four players to the 2015 All-Star Game. First baseman Miguel Cabrera was voted in as the starter at first base in the fan voting, while shortstop José Iglesias, outfielder J. D. Martinez and pitcher David Price were selected as reserves in the player voting. Cabrera did not participate in the All-Star game due to a left calf strain.[78] The Tigers had a chance to send a fifth player to the All-Star Game this season, as outfielder Yoenis Céspedes was one of the five finalists for the AL in the All-Star Final Vote, but he was beaten out by Mike Moustakas of the Kansas City Royals.[79][80]

Price became the winning pitcher of the game, marking the second consecutive All-Star game that featured a Tiger as the winning pitcher, following Max Scherzer who won in 2014.[81]

Standings edit

American League Central edit

AL Central 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Kansas City Royals 95 67 0.586 — 51–30 44–37
Minnesota Twins 83 79 0.512 12 46–35 37–44
Cleveland Indians 81 80 0.503 13½ 39–41 42–39
Chicago White Sox 76 86 0.469 19 40–41 36–45
Detroit Tigers 74 87 0.460 20½ 38–43 36–44


Record against opponents edit

2015 American League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2015
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore — 11–8 3–3 5–1 4–3 3–4 3–4 2–4 0–7 10–9 6–1 3–3 10–9 1–6 8–11 12–8
Boston 8–11 — 3–4 2–4 4–2 2–4 4–3 2–5 2–5 8–11 5–1 4–3 9–10 2–5 10–9 13–7
Chicago 3–3 4–3 — 10–9 9–10 5–1 7–12 4–3 6–13 2–5 5–2 4–3 1–5 3–3 4–3 9–11
Cleveland 1–5 4–2 9–10 — 7–11 5–2 9–10 4–2 7–12 5–2 3–4 4–3 5–2 3–3 3–4 12–8
Detroit 3–4 2–4 10–9 11–7 — 3–4 9–10 1–6 11–8 2–5 2–4 4–3 3–3 2–5 2–4 9–11
Houston 4–3 4–2 1–5 2–5 4–3 — 4–2 10–9 3–3 4–3 10–9 12–7 2–5 6–13 4–3 16–4
Kansas City 4–3 3–4 12–7 10–9 10–9 2–4 — 6–1 12–7 2–4 5–1 4–2 6–1 3–4 3–4 13–7
Los Angeles 4–2 5–2 3–4 2–4 6–1 9–10 1–6 — 5–2 2–4 11–8 12–7 3–3 12–7 2–5 8–12
Minnesota 7–0 5–2 13–6 12–7 8–11 3–3 7–12 2–5 — 1–5 4–3 4–3 4–2 3–3 2–5 8–12
New York 9–10 11–8 5–2 2–5 5–2 3–4 4–2 4–2 5–1 — 3–4 5–1 12–7 2–5 6–13 11–9
Oakland 1–6 1–5 2–5 4–3 4–2 9–10 1–5 8–11 3–4 4–3 — 6–13 3–4 10–9 1–5 11–9
Seattle 3–3 3–4 3–4 3–4 3–4 7–12 2–4 7–12 3–4 1–5 13–6 — 4–3 12–7 4–2 8–12
Tampa Bay 9–10 10–9 5–1 2–5 3–3 5–2 1–6 3–3 2–4 7–12 4–3 3–4 — 2–5 10–9 14–6
Texas 6–1 5–2 3–3 3–3 5–2 13–6 4–3 7–12 3–3 5–2 9–10 7–12 5–2 — 2–4 11–9
Toronto 11–8 9–10 3–4 4–3 4–2 3–4 4–3 5–2 5–2 13–6 5–1 2–4 9–10 4–2 — 12–8


