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1997 Detroit Tigers (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1996/1998)
79-83, Finished 3rd in AL Eastern Division
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Scored 784 runs, Allowed 790 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 80-82
Managed by Buddy Bell

Ballpark: Tiger Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,365,157 (13th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 100
  (one-year): Batting - 101, Pitching - 101
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Batting Orders are the starting batting orders for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game (# = Opp. LHS) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1.Tue,4/1 at MIN L (5-7) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-LF Nieves-RF Trammell-DH Johnson-C Cruz-SS
2.Wed,4/2 at MIN L (6-7) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-LF Nieves-RF Pride-DH Walbeck-C Cruz-SS
3.Thu,4/3 at MIN L (6-10)# Hunter-CF Reed-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Trammell-RF Nieves-DH Johnson-C Higginson-LF Cruz-SS
4.Fri,4/4 at CHW W (8-7) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-LF Nieves-RF Pride-DH Walbeck-C Cruz-SS
5.Sat,4/5 at CHW W (15-12) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-LF Nieves-RF Trammell-DH Johnson-C Cruz-SS
6.Sun,4/6 at CHW L (3-5) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-LF Nieves-DH Trammell-RF Walbeck-C Cruz-SS
7.Mon,4/7 vs MIN W (10-4) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-LF Nieves-RF Pride-DH Johnson-C Cruz-SS
8.Wed,4/9 vs MIN W (10-5) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-LF Pride-DH Trammell-RF Walbeck-C Cruz-SS
9.Thu,4/10 vs MIN L (3-7)# Hunter-CF Reed-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Trammell-RF Johnson-C Higginson-LF Coleman-DH Cruz-SS
10.Fri,4/11 vs CHW W (5-4) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-LF Pride-DH Trammell-RF Walbeck-C Cruz-SS
11.Sun,4/13 vs CHW L (8-11) Hunter-CF Coleman-LF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-RF Easley-2B Pride-DH Walbeck-C Cruz-SS
12.Sun,4/13 vs CHW W (4-2) Hunter-CF Reed-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-LF Trammell-RF Pride-DH Johnson-C Cruz-SS
13.Mon,4/14 at MIL L (0-7) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-LF Nieves-RF Pride-DH Walbeck-C Cruz-SS
14.Tue,4/15 at MIL W (3-1)# Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Trammell-RF Nieves-DH Johnson-C Higginson-LF Cruz-SS
15.Wed,4/16 vs SEA L (3-7)# Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Nevin-DH Nieves-RF Trammell-LF Walbeck-C Cruz-SS
16.Thu,4/17 vs SEA L (6-8)# Easley-2B Hunter-CF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Trammell-DH Nieves-RF Johnson-C Higginson-LF Cruz-SS
17.Fri,4/18 vs OAK L (5-9) Easley-2B Hunter-CF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-LF Nieves-RF Pride-DH Walbeck-C Cruz-SS
18.Sat,4/19 vs OAK L (1-7) Easley-2B Hunter-CF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-LF Nieves-RF Trammell-DH Johnson-C Cruz-SS
19.Sun,4/20 vs OAK W (9-2) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-LF Pride-DH Trammell-RF Johnson-C Cruz-SS
20.Mon,4/21 at TEX W (7-6) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-LF Nieves-DH Trammell-RF Johnson-C Cruz-SS
21.Wed,4/23 at TEX L (1-2)# Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Nevin-DH Nieves-RF Higginson-LF Johnson-C Cruz-SS
22.Thu,4/24 at TEX L (2-4) Hunter-CF Pride-DH Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-LF Nieves-RF Casanova-C Reed-2B Cruz-SS
23.Fri,4/25 at ANA L (3-8) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-LF Nieves-DH Trammell-RF Johnson-C Cruz-SS
24.Sat,4/26 at ANA W (2-0)# Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Trammell-RF Nevin-DH Johnson-C Higginson-LF Cruz-SS
25.Sun,4/27 at ANA L (5-6)# Hunter-CF Reed-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Easley-SS Trammell-RF Nevin-DH Casanova-C Higginson-LF
