1971 Detroit Tigers Roster (40-man)

1970 Season 1972 Season

Record: 91-71-0, Finished 2nd in AL_East (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Billy Martin (91-71)

General Manager: Jim Campbell

Scouting Director: Ed Katalinas

Ballpark: Tiger Stadium

Attendance: 1,591,073 (2nd of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104
One-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 96

Pythagorean W-L: 87-75, 701 Runs, 645 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Dave Boswell	26	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Jan 20, 1945	8	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Ed Brinkman	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Dec 8, 1941	11	159	158	159	159	0	0	0	0	0	159	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	$40,000
Gates Brown	32	us US	L	R	5' 11"	220	May 2, 1939	9	82	49	82	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	0	0	56	32	0	2.4
Ike Brown	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Apr 13, 1942	3	59	31	59	38	0	0	18	8	4	0	8	0	1	9	25	1	0.9
Les Cain	23	us US	L	L	6' 1"	200	Jan 13, 1948	3	27	26	27	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.1
Norm Cash	37	us US	L	L	6' 0"	185	Nov 10, 1933	14	135	122	135	131	0	0	131	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	3.1		All-Star
Dean Chance	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Jun 1, 1941	11	31	14	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$55,000
Joe Coleman	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	175	Feb 3, 1947	7	39	38	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.7	$26,000
Kevin Collins	24	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Aug 4, 1946	6	35	1	35	7	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	1	2	30	2	0.2	$14,000
Bill Denehy	25	us US	B	R	6' 3"	200	Mar 31, 1946	3	31	1	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Jim Foor	22	us US	L	L	6' 2"	170	Jan 13, 1949	1st	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Bill Freehan	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	203	Nov 29, 1941	10	148	142	148	145	0	144	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	4.3		All-Star
Bill Gilbreth	23	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Sep 3, 1947	1st	9	5	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
César Gutiérrez	28	ve VE	R	R	5' 9"	155	Jan 26, 1943	4	38	5	38	21	0	0	0	2	5	14	0	0	0	0	9	12	0.0
Jim Hannan	32	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Jan 7, 1939	10	7	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$26,500
Willie Horton	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	209	Oct 18, 1942	9	119	117	119	118	0	0	0	0	0	0	107	0	29	118	2	0	1.8	$80,000
Tim Hosley	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	May 10, 1947	2	7	3	7	5	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.0
Dalton Jones	27	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Dec 10, 1943	8	83	23	83	32	0	0	3	1	13	0	10	0	8	16	53	1	0.0
Al Kaline HOF	36	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Dec 19, 1934	19	133	107	133	131	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	3	128	129	15	1	3.3	$95,000	All-Star
Mike Kilkenny	26	ca CA	R	L	6' 3"	175	Apr 11, 1945	3	30	11	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9
Gene Lamont	24	us US	L	R	6' 1"	195	Dec 25, 1946	2	7	4	7	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Marv Lane	21	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jan 18, 1950	1st	8	3	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	6	3	0	-0.3
Mickey Lolich	30	us US	B	L	6' 1"	170	Sep 12, 1940	9	45	45	45	45	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.6	$58,000	All-Star
Dick McAuliffe	31	us US	L	R	5' 11"	176	Nov 29, 1939	12	128	117	128	126	0	0	0	123	0	7	0	0	0	0	8	0	1.3
Joe Niekro	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Nov 7, 1944	5	32	15	32	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.4
Jim Northrup	31	us US	L	R	6' 3"	190	Nov 24, 1939	8	136	116	136	129	0	0	32	0	0	0	42	68	42	108	16	2	1.3
Daryl Patterson	27	us US	L	R	6' 4"	192	Nov 21, 1943	4	12	0	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$18,200
Ron Perranoski	35	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Apr 1, 1936	11	11	0	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Jim Price	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	192	Oct 13, 1941	5	29	13	29	25	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0.0
Aurelio Rodríguez	23	mx MX	R	R	5' 10"	180	Dec 28, 1947	5	154	148	154	153	0	0	0	0	153	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	2.0	$28,000
Fred Scherman	26	us US	L	L	6' 1"	195	Jul 25, 1944	3	69	1	69	69	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.4
Chuck Seelbach	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Mar 20, 1948	1st	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Mickey Stanley	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Jul 20, 1942	8	139	98	139	139	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	139	0	139	6	1	2.2
Tony Taylor	35	cu CU	R	R	5' 9"	170	Dec 19, 1935	14	55	39	55	53	0	0	0	51	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	1	1.3
Tom Timmermann	31	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	May 12, 1940	3	52	2	52	52	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1
Jack Whillock	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Nov 4, 1942	1st	7	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
John Young	22	us US	L	L	6' 3"	210	Feb 9, 1949	1st	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.1
Bill Zepp	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 22, 1946	3	16	4	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5	$17,000
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Billy Martin	43	us US	May 16, 1928	Manager	Apr 6	Sep 29
Art Fowler	48	us US	Jul 3, 1922	Pitching	Apr 6	Sep 29
Charlie Silvera	46	us US	Oct 13, 1924	Bullpen	Apr 6	Sep 29
Frank Skaff	60	us US	Sep 30, 1910	First base	Apr 6	Sep 29
Joe Schultz	52	us US	Aug 29, 1918	Third base	Apr 6	Sep 29
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date