1974 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1974 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 72-90. They scored 620 runs and belted 131 home runs to go along with a .247 batting average. Bill Freehan provided the power for the team with 18 homers. Al Kaline knocked in 64 runs. Gary Sutherland led the team with 157 hits for a .254 average.
The team allowed 768 runs and had a team ERA of 4.17. John Hiller led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 13 saves. Mickey Lolich struck out 202 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ed Brinkman | SS | 153 | 502 | 55 | 111 | 14 | 54 | 2 | .266 | .347 | .613 | .221 |
| Ike Brown | 3B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Norm Cash | 1B | 53 | 149 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 1 | .327 | .416 | .743 | .228 |
| Ron Cash | 1B | 20 | 62 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .222 | .258 | .480 | .226 |
| Bill Freehan | 1B | 130 | 445 | 58 | 132 | 18 | 60 | 2 | .361 | .479 | .840 | .297 |
| John Knox | 2B | 55 | 88 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .351 | .341 | .692 | .307 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 3B | 159 | 571 | 54 | 127 | 5 | 49 | 2 | .255 | .306 | .561 | .222 |
| Reggie Sanders | 1B | 26 | 99 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .308 | .434 | .742 | .273 |
| Gary Sutherland | 2B | 149 | 619 | 60 | 157 | 5 | 49 | 1 | .282 | .313 | .595 | .254 |
| Tom Veryzer | SS | 22 | 55 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .300 | .382 | .682 | .236 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Willie Horton | OF | 72 | 238 | 32 | 71 | 15 | 47 | 0 | .361 | .529 | .890 | .298 |
| Marvin Lane | OF | 50 | 103 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .352 | .350 | .702 | .233 |
| Ron LeFlore | OF | 59 | 254 | 37 | 66 | 2 | 13 | 23 | .301 | .323 | .624 | .260 |
| Dan Meyer | OF | 13 | 50 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .231 | .440 | .671 | .200 |
| Jim Nettles | OF | 43 | 141 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 17 | 3 | .306 | .404 | .710 | .227 |
| Jim Northrup | OF | 97 | 376 | 41 | 89 | 11 | 42 | 0 | .300 | .362 | .662 | .237 |
| Ben Oglivie | OF | 92 | 252 | 28 | 68 | 4 | 29 | 12 | .353 | .385 | .738 | .270 |
| Leon Roberts | OF | 17 | 63 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .303 | .381 | .684 | .270 |
| Dick Sharon | OF | 60 | 129 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 4 | .292 | .295 | .587 | .217 |
| Mickey Stanley | OF | 99 | 394 | 40 | 87 | 8 | 34 | 5 | .270 | .325 | .595 | .221 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Gene Lamont | C | 60 | 92 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | .359 | .632 | .217 |
| Jerry Moses | C | 74 | 198 | 19 | 47 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .282 | .359 | .641 | .237 |
| John Wockenfuss | C | 13 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .212 | .172 | .384 | .138 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Gates Brown | DH | 73 | 99 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .312 | .384 | .696 | .242 |
| Al Kaline | DH | 147 | 558 | 71 | 146 | 13 | 64 | 2 | .337 | .389 | .726 | .262 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5568 | 620 | 1375 | 131 | 579 | 67 | .301 | .366 | .667 | .247 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Coleman | 41 | 41 | 285.7 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 0 | 177 | 158 | 4.32 | 1.505 | |||
| Woodie Fryman | 27 | 22 | 141.7 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 92 | 67 | 4.32 | 1.320 | |||
| John Hiller | 59 | 0 | 150 | 17 | 14 | .548 | 13 | 134 | 62 | 2.64 | 1.260 | |||
| Fred Holdsworth | 8 | 5 | 35.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 4.29 | 1.513 | |||
| Lerrin LaGrow | 37 | 34 | 216.3 | 8 | 19 | .296 | 0 | 85 | 80 | 4.66 | 1.503 | |||
| Dave Lemanczyk | 22 | 3 | 78.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 52 | 44 | 4.00 | 1.563 | |||
| Mickey Lolich | 41 | 41 | 308 | 16 | 21 | .432 | 0 | 202 | 78 | 4.15 | 1.260 | |||
| Jim Ray | 28 | 0 | 52.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 26 | 29 | 4.47 | 1.491 | |||
| Vern Ruhle | 5 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2.73 | 1.242 | |||
| Chuck Seelbach | 4 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.70 | 1.558 | |||
| Bill Slayback | 16 | 4 | 54.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 4.77 | 1.517 | |||
| Luke Walker | 28 | 9 | 92 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 52 | 54 | 4.99 | 1.674 | |||
| Team Totals | 316 | 162 | 1455.8 | 72 | 90 | .444 | 15 | 869 | 621 | 4.17 | 1.418 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Aurelio Rodriguez | 159 |
| At Bats | Gary Sutherland | 619 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Gary Sutherland | 652 |
| Batting Average | Al Kaline | .262 |
| On-Base % | Al Kaline | .337 |
| Slugging % | Al Kaline | .389 |
| OPS | Al Kaline | .726 |
| Runs | Al Kaline | 71 |
| Hits | Gary Sutherland | 157 |
| Total Bases | Al Kaline | 217 |
| Doubles | Al Kaline | 28 |
| Triples | Bill Freehan and Aurelio Rodriguez | 5 |
| Home Runs | Bill Freehan | 18 |
| RBI | Al Kaline | 64 |
| Walks | Al Kaline | 65 |
| Strikeouts | Al Kaline | 75 |
| Stolen Bases | Ron LeFlore | 23 |
| Caught Stealing | Ron LeFlore | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ed Brinkman | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Al Kaline and Aurelio Rodriguez | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Gary Sutherland | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | John Hiller | 17 |
| Losses | Mickey Lolich | 21 |
| Saves | John Hiller | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | John Hiller | .548 |
| ERA | Mickey Lolich | 4.15 |
| WHIP | Mickey Lolich | 1.260 |
| Innings Pitched | Mickey Lolich | 308 |
| Games | John Hiller | 59 |
| Games Started | Joe Coleman and Mickey Lolich | 41 |
| Strikeouts | Mickey Lolich | 202 |
| Complete Games | Mickey Lolich | 27 |
| Shutouts | Mickey Lolich | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Mickey Lolich | 1263 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 142 |
| Hits Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 310 |
| Walks Allowed | Joe Coleman | 158 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 38 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 48 |
| Triples Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Joe Coleman | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Joe Coleman | 12 |
| Double Plays Induced | Joe Coleman | 26 |
