2014 Detroit Tigers season

2014 Detroit Tigers
American League Central Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 90–72 (0.556)
Other information
Owner(s) Mike Ilitch
General manager(s) Dave Dombrowski
Manager(s) Brad Ausmus
Local television Fox Sports Detroit
(Mario Impemba, Rod Allen)
Local radio Detroit Tigers Radio Network
(Dan Dickerson, Jim Price)
Stats ESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 2014 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 114th season. This was the team's first year under a mostly new coaching staff led by rookie Manager Brad Ausmus. On September 28, the last day of the regular season, the Tigers clinched the American League Central title with a 3–0 win over the Minnesota Twins. The Tigers finished one game ahead of the Kansas City Royals, with a 90–72 record. It was their fourth consecutive American League Central title. They became the first AL Central team to win four consecutive titles since the Cleveland Indians won five straight from 1995 to 1999, and the first Tigers team to ever make four consecutive postseason appearances.[1] Despite all of this, the Tigers' season ended on October 5 when they were swept by the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Division Series.[2] This snapped Detroit's streak of three consecutive American League Championship Series appearances.

Roster moves

Coaching staff

Signings

Releases

Trades

Season highlights

Individual accomplishments

Pitching

Hitting

Defensive

Team accomplishments

All-Stars

The Tigers sent three players to the 2014 All-Star Game. First baseman Miguel Cabrera was voted in as the starter at first base in the fan voting, while designated hitter Víctor Martínez and pitcher Max Scherzer were selected as reserves in the player voting.[66] Martínez did not participate in the All-Star game due to right side soreness, so his teammate, second baseman Ian Kinsler, took his place on the American League roster.[67] The Tigers had a chance to send a fourth player to the All-Star Game this season, as pitcher Rick Porcello was one of the five finalists for the AL in the All-Star Final Vote, but he was beaten out by Chris Sale of the Chicago White Sox.[68]

Scherzer became the winning pitcher of the game, the first Tiger to do so since Jim Bunning in 1957,[69] while Cabrera became the first Tiger to hit a home run in the All Star Game since Lou Whitaker did so in 1986.[70]

Standings

American League Central

AL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
Detroit Tigers 90 72 0.556 45–36 45–36
Kansas City Royals 89 73 0.549 1 42–39 47–34
Cleveland Indians 85 77 0.525 5 48–33 37–44
Chicago White Sox 73 89 0.451 17 40–41 33–48
Minnesota Twins 70 92 0.432 20 35–46 35–46

Game Log

Regular season

Legend
Tigers win Tigers loss Game postponed

Postseason

American League Division Series

Detailed Records

American League
Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed
AL East
Toronto Blue Jays 0–3 1–2 1–5 .167 20 33
New York Yankees 2–1 1–3 3–4 .429 18 23
Baltimore Orioles 2–1 3–0 5–1 .833 33 20
Boston Red Sox 2–1 3–0 5–1 .833 30 16
Tampa Bay Rays 1–3 2–1 3–4 .429 30 28
7–9 10–6 17–15 .531 131 120
AL Central
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox 5–5 5–4 10–9 .526 85 80
Minnesota Twins 5–5 4–5 9–11 .450 102 119
Kansas City Royals 5–4 8–2 13–6 .684 100 66
Cleveland Indians 5–4 6–4 11–8 .579 103 80
20–18 21–13 41–31 .569 388 340
AL West
Oakland Athletics 3–0 2–2 5–2 .714 29 29
Los Angeles Angels 2–1 1–3 3–4 .429 21 26
Texas Rangers 1–3 3–0 4–3 .571 41 43
Seattle Mariners 1–2 1–2 2–4 .333 15 27
Houston Astros 3–1 1–2 4–3 .571 29 25
10–7 8–9 18–16 .529 135 150

National League
Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed
Los Angeles Dodgers 2–0 1–1 3–1 .750 27 15
San Diego Padres 0–0 1–2 1–2 .333 7 13
Arizona Diamondbacks 0–0 2–1 2–1 .667 19 12
Colorado Rockies 3–0 0–0 3–0 1.000 19 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 2–0 0–2 2–2 .500 21 21
San Francisco Giants 1–2 0–0 1–2 .333 12 14
8–2 4–6 12–8 .600 105 83

