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83-79, Finished 4th in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Sparky Anderson (83-79)
Scored 729 runs, Allowed 685 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-76
Ballparks: Tiger Stadium · Attendance: 1,636,058 (7th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99
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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 | DH | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Bailey | 24 | R | L | 6' 0" | 195 | Jul 31, 1957 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Juan Berenguer | 27 | R | R | 5' 11" | 186 | Nov 30, 1954 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Tom Brookens | 28 | R | R | 5' 10" | 165 | Aug 10, 1953 | 4 | 140 | 102 | 140 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 112 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Enos Cabell | 32 | R | R | 6' 4" | 170 | Oct 8, 1949 | 11 | 125 | 109 | 125 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Marty Castillo | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Jan 16, 1957 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | ||
| Mark DeJohn | 28 | B | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Sep 18, 1953 | 1st | 24 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Bill Fahey | 32 | L | R | 6' 0" | 200 | Jun 14, 1950 | 10 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Kirk Gibson | 25 | L | L | 6' 3" | 215 | May 28, 1957 | 4 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | $200,000 | |
| Dave Gumpert | 24 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | May 5, 1958 | 1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
| Richie Hebner | 34 | L | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Nov 26, 1947 | 15 | 68 | 50 | 68 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 1.5 | $ | |
| Larry Herndon | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Nov 3, 1953 | 8 | 157 | 152 | 157 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.3 | $ | |
| Mike Ivie | 29 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Aug 8, 1952 | 10 | 80 | 64 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 15 | 1 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Bob James | 23 | R | R | 6' 4" | 215 | Aug 18, 1958 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Howard Johnson | 21 | B | R | 5' 11" | 178 | Nov 29, 1960 | 1st | 54 | 40 | 54 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | $ | |
| Lynn Jones | 29 | R | R | 5' 9" | 175 | Jan 1, 1953 | 4 | 58 | 31 | 58 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 58 | 1 | 7 | 2 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Mick Kelleher | 34 | R | R | 5' 9" | 176 | Jul 25, 1947 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Mike Laga | 22 | L | L | 6' 2" | 210 | Jun 14, 1960 | 1st | 27 | 21 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Rick Leach | 25 | L | L | 6' 1" | 180 | May 4, 1957 | 2 | 82 | 61 | 82 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Chet Lemon | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Feb 12, 1955 | 8 | 125 | 118 | 125 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 96 | 123 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.8 | $ | |
| Aurelio Lopez | 33 | R | R | 6' 0" | 185 | Sep 21, 1948 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $286,000 | |
| Eddie Miller | 25 | B | R | 5' 9" | 175 | Jun 29, 1957 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -0.8 | $ | |
| Jack Morris | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | May 16, 1955 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | $450,000 | |
| Lance Parrish | 26 | R | R | 6' 3" | 210 | Jun 15, 1956 | 6 | 133 | 127 | 133 | 133 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.1 | $ | All-Star |
| Larry Pashnick | 26 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Apr 25, 1956 | 1st | 28 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Dan Petry | 23 | R | R | 6' 4" | 185 | Nov 13, 1958 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | $175,000 | |
| Larry Rothschild | 28 | L | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Mar 12, 1954 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Dave Rozema | 25 | R | R | 6' 4" | 185 | Aug 5, 1956 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | $ | |
| Dave Rucker | 24 | L | L | 6' 1" | 185 | Sep 1, 1957 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | $ | |
| Kevin Saucier | 25 | L | L | 6' 1" | 190 | Aug 9, 1956 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $ | |
| Elias Sosa | 32 | R | R | 6' 2" | 186 | Jun 10, 1950 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $272,000 | |
| Dave Tobik | 29 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Mar 2, 1953 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Alan Trammell | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 165 | Feb 21, 1958 | 6 | 157 | 150 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | $ | |
| Jerry Turner | 28 | L | L | 5' 9" | 180 | Jan 17, 1954 | 9 | 85 | 55 | 85 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 50 | 29 | 1 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Jerry Ujdur | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Mar 5, 1957 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | $ | |
| Pat Underwood | 25 | L | L | 6' 0" | 175 | Feb 9, 1957 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.5 | $ | |
| Lou Whitaker | 25 | L | R | 5' 11" | 160 | May 12, 1957 | 6 | 152 | 144 | 152 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.1 | $ | |
| Milt Wilcox | 32 | R | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Apr 20, 1950 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | $ | |
| Glenn Wilson | 23 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Dec 22, 1958 | 1st | 84 | 80 | 84 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 8 | 81 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.9 | $ | |
| John Wockenfuss | 33 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Feb 27, 1949 | 9 | 70 | 54 | 70 | 51 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 1.2 | $ | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR |