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2007 Detroit Tigers season

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2007 Detroit Tigers
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionCentral
BallparkComerica Park
CityDetroit
Record88–74 (.543)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersMike Ilitch
General managersDave Dombrowski
ManagersJim Leyland
TelevisionFSN Detroit
WJBK
(Mario Impemba, Rod Allen)
RadioThe Detroit Tigers Radio Network
(Dan Dickerson, Jim Price)
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The 2007 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 107th season and its eighth at Comerica Park. The season ended with the 88–74 Tigers finishing runner-up in the American League Central, eight games in back of the Cleveland Indians. They failed in winning the Wild Card.

After a trip to the 2006 World Series that ended with a defeat to the St. Louis Cardinals, the Tigers started the offseason by trading pitchers Humberto Sánchez, Kevin Whelan, and Anthony Claggett to the New York Yankees for outfielder and designated hitter Gary Sheffield. Plus, they re-signed players from the previous season's team; first baseman Sean Casey, second baseman Omar Infante, outfielder Craig Monroe, left-handed starting pitcher Nate Robertson, and right-handed relief pitcher Fernando Rodney all returned with the Tigers for the 2007 season.

Regular season

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As of July 18, the Tigers had sold 2,712,393 tickets at Comerica Park for the 2007 season, setting a new single-season home attendance record for the team. The previous record had been 2,704,794 customers at Tiger Stadium in 1984. At the end of the season, the Tigers had sold over 3,000,000 tickets for 2007.

Season standings

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AL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cleveland Indians 96 66 .593 51‍–‍29 45‍–‍37
Detroit Tigers 88 74 .543 8 45‍–‍36 43‍–‍38
Minnesota Twins 79 83 .488 17 41‍–‍40 38‍–‍43
Chicago White Sox 72 90 .444 24 38‍–‍43 34‍–‍47
Kansas City Royals 69 93 .426 27 35‍–‍46 34‍–‍47


Record vs. opponents

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


Roster

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2007 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Season Highlights

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Curtis Granderson

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  • On August 7, 2007, Granderson became only the second player in franchise history to have at least 30 doubles, 15 triples, 15 home runs, and 10 stolen bases in a single season when he hit a double in a game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The other Tiger to accomplish this feat was Charlie Gehringer in 1930. Granderson hit his second inside-the-park home run in his first at bat against the Yankees on August 26, 2007.
  • On September 7, 2007, Granderson became the 6th member all-time of baseball's exclusive 20–20–20 club. Granderson joined the 20–20–20 club with Kansas City's George Brett (1979), Willie Mays of the New York Giants (1957), Cleveland's Jeff Heath (1941), St. Louis' Jim Bottomley (1928), and Frank Schulte of the Chicago Cubs (1911).
  • On September 9, 2007 Granderson stole his 20th base of the season and joined Willie Mays and Frank "Wildfire" Schulte as the only players in major league history to reach 20 doubles, 20 triples, 20 home runs, and 20 stolen bases in a season.[1] Schulte was the first to accomplish the feat in 1911 while playing for the Chicago Cubs and Mays did it in 1957 with the New York Giants. Jimmy Rollins of the Philadelphia Phillies would later that year accomplish the same feat.

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Magglio Ordóñez

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Magglio Ordóñez had one of the best season by a Detroit Tiger batter in the past 60 years.[citation needed] Magglio's records and accomplishments in 2007 include:

  • His .363 batting average was the highest in Major League Baseball. He finished the season as the AL batting champion, and is the first Tiger player to accomplish the feat since Norm Cash in 1961. The last Tiger to hit for a higher average was Charlie Gehringer in 1937.
  • His 54 doubles was the most in Major League Baseball. It is the most by a Tiger since George Kell hit 56 in 1950.
  • His 139 RBIs was the highest by a Tiger since Rocky Colavito had 140 in 1961. Colavito is the only Tiger batter with more RBIs than Ordóñez in the past 60 years.
  • On August 12, 2007, Magglio hit two home runs in an eight-run second-inning of an 11-6 win over the Oakland Athletics, becoming the second batter in Tigers' history to achieve this feat; Al Kaline had done so on April 17, 1955, in a 16-0 win over the then-Kansas City Athletics.
  • Ordóñez had an on-base percentage of .434. Only two other Tiger batters in the past 60 years have hit for a higher on-base percentage: Tony Phillips in 1993 (.443) and Norm Cash in 1961 (.487).
  • Only one Tiger in the past 60 years has had a higher slugging percentage than Magglio's .595: Norm Cash in 1961 had a slugging percentage of .662.

