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79-83, Finished 3rd in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Buddy Bell (79-83)
Scored 784 runs, Allowed 790 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 80-82
Ballparks: Tiger Stadium · Attendance: 1,365,157 (13th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 101
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimera Bartee | 24 | B | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Jul 21, 1972 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Jose Bautista | 32 | R | R | 6' 1" | 177 | Jul 25, 1964 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Willie Blair | 31 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Dec 18, 1965 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | $800,000 | |
| Doug Brocail | 30 | L | R | 6' 5" | 220 | May 16, 1967 | 6 | 61 | 4 | 3 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | $425,000 | |
| Raul Casanova | 24 | B | R | 6' 0" | 200 | Aug 23, 1972 | 2 | 101 | 83 | 101 | 92 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | -0.3 | $157,500 | |
| Frank Catalanotto | 23 | L | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Apr 27, 1974 | 1st | 13 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Tony Clark | 25 | B | R | 6' 8" | 205 | Jun 15, 1972 | 3 | 159 | 158 | 159 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | $260,000 | |
| Vince Coleman | 35 | B | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Sep 22, 1961 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -0.2 | $500,000 | |
| Deivi Cruz | 24 | R | R | 5' 11" | 160 | Nov 6, 1972 | 1st | 147 | 133 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $150,000 | |
| John Cummings | 28 | L | L | 6' 3" | 200 | May 10, 1969 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $215,000 | |
| Glenn Dishman | 26 | R | L | 6' 1" | 195 | Nov 5, 1970 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Roberto Duran | 24 | L | L | 6' 0" | 167 | Mar 6, 1973 | 1st | 13 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Damion Easley | 27 | R | R | 5' 11" | 155 | Nov 11, 1969 | 6 | 151 | 141 | 151 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3.0 | $675,000 | |
| Juan Encarnacion | 21 | R | R | 6' 2" | 160 | Mar 8, 1976 | 1st | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Travis Fryman | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Mar 25, 1969 | 8 | 154 | 153 | 154 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.8 | $6,400,000 | |
| Eddie Gaillard | 26 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Aug 13, 1970 | 1st | 16 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Joe Hall | 31 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Mar 6, 1966 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Bob Hamelin | 29 | L | L | 6' 1" | 240 | Nov 29, 1967 | 5 | 110 | 90 | 110 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 16 | 0 | 1.3 | $ | |
| Fernando Hernandez | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Jun 16, 1971 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $150,000 | |
| Bobby Higginson | 26 | L | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Aug 18, 1970 | 3 | 146 | 141 | 146 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 2 | 56 | 163 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.4 | $375,000 | |
| Brian Hunter | 26 | R | R | 6' 4" | 180 | Mar 5, 1971 | 4 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | $310,000 | |
| Jimmy Hurst | 25 | R | R | 6' 6" | 225 | Mar 1, 1972 | 1st | 13 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Kevin Jarvis | 27 | L | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Aug 1, 1969 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Marcus Jensen | 24 | B | R | 6' 4" | 195 | Dec 14, 1972 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Brian Johnson | 29 | R | R | 6' 2" | 210 | Jan 8, 1968 | 4 | 45 | 38 | 45 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -0.6 | $600,000 | |
| Todd Jones | 29 | L | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Apr 24, 1968 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | $975,000 | |
| Greg Keagle | 26 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Jun 28, 1971 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $170,000 | |
| Felipe Lira | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Apr 26, 1972 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $285,000 | |
| Dan Miceli | 26 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Sep 9, 1970 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $475,000 | |
| Orlando Miller | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Jan 13, 1969 | 4 | 50 | 30 | 50 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0.3 | $337,500 | |
| Brian Moehler | 25 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Dec 31, 1971 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | $150,000 | |
| Mike Myers | 28 | L | L | 6' 3" | 197 | Jun 26, 1969 | 3 | 88 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $235,000 | |
| Phil Nevin | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Jan 19, 1971 | 3 | 93 | 62 | 93 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 29 | 21 | 0 | -0.4 | $178,000 | |
| Melvin Nieves | 25 | B | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Dec 28, 1971 | 6 | 116 | 91 | 116 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 103 | 11 | 19 | 0 | -0.2 | $335,000 | |
| Omar Olivares | 29 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Jul 6, 1967 | 8 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | $1,125,000 | |
| Curtis Pride | 28 | L | R | 6' 0" | 205 | Dec 17, 1968 | 4 | 79 | 42 | 79 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 32 | 3 | -0.5 | $216,000 | |
| Tim Pugh | 30 | R | R | 6' 6" | 225 | Jan 26, 1967 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Jody Reed | 34 | R | R | 5' 9" | 170 | Jul 26, 1962 | 11 | 52 | 29 | 52 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 2 | -0.3 | $675,000 | |
| A.J. Sager | 32 | R | R | 6' 4" | 220 | Mar 3, 1965 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | $200,000 | |
| Scott Sanders | 28 | R | R | 6' 4" | 210 | Mar 25, 1969 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Justin Thompson | 24 | L | L | 6' 4" | 215 | Mar 8, 1973 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | $198,000 | All-Star |
| Bubba Trammell | 25 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Nov 6, 1971 | 1st | 44 | 36 | 44 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 0 | -0.4 | $150,000 | |
| Matt Walbeck | 27 | B | R | 5' 11" | 195 | Oct 2, 1969 | 5 | 47 | 38 | 47 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.2 | $550,000 | |
| 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 |