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George Mullin made ten Opening Day starts for the Detroit Tigers.

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Detroit, Michigan. They play in the American League Central division. The Tigers have used 54 Opening Day starting pitchers since they began to play in as a Major League team 1901. The Tigers have a record of 50 wins and 58 losses in their Opening Day games.[1] They also played one tie game, in 1927.[1][2]

The Tigers have played in three different home ball parks. The played at Bennett Park from 1901 through 1911, Tiger Stadium (also known as Navin Field and Briggs Stadium) from 1912 to 1999 and Comerica Park since 2000. They had a record of five wins and two losses in Opening Day games at Bennet Park, 19 wins and 22 losses at Tiger Stadium and one win and four losses at Comerica Park, for a total home record in Opening Day games of 25 wins and 28 losses.[1] Their record in Opening Day away games is 25 wins, 30 losses and one tie.[1][2]

Jack Morris has had the most Opening Day starts for the Tigers, with 11 consecutive such starts from 1980 to 1990.[1] Morris had a record of seven wins and four losses in his Opening Day starts.[1] George Mullin had ten Opening Day starts for the Tigers between 1903 and 1913. The Tigers won five of those games and lost the other five. Mickey Lolich had seven Opening Day starts between 1965 and 1974.[1] He had a record of five wins and two losses in those starts.[1] Hal Newhouser had six Opening Day starts between 1945 and 1951, and won four of those starts. Other Tiger pitchers with multiple Opening Day starts include Earl Whitehill and Jim Bunning with four, and Tommy Bridges, Frank Lary and Mike Moore with three. Roscoe Miller, Harry Coveleski, Hooks Dauss, Dutch Leonard, Schoolboy Rowe, Bobo Newsom, Dizzy Trout, Ned Garver, Denny McLain, Joe Coleman, Jeff Weaver, Jeremy Bonderman and Justin Verlander have each made two Opening Day starts for the Tigers.

The first game the Tigers played as a Major League team was on April 25, 1901 against the Milwaukee Brewers.[3] Miller was the Tigers Opening Day starting pitcher for that game, which the Tigers won 14–13.[3] Josh Billings was the Tigers Opening Day starting pitcher in 1928, despite being only 20 years old and having only won five Major League games prior to the season.[4][5] Bunning, who made four Opening Day starts for the Tigers was later elected to the United States Senate.[6] McLain, who made two Opening Day starts for the Tigers, was later convicted of embezzlement.[7] Bunning and Newhouser have each been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.[8]

The Tigers have played in the World Series ten times, in 1907, 1908, 1909, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1968, 1984 and 2006, winning in 1935, 1945, 1968 and 1984.[9] The Tigers Opening Day starting pitchers in those seasons were Mullin (1907 and 1909), Ed Siever (1908), Firpo Marberry (1934), Rowe (1935), Newsom (1940), Newhouser (1945), Earl Wilson (1968), Morris (1984) and Kenny Rogers (2006).[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] The Tigers won five of those Opening Day games and lost the other five.[1]

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Justin Verlander was the Tigers' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2008 and 2009.

United States Senator Jim Bunning made four Opening Day starts for the Tigers.

Harry Coveleski made two Opening Day starts for the Tigers.

Hooks Dauss made two Opening Day starts for the Tigers.

thumb|right|Kenny Rogers was the Tigers' Opening Day starting pitcher in their American League championship year of 2006.

Jeremy Bonderman was the Tigers' Opening Day starter in 2005 and 2007.

