Individual accomplishments Hitting • On April 8,
Anthony Gose fell a
home run shy of the
cycle, hitting a
single,
double, and
triple, to help the Tigers defeat the
Minnesota Twins, 11–0. • On April 8,
Alex Avila became the first Tigers catcher to score four runs in a game since
Brad Ausmus in
2000. •
Miguel Cabrera went 11-for-13 over a three-game series against the
Cleveland Indians, this was the best three-game stretch by a Tigers hitter since
Walt Dropo went 13-for-14 in
1952. • On April 29,
James McCann became the first Tigers player to hit an
inside-the-park home run since
Austin Jackson on August 10, 2012. • On May 16,
Miguel Cabrera hit his 400th career home run, against
Tyler Lyons of the
St. Louis Cardinals. • On May 21, Miguel Cabrera recorded his 1,400th career RBI, becoming the fifth-youngest in MLB history to reach the milestone. • On May 21, James McCann became the first MLB player to hit an inside-the-park home run and a walk-off home run for his first two career home runs since
Tim Raines in
1981. • On June 21,
J. D. Martinez became the first Tigers player to hit three home runs and have six RBIs in a game since
Carlos Peña on May 19,
2003. Martinez became the fifth player in Major League history to hit three home runs and drive in six runs on the road against the
New York Yankees since RBIs became an official stat in 1920, and the first player to do so since
Bo Jackson in
1990. • On June 28, James McCann became the first MLB player to hit an inside-the-park home run and two walk-off home runs for his first three career home runs since
Tony Piet in
1932. • On June 30, J. D. Martinez hit his 11th home run in the month of June, tied for third most in franchise history, and the most since
Mickey Tettleton in
1993. • On August 16, Miguel Cabrera recorded his 1,426th career RBI to surpass
Andrés Galarraga for the most RBIs by a Venezuelan-born player. • On August 19,
Daniel Norris became the first Tigers pitcher to hit a home run in his first career plate appearance, the first pitcher to do so since
Tommy Milone in
2011, the first American League pitcher since
Esteban Yan in
2000, and the 19th pitcher overall to do so. He also became the first Tigers pitcher to homer since
Jason Johnson did so on June 8,
2005, the first Tigers player of any kind to hit a home run in his first career plate appearance since
Reggie Sanders in
1974, and the first American League pitcher to hit a regular-season home run at
Wrigley Field. • On August 19,
Nick Castellanos became the first Tigers player to have four
extra base hits in a game since
Iván Rodríguez on April 5,
2006. • On September 10,
Ian Kinsler recorded his 1,500th career hit, a single off of
Bryan Shaw of the
Cleveland Indians. • On September 23,
Víctor Martínez hit his 200th career home run, against
Frankie Montas of the
Chicago White Sox, becoming the sixth Venezuelan to reach the milestone. • On September 29, J. D. Martinez recorded his 100th RBI of the season, becoming the first Tigers outfielder to do so since
Magglio Ordóñez recorded 103 in
2008. • Miguel Cabrera led the major leagues with a .338 batting average to win his fourth AL
batting title in the last five years. • Miguel Cabrera and J. D. Martinez won
Silver Slugger Awards, their sixth and first respectively.
Pitching • On April 14,
Shane Greene became the first Tigers pitcher to pitch eight innings or more without an earned run in consecutive starts to begin the season since
Bob Sykes in
1978. • On April 19, Shane Greene became the first Tigers pitcher to pitch at least seven innings and allow one run or fewer in each of his first three starts since
Jack Morris in
1984. • On April 25,
Alfredo Simón became the first Tigers pitcher to win his first four starts in a season since
Frank Tanana in
1988. • On June 12,
David Price became the first Tigers pitcher to pitch a
complete game shutout in 93 pitches or fewer since
Armando Galarraga's
near-perfect game on June 2, 2010. Price became just the fifth Tigers pitcher in the last 15 years to throw back-to-back complete games, following
Rick Porcello,
Justin Verlander,
Mark Redman and
Steve Sparks. • On June 12, David Price became just the second Tigers pitcher since 1983 to induce four
double plays in a game, and the first since
Jeremy Bonderman in
2007. • On August 23,
Blaine Hardy's homerless streak of innings ended after allowing a home run to
Mike Napoli. This was the longest active homerless innings streak in the major leagues. The last time Hardy had allowed a home run was to
Jason Castro on June 27, 2014. Hardy holds the franchise record for the most appearances by a left-hander without allowing a home run, at 87, and was two appearances away from tying
Bernie Boland's record for 89 homerless games. Boland's streak lasted from 1915 to 1920, and covered innings. • On August 26,
Justin Verlander came within three outs of his third career
no-hitter against the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, before allowing a double to
Chris Iannetta. This was his seventh career complete game shutout, and second career complete game one-hitter. This marked the seventh time in the last five seasons Verlander carried a no-hit bid into at least the seventh inning, two more than any other pitcher in baseball.