The one Tiger hitting season in the past 60 years that exceeds Ordonez's 2007 season is that of Norm Cash in 1961. In 1961, the AL MVP award was given to New York Yankee slugger Roger Maris who hit 61 home runs.

2007–08 offseason events

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On October 9, 2007, the Tigers announced that they were picking up the $13 million, fifth-year option on Iván Rodríguez's contract, keeping him on the roster through at least the 2008 season. The Tigers could have bought out the option for $3 million and allowed him to become a free agent.

On October 10, the Tigers returned Rule 5 draftee Edward Campusano to the Chicago Cubs. Campusano spent the entire 2007 season on the 60-day disabled list.

Relief pitcher Joel Zumaya was injured while at his off-season home in California. While moving boxes during the October 2007 California wildfires, a large box fell on Zumaya, separating his shoulder. Zumaya had surgery to correct the problem and is currently rehabilitating the shoulder.

On October 29, first baseman Sean Casey filed for free agency, on the first day players could do so. The team's management had already informed Casey that he would not return to the lineup the following season. The same day, the Tigers acquired shortstop Édgar Rentería from the Atlanta Braves, in exchange for pitching prospect Jair Jurrjens and outfielding prospect Gorkys Hernández. The move paves the way for current shortstop Carlos Guillén to move to the vacant spot at first base.

On October 30, utility infielder Neifi Pérez filed for free agency. He had not played since July 5 after being suspended for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy.

On November 12, veteran closer Todd Jones was re-signed to a one-year, $7 million contract. The same day, the Tigers received outfielder Jacque Jones in a trade with the Chicago Cubs for utility man Omar Infante.

On November 30, Kenny Rogers agreed to a one-year, 8-million contract to return to the Tigers. Rogers represented himself in contract negotiations after firing agent Scott Boras on November 17. The contract contains performance bonuses based on how many innings Rogers pitches in 2008. The team also signed free-agent pitcher Francisco Cruceta to a one-year deal.

On December 5, the Tigers pulled off a blockbuster trade with the Florida Marlins, with starting pitcher Dontrelle Willis and third-baseman Miguel Cabrera arriving from Florida. The Tigers send in exchange backup catcher Mike Rabelo, top outfielding prospect Cameron Maybin, top pitching prospect Andrew Miller, and three other minor leaguers. The same day, the Tigers swapped pitchers with the Colorado Rockies, acquiring Denny Bautista for prospect José Capellán. Also, the Tigers sent minor-league slugger Chris Shelton to Texas for outfielder Freddy Guzman.

The Cabrera trade would make current third-baseman Brandon Inge expendable. Inge asked management for a trade, but the team was unable to make a deal. Inge's four-year, $24 million contract, signed before the 2007 season, was partly to blame. Inge would eventually drop the matter and accept the role as a utilityman.

On December 6, the Tigers selected minor-league pitchers Juan Cedeño from the Washington organization and Ben Fritz from the Oakland organization in the Rule 5 draft. The Tigers lost minor-league pitchers Randor Bierd, Corey Hamman and Jose Fragoso.

On December 29, the Tigers and Dontrelle Willis signed a three-year, $29 million contract extension.

On January 16, 2008, the Tigers avoided arbitration with Nate Robertson and signed him to a three-year, $21.25 million contract. He would have been a free agent after the 2009 season. The following day, the Tigers avoided arbitration with outfielder Marcus Thames, signing him to a one-year, $1,275,000 contract. On the 18th, the team was able to avoid arbitration with all of their eligible players by signing Miguel Cabrera to a one-year, $11.3 million contract. Reliever Bobby Seay was given a one-year, $780,000 contract.

