| 2019 Detroit Tigers | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Comerica Park | |||
| City | Detroit,Michigan | |||
| Record | 47–114 (.292) | |||
| Divisional place | 5th | |||
| Owners | Christopher Ilitch; Ilitch family trust | |||
| General managers | Al Avila | |||
| Managers | Ron Gardenhire | |||
| Television | Fox Sports Detroit (Matt Shepard,Kirk Gibson,Jack Morris) | |||
| Radio | Detroit Tigers Radio Network (Dan Dickerson,Jim Price) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The2019Detroit Tigers season was the team's 119th season. This was the team's second year under managerRon Gardenhire. They finished the season 47–114, their worst since 2003, when they went 43–119.[1] It was their first 100-loss season for the team sincesaid season. It was also the second straight season where any team finished with fewer than 50 wins, after theprevious year's Baltimore Orioles, who finished with only 47 wins. The Tigers only played 161 games in 2019 due to a late-season rainout in Chicago which was not made up due tothe White Sox also missing the playoffs.[2]
After the Tigers won seven of their first 10 games, the team lost 111 of the next 151 games. The stretch included eight different losing streaks of five or more games, including a season-long nine-game losing streak from May 13–23. They were officially eliminated from playoff contention on August 24.[3]
On September 25, the Tigers secured the first overall pick in the2020 Major League Baseball draft.[4] With a loss in their final home game to theMinnesota Twins on September 26, the Tigers tied the1939 St. Louis Browns for the most home losses (59) during a season in the modern era.[5]
As with the 2018 Orioles, the 47-win record would not be threatened until 2023, when the Oakland Athletics finished50–112. The 47-win record was eventually beaten by the2024 Chicago White Sox who finished41–121 with 41 wins, 6 wins fewer then the Tigers and Orioles.
Beginning this season,Fox Sports Detroit television announcersMario Impemba andRod Allen, who had been together since2003, were no longer in the broadcast booth. Their contracts were not renewed due to an alleged physical altercation that occurred after the game on September 4, 2018.[6] On January 14, 2019, veteran sportscasterMatt Shepard was named play-by-play man, former Tigers teammatesKirk Gibson andJack Morris were named color commentators, andDan Petry was hired as a second studio analyst.[7] Gibson was also named special assistant to the general manager on January 28.[8] Shepard sat out 17 games, with Morris, Gibson, Petry and field reporter/studio analyst and former TigerCraig Monroe sharing his duties instead.[9]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 46–35 | 55–26 |
| Cleveland Indians | 93 | 69 | .574 | 8 | 49–32 | 44–37 |
| Chicago White Sox | 72 | 89 | .447 | 28½ | 39–41 | 33–48 |
| Kansas City Royals | 59 | 103 | .364 | 42 | 31–50 | 28–53 |
| Detroit Tigers | 47 | 114 | .292 | 53½ | 22–59 | 25–55 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 107 | 55 | .660 |
| New York Yankees | 103 | 59 | .636 |
| Minnesota Twins | 101 | 61 | .623 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 97 | 65 | .599 | +1 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 96 | 66 | .593 | — |
| Cleveland Indians | 93 | 69 | .574 | 3 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 78 | .519 | 12 |
| Texas Rangers | 78 | 84 | .481 | 18 |
| Chicago White Sox | 72 | 89 | .447 | 23½ |
| Los Angeles Angels | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24 |
| Seattle Mariners | 68 | 94 | .420 | 28 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 67 | 95 | .414 | 29 |
| Kansas City Royals | 59 | 103 | .364 | 37 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 54 | 108 | .333 | 42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 47 | 114 | .292 | 48½ |
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
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| Baltimore | — | 7–12 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 0–6 | 2–17 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 1–6 | 8–11 | 7–13 |
| Boston | 12–7 | — | 5–2 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 10–10 |
| Chicago | 3–3 | 2–5 | — | 11–8 | 12–6 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 6–13 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6–14 |
| Cleveland | 4–3 | 3–3 | 8–11 | — | 18–1 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 6–0 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 8–12 |
| Detroit | 4–3 | 2–5 | 6–12 | 1–18 | — | 1–6 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 3–4 | 5–15 |
| Houston | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 6–1 | — | 5–1 | 14–5 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 18–1 | 3–4 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 11–9 |
| Kansas City | 3–3 | 1–5 | 10–9 | 7–12 | 9–10 | 1–5 | — | 2–4 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 9–11 |
| Los Angeles | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 4–2 | — | 1–5 | 2–5 | 6–13 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 6–1 | 12–8 |
| Minnesota | 6–0 | 3–3 | 13–6 | 9–10 | 14–5 | 4–3 | 14–5 | 5–1 | — | 2–4 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 8–12 |
| New York | 17–2 | 14–5 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 12–8 |
| Oakland | 6–1 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 8–11 | 5–2 | 13–6 | 4–3 | 4–2 | — | 10–9 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 0–6 | 11–9 |
| Seattle | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 1–18 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 9–10 | — | 2–4 | 8–11 | 4–2 | 9–11 |
| Tampa Bay | 12–7 | 12–7 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 4–2 | — | 3–3 | 13–6 | 14–6 |
| Texas | 6–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 6–0 | 6–13 | 5–2 | 10–9 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 6–13 | 11–8 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 9–11 |
| Toronto | 11–8 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 3–17 |
| 2019 Game Log: 47–114 (Home: 22–59; Away: 25–55) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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March/April: 13–14 (Home: 6–5; Away: 7–9)
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May: 9–18 (Home: 3–12; Away: 6–6)
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June: 5–20 (Home: 3–12; Away: 2–8)
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July: 5–20 (Home: 1–7; Away: 4–13)
