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1961 Detroit Tigers

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1960 / 1962

101-61, Finished 2nd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bob Scheffing (101-61)
Scored 841 runs, Allowed 671 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 98-64

Ballparks: Tiger Stadium · Attendance: 1,600,710 (2nd of 10)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 94

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1960 / 1962 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary
Hank Aguirre 30 R L 6' 4" 205 Jan 31, 1931 7 45 0 45 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 $
George Alusik 26 R R 6' 3" 175 Feb 11, 1935 2 15 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14 0 -0.3 $
Reno Bertoia 26 R R 5' 11" 185 Jan 8, 1935 9 24 12 24 20 0 0 0 7 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 -0.2 $
Steve Boros 24 R R 6' 0" 185 Sep 3, 1936 3 116 115 116 116 0 0 0 0 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 $
Dick Brown 26 R R 6' 2" 176 Jan 17, 1935 5 93 84 93 91 0 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.8 $
Bob Bruce 28 R R 6' 3" 200 May 16, 1933 3 14 6 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 $
Bill Bruton 35 L R 6' 0" 169 Nov 9, 1925 9 160 141 160 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155 0 155 6 3 2.5 $
Jim Bunning HOF 29 R R 6' 3" 190 Oct 23, 1931 7 38 37 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 $ All-Star
Jerry Casale 27 R R 6' 2" 200 Sep 27, 1933 4 3 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $
Norm Cash 26 L L 6' 0" 185 Nov 10, 1934 4 159 157 159 157 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.0 $ All-Star
Harry Chiti 28 R R 6' 2" 221 Nov 16, 1932 9 5 4 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Rocky Colavito 27 R R 6' 3" 190 Aug 10, 1933 7 163 161 163 161 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 20 161 2 0 7.9 $35,000 All-Star
Chuck Cottier 25 R R 5' 10" 175 Jan 18, 1936 3 10 1 10 10 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 $
Jim Donohue 22 R R 6' 4" 190 Oct 31, 1938 1st 14 0 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $
Chico Fernandez 29 R R 6' 0" 165 Mar 2, 1932 6 133 118 133 128 0 0 0 0 8 121 0 0 0 0 5 3 0.1 $
Bill Fischer 30 R R 6' 0" 190 Oct 11, 1930 6 26 1 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 $
Terry Fox 25 R R 6' 0" 175 Jul 31, 1935 2 39 0 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 $
Paul Foytack 30 R R 5' 11" 175 Nov 16, 1930 8 32 20 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 $
Bill Freehan 19 R R 6' 3" 203 Nov 29, 1941 1st 4 3 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 $
Dick Gernert 32 R R 6' 3" 209 Sep 28, 1928 10 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.1 $
Fred Gladding 25 L R 6' 1" 220 Jun 28, 1936 1st 8 0 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $
Joe Grzenda 24 R L 6' 2" 180 Jun 8, 1937 1st 4 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $
Frank House 31 L R 6' 1" 190 Feb 18, 1930 10 17 5 17 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.0 $
Al Kaline HOF 26 R R 6' 1" 175 Dec 19, 1934 9 153 148 153 148 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 22 141 147 5 0 8.3 $ All-Star
Ron Kline 29 R R 6' 3" 205 Mar 9, 1932 8 10 8 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 $
Howie Koplitz 23 R R 5' 10" 190 May 4, 1938 1st 4 1 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Frank Lary 31 R R 5' 11" 175 Apr 10, 1930 8 42 36 42 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.6 $ All-Star
Charlie Maxwell 34 L L 5' 11" 185 Apr 8, 1927 11 79 22 79 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 4 25 56 0 0.6 $
Dick McAuliffe 21 L R 5' 11" 176 Nov 29, 1939 2 80 70 80 74 0 0 0 0 22 55 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.0 $
Manny Montejo 25 R R 5' 11" 150 Oct 16, 1935 1st 12 0 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 $
Bubba Morton 29 R R 5' 10" 175 Dec 13, 1931 1st 77 18 77 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 20 30 43 11 0.7 $
Don Mossi 32 L L 6' 1" 195 Jan 11, 1929 8 35 34 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.9 $
Ron Nischwitz 23 B L 6' 3" 205 Jul 1, 1937 1st 6 1 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 $
Bobo Osborne 25 L R 6' 1" 205 Oct 12, 1935 4 71 14 71 18 0 0 11 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 53 0 0.3 $
Phil Regan 24 R R 6' 3" 200 Apr 6, 1937 2 33 16 33 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -0.7 $
Mike Roarke 30 R R 6' 2" 195 Nov 8, 1930 1st 86 67 86 85 0 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 -0.3 $
Gerry Staley 40 R R 6' 0" 195 Aug 21, 1920 15 13 0 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $
George Thomas 23 R R 6' 3" 190 Nov 29, 1937 3 17 0 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 4 10 -0.3 $
Ozzie Virgil 29 R R 6' 1" 174 May 17, 1932 5 20 4 20 14 0 3 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 7 2 -0.5 $
Vic Wertz 36 L R 6' 0" 186 Feb 9, 1925 15 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 -0.1 $
Jake Wood 24 R R 6' 1" 163 Jun 22, 1937 1st 162 160 162 162 0 0 0 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.4 $
Hal Woodeshick 28 R L 6' 3" 200 Aug 24, 1932 5 12 2 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.9 $
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Steve Boros
Jake Wood
Chuck Cottier
Dick McAuliffe
Charlie Maxwell
Dick Gernert
Frank House
Al Kaline
Rocky Colavito
Reno Bertoia
Ozzie Virgil

Chico Fernandez
Dick Brown
Harry Chiti
Fred Gladding
Ron Kline
Mike Roarke
Jim Bunning
Don Mossi
Phil Regan
Frank Lary

Terry Fox
Jerry Casale
Jim Donohue
Bill Freehan
Gerry Staley
Vic Wertz
Hal Woodeshick
Paul Foytack
Ron Kline
Manny Montejo
George Thomas
Norm Cash
George Alusik
Bill Fischer

Bobo Osborne
Bob Bruce
Ron Nischwitz
Hank Aguirre
Bill Bruton
Gerry Staley
Bubba Morton
Howie Koplitz
Joe Grzenda

1960 / 1962 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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