On February 4, center fielder Curtis Granderson signed a 5-year, $30.25 million contract extension, keeping the speedy lead-off man on the roster through at least 2012. There is a team option for 2013.

On February 5, the Tigers completed another trade with the Texas Rangers, sending Class A Lakeland and Class AA Erie outfielder Michael Hernandez in exchange for minor league right-hander Armando Galarraga.

On March 25, the Tigers finalized a long-term contract for Miguel Cabrera. Cabrera signed an eight-year, $152.3 million deal, which is the biggest in Detroit Tigers history.[3]

Game log

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2007 Game Log
April
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 2 Blue Jays 5 – 3 (10) Frasor (1-0) Rodney (0-1) Ryan (1) 44,297 0-1
2 April 4 Blue Jays 10 – 9 Robertson (1-0) Burnett (0-1) Jones (1) 24,881 1-1
-- April 5 Blue Jays Postponed (cold weather) Rescheduled for September 10 1-1
3 April 6 @ Royals 3 – 1 de la Rosa (1-0) Mesa (0-1) Riske (1) 13,330 1-2
4 April 7 @ Royals 6 – 5 Maroth (1-0) Meche (1-1) Jones (2) 13,899 2-2
5 April 8 @ Royals 3 – 2 Rodney (1-1) Riske (0-1) Jones (3) 13,109 3-2
6 April 9 @ Orioles 6 – 2 Cabrera (1-1) Durbin (0-1) 48,159 3-3
7 April 10 @ Orioles 3 – 1 Robertson (2-0) Wright (0-2) Jones (4) 18,594 4-3
8 April 11 @ Orioles 4 – 1 (12) Ledezma (1-0) Birkins (0-1) Jones (5) 13,288 5-3
9 April 12 @ Blue Jays 5 – 4 Maroth (2-0) Ohka (0-1) Zumaya (1) 20,416 6-3
10 April 13 @ Blue Jays 2 – 1 (10) Halladay (2-0) Rodney (1-2) 26,268 6-4
11 April 14 @ Blue Jays 10 – 7 Ledezma (2-0) Ryan (0-2) Jones (6) 28,203 7-4
12 April 15 @ Blue Jays 2 – 1 Towers (1-1) Robertson (2-1) Marcum (1) 25,983 7-5
13 April 16 Royals 12 – 5 Verlander (1-0) Greinke (1-2) 21,832 8-5
14 April 17 Royals 7 – 6 Ledezma (3-0) Riske (0-2) Jones (7) 21,263 9-5
15 April 18 Royals 4 – 3 (10) Soria (1-0) Rodney (1-3) 27,945 9-6
16 April 20 White Sox 5 – 4 Masset (1-0) Grilli (0-1) Jenks (5) 40,685 9-7
17 April 21 White Sox 7 – 5 (10) Aardsma (2-0) Rodney (1-4) Jenks (6) 39,618 9-8
18 April 22 White Sox 6 – 5 (12) Grilli (1-1) Masset (1-1) 38,379 10-8
19 April 23 @ Angels 9 – 5 Grilli (2-1) Weaver (0-2) 40,563 11-8
20 April 24 @ Angels 9 – 8 (10) Moseley (2-0) Jones (0-1) 36,055 11-9
21 April 25 @ White Sox 6 – 2 Durbin (1-1) Danks (0-3) 26,342 12-9
-- April 26 @ White Sox Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 24 12-9
22 April 27 Twins 5 – 3 Crain (1-1) Zumaya (0-1) Nathan (7) 31,147 12-10
23 April 28 Twins 11 – 3 Silva (2-1) Verlander (1-1) 39,547 12-11
24 April 29 Twins 4 – 3 Jones (1-1) Crain (1-2) 36,483 13-11
25 April 30 Orioles 8 – 4 Bonderman (1-0) Cabrera (1-3) Rodney (1) 24,914 14-11