26.Tue,4/29 vs MIL L (1-2) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-LF Nieves-RF Pride-DH Johnson-C Cruz-SS
27.Wed,4/30 vs MIL W (8-4)# Hunter-CF Easley-SS Fryman-3B Clark-1B Nevin-DH Nieves-RF Trammell-LF Casanova-C Reed-2B
28.Sat,5/3 at CLE L (6-7) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-LF Nieves-RF Trammell-DH Johnson-C Cruz-SS
29.Sun,5/4 at CLE W (2-0) Hunter-CF Higginson-LF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Pride-DH Nieves-RF Easley-SS Casanova-C Reed-2B
30.Mon,5/5 at TOR L (1-3) Hunter-CF Higginson-LF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Pride-DH Nieves-RF Easley-SS Johnson-C Reed-2B
31.Tue,5/6 at TOR L (1-2) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Higginson-LF Nieves-DH Trammell-RF Johnson-C Cruz-SS
32.Wed,5/7 vs KCR W (12-3) Hunter-CF Higginson-LF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Nieves-RF Easley-2B Casanova-C Cruz-SS
33.Thu,5/8 vs KCR L (0-4) Hunter-CF Higginson-LF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Nieves-RF Easley-2B Johnson-C Cruz-SS
34.Fri,5/9 vs CLE L (0-5) Hunter-CF Higginson-RF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Pride-LF Hamelin-DH Casanova-C Reed-2B Cruz-SS
35.Sat,5/10 vs CLE W (6-0) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Higginson-RF Clark-1B Fryman-3B Pride-LF Hamelin-DH Johnson-C Cruz-SS
36.Sun,5/11 vs CLE W (11-3) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Higginson-RF Clark-1B Fryman-3B Pride-DH Nevin-LF Casanova-C Cruz-SS
37.Tue,5/13 vs TOR W (4-0) Hunter-CF Easley-SS Higginson-LF Clark-1B Fryman-3B Nieves-RF Hamelin-DH Casanova-C Reed-2B
38.Wed,5/14 vs TOR L (2-7) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Higginson-LF Clark-1B Fryman-3B Nieves-RF Hamelin-DH Johnson-C Cruz-SS
39.Thu,5/15 at KCR L (9-10) Hunter-CF Reed-2B Higginson-LF Clark-1B Fryman-3B Nieves-RF Hamelin-DH Casanova-C Cruz-SS
40.Fri,5/16 at KCR W (10-2)# Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Nevin-LF Nieves-RF Johnson-C Higginson-DH Cruz-SS
41.Sat,5/17 at KCR W (9-2) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Higginson-LF Clark-1B Fryman-3B Nieves-RF Hamelin-DH Casanova-C Cruz-SS
42.Sun,5/18 at KCR W (6-5) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Higginson-LF Clark-1B Fryman-3B Nieves-RF Hamelin-DH Johnson-C Cruz-SS
43.Tue,5/20 at BAL L (3-4) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Higginson-LF Clark-1B Fryman-3B Nieves-RF Pride-DH Casanova-C Cruz-SS
44.Wed,5/21 at BAL L (0-2) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Higginson-RF Clark-1B Fryman-3B Pride-DH Nevin-LF Casanova-C Cruz-SS
45.Fri,5/23 vs TEX W (7-1)# Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Nevin-DH Nieves-RF Johnson-C Higginson-LF Cruz-SS
46.Sat,5/24 vs TEX L (4-8) Hunter-CF Reed-2B Higginson-LF Clark-1B Fryman-3B Nieves-RF Hamelin-DH Casanova-C Cruz-SS
47.Sun,5/25 vs TEX W (13-5) Hunter-CF Easley-SS Nieves-RF Clark-1B Fryman-3B Higginson-LF Hamelin-DH Casanova-C Reed-2B
48.Mon,5/26 vs ANA W (6-0)# Hunter-CF Reed-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Nieves-RF Easley-DH Higginson-LF Johnson-C Cruz-SS
49.Tue,5/27 vs ANA W (6-2)# Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Nevin-DH Nieves-RF Higginson-LF Casanova-C Cruz-SS
50.Wed,5/28 vs BAL L (1-8)# Hunter-CF Reed-2B Fryman-3B Nevin-1B Easley-DH Nieves-RF Johnson-C Higginson-LF Cruz-SS
51.Fri,5/30 at SEA W (5-2)# Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Nevin-DH Nieves-RF Higginson-LF Casanova-C Cruz-SS
52.Sat,5/31 at SEA W (4-2) Hunter-CF Higginson-LF Nieves-RF Clark-1B Fryman-3B Hamelin-DH Easley-2B Casanova-C Cruz-SS
53.Sun,6/1 at SEA L (1-4) Hunter-CF Reed-2B Higginson-RF Clark-1B Fryman-3B Hamelin-DH Pride-LF Johnson-C Cruz-SS
54.Mon,6/2 at OAK W (8-7) Hunter-CF Higginson-LF Nieves-RF Clark-1B Fryman-3B Hamelin-DH Easley-2B Casanova-C Cruz-SS
55.Tue,6/3 at OAK L (8-9) Hunter-CF Higginson-LF Nieves-RF Clark-1B Fryman-3B Hamelin-DH Easley-2B Johnson-C Cruz-SS
