Detroit Tigers outfielder Curtis Pride (L) and Houston Astros player Derek Bell greet each other on the infield before their spring training game at Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida 19 March. AFP PHOTO/CARLO ALLEGRI (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo credit should read -/AFP via Getty Images)
A look back at a Detroit Tigers team that was more than its win and loss record.
The 53-109 Detroit Tigers were abysmal in 1996, no question about it. This was Randy Smith’s first year at the helm as General Manager, with a new skipper in Buddy Bell, and also the beginning of the post-Lou Whitaker era.