The Baseball History of Detroit Tigers Washington Post Edition

IT’S LATE in October 2012 and Comerica Park is vibrating. The Yankees are down to their last outs, the Tigers smell it now. Max Scherzer fires, the crowd rises, then the final strike is called — Detroit have swept New York. A clean 4 – 0 in the American League Championship Series. After years of rebuilding, heartache, and near misses, the Tigers are champions of the American League once again.

Follow the story of the Detroit Tigers through a book of authentic newspaper articles, curated from original reports dating back to 1901. This edition charts the franchise’s history — exactly as it was reported at the time.

Featuring:

– The founding of the Tigers as the American League’s oldest one-name, one-city franchise
– Life at Tiger Stadium (1912 – 1999) and four World Series titles
– A 4 – 2 World Series victory over the Chicago Cubs, led by MVP Hammerin’ Hank Greenberg
– The unforgettable 1984 World Series triumph over the Padres after a best-ever 104-win season
– Five postseason runs in the last 12 years, including the 2012 World Series against the Giants

Choose from a range of book covers and personalise your copy with a name and message to transform it into a unique keepsake. Whether for a Tigers fan, a baseball historian, or someone who lived these moments — you hold not just a gift, but a piece of Detroit Tigers history ready to be passed on.

Archivist insight: We reproduce these newspaper articles from scan archives. In some cases, there’ll be blemishes and the reproduction quality might not be as clear or precise as it was in the original paper.