Tigers surpass last season's win total.

wilheim · Jul 18, 2004

The Tigers surpassed their 2003 wins total — with 2½ months left in the season — beating the New York Yankees 4-2 Sunday behind Nate Robertson’s pitching and Carlos Pena’s hitting.
Detroit (44-47) set an AL record for losses last year by going 43-119, a loss shy of baseball’s post-1900 record for setbacks.

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GreenDoberman · Jul 19, 2004

You need to mention the number one reason for this turnaroun. "Pudge", the best catcher in baseball. He has basically single-handedly lowered their ERA by quite a bit with his masterful handling of the pitchers.