Q 01/05

In which year did the Tigers become a charter member of the American League?

A) 1901

B) 1903

C) 1912

D) 1920

Answer · why

A) 1901

The club had been founded in the minor Western League in 1894 and is the AL's oldest team still in its original city under its original name.

Q 02/05

Before settling on Tigers, the 1894 Detroit club was referred to by which names?

A) Wolverines and Creams

B) Stars and Motors

C) Blues and Lakers

D) Giants and Greys

Answer · why

A) Wolverines and Creams

The earliest known use of 'Tigers' was in the Detroit Free Press on 16 April 1895, a year before manager George Stallings claimed credit for it.

Q 03/05

According to author Richard Bak, the Tigers took their nickname from which local institution?

A) The Detroit Fire Department

B) The Detroit Light Guard militia

C) A downtown saloon

D) The Detroit Zoo

Answer · why

B) The Detroit Light Guard militia

The military unit had fought in the Civil War and the Spanish-American War, and the ballclub formally sought its permission to use the name.

Q 04/05

Bennett Park, Briggs Stadium and Tiger Stadium all stood at the corner of which two Detroit avenues?

A) Woodward and Jefferson

B) Grand River and Cass

C) Michigan and Trumbull

D) Gratiot and Brush

Answer · why

C) Michigan and Trumbull

Bennett Park went up there in 1895; the Tigers played at 'The Corner' until 1999.

Q 05/05

Under what name did the ballpark that became Tiger Stadium open in 1912?

A) Briggs Stadium

B) Cobb Field

C) Detroit Park

D) Navin Field

Answer · why

D) Navin Field

It was expanded and renamed Briggs Stadium in 1938 and became Tiger Stadium in 1961.