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Major League Baseball

Record: 103-59 .636.... 1st in American League
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Playoffs: Won World Series (Cardinals)
Attendance: 2,031,847

Top Draft Pick: Robert Robinson (#18) -
Manager - Mayo Smith

Team Leaders

HR: Horton [36]
RBI: Northrup [90]
2B: Northrup [29]
SB: McAuliffe [8]
W: McLain [31]
SV: Patterson, Dobson [7]
SO: McLain [280]

Oldest Player: []
Youngest Player: []

Major