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1968 Detroit Tigers (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1967/1969)
103-59, Finished 1st in American League
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World Series Champs
Scored 671 runs, Allowed 492 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 103-59
Managed by Mayo Smith

Ballpark: Tiger Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,031,847 (1st of 10)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 103, Pitching - 101
  (one-year): Batting - 108, Pitching - 104
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason: Won World Series (4-3) over St. Louis Cardinals

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Team Batting Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C   Bill Freehan        26  155  540   73  142  24  2  25   84  65   64  .263  .366  .454   0   1   9  24   3   3   4  145
1B *Norm Cash           33  127  411   50  108  15  1  25   63  39   70  .263  .329  .487   1   1  12   3   2   3   7  142
2B *Dick McAuliffe      28  151  570   95  142  24 10  16   56  82   99  .249  .344  .411   8   7   0   2   1   3   8  126
3B  Don Wert            29  150  536   44  107  15  1  12   37  37   79  .200  .258  .299   0   3  12   5  11   0   7   67
SS  Ray Oyler           29  111  215   13   29   6  1   1   12  20   59  .135  .213  .186   0   2   8   2   7   3   0   20
LF  Willie Horton       25  143  512   68  146  20  2  36   85  49  110  .285  .352  .543   0   3  14   8   2   7   8  165
CF  Mickey Stanley      25  153  583   88  151  16  6  11   60  42   57  .259  .311  .364   4   3  22   4   8   4   1  102
RF *Jim Northrup        28  154  580   76  153  29  7  21   90  50   87  .264  .324  .447   4   5  14   4   4   5   4  129
    Al Kaline           33  102  327   49   94  14  1  10   53  55   39  .287  .392  .428   6   4   4   3   1   3   7  146
   *Tom Matchick        24   80  227   18   46   6  2   3   14  10   46  .203  .248  .286   0   2   3   4   2   1   3   60
    Dick Tracewski      33   90  212   30   33   3  1   4   15  24   51  .156  .239  .236   3   0   5   0   2   2   0   43
    Jim Price           26   64  132   12   23   4  0   3   13  13   14  .174  .253  .273   0   0   6   1   0   0   1   58
   *Gates Brown         29   67   92   15   34   7  2   6   15  12    4  .370  .442  .685   0   0   2   0   0   0   1  234
   *Eddie Mathews       36   31   52    4   11   0  0   3    8   5   12  .212  .281  .385   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   98
    Wayne Comer         24   48   48    8    6   0  1   1    3   2    7  .125  .160  .229   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   16
    Dave Campbell       26    9    8    1    1   0  0   1    2   1    3  .125  .222  .500   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  112
   *Lenny Green         35    6    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   1    0  .250  .400  .250   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   99
    Bob Christian       22    3    3    0    1   1  0   0    0   0    0  .333  .333  .667   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  194

    Denny McLain        24   44  111    7   18   1  1   0    4   1   37  .162  .170  .189   0   0   1   0  16   0   0    8
    Earl Wilson         33   40   88    9   20   0  1   7   17   2   35  .227  .253  .489   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  118
   #Mickey Lolich       27   41   70    5    8   3  0   0    3   6   25  .114  .184  .157   0   1   3   0   4   0   0    3
    Joe Sparma          26   34   60    2    8   1  0   0    2   1   24  .133  .148  .150   0   0   0   0   6   0   0  -11
    John Hiller         25   39   37    1    3   0  0   0    2   0   14  .081  .081  .081   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  -51
    Pat Dobson          26   47   28    2    4   0  0   0    1   2    7  .143  .200  .143   0   0   0   0   2   0   0    4
   *Daryl Patterson     24   38   13    0    0   0  0   0    1   1    8  .000  .071  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -77
    Fred Lasher         26   34    9    0    1   0  0   0    0   0    4  .111  .111  .111   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  -33
   *Les Cain            20    8    7    0    1   1  0   0    0   0    2  .143  .143  .286   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   26
    Dennis Ribant       26   16    5    1    1   0  0   0    0   1    1  .200  .333  .200   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   63
    Don McMahon         38   20    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    2  .000  .000  .000   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -100
    Jim Rooker          25    2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
   #Jon Warden          21   28    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    John Wyatt          33   22    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    2  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 28.0  164 5490  671 1292 190 39 185  640 521  964  .235  .302  .385  26  32 124  61  73  34  53  114
    Rank among 10 AL teams         1    1    2   6  3   1        4    6     4     2     1  10   8                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.