Defensive •
James McCann set the modern major league record for the number of consecutive games played at catcher to start a career without an error, at 102 games, surpassing the previous record of 93 set by
Frankie Pytlak from
1932 to
1934. • James McCann finished the season with no errors in 112 games to lead all MLB catchers in fielding percentage. He became the sixth catcher in major league history to catch at least 100 games in a season without committing an error, following
Chris Iannetta and
Chris Snyder in
2008,
Mike Matheny in
2003,
Charles Johnson in
1997 and
Buddy Rosar in
1946. •
Ian Kinsler won the
Fielding Bible Award for second base. His 19
defensive runs saved were six better than any other Major League second baseman, while his 6.3
ultimate zone rating was the best in the American League. •
Yoenis Céspedes won the American League
Rawlings Gold Glove Award in left field. In 99 games for the Tigers, Céspedes had nine
assists, 11 defensive runs saved and a 15 ultimate zone rating.
Team accomplishments • The Tigers opened the regular season with consecutive shutout wins for the first time in franchise history. They became the 14th team in the last 100 years to do so, and the first American League team to do so since the
1977 California Angels. • The Tigers extended their shutout streak by six innings, before allowing an unearned run. The Tigers set a modern-day American League record for shutout innings to begin a season at 24 innings, surpassing the previous record of 22 innings set by the
1947 Chicago White Sox. The Tigers' 24-inning scoreless streak to begin the season is the third-longest streak in Major League history. • The Tigers went 32 innings to start the season before allowing an earned run, tying the modern day Major League record set by the
1963 St. Louis Cardinals. • The Tigers became the third team in Major League history to score at least 30 runs in their first four games while allowing five or fewer, the other teams being the
2007 New York Mets and the
1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms. • On April 12, the Tigers recorded their sixth consecutive game with at least 10 hits, setting a franchise record. This is the longest streak in the Major Leagues since the
1999 Cleveland Indians had at least 10 hits in 10 consecutive games. • The Tigers' 6–0 record to begin the season is their best start since
1985, and is tied for the second-best start to a season in franchise history. • The Tigers went innings without allowing a walk, from the eighth inning on April 12 against the
Cleveland Indians until the second inning on April 17 against the
Chicago White Sox. This was their longest stretch without allowing a walk since
1914. • On August 19, the Tigers compiled at least 19 hits in consecutive games for the fourth time in franchise history, and the first time since June 30, 1935. • On September 22, the Tigers came within two outs of a
combined no-hitter against the
Chicago White Sox, before allowing a triple to
Tyler Saladino.
All-Stars The Tigers sent four players to the
2015 All-Star Game. First baseman
Miguel Cabrera was voted in as the starter at first base in the fan voting, while shortstop
José Iglesias, outfielder
J. D. Martinez and pitcher
David Price were selected as reserves in the player voting. Cabrera did not participate in the All-Star game due to a left calf strain. The Tigers had a chance to send a fifth player to the All-Star Game this season, as outfielder
Yoenis Céspedes was one of the five finalists for the AL in the
All-Star Final Vote, but he was beaten out by
Mike Moustakas of the
Kansas City Royals. Price became the winning pitcher of the game, marking the second consecutive All-Star game that featured a Tiger as the winning pitcher, following
Max Scherzer who won in
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