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The record since 2000 of the Detroit Tigers, who earned their first World Series berth since 1984 by completing a sweep of Oakland in the American League Championship Series:

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*--* Year W L Pct. Attendance How finished 2000 79 83 488 2,533,752 3rd in AL Central, 16 games behind 2001 66 96 407 1,921,305 4th in AL Central, 25 games behind 2002 55 106 342 1,503,623 5th in AL Central, 39 games behind 2003 43 119 265 1,368,245 5th in AL Central, 47 games behind 2004 72 90 444 1,917,005 4th in Al Central, 20 games behind 2005 71 91 438 2,024,505 4th in AL Central, 28 games behind 2006 95 67 586 2,595,937 2nd in AL Central, 1 game behind

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Source: MLB.com