Since their entry into the American League in 1901, the Detroit team has always been known as the Tigers. There was a team from Detroit that played in the National League between 1881-1888 that was known as the Wolverines.
the area around the old tiger stadium it is called corktown
They have always been called the Detroit red wings.
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No, the Tigers have been the Tigers since the team was first started. There was at one time a Detroit baseball team called the Wolverines, but they disbanded after 1888. Between then and 1894, when the Tigers formed, there were several attempts to start a baseball club in Detroit, but none of them lasted much more than a year and I can't find any reference to what names they went by. I'm assuming the question refers to the Detroit Major League Baseball team. There could have been any number of high school teams that were at one time called the Spartans and are now called the Tigers, but if you mean one of them you'd have to be more specific in your question (and frankly, I wouldn't count on an answer, because nobody who isn't from that high school is likely to know or care what their team used to be called).
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Motown is Detroit Michigan, a slang version of Motor City. Detroit was called the Motor City because it was once was home to the major US auto manufacturers headquarters.
PAWS is the mascot of the Detroit Tigers. He's a striped tiger that was officially adopted in May of 1995 by the Detroit Tigers baseball team. His name is officially written by the team in all capital letters.
Detroit is mostly called "The Motor City" So obviously, Detroit is known for cars. Also Detroit is known for "Motown Music" I LOVE DETROIT! MICHIGAN NATIVE(:
There is this guy called Fred Zollner and he decided to make a b-ball team. He was a manager of a car company in Indiana. He named his team the Fort Wayne Pistons. After that somebody relocated the team to Detroit.
Detroit, Michigan.
Detroit, Michigan.