Detroit Tigers Opening Day Starters

Detroit Tigers Opening Day Lineups

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

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.

Shading is not used to differentiate the players' performances. It is merely used to quickly illustrate long strings of games/years played by a single player. When a player in the column changes, so does the color of the shading.

Game	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	SP	DH
2009. Mon, Apr 6 at TOR L (5-12)	Laird	Cabrera	Polanco	Inge	Everett	Anderson	Granderson	Ordonez	Verlander	Guillen
2008. Mon, Mar 31 vs KCR L (4-5)	Rodriguez	Guillen	Polanco	Cabrera	Renteria	Jones	Inge	Ordonez	Verlander	Sheffield
2007. Mon, Apr 2 vs TOR L (3-5)	Rodriguez	Casey	Polanco	Inge	Guillen	Monroe	Granderson	Ordonez	Bonderman	Sheffield
2006. Mon, Apr 3 at KCR W (3-1)	Rodriguez	Shelton	Polanco	Inge	Guillen	Monroe	Granderson	Ordonez	Rogers	Young
2005. Mon, Apr 4 vs KCR W (11-2)	Rodriguez	Pena	Infante	Inge	Guillen	White	Monroe	Ordonez	Bonderman	Young
2004. Mon, Apr 5 at TOR W (7-0)	Rodriguez	Pena	Vina	Munson	Guillen	White	Sanchez	Higginson	Johnson	Young
2003. Mon, Mar 31 vs MIN L (1-3)	Inge	Pena	Santiago	Munson	Infante	Young	Kingsale	Higginson	Maroth	Palmer
2002. Tue, Apr 2 at TBD L (5-9)	Rivera	Young	Easley	Paquette	Halter	Higginson	Macias	Cruz	Weaver	Fick
2001. Tue, Apr 3 vs MIN L (2-3)	Inge	Clark	Easley	Halter	Cruz	Higginson	Encarnacion	Cedeno	Weaver	McMillon
2000. Mon, Apr 3 at OAK W (7-4)	Ausmus	Clark	Easley	Palmer	Cruz	Higginson	Encarnacion	Polonia	Nomo	Gonzalez
1999. Mon, Apr 5 at TEX W (11-5)	Ausmus	Clark	Easley	Palmer	Cruz	Encarnacion	Hunter	Higginson	Moehler	Jefferies
1998. Tue, Mar 31 at TBD W (11-6)#	Oliver	Clark	Easley	Randa	Ripken	Gonzalez	Hunter	Higginson	Thompson	Roberts
1997. Tue, Apr 1 at MIN L (5-7)	Johnson	Clark	Easley	Fryman	Cruz	Higginson	Hunter	Nieves	Brocail	Trammell
1996. Mon, Apr 1 at MIN L (6-8)	Flaherty	Fielder	Lewis	Fryman	Trammell	Nieves	Curtis	Higginson	Lira	Williams
1995. Wed, Apr 26 at CAL W (5-4)#	Flaherty	Fielder	Fletcher	Fryman	Gomez	Pemberton	Curtis	Bautista	Moore	Samuel
1994. Mon, Apr 4 at BOS L (8-9)	Tettleton	Fielder	Whitaker	Fryman	Trammell	Phillips	Davis	Gibson	Moore	Felix
1993. Mon, Apr 5 at OAK L (4-9)	Tettleton	Fielder	Whitaker	Livingstone	Fryman	Phillips	Cuyler	Deer	Moore	Gibson
1992. Mon, Apr 6 vs TOR L (2-4)	Tettleton	Fielder	Whitaker	Fryman	Trammell	Gladden	Cuyler	Deer	Gullickson	Phillips
1991. Mon, Apr 8 vs NYY W (6-4)	Tettleton	Fielder	Whitaker	Fryman	Trammell	Moseby	Cuyler	Deer	Tanana	Phillips
1990. Mon, Apr 9 at BOS L (2-5)	Nokes	Fielder	Whitaker	Phillips	Trammell	Ward	Moseby	Lemon	Morris	Bergman
1989. Tue, Apr 4 at TEX L (0-4)	Nokes	Lovullo	Whitaker	Brown	Trammell	Lynn	Williams	Lemon	Morris	Sheridan
1988. Mon, Apr 4 at BOS W (5-3)	Heath	Evans	Whitaker	Brookens	Trammell	Sheridan	Pettis	Lemon	Morris	Nokes
1987. Mon, Apr 6 vs NYY L (1-2)#	Mercado	Evans	Whitaker	Coles	Trammell	Herndon	Lemon	Heath	Morris	Harper
1986. Mon, Apr 7 vs BOS W (6-5)#	Parrish	Evans	Whitaker	Coles	Trammell	Herndon	Lemon	Gibson	Morris	Collins
1985. Mon, Apr 8 vs CLE W (5-4)	Parrish	Evans	Whitaker	Pittaro	Trammell	Herndon	Lemon	Gibson	Morris	Grubb
1984. Tue, Apr 3 at MIN W (8-1)	Parrish	Bergman	Whitaker	Johnson	Trammell	Herndon	Lemon	Gibson	Morris	Evans
1983. Tue, Apr 5 at MIN W (11-3)#	Parrish	Ivie	Whitaker	Brookens	Trammell	Herndon	Lemon	Wilson	Morris	Wockenfuss