List of Opening Day pitchers

Key

Season Each year is linked to an article about that particular Tigers season.
W Win
L Loss
T Tie game
ND (W) No decision by starting pitcher; Tigers won game
ND (L) No decision by starting pitcher; Tigers lost game
(W) Tigers won game; no information on starting pitcher's decision
(L) Tigers lost game; no information on starting pitcher's decision
Final Score Game score with Tigers runs listed first
Location Stadium in italics for home game
(#) Number of appearances as Opening Day starter with the Tigers
* Advanced to the post-season
** American League Champions
† World Series Champions
Season Pitcher Decision Final
Score		 Opponent Location References
1901 Miller, RoscoeRoscoe Miller (W) 14–13 Milwaukee Brewers Bennett Park [3]
1902 Miller, RoscoeRoscoe Miller (2) (L) 2–12 Chicago White Sox South Side Park [20]
1903 Mullin, GeorgeGeorge Mullin (W) 4–2 Cleveland Indians Bennett Park [21]
1904 Mullin, GeorgeGeorge Mullin (2) (W) 7–2 St. Louis Browns Sportsman's Park [22]
1905 Mullin, GeorgeGeorge Mullin (3) (L) 2–6 Cleveland Indians League Park [23]
1906 Mullin, GeorgeGeorge Mullin (4) (L) 3–5 Chicago White Sox Bennett Park [24]
1907** Mullin, GeorgeGeorge Mullin (5) (W) 2–0 Cleveland Indians Bennett Park [10]
1908** Siever, EdEd Siever (L) 8–15 Chicago White Sox South Side Park [11]
1909** Mullin, GeorgeGeorge Mullin (6) (W) 2–0 Chicago White Sox Bennett Park [12]
1910 Mullin, GeorgeGeorge Mullin (7) (L) 7–9 Cleveland Indians Bennett Park [25]
1911 Mullin, GeorgeGeorge Mullin (8) (W) 4–2 Chicago White Sox Bennett Park [26]
1912 Mullin, GeorgeGeorge Mullin (9) (L) 2–3 Cleveland Indians League Park [27]
1913 Mullin, GeorgeGeorge Mullin (10) (L) 1–3 St. Louis Browns Sportsman's Park [28]
1914 Dubuc, JeanJean Dubuc (W) 3–2 St. Louis Browns Navin Field [29]
1915 Coveleski, HarryHarry Coveleski (L) 1–5 Cleveland Indians Navin Field [30]
1916 Coveleski, HarryHarry Coveleski (2) (W) 4–0 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [31]
1917 James, BillBill James (L) 4–6 Cleveland Indians Navin Field [32]
1918 Boland, BernieBernie Boland (L) 2–6 Cleveland Indians League Park [33]
1919 Ehmke, HowardHoward Ehmke (W) 4–2 Cleveland Indians League Park [34]
1920 Dauss, HooksHooks Dauss (L) 2–3 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [35]
1921 Leonard, DutchDutch Leonard ND (W) 6–5 Chicago White Sox Navin Field [36]
1922 Oldham, RedRed Oldham (L) 4–7 Cleveland Indians League Park [37]
1923 Collins, RipRip Collins ND (W) 9–6 St. Louis Browns Sportsman's Park [38]
1924 Dauss, HooksHooks Dauss (2) W 4–3 Cleveland Indians Navin Field [39]
1925 Leonard, DutchDutch Leonard (2) W 4–3 Chicago White Sox Navin Field [40]
1926 Whitehill, EarlEarl Whitehill L 1–2 Cleveland Indians Navin Field [41]
1927 Whitehill, EarlEarl Whitehill (2) T 2–2 St. Louis Browns Sportsman's Park [42]
1928 Billings, JoshJosh Billings (L) 1–4 St. Louis Browns Navin Field [4]
1929 Whitehill, EarlEarl Whitehill (3) (L) 4–5 Cleveland Indians League Park [43]
1930 Uhle, GeorgeGeorge Uhle W 6–3 St. Louis Browns Navin Field [44]
1931 Whitehill, EarlEarl Whitehill (4) (L) 3–7 St. Louis Browns Sportsman's Park [45]
1932 Sorrell, VicVic Sorrell (L) 5–6 Cleveland Indians Navin Field [46]
1933 Bridges, TommyTommy Bridges (L) 1–4 Cleveland Indians Navin Field [47]
1934** Marberry, FirpoFirpo Marberry W 8–3 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [13]
1935† Rowe, SchoolboySchoolboy Rowe (L) 6–7 Chicago White Sox Navin Field [14]
1936 Rowe, SchoolboySchoolboy Rowe (2) W 3–0 Cleveland Indians Cleveland Stadium [48]
1937 Auker, EldenElden Auker W 4–3 Cleveland Indians Navin Field [49]
1938 Lawson, RoxieRoxie Lawson (L) 3–4 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [50]
1939 Bridges, TommyTommy Bridges (2) W 6–1 Chicago White Sox Briggs Stadium [51]
1940** Newsom, BoboBobo Newsom (L) 1–4 St. Louis Browns Briggs Stadium [15]
1941 Newsom, BoboBobo Newsom (2) (L) 1–8 St. Louis Browns Sportsman's Park [52]
1942 Benton, AlAl Benton (L) 2–5 Cleveland Indians Briggs Stadium [53]
1943 Bridges, TommyTommy Bridges (3) (L) 0–1 Cleveland Indians Cleveland Stadium [54]
1944 Trout, DizzyDizzy Trout (L) 1–2 St. Louis Browns Briggs Stadium [55]
1945† Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser (L) 1–7 St. Louis Browns Sportsman's Park [16]
1946 Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser (2) W 2–1 St. Louis Browns Briggs Stadium [56]
1947 Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser (3) W 7–0 St. Louis Browns Sportsman's Park [57]
1948 Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser (4) W 5–2 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [58]
1949 Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser (5) W 5–1 Chicago White Sox Briggs Stadium [59]
1950 Hutchinson, FredFred Hutchinson ND (W) 7–6 Cleveland Indians Cleveland Stadium [60]