Game log edit

Legend
Tigers win Tigers loss Game postponed
2015 Game Log (74–87)
April (15–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 6 Twins W 4–0 Price (1–0) Hughes (0–1) Nathan (1) 45,030 1–0
2 April 8 Twins W 11–0 Sánchez (1–0) Nolasco (0–1) — 28,280 2–0
3 April 9 Twins W 7–1 Greene (1–0) Gibson (0–1) — 26,782 3–0
4 April 10 @ Indians W 8–4 Simón (1–0) McAllister (0–1) Soria (1) 35,789 4–0
5 April 11 @ Indians W 9–6 Krol (1–0) Allen (0–1) — 23,161 5–0
6 April 12 @ Indians W 8–5 Lobstein (1–0) House (0–1) Soria (2) 19,555 6–0
7 April 13 @ Pirates L 4–5 Cole (1–0) Sánchez (1–1) — 39,933 6–1
8 April 14 @ Pirates W 2–0 Greene (2–0) Burnett (0–1) Soria (3) 31,755 7–1
9 April 15 @ Pirates W 1–0 Simón (2–0) Liriano (0–1) Soria (4) 19,509 8–1
10 April 17 White Sox W 2–1 Soria (1–0) Duke (1–1) — 33,084 9–1
11 April 18 White Sox L 3–12 Sale (2–0) Sánchez (1–2) — 39,877 9–2
12 April 19 White Sox W 9–1 Greene (3–0) Quintana (1–1) — 30,357 10–2
13 April 20 Yankees W 2–1 Simón (3–0) Sabathia (0–3) Soria (5) 27,540 11–2
14 April 21 Yankees L 2–5 Eovaldi (1–0) Lobstein (1–1) Miller (5) 27,031 11–3
15 April 22 Yankees L 4–13 Warren (1–1) Price (1–1) — 27,389 11–4
16 April 23 Yankees L 1–2 Betances (3–0) Gorzelanny (0–1) Miller (6) 27,754 11–5
17 April 24 Indians L 1–13 Salazar (2–0) Greene (3–1) — 28,192 11–6
18 April 25 Indians W 4–1 Simón (4–0) House (0–3) Soria (6) 35,473 12–6
19 April 26 Indians W 8–6 Lobstein (2–1) Carrasco (2–2) Soria (7) 30,698 13–6
20 April 27 @ Twins W 5–4 Price (2–1) Milone (2–1) Soria (8) 18,054 14–6
21 April 28 @ Twins L 2–3 Pelfrey (2–0) Sánchez (1–3) Perkins (6) 18,169 14–7
22 April 29 @ Twins W 10–7 Gorzelanny (1–1) Fien (1–2) Soria (9) 19,447 15–7
23 April 30 @ Royals L 1–8 Duffy (2–0) Simón (4–1) — 28,405 15–8
May (13–16)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
24 May 1 @ Royals L 1–4 Young (2–0) Lobstein (2–2) Davis (5) 38,186 15–9
25 May 2 @ Royals W 2–1 Price (3–1) Vólquez (2–3) — 38,692 16–9
26 May 3 @ Royals W 6–4 Sánchez (2–3) Guthrie (1–2) Soria (10) 38,326 17–9
27 May 5 @ White Sox L 2–5 Samardzija (2–2) Greene (3–2) Robertson (4) 16,351 17–10
28 May 6 @ White Sox L 6–7 Putnam (1–1) Chamberlain (0–1) Robertson (5) 18,268 17–11
29 May 7 @ White Sox W 4–1 Lobstein (3–2) Quintana (1–3) Soria (11) 20,081 18–11
30 May 8 Royals W 6–5 Soria (2–0) Pino (0–1) — 39,434 19–11
31 May 9 Royals L 2–6 Guthrie (2–2) Sánchez (2–4) — 41,456 19–12
32 May 10 Royals L 1–2 (10) Frasor (1–0) Nesbitt (0–1) Holland (6) 29,852 19–13
33 May 12 Twins W 2–1 (10) Nesbitt (1–1) Pressly (1–1) — 26,177 20–13
34 May 13 Twins L 2–6 Nolasco (3–1) Lobstein (3–3) — 27,163 20–14
35 May 14 Twins W 13–1 Sánchez (3–4) Pelfrey (3–1) — 31,785 21–14
36 May 15 @ Cardinals W 10–4 Greene (4–2) Martínez (3–2) — 45,601 22–14
37 May 16 @ Cardinals W 4–3 (10) Hardy (1–0) Belisle (1–1) Soria (12) 45,313 23–14
38 May 17 @ Cardinals L 1–2 Lynn (3–3) Simón (4–2) Rosenthal (13) 43,654 23–15
39 May 18 Brewers L 2–3 Jeffress (1–0) Lobstein (3–4) Rodríguez (8) 26,016 23–16
40 May 19 Brewers L 1–8 Nelson (2–4) Sánchez (3–5) — 26,984 23–17
41 May 20 Brewers W 5–2 Hardy (2–0) Broxton (1–1) Soria (13) 27,716 24–17
42 May 21 Astros W 6–5 (11) Wilson (1–0) Sipp (2–1) — 33,193 25–17
43 May 22 Astros W 6–2 Simón (5–2) McHugh (5–2) — 37,276 26–17
44 May 23 Astros L 2–3 McCullers (1–0) Lobstein (3–5) Gregerson (11) 40,153 26–18
45 May 24 Astros L 8–10 Thatcher (1–1) Wilson (1–1) Gregerson (12) 36,449 26–19
46 May 25 @ Athletics L 0–4 Hahn (2–4) Greene (4–3) — 25,380 26–20
47 May 26 @ Athletics W 1–0 Price (4–1) Chavez (1–5) Soria (14) 22,758 27–20
48 May 27 @ Athletics W 3–2 Ryan (1–0) Otero (2–3) Soria (15) 20,387 28–20
49 May 28 @ Angels L 2–12 Wilson (3–3) Farmer (0–1) — 32,261 28–21
50 May 29 @ Angels L 0–2 Santiago (4–3) Sánchez (3–6) Street (15) 41,901 28–22
51 May 30 @ Angels L 6–8 Weaver (4–4) Greene (4–4) Street (16) 40,369 28–23
52 May 31 @ Angels L 2–4 Smith (2–2) Price (4–2) Street (17) 37,143 28–24
June (11–13)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
53 June 2 Athletics L 3–5 Graveman (3–2) Simón (5–3) Clippard (8) 28,362 28–25
54 June 3 Athletics L 1–6 Gray (7–2) Sánchez (3–7) — 30,718 28–26
55 June 4 Athletics L 5–7 Hahn (3–5) Greene (4–5) Clippard (9) 37,411 28–27
56 June 5 @ White Sox L 3–4 (11) Petricka (1–1) Wilson (1–2) — 24,761 28–28
57 June 6 @ White Sox W 7–1 Price (5–2) Danks (3–5) — 28,368 29–28
58 June 7 @ White Sox W 6–4 Simón (6–3) Samardzija (4–4) Soria (16) 29,059 30–28
59 June 9 Cubs W 6–0 Sánchez (4–7) Lester (4–5) — 33,301 31–28
60 June 10 Cubs L 3–12 Arrieta (6–4) Greene (4–6) — 33,397 31–29
61 June 12 Indians W 4–0 Price (6–2) Salazar (6–2) — 35,379 32–29
62 June 13 Indians L 4–5 Carrasco (8–5) Hardy (2–1) Allen (14) 41,620 32–30
63 June 14 Indians W 8–1 Simón (7–3) Kluber (3–8) — 36,994 33–30
64 June 15 Reds W 6–0 Sánchez (5–7) Villarreal (0–1) — 29,884 34–30
65 June 16 Reds L 2–5 Lorenzen (2–2) Ryan (1–1) Chapman (14) 33,774 34–31
66 June 17 @ Reds L 4–8 (13) Badenhop (1–2) Krol (1–1) — 32,546 34–32
— June 18 @ Reds Postponed (rain). Rescheduled to August 24.
67 June 19 @ Yankees L 2–7 Warren (5–4) Verlander (0–1) — 44,588 34–33
68 June 20 @ Yankees L 3–14 Eovaldi (6–2) Simón (7–4) Mitchell (1) 48,092 34–34
69 June 21 @ Yankees W 12–4 Sánchez (6–7) Tanaka (4–3) — 38,691 35–34
70 June 22 @ Indians W 8–5 Hardy (3–1) Bauer (6–4) — 15,746 36–34
71 June 23 @ Indians W 7–3 Price (7–2) Salazar (6–3) — 19,156 37–34
72 June 24 @ Indians L 2–8 Carrasco (9–6) Farmer (0–2) — 20,780 37–35
73 June 25 White Sox L 7–8 (10) Duke (3–2) Chamberlain (0–2) Robertson (15) 40,355 37–36
74 June 26 White Sox W 5–4 Rondón (1–0) Duke (3–3) Soria (17) 38,455 38–36
— June 27 White Sox Postponed (rain). Rescheduled to September 21.
75 June 28 White Sox W 5–4 Soria (3–0) Putnam (1–3) — 39,455 39–36
76 June 30 Pirates L 4–5 (14) Guerra (1–0) Gorzelanny (1–2) — 33,899 39–37
July (11–16)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
77 July 1 Pirates L 3–9 Burnett (7–3) Simón (7–5) — 31,351 39–38
78 July 2 Pirates L 4–8 Liriano (5–6) Ryan (1–2) Melancon (25) 34,680 39–39
79 July 3 Blue Jays W 8–6 Sánchez (7–7) Hutchison (8–2) Soria (18) 39,367 40–39
80 July 4 Blue Jays W 8–3 Price (8–2) Dickey (3–9) — 37,214 41–39
81 July 5 Blue Jays L 5–10 Estrada (6–4) Verlander (0–2) Osuna (3) 35,102 41–40
82 July 6 @ Mariners W 12–5 Simón (8–5) Guaipe (0–1) — 22,580 42–40
83 July 7 @ Mariners L 6–7 (11) Furbush (1–1) Krol (1–2) — 21,782 42–41
84 July 8 @ Mariners W 5–4 Sánchez (8–7) Guaipe (0–2) Soria (19) 26,488 43–41
85 July 9 @ Twins W 4–2 Price (9–2) Pelfrey (5–6) Soria (20) 29,724 44–41
86 July 10 @ Twins L 6–8 May (6–7) Soria (3–1) — 31,545 44–42
87 July 11 @ Twins L 5–9 Hughes (8–6) Simón (8–6) — 32,365 44–43
88 July 12 @ Twins L 1–7 Gibson (8–6) Greene (4–7) — 27,936 44–44
89 July 17 Orioles W 7–3 Sánchez (9–7) Jiménez (7–5) — 36,378 45–44
90 July 18 Orioles L 0–3 Tillman (7–7) Price (9–3) Britton (24) 40,033 45–45
91 July 19 Orioles L 3–9 González (8–6) Verlander (0–3) — 39,978 45–46
92 July 20 Mariners W 5–4 Alburquerque (1–0) Lowe (0–1) Soria (21) 34,353 46–46
93 July 21 Mariners L 9–11 Beimel (1–1) Feliz (1–3) Smith (8) 34,088 46–47
94 July 22 Mariners W 9–4 Sánchez (10–7) Montgomery (4–4) Soria (22) 36,670 47–47
95 July 23 Mariners L 2–3 (12) Rodney (3–4) Krol (1–3) Wilhelmsen (1) 44,025 47–48
96 July 24 @ Red Sox L 1–2 (11) Masterson (4–2) Hardy (3–2) — 37,650 47–49
97 July 25 @ Red Sox W 5–1 Simón (9–6) Wright (3–4) — 37,256 48–49
98 July 26 @ Red Sox L 1–11 Rodríguez (6–3) Greene (4–8) — 35,582 48–50
99 July 27 @ Rays L 2–5 Karns (6–5) Sánchez (10–8) Boxberger (25) 13,348 48–51
100 July 28 @ Rays L 2–10 Odorizzi (6–6) Price (9–4) — 16,326 48–52
101 July 29 @ Rays W 2–1 Verlander (1–3) Archer (9–8) Soria (23) 28,057 49–52
102 July 30 @ Orioles W 9–8 Simón (10–6) González (9–7) Wilson (1) 30,136 50–52
103 July 31 @ Orioles L 7–8 Givens (1–0) Valdez (0–1) Britton (27) 36,985 50–53
August (10–17)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
104 August 1 @ Orioles L 2–6 Gausman (2–2) Sánchez (10–9) — 45,968 50–54
105 August 2 @ Orioles W 6–1 Norris (2–1) Jiménez (8–7) — 33,381 51–54
106 August 4 Royals L 1–5 Duffy (5–5) Verlander (1–4) — 35,039 51–55
107 August 5 Royals W 2–1 Boyd (1–2) Cueto (0–1) Wilson (2) 34,628 52–55
108 August 6 Royals W 8–6 Wilson (2–3) Madson (1–2) — 38,919 53–55
109 August 7 Red Sox L 2–7 Kelly (4–6) Norris (2–2) Uehara (25) 38,132 53–56
110 August 8 Red Sox W 7–6 Hardy (4–2) Tazawa (2–5) Rondón (1) 42,098 54–56
111 August 9 Red Sox L 2–7 Owens (1–1) Verlander (1–5) — 38,766 54–57
112 August 10 @ Royals L 0–4 Cueto (1–1) Boyd (1–3) — 36,672 54–58
113 August 11 @ Royals L 1–6 Ventura (7–7) Sánchez (10–10) Hochevar (1) 34,068 54–59
114 August 12 @ Royals W 7–4 Feliz (2–3) Vólquez (11–7) Rondón (2) 30,732 55–59
115 August 14 @ Houston L 1–5 Keuchel (14–6) Simón (10–7) — 33,212 55–60
116 August 15 @ Houston W 4–2 (11) Alburquerque (2–0) Neshek (3–3) Feliz (7) 29,482 56–60
117 August 16 @ Houston L 5–6 Harris (5–2) Gorzelanny (1–2) — 29,969 56–61
118 August 18 @ Cubs W 10–8 Alburquerque (3–0) Strop (1–6) — 39,684 57–61
119 August 19 @ Cubs W 15–8 Feliz (3–3) Lester (8–9) — 40,310 58–61
120 August 20 Rangers W 4–0 Simón (11–7) Pérez (1–3) — 33,727 59–61
121 August 21 Rangers L 0–2 Lewis (14–5) Verlander (1–6) Tolleson (24) 34,718 59–62
122 August 22 Rangers L 3–5 Gallardo (10–9) Wolf (0–1) — 39,082 59–63
123 August 23 Rangers L 2–4 Hamels (1–1) Boyd (1–4) Tolleson (25) 39,317 59–64
124 August 24 @ Reds L 5–12 Balester (1–0) Alburquerque (3–1) — 30,150 59–65
125 August 25 Angels L 7–8 Weaver (6–9) Simón (11–8) Street (30) 33,649 59–66
126 August 26 Angels W 5–0 Verlander (2–6) Santiago (7–8) — 31,938 60–66
127 August 27 Angels L 0–2 Shoemaker (6–9) Wolf (0–2) Street (31) 36,198 60–67
128 August 28 @ Blue Jays L 3–5 Dickey (9–10) Boyd (1–5) Osuna (16) 46,518 60–68
129 August 29 @ Blue Jays L 1–15 Hutchison (13–2) Farmer (0–3) — 46,444 60–69
130 August 30 @ Blue Jays L 2–9 Buehrle (14–6) Simón (11–9) — 46,625 60–70
September (13–15)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
131 September 1 @ Royals W 6–5 Verlander (3–6) Cueto (2–4) Rondón (3) 30,665 61–70
132 September 2 @ Royals L 1–12 Ventura (10–7) Wolf (0–3) — 26,789 61–71
133 September 3 @ Royals L 7–15 Young (10–6) Ryan (1–3) — 29,409 61–72
134 September 4 Indians L 1–8 Tomlin (4–1) Lobstein (3–6) — 26,378 61–73
135 September 5 Indians W 6–0 Simón (12–9) Salazar (12–8) — 28,949 62–73
136 September 6 Indians L 0–4 Anderson (3–3) Verlander (3–7) — 28,964 62–74
137 September 7 Rays W 5–4 Alburquerque (4–1) Gomes (2–5) Rondón (4) 27,958 63–74
138 September 8 Rays W 8–7 (13) Ryan (2–3) Bellatti (2–1) — 26,526 64–74
139 September 9 Rays L 0–8 Odorizzi (7–8) Lobstein (3–7) — 25,932 64–75
140 September 10 @ Indians L 5–7 Allen (2–4) Hardy (4–3) — 11,166 64–76
— September 11 @ Indians Postponed (rain). Rescheduled to September 13.
— September 12 @ Indians Cancelled (rain) due to the Indians being eliminated from playoff contention.
141 September 13 @ Indians L 2–7 Anderson (4–3) Verlander (3–8) — 14,487 64–77
142 September 13 @ Indians W 9–2 VerHagen (1–0) Bauer (11–12) — 14,487 65–77
143 September 14 @ Twins L 1–7 Duffey (3–1) Lobstein (3–8) — 17,833 65–78
144 September 15 @ Twins W 5–4 Simón (13–9) Hughes (10–9) Rondón (5) 22,963 66–78
145 September 16 @ Twins W 7–4 (12) Krol (2–3) Duensing (4–1) — 22,509 67–78
146 September 18 Royals W 5–4 (12) VerHagen (2–0) Holland (3–2) — 32,926 68–78
147 September 19 Royals W 6–5 (11) Gorzelanny (2–2) Almonte (0–1) — 36,007 69–78
148 September 20 Royals L 3–10 Medlen (5–1) Simón (13–10) Duffy (1) 32,788 69–79
149 September 21 White Sox L 0–2 Samardzija (10–13) Ryan (2–4) — 34,175 69–80
150 September 21 White Sox L 2–3 Johnson (3–0) Wolf (0–4) Robertson (31) 28,499 69–81
151 September 22 White Sox W 2–1 (10) Hardy (5–3) Duke (3–6) — 27,829 70–81
152 September 23 White Sox W 7–4 Verlander (4–8) Montas (0–1) Feliz (8) 31,889 71–81
153 September 25 Twins W 6–4 Wilson (3–3) Perkins (2–5) Feliz (9) 31,153 72–81
154 September 26 Twins L 2–6 Duffey (5–1) Simón (13–11) — 32,753 72–82
155 September 27 Twins L 1–7 Santana (7–4) Wolf (0–5) — 33,517 72–83
156 September 28 @ Rangers W 7–4 Verlander (5–8) Lewis (17–9) Feliz (10) 27,847 73–83
157 September 29 @ Rangers L 6–7 Hamels (6–1) Farmer (0–4) Tolleson (34) 28,729 73–84
158 September 30 @ Rangers L 2–6 Gallardo (13–11) Boyd (1–6) — 28,633 73–85
October (1–2)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
159 October 2 @ White Sox L 1–2 Sale (13–11) Simón (13–12) Robertson (34) 18,030 73–86
160 October 3 @ White Sox L 3–4 Jones (2–2) Feliz (3–4) — 17,772 73–87
161 October 4 @ White Sox W 6–0 Norris (3–2) Montas (0–2) — 19,800 74–87

