1973 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1973 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 85-77. They scored 642 runs and belted 157 home runs to go along with a .254 batting average. Norm Cash provided the power for the team with 19 homers. Aurelio Rodriguez was the best run producer with 58 RBI. Mickey Stanley led the team with 147 hits for a .244 average.
The team allowed 674 runs and had a team ERA of 3.90. Joe Coleman was the winningest pitcher, with 23 games won. Mickey Lolich racked up 214 strkeouts to lead the team. John Hiller was the team's best fireman, with 38 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ed Brinkman | SS | 162 | 515 | 55 | 122 | 7 | 40 | 0 | .284 | .324 | .608 | .237 |
| Ike Brown | 1B | 42 | 76 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .407 | .382 | .789 | .289 |
| Norm Cash | 1B | 121 | 363 | 51 | 95 | 19 | 40 | 1 | .357 | .471 | .828 | .262 |
| John Knox | 2B | 12 | 32 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .343 | .313 | .656 | .281 |
| Dick McAuliffe | 2B | 106 | 343 | 39 | 94 | 12 | 47 | 0 | .366 | .437 | .803 | .274 |
| Rich Reese | 1B | 59 | 102 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .193 | .206 | .399 | .137 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 3B | 160 | 555 | 46 | 123 | 9 | 58 | 3 | .266 | .330 | .596 | .222 |
| Joe Staton | 1B | 9 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .235 | .235 | .470 | .235 |
| Tony Taylor | 2B | 84 | 275 | 35 | 63 | 5 | 24 | 9 | .276 | .338 | .614 | .229 |
| Tom Veryzer | SS | 18 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .364 | .400 | .764 | .300 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ron Cash | OF | 14 | 39 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .467 | .487 | .954 | .410 |
| Willie Horton | OF | 111 | 411 | 42 | 130 | 17 | 53 | 1 | .362 | .501 | .863 | .316 |
| Al Kaline | OF | 91 | 310 | 40 | 79 | 10 | 45 | 4 | .320 | .394 | .714 | .255 |
| Marvin Lane | OF | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .625 | 1.025 | .250 |
| Jim Northrup | OF | 119 | 404 | 55 | 124 | 12 | 44 | 4 | .366 | .465 | .831 | .307 |
| Dick Sharon | OF | 91 | 178 | 20 | 43 | 7 | 16 | 2 | .280 | .410 | .690 | .242 |
| Mickey Stanley | OF | 157 | 602 | 81 | 147 | 17 | 57 | 0 | .297 | .384 | .681 | .244 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bob Didier | C | 7 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .520 | .500 | 1.020 | .455 |
| Bill Freehan | C | 110 | 380 | 33 | 89 | 6 | 29 | 0 | .323 | .313 | .636 | .234 |
| Duke Sims | C | 80 | 252 | 31 | 61 | 8 | 30 | 1 | .324 | .377 | .701 | .242 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Gates Brown | DH | 125 | 377 | 48 | 89 | 12 | 50 | 1 | .328 | .366 | .694 | .236 |
| John Gamble | DH | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Frank Howard | DH | 85 | 227 | 26 | 58 | 12 | 29 | 0 | .327 | .463 | .790 | .256 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5508 | 642 | 1400 | 157 | 592 | 28 | .318 | .390 | .708 | .254 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Coleman | 40 | 40 | 288.3 | 23 | 15 | .605 | 0 | 202 | 93 | 3.53 | 1.304 | |||
| Ed Farmer | 24 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 28 | 27 | 5.00 | 1.756 | |||
| Woodie Fryman | 34 | 29 | 169.7 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 0 | 119 | 64 | 5.36 | 1.556 | |||
| John Hiller | 65 | 0 | 125.3 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 38 | 124 | 39 | 1.44 | 1.022 | |||
| Fred Holdsworth | 5 | 2 | 14.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6.75 | 1.293 | |||
| Gary Ignasiak | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3.86 | 1.702 | |||
| Lerrin LaGrow | 21 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 4.33 | 1.426 | |||
| Dave Lemanczyk | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 1.739 | |||
| Mickey Lolich | 42 | 42 | 308.7 | 16 | 15 | .516 | 0 | 214 | 79 | 3.82 | 1.276 | |||
| Bob Miller | 22 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 3.43 | 1.333 | |||
| Jim Perry | 35 | 34 | 203 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 0 | 66 | 55 | 4.03 | 1.379 | |||
| Fred Scherman | 34 | 0 | 61.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 28 | 30 | 4.23 | 1.442 | |||
| Chuck Seelbach | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.86 | 1.286 | |||
| Bill Slayback | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Mike Strahler | 22 | 11 | 80.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 37 | 39 | 4.37 | 1.532 | |||
| Tom Timmermann | 17 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 3.69 | 1.282 | |||
| Team Totals | 373 | 162 | 1447.7 | 85 | 77 | .525 | 46 | 911 | 493 | 3.90 | 1.355 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ed Brinkman | 162 |
| At Bats | Mickey Stanley | 602 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Mickey Stanley | 661 |
| Batting Average | Mickey Stanley | .244 |
| On-Base % | Mickey Stanley | .297 |
| Slugging % | Mickey Stanley | .384 |
| OPS | Mickey Stanley | .681 |
| Runs | Mickey Stanley | 81 |
| Hits | Mickey Stanley | 147 |
| Total Bases | Mickey Stanley | 231 |
| Doubles | Aurelio Rodriguez | 27 |
| Triples | Jim Northrup | 7 |
| Home Runs | Norm Cash | 19 |
| RBI | Aurelio Rodriguez | 58 |
| Walks | Gates Brown | 52 |
| Strikeouts | Aurelio Rodriguez | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | Tony Taylor | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Tony Taylor | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ed Brinkman | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Mickey Stanley | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ed Brinkman | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Joe Coleman | 23 |
| Losses | Joe Coleman and Mickey Lolich | 15 |
| Saves | John Hiller | 38 |
| Won-Loss % | John Hiller | .667 |
| ERA | Joe Coleman | 3.53 |
| WHIP | Mickey Lolich | 1.276 |
| Innings Pitched | Mickey Lolich | 308.7 |
| Games | John Hiller | 65 |
| Games Started | Mickey Lolich | 42 |
| Strikeouts | Mickey Lolich | 214 |
| Complete Games | Mickey Lolich | 17 |
| Shutouts | Mickey Lolich | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Mickey Lolich | 1286 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 131 |
| Hits Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 315 |
| Walks Allowed | Joe Coleman | 93 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 35 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 56 |
| Triples Allowed | Joe Coleman | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Mickey Lolich | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Joe Coleman | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mickey Lolich | 25 |