1951 Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser (6) (L) 1–2 Cleveland Indians Briggs Stadium [61]
1952 Trout, DizzyDizzy Trout (2) (L) 0–3 St. Louis Browns Briggs Stadium [62]
1953 Garver, NedNed Garver (L) 0–10 St. Louis Browns Sportsman's Park [63]
1954 Gromek, SteveSteve Gromek W 3–0 Baltimore Orioles Briggs Stadium [64]
1955 Garver, NedNed Garver (2) L 2–6 Kansas City Athletics Municipal Stadium [65]
1956 Lary, FrankFrank Lary L 1–2 Kansas City Athletics Briggs Stadium [66]
1957 Lary, FrankFrank Lary (2) L 1–2 Kansas City Athletics Municipal Stadium [67]
1958 Bunning, JimJim Bunning W 4–3 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park [68]
1959 Bunning, JimJim Bunning (2) ND (L) 7–9 Chicago White Sox Briggs Stadium [69]
1960 Lary, FrankFrank Lary (3) ND (W) 4–2 Cleveland Indians Cleveland Stadium [70]
1961 Bunning, JimJim Bunning (3) L 5–9 Cleveland Indians Tiger Stadium [71]
1962 Mossi, DonDon Mossi L 1–4 Washington Senators Robert F. Kennedy Stadium [72]
1963 Bunning, JimJim Bunning (4) L 5–7 Chicago White Sox Tiger Stadium [73]
1964 Regan, PhilPhil Regan W 7–3 Kansas City Athletics Tiger Stadium [74]
1965 Lolich, MickeyMickey Lolich W 6–2 Kansas City Athletics Municipal Stadium [75]
1966 Lolich, MickeyMickey Lolich (2) W 2–1 New York Yankees Yankee Stadium [76]
1967 McLain, DennyDenny McLain L 2–5 California Angels Anaheim Stadium [77]
1968† Wilson, EarlEarl Wilson L 3–7 Boston Red Sox Tiger Stadium [17]
1969 McLain, DennyDenny McLain (2) W 6–2 Cleveland Indians Tiger Stadium [78]
1970 Lolich, MickeyMickey Lolich (3) W 5–0 Washington Senators Robert F. Kennedy Stadium [79]
1971 Lolich, MickeyMickey Lolich (4) W 8–2 Cleveland Indians Tiger Stadium [80]
1972* Lolich, MickeyMickey Lolich (5) W 3–2 Boston Red Sox Tiger Stadium [81]
1973 Lolich, MickeyMickey Lolich (6) L 1–2 Cleveland Indians Cleveland Stadium [82]
1974 Lolich, MickeyMickey Lolich (7) L 2–3 Baltimore Orioles Memorial Stadium [83]
1975 Coleman, JoeJoe Coleman L 0–10 Baltimore Orioles Tiger Stadium [84]
1976 Coleman, JoeJoe Coleman (2) W 3–1 Cleveland Indians Cleveland Stadium [85]
1977 Roberts, DaveDave Roberts L 7–2 Kansas City Royals Tiger Stadium [86]
1978 Fidrych, MarkMark Fidrych W 6–2 Toronto Blue Jays Tiger Stadium [87]
1979 Rozema, DaveDave Rozema L 2–8 Texas Rangers Tiger Stadium [88]
1980 Morris, JackJack Morris W 5–1 Kansas City Royals Kauffman Stadium [89]
1981 Morris, JackJack Morris (2) W 6–2 Toronto Blue Jays Tiger Stadium [90]
1982 Morris, JackJack Morris (3) L 2–4 Kansas City Royals Kauffman Stadium [91]
1983 Morris, JackJack Morris (4) W 11–3 Minnesota Twins Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome [92]
1984† Morris, JackJack Morris (5) W 8–1 Minnesota Twins Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome [18]
1985 Morris, JackJack Morris (6) W 5–4 Cleveland Indians Tiger Stadium [93]
1986 Morris, JackJack Morris (7) W 6–5 Boston Red Sox Tiger Stadium [94]
1987* Morris, JackJack Morris (8) L 1–2 New York Yankees Tiger Stadium [95]
1988 Morris, JackJack Morris (9) W 5–3 Boston Red Sox Fenway Park [96]
1989 Morris, JackJack Morris (10) L 0–4 Texas Rangers Arlington Stadium [97]
1990 Morris, JackJack Morris (11) L 2–5 Boston Red Sox Fenway Park [98]
1991 Tanana, FrankFrank Tanana ND (W) 6–4 New York Yankees Tiger Stadium [99]
1992 Gullickson, BillBill Gullickson L 2–4 Toronto Blue Jays Tiger Stadium [100]
1993 Moore, MikeMike Moore L 4–9 Oakland Athletics Oakland Coliseum [101]
1994 Moore, MikeMike Moore (2) ND (L) 8–9 Boston Red Sox Fenway Park [102]
1995 Moore, MikeMike Moore (3) W 5–4 California Angels Angel Stadium [103]
1996 Lira, FelipeFelipe Lira L 6–8 Minnesota Twins Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome [104]
1997 Brocail, DougDoug Brocail ND (L) 5–7 Minnesota Twins Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome [105]
1998 Thompson, JustinJustin Thompson W 11–6 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Tropicana Field [106]
1999 Moehler, BrianBrian Moehler W 11–5 Texas Rangers Rangers Ballpark in Arlington [107]
2000 Nomo, HideoHideo Nomo W 7–4 Oakland Athletics Oakland Coliseum [108]
2001 Weaver, JeffJeff Weaver L 2–3 Minnesota Twins Comerica Park [109]
2002 Weaver, JeffJeff Weaver (2) ND (L) 5–9 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Tropicana Field [110]
2003 Maroth, MikeMike Maroth L 1–3 Minnesota Twins Comerica Park [111]
2004 Johnson, JasonJason Johnson W 7–0 Toronto Blue Jays SkyDome [112]
2005 Bonderman, JeremyJeremy Bonderman W 11–2 Kansas City Royals Comerica Park [113]
2006** Rogers, KennyKenny Rogers W 3–1 Kansas City Royals Kauffman Stadium [19]
2007 Bonderman, JeremyJeremy Bonderman (2) ND (L) 3–5 Toronto Blue Jays Comerica Park [114]
2008 Verlander, JustinJustin Verlander ND (L) 4–5 Kansas City Royals Comerica Park [115]
2009 Verlander, JustinJustin Verlander (2) L 5–12 Toronto Blue Jays SkyDome [2]