Roster

2014 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

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
Alex Avila 124 390 44 85 22 0 11 47 .218 0
Miguel Cabrera 159 611 101 191 52 1 25 109 .313 1
Ezequiel Carrera 45 69 12 18 4 1 0 2 .261 7
Nick Castellanos 148 533 50 138 31 4 11 66 .259 2
Tyler Collins 18 24 3 6 0 0 1 4 .250 0
Rajai Davis 134 461 64 130 27 2 8 51 .282 36
Álex González 9 30 4 5 0 1 0 2 .167 0
Bryan Holaday 62 156 14 36 5 1 0 15 .231 1
Torii Hunter 142 549 71 157 33 2 17 83 .286 4
Austin Jackson+ 100 374 52 102 25 5 4 33 .273 9
Don Kelly 95 163 24 40 5 1 0 7 .245 6
Ian Kinsler 161 684 100 188 40 4 17 92 .275 15
J. D. Martinez 123 441 57 139 30 3 23 76 .315 6
Víctor Martínez 151 561 87 188 33 0 32 103 .335 3
James McCann 9 12 2 3 1 0 0 0 .250 1
Steven Moya 11 8 2 3 0 0 0 0 .375 0
Hernán Pérez 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Andrew Romine 94 251 30 57 6 0 2 12 .227 12
Eugenio Suárez 85 244 33 59 9 1 4 23 .242 3
Danny Worth 20 42 5 7 1 0 0 5 .167 0

+Totals with Tigers only.

Pitching

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

Starters

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP R ER BB K
Rick Porcello 15 13 3.43 32 31 0 204⅔ 89 78 41 129
David Price+ 4 4 3.59 11 11 0 77⅔ 32 31 15 82
Aníbal Sánchez 8 5 3.43 22 21 0 126 55 48 30 102
Max Scherzer 18 5 3.15 33 33 0 220⅓ 80 77 63 252
Drew Smyly+ 6 9 3.93 21 18 0 105⅓ 48 46 31 89
Justin Verlander 15 12 4.54 32 32 0 206 114 104 65 159

+Totals with Tigers only.

Bullpen

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP R ER BB K
Al Alburquerque 3 1 2.51 72 0 1 57⅓ 16 16 21 63
Joba Chamberlain 2 5 3.57 69 0 2 63 26 25 24 59
Phil Coke 5 2 3.88 62 0 1 58 28 25 20
Buck Farmer 0 1 11.57 4 2 0 9⅓ 12 12 5 11
Blaine Hardy 2 1 2.54 38 0 0 39 12 11 20 31
Jim Johnson 1 0 6.92 16 0 0 13 13 10 12 14
Corey Knebel+ 0 0 6.23 8 0 0 8⅔ 7 6 3 11
Ian Krol 0 0 4.96 45 0 1 32⅔ 23 18 13 28
Kyle Lobstein 1 2 4.35 7 6 0 39⅓ 20 19 14
Pat McCoy 0 0 3.86 14 0 0 14 6 6 13 11
Melvin Mercedes 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Justin Miller 1 0 5.11 8 0 0 12⅓ 9 7 2 5
Joe Nathan 5 4 4.81 62 0 35 58 32 31 29 54
José Ortega 0 1 27.00 1 0 0 1⅓ 4 4 4 1
Luke Putkonen 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 2⅔ 8 8 2 1
Robbie Ray 1 4 8.16 9 6 0 28⅔ 26 26 11
Evan Reed 0 1 4.18 32 0 0 32⅓ 19 15 12
Kyle Ryan 2 0 2.61 6 1 0 10⅓ 3 3 2 4
Chad Smith 0 0 5.40 10 0 0 11⅔ 7 7 3 9
Joakim Soria 1 1 4.91 13 0 1 11 7 6 2
Drew VerHagen 0 1 5.40 1 1 0 5 3 3 3 4
Kevin Whelan 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 1⅓ 2 2 2 1

+Totals with Tigers only.

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Larry Parrish
AA Erie SeaWolves Eastern League Lance Parrish
A Lakeland Flying Tigers Florida State League Dave Huppert and Bill Dancy
A West Michigan Whitecaps Midwest League Andrew Graham
A-Short Season Connecticut Tigers New York–Penn League Mike Rabelo
Rookie GCL Tigers Gulf Coast League Basilio Cabrera

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