1969 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1969 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 90-72. They scored 701 runs and belted 182 home runs to go along with a .242 batting average. The offense was powered by Willie Horton, who led the team with 28 home runs and 91 RBI. Jim Northrup led the team with 160 hits for a .295 average.
The team allowed 601 runs and had a team ERA of 3.32. Denny McLain led the team with 24 wins. Mickey Lolich racked up 271 strkeouts to lead the team. Don McMahon was the team's best fireman, with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ike Brown | 2B | 70 | 170 | 24 | 39 | 5 | 12 | 2 | .338 | .376 | .714 | .229 |
| Dave Campbell | 1B | 32 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .205 | .128 | .333 | .103 |
| Norm Cash | 1B | 142 | 483 | 81 | 135 | 22 | 74 | 2 | .368 | .464 | .832 | .280 |
| Cesar Gutierrez | SS | 17 | 49 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .315 | .265 | .580 | .245 |
| Tommy Matchick | 2B | 94 | 298 | 25 | 72 | 0 | 32 | 3 | .276 | .292 | .568 | .242 |
| Dick McAuliffe | 2B | 74 | 271 | 49 | 71 | 11 | 33 | 2 | .369 | .458 | .827 | .262 |
| Dick Tracewski | SS | 66 | 79 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .277 | .165 | .442 | .139 |
| Tom Tresh | SS | 94 | 331 | 46 | 74 | 13 | 37 | 2 | .305 | .387 | .692 | .224 |
| Don Wert | 3B | 132 | 423 | 46 | 95 | 14 | 50 | 3 | .303 | .355 | .658 | .225 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Gates Brown | OF | 60 | 93 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .250 | .290 | .540 | .204 |
| Willie Horton | OF | 141 | 508 | 66 | 133 | 28 | 91 | 3 | .332 | .465 | .797 | .262 |
| Al Kaline | OF | 131 | 456 | 74 | 124 | 21 | 69 | 1 | .346 | .447 | .793 | .272 |
| Jim Northrup | OF | 148 | 543 | 79 | 160 | 25 | 66 | 4 | .358 | .508 | .866 | .295 |
| Mickey Stanley | OF | 149 | 592 | 73 | 139 | 16 | 70 | 8 | .299 | .367 | .666 | .235 |
| Ron Woods | OF | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .353 | .467 | .820 | .267 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Freehan | C | 143 | 489 | 61 | 128 | 16 | 49 | 1 | .342 | .405 | .747 | .262 |
| Jim Price | C | 72 | 192 | 21 | 45 | 9 | 28 | 0 | .294 | .417 | .711 | .234 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Wayne Redmond | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5441 | 701 | 1316 | 182 | 649 | 35 | .313 | .387 | .700 | .242 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pat Dobson | 49 | 9 | 105 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 9 | 64 | 39 | 3.60 | 1.324 | |||
| John Hiller | 40 | 8 | 99.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4 | 74 | 44 | 3.99 | 1.420 | |||
| Mike Kilkenny | 39 | 15 | 128.3 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2 | 97 | 63 | 3.37 | 1.263 | |||
| Fred Lasher | 32 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 3.07 | 1.273 | |||
| Mickey Lolich | 37 | 36 | 280.7 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 1 | 271 | 122 | 3.14 | 1.197 | |||
| Denny McLain | 42 | 41 | 325 | 24 | 9 | .727 | 0 | 181 | 67 | 2.80 | 1.092 | |||
| Don McMahon | 34 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 11 | 38 | 18 | 3.89 | 1.162 | |||
| Norm McRae | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Daryl Patterson | 18 | 0 | 22.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 2.82 | 1.525 | |||
| Dick Radatz | 11 | 0 | 18.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3.38 | 1.016 | |||
| Bob Reed | 8 | 1 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1.84 | 1.156 | |||
| Fred Scherman | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.75 | 1.500 | |||
| Joe Sparma | 23 | 16 | 92.7 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 41 | 77 | 4.76 | 1.672 | |||
| Gary Taylor | 7 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5.23 | 1.553 | |||
| Tom Timmermann | 31 | 1 | 55.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 42 | 26 | 2.75 | 1.364 | |||
| Earl Wilson | 35 | 35 | 214.7 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 150 | 69 | 3.31 | 1.295 | |||
| Team Totals | 413 | 162 | 1455.4 | 90 | 72 | .556 | 28 | 1032 | 586 | 3.32 | 1.262 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Mickey Stanley | 149 |
| At Bats | Mickey Stanley | 592 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Mickey Stanley | 651 |
| Batting Average | Jim Northrup | .295 |
| On-Base % | Norm Cash | .368 |
| Slugging % | Jim Northrup | .508 |
| OPS | Jim Northrup | .866 |
| Runs | Norm Cash | 81 |
| Hits | Jim Northrup | 160 |
| Total Bases | Jim Northrup | 276 |
| Doubles | Jim Northrup | 31 |
| Triples | Dick McAuliffe and Jim Northrup | 5 |
| Home Runs | Willie Horton | 28 |
| RBI | Willie Horton | 91 |
| Walks | Norm Cash | 63 |
| Strikeouts | Willie Horton | 93 |
| Stolen Bases | Mickey Stanley | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | Dick McAuliffe | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Denny McLain | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Al Kaline | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Mickey Stanley and Don Wert | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Denny McLain | 24 |
| Losses | Mickey Lolich | 11 |
| Saves | Don McMahon | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Denny McLain | .727 |
| ERA | Denny McLain | 2.80 |
| WHIP | Denny McLain | 1.092 |
| Innings Pitched | Denny McLain | 325 |
| Games | Pat Dobson | 49 |
| Games Started | Denny McLain | 41 |
| Strikeouts | Mickey Lolich | 271 |
| Complete Games | Denny McLain | 23 |
| Shutouts | Denny McLain | 9 |
| Batters Faced | Denny McLain | 1304 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Denny McLain | 101 |
| Hits Allowed | Denny McLain | 288 |
| Walks Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 122 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Denny McLain | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mickey Lolich and Denny McLain | 42 |
| Triples Allowed | Denny McLain | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Mickey Lolich | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mickey Lolich | 14 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mickey Lolich | 19 |
