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===First Major League season (1901)=== [[File:5068 detroit tigers-cap-1901.png|thumb|upright=0.85|Logo (1901 to 1902)]] The Tigers were established as a charter member of the now major league American League in 1901.<ref>{{cite web|title=Year In Review : 1901 American League|url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/yearly/yr1901a.shtml|website=Baseball Almanac|access-date=November 2, 2017|archive-date=October 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028062349/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/yearly/yr1901a.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> They played their first game as a major league team at home against the [[1901 Milwaukee Brewers season|Milwaukee Brewers]] on April 25, 1901, with an estimated 10,000 fans at Bennett Park.<ref name="Page 73"/><ref name=Timeline>{{cite web|title=Tigers Timeline|url=https://www.mlb.com/tigers/history/timeline|website=MLB.com|access-date=November 2, 2017|archive-date=July 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719054524/https://www.mlb.com/tigers/history/timeline|url-status=live}}</ref> After entering the ninth inning behind 13–4, the team staged a dramatic comeback to win 14–13.<ref name=Timeline/> The team finished third in the eight-team league.<ref>{{cite web|title=1901 American League Season Summary|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1901.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=August 28, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713230736/https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1901.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> That initial season they were the first major league team to have a mascot—a red tiger on a dark background—on their ballcap. It was replaced by the letter "D" in 1903, and their iconic Olde English-style letterform appeared the following year.<ref name="clair">{{cite web |last1=Clair |first1=Michael |title=The history of the baseball cap: The long, strange history of the baseball cap |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/featured/baseball-cap-history-and-timeline |website=MLB.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=June 24, 2023 |date=May 9, 2023 |archive-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509204029/https://www.mlb.com/news/featured/baseball-cap-history-and-timeline |url-status=live }}</ref>
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