Detroit Tigers 200px|thumb|right|Mickey Cochrane in the cover of Time magazine in 1935 In 1934, Mack started to disassemble his dynasty for financial reasons and put Cochrane on the trade block. He found a willing recipient in the Detroit Tigers. Their owner, Frank Navin, was also suffering from financial troubles. They had not finished higher than third since 1923, and had developed a reputation for being content with mediocrity. Attendance at Navin Field had sagged for some time. Navin had originally hoped to acquire Babe Ruth and name him player-manager, but after those talks fizzled, he turned to the A's.Ferkovich, Scott. A Look Back at When Babe Ruth Nearly Became the Detroit Tigers’ Player-Manager. Seamheads.com, 2014-07-14. A deal to send Cochrane to Detroit was quickly arranged, and Navin immediately named him player-manager.
Detroit Tigers 200px,|thumb|right|Mickey Cochrane in the cover of Time magazine ,in 1935 In 1934 Mack started to disassemble his dynasty for financial reasons and put Cochrane on the trade block. He found a willing recipient in the Detroit Tigers. Their owner, Frank Navin, was also suffering from financial troub,les. They had not finished higher than third since 1923, and had developed a reputation for being content with mediocrity. Attendance at Navin Field had sagged for some time. Navin had originally hoped to acquire Babe Ruth and name him player-manager, but after those talks fizzled, he turned to the A's.Ferkovich Scott. A Look Back at When Babe Ruth Nearly Became the Detroit Tigers’ Player-Manager. Seamheads.com, 2014-07-14. A deal to send Cochrane to Detroit was quickly arranged and Navin immediately named him player-manager.