1970 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1970 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 79-83. They scored 666 runs and belted 148 home runs to go along with a .238 batting average. The offense was powered by Jim Northrup, who led the team with 24 home runs and 80 RBI. Mickey Stanley led the team with 143 hits for a .252 average.
The team allowed 731 runs and had a team ERA of 4.09. Mickey Lolich led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 230 strikeouts. Tom Timmermann was the team's best fireman, with 27 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ike Brown | 2B | 56 | 94 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .376 | .468 | .844 | .287 |
| Norm Cash | 1B | 130 | 370 | 58 | 96 | 15 | 53 | 0 | .383 | .441 | .824 | .259 |
| Kevin Collins | 1B | 25 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .240 | .375 | .615 | .208 |
| Cesar Gutierrez | SS | 135 | 415 | 40 | 101 | 0 | 22 | 4 | .275 | .299 | .574 | .243 |
| Dalton Jones | 2B | 89 | 191 | 29 | 42 | 6 | 21 | 1 | .333 | .351 | .684 | .220 |
| Elliott Maddox | 3B | 109 | 258 | 30 | 64 | 3 | 24 | 2 | .332 | .364 | .696 | .248 |
| Dick McAuliffe | 2B | 146 | 530 | 73 | 124 | 12 | 50 | 5 | .358 | .345 | .703 | .234 |
| Ken Szotkiewicz | SS | 47 | 84 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .216 | .226 | .442 | .107 |
| Don Wert | 3B | 128 | 363 | 34 | 79 | 6 | 33 | 1 | .307 | .303 | .610 | .218 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Gates Brown | OF | 81 | 124 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .331 | .323 | .654 | .226 |
| Willie Horton | OF | 96 | 371 | 53 | 113 | 17 | 69 | 0 | .354 | .501 | .855 | .305 |
| Al Kaline | OF | 131 | 467 | 64 | 130 | 16 | 71 | 2 | .377 | .450 | .827 | .278 |
| Russ Nagelson | OF | 28 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .297 | .188 | .485 | .188 |
| Jim Northrup | OF | 139 | 504 | 71 | 132 | 24 | 80 | 3 | .343 | .458 | .801 | .262 |
| Mickey Stanley | OF | 142 | 568 | 83 | 143 | 13 | 47 | 10 | .305 | .396 | .701 | .252 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Freehan | C | 117 | 395 | 44 | 95 | 16 | 52 | 0 | .332 | .420 | .752 | .241 |
| Tim Hosley | C | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .154 | .417 | .571 | .167 |
| Gene Lamont | C | 15 | 44 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .340 | .477 | .817 | .295 |
| Jim Price | C | 52 | 132 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .290 | .326 | .616 | .182 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5377 | 666 | 1282 | 148 | 619 | 29 | .318 | .374 | .692 | .238 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Les Cain | 29 | 29 | 180.7 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 0 | 156 | 98 | 3.84 | 1.467 | |||
| John Hiller | 47 | 5 | 104 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | 89 | 46 | 3.03 | 1.231 | |||
| Mike Kilkenny | 36 | 21 | 129 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 105 | 70 | 5.16 | 1.636 | |||
| Lerrin LaGrow | 10 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7.30 | 1.789 | |||
| Fred Lasher | 12 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5.00 | 2.444 | |||
| Mickey Lolich | 40 | 39 | 272.7 | 14 | 19 | .424 | 0 | 230 | 109 | 3.80 | 1.397 | |||
| Denny McLain | 14 | 14 | 91.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 52 | 28 | 4.63 | 1.402 | |||
| Norm McRae | 19 | 0 | 31.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 2.87 | 1.629 | |||
| Joe Niekro | 38 | 34 | 213 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 0 | 101 | 72 | 4.06 | 1.376 | |||
| Daryl Patterson | 43 | 0 | 78 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 2 | 55 | 39 | 4.85 | 1.538 | |||
| Bob Reed | 16 | 4 | 46.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 4.86 | 1.469 | |||
| Jerry Robertson | 11 | 0 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3.68 | 1.633 | |||
| Dennis Saunders | 8 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3.21 | 1.500 | |||
| Fred Scherman | 48 | 0 | 69.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 58 | 28 | 3.23 | 1.277 | |||
| Tom Timmermann | 61 | 0 | 85.3 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 27 | 49 | 34 | 4.11 | 1.454 | |||
| Earl Wilson | 18 | 16 | 96 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 74 | 32 | 4.41 | 1.240 | |||
| Team Totals | 450 | 162 | 1447.3 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 39 | 1045 | 623 | 4.09 | 1.427 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dick McAuliffe | 146 |
| At Bats | Mickey Stanley | 568 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dick McAuliffe | 639 |
| Batting Average | Al Kaline | .278 |
| On-Base % | Al Kaline | .377 |
| Slugging % | Jim Northrup | .458 |
| OPS | Al Kaline | .827 |
| Runs | Mickey Stanley | 83 |
| Hits | Mickey Stanley | 143 |
| Total Bases | Jim Northrup | 231 |
| Doubles | Al Kaline | 24 |
| Triples | Mickey Stanley | 11 |
| Home Runs | Jim Northrup | 24 |
| RBI | Jim Northrup | 80 |
| Walks | Dick McAuliffe | 101 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Northrup | 68 |
| Stolen Bases | Mickey Stanley | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Dick McAuliffe and Jim Northrup | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joe Niekro | 15 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Al Kaline | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Al Kaline | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mickey Lolich | 14 |
| Losses | Mickey Lolich | 19 |
| Saves | Tom Timmermann | 27 |
| Won-Loss % | Les Cain | .632 |
| ERA | Mickey Lolich | 3.80 |
| WHIP | Joe Niekro | 1.376 |
| Innings Pitched | Mickey Lolich | 272.7 |
| Games | Tom Timmermann | 61 |
| Games Started | Mickey Lolich | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Mickey Lolich | 230 |
| Complete Games | Mickey Lolich | 13 |
| Shutouts | Mickey Lolich | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Mickey Lolich | 1181 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 115 |
| Hits Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 272 |
| Walks Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 109 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Joe Niekro | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 45 |
| Triples Allowed | Mike Kilkenny | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Mickey Lolich | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Les Cain | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mickey Lolich | 23 |