Roster edit

2015 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Player stats edit

Batting edit

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB
Alex Avila 67 178 21 34 5 0 4 13 .191 0
Miguel Cabrera 119 429 64 145 28 1 18 76 .338 1
Nick Castellanos 154 549 42 140 33 6 15 73 .255 0
Yoenis Céspedes+ 102 403 62 118 28 2 18 61 .293 3
Tyler Collins 60 192 18 51 11 3 4 25 .266 2
Rajai Davis 112 341 55 88 16 11 8 30 .258 18
Daniel Fields 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 0
Anthony Gose 140 485 73 123 24 8 5 26 .254 23
Bryan Holaday 24 64 3 18 5 0 2 13 .281 0
José Iglesias 120 416 44 125 17 3 2 23 .300 11
Ian Kinsler 154 624 94 185 35 7 11 73 .296 10
Marc Krauss 12 33 1 5 0 0 1 2 .152 0
Dixon Machado 24 68 6 16 3 0 0 5 .235 1
Jefry Marté 33 80 9 17 4 0 4 11 .213 0
J. D. Martinez 158 596 93 168 33 2 38 102 .282 3
Víctor Martínez 120 440 39 108 20 0 11 64 .245 0
James McCann 114 401 32 106 18 5 7 41 .264 0
Steven Moya 9 22 1 4 0 1 0 0 .182 0
Hernán Pérez+ 22 33 1 2 0 0 0 0 .061 1
Andrew Romine 109 184 25 47 5 0 2 15 .255 10
Josh Wilson 21 38 4 12 3 0 0 5 .316 0
Pitcher Totals 161 26 1 2 0 0 1 2 .077 0
Team Totals 161 5605 689 1515 289 49 151 660 .270 83

+Totals with Tigers only.

Pitching edit

Starters edit

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP R ER BB K
Matt Boyd+ 1 4 6.57 11 10 0 50+2⁄3 39 37 19 36
Buck Farmer 0 4 7.36 14 5 0 40+1⁄3 35 33 17 24
Shane Greene 4 8 6.88 18 16 0 83+2⁄3 67 64 27 50
Kyle Lobstein 3 8 5.94 13 11 0 63+2⁄3 43 42 23 32
Daniel Norris+ 2 1 3.68 8 8 0 36+2⁄3 20 15 7 27
David Price+ 9 4 2.53 21 21 0 146 50 41 29 138
Kyle Ryan 2 4 4.47 16 6 0 56+1⁄3 29 28 20 30
Aníbal Sánchez 10 10 4.99 25 25 0 157 89 87 49 138
Alfredo Simón 13 12 5.05 31 31 0 187 112 105 68 117
Justin Verlander 5 8 3.38 20 20 0 133+1⁄3 56 50 32 113
Randy Wolf 0 5 6.23 8 7 0 34+2⁄3 28 24 15 28

+Totals with Tigers only.

Bullpen edit

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP R ER BB K
Al Alburquerque 4 1 4.21 67 0 0 62 29 29 33 58
Joba Chamberlain+ 0 2 4.09 30 0 0 22 15 10 5 15
Neftalí Feliz 2 2 7.62 30 0 4 28+1⁄3 24 24 9 23
Jeff Ferrell 0 0 6.35 9 0 0 11+1⁄3 8 8 4 6
Tom Gorzelanny 2 2 5.95 48 0 0 39+1⁄3 28 26 23 36
Blaine Hardy 5 3 3.08 70 0 0 61+1⁄3 23 21 22 55
Guido Knudson 0 0 18.00 4 0 0 5 10 10 3 6
Ian Krol 2 3 5.79 33 0 0 28 19 18 17 26
Joe Nathan 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 1⁄3 0 0 0 1
Ángel Nesbitt 1 1 5.40 24 0 0 21+2⁄3 14 13 8 14
Bruce Rondón 1 0 5.81 35 0 5 31 22 20 19 36
Joakim Soria+ 3 1 2.85 43 0 23 41 13 13 11 16
José Valdez 0 1 4.00 7 0 0 9 4 4 4 4
Drew VerHagen 2 0 2.05 20 0 0 26+1⁄3 6 6 14 13
Alex Wilson 3 3 2.19 59 1 2 70 19 17 11 38
Josh Wilson 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Team Pitching Totals 74 87 4.64 161 161 35 1447 803 746 489 1100

+Totals with Tigers only.

Farm system edit

See also: Minor League Baseball

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: West Michigan[82]

