How Detroit Tigers Milestones is played

Every card in this deck carries a hidden value on the same scale — release years and dates — and the run is one long sorting problem. The first card is dealt face up. Each card after it goes into the gap where you think it belongs, and the value only shows once it lands. Get it wrong three times and the run ends with whatever you had placed.

This deck can also be shuffled together with any other deck measured in release years and dates — tick several on the deck tree to build one longer timeline out of them.

What's in the deck

25 of the 25 cards you could be dealt. The values stay hidden until you place them.

Joined the AL as a charter franchise Detroit won its opener with a stunning ninth-inning rally
Ty Cobb made his debut The Georgia Peach began his record-setting career
Won first AL pennant The young club reached the first of three straight World Series
Ty Cobb won the Chalmers Award batting .420 An MVP-honored season set a modern average mark
Navin Field opened The park later known as Tiger Stadium debuted at Michigan and Trumbull
Won the AL pennant with a powerhouse lineup A powerhouse lineup reached the Series but lost to St. Louis
Won first World Series over the Cubs Greenberg's MVP season delivered the franchise's first title
Won another AL pennant Greenberg's second MVP led a World Series run against Cincinnati
Won the World Series over the Cubs Greenberg's return from military service powered the title
Al Kaline won the batting title at 20 He became the youngest batting champion in history
Norm Cash won the batting title A .361 season fueled a 101-win chase of the Yankees
Won the World Series over the Cardinals McLain won 31 games and Lolich took three Series starts
Won the AL East Billy Martin's club edged Boston in a strike-shortened race
Mark Fidrych won Rookie of the Year The Bird talked to the ball and packed ballparks
Won the World Series after a 35-5 start A wire-to-wire season ended with a title over San Diego
Won the AL East on the final weekend A dramatic finish edged Toronto for the division
Final game at Tiger Stadium Fans said goodbye to the corner of Michigan and Trumbull
Comerica Park opened A new downtown ballpark replaced the 88-year-old stadium
Lost an AL-record 119 games The team set the league mark for losses in a season
Won the AL pennant under Leyland Leyland's club reached the World Series but fell to St. Louis
Lost a Game 163 to the Twins A 12-inning tiebreaker in Minnesota ended the season
Justin Verlander won MVP and Cy Young The ace threw a no-hitter and swept the pitching awards
Miguel Cabrera won the Triple Crown The first in 45 years came alongside an AL pennant
Cabrera won his second straight MVP A fourth consecutive division title followed
Tarik Skubal won the pitching Triple Crown A late surge carried a young club back to the playoffs