And if the foreigners fighting in the Katanga Army are mercenaries then Lafayette and Von Steuben were mercenaries too, as were also the members of the Lafayette Escadrille in the early part of World War 1, and of Chennault's Flying Tigers in the early days of World War 2.

As a result of several franchise shifts, the Brewers were one of only two Western League teams that didn't fold, move or get kicked out of the league ( the other being the Detroit Tigers ).

These jerseys were white, with a single bold red stripe on the sleeves and chest, and a uniquely-styled white Old English " D " ( a Detroit sports tradition, but formerly used by the Wings, Detroit Lions, and the University of Detroit Titans ) centered on the chest stripe, but not to be confused with the Old English " D " used by the Detroit Tigers.

With the Tigers having already lost a match to Fitzroy by a substantial margin the Dons were declared premiers by virtue of their superior percentage.

In China, the Flying Tigers also used the same tactics with some success, although they were unable to stem the tide of Japanese advances there.

The Marlins were asked about ace Dontrelle Willis after his Cy Young caliber campaign in 2005 amid the " Market Correction " but rejected an offer from the Detroit Tigers that would have landed them now 4 × MLB All-Star and 2011 AL MVP pitcher Justin Verlander and five-tool outfielder Curtis Granderson, both prospects with some major league experience under their belt.

He attracted national attention in 1934 when he refused to play baseball on Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement, even though the Tigers were in the middle of a pennant race and he was not in practice a religious Jew.

Rosenbloom was awarded the remains of the Dallas Texans who had a long and winding history starting as the Boston Yanks in 1944 who later merged with the Brooklyn Tigers and were previously known as the Dayton Triangles, an original NFL team established in 1913.

The Royals were then swept by the Detroit Tigers in the American League Championship Series.

From 1983, ethnic tensions were manifested in on-and-off insurgency against the government by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE ).

The primary components of the Christian front were the Maronite Phalangists loyal to Bachir Gemayel and the Tigers Militia — which was led by Dany Chamoun, a son of former President Camille Chamoun.

But none of the Mexican War Louisiana " Tigers " were Zouaves.

Among the Louisiana Zouaves were the " Louisiana Tigers " or " Coppen's Zouaves.

" Coppen's Zouaves were at Gettysburg, but they were not then known as " Louisiana Tigers.

" Captain White's Company B, " Louisiana Tigers ", of Major Wheats's First Special Battalion, were not at Gettysburg, having been disbanded after Wheat's death at Gaines Mill in 1862.

The following, including four Asian Tigers and new euro countries, were considered developing countries until recently, and are now listed as advanced economies by the International Monetary Fund:

* 1968 ( Tigers – Cardinals )-All seven games were preserved by the CBC on kinescope.

** It is likely the 1965 and 1968 Series were preserved by the CBC due to the Twins ' and Tigers ' proximity to Canada ; the country would not get its own MLB team until the Montreal Expos began play in 1969.

The 1968 and 2004 World Series were clinched in Busch Stadium as well by the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox respectively.

The Tigers were boosted by a significant country recruit in 1901.

The Tigers knew that they were a major asset to the Association.

Dick Harris booted 7 goals in the Tigers ' 1943 premiership win. Despite the tribulations created by the Second World War, the Tigers were able to maintain a commendable level of consistency on the field.

Martin had managed the Tigers in 1972, when Jackson's A's beat them in the playoffs.

However, midway through the 2004 season ( a season in which the Tigers only managed 4 wins, and lost their last 14 H & A matches ), Frawley announced he would be relinquishing his role as the Tiger coach at seasons ' end.

He managed the National League's Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers of the American League.

Martin managed the Detroit Tigers from to.

The team was managed by Bob Schaefer and the team went to a 67-71 record in their first season with the Tigers in 1986.

Later, two of Steve O ' Neill ’ s daughters married professional baseball players, one of whom was Skeeter Webb, who worked for O ' Neill when he managed the Detroit Tigers during the 1940s.

The UWO Mustangs Baseball Club managed by former London Majors / AA London Tigers / AAA Toldedo Mud Hens pitcher Mike Lumley is using the park during the 2006 Ontario University Athletics ( OUA ) baseball season ( in 2005, the Mustangs won the OUA baseball title at Labatt Park for the first time, beating Brock University ) Badgers in the final best-of-three championship series.

In 1934, he managed the Cardinals to another seven-game World Series victory-this time over the Detroit Tigers.

From 1953 to 1955 he owned, managed and coached the Medicine Hat Tigers.

After his retirement, Trammell coached for Detroit ( 1999, hitting coach ), the San Diego Padres ( 2000 – 2002, first base coach ), and managed the Tigers ( 2003 – 2005 ).

Despite these pressures, the Knights managed to avoid a second wooden spoon in three years – offloading the dreaded piece of ' silverware ' to the Penrith Panthers with a last round victory over the Wests Tigers.

Harlequins got off to a shaky start which saw them be in 2nd, 3rd 4th place consecutively, and during the latter half of the season Halequins managed to reach 3rd after a string of 7 out of 9 wins, but three defeats from London Irish, Sale Sharks and Leicester Tigers to finish the season meant that Quins dropped to 6th and missed out on the play offs.

saw a return to the World Series, this time with a 4 – 1 victory over the Detroit Tigers, managed by Jim Leyland.

Parrish was promoted as the replacement, and managed the Tigers from 1998 – 99, compiling an 82-104 record, but was replaced by Phil Garner for the season.

Parrish managed the Tigers through their final season at Tiger Stadium.

Hinch played for the Oakland Athletics (–), Kansas City Royals (–), Detroit Tigers () and Philadelphia Phillies (), and managed the Arizona Diamondbacks from May 2009 to July 2010.

Their Final opponents were table-topping Everton, who Raiders managed to beat in an 89-85 thriller just weeks before, but it was the Tigers who stamped their authority on the game and inflicted the biggest Cup Final defeat recorded with a 103-49 victory at the National Indoor Arena.

Rooted to the bottom of the league standings, Raiders managed to turn things around with a 71-78 away victory at Guildford, ending their eight-game losing streak, continuing the momentum into the new year and chalking-up a shock away win at Everton Tigers 74-87.

After an 18-year career with four teams, most notably the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers, he managed the Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals for three seasons each.

He managed the Detroit Tigers from 1996 – 98, when he resigned after 135 games because he " couldn't stand the losing ".

After a string of poor years the Tigers managed a strong turn-around to become a dominant force in the Australian Rugby League with the club's first, second and third Premierships coming in successive years dominating the 1915, 1916 and 1917 seasons.

Barrow managed in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers of the AL in 1903, finishing fifth, a thirteen game improvement from their 1902 finish.

Barrow managed the Tigers again in 1904, but unable to coexist with Frank Navin, Yawkey's secretary-treasurer, Barrow tendered his resignation.

In light of the Tigers ' continually struggling offense, Maroth's performance was similarly solid, as he managed to rack up 14 wins from 28 starts-the second best record on the team, and just one loss behind their young ace, Jeremy Bonderman.