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65-97, Finished 5th in AL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Buddy Bell (52-85) and Larry Parrish (13-12)
Scored 722 runs, Allowed 863 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 68-94
Ballparks: Tiger Stadium · Attendance: 1,409,391 (11th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 99, 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 | |||
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| Gabe Alvarez | 24 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Mar 6, 1974 | 1st | 58 | 54 | 58 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1.1 | $170,000 | |
| Matt Anderson | 21 | R | R | 6' 4" | 200 | Aug 17, 1976 | 1st | 42 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | $170,000 | |
| Paul Bako | 26 | L | R | 6' 2" | 205 | Jun 20, 1972 | 1st | 96 | 83 | 96 | 94 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | $170,000 | |
| Kimera Bartee | 25 | B | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Jul 21, 1972 | 3 | 57 | 19 | 57 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 0.4 | $190,000 | |
| Trey Beamon | 24 | L | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Feb 11, 1974 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 1 | -0.2 | $187,500 | |
| Geronimo Berroa | 33 | R | R | 6' 0" | 165 | Mar 18, 1965 | 9 | 52 | 33 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 0 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Doug Bochtler | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Jul 5, 1970 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $287,500 | |
| Doug Brocail | 31 | L | R | 6' 5" | 220 | May 16, 1967 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | $850,000 | |
| Will Brunson | 28 | L | L | 6' 4" | 185 | Mar 20, 1970 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Raul Casanova | 25 | B | R | 6' 0" | 200 | Aug 23, 1972 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.2 | $225,000 | |
| Frank Castillo | 29 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Apr 1, 1969 | 8 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.6 | $1,750,000 | |
| Frank Catalanotto | 24 | L | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Apr 27, 1974 | 2 | 89 | 46 | 89 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 38 | 0 | 0.3 | $170,000 | |
| Tony Clark | 26 | B | R | 6' 8" | 205 | Jun 15, 1972 | 4 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | $762,500 | |
| Dean Crow | 25 | L | R | 6' 4" | 215 | Aug 21, 1972 | 1st | 32 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Deivi Cruz | 25 | R | R | 5' 11" | 160 | Nov 6, 1972 | 2 | 135 | 132 | 135 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | $245,000 | |
| Roberto Duran | 25 | L | L | 6' 0" | 167 | Mar 6, 1973 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $177,500 | |
| Damion Easley | 28 | R | R | 5' 11" | 155 | Nov 11, 1969 | 7 | 153 | 148 | 153 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5.3 | $2,050,000 | All-Star |
| Juan Encarnacion | 22 | R | R | 6' 2" | 160 | Mar 8, 1976 | 2 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | $170,000 | |
| Robert Fick | 24 | L | R | 6' 1" | 189 | Mar 15, 1974 | 1st | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | $200,000 | |
| Bryce Florie | 28 | R | R | 6' 0" | 185 | May 21, 1970 | 5 | 42 | 16 | 2 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $600,000 | |
| Luis Gonzalez | 30 | L | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Sep 3, 1967 | 9 | 154 | 148 | 154 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 3 | 0 | 135 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2.1 | $2,000,000 | |
| Seth Greisinger | 22 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Jul 29, 1975 | 1st | 21 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $170,000 | |
| Denny Harriger | 28 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Jul 21, 1969 | 1st | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Bobby Higginson | 27 | L | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Aug 18, 1970 | 4 | 157 | 155 | 157 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 136 | 153 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | $2,425,000 | |
| Brian Hunter | 27 | R | R | 6' 4" | 180 | Mar 5, 1971 | 5 | 142 | 137 | 142 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.1 | $562,500 | |
| Pete Incaviglia | 34 | R | R | 6' 1" | 225 | Apr 2, 1964 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -0.3 | $300,000 | |
| Todd Jones | 30 | L | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Apr 24, 1968 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $2,250,000 | |
| Gabe Kapler | 22 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Jul 31, 1975 | 1st | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Greg Keagle | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Jun 28, 1971 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $200,000 | |
| Jeff Manto | 33 | R | R | 6' 3" | 210 | Aug 23, 1964 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Brian Moehler | 26 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Dec 31, 1971 | 3 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | $240,000 | |
| Joe Oliver | 32 | R | R | 6' 3" | 215 | Jul 24, 1965 | 10 | 50 | 44 | 50 | 49 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.4 | $750,000 | |
| Brian Powell | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 205 | Oct 10, 1973 | 1st | 18 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.1 | $170,000 | |
| Joe Randa | 28 | R | R | 5' 11" | 190 | Dec 18, 1969 | 4 | 138 | 116 | 138 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1.6 | $375,000 | |
| Billy Ripken | 33 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Dec 16, 1964 | 12 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $400,000 | |
| Bip Roberts | 34 | B | R | 5' 7" | 150 | Oct 27, 1963 | 12 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 0 | -0.3 | $2,300,000 | |
| Sean Runyan | 24 | L | L | 6' 3" | 220 | Jun 21, 1974 | 1st | 88 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | $170,000 | |
| A.J. Sager | 33 | R | R | 6' 4" | 220 | Mar 3, 1965 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.2 | $287,500 | |
| Scott Sanders | 29 | R | R | 6' 4" | 210 | Mar 25, 1969 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $1,700,000 | |
| Marino Santana | 26 | R | R | 6' 1" | 175 | May 10, 1972 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Joe Siddall | 30 | L | R | 6' 1" | 200 | Oct 25, 1967 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | $190,000 | |
| Justin Thompson | 25 | L | L | 6' 4" | 215 | Mar 8, 1973 | 3 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | $400,000 | |
| Andy Tomberlin | 31 | L | L | 5' 11" | 160 | Nov 7, 1966 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 3 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Jason Wood | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 170 | Dec 16, 1969 | 1st | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Tim Worrell | 30 | R | R | 6' 4" | 210 | Jul 5, 1967 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $1,000,000 | |
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