1968 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1968 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 103-59. They scored 671 runs and belted 185 home runs to go along with a .235 batting average. Willie Horton led the team in home runs with 36. The offense was powered by Jim Northrup, who led the team with 90 RBI and 153 hits.
The team allowed 492 runs and had a team ERA of 2.71. Denny McLain led the pitching staff with 31 wins and 280 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| Dave Campbell
| 2B
| 9
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| .222
| .500
| .722
| .125
|
| Norm Cash
| 1B
| 127
| 411
| 50
| 108
| 25
| 63
| 1
| .329
| .487
| .816
| .263
|
| Tommy Matchick
| SS
| 80
| 227
| 18
| 46
| 3
| 14
| 0
| .248
| .286
| .534
| .203
|
| Eddie Mathews
| 3B
| 31
| 52
| 4
| 11
| 3
| 8
| 0
| .281
| .385
| .666
| .212
|
| Dick McAuliffe
| 2B
| 151
| 570
| 95
| 142
| 16
| 56
| 8
| .344
| .411
| .755
| .249
|
| Ray Oyler
| SS
| 111
| 215
| 13
| 29
| 1
| 12
| 0
| .213
| .186
| .399
| .135
|
| Dick Tracewski
| SS
| 90
| 212
| 30
| 33
| 4
| 15
| 3
| .239
| .236
| .475
| .156
|
| Don Wert
| 3B
| 150
| 536
| 44
| 107
| 12
| 37
| 0
| .258
| .299
| .557
| .200
|
| Outfielders
|
| Gates Brown
| OF
| 67
| 92
| 15
| 34
| 6
| 15
| 0
| .442
| .685
| 1.127
| .370
|
| Bob Christian
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .667
| 1.000
| .333
|
| Wayne Comer
| OF
| 48
| 48
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 0
| .160
| .229
| .389
| .125
|
| Lenny Green
| OF
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .400
| .250
| .650
| .250
|
| Willie Horton
| OF
| 143
| 512
| 68
| 146
| 36
| 85
| 0
| .352
| .543
| .895
| .285
|
| Al Kaline
| OF
| 102
| 327
| 49
| 94
| 10
| 53
| 6
| .392
| .428
| .820
| .287
|
| Jim Northrup
| OF
| 154
| 580
| 76
| 153
| 21
| 90
| 4
| .324
| .447
| .771
| .264
|
| Mickey Stanley
| OF
| 153
| 583
| 88
| 151
| 11
| 60
| 4
| .311
| .364
| .675
| .259
|
| Catchers
|
| Bill Freehan
| C
| 155
| 540
| 73
| 142
| 25
| 84
| 0
| .366
| .454
| .820
| .263
|
| Jim Price
| C
| 64
| 132
| 12
| 23
| 3
| 13
| 0
| .253
| .273
| .526
| .174
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 5490
| 671
| 1292
| 185
| 640
| 26
| .303
| .385
| .689
| .235
|
| Pitchers
|
| Les Cain
| 8
| 4
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
| 0
| 13
| 20
| 3.00
| 1.875
|
| Pat Dobson
| 47
| 10
| 125
| 5
| 8
| .385
| 7
| 93
| 48
| 2.66
| 1.096
|
| Roy Face
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 0
| 1
| 1
| .00
| 3.000
|
| John Hiller
| 39
| 12
| 128
| 9
| 6
| .600
| 2
| 78
| 51
| 2.39
| 1.117
|
| Fred Lasher
| 34
| 0
| 48.7
| 5
| 1
| .833
| 5
| 32
| 22
| 3.33
| 1.211
|
| Mickey Lolich
| 39
| 32
| 220
| 17
| 9
| .654
| 1
| 197
| 65
| 3.19
| 1.105
|
| Denny McLain
| 41
| 41
| 336
| 31
| 6
| .838
| 0
| 280
| 63
| 1.96
| 0.905
|
| Don McMahon
| 20
| 0
| 35.7
| 3
| 1
| .750
| 1
| 33
| 10
| 2.02
| 0.896
|
| Daryl Patterson
| 38
| 1
| 68
| 2
| 3
| .400
| 7
| 49
| 27
| 2.12
| 1.176
|
| Dennis Ribant
| 14
| 0
| 24.3
| 2
| 2
| .500
| 1
| 7
| 10
| 2.22
| 1.235
|
| Jim Rooker
| 2
| 0
| 4.7
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 3.86
| 1.064
|
| Joe Sparma
| 34
| 31
| 182.3
| 10
| 10
| .500
| 0
| 110
| 77
| 3.70
| 1.349
|
| Jon Warden
| 28
| 0
| 37.3
| 4
| 1
| .800
| 3
| 25
| 15
| 3.62
| 1.206
|
| Earl Wilson
| 34
| 33
| 224.3
| 13
| 12
| .520
| 0
| 168
| 65
| 2.85
| 1.146
|
| John Wyatt
| 22
| 0
| 30.3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
| 2
| 25
| 11
| 2.37
| 1.221
|
| Team Totals
| 402
| 164
| 1489.6
| 103
| 59
| .636
| 29
| 1115
| 486
| 2.71
| 1.118
|
[edit] Batting Leaders
[edit] Pitching Leaders