Team Pitching Glossary

    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP  Denny McLain        24  41   1.96  31   6  0  41   0  28   6  336.0  241   86   73  31   63  280 1288   3   6  0   2 154
SP  Earl Wilson         33  34   2.85  13  12  0  33   0  10   3  224.3  192   77   71  20   65  168  909   7   0  2   4 106
SP *Mickey Lolich       27  39   3.19  17   9  1  32   4   8   4  220.0  178   84   78  23   65  197  905   3  11  0   4  94
SP  Joe Sparma          26  34   3.70  10  10  0  31   1   7   1  182.3  169   81   75  14   77  110  781   5   7  0   3  81

CL  Pat Dobson          26  47   2.66   5   8  7  10  16   2   1  125.0   89   39   37  13   48   93  502   4   2  1   6 113
RP  Daryl Patterson     24  38   2.12   2   3  7   1  22   0   0   68.0   53   19   16   3   27   49  283   3   4  1   1 142
RP  Fred Lasher         26  34   3.33   5   1  5   0  14   0   0   48.7   37   19   18   5   22   32  200   2   0  0   7  90
RP *Jon Warden          21  28   3.62   4   1  3   0  11   0   0   37.3   30   15   15   5   15   25  155   0   0  0   2  83
RP *John Hiller         25  39   2.39   9   6  2  12  13   4   1  128.0   92   37   34   9   51   78  518   2   0  0   4 126

    Don McMahon         38  20   2.02   3   1  1   0   9   0   0   35.7   22    8    8   2   10   33  135   3   0  0   1 149
    John Wyatt          33  22   2.37   1   0  2   0  10   0   0   30.3   26    9    8   2   11   25  125   4   1  0   2 127
    Dennis Ribant       26  14   2.22   2   2  1   0   4   0   0   24.3   20    7    6   1   10    7  105   0   1  0   2 136
   *Les Cain            20   8   3.00   1   0  0   4   1   0   0   24.0   25    9    8   1   20   13  114   2   0  0   1 100
   *Jim Rooker          25   2   3.86   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    4.7    4    2    2   0    1    4   18   0   0  0   0  78
    Roy Face            40   2   0.00   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    1.0    2    0    0   0    1    1    5   0   0  0   1    
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 26.8 164   2.71 103  59 29 164 105  59  19 1489.0 1180  492  448 129  486 1115 6043  38  32  4  40 111
    Rank among 10 AL teams          3   1  10  6           1   2      1    3    1        9    4    2