References edit

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The 2015 Detroit Tigers season was the team s 115th season and their 16th season at Comerica Park This season saw the release of president and general manager Dave Dombrowski who had been with the team since 2002 In a season plagued by injuries to star players Justin Verlander Victor Martinez Miguel Cabrera Jose Iglesias and Anibal Sanchez the Tigers finished in last place in their division with a 74 87 record had their first losing season since 2008 and failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2010 2015 Detroit TigersLeagueAmerican LeagueDivisionCentralBallparkComerica ParkCityDetroit MichiganRecord74 87 460 Divisional place5thOwnersMike IlitchGeneral managersAl AvilaDave Dombrowski released August 4 ManagersBrad AusmusTelevisionFox Sports Detroit Mario Impemba Rod Allen Jack Morris Kirk Gibson RadioDetroit Tigers Radio Network Dan Dickerson Jim Price StatsESPN comBB reference 2014 Seasons 2016 Contents 1 Roster moves 1 1 Front office 1 2 Coaching staff 1 3 Signings 1 4 Releases 1 5 Trades 2 Season highlights 2 1 Individual accomplishments 2 1 1 Hitting 2 1 2 Pitching 2 1 3 Defensive 2 2 Team accomplishments 2 3 All Stars 3 Standings 3 1 American League Central 3 2 Record against opponents 4 Game log 5 Roster 5 1 Player stats 5 1 1 Batting 5 1 2 Pitching 5 1 3 Starters 5 1 4 Bullpen 6 Farm system 7 References 8 External linksRoster moves editFront office edit On August 4 the Tigers released team president and general manager Dave Dombrowski and promoted assistant general manager Al Avila to the role of executive vice president of baseball operations and general manager take his place 1 Coaching staff edit On November 2 the Tigers announced that former shortstop and Manager Alan Trammell will return to the organization as a special assistant to General Manager Dave Dombrowski 2 On November 10 the Tigers announced the hiring of David Newhan as assistant hitting coach 3 Signings edit On October 31 the Tigers picked up the 7 million contract option for relief pitcher Joakim Soria 4 On November 14 the Tigers signed designated hitter Victor Martinez to a four year 68 million contract extension 5 On November 14 the Tigers signed relief pitcher Joel Hanrahan to a minor league contract 6 On November 17 the Tigers picked up the 5 4 million contract option for catcher Alex Avila 7 On November 20 the Tigers claimed relief pitcher Josh Zeid off waivers from the Houston Astros 8 On November 21 the Tigers signed outfielder Xavier Avery to a minor league contract 9 On January 5 the Tigers signed first baseman Jordan Lennerton to a minor league contract 10 On January 6 the Tigers signed relief pitcher Tom Gorzelanny to a one year 1 million contract and designated relief pitcher Luke Putkonen for assignment 11 On January 12 the Tigers signed infielder Josh Wilson to a minor league contract 12 On January 14 the Tigers signed relief pitcher Daniel Schlereth to a minor league contract 13 On January 16 the Tigers avoided arbitration when they reached one year deals with pitchers David Price and Alfredo Simon and outfielder J D Martinez Price received a 19 75 million salary for 2015 setting a record for the largest one year deal for an arbitration eligible player 14 On January 24 the Tigers avoided arbitration with pitcher Al Alburquerque agreeing on a one year contract worth 1 725 million 15 On February 21 the Tigers signed outfielder Casper Wells to a minor league contract 16 On February 24 the Tigers re signed relief pitcher Joba Chamberlain to a one year 1 million contract 17 On February 27 the Tigers signed relief pitcher Ryan Perry to a minor league contract 18 On April 23 the Tigers re signed relief pitcher Luke Putkonen to a minor league contract 19 Releases edit On October 31 outfielder Andy Dirks was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays and relief pitcher Pat McCoy was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles 20 Also on October 31 utility man Don Kelly and relief pitcher Evan Reed were outrighted to the Triple A Toledo Mud Hens 20 They both declined their minor league assignments and elected to become free agents 21 On November 20 center fielder Ezequiel Carrera was outrighted to Triple A Toledo He declined his minor league assignment and elected to become a free agent on November 25 22 On December 3 Carerra signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays 23 On December 3 free agent outfielder Torii Hunter left the Tigers and signed a one year contract with the Minnesota Twins 24 Also on December 3 free agent relief pitcher Jim Johnson left the Tigers and signed a one year contract with the Atlanta Braves 25 On January 21 free agent pitcher Max Scherzer left the Tigers and signed a seven year 210 million contract with the Washington Nationals 26 On February 24 relief pitcher Chad Smith was designated for assignment by the Tigers and claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics two days later 27 On March 4 the Tigers released relief pitcher Joel Hanrahan 28 Trades edit On November 12 the Tigers traded second baseman Devon Travis to the Toronto Blue Jays for outfielder Anthony Gose 29 On December 5 the Tigers traded pitcher Robbie Ray and infielder Domingo Leyba to the Arizona Diamondbacks in a three team trade that brought Shane Greene to the Detroit Tigers and Didi Gregorius to the New York Yankees 30 On December 11 the Tigers traded starting pitcher Rick Porcello to the Boston Red Sox for outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and pitchers Alex Wilson and Gabe Speier 31 Also on December 11 the Tigers traded shortstop Eugenio Suarez and pitcher Jonathon Crawford to the Cincinnati Reds for pitcher Alfredo Simon 31 On July 30 the Tigers traded starting pitcher David Price to the Toronto Blue Jays for pitchers Daniel Norris Matt Boyd and Jairo Labourt 32 Also on July 30 the Tigers traded relief pitcher Joakim Soria to the Pittsburgh Pirates for shortstop JaCoby Jones 33 On July 31 the Tigers traded outfielder Yoenis Cespedes to the New York Mets for pitchers Michael Fulmer and Luis Cessa 34 On August 20 the Tigers acquired pitcher Randy Wolf from the Toronto Blue Jays for cash considerations 35 Season highlights editIndividual accomplishments edit Hitting edit On April 8 Anthony Gose fell a home run shy of the cycle hitting a single double and triple to help the Tigers defeat the Minnesota Twins 11 0 36 On April 8 Alex Avila became the first Tigers catcher to score four runs in a game since Brad Ausmus in 2000 37 Miguel Cabrera went 11 for 13 over a three game series against the Cleveland Indians this was the best three game stretch by a Tigers hitter since Walt Dropo went 13 for 14 in 1952 38 On April 29 James McCann became the first Tigers player to hit an inside the park home run since Austin Jackson on August 10 2012 39 On May 16 Miguel Cabrera hit his 400th career home run against Tyler Lyons of the St Louis Cardinals 40 On May 21 Miguel Cabrera recorded his 1 400th career RBI becoming the fifth youngest in MLB history to reach the milestone 41 On May 21 James McCann became the first MLB player to hit an inside the park home run and a walk off home run for his first two career home runs since Tim Raines in 1981 42 On June 21 J D Martinez became the first Tigers player to hit three home runs and have six RBIs in a game since Carlos Pena on May 19 2003 Martinez became the fifth player in Major League history to hit three home runs and drive in six runs on the road against the New York Yankees since RBIs became an official stat in 1920 and the first player to do so since Bo Jackson in 1990 43 44 On June 28 James McCann became the first MLB player to hit an inside the park home run and two walk off home runs for his first three career home runs since Tony Piet in 1932 45 On June 30 J D Martinez hit his 11th home run in the month of June tied for third most in franchise history and the most since Mickey Tettleton in 1993 46 On August 16 Miguel Cabrera recorded his 1 426th career RBI to surpass Andres Galarraga for the most RBIs by a Venezuelan born player 47 On August 19 Daniel Norris became the first Tigers pitcher to hit a home run in his first career plate appearance the first pitcher to do so since Tommy Milone in 2011 the first American League pitcher since Esteban Yan in 2000 and the 19th pitcher overall to do so He also became the first Tigers pitcher to homer since Jason Johnson