56.Thu,6/5 vs SEA L (6-14)# Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Nevin-DH Nieves-RF Casanova-C Higginson-LF Cruz-SS
57.Fri,6/6 vs SEA L (3-6) Hunter-CF Higginson-RF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Casanova-C Pride-LF Easley-SS Reed-2B
58.Sat,6/7 vs SEA W (3-1) Hunter-CF Higginson-RF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Casanova-C Pride-LF Reed-2B Cruz-SS
59.Sun,6/8 vs SEA L (0-2)# Hunter-CF Reed-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Nevin-LF Nieves-DH Johnson-C Higginson-RF Cruz-SS
60.Tue,6/10 vs OAK W (6-4) Hunter-CF Higginson-LF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Nieves-RF Casanova-C Easley-2B Cruz-SS
61.Wed,6/11 vs OAK W (4-2) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Nieves-RF Pride-LF Johnson-C Miller-SS
62.Fri,6/13 at MON L (3-4)# Hunter-CF Easley-2B Nevin-LF Clark-1B Nieves-RF Miller-3B Johnson-C Cruz-SS Olivares-P
63.Sat,6/14 at MON L (0-1) Hunter-CF Reed-2B Nieves-RF Clark-1B Pride-LF Casanova-C Nevin-3B Cruz-SS Thompson-P
64.Sun,6/15 at MON L (2-10) Hunter-CF Easley-2B Nieves-RF Clark-1B Pride-LF Casanova-C Nevin-3B Cruz-SS Moehler-P
65.Mon,6/16 vs FLA L (3-7) Easley-2B Pride-LF Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Nieves-RF Casanova-C Nevin-3B Miller-SS Hunter-CF
66.Tue,6/17 vs FLA L (2-3) Pride-LF Easley-2B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Nieves-RF Miller-SS Casanova-C Nevin-3B Hunter-CF
67.Wed,6/18 vs FLA W (6-2)# Hunter-CF Reed-2B Clark-1B Nevin-LF Miller-3B Hamelin-DH Hall-RF Johnson-C Cruz-SS
68.Fri,6/20 vs BOS W (12-6) Hunter-CF Pride-LF Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Nevin-3B Nieves-RF Easley-2B Casanova-C Cruz-SS
69.Sat,6/21 vs BOS W (15-4)# Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Nevin-LF Nieves-RF Miller-DH Johnson-C Cruz-SS
70.Sun,6/22 vs BOS L (1-2) Hunter-CF Pride-LF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Nieves-RF Casanova-C Miller-SS Reed-2B
71.Mon,6/23 vs NYY L (2-5) Hunter-CF Pride-LF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Nieves-RF Casanova-C Easley-2B Cruz-SS
72.Tue,6/24 vs NYY L (9-12) Hunter-CF Pride-RF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Casanova-C Nevin-LF Easley-2B Miller-SS
73.Wed,6/25 vs NYY L (1-3)# Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Nevin-LF Nieves-RF Hamelin-DH Johnson-C Cruz-SS
74.Thu,6/26 at BOS W (10-6)# Hunter-CF Easley-2B Fryman-3B Clark-1B Nevin-DH Nieves-RF Casanova-C Higginson-LF Cruz-SS
75.Fri,6/27 at BOS W (2-1) Hunter-CF Higginson-RF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Casanova-C Pride-LF Reed-2B Cruz-SS
76.Sat,6/28 at BOS W (9-2) Hunter-CF Higginson-LF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Nieves-RF Casanova-C Easley-2B Miller-SS
77.Sun,6/29 at BOS L (6-8) Hunter-CF Higginson-LF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Nieves-RF Easley-2B Johnson-C Cruz-SS
78.Mon,6/30 vs NYM W (14-0) Hunter-CF Higginson-LF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Nieves-RF Casanova-C Easley-2B Cruz-SS
79.Tue,7/1 vs NYM W (8-6) Hunter-CF Higginson-RF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Casanova-C Pride-LF Easley-2B Cruz-SS
80.Wed,7/2 vs NYM W (9-7) Hunter-CF Higginson-RF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Easley-2B Pride-LF Johnson-C Miller-SS
81.Thu,7/3 vs BAL L (1-10)# Hunter-CF Easley-DH Fryman-3B Clark-1B Nevin-LF Nieves-RF Casanova-C Reed-2B Cruz-SS
82.Fri,7/4 vs BAL L (3-4) Hunter-CF Higginson-LF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Nieves-RF Casanova-C Easley-2B Miller-SS
83.Fri,7/4 vs BAL W (11-8) Hunter-CF Higginson-RF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Easley-2B Pride-LF Johnson-C Cruz-SS
84.Sat,7/5 vs BAL W (6-5) Hunter-CF Higginson-RF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH Casanova-C Pride-LF Reed-2B Cruz-SS
85.Sun,7/6 vs BAL W (14-9) Hunter-CF Higginson-LF Fryman-3B Clark-1B Hamelin-DH