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Detroit Tigers Opening Day Starters and Results

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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
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)#                    
1954.Tue, Apr 13 vs BAL W (3-0)                    
1953.Tue, Apr 14 at SLB L (0-10)                    
1952.Tue, Apr 15 vs SLB L (0-3)                    
1951.Tue, Apr 17 vs CLE L (1-2)                    
1950.Tue, Apr 18 at CLE W (7-6)                    
1949.Tue, Apr 19 vs CHW W (5-1)                    
1948.Tue, Apr 20 at CHW W (5-2)                    
1947.Tue, Apr 15 at SLB W (7-0)                    
1946.Tue, Apr 16 vs SLB W (2-1)                    
1945.Tue, Apr 17 at SLB L (1-7)                    
1944.Tue, Apr 18 vs SLB L (1-2)                    
1943.Wed, Apr 21 at CLE L (0-1)                    
1942.Tue, Apr 14 vs CLE L (2-5)                    
1941.Wed, Apr 16 at SLB L (1-8)                    
1940.Tue, Apr 16 vs SLB L (1-5)                    
1939.Tue, Apr 18 vs CHW W (6-1)                    
1938.Tue, Apr 19 at CHW L (3-4)                    
1937.Tue, Apr 20 vs CLE W (4-3)                    
1936.Tue, Apr 14 at CLE W (3-0)                    
1935.Wed, Apr 17 vs CHW L (6-7)                    
1934.Tue, Apr 17 at CHW W (8-3)                    
1933.Wed, Apr 12 vs CLE L (1-4)                    
1932.Wed, Apr 13 vs CLE L (5-6)                    
1931.Tue, Apr 14 at SLB L (3-7)#                    
1930.Tue, Apr 15 vs SLB W (6-3)                    
1929.Tue, Apr 16 at CLE L (4-5)#                    
1928.Wed, Apr 11 vs SLB L (1-4)                    
1927.Fri, Apr 15 at SLB - (2-2)#                    
1926.Tue, Apr 13 vs CLE L (1-2)                    
1925.Tue, Apr 14 vs CHW W (4-3)                    
1924.Tue, Apr 15 vs CLE W (4-3)#                    
1923.Wed, Apr 18 at SLB W (9-6)                    
1922.Wed, Apr 12 at CLE L (4-7)                    
1921.Thu, Apr 14 vs CHW W (6-5)#                    
1920.Wed, Apr 14 at CHW L (2-3)#                    
1919.Fri, Apr 25 vs CLE W (4-2)                    
1918.Thu, Apr 18 at CLE L (2-6)                    
1917.Wed, Apr 11 vs CLE L (4-6)                    
1916.Wed, Apr 12 at CHW W (4-0)#                    
1915.Wed, Apr 14 vs CLE L (1-5)#                    
1914.Tue, Apr 14 vs SLB W (3-2)#                    
1913.Thu, Apr 10 at SLB L (1-3)#                    
1912.Thu, Apr 11 at CLE L (2-3)#                    
1911.Thu, Apr 13 vs CHW W (4-2)                    
1910.Thu, Apr 14 vs CLE L (7-9)                    
1909.Wed, Apr 14 vs CHW W (2-0)                    
1908.Tue, Apr 14 at CHW L (8-15)#                    
1907.Thu, Apr 11 vs CLE W (2-0)                    
1906.Tue, Apr 17 vs CHW L (3-5)                    
1905.Sat, Apr 15 at CLE L (2-6)                    
1904.Thu, Apr 14 at SLB W (7-2)#                    
1903.Wed, Apr 22 vs CLE W (4-2)                    
1902.Wed, Apr 23 at CHW L (2-12)                    
1901.Thu, Apr 25 vs MLA W (14-13)                    
107 games 23 players 22 players 15 players 26 players 20 players 27 players 25 players 22 players 25 players 28 players
Most Common-games Freehan-10
Parrish-8
Rodriguez-4		 Cash-12
Fielder-7
Clark-5		 Whitaker-17
McAuliffe-8
Easley-6		 Rodriguez-7
Fryman-6
Wert-6		 Trammell-16
Brinkman-4
Cruz-4		 Horton-8
Herndon-6
Higginson-4		 Northrup-5
Lemon-5
LeFlore-4		 Kaline-17
Higginson-5
Gibson-5		 Morris-11
Lolich-7
Bunning-4		 Young-3
Horton-2
Summers-2

Most Common Lineups

55 Games
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher

1 Games
C. Brown
1B. Cash
2B. Wood
3B. Boros
SS. Fernandez
LF. Colavito
CF. Bruton
RF. Kaline
Pitcher
Pitcher

1 Games
C. May
1B. Meyer
2B. Sutherland
3B. Rodriguez
SS. Veryzer
LF. Johnson
CF. Oglivie
RF. Staub
Pitcher
DH. Horton

1 Games
C. Inge
1B. Clark
2B. Easley
3B. Halter
SS. Cruz
LF. Higginson
CF. Encarnacion
RF. Cedeno
Pitcher
DH. McMillon

1 Games
C. Wilson
1B. Boone
2B. Bolling
3B. Finigan
SS. Kuenn
LF. Maxwell
CF. Tuttle
RF. Kaline
Pitcher
Pitcher

1 Games
C. Parrish
1B. Ivie
2B. Whitaker
3B. Brookens
SS. Trammell
LF. Herndon
CF. Lemon
RF. Wilson
Pitcher
DH. Wockenfuss

53 total lineups (53 when including pitchers)

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