1966 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1966 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 88-74. They scored 719 runs and belted 179 home runs to go along with a .251 batting average. The offense was powered by Norm Cash, who led the team with 32 home runs and 168 hits. Willie Horton was the best run producer with 100 RBI.
The team allowed 698 runs and had a team ERA of 3.85. Denny McLain led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 192 strikeouts. Larry Sherry was the team's best fireman, with 20 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Norm Cash | 1B | 160 | 603 | 98 | 168 | 32 | 93 | 2 | .351 | .478 | .829 | .279 |
| Jerry Lumpe | 2B | 113 | 385 | 30 | 89 | 1 | 26 | 0 | .275 | .291 | .566 | .231 |
| Dick McAuliffe | SS | 124 | 430 | 83 | 118 | 23 | 56 | 5 | .373 | .509 | .882 | .274 |
| Ray Oyler | SS | 71 | 210 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .263 | .252 | .515 | .171 |
| Don Pepper | 1B | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Dick Tracewski | 2B | 81 | 124 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .252 | .218 | .470 | .194 |
| Don Wert | 3B | 150 | 559 | 56 | 150 | 11 | 70 | 6 | .342 | .370 | .712 | .268 |
| Jake Wood | 2B | 98 | 230 | 39 | 58 | 2 | 27 | 4 | .336 | .343 | .679 | .252 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Gates Brown | OF | 88 | 169 | 27 | 45 | 7 | 27 | 3 | .337 | .432 | .769 | .266 |
| Don Demeter | OF | 32 | 99 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 1 | .235 | .414 | .649 | .212 |
| Willie Horton | OF | 146 | 526 | 72 | 138 | 27 | 100 | 1 | .321 | .481 | .802 | .262 |
| Al Kaline | OF | 142 | 479 | 85 | 138 | 29 | 88 | 5 | .392 | .534 | .926 | .288 |
| Jim Northrup | OF | 123 | 419 | 53 | 111 | 16 | 58 | 4 | .322 | .465 | .787 | .265 |
| Mickey Stanley | OF | 92 | 235 | 28 | 68 | 3 | 19 | 2 | .336 | .426 | .762 | .289 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Arlo Brunsberg | C | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | .333 |
| Bill Freehan | C | 136 | 492 | 47 | 115 | 12 | 46 | 5 | .294 | .352 | .646 | .234 |
| Orlando McFarlane | C | 49 | 138 | 16 | 35 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .304 | .413 | .717 | .254 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5507 | 719 | 1383 | 179 | 682 | 41 | .318 | .406 | .723 | .251 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Hank Aguirre | 30 | 14 | 103.7 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 50 | 26 | 3.82 | 1.254 | |||
| Terry Fox | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6.30 | 1.100 | |||
| Fred Gladding | 51 | 0 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 57 | 29 | 3.28 | 1.230 | |||
| Bill Graham | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| John Hiller | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| George Korince | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .00 | 1.333 | |||
| Mickey Lolich | 40 | 33 | 203.7 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 3 | 173 | 83 | 4.77 | 1.409 | |||
| Denny McLain | 38 | 38 | 264.3 | 20 | 14 | .588 | 0 | 192 | 104 | 3.92 | 1.169 | |||
| Bill Monbouquette | 30 | 14 | 102.7 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 61 | 22 | 4.73 | 1.383 | |||
| Julio Navarro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Orlando Pena | 54 | 0 | 108 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 7 | 79 | 35 | 3.08 | 1.296 | |||
| Johnny Podres | 36 | 13 | 107.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | 53 | 34 | 3.43 | 1.300 | |||
| Larry Sherry | 55 | 0 | 77.7 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 20 | 63 | 36 | 3.82 | 1.313 | |||
| Joe Sparma | 29 | 13 | 91.7 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 61 | 52 | 5.30 | 1.690 | |||
| Dave Wickersham | 38 | 14 | 140.7 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | 93 | 54 | 3.20 | 1.372 | |||
| Earl Wilson | 23 | 23 | 163.3 | 13 | 6 | .684 | 0 | 133 | 38 | 2.59 | 1.004 | |||
| Team Totals | 433 | 162 | 1454.5 | 88 | 74 | .543 | 38 | 1026 | 520 | 3.85 | 1.290 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Norm Cash | 160 |
| At Bats | Norm Cash | 603 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Norm Cash | 679 |
| Batting Average | Al Kaline | .288 |
| On-Base % | Al Kaline | .392 |
| Slugging % | Al Kaline | .534 |
| OPS | Al Kaline | .926 |
| Runs | Norm Cash | 98 |
| Hits | Norm Cash | 168 |
| Total Bases | Norm Cash | 288 |
| Doubles | Al Kaline | 29 |
| Triples | Dick McAuliffe | 8 |
| Home Runs | Norm Cash | 32 |
| RBI | Willie Horton | 100 |
| Walks | Al Kaline | 81 |
| Strikeouts | Willie Horton | 103 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Wert | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | Dick McAuliffe and Jim Northrup | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Wert | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Al Kaline and Don Wert | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Don Wert | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Denny McLain | 20 |
| Losses | Mickey Lolich and Denny McLain | 14 |
| Saves | Larry Sherry | 20 |
| Won-Loss % | Earl Wilson | .684 |
| ERA | Earl Wilson | 2.59 |
| WHIP | Earl Wilson | 1.004 |
| Innings Pitched | Denny McLain | 264.3 |
| Games | Larry Sherry | 55 |
| Games Started | Denny McLain | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Denny McLain | 192 |
| Complete Games | Denny McLain | 14 |
| Shutouts | Denny McLain | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Denny McLain | 1080 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Denny McLain | 115 |
| Hits Allowed | Denny McLain | 205 |
| Walks Allowed | Denny McLain | 104 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Denny McLain | 42 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mickey Lolich and Denny McLain | 30 |
| Triples Allowed | Denny McLain | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Mickey Lolich | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dave Wickersham | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Denny McLain | 21 |