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August: 8–21 (Home: 5–11; Away: 3–10)
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September: 7–21 (Home: 4–12; Away: 3–9)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Beckham | 83 | 223 | 29 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 15 | .215 | 3 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 136 | 493 | 41 | 139 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 59 | .282 | 0 |
| Jeimer Candelario | 94 | 335 | 33 | 68 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 32 | .203 | 3 |
| Nicholas Castellanos+ | 100 | 403 | 57 | 110 | 37 | 3 | 11 | 37 | .273 | 2 |
| Harold Castro | 97 | 354 | 30 | 103 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 38 | .291 | 4 |
| Willi Castro | 30 | 100 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .230 | 0 |
| Travis Demeritte | 48 | 169 | 24 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .225 | 3 |
| Brandon Dixon | 117 | 391 | 41 | 97 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 52 | .248 | 5 |
| Niko Goodrum | 112 | 423 | 61 | 105 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 45 | .248 | 12 |
| Grayson Greiner | 58 | 208 | 18 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | .202 | 0 |
| Josh Harrison | 36 | 137 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .175 | 4 |
| John Hicks | 95 | 319 | 29 | 67 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 35 | .210 | 1 |
| JaCoby Jones | 88 | 298 | 39 | 70 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 26 | .235 | 7 |
| Dawel Lugo | 77 | 273 | 28 | 67 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 26 | .245 | 0 |
| Mikie Mahtook | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Jordy Mercer | 74 | 256 | 24 | 69 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 22 | .270 | 0 |
| Dustin Peterson | 17 | 44 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .227 | 1 |
| Víctor Reyes | 69 | 276 | 29 | 84 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 25 | .304 | 9 |
| Ronny Rodríguez | 84 | 276 | 29 | 61 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 43 | .221 | 3 |
| Jake Rogers | 35 | 112 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .125 | 0 |
| Christin Stewart | 104 | 369 | 32 | 86 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 40 | .233 | 0 |
| Bobby Wilson | 15 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .091 | 0 |
| Pitcher Totals | 161 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 161 | 5549 | 582 | 1333 | 292 | 41 | 149 | 556 | .240 | 57 |
+Totals with Tigers only.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Alexander | 1 | 4 | 4.86 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 53+2⁄3 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 47 |
| Matthew Boyd | 9 | 12 | 4.56 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 185+1⁄3 | 101 | 94 | 50 | 238 |
| Ryan Carpenter | 1 | 6 | 9.30 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 40+2⁄3 | 46 | 42 | 13 | 25 |
| Edwin Jackson+ | 2 | 5 | 8.47 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 39+1⁄3 | 40 | 37 | 19 | 33 |
| Matt Moore | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Daniel Norris | 3 | 13 | 4.49 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 144+1⁄3 | 75 | 72 | 38 | 125 |
| Tyson Ross | 1 | 5 | 6.11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35+1⁄3 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 25 |
| Gregory Soto | 0 | 5 | 5.77 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 57+2⁄3 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 45 |
| Spencer Turnbull | 3 | 17 | 4.61 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 148+1⁄3 | 86 | 76 | 59 | 146 |
| Drew VerHagen | 4 | 3 | 5.90 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 40 | 38 | 23 | 51 |
| Jordan Zimmermann | 1 | 13 | 6.91 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 112 | 89 | 86 | 25 | 82 |
+Totals with Tigers only.
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 |
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| Austin Adams | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Victor Alcántara | 3 | 2 | 4.85 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 42+2⁄3 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 24 |
| Sandy Báez | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| José Cisnero | 0 | 4 | 4.33 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35+1⁄3 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 40 |
| Brandon Dixon | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Buck Farmer | 6 | 6 | 3.72 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 67+2⁄3 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 73 |
| José Fernández | 0 | 0 | 17.18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3+2⁄3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Bryan Garcia | 0 | 0 | 12.15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6+2⁄3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
| Reed Garrett | 0 | 0 | 8.22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15+1⁄3 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
| Shane Greene+ | 0 | 2 | 1.18 | 38 | 0 | 22 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 43 |
| Matt Hall | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 23+1⁄3 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 27 |
| Blaine Hardy | 1 | 1 | 4.47 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 44+1⁄3 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 29 |
| Eduardo Jiménez | 0 | 0 | 5.91 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10+2⁄3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Joe Jiménez | 4 | 7 | 4.37 | 66 | 0 | 9 | 59+2⁄3 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 82 |
| David McKay | 0 | 0 | 5.59 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 19+1⁄3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 29 |
| Nick Ramirez | 5 | 4 | 4.07 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 79+2⁄3 | 45 | 36 | 35 | 74 |
| Zac Reininger | 0 | 3 | 8.68 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 17 |
| Trevor Rosenthal | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 |
| John Schreiber | 2 | 0 | 6.23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| Daniel Stumpf | 1 | 1 | 4.34 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 28 |
| Carlos Torres | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Team Pitching Totals | 47 | 114 | 5.24 | 161 | 161 | 31 | 1433 | 915 | 835 | 536 | 1368 |
+Totals with Tigers only.