May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
26 May 1 Orioles 5 – 4 Zumaya (1-1) Báez (0-1) Jones (9) 23,126 15-11
27 May 2 Orioles 3 – 2 Robertson (3-1) Trachsel (1-3) Jones (10) 29,278 16-11
28 May 4 @ Royals 6 – 3 Verlander (2-1) Bannister (0-2) Jones (11) 17,614 17-11
29 May 5 @ Royals 7 – 5 Mesa (1-1) Duckworth (0-2) Jones (12) 26,070 18-11
30 May 6 @ Royals 13 – 4 Durbin (2-1) Greinke (1-4) 17,034 19-11
31 May 8 Mariners 9 – 7 Bonderman (2-0) Ramírez (2-2) Jones (13) 30,171 20-11
32 May 9 Mariners 9 – 2 Baek (1-0) Robertson (3-2) 27,377 20-12
33 May 10 Mariners 7 – 3 Verlander (3-1) Weaver (0-6) 37,359 21-12
34 May 11 @ Twins 7 – 3 Maroth (3-0) Santana (4-3) 31,458 22-12
35 May 12 @ Twins 8 – 2 Durbin (3-1) Ponson (2-5) 32,176 23-12
36 May 13 @ Twins 16 – 4 Bonser (1-1) Vasquez (0-1) 25,037 23-13
37 May 14 @ Red Sox 7 – 1 Matsuzaka (5-2) Robertson (3-3) 36,935 23-14
38 May 15 @ Red Sox 7 – 2 Verlander (4-1) Wakefield (4-4) 37,031 24-14
-- May 16 @ Red Sox Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 17 24-14
39 May 17 @ Red Sox 2 – 1 Tavárez (2-4) Miner (0-1) Papelbon (11) 36,767 24-15
40 May 17 @ Red Sox 4 – 2 Donnelly (2-1) Ledezma (3-2) Okajima (2) 37,006 24-16
41 May 18 Cardinals 14 – 4 Miller (1-0) Looper (5-3) 40,816 25-16
42 May 19 Cardinals 8 – 7 Robertson (4-3) Reyes (0-7) Jones (14) 42,625 26-16
43 May 20 Cardinals 6 – 3 Verlander (5-1) Thompson (2-1) Seay (1) 39,562 27-16
44 May 22 Angels 6 – 3 Lackey (7-3) Maroth (3-1) Rodríguez (14) 28,678 27-17
45 May 23 Angels 8 – 7 Durbin (4-1) Colón (5-1) Jones (15) 28,105 28-17
46 May 24 Angels 12 – 0 Bonderman (3-0) Santana (3-6) 36,048 29-17
47 May 25 Indians 7 – 4 Byrd (5-1) Robertson (4-4) Borowski (15) 40,074 29-18
48 May 26 Indians 6 – 3 Sabathia (7-1) Grilli (2-2) Borowski (16) 40,375 29-19
49 May 27 Indians 5 – 3 Carmona (6-1) Maroth (3-2) Borowski (17) 40,723 29-20
50 May 28 @ Devil Rays 6 – 5 Glover (2-2) Jones (1-2) 14,769 29-21
51 May 29 @ Devil Rays 14 – 2 Bonderman (4-0) Fossum (3-5) 11,518 30-21
52 May 30 @ Devil Rays 5 – 3 Shields (4-0) Robertson (4-5) 12,435 30-22
53 May 31 @ Indians 11 – 5 Sabathia (8-1) Verlander (5-2) 30,038 30-23
June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
54 June 1 @ Indians 12 – 11 Hernández (1-3) Jones (1-3) 41,365 30-24
55 June 2 @ Indians 9 – 5 Durbin (5-1) Lee (2-3) 38,254 31-24
56 June 3 @ Indians 9 – 2 Bonderman (5-0) Sowers (1-6) 30,268 32-24
57 June 5 @ Rangers 7 – 4 Eyre (2-2) Robertson (4-6) Gagné (5) 32,003 32-25
58 June 6 @ Rangers 10 – 0 Verlander (6-2) Millwood (2-5) 28,795 33-25
59 June 7 @ Rangers 11 – 4 Maroth (4-2) Loe (1-6) 22,990 34-25
60 June 8 Mets 3 – 0 Sosa (6-1) Durbin (5-2) Wagner (14) 42,007 34-26