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

Team Fielding Glossary League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP FP PB WP SB CS -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- BFreehan 1180 129 138 971 73 6 15 .994 7 27 66 38 JPrice 307 35 42 223 14 1 1 .996 3 9 14 2 WComer 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 0 0 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- Team Total 1489 164 164 1196 87 7 16 .995 10 38 80 40 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- First Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .989 *9.59 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- NCash 965 105 117 924 88 8 66 .992 9.43 BFreehan 172 21 21 162 10 1 11 .994 9.00 AKaline 165 18 22 152 13 4 15 .976 9.00 MStanley 115 14 15 99 8 2 9 .982 8.37 EMathews 44 6 6 34 3 1 5 .974 7.57 TMatchick 24 0 6 28 2 0 4 1.000 11.25 GBrown 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 13.50 BChristian 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 13.50 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1489 164 164 1405 124 16 110 .990 9.24 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Second Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .977 *5.11 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- DMcAuliffe 1277 144 148 288 348 9 79 .986 4.48 DTracewski 102 9 14 15 30 0 5 1.000 3.96 TMatchick 93 10 13 25 34 1 7 .983 5.67 DCampbell 15 1 5 4 3 0 1 1.000 4.20 MStanley 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1489 164 164 332 415 10 92 .987 4.52 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Third Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .951 *3.05 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- DWert 1340 147 150 142 284 15 22 .966 2.86 DTracewski 116 12 16 7 19 2 3 .929 2.02 EMathews 33 5 6 3 10 0 0 1.000 3.55 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1489 164 164 152 313 17 25 .965 2.81 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Shortstop Inn GS G PO A E DP .962 *4.79 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- ROyler 687 70 111 139 207 8 31 .977 4.53 TMatchick 369 48 59 53 118 9 20 .950 4.17 DTracewski 339 36 51 60 108 3 19 .982 4.46 MStanley 68 8 9 9 25 2 2 .944 4.50 DMcAuliffe 22 2 5 4 4 0 1 1.000 3.27 DWert 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1489 164 164 267 462 22 73 .971 4.41 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Left Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .978 *1.85 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- WHorton 1200 137 139 203 6 6 2 .972 1.57 GBrown 116 16 17 18 1 0 0 1.000 1.47 WComer 84 3 26 16 0 0 0 1.000 1.71 JNorthrup 68 7 12 15 1 0 0 1.000 2.12 AKaline 18 1 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 LGreen 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1489 164 164 254 8 6 2 .978 1.58 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField Inn GS G PO A E DP .986 *2.53 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- MStanley 1109 119 131 301 7 0 3 1.000 2.50 JNorthrup 380 45 48 92 1 0 0 1.000 2.20 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1489 164 164 393 8 0 3 1.000 2.42 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Right Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .977 *1.88 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- JNorthrup 894 96 105 219 5 7 1 .970 2.25 AKaline 584 67 70 129 1 3 0 .977 2.00 WComer 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.60 BFreehan 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 BChristian 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1489 164 164 350 6 10 1 .973 2.15 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Outfield Inn GS G PO A E DP .981 *2.08 LF CF RF -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- JNorthrup 1342 148 151 321 7 7 1 .979 2.20 WHorton 1200 137 139 212 6 6 2 .973 1.63 MStanley 1109 119 130 297 7 0 2 1.000 2.47 AKaline 602 68 74 131 1 3 0 .978 1.97 GBrown 116 16 17 18 1 0 0 1.000 1.47 WComer 89 4 27 20 0 0 0 1.000 2.02 BFreehan 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 LGreen 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 BChristian 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Team Total 1489 164 164 999 22 16 5 .985 2.06 164 164 164 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .957 *1.89 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- DMcLain 336 41 41 36 40 1 3 .987 2.04 EWilson 224 33 34 26 30 4 3 .933 2.25 MLolich 220 32 39 5 26 3 0 .912 1.27 JSparma 182 31 34 9 19 2 0 .933 1.38 JHiller 128 12 39 12 15 0 1 1.000 1.90 PDobson 125 10 47 12 22 1 0 .971 2.45 DPatterson 68 1 38 4 9 1 0 .929 1.72 FLasher 48 0 34 3 10 1 1 .929 2.40 JWarden 37 0 28 0 2 1 0 .667 0.48 DMcMahon 35 0 20 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.26 JWyatt 30 0 22 2 4 0 0 1.000 1.78 DRibant 24 0 14 2 3 3 0 .625 1.85 LCain 24 4 8 0 6 0 0 1.000 2.25 JRooker 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 3.83 RFace 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1489 164 164 112 192 17 8 .947 1.84 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.
* indicates Innings Played rather than Games Played was used in Range Factor (RnF) calculations. Team Totals for Innings Played are Innings Pitched by the team's pitchers.

Team Leaders
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Batting Average Horton .285

On-base % Freehan .366

Slugging % Horton .543

OPS Horton .895

Games Freehan 155

At Bats Stanley 583

Plate Appearances (approx.) McAuliffe 658

Runs McAuliffe 95

Hits Northrup 153

Total Bases Horton 278

Doubles Northrup 29

Triples McAuliffe 10

Home Runs Horton 36

RBI Northrup 90

Bases on Balls McAuliffe 82

Strikeouts Horton 110

Stolen Bases McAuliffe 8

Singles Stanley 118

Adjusted OPS+ Horton 165

Runs Created Horton 95

Adjusted Batting Runs Horton 40

Batting Wins Horton 4.4

Extra-Base Hits Horton 58

Times on Base Freehan 231

Offensive Win% Horton .756

Hit By Pitch Freehan 24

Sac. Hits McLain 16

Sac. Flies Horton 7

Intentional Walks Horton and McAuliffe 8

Grounded into Double Plays Stanley 22

Caught Stealing McAuliffe 7

Power/Speed Number McAuliffe 10.7

At Bats per Strikeout Stanley 10.2

At Bats per Home Run Horton 14.2

Outs Stanley 469

Pitching Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders

ERA McLain 1.96

Wins McLain 31

Won-Loss % McLain .838

BB + H per IP (WHIP) McLain 0.905

Hits Allowed/9IP McLain 6.46

Bases on Balls/9IP McLain 1.69

Strikeouts/9IP Lolich 8.06

Games Dobson 47

Saves Dobson and Patterson 7

Innings McLain 336.0

Strikeouts McLain 280

Games Started McLain 41

Comp. Games McLain 28

Shutouts McLain 6

Home Runs Allow. McLain 31

Bases On Balls Allow. Sparma 77

Hits Allowed McLain 241

SO to Walk McLain 4.44

Losses Wilson 12

Earned Runs Allow. Lolich 78

Wild Pitches Wilson 7

Hit Batsmen Lolich 11

Batters Faced McLain 1288

Games Finished Patterson 22

Adjusted ERA+ McLain 154

Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

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Bill Freehan (Starting C)
Willie Horton (Starting LF)
Denny McLain
Don Wert

1967/1969

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