1979 Detroit Tigers Roster (40-man)

1978 Season 1980 Season

Record: 85-76-0, Finished 5th in AL_East (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Les Moss (27-26) , Dick Tracewski (2-0) and Sparky Anderson (56-50)

General Manager: Jim Campbell

Scouting Director: Ed Katalinas

Ballpark: Tiger Stadium

Attendance: 1,630,929 (7th of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103
One-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 95

Pythagorean W-L: 84-77, 770 Runs, 738 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	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Fernando Arroyo	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Mar 21, 1952	4	6	0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Steve Baker	22	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Aug 30, 1956	2	21	12	0	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9
Jack Billingham	36	us US	R	R	6' 4"	195	Feb 21, 1943	12	35	19	0	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.9
Tom Brookens	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Aug 10, 1953	1st	60	56	60	60	0	0	0	19	42	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.9
Sheldon Burnside	24	us US	R	L	6' 5"	200	Dec 22, 1954	2	10	0	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Mike Chris	21	us US	L	L	6' 3"	180	Oct 8, 1957	1st	13	8	0	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Tim Corcoran	26	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	Mar 19, 1953	3	18	5	18	14	0	0	5	0	0	0	3	0	6	9	2	4	3	0.2
Mark Fidrych	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	175	Aug 14, 1954	4	4	4	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6	$125,000
Kirk Gibson	22	us US	L	L	6' 3"	215	May 28, 1957	1st	12	8	12	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	2	10	0	2	1	-0.3
Dan Gonzales	25	us US	L	R	6' 1"	195	Sep 30, 1953	1st	7	4	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	3	0	-0.2
Al Greene	24	us US	L	R	5' 11"	190	Nov 9, 1954	1st	29	17	29	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	5	15	10	0	-0.2
John Hiller	36	ca CA	R	L	6' 1"	185	Apr 8, 1943	14	43	0	0	43	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Lynn Jones	26	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Jan 1, 1953	1st	95	52	95	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	43	25	84	7	11	8	0.4
Steve Kemp	24	us US	L	L	6' 0"	195	Aug 7, 1954	3	134	128	134	120	0	0	0	0	0	0	117	0	3	120	11	6	0	4.2	$75,000	All-Star
Ron LeFlore	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	Jun 16, 1948	6	148	146	148	113	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	113	0	113	34	1	1	3.2
Aurelio López	30	mx MX	R	R	6' 0"	185	Sep 21, 1948	3	61	0	2	61	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.3
Dave Machemer	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	May 24, 1951	2	19	8	19	12	0	0	0	11	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	9	-0.3
Phil Mankowski	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	Jan 9, 1953	4	42	22	42	36	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	1	-0.4
Milt May	28	us US	L	R	6' 0"	190	Aug 1, 1950	10	6	2	6	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.1
Jerry Morales	30	pr PR	R	R	5' 10"	155	Feb 18, 1949	11	129	111	129	119	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	22	88	119	7	13	2	-2.4
Jack Morris HOF	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	May 16, 1955	3	28	27	2	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5.8
Lance Parrish	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Jun 15, 1956	3	143	135	143	142	0	142	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4.0
Rick Peters	23	us US	B	R	5' 9"	170	Nov 21, 1955	1st	12	6	12	6	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	0	1	3	3	2	0.0
Dan Petry	20	us US	R	R	6' 4"	185	Nov 13, 1958	1st	15	15	1	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0
Ed Putman	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Sep 25, 1953	3	21	8	21	20	0	16	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.0
Bruce Robbins	19	us US	L	L	6' 1"	190	Sep 10, 1959	1st	10	8	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0
Aurelio Rodríguez	31	mx MX	R	R	5' 10"	180	Dec 28, 1947	13	106	97	106	106	0	0	1	0	106	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.1
Dave Rozema	22	us US	R	R	6' 4"	185	Aug 5, 1956	3	16	16	0	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Rusty Staub	35	us US	L	R	6' 2"	190	Apr 1, 1944	17	68	66	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66	2	0	0.3
Dave Stegman	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Jan 30, 1954	2	12	10	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1	12	0	1	0	0.6
Champ Summers	33	us US	L	R	6' 2"	205	Jun 15, 1946	6	90	71	90	71	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	68	69	10	17	1	2.3
Bruce Taylor	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	178	Apr 16, 1953	3	10	0	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Jason Thompson	24	us US	L	L	6' 4"	200	Jul 6, 1954	4	145	130	145	140	0	0	140	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	0	0.8
Dave Tobik	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Mar 2, 1953	2	37	0	0	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Alan Trammell HOF	21	us US	R	R	6' 0"	165	Feb 21, 1958	3	142	138	142	142	0	0	0	0	0	142	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.7	$65,000
Pat Underwood	22	us US	L	L	6' 0"	175	Feb 9, 1957	1st	27	15	0	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Mark Wagner	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	165	Mar 4, 1954	4	75	44	75	71	0	0	0	29	2	41	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	0.5
Lou Whitaker	22	us US	L	R	5' 11"	160	May 12, 1957	3	127	114	127	126	0	0	0	126	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	4.5
Milt Wilcox	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Apr 20, 1950	9	33	29	0	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0
John Wockenfuss	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Feb 27, 1949	6	87	62	87	55	0	20	31	0	0	0	5	0	1	6	18	22	0	0.3
Kip Young	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Oct 29, 1954	2	13	7	1	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Les Moss	54	us US	May 14, 1925	Manager	Apr 7	Jun 11
Dick Tracewski	44	us US	Feb 3, 1935	Manager	Jun 12	Jun 13
Sparky Anderson HOF	45	us US	Feb 22, 1934	Manager	Jun 14	Sep 30
Ed Brinkman	37	us US	Dec 8, 1941	Bench	Apr 7	Jun 13
Billy Consolo	44	us US	Aug 18, 1934	Bench	Jun 14	Sep 30
Johnny Grodzicki	62	us US	Feb 26, 1917	Pitching	Apr 7	Sep 30
Gates Brown	40	us US	May 2, 1939	First base	Apr 7	Sep 30
Dick Tracewski	44	us US	Feb 3, 1935	Third base	Apr 7	Jun 11
Dick Tracewski	44	us US	Feb 3, 1935	Third base	Jun 14	Sep 30
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date