61 June 9 Mets 8 – 7 Bonderman (6-0) Pérez (6-5) Jones (16) 42,364 35-26
62 June 10 Mets 15 – 7 Miller (2-0) Glavine (5-4) 40,914 36-26
63 June 12 Brewers 4 – 0 Verlander (7-2) Suppan (7-7) 33,555 37-26
64 June 13 Brewers 3 – 2 Spurling (1-0) Rodney (1-5) Cordero (23) 37,593 37-27
65 June 14 Brewers 6 – 5 Sheets (7-3) Durbin (5-3) Cordero (24) 41,390 37-28
66 June 15 @ Phillies 12 – 8 Bonderman (7-0) Lieber (3-5) 42,719 38-28
67 June 16 @ Phillies 6 – 3 Moyer (6-5) Miller (2-1) 45,102 38-29
68 June 17 @ Phillies 7 – 4 Verlander (8-2) Geary (1-2) Jones (17) 45,537 39-29
69 June 18 @ Nationals 9 – 8 Maroth (5-2) Chico (3-5) 22,562 40-29
70 June 19 @ Nationals 15 – 1 Durbin (6-3) Simontacchi (4-5) 22,227 41-29
71 June 20 @ Nationals 8 – 4 Bonderman (8-0) Rivera (1-2) 26,637 42-29
72 June 22 @ Braves 5 – 0 Rogers (1-0) Smoltz (8-4) 44,034 43-29
73 June 23 @ Braves 2 – 1 Verlander (9-2) Davies (3-7) Jones (18) 49,074 44-29
74 June 24 @ Braves 5 – 0 Miller (3-1) James (6-7) Durbin (1) 34,181 45-29
75 June 25 Rangers 8 – 3 Loe (4-6) Bonderman (8-1) 36,330 45-30
76 June 26 Rangers 9 – 6 Otsuka (2-1) Jones (1-4) Gagné (8) 39,709 45-31
-- June 27 Rangers Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 11 45-31
77 June 28 Rangers 5 – 2 Rogers (2-0) Millwood (4-7) Jones (19) 37,253 46-31
78 June 29 Twins 11 – 1 Santana (9-6) Verlander (9-3) 42,361 46-32
79 June 30 Twins 8 – 5 Slowey (3-0) Miller (3-2) Nathan (16) 41,588 46-33
July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
80 July 1 Twins 1 – 0 Bonderman (9-1) Baker (2-3) Jones (20) 41,078 47-33
81 July 3 Indians 5 – 4 (11) Mastny (6-2) Capellán (0-3) Borowski (25) 40,741 47-34
82 July 4 Indians 6 – 4 Rogers (3-0) Westbrook (1-4) Jones (21) 40,782 48-34
83 July 5 Indians 12 – 3 Verlander (10-3) Sabathia (12-3) 40,923 49-34
84 July 6 Red Sox 9 – 2 Miller (4-2) Tavárez (5-7) 43,839 50-34
85 July 7 Red Sox 3 – 2 (13) Grilli (3-2) Papelbon (0-2) 44,193 51-34
86 July 8 Red Sox 6 – 5 Robertson (5-6) Matsuzaka (10-6) Jones (22) 41,943 52-34
87 July 12 @ Mariners 3 – 2 Hernández (6-4) Miller (4-3) Putz (25) 31,994 52-35
88 July 13 @ Mariners 6 – 3 Bonderman (10-1) Washburn (8-7) Jones (23) 37,393 53-35
89 July 14 @ Mariners 6 – 4 Batista (9-7) Rogers (3-1) Putz (26) 38,202 53-36
90 July 15 @ Mariners 11 – 7 Verlander (11-3) Weaver (2-7) 39,073 54-36
91 July 17 @ Twins 1 – 0 Robertson (6-6) Garza (1-1) Jones (24) 30,939 55-36
92 July 18 @ Twins 3 – 2 Miller (5-3) Santana (10-7) Jones (25) 38,070 56-36
93 July 19 @ Twins 4 – 3 (10) Miner (1-1) Nathan (3-2) Jones (26) 36,551 57-36
94 July 20 Royals 10 – 2 Meche (7-6) Rogers (3-2) 43,200 57-37