did so on June 8 2005 the first Tigers player of any kind to hit a home run in his first career plate appearance since Reggie Sanders in 1974 and the first American League pitcher to hit a regular season home run at Wrigley Field 48 49 On August 19 Nick Castellanos became the first Tigers player to have four extra base hits in a game since Ivan Rodriguez on April 5 2006 50 On September 10 Ian Kinsler recorded his 1 500th career hit a single off of Bryan Shaw of the Cleveland Indians 51 On September 23 Victor Martinez hit his 200th career home run against Frankie Montas of the Chicago White Sox becoming the sixth Venezuelan to reach the milestone 52 On September 29 J D Martinez recorded his 100th RBI of the season becoming the first Tigers outfielder to do so since Magglio Ordonez recorded 103 in 2008 53 Miguel Cabrera led the major leagues with a 338 batting average to win his fourth AL batting title in the last five years 54 Miguel Cabrera and J D Martinez won Silver Slugger Awards their sixth and first respectively 55 Pitching edit On April 14 Shane Greene became the first Tigers pitcher to pitch eight innings or more without an earned run in consecutive starts to begin the season since Bob Sykes in 1978 56 On April 19 Shane Greene became the first Tigers pitcher to pitch at least seven innings and allow one run or fewer in each of his first three starts since Jack Morris in 1984 57 On April 25 Alfredo Simon became the first Tigers pitcher to win his first four starts in a season since Frank Tanana in 1988 58 On June 12 David Price became the first Tigers pitcher to pitch a complete game shutout in 93 pitches or fewer since Armando Galarraga s near perfect game on June 2 2010 Price became just the fifth Tigers pitcher in the last 15 years to throw back to back complete games following Rick Porcello Justin Verlander Mark Redman and Steve Sparks 59 On June 12 David Price became just the second Tigers pitcher since 1983 to induce four double plays in a game and the first since Jeremy Bonderman in 2007 59 On August 20 Alfredo Simon recorded his first career complete game shutout in the Tigers 4 0 win over the Texas Rangers He allowed only one hit in the game a double to Rougned Odor in the fifth inning while walking two and striking out five 60 On August 23 Blaine Hardy s homerless streak of 84 2 3 innings ended after allowing a home run to Mike Napoli This was the longest active homerless innings streak in the major leagues The last time Hardy had allowed a home run was to Jason Castro on June 27 2014 Hardy holds the franchise record for the most appearances by a left hander without allowing a home run at 87 and was two appearances away from tying Bernie Boland s record for 89 homerless games Boland s streak lasted from 1915 to 1920 and covered 198 2 3 innings 61 On August 26 Justin Verlander came within three outs of his third career no hitter against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim before allowing a double to Chris Iannetta This was his seventh career complete game shutout and second career complete game one hitter This marked the seventh time in the last five seasons Verlander carried a no hit bid into at least the seventh inning two more than any other pitcher in baseball 62 63 Defensive edit James McCann set the modern major league record for the number of consecutive games played at catcher to start a career without an error at 102 games surpassing the previous record of 93 set by Frankie Pytlak from 1932 to 1934 64 James McCann finished the season with no errors in 112 games to lead all MLB catchers in fielding percentage He became the sixth catcher in major league history to catch at least 100 games in a season without committing an error following Chris Iannetta and Chris Snyder in 2008 Mike Matheny in 2003 Charles Johnson in 1997 and Buddy Rosar in 1946 65 Ian Kinsler won the Fielding Bible Award for second base His 19 defensive runs saved were six better than any other Major League second baseman while his 6 3 ultimate zone rating was the best in the American League 66 Yoenis Cespedes won the American League Rawlings Gold Glove Award in left field In 99 games for the Tigers Cespedes had nine assists 11 defensive runs saved and a 15 ultimate zone rating 67 Team accomplishments edit The Tigers opened the regular season with consecutive shutout wins for the first time in franchise history They became the 14th team in the last 100 years to do so and the first American League team to do so since the 1977 California Angels 68 The Tigers extended their shutout streak by six innings before allowing an unearned run The Tigers set a modern day American League record for shutout innings to begin a season at 24 innings surpassing the previous record of 22 innings set by the 1947 Chicago White Sox The Tigers 24 inning scoreless streak to begin the season is the third longest streak in Major League history 69 70 The Tigers went 32 innings to start the season before allowing an earned run tying the modern day Major League record set by the 1963 St Louis Cardinals 71 The Tigers became the third team in Major League history to score at least 30 runs in their first four games while allowing five or fewer the other teams being the 2007 New York Mets and the 1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 72 On April 12 the Tigers recorded their sixth consecutive game with at least 10 hits setting a franchise record This is the longest streak in the Major Leagues since the 1999 Cleveland Indians had at least 10 hits in 10 consecutive games 73 The Tigers 6 0 record to begin the season is their best start since 1985 and is tied for the second best start to a season in franchise history 74 The Tigers went 30 2 3 innings without allowing a walk from the eighth inning on April 12 against the Cleveland Indians until the second inning on April 17 against the Chicago White Sox This was their longest stretch without allowing a walk since 1914 75 On August 19 the Tigers compiled at least 19 hits in consecutive games for the fourth time in franchise history and the first time since June 30 1935 76 On September 22 the Tigers came within two outs of a combined no hitter against the Chicago White Sox before allowing a triple to Tyler Saladino 77 All Stars edit The Tigers sent four players to the 2015 All Star Game First baseman Miguel Cabrera was voted in as the starter at first base in the fan voting while shortstop Jose Iglesias outfielder J D Martinez and pitcher David Price were selected as reserves in the player voting Cabrera did not participate in the All Star game due to a left calf strain 78 The Tigers had a chance to send a fifth player to the All Star Game this season as outfielder Yoenis Cespedes was one of the five finalists for the AL in the All Star Final Vote but he was beaten out by Mike Moustakas of the Kansas City Royals 79 80 Price became the winning pitcher of the game marking the second consecutive All Star game that featured a Tiger as the winning pitcher following Max Scherzer who won in 2014 81 Standings editAmerican League Central edit vteAL Central W L Pct GB Home RoadKansas City Royals 95 67 0 586 51 30 44 37Minnesota Twins 83 79 0 512 12 46 35 37 44Cleveland Indians 81 80 0 503 13 39 41 42 39Chicago White Sox 76 86 0 469 19 40 41 36 45Detroit Tigers 74 87 0 460 20 38 43 36 44 Record against opponents edit 2015 American League recordvteSource MLB Standings Grid 2015Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NLBaltimore 11 8 3 3 5 1 4 3 3 4 3 4 2 4 0 7 10 9 6 1 3 3 10 9 1 6 8 11 12 8Boston 8 11 3 4 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 3 2 5 2 5 8 11 5 1 4 3 9 10 2 5 10 9 13 7Chicago 3 3 4 3 10 9 9 10 5 1 7 12 4 3 6 13 2 5 5 2 4 3 1 5 3 3 4 3 9 11Cleveland 1 5 4 2 9 10 7 11 5 2 9 10 4 2 7 12 5 2 3 4 4 3 5 2 3 3 3 4 12 8Detroit 3 4 2 4 10 9 11 7 3 4 9 10 1 6 11 8 2 5 2 4 4 3 3 3 2 5 2 4 9 11Houston 4 3 4 2 1 5 2 5 4 3 4 2 10 9 3 3 4 3 10 9 12 7 2 5 6 13 4 3 16 4Kansas City 4 3 3 4 12 7 10 9 10 9 2 4 6 1 12 7 2 4 5 1 4 2 6 1 3 4 3 4 13 7Los Angeles 4 2 5 2 3 4 2 4 6 1 9 10 1 6 5 2 2 4 11 8 12 7 3 3 12 7 2 5 8 12Minnesota 7 0 5 2 13 6 12 7 8 11 3 3 7 12 2 5 1 5 4 3 4 3 4 2 3 3 2 5 8 12New York 9 10 11 8 5 2 2 5 5 2 3 4 4 2 4 2 5 1 3 4 5 1 12 7 2 5 6 13 11 9Oakland 1 6 1 5 2 5 4 3 4 2 9 10 1 5 8 11 3 4 4 3 6 13 3 4 10 9 1 5 11 9Seattle 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 7 12 2 4 7 12 3 4 1 5 13 6 4 3 12 7 4 2 8 12Tampa Bay 9 10 10 9 5 1 2 5 3 3 5 2 1 6 3 3 2 4 7 