1917-1919

1917-Despite winning 17 games in June and 20 games in July the Detroit Tigers finished in the middle of the pack going 78-75 ending in fourth place 21 1/2 back of the Chicago White Sox. The Tigers played below average baseball at Nevin Field going 34-41-1 (.453). On the road the the Detroit Tigers went a very good 44-34 (.564). The Tigers still could hit the baseball outscoring their opponents 639-577.

Ty Cobb hit .383 to regain the batting crown.

1918-The Wheels came off in Tigertown. The Detroit Tigers finished 55-71, 7th place 20 games behind the Boston Red Sox. Tiger fans witnessed only one winning month. In June the Tigers when 16-15. Finishing 28-29 at Navin Field and 27-42 on the road. The Tigers were outscored 476-557 for the year.

The Georgia Peach was a hitting machine again batting .382 and winning the batting title.

1919-Huge improvement by the Detroit Tigers and the fans showed their appreciation of good baseball turning out to the tune of 643,805 to lead the American League. On the field the Tigers won 80 games and finished in 4th place, 8 games behind the Chicago White Sox.

Ty Cobb hit .384 to win his 12th batting crown in 13 years. Bobby Veach had 101 RBIs and Harry Heilmann knocked in 93. The Tigers outscored opponents 618-578. Hooks Dauss led the pitching staff going 21-9.

The 1919 season in major league baseball was forever etched in memory. The World Series pitted the Chicago White Sox against the Cincinnati Reds. The idea of White Sox first baseman Arnold "Chick" Gandil was to fix the World Series. "Chick" had ties to underworld figures and pursuaded them that the games could be thrown. Motivated by a dislike of team owner Charles Comiskey, Chick Gandil was able to get the help of some teammates. Eddie Cicotte, Oscar "Happy" Felsch, Claude "Lefty" Williams, Charles "Swede" Risberg, and Fred McMullin were all involved. Buck Weaver refused to participate. "Shoeless" Joe Jackson was maintained his innocence, all involved have said that Shoeless Joe was never present at any of the meetings. New commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis suspended all eight White Sox from Major League Baseball for life (Buck Weaver was banned for not reporting it). To this day it is a hotly debated subject: Was "Shoeless" Joe Jackson in on the fix? Should he be inducted into the Hall Of Fame?