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Tiger Stadium (Detroit)

Tiger Stadium is a stadium in Detroit, United States that opened in 1912. Its recorded capacity is 23,000.

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Tiger Stadium
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Key facts

Tiger Stadium is a stadium in Detroit, United States that opened in 1912. Its recorded capacity is 23,000. It is owned by Detroit Tigers. It is operated by Mike Ilitch and Detroit Tigers. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Navin Field, Navin Field (1912–1937) Briggs Stadium. Current tenants are Detroit Tigers, Detroit Cougars, 1919 Detroit Titans football team, 1921 Detroit Titans football team, 1920 Detroit Titans football team, Detroit Tigers 1912–1999 Detroit Detroit Heralds 1912–1919, Detroit Detroit Heralds/Tigers 1920–1921 Detroit Detroit Panthers 1925–1926 Detroit Lions 1938–1939, 1941–1974 Detroit Cougars Detroit Cougars NPSL / North American Soccer League NASL) 1967–1968.

Location
Detroit, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
23,000
Opened
1912
Status
Demolished
Current owner
Detroit Tigers
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
1
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Tiger Stadium
Tiger Stadium

Tiger Stadium is at latitude 42.331944, longitude -83.068889, in Detroit, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Tiger Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude42.331944
Longitude-83.068889
CityDetroit
RegionDetroit
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Tiger Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Tiger Stadium
193819822026Navin Field (1912–1937) Briggs Stadium (1938 to 1960)

Tiger Stadium has carried 2 recorded names. Navin Field (no sponsor) ran Unknown. Navin Field (1912–1937) Briggs Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1938 to 1960. The average tenure of a name here is 22 years.

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Every recorded name of Tiger Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Navin FieldNoneUnknownNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Navin Field (1912–1937) Briggs StadiumNone1938 to 1960Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Tiger Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerDetroit TigersPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorMike IlitchPresentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorDetroit TigersPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Tiger Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Detroit TigersNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Detroit CougarsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1919 Detroit Titans football teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1921 Detroit Titans football teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1920 Detroit Titans football teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Detroit Tigers 1912–1999 Detroit Detroit Heralds 1912–1919Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Detroit Detroit Heralds/Tigers 1920–1921 Detroit Detroit Panthers 1925–1926 Detroit Lions 1938–1939, 1941–1974 Detroit Cougars Detroit Cougars NPSL / North American Soccer League NASL) 1967–1968Not mappedPresentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

60 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Tiger Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set26012026-10
29 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1750255https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)2026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikipedia_infoboxwikidata2026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17502552026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolessource_id312026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1750255https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)2026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikipedia_infoboxwikidata2026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17502552026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_id312026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1750255https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)2026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikipedia_infoboxwikidata2026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17502552026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_id312026-09
24 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
24 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1750255https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)2026-09
24 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
24 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikipedia_infoboxwikidata2026-09
24 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17502552026-09
24 September 2026venue_rolessource_id312026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)35030not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set350302026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1750255https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)2026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikipedia_infoboxwikidata2026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17502552026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_id312026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1750255https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)2026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikipedia_infoboxwikidata2026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17502552026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_id312026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setNavin Field (1912–1937) Briggs Stadium2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setNavin Field2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set313392026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set313382026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set313372026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1750255https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)2026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set249152026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set249142026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set249132026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set249122026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set249112026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set249102026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set249092026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13752192812026-09
23 September 2026venuesopened_yearnot set19122026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13752192812026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleTiger_Stadium_(Detroit)Tiger Stadium (Detroit)2026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Tiger Stadium (Detroit) (revision 1375219281). Wikidata item: Q1750255.

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