95 July 21 Royals 10 – 8 (10) Durbin (7-3) Soria (1-3) 43,408 58-37
96 July 22 Royals 5 – 2 Bannister (6-6) Robertson (6-7) 42,201 58-38
97 July 23 @ White Sox 9 – 6 Grilli (4-2) Buehrle (7-6) Jones (27) 30,122 59-38
98 July 24 @ White Sox 5 – 3 Vázquez (8-5) Bonderman (10-2) Jenks (27) 30,569 59-39
99 July 24 @ White Sox 8 – 7 Thornton (3-3) Miner (1-2) Jenks (28) 29,042 59-40
100 July 25 @ White Sox 13 – 9 Grilli (5-2) Contreras (5-13) Byrdak (1) 28,462 60-40
101 July 26 @ White Sox 4 – 3 Jenks (3-4) Miner (1-3) 30,567 60-41
102 July 27 @ Angels 11 – 6 Weaver (7-5) Robertson (6-8) 44,042 60-42
103 July 28 @ Angels 10 – 3 Shields (3-3) Grilli (5-3) 43,122 60-43
104 July 29 @ Angels 13 – 4 Bootcheck (3-2) Bonderman (10-3) 44,019 60-44
105 July 30 @ Athletics 5 – 2 Tata (1-0) Blanton (8-8) Jones (28) 18,468 61-44
106 July 31 @ Athletics 7 – 3 Haren (13-3) Verlander (11-4) 21,305 61-45
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
107 August 1 @ Athletics 3 – 2 Brown (1-0) Robertson (6-9) Embree (12) 27,118 61-46
108 August 3 White Sox 7 – 4 Buehrle (9-6) Miller (5-4) 42,066 61-47
109 August 4 White Sox 7 – 5 Vázquez (9-6) Bonderman (10-4) Jenks (31) 42,907 61-48
110 August 5 White Sox 3 – 1 Floyd (1-1) Tata (1-1) Jenks (32) 39,778 61-49
111 August 6 @ Devil Rays 6 – 4 Miner (2-3) Glover (5-4) Jones (29) 39,289 62-49
112 August 7 @ Devil Rays 9 – 6 Byrdak (1-0) Wheeler (1-5) Jones (30) 35,288 63-49
113 August 8 @ Devil Rays 7 – 1 Shields (9-7) Durbin (7-4) 37,777 63-50
114 August 9 @ Devil Rays 8 – 1 Kazmir (9-7) Bonderman (10-5) 38,789 63-51
115 August 10 Athletics 16 – 10 Lugo (3-0) McBride (1-1) 40,922 63-52
116 August 11 Athletics 5 – 2 Verlander (12-4) Haren (13-4) Jones (31) 42,016 64-52
117 August 12 Athletics 11 – 6 Robertson (7-9) Braden (1-7) 39,960 65-52
118 August 13 Athletics 7 – 2 Gaudin (9-8) Durbin (7-5) 37,229 65-53
119 August 14 @ Indians 6 – 2 (10) Rodney (2-5) Borowski (2-5) 37,570 66-53
120 August 15 @ Indians 5 – 2 Carmona (14-7) Jurrjens (0-1) Borowski (33) 39,250 66-54
121 August 16 @ Yankees 8 – 5 Verlander (13-4) Mussina (8-8) 53,914 67-54
122 August 17 @ Yankees 6 – 1 Pettitte (10-7) Robertson (7-10) 54,290 67-55
123 August 18 @ Yankees 5 – 2 Clemens (5-5) Durbin (7-6) Rivera (20) 54,702 67-56
124 August 19 @ Yankees 9 – 3 Wang (14-6) Bonderman (10-6) Ramirez (1) 55,071 67-57
125 August 21 Indians 2 – 1 Jurrjens (1-1) Carmona (14-8) Jones (32) 42,868 68-57
126 August 22 Indians 11 – 8 Byrd (12-5) Verlander (13-5) Borowski (35) 40,914 68-58
127 August 23 Indians 3 – 1 (10) Pérez (1-1) Zumaya (1-2) Borowski (36) 40,946 68-59
128 August 24 Yankees 9 – 6 (11) Durbin (8-6) Henn (2-2) 44,163 69-59
129 August 25 Yankees 7 – 2 Wang (15-6) Bonderman (10-7) 44,250 69-60