12 4 3 3 4 2 5 10 9 14 6Texas 6 1 5 2 3 3 3 3 5 2 13 6 4 3 7 12 3 3 5 2 9 10 7 12 5 2 2 4 11 9Toronto 11 8 9 10 3 4 4 3 4 2 3 4 4 3 5 2 5 2 13 6 5 1 2 4 9 10 4 2 12 8Game log editLegendTigers win Tigers loss Game postponed2015 Game Log 74 87 April 15 8 Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record1 April 6 Twins W 4 0 Price 1 0 Hughes 0 1 Nathan 1 45 030 1 02 April 8 Twins W 11 0 Sanchez 1 0 Nolasco 0 1 28 280 2 03 April 9 Twins W 7 1 Greene 1 0 Gibson 0 1 26 782 3 04 April 10 Indians W 8 4 Simon 1 0 McAllister 0 1 Soria 1 35 789 4 05 April 11 Indians W 9 6 Krol 1 0 Allen 0 1 23 161 5 06 April 12 Indians W 8 5 Lobstein 1 0 House 0 1 Soria 2 19 555 6 07 April 13 Pirates L 4 5 Cole 1 0 Sanchez 1 1 39 933 6 18 April 14 Pirates W 2 0 Greene 2 0 Burnett 0 1 Soria 3 31 755 7 19 April 15 Pirates W 1 0 Simon 2 0 Liriano 0 1 Soria 4 19 509 8 110 April 17 White Sox W 2 1 Soria 1 0 Duke 1 1 33 084 9 111 April 18 White Sox L 3 12 Sale 2 0 Sanchez 1 2 39 877 9 212 April 19 White Sox W 9 1 Greene 3 0 Quintana 1 1 30 357 10 213 April 20 Yankees W 2 1 Simon 3 0 Sabathia 0 3 Soria 5 27 540 11 214 April 21 Yankees L 2 5 Eovaldi 1 0 Lobstein 1 1 Miller 5 27 031 11 315 April 22 Yankees L 4 13 Warren 1 1 Price 1 1 27 389 11 416 April 23 Yankees L 1 2 Betances 3 0 Gorzelanny 0 1 Miller 6 27 754 11 517 April 24 Indians L 1 13 Salazar 2 0 Greene 3 1 28 192 11 618 April 25 Indians W 4 1 Simon 4 0 House 0 3 Soria 6 35 473 12 619 April 26 Indians W 8 6 Lobstein 2 1 Carrasco 2 2 Soria 7 30 698 13 620 April 27 Twins W 5 4 Price 2 1 Milone 2 1 Soria 8 18 054 14 621 April 28 Twins L 2 3 Pelfrey 2 0 Sanchez 1 3 Perkins 6 18 169 14 722 April 29 Twins W 10 7 Gorzelanny 1 1 Fien 1 2 Soria 9 19 447 15 723 April 30 Royals L 1 8 Duffy 2 0 Simon 4 1 28 405 15 8May 13 16 Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record24 May 1 Royals L 1 4 Young 2 0 Lobstein 2 2 Davis 5 38 186 15 925 May 2 Royals W 2 1 Price 3 1 Volquez 2 3 38 692 16 926 May 3 Royals W 6 4 Sanchez 2 3 Guthrie 1 2 Soria 10 38 326 17 927 May 5 White Sox L 2 5 Samardzija 2 2 Greene 3 2 Robertson 4 16 351 17 1028 May 6 White Sox L 6 7 Putnam 1 1 Chamberlain 0 1 Robertson 5 18 268 17 1129 May 7 White Sox W 4 1 Lobstein 3 2 Quintana 1 3 Soria 11 20 081 18 1130 May 8 Royals W 6 5 Soria 2 0 Pino 0 1 39 434 19 1131 May 9 Royals L 2 6 Guthrie 2 2 Sanchez 2 4 41 456 19 1232 May 10 Royals L 1 2 10 Frasor 1 0 Nesbitt 0 1 Holland 6 29 852 19 1333 May 12 Twins W 2 1 10 Nesbitt 1 1 Pressly 1 1 26 177 20 1334 May 13 Twins L 2 6 Nolasco 3 1 Lobstein 3 3 27 163 20 1435 May 14 Twins W 13 1 Sanchez 3 4 Pelfrey 3 1 31 785 21 1436 May 15 Cardinals W 10 4 Greene 4 2 Martinez 3 2 45 601 22 1437 May 16 Cardinals W 4 3 10 Hardy 1 0 Belisle 1 1 Soria 12 45 313 23 1438 May 17 Cardinals L 1 2 Lynn 3 3 Simon 4 2 Rosenthal 13 43 654 23 1539 May 18 Brewers L 2 3 Jeffress 1 0 Lobstein 3 4 Rodriguez 8 26 016 23 1640 May 19 Brewers L 1 8 Nelson 2 4 Sanchez 3 5 26 984 23 1741 May 20 Brewers W 5 2 Hardy 2 0 Broxton 1 1 Soria 13 27 716 24 1742 May 21 Astros W 6 5 11 Wilson 1 0 Sipp 2 1 33 193 25 1743 May 22 Astros W 6 2 Simon 5 2 McHugh 5 2 37 276 26 1744 May 23 Astros L 2 3 McCullers 1 0 Lobstein 3 5 Gregerson 11 40 153 26 1845 May 24 Astros L 8 10 Thatcher 1 1 Wilson 1 1 Gregerson 12 36 449 26 1946 May 25 Athletics L 0 4 Hahn 2 4 Greene 4 3 25 380 26 2047 May 26 Athletics W 1 0 Price 4 1 Chavez 1 5 Soria 14 22 758 27 2048 May 27 Athletics W 3 2 Ryan 1 0 Otero 2 3 Soria 15 20 387 28 2049 May 28 Angels L 2 12 Wilson 3 3 Farmer 0 1 32 261 28 2150 May 29 Angels L 0 2 Santiago 4 3 Sanchez 3 6 Street 15 41 901 28 2251 May 30 Angels L 6 8 Weaver 4 4 Greene 4 4 Street 16 40 369 28 2352 May 31 Angels L 2 4 Smith 2 2 Price 4 2 Street 17 37 143 28 24June 11 13 Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record53 June 2 Athletics L 3 5 Graveman 3 2 Simon 5 3 Clippard 8 28 362 28 2554 June 3 Athletics L 1 6 Gray 7 2 Sanchez 3 7 30 718 28 2655 June 4 Athletics L 5 7 Hahn 3 5 Greene 4 5 Clippard 9 37 411 28 2756 June 5 White Sox L 3 4 11 Petricka 1 1 Wilson 1 2 24 761 28 2857 June 6 White Sox W 7 1 Price 5 2 Danks 3 5 28 368 29 2858 June 7 White Sox W 6 4 Simon 6 3 Samardzija 4 4 Soria 16 29 059 30 2859 June 9 Cubs W 6 0 Sanchez 4 7 Lester 4 5 33 301 31 2860 June 10 Cubs L 3 12 Arrieta 6 4 Greene 4 6 33 397 31 2961 June 12 Indians W 4 0 Price 6 2 Salazar 6 2 35 379 32 2962 June 13 Indians L 4 5 Carrasco 8 5 Hardy 2 1 Allen 14 41 620 32 3063 June 14 Indians W 8 1 Simon 7 3 Kluber 3 8 36 994 33 3064 June 15 Reds W 6 0 Sanchez 5 7 Villarreal 0 1 29 884 34 3065 June 16 Reds L 2 5 Lorenzen 2 2 Ryan 1 1 Chapman 14 33 774 34 3166 June 17 Reds L 4 8 13 Badenhop 1 2 Krol 1 1 32 546 34 32 June 18 Reds Postponed rain Rescheduled to August 24 67 June 19 Yankees L 2 7 Warren 5 4 Verlander 0 1 44 588 34 3368 June 20 Yankees L 3 14 Eovaldi 6 2 Simon 7 4 Mitchell 1 48 092 34 3469 June 21 Yankees W 12 4 Sanchez 6 7 Tanaka 4 3 38 691 35 3470 June 22 Indians W 8 5 Hardy 3 1 Bauer 6 4 15 746 36 3471 June 23 Indians W 7 3 Price 7 2 Salazar 6 3 19 156 37 3472 June 24 Indians L 2 8 Carrasco 9 6 Farmer 0 2 20 780 37 3573 June 25 White Sox L 7 8 10 Duke 3 2 Chamberlain 0 2 Robertson 15 40 355 37 3674 June 26 White Sox W 5 4 Rondon 1 0 Duke 3 3 Soria 17 38 455 38 36 June 27 White Sox Postponed rain Rescheduled to September 21 75 June 28 White Sox W 5 4 Soria 3 0 Putnam 1 3 39 455 39 3676 June 30 Pirates L 4 5 14 Guerra 1 0 Gorzelanny 1 2 33 899 39 37July 11 16 Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record77 July 1 Pirates L 3 9 Burnett 7 3 Simon 7 5 31 351 39 3878 July 2 Pirates L 4 8 Liriano 5 6 Ryan 1 2 Melancon 25 34 680 39 3979 July 3 Blue Jays W 8 6 Sanchez 7 7 Hutchison 8 2 Soria 18 39 367 40 3980 July 4 Blue Jays W 8 3 Price 8 2 Dickey 3 9 37 214 41 3981 July 5 Blue Jays L 5 10 Estrada 6 4 Verlander 0 2 Osuna 3 35 102 41 4082 July 6 Mariners W 12 5 Simon 8 5 Guaipe 0 1 22 580 42 4083 July 7 Mariners L 6 7 11 Furbush 1 1 Krol 1 2 21 782 42 4184 July 8 Mariners W 5 4 Sanchez 8 7 Guaipe 0 2 Soria 19 26 488 43 4185 July 9 Twins W 4 2 Price 9 2 Pelfrey 5 6 Soria 20 29 724 44 4186 July 10 Twins L 6 8 May 6 7 Soria 3 1 31 545 44 4287 July 11 Twins L 5 9 Hughes 8 6 Simon 8 6 32 365 44 4388 July 12 Twins L 1 7 Gibson 8 6 Greene 4 7 27 936 44 4489 July 17 Orioles W 7 3 Sanchez 9 7 Jimenez 7 5 36 378 45 4490 July 18 Orioles L 0 3 Tillman 7 7 Price 9 3 Britton 24 40 033 45 4591 July 19 Orioles L 3 9 Gonzalez 8 6 Verlander 0 3 39 978 45 4692 July 20 Mariners W 5 4 Alburquerque 1 0 Lowe 0 1 Soria 21 34 353 46 4693 July 21 Mariners L 9 11 Beimel 1 1 Feliz 1 3 Smith 8 34 088 46 4794 July 22 Mariners W 9 4 Sanchez 10 7 Montgomery 4 4 Soria 22 36 670 47 4795 July 23 Mariners L 2 3 12 Rodney 3 4 Krol 1 3 Wilhelmsen 1 44 025 47 4896 July 24 Red Sox L 1 2 11 Masterson 4 2 Hardy 3 2 37 650 47 4997 July 25 Red Sox W 5 1 Simon 9 6 Wright 3 4 37 256 48 4998 July 26 Red Sox L 1 11 Rodriguez 6 3 Greene 4 8 35 582 48 5099 July 27 Rays L 2 5 Karns 6 5 Sanchez 10 8 Boxberger 25 13 348 48 51100 July 28 Rays L 2 10 Odorizzi 6 6 Price 9 4 16 326 48 52101 July 29 Rays W 2 1 Verlander 1 3 Archer 9 8 Soria 23 28 057 49 52102 July 30 Orioles W 9 8 Simon 10 6 Gonzalez 9 7 Wilson 1 30 136 50 52103 July 31 Orioles L 7 8 Givens 1 0 Valdez 0 1 Britton 27 36 985 50 53August 10 17 Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record104 August 1 Orioles L 2 6 Gausman 2 2 Sanchez 10 9 45 968 50 54105 August 2 Orioles W 6 1 Norris 2 1 Jimenez 8 7 33 381 51 54106 August 4 Royals L 1 5 Duffy 5 5 Verlander 1 4 35 039 51 55107 August 5 Royals W 2 1 Boyd 1 2 Cueto 0 1 Wilson 2 34 628 52 55108 August 6 Royals W 8 6 Wilson 2 3 Madson 1 2 38 919 53 55109 August 7 Red Sox L 2 7 Kelly 4 6 Norris 2 2 Uehara 25 38 132 53 56110 August 8 Red Sox W 7 6 Hardy 4 2 Tazawa 2 5 Rondon 1 42 098 54 56111 August 9 Red Sox L 2 7 Owens 1 1 Verlander 1 5 38 766 54 57112 August 10 Royals L 0 4 Cueto 1 1 Boyd 1 3 36 672 54 58113 August 11 Royals L 1 6 Ventura 7 7 Sanchez 10 10 Hochevar 1 34 068 54 59114 August 12 Royals W 7 4 Feliz 2 3 Volquez 11 7 Rondon 2 30 732 55 59115 August 14 Houston L 1 5 Keuchel 14 6 Simon 10 7 33 212 55 60116 August 15 Houston W 4 2 11 Alburquerque 2 0 Neshek 3 3 Feliz 7 29 482 56 60117 August 16 Houston L 5 6 Harris 5 2 Gorzelanny 1 2 29 969 56 61118 August 18 Cubs W 10 8 Alburquerque 3 0 Strop 1 6 39 684 57 61119 August 19 Cubs W 15 8 Feliz 3 3 Lester 8 9 40 310 58 61120 August 20 Rangers W 4 0 Simon 11 7 Perez 1 3 33 727 59 61121 August 21 Rangers L 0 2 Lewis 14 5 