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MLB Opening Day starting pitchers by team
AL East Central West
Baltimore Orioles Chicago White Sox Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Boston Red Sox Cleveland Indians Oakland Athletics
New York Yankees Detroit Tigers Seattle Mariners
Tampa Bay Rays Kansas City Royals Texas Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays Minnesota Twins
NL East Central West
Atlanta Braves Chicago Cubs Arizona Diamondbacks
Florida Marlins Cincinnati Reds Colorado Rockies
New York Mets Houston Astros Los Angeles Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies Milwaukee Brewers San Diego Padres
Washington Nationals Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Others: Boston and Milwaukee Braves · Brooklyn Dodgers · New York Giants · Philadelphia and Kansas City Athletics · St. Louis Browns · Washington Senators
Detroit Tigers
Based in Detroit, Michigan
Franchise
Ballparks

Boulevard Park • Bennett Park • Tiger Stadium • Comerica Park
Spring Training: Plant Field • Bosse Field • Henley Field • Joker Marchant Stadium
Culture
Rivalries
Important figures
Retired numbers

Ty Cobb • 2 • 5 • 6 • 16 • 23 • 42
Minors
Key personnel

Owner: Mike Ilitch • General Manager: Dave Dombrowski • Manager: Jim Leyland
World Series
championships (4)

1935 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984
League pennants (10)

American League: 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1934 • 1935 • 1940 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984 • 2006
Division titles (3)

East: 1972 • 1984 • 1987 • Central: none
Wild card berths (1)
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