Lakeland Tigers

• Location: Lakeland, FL
• League: Florida State League 1963-1964, 1967-2006
• Affiliation: Detroit Tigers 1963-1964, 1967-2006
• Ballpark: Joker Marchant Stadium 1967-2001, 2003-present; Henley Field 1963-1964, 2002

The Lakeland Tigers have been an affiliate of the Detroit Tigers in the Class A Florida State League since 1967. Since 1967, (except for 2002) the Tigers have called Joker Marchant Stadium their home ballpark. The club played their 2002 home dates at nearby Henley Field while Joker Marchant Stadium was being renovated. After the 2006 season, the club became known as the Lakeland Flying Tigers.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting Coach	Pitching Coach
1963	60-61	5th	Gail Henley	none
1964	67-69	3rd	Al Federoff
1967	50-90	10th	Stubby Overmire
1968	58-81	9th	Len Okrie
1969	63-68	8th	Len Okrie
1970	69-62	5th	Dick Tracewski	Lost in 1st round
1971	63-78	9th	Stubby Overmire
1972	61-69	9th	Stubby Overmire
1973	80-60	3rd	Stubby Overmire	Lost in 1st round
1974	66-64	5th	Stubby Overmire	Lost in 1st round
1975	53-79	8th	Stubby Overmire
1976	74-64	4th	Jim Leyland	League Champs
1977	85-53	1st	Jim Leyland	League Champs
1978	78-60	3rd	Jim Leyland	Lost League Finals
1979	50-87	10th	Fred Hatfield
1980	56-77	9th	Ed Brinkman
1981	69-64	5th	Ted Brazell
1982	65-68	7th	Bruce Kimm
1983	58-72	7th	Ted Brazell
1984	46-98	10th	Bill Fahey
1985	56-84	11th	Jerry Grote (17-29) / Moby Benedict (39-55)
1986	54-79	10th	Tom Burgess
1987	74-61	4th	John Wockenfuss	Lost in 1st round
1988	77-61	3rd	Johnny Lipon	Lost in 1st round
1989	77-59	3rd	Johnny Lipon	Lost in 2nd round	Kenn Cunningham	Ralph Treuel
1990	83-49	2nd	Johnny Lipon	Lost in 2nd round	Doug Carpenter	Ralph Treuel
1991	72-56	4th	Johnny Lipon	Lost in 2nd round	Doug Carpenter	Fernando Arroyo
1992	70-62	9th	Johnny Lipon	League Champs	Dan Raley	Rich Bombard
1993	65-63	7th	Gerry Groninger	Lost in 1st round	Kevin Bradshaw	Rich Bombard
1994	63-68	12th	Gerry Groninger (6-5) / Dan Raley (5-2) / Mark Wagner (52-61)		Dan Raley	Brian Allard
1995	64-69	9th	Dave Anderson
1996	61-77	13th	Dave Anderson		Basilio Cabrera	Rich Bombard
1997	81-57	2nd	Mark Meleski	Lost in 1st round		Joe Georger
1998	67-72	8th	Mark Meleski		Gary Green	Joe Georger
1999	65-73	10th	Mark Meleski		Brian Saltzgaber	Joe Georger
2000	52-88	14th	Skeeter Barnes		Basilio Cabrera	Joe Boever
2001	67-69	9th	Kevin Bradshaw		Basilio Cabrera	Joe Boever
2002	69-70	7th	Gary Green	Lost League Finals	Basilio Cabrera
2003	55-78	11th	Gary Green		Basilio Cabrera	Joe Boever
2004	51-81	12th	Gary Green
2005	85-48	1st	Mike Rojas	Lost League Finals	Larry Herndon	Britt Burns
2006	68-68	6th	Mike Rojas		Larry Herndon	Britt Burns

External Link

The Lakeland Tigers