Verlander 1 6 Tolleson 24 34 718 59 62122 August 22 Rangers L 3 5 Gallardo 10 9 Wolf 0 1 39 082 59 63123 August 23 Rangers L 2 4 Hamels 1 1 Boyd 1 4 Tolleson 25 39 317 59 64124 August 24 Reds L 5 12 Balester 1 0 Alburquerque 3 1 30 150 59 65125 August 25 Angels L 7 8 Weaver 6 9 Simon 11 8 Street 30 33 649 59 66126 August 26 Angels W 5 0 Verlander 2 6 Santiago 7 8 31 938 60 66127 August 27 Angels L 0 2 Shoemaker 6 9 Wolf 0 2 Street 31 36 198 60 67128 August 28 Blue Jays L 3 5 Dickey 9 10 Boyd 1 5 Osuna 16 46 518 60 68129 August 29 Blue Jays L 1 15 Hutchison 13 2 Farmer 0 3 46 444 60 69130 August 30 Blue Jays L 2 9 Buehrle 14 6 Simon 11 9 46 625 60 70September 13 15 Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record131 September 1 Royals W 6 5 Verlander 3 6 Cueto 2 4 Rondon 3 30 665 61 70132 September 2 Royals L 1 12 Ventura 10 7 Wolf 0 3 26 789 61 71133 September 3 Royals L 7 15 Young 10 6 Ryan 1 3 29 409 61 72134 September 4 Indians L 1 8 Tomlin 4 1 Lobstein 3 6 26 378 61 73135 September 5 Indians W 6 0 Simon 12 9 Salazar 12 8 28 949 62 73136 September 6 Indians L 0 4 Anderson 3 3 Verlander 3 7 28 964 62 74137 September 7 Rays W 5 4 Alburquerque 4 1 Gomes 2 5 Rondon 4 27 958 63 74138 September 8 Rays W 8 7 13 Ryan 2 3 Bellatti 2 1 26 526 64 74139 September 9 Rays L 0 8 Odorizzi 7 8 Lobstein 3 7 25 932 64 75140 September 10 Indians L 5 7 Allen 2 4 Hardy 4 3 11 166 64 76 September 11 Indians Postponed rain Rescheduled to September 13 September 12 Indians Cancelled rain due to the Indians being eliminated from playoff contention 141 September 13 Indians L 2 7 Anderson 4 3 Verlander 3 8 14 487 64 77142 September 13 Indians W 9 2 VerHagen 1 0 Bauer 11 12 14 487 65 77143 September 14 Twins L 1 7 Duffey 3 1 Lobstein 3 8 17 833 65 78144 September 15 Twins W 5 4 Simon 13 9 Hughes 10 9 Rondon 5 22 963 66 78145 September 16 Twins W 7 4 12 Krol 2 3 Duensing 4 1 22 509 67 78146 September 18 Royals W 5 4 12 VerHagen 2 0 Holland 3 2 32 926 68 78147 September 19 Royals W 6 5 11 Gorzelanny 2 2 Almonte 0 1 36 007 69 78148 September 20 Royals L 3 10 Medlen 5 1 Simon 13 10 Duffy 1 32 788 69 79149 September 21 White Sox L 0 2 Samardzija 10 13 Ryan 2 4 34 175 69 80150 September 21 White Sox L 2 3 Johnson 3 0 Wolf 0 4 Robertson 31 28 499 69 81151 September 22 White Sox W 2 1 10 Hardy 5 3 Duke 3 6 27 829 70 81152 September 23 White Sox W 7 4 Verlander 4 8 Montas 0 1 Feliz 8 31 889 71 81153 September 25 Twins W 6 4 Wilson 3 3 Perkins 2 5 Feliz 9 31 153 72 81154 September 26 Twins L 2 6 Duffey 5 1 Simon 13 11 32 753 72 82155 September 27 Twins L 1 7 Santana 7 4 Wolf 0 5 33 517 72 83156 September 28 Rangers W 7 4 Verlander 5 8 Lewis 17 9 Feliz 10 27 847 73 83157 September 29 Rangers L 6 7 Hamels 6 1 Farmer 0 4 Tolleson 34 28 729 73 84158 September 30 Rangers L 2 6 Gallardo 13 11 Boyd 1 6 28 633 73 85October 1 2 Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record159 October 2 White Sox L 1 2 Sale 13 11 Simon 13 12 Robertson 34 18 030 73 86160 October 3 White Sox L 3 4 Jones 2 2 Feliz 3 4 17 772 73 87161 October 4 White Sox W 6 0 Norris 3 2 Montas 0 2 19 800 74 87Roster edit2015 Detroit TigersRosterPitchers 62 Al Alburquerque 48 Matt Boyd 44 Joba Chamberlain 45 Buck Farmer 39 Neftali Feliz 26 Jeff Ferrell 32 Tom Gorzelanny 61 Shane Greene 65 Blaine Hardy 38 Guido Knudson 46 Ian Krol 53 Kyle Lobstein 36 Joe Nathan 60 Angel Nesbitt 44 Daniel Norris 14 David Price 43 Bruce Rondon 56 Kyle Ryan 19 Anibal Sanchez 31 Alfredo Simon 38 Joakim Soria 58 Jose Valdez 54 Drew VerHagen 35 Justin Verlander 30 Alex Wilson 52 Randy Wolf Catchers 13 Alex Avila 50 Bryan Holaday 34 James McCannInfielders 24 Miguel Cabrera 9 Nick Castellanos 1 Jose Iglesias 3 Ian Kinsler 57 Marc Krauss 49 Dixon Machado 55 Jefry Marte 41 Victor Martinez 26 Hernan Perez 27 Andrew Romine 39 40 Josh WilsonOutfielders 52 Yoenis Cespedes 18 Tyler Collins 20 Rajai Davis 29 Daniel Fields 12 Anthony Gose 28 J D Martinez 33 Steven Moya Manager 7 Brad AusmusCoaches 17 Mick Billmeyer bullpen 25 Dave Clark third base 51 Jeff Jones pitching 8 Wally Joyner hitting 22 Gene Lamont bench 59 David Newhan assistant hitting 15 Omar Vizquel first base 88 Matt Martin defense coordinator Player stats edit Batting edit Note G Games played AB At bats R Runs scored H Hits 2B Doubles 3B Triples HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in AVG Batting average SB Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SBAlex Avila 67 178 21 34 5 0 4 13 191 0Miguel Cabrera 119 429 64 145 28 1 18 76 338 1Nick Castellanos 154 549 42 140 33 6 15 73 255 0Yoenis Cespedes 102 403 62 118 28 2 18 61 293 3Tyler Collins 60 192 18 51 11 3 4 25 266 2Rajai Davis 112 341 55 88 16 11 8 30 258 18Daniel Fields 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 333 0Anthony Gose 140 485 73 123 24 8 5 26 254 23Bryan Holaday 24 64 3 18 5 0 2 13 281 0Jose Iglesias 120 416 44 125 17 3 2 23 300 11Ian Kinsler 154 624 94 185 35 7 11 73 296 10Marc Krauss 12 33 1 5 0 0 1 2 152 0Dixon Machado 24 68 6 16 3 0 0 5 235 1Jefry Marte 33 80 9 17 4 0 4 11 213 0J D Martinez 158 596 93 168 33 2 38 102 282 3Victor Martinez 120 440 39 108 20 0 11 64 245 0James McCann 114 401 32 106 18 5 7 41 264 0Steven Moya 9 22 1 4 0 1 0 0 182 0Hernan Perez 22 33 1 2 0 0 0 0 061 1Andrew Romine 109 184 25 47 5 0 2 15 255 10Josh Wilson 21 38 4 12 3 0 0 5 316 0Pitcher Totals 161 26 1 2 0 0 1 2 077 0Team Totals 161 5605 689 1515 289 49 151 660 270 83 Totals with Tigers only Pitching edit Starters edit Note W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average G Games pitched GS Games started SV Saves IP Innings pitched R Runs allowed ER Earned runs allowed BB Walks allowed K Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP R ER BB KMatt Boyd 1 4 6 57 11 10 0 50 2 3 39 37 19 36Buck Farmer 0 4 7 36 14 5 0 40 1 3 35 33 17 24Shane Greene 4 8 6 88 18 16 0 83 2 3 67 64 27 50Kyle Lobstein 3 8 5 94 13 11 0 63 2 3 43 42 23 32Daniel Norris 2 1 3 68 8 8 0 36 2 3 20 15 7 27David Price 9 4 2 53 21 21 0 146 50 41 29 138Kyle Ryan 2 4 4 47 16 6 0 56 1 3 29 28 20 30Anibal Sanchez 10 10 4 99 25 25 0 157 89 87 49 138Alfredo Simon 13 12 5 05 31 31 0 187 112 105 68 117Justin Verlander 5 8 3 38 20 20 0 133 1 3 56 50 32 113Randy Wolf 0 5 6 23 8 7 0 34 2 3 28 24 15 28 Totals with Tigers only Bullpen edit Note W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average G Games pitched GS Games started SV Saves IP Innings pitched R Runs allowed ER Earned runs allowed BB Walks allowed K Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP R ER BB KAl Alburquerque 4 1 4 21 67 0 0 62 29 29 33 58Joba Chamberlain 0 2 4 09 30 0 0 22 15 10 5 15Neftali Feliz 2 2 7 62 30 0 4 28 1 3 24 24 9 23Jeff Ferrell 0 0 6 35 9 0 0 11 1 3 8 8 4 6Tom Gorzelanny 2 2 5 95 48 0 0 39 1 3 28 26 23 36Blaine Hardy 5 3 3 08 70 0 0 61 1 3 23 21 22 55Guido Knudson 0 0 18 00 4 0 0 5 10 10 3 6Ian Krol 2 3 5 79 33 0 0 28 19 18 17 26Joe Nathan 0 0 0 00 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1Angel Nesbitt 1 1 5 40 24 0 0 21 2 3 14 13 8 14Bruce Rondon 1 0 5 81 35 0 5 31 22 20 19 36Joakim Soria 3 1 2 85 43 0 23 41 13 13 11 16Jose Valdez 0 1 4 00 7 0 0 9 4 4 4 4Drew VerHagen 2 0 2 05 20 0 0 26 1 3 6 6 14 13Alex Wilson 3 3 2 19 59 1 2 70 19 17 11 38Josh Wilson 0 0 9 00 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0Team Pitching Totals 74 87 4 64 161 161 35 1447 803 746 489 1100 Totals with Tigers only Farm system editSee also Minor League Baseball Level Team League ManagerAAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Larry ParrishAA Erie SeaWolves Eastern League Lance ParrishA Lakeland Flying Tigers Florida State League Dave HuppertA West Michigan Whitecaps Midwest League Andrew GrahamA Short Season Connecticut Tigers New York Penn League Mike RabeloRookie GCL Tigers Gulf Coast League Basilio CabreraLEAGUE CHAMPIONS West Michigan 82 References edit Avila replaces Dombrowski as Tigers GM Archived 2015 08 07 at the Wayback Machine MLB com August 4 2015 Trammell Returns to Tigers as Special Assistant Archived 2014 11 03 at the Wayback Machine MLB com November 2 2014 Newhan hired as Tigers assistant hitting coach Archived 2014 11 11 at the Wayback Machine MLB com November 10 2014 Tigers Pick Up Soria s 15 Option Archived 2014 11 04 at the Wayback Machine MLB com October 31 2014 Four year 68M deal official V Mart eyes Series ring Archived 2014 11 15 at the Wayback Machine MLB com November 14 2014 Tigers bring back Hanrahan with Minor League deal Archived 2014 11 20 at the Wayback Machine