1982. Fri, Apr 9 at KCR L (2-4)#	Parrish	Cabell	Whitaker	Brookens	Trammell	Herndon	Gibson	Miller	Morris	Wockenfuss
1981. Thu, Apr 9 vs TOR W (6-2)	Parrish	Hebner	Whitaker	Kelleher	Trammell	Kemp	Peters	Gibson	Morris	Summers
1980. Thu, Apr 10 at KCR W (5-1)	Parrish	Thompson	Whitaker	Hebner	Wagner	Kemp	Gibson	Peters	Morris	Summers
1979. Sat, Apr 7 vs TEX L (2-8)	Parrish	Thompson	Whitaker	Mankowski	Trammell	Kemp	LeFlore	Morales	Rozema	Corcoran
1978. Fri, Apr 7 vs TOR W (6-2)	May	Thompson	Whitaker	Mankowski	Trammell	Kemp	LeFlore	Corcoran	Fidrych	Staub
1977. Thu, Apr 7 vs KCR L (4-7)#	May	Thompson	Fuentes	Rodriguez	Veryzer	Horton	LeFlore	Oglivie	Roberts	Staub
1976. Sat, Apr 10 at CLE W (3-1)	May	Meyer	Sutherland	Rodriguez	Veryzer	Johnson	Oglivie	Staub	Coleman	Horton
1975. Thu, Apr 10 vs BAL L (0-10)	Freehan	Colbert	Sutherland	Rodriguez	Veryzer	Meyer	LeFlore	James	Coleman	Horton
1974. Fri, Apr 5 at BAL L (2-3)	Freehan	Cash	Sutherland	Rodriguez	Brinkman	Horton	Stanley	Northrup	Lolich	Kaline
1973. Sat, Apr 7 at CLE L (1-2)	Sims	Cash	McAuliffe	Rodriguez	Brinkman	Northrup	Stanley	Kaline	Lolich	Brown
1972. Sat, Apr 15 vs BOS W (3-2)	Freehan	Cash	McAuliffe	Rodriguez	Brinkman	Horton	Northrup	Kaline	Lolich
1971. Tue, Apr 6 vs CLE W (8-2)	Freehan	Northrup	McAuliffe	Rodriguez	Brinkman	Horton	Stanley	Kaline	Lolich
1970. Mon, Apr 6 at WSA W (5-0)	Freehan	Cash	McAuliffe	Jones	Gutierrez	Horton	Northrup	Kaline	Lolich
1969. Tue, Apr 8 vs CLE W (6-2)	Freehan	Cash	McAuliffe	Wert	Stanley	Horton	Northrup	Kaline	McLain
1968. Wed, Apr 10 vs BOS L (3-7)#	Freehan	Stanley	McAuliffe	Wert	Oyler	Horton	Northrup	Kaline	Wilson
1967. Tue, Apr 11 at CAL L (2-4)#	Freehan	Cash	McAuliffe	Wert	Tracewski	Brown	Northrup	Kaline	McLain
1966. Tue, Apr 12 at NYY W (2-1)#	Freehan	Cash	Lumpe	Wert	McAuliffe	Horton	Stanley	Kaline	Lolich
1965. Mon, Apr 12 at KCA W (6-2)	Sullivan	Cash	Lumpe	Wert	McAuliffe	Northrup	Demeter	Kaline	Lolich
1964. Tue, Apr 14 vs KCA W (7-3)	Freehan	Cash	Lumpe	Wert	McAuliffe	Bruton	Demeter	Kaline	Regan
1963. Tue, Apr 9 vs CHW L (5-7)	Triandos	Cash	McAuliffe	Phillips	Fernandez	Colavito	Bruton	Kaline	Bunning
1962. Mon, Apr 9 at WSA L (1-4)	Roarke	Cash	Wood	Boros	Fernandez	Colavito	Bruton	Kaline	Mossi
1961. Tue, Apr 11 vs CLE L (5-9)	Brown	Cash	Wood	Boros	Fernandez	Colavito	Bruton	Kaline	Bunning
1960. Tue, Apr 19 at CLE W (4-2)	Berberet	Bilko	Bolling	Yost	Fernandez	Maxwell	Kaline	Colavito	Lary
1959. Fri, Apr 10 vs CHW L (7-9)#	Wilson	Harris	Bolling	Yost	Bridges	Doby	Kuenn	Kaline	Bunning
1958. Tue, Apr 15 at CHW W (4-3)#	Hegan	Boone	Bolling	Bertoia	Martin	Skizas	Kuenn	Kaline	Bunning
1957. Tue, Apr 16 at KCA L (1-2)	Wilson	Boone	Bolling	Finigan	Kuenn	Maxwell	Tuttle	Kaline	Lary
1956. Tue, Apr 17 vs KCA L (1-2)#	House	Torgeson	Bertoia	Boone	Kuenn	King	Tuttle	Kaline	Lary
1955. Tue, Apr 12 at KCA L (2-6)#	Wilson	Porter	Hatfield	Boone	Kuenn	Phillips	Tuttle	Kaline	Garver
1954. Tue, Apr 13 vs BAL W (3-0)	Batts	Dropo	Bolling	Boone	Kuenn	Delsing	Tuttle	Kaline	Gromek
56 games	25 players	26 players	16 players	27 players	22 players	31 players	26 players	22 players	28 players	29 players
Most Common-games	Freehan-10 Parrish-8 Rodriguez-5	Cash-12 Fielder-7 Clark-5	Whitaker-17 McAuliffe-8 Easley-6	Rodriguez-7 Fryman-6 Wert-6	Trammell-16 Fernandez-4 Cruz-4	Horton-8 Herndon-6 Kemp-4	Lemon-5 Northrup-5 Tuttle-4	Kaline-19 Ordonez-5 Gibson-5	Morris-11 Lolich-7 Bunning-4	Young-3 Sheffield-2 Horton-2

Most Common Lineups

56 total lineups (56 when including pitchers)