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The Detroit Tigers are an American ___MASK35___ ___MASK68___ team based in Detroit , Michigan . The Tigers compete in Major League ___MASK68___ ( MLB ) as a ___MASK6___ club of the American League ( AL ) Central division . One of the AL ' s ___MASK46___ charter franchises , the club was founded in Detroit in . They are the oldest continuous one - name , one - city franchise in the AL . The Tigers have won four World Series championships ( 1935 , 1945 , 1968 , and 1984 ), 11 AL pennants ( 1907 , 1908 , 1909 , 1934 , 1935 , 1940 , 1945 , 1968 , 1984 , 2006 , and 2012 ), and four AL Central division championships ( 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , and 2014 ). The Tigers also won division titles in 1972 , 1984 and 1987 while members of the AL East . The team currently plays its home games at Comerica Park in Downtown Detroit . Texas is the second largest ___MASK84___ in the United States by both area and ___MASK62___ . Geographically located in the south central part of the country , Texas shares borders with the U . S . states of Louisiana to the east , Arkansas to the northeast , Oklahoma to the north , New Mexico to the west , and the Mexican states of Chihuahua , Coahuila , Nuevo León , and Tamaulipas to the southwest , while the Gulf of Mexico is to the southeast . In ___MASK68___ , a home run ( abbreviated HR , also " homer ", " dinger ", " ___MASK10___ ", " bomb ", " blast ", " goner " , " shot ", or " four - bagger ") is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to ___MASK80___ the bases and reach home safely in one ___MASK77___ without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process . In modern ___MASK68___ , the feat is typically achieved by hitting the ball over the outfield fence between the foul poles ( or making contact with either foul pole ) without first touching the ground , resulting in an automatic home run . There is also the " inside - the - park " home run , increasingly rare in modern ___MASK68___ , where the batter reaches home safely while the ___MASK68___ is in ___MASK77___ on the field . When a home run is scored , the batter is also credited with a hit and a run scored , and an RBI for each runner that scores , including himself . Likewise , the pitcher is recorded as having given up a hit , and a run for each runner that scores including the batter . The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American ___MASK35___ ___MASK68___ team based in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . The Pirates compete in Major League ___MASK68___ ( MLB ) as a ___MASK6___ club of the National League ( NL ) Central division . The Pirates ___MASK77___ their home games at PNC Park ; the team previously played at Forbes Field and Three Rivers ___MASK87___ , the latter of which was named after its location near the confluence of the Allegheny , Monongahela , and Ohio Rivers . Founded on October 15 , 1881 as Allegheny , the franchise has won five World Series championships . The Pirates are also often referred to as the " Bucs " or the " Buccos " ( derived from buccaneer , a synonym for pirate ). Oil ___MASK21___ Park was a ballpark located in Ennis , TX and was the venue where the Corsicana Oil Citys beat the Texarkana Casketmakers 51 - 3 on Sunday ___MASK8___ 15 , 1902 . The Oil Citys had to move the game there due to the blue laws in place in Corsicana at the ___MASK55___ . The ballpark was a bandbox with right field being anywhere from 140 feet to 210 feet from home plate while the rest of the park was just as hitter - friendly . The game lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes , the Oil Citys scored 51 runs on 59 base hits , including 20 home runs ; Texarkana , however , collected 3 runs and no home runs . Nig Clarke knocked 8 home runs in 8 at - bats with anywhere from 16 to 20 RBIs , though RBIs were not an official statistic at the ___MASK55___ . The 51 runs by Corsicana are the most runs scored by a team for a single game in Texas League ___MASK20___ . Detroit is the most populous ___MASK21___ in the U . S . state of Michigan , the fourth - largest ___MASK21___ in the Midwest and the largest ___MASK21___ on the United States  Canada ___MASK28___ . It is the seat of Wayne County , the most populous county in the state . Jay Justin " Nig " Clarke ( ___MASK26___ 15 , 1882  June 15 , 1949 ) was a Canadian professional baseball player . A catcher , Clarke played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for nine seasons with the Detroit Tigers , Cleveland Naps , St . Louis Browns , Philadelphia Phillies , and Pittsburgh Pirates . In 506 career games , Clarke recorded a batting average of . 254 and accumulated 20 triples , six home runs , and 127 runs batted in ( RBI ). The Philadelphia Phillies are an American ___MASK35___ ___MASK68___ ___MASK23___ based in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . They are the oldest continuous , one - name , one - city ___MASK23___ in all of ___MASK35___ American sports , dating back to 1883 . The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) East division . Since 2004 , the team ' s home has been Citizens Bank Park , located in South Philadelphia . At the end of each Major ___MASK89___ ___MASK68___ ___MASK16___ , the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced . Leading the league in a particular category is referred to as a " title ". The South Central United States or South Central states is a ___MASK9___ of the United States located in the south central ___MASK58___ of the country . It evolved out of the Old Southwest , which originally was literally the western U . S . South , as can be seen in the now defunct Southwest Conference of the NCAA . The states of Arkansas , Louisiana , Oklahoma , and Texas ( which make up what the ___MASK67___ Bureau Division calls West South Central States ) are almost always considered the " core " of the ___MASK9___ . As ___MASK58___ of the East South Central States sub - group of the ___MASK67___ Bureau classification , Alabama , Mississippi , Tennessee and Kentucky are also frequently listed under the heading . At the highest extent , Kansas , and Missouri , may be included by some sources . All or parts these states are in the Central ___MASK55___ Zone . At different and changing points in ___MASK55___ , all of the above states were / are considered ___MASK58___ of the West in American ___MASK20___ . Catcher is a ___MASK51___ for a ___MASK68___ or softball player . When a batter takes his / her turn to hit , the catcher crouches behind home plate , in ___MASK41___ of the ( home ) umpire , and receives the ball from the pitcher . In addition to this primary duty , the catcher is also called upon to master many other skills in order to field the ___MASK51___ well . The role of the catcher is similar to that of the wicket - keeper in cricket . ___MASK35___ ___MASK68___ is played in leagues throughout the world . In these leagues , and associated farm teams , ___MASK68___ players are selected for their talents and are paid to ___MASK77___ for a specific team or club system . Batting average is a ___MASK31___ in ___MASK49___ , baseball , and softball that measures the performance of batsmen in ___MASK49___ and batters in baseball . The development of the baseball ___MASK31___ was influenced by the ___MASK49___ ___MASK31___ . The Mexican ___MASK92___ ( or " LMB ") is a professional ___MASK92___ based in Mexico . It is a Class Triple - A league in organized ___MASK7___ , one grade below Major League Baseball ( MLB ). Unlike the other two Triple - A circuits , the International League and the Pacific Coast League , Mexican League teams are not affiliated with Major League teams . The Texas ___MASK89___ is a ___MASK7___ league which operates in the South Central United States . It is classified as a Double - A league . The league was founded in 1888 and ran through 1892 . It was called the Texas Association in 1895 , the Texas - Southern ___MASK89___ in 1896 and again as the Texas ___MASK89___ from 1897  1899 . It was revived as a class D league in 1902 , moved to class C in 1904 where it played through 1910 ( except for 1906 as class D again ), played at class B until 1920 , and finally moved up to class A in 1921 . The Texas ___MASK89___ , like many others , shut down during World War II . From 1959 to 1961 , the Texas ___MASK89___ and the Mexican ___MASK89___ formed the Pan American Association . The two leagues played a limited interlocking schedule and post - ___MASK16___ championship . By 1971 , the Texas ___MASK89___ and the Southern ___MASK89___ had both decreased to seven teams . They played an interlocking schedule with the SL known as the Dixie Association . The two leagues played separate playoffs .