MLB com November 14 2014 Tigers pick up 2015 option on Avila Archived 2014 11 19 at the Wayback Machine MLB com November 17 2014 Tigers claim Zeid from Astros designate Carrera Archived 2014 11 23 at the Wayback Machine MLB com November 20 2014 Tigers add outfielder Avery on Minors deal Archived 2014 11 24 at the Wayback Machine MLB com November 21 2014 Lennerton returns to Tigers on Minor League deal Archived 2015 01 08 at the Wayback Machine MLB com January 5 2015 Tigers ink Gorzelanny to one year deal Archived 2015 01 06 at the Wayback Machine MLB com January 6 2015 Tigers sign infielder Josh Wilson to minor league deal freep com January 12 2015 Daniel Schlereth returns to Tigers on minor league deal freep com January 14 2015 Price Tigers reach record compromise Archived 2015 01 18 at the Wayback Machine MLB com January 16 2015 Tigers agree to terms with Alburquerque Archived 2015 01 28 at the Wayback Machine MLB com January 25 2015 Tigers bring Wells back on Minor League deal MLB com February 21 2015 Chamberlain returns to Tigers bullpen on one year deal Archived 2015 02 24 at the Wayback Machine MLB com February 24 2015 Tigers sign former first round pick Perry to Minors deal Archived 2015 03 02 at the Wayback Machine MLB com February 27 2015 Detroit Tigers bring back right handed reliever Luke Putkonen on a minor league deal MLive com April 23 2015 a b Andy Dirks claimed off waivers by Toronto Blue Jays Baltimore Orioles claim reliever Patrick McCoy MLive com October 31 2014 Don Kelly Evan Reed decline minor league assignments leave Detroit Tigers for free agency MLive com November 6 2014 Carrera outrighted by Tigers becomes free agent Archived 2014 11 28 at the Wayback Machine MLB com November 25 2014 Blue Jays sign ex Tigers outfielder Ezequiel Carrera to minor league deal with invite to spring training MLive com December 3 2014 Torii signs one year contract to come home to Twins Archived 2015 12 08 at the Wayback Machine MLB com December 3 2014 Braves sign reliever Johnson to one year deal Archived 2014 12 17 at the Wayback Machine MLB com December 3 2014 Scherzer has 7 year 210M deal with Nats Archived 2015 01 22 at the Wayback Machine MLB com January 21 2015 Reliever Smith claimed on waivers by A s Archived 2015 02 27 at the Wayback Machine MLB com February 26 2015 Hanrahan to undergo second Tommy John surgery Archived 2015 03 06 at the Wayback Machine MLB com March 4 2015 Tigers acquire hopeful starting center fielder Gose for Travis MLB com November 10 2014 Gregorius goes to Yanks Ray to Arizona Greene to Tigers Archived 2014 12 10 at the Wayback Machine MLB com December 5 2014 a b In separate deals Tigers land Cespedes Simon Archived 2014 12 15 at the Wayback Machine MLB com December 11 2014 Tigers move quick get three pitchers for Price Archived 2015 08 02 at the Wayback Machine MLB com July 30 2015 Tigers net Pirates prospect for Soria Archived 2015 08 02 at the Wayback Machine MLB com July 30 2015 Tigers get two pitchers from Mets for Cespedes Archived 2015 08 03 at the Wayback Machine MLB com July 31 2015 Tigers fill rotation vacancy with veteran Wolf MLB com August 20 2015 Tigers bats stay hot in 11 0 win over the Twins freep com April 8 2015 Tigers shut out Twins again behind Sanchez Archived 2015 04 10 at the Wayback Machine foxnews com April 8 2015 Miggy s three game stretch best by a Tiger since 52 Archived 2015 04 16 at the Wayback Machine MLB com April 13 2015 McCann s first career HR of inside the park variety Archived 2015 05 01 at the Wayback Machine MLB com April 29 2015 Miggy passes Big Cat with 400th homer Archived 2015 05 18 at the Wayback Machine MLB com May 16 2015 Miggy fifth youngest to reach 1 400 RBIs Archived 2015 05 24 at the Wayback Machine MLB com May 21 2015 McCann s first two homers as a Tiger had superhero feel detroitnews com May 22 2015 J D Martinez tallies 3 homers 6 RBIs against Yanks ESPN com June 21 2015 J D blasts three HRs as Tigers rout Yanks Archived 2015 06 22 at the Wayback Machine MLB com June 21 2015 McCann making most out of round trippers Archived 2015 07 02 at the Wayback Machine MLB com June 28 2015 Tigers can t rally twice in 14 inning loss Archived 2015 07 04 at the Wayback Machine MLB com July 1 2015 Miggy homers for Venezuelan RBI record Archived 2015 08 20 at the Wayback Machine MLB com August 16 2015 Norris homers in 1st MLB AB later exits hurt Archived 2015 08 22 at the Wayback Machine MLB com August 19 2015 Rookie Daniel Norris becomes first Tigers pitcher in live ball era to homer in first at bat Archived 2015 08 22 at the Wayback Machine theoaklandpress com August 19 2015 Castellanos helps power Tigers past Cubs Archived 2015 08 22 at the Wayback Machine MLB com August 19 2015 Tigers run into trouble in loss to Indians detroitnews com September 10 2015 V Mart focused on improving not 200th HR Archived 2015 09 25 at the Wayback Machine MLB com September 23 2015 J D joins 100 RBI club but laments misplay Archived 2015 10 01 at the Wayback Machine MLB com September 30 2015 With season s end Miggy wins batting title Archived 2015 10 05 at the Wayback Machine MLB com October 4 2015 Top hitters honored with Silver Slugger Awards Archived 2015 11 16 at the Wayback Machine MLB com November 12 2015 Efficient Greene makes history in dominating Pirates Archived 2015 04 16 at the Wayback Machine MLB com April 15 2015 Greene pounds the zone improves to 3 0 Archived 2015 04 21 at the Wayback Machine MLB com April 19 2015 Simon V Mart team to tackle Tribe end skid Archived 2015 04 27 at the Wayback Machine MLB com April 25 2015 a b A better Price hard to find Archived 2015 06 15 at the Wayback Machine MLB com June 13 2015 Simon blanks Rangers with 1 hitter MLB com August 21 2015 Hardy s outstanding homerless stretch ends MLB com August 23 2015 Justin Verlander comes up three outs short of no hitter finishes with one hit shutout MLive com August 26 2015 Verlander takes no hit bid into 9th Tigers beat Angels 5 0 permanent dead link centredaily com August 26 2015 Detroit Tigers notebook James McCann sets modern baseball record with errorless streak at catcher MLive com September 9 2015 Tigers Notebook Errorless season for McCann Top 10 pick secured Davis JV earn September honors Archived 2017 08 05 at the Wayback Machine macombdaily com October 4 2015 Kinsler wins Fielding Bible Award Archived 2015 11 04 at the Wayback Machine MLB com October 30 2015 Cespedes takes home AL Gold Glove in left Archived 2015 11 14 at the Wayback Machine MLB com November 10 2015 Tigers zeroing in on history with consecutive shutouts Archived 2015 04 12 at the Wayback Machine MLB com April 8 2015 Tigers set AL record for scoreless innings Archived 2015 04 13 at the Wayback Machine MLB com April 9 2015 Detroit Tigers set American League record for shutout innings to begin a season MLive com April 9 2015 Tigers allow first earned run to end record streak Archived 2015 04 15 at the Wayback Machine MLB com April 10 2015 Tigers notes Iglesias gets day off says he s 100 freep com April 11 2015 Detroit Tigers 8 Cleveland Indians 5 Tigers sweep Tribe start 6 0 for 1st time since 1985 blessyouboys com April 12 2015 Detroit 8 Cleveland 5 Tigers sweep Tribe still unbeaten freep com April 12 2015 Following pitchers duel Iglesias hits walk off single Archived 2015 04 20 at the Wayback Machine MLB com April 17 2015 Norris steals spotlight with HR in Tigers 15 8 win over Cubs freep com April 17 2015 Tigers lose no no bid in 9th prevail in 10 Archived 2015 09 23 at the Wayback Machine MLB com September 22 2015 Iglesias J D Martinez Price join Miggy as All Stars Archived 2015 07 07 at the Wayback Machine MLB com July 6 2015 Give Cespedes your Final Vote Archived 2015 07 07 at the Wayback Machine MLB com July 6 2015 Show Me the Final Vote Moose Martinez win Archived 2015 11 22 at the Wayback Machine MLB com July 10 2015 Price 2nd straight Tiger to win All Star Game Archived 2016 01 20 at the Wayback Machine MLB com July 15 2015 Leventhal Josh ed 2015 Baseball America 2016 Almanac Durham North Carolina Baseball America ISBN 978 1 932391 60 2 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2015 Detroit Tigers season nbsp Baseball portal nbsp Michigan portalDetroit Tigers official site 2015 Detroit Tigers at Baseball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2015 Detroit Tigers season amp oldid 1187407270, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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