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53-109, Finished 5th in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Buddy Bell (53-109)
Scored 783 runs, Allowed 1103 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 56-106
Ballparks: Tiger Stadium · Attendance: 1,168,610 (13th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 96, 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Aldred | 28 | L | L | 6' 4" | 195 | Jun 12, 1968 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.6 | $150,000 | |
| Brad Ausmus | 27 | R | R | 5' 11" | 190 | Apr 14, 1969 | 4 | 75 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.9 | $ | |
| Kimera Bartee | 23 | B | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Jul 21, 1972 | 1st | 110 | 65 | 110 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 2 | 101 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 | $109,000 | |
| Danny Bautista | 24 | R | R | 5' 11" | 170 | May 24, 1972 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | $185,000 | |
| Raul Casanova | 23 | B | R | 6' 0" | 200 | Aug 23, 1972 | 1st | 25 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
| Andujar Cedeno | 26 | R | R | 6' 1" | 170 | Aug 21, 1969 | 7 | 52 | 47 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1.5 | $ | |
| Mike Christopher | 32 | R | R | 6' 5" | 205 | Nov 3, 1963 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | $200,000 | |
| Tony Clark | 24 | B | R | 6' 8" | 205 | Jun 15, 1972 | 2 | 100 | 97 | 100 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | -0.4 | $109,000 | |
| Fausto Cruz | 24 | R | R | 5' 10" | 165 | May 1, 1972 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| John Cummings | 27 | L | L | 6' 3" | 200 | May 10, 1969 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Chad Curtis | 27 | R | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Nov 6, 1968 | 5 | 104 | 103 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 80 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | $2,000,000 | |
| Damion Easley | 26 | R | R | 5' 11" | 155 | Nov 11, 1969 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Joey Eischen | 26 | L | L | 6' 1" | 190 | May 25, 1970 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | $ | |
| John Farrell | 33 | R | R | 6' 4" | 210 | Aug 4, 1962 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Cecil Fielder | 32 | R | R | 6' 3" | 230 | Sep 21, 1963 | 11 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $9,237,500 | |
| John Flaherty | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Oct 21, 1967 | 5 | 47 | 42 | 47 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.2 | $275,000 | |
| Travis Fryman | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Mar 25, 1969 | 7 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | $5,175,000 | All-Star |
| Greg Gohr | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Oct 29, 1967 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $200,000 | |
| Chris Gomez | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 183 | Jun 16, 1971 | 4 | 48 | 38 | 48 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.3 | $275,000 | |
| Phil Hiatt | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | May 1, 1969 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Bobby Higginson | 25 | L | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Aug 18, 1970 | 2 | 130 | 114 | 130 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 19 | 57 | 139 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3.7 | $170,000 | |
| Tim Hyers | 24 | L | L | 6' 1" | 185 | Oct 3, 1971 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Greg Keagle | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Jun 28, 1971 | 1st | 26 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $109,000 | |
| Mark Lewis | 26 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Nov 30, 1969 | 6 | 145 | 144 | 145 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $670,000 | |
| Richie Lewis | 30 | R | R | 5' 6" | 175 | Jan 25, 1966 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | $170,000 | |
| Jose Lima | 23 | R | R | 6' 2" | 170 | Sep 30, 1972 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | $145,000 | |
| Felipe Lira | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Apr 26, 1972 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | $170,000 | |
| Brian Maxcy | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 170 | May 4, 1971 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Jeff McCurry | 26 | R | R | 6' 7" | 210 | Jan 21, 1970 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Trever Miller | 23 | R | L | 6' 3" | 200 | May 29, 1973 | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $109,000 | |
| Brian Moehler | 24 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Dec 31, 1971 | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Mike Myers | 27 | L | L | 6' 3" | 197 | Jun 26, 1969 | 2 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $127,500 | |
| Phil Nevin | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Jan 19, 1971 | 2 | 38 | 32 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.7 | $120,000 | |
| Melvin Nieves | 24 | B | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Dec 28, 1971 | 5 | 120 | 115 | 120 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 84 | 105 | 11 | 5 | 0 | -0.6 | $170,000 | |
| C.J. Nitkowski | 23 | L | L | 6' 2" | 185 | Mar 9, 1973 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
| Omar Olivares | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Jul 6, 1967 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | $505,000 | |
| Gregg Olson | 29 | R | R | 6' 4" | 210 | Oct 11, 1966 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $400,000 | |
| Mark Parent | 34 | R | R | 6' 5" | 215 | Sep 16, 1961 | 11 | 38 | 29 | 38 | 34 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.2 | $500,000 | |
| Shannon Penn | 26 | B | R | 5' 10" | 163 | Sep 11, 1969 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Curtis Pride | 27 | L | R | 6' 0" | 205 | Dec 17, 1968 | 3 | 95 | 64 | 95 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 1.5 | $150,000 | |
| A.J. Sager | 31 | R | R | 6' 4" | 220 | Mar 3, 1965 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | $160,000 | |
| Bob Scanlan | 29 | R | R | 6' 7" | 215 | Aug 9, 1966 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Ruben Sierra | 30 | B | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Oct 6, 1965 | 11 | 46 | 40 | 46 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Duane Singleton | 23 | L | R | 6' 1" | 170 | Aug 6, 1972 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Clint Sodowsky | 23 | L | R | 6' 3" | 180 | Jul 13, 1972 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.3 | $109,000 | |
| Justin Thompson | 23 | L | L | 6' 4" | 215 | Mar 8, 1973 | 1st | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | $109,000 | |
| Alan Trammell | 38 | R | R | 6' 0" | 165 | Feb 21, 1958 | 20 | 66 | 50 | 66 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | -1.1 | $600,000 | |
| Tom Urbani | 28 | L | L | 6' 1" | 190 | Jan 21, 1968 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Todd Van Poppel | 24 | R | R | 6' 5" | 210 | Dec 9, 1971 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.1 | $ | |
| Randy Veres | 30 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Nov 25, 1965 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $179,000 | |
| Mike Walker | 29 | R | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Oct 4, 1966 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Brian Williams | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Feb 15, 1969 | 6 | 40 | 17 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | $500,000 | |
| Eddie Williams | 31 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Nov 1, 1964 | 8 | 77 | 53 | 77 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 18 | 0 | -1.3 | $350,000 | |
| 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 |