130 August 26 Yankees 5 – 4 Seay (1-0) Hughes (2-2) Jones (33) 43,268 70-60
131 August 27 Yankees 16 – 0 Verlander (14-5) Mussina (8-10) 42,428 71-60
132 August 28 @ Royals 6 – 3 Bannister (11-7) Robertson (7-11) 16,193 71-61
133 August 29 @ Royals 5 – 0 Braun (2-0) Miller (5-5) Riske (4) 11,628 71-62
134 August 30 @ Royals 6 – 1 Bonderman (11-7) Núñez (2-2) 11,196 72-62
135 August 31 @ Athletics 5 – 4 (10) Street (3-2) Zumaya (1-3) 27,250 72-63
September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
136 September 1 @ Athletics 6 – 1 Verlander (15-5) Haren (14-6) 21,336 73-63
137 September 2 @ Athletics 8 – 7 (10) Street (4-2) Bazardo (0-1) 23,195 73-64
138 September 4 White Sox 3 – 1 Garland (9-10) Bonderman (11-8) Jenks (37) 32,505 73-65
139 September 5 White Sox 2 – 1 (11) Seay (2-0) Phillips (0-1) 32,980 74-65
140 September 6 White Sox 3 – 2 Seay (3-0) Jenks (3-5) 35,977 75-65
141 September 7 Mariners 6 – 1 Verlander (16-5) Batista (13-11) 39,750 76-65
142 September 8 Mariners 12 – 6 Miner (3-3) Weaver (6-12) 42,184 77-65
143 September 9 Mariners 14 – 7 Hernández (12-7) Bonderman (11-9) 39,990 77-66
144 September 10 Blue Jays 5 – 4 Bazardo (1-1) Janssen (2-3) 35,689 78-66
145 September 11 Rangers 13 – 6 Padilla (6-9) Durbin (8-7) 32,719 78-67
146 September 11 Rangers 4 – 1 Jurrjens (2-1) McCarthy (5-9) Jones (34) 33,840 79-67
147 September 12 Rangers 5 – 1 Verlander (17-5) Vólquez (2-1) 32,490 80-67
148 September 14 @ Twins 4 – 2 Robertson (8-11) Garza (3-6) Jones (35) 22,282 81-67
149 September 15 @ Twins 4 – 3 Zumaya (2-3) Santana (15-12) Jones (36) 35,230 82-67
150 September 16 @ Twins 6 – 4 Jurrjens (3-1) Baker (9-8) Jones (37) 21,771 83-67
151 September 17 @ Indians 6 – 5 (11) Betancourt (5-1) Miner (3-4) 28,825 83-68
152 September 18 @ Indians 7 – 4 Lewis (1-1) Verlander (17-6) Borowski (41) 41,103 83-69
153 September 19 @ Indians 4 – 2 Sabathia (18-7) Robertson (8-12) Borowski (42) 32,511 83-70
154 September 21 Royals 5 – 4 Byrdak (2-0) Núñez (2-4) Jones (38) 40,117 84-70
155 September 22 Royals 7 – 4 Davies (7-14) Rogers (3-3) 41,792 84-71
156 September 23 Royals 7 – 2 Verlander (18-6) de la Rosa (8-12) 40,068 85-71
157 September 24 Twins 2 – 0 Silva (13-14) Robertson (8-13) Nathan (35) 32,716 85-72
158 September 25 Twins 8 – 0 Bazardo (2-1) Garza (4-7) 31,394 86-72
159 September 26 Twins 9 – 4 (6) Byrdak (3-0) Blackburn (0-1) 35,375 87-72
160 September 28 @ White Sox 5 – 2 J. Vázquez (15-8) Rogers (3-4) Jenks (40) 30,281 87-73
161 September 29 @ White Sox 3 – 2 Wassermann (1-1) Rodney (2-6) 33,066 87-74
162 September 30 @ White Sox 13 – 3 Robertson (9-13) Contreras (10-17) 33,154 88-74

Player stats

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Batting

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Timo Pérez 29 90 35 .389 0 13
Magglio Ordóñez 157 595 216 .363 28 139
Plácido Polanco 142 587 200 .341 9 67
Ryan Raburn 49 138 42 .304 4 27
Curtis Granderson 158 612 185 .302 23 74
Carlos Guillén 151 564 167 .296 21 102
Sean Casey 143 453 134 .296 4 54
Ramón Santiago 32 67 19 .284 0 7
Iván Rodríguez 129 502 141 .281 11 63
Omar Infante 66 166 45 .271 2 17
Gary Sheffield 133 494 131 .265 25 75
Mike Rabelo 51 168 43 .256 1 18
Marcus Thames 86 269 65 .242 18 54
Brandon Inge 151 508 120 .236 14 71
Mike Hessman 17 51 12 .235 4 12
Craig Monroe* 99 343 76 .222 11 55
Neifi Pérez 33 64 11 .172 1 6
Cameron Maybin 24 49 7 .143 1 2
Brent Clevlen 13 10 1 .100 1 0
Pitcher Totals 162 27 2 .074 0 1
Team Totals 162 5757 1652 .287 177 857

* Player released or traded. Stats only reflect games with Tigers.

Players in Bold qualify for batting title.

Pitching

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Starting and other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Yorman Bazardo (1 HLD) 11 23.2 2 1 2.28 15
Justin Verlander 32 201.2 18 6 3.66 183
Kenny Rogers 11 63.0 3 4 4.43 36
Jair Jurrjens 7 30.2 3 1 4.70 13
Chad Durbin (3 HLD) 36 127.2 8 7 4.72 66
Nate Robertson 30 177.2 9 13 4.76 119
Jeremy Bonderman 28 174.1 11 9 5.01 145
Mike Maroth * 13 78.1 5 2 5.06 28
Andrew Miller 12 64.0 5 5 5.63 56
Jordan Tata 3 14.0 1 1 7.71 8
Virgil Vasquez 5 16.2 0 1 8.64 7

* Player released or traded. Stats only reflect games with Tigers.

Players in Bold qualify for ERA title.

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; HLD = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L SV HLD ERA SO
Bobby Seay 58 46.1 3 0 1 10 2.33 38
Zach Miner 34 53.2 3 4 0 9 3.02 34
Tim Byrdak 39 45.0 3 0 1 8 3.20 49
Todd Jones 63 61.1 1 4 38 0 4.26 33
Fernando Rodney 48 50.2 2 6 1 12 4.26 54
Joel Zumaya 28 33.2 2 3 1 7 4.28 27
Jason Grilli 57 79.2 5 3 0 11 4.74 62
Wilfredo Ledezma * 23 35.2 3 1 0 2 4.79 24
Aquilino López 10 17.1 0 0 1 1 5.19 7
Macay McBride 20 17.2 0 1 0 4 6.11 13
José Capellán 10 14.0 0 1 0 1 6.43 12
Eulogio de la Cruz 6 6.2 0 0 0 0 6.75 5
Clay Rapada 4 2.1 0 0 0 0 11.57 4
José Mesa * 16 11.2 1 1 0 3 12.34 9
Team Pitching Totals 162 1447.1 88 74 44 72 4.57 1047

* Player released or traded. Stats only reflect games with Tigers.

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Larry Parrish
AA Erie SeaWolves Eastern League Matt Walbeck
A Lakeland Flying Tigers Florida State League Kevin Bradshaw
A West Michigan Whitecaps Midwest League Tom Brookens
A-Short Season Oneonta Tigers New York–Penn League Andy Barkett
Rookie GCL Tigers Gulf Coast League Benny Castillo

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: West Michigan[4]

References

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  1. ^ Sports Illustrated, September 24, 2007, p. 51
  2. ^ Associated Press. "Granderson's 20th steal puts Tigers center fielder in select company", ESPN.com, September 9, 2007. Accessed September 9, 2007.
  3. ^ tigers.mlb.com. "Tigers Lock Up Cabrera for Eight Years."
  4. ^ MilB.com and Baseball America 2007 Directory
  • Game Logs:
1st Half: Detroit Tigers Game Log on ESPN.com
2nd Half: Detroit Tigers Game Log on ESPN.com