Spending the majority of his career with the Detroit Tigers, Willie Horton was a feared power hitter who belted 20 Home Runs six times amassing 262 Home Runs over his Tigers career.  Horton was an All-Star four times and finished fourth in MVP voting in 1968, which was the year he helped the Tigers win the World Series.  Horton was so beloved in Detroit that they would retire his number despite him not being in the Baseball Hall of Fame.  Horton might not have been among the best baseball players in Tigers history, but if this list was based on popularity, he would have been in the top five.

After seven seasons with the Chicago White Sox, Chet Lemon was traded to the Detroit Tigers in 1981, where he would play nine seasons until he retired after the 1990 season.  Playing in the Outfield, Lemon had three 20 Home Run seasons for Detroit, nad was an All-Star in 1984.  That was the same year where he was a integral part of the Tigers World Series winning team.  As a TIger, he would have 1,071 Hits with 142 Home Runs.

A Detroit Tiger for 12 of his 17 seasons in Major League Baseball, Virgil Trucks would become the third Pitcher in MLB history to hurl two no-hitters in a season.  Trucks would be an All-Star in 1949 and the Strikeouts Champion the same year.  In 1945, Virgil would win a game in the World Series Title for Detroit.  In his 12 seasons in Detroit, Trucks would go 114-96 with 1,046 Strikeouts.

With the label as the “Yankee Killer” (he had a 27 and 10 record against the Bronx Bombers), Frank Lary was a two-time All-Star who in 1961 finished third in Cy Young voting.  Lary would also lead the American League in Innings Pitched three times and would also lead the AL in Wins in 1956.  Lary would post a record in Detroit of 123-110 with 1,031 Strikeouts.