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1962 Detroit Tigers Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1961 / 1963)
85-76, Finished 4th in American League
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Scored 758 runs, Allowed 692 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 87-74
Manager: Bob Scheffing (85-76)
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,207,881 (3rd of 10)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 103, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 111, Pitching - 110
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1961 / 1963 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Hank Aguirre 31 R L 6' 4" 205 Jan 31, 1931 8 42 22 42 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
George Alusik 27 R R 175 Feb 11, 1935 3 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Reno Bertoia 27 R R 185 Jan 8, 1935 10 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Steve Boros 25 R R 6' 0" 185 Sep 3, 1936 4 116 95 116 116 0 0 0 6 105 0 0 0 0 0 10 3
Dick Brown 27 R R 6' 3" 190 Jan 17, 1935 6 134 122 134 134 0 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Bill Bruton 36 L R 6' 0" 169 Nov 9, 1925 10 147 134 147 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 0 145 7 1
Don Buddin 28 R R 5' 11" 178 May 5, 1934 6 31 23 31 31 0 0 0 5 2 19 0 0 0 0 5 1
Jim Bunning HOF 30 R R 6' 3" 195 Oct 23, 1931 8 43 35 43 43 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 All-Star
Jerry Casale 28 R R 6' 2" 200 Sep 27, 1933 5 18 1 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norm Cash 27 L L 6' 0" 190 Nov 10, 1934 5 148 146 148 148 0 0 146 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0
Rocky Colavito 28 R R 6' 3" 190 Aug 10, 1933 8 161 161 161 161 0 0 0 0 0 0 161 0 0 161 0 0 All-Star
Bob Farley 24 L L 6' 2" 200 Nov 15, 1937 2 36 11 36 36 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 11 11 19 1
Bill Faul 22 R R 5' 10" 190 Apr 21, 1940 1st 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chico Fernandez 30 R R 6' 0" 170 Mar 2, 1932 7 141 132 141 141 0 0 1 0 2 138 0 0 0 0 3 3
Tom Fletcher 20 B L 6' 0" 170 Jun 28, 1942 1st 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terry Fox 26 R R 6' 0" 175 Jul 31, 1935 3 47 0 47 47 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Paul Foytack 31 R R 5' 11" 180 Nov 16, 1930 9 29 21 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doug Gallagher 22 R L 195 Feb 21, 1940 1st 9 2 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fred Gladding 26 L R 6' 0" 225 Jun 28, 1936 2 6 0 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Purnal Goldy 24 R R 6' 5" 200 Nov 28, 1937 1st 20 15 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 3 2
Bob Humphreys 26 R R 5' 11" 170 Aug 18, 1935 1st 4 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sam Jones 36 R R 6' 4" 200 Dec 14, 1925 10 30 6 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Al Kaline HOF 27 R R 6' 2" 180 Dec 19, 1934 10 100 100 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 0 0 All-Star
Ron Kline 30 R R 6' 3" 205 Mar 9, 1932 9 36 4 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Howie Koplitz 24 R R 5' 11" 195 May 4, 1938 2 12 6 12 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Frank Kostro 24 R R 6' 2" 190 Aug 4, 1937 1st 16 10 16 16 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Frank Lary 32 R R 5' 11" 180 Apr 10, 1930 9 22 14 22 22 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Charlie Maxwell 35 L L 5' 11" 185 Apr 8, 1927 12 30 15 30 30 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 14 0
Dick McAuliffe 22 L R 5' 11" 176 Nov 29, 1939 3 139 126 139 139 0 0 0 70 49 16 0 0 0 0 10 0
Bubba Morton 30 R R 180 Dec 13, 1931 2 90 48 90 90 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 30 33 62 28 1
Don Mossi 33 L L 6' 1" 195 Jan 11, 1929 9 36 27 36 36 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ron Nischwitz 24 B L 6' 3" 205 Jul 1, 1937 2 48 0 48 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bobo Osborne 26 L R 6' 1" 205 Oct 12, 1935 5 64 12 64 64 0 1 7 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 44 0
Phil Regan 25 R R 6' 3" 200 Apr 6, 1937 3 35 23 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Roarke 31 R R 6' 2" 195 Nov 8, 1930 2 56 39 56 56 0 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Vic Wertz 37 L R 6' 0" 186 Feb 9, 1925 16 74 14 74 74 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0
Jake Wood 25 R R 6' 1" 170 Jun 22, 1937 2 111 85 111 111 0 0 0 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 13
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1961 / 1963 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played