1976 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1976 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 74-87. They scored 609 runs and belted 101 home runs to go along with a .257 batting average. Jason Thompson provided the power for the team with 17 homers. The offense was powered by Rusty Staub, who led the team with 96 RBI and 176 hits. Ron LeFlore had a great year on the basepaths with 58 stolen bases.
The team allowed 709 runs and had a team ERA of 3.87. Leading the team in wins was Mark Fidrych, with 19. John Hiller led the pitching staff with 117 strikeouts and 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Pedro Garcia | 2B | 77 | 227 | 21 | 45 | 3 | 20 | 2 | .239 | .300 | .539 | .198 |
| Phil Mankowski | 3B | 24 | 85 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .300 | .353 | .653 | .271 |
| Jerry Manuel | 2B | 54 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .213 | .163 | .376 | .140 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 3B | 128 | 480 | 40 | 115 | 8 | 50 | 0 | .267 | .325 | .592 | .240 |
| Chuck Scrivener | 2B | 80 | 222 | 28 | 49 | 2 | 16 | 1 | .282 | .288 | .570 | .221 |
| Gary Sutherland | 2B | 42 | 117 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .248 | .282 | .530 | .205 |
| Jason Thompson | 1B | 123 | 412 | 45 | 90 | 17 | 54 | 2 | .328 | .376 | .704 | .218 |
| Tom Veryzer | SS | 97 | 354 | 31 | 83 | 1 | 25 | 1 | .286 | .277 | .563 | .234 |
| Mark Wagner | SS | 39 | 115 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .298 | .330 | .628 | .261 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Alex Johnson | OF | 125 | 429 | 41 | 115 | 6 | 45 | 14 | .298 | .354 | .652 | .268 |
| Marvin Lane | OF | 18 | 48 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .273 | .208 | .481 | .188 |
| Ron LeFlore | OF | 135 | 544 | 93 | 172 | 4 | 39 | 58 | .376 | .410 | .786 | .316 |
| Dan Meyer | OF | 105 | 294 | 37 | 74 | 2 | 16 | 10 | .292 | .327 | .619 | .252 |
| Ben Oglivie | OF | 115 | 305 | 36 | 87 | 15 | 47 | 9 | .313 | .492 | .805 | .285 |
| Mickey Stanley | OF | 84 | 214 | 34 | 55 | 4 | 29 | 2 | .301 | .402 | .703 | .257 |
| Rusty Staub | OF | 161 | 589 | 73 | 176 | 15 | 96 | 3 | .386 | .433 | .819 | .299 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Freehan | C | 71 | 237 | 22 | 64 | 5 | 27 | 0 | .303 | .384 | .687 | .270 |
| Bruce Kimm | C | 63 | 152 | 13 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .329 | .336 | .665 | .263 |
| Milt May | C | 6 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 | .320 | .600 | .280 |
| John Wockenfuss | C | 60 | 144 | 18 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .309 | .361 | .670 | .222 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Willie Horton | DH | 114 | 401 | 40 | 105 | 14 | 56 | 0 | .342 | .409 | .751 | .262 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5441 | 609 | 1401 | 101 | 566 | 107 | .313 | .365 | .678 | .257 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ray Bare | 30 | 21 | 134 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 59 | 51 | 4.63 | 1.552 | |||
| Joe Coleman | 12 | 12 | 66.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 38 | 34 | 4.86 | 1.709 | |||
| Jim Crawford | 32 | 5 | 109.3 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 2 | 68 | 43 | 4.53 | 1.446 | |||
| Mark Fidrych | 31 | 29 | 250.3 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 0 | 97 | 53 | 2.34 | 1.079 | |||
| Ed Glynn | 5 | 4 | 23.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 6.08 | 1.772 | |||
| Steve Grilli | 36 | 0 | 66 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3 | 36 | 41 | 4.64 | 1.576 | |||
| John Hiller | 56 | 1 | 121 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 13 | 117 | 67 | 2.38 | 1.322 | |||
| Bill Laxton | 26 | 3 | 94.7 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 2 | 74 | 51 | 4.09 | 1.352 | |||
| Dave Lemanczyk | 20 | 10 | 81.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 51 | 34 | 5.09 | 1.476 | |||
| Frank MacCormack | 9 | 8 | 32.7 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 34 | 5.79 | 2.110 | |||
| Dave Roberts | 36 | 36 | 252 | 16 | 17 | .485 | 0 | 79 | 63 | 4.00 | 1.258 | |||
| Vern Ruhle | 32 | 32 | 199.7 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 88 | 59 | 3.92 | 1.432 | |||
| Team Totals | 325 | 161 | 1431.4 | 74 | 87 | .460 | 20 | 738 | 550 | 3.87 | 1.380 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rusty Staub | 161 |
| At Bats | Rusty Staub | 589 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rusty Staub | 690 |
| Batting Average | Ron LeFlore | .316 |
| On-Base % | Rusty Staub | .386 |
| Slugging % | Rusty Staub | .433 |
| OPS | Rusty Staub | .819 |
| Runs | Ron LeFlore | 93 |
| Hits | Rusty Staub | 176 |
| Total Bases | Rusty Staub | 255 |
| Doubles | Rusty Staub | 28 |
| Triples | Ron LeFlore | 8 |
| Home Runs | Jason Thompson | 17 |
| RBI | Rusty Staub | 96 |
| Walks | Rusty Staub | 83 |
| Strikeouts | Ron LeFlore | 111 |
| Stolen Bases | Ron LeFlore | 58 |
| Caught Stealing | Ron LeFlore | 20 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Aurelio Rodriguez | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Rusty Staub | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Rusty Staub | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mark Fidrych | 19 |
| Losses | Dave Roberts | 17 |
| Saves | John Hiller | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Mark Fidrych | .679 |
| ERA | Mark Fidrych | 2.34 |
| WHIP | Mark Fidrych | 1.079 |
| Innings Pitched | Dave Roberts | 252 |
| Games | John Hiller | 56 |
| Games Started | Dave Roberts | 36 |
| Strikeouts | John Hiller | 117 |
| Complete Games | Mark Fidrych | 24 |
| Shutouts | Mark Fidrych and Dave Roberts | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Dave Roberts | 1048 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dave Roberts | 112 |
| Hits Allowed | Dave Roberts | 254 |
| Walks Allowed | John Hiller | 67 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Vern Ruhle | 19 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dave Roberts | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Dave Roberts | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Crawford | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bill Laxton | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mark Fidrych and Dave Roberts | 25 |
