The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

The Tigers are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League.

The Tigers constructed Bennett Park at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull and began playing there in 1896.

In 1912, the team moved into historic Tiger Stadium, which was built in the same location.

Detroit's first major league entry was the Detroit Wolverines, a member of the National League from 1881 through 1888.

They won the National League pennant and an exhibition World Series, defeating the American Association champion St. Louis Browns, 10 games to 5.

One new club formed and joined the International League in 1889, and promptly won the league championship.

In 1895, owner George Vanderbeck decided to build Bennett Park at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull Avenues, which would remain their base of operations for the next 104 seasons.

The first game at the corner was an exhibition on April 13, 1896.

They played their first Western League game at Bennett Park on April 28, 1896, defeating the Columbus Senators 17-2.

When the Western renamed itself the American League for 1900, it was still a minor league, but next year it broke with the National Agreement and declared itself major, openly competing with the National League for players, and for fans in three contested cities.

For a few years there were rumors of abandoning Detroit to compete for Cincinnati or Pittsburgh but the two leagues made peace in 1903 after similar moves into St. Louis and New York.

In late 2001, Dave Dombrowski, former general manager of the 1997 World Series champion Florida Marlins, was hired as the Detroit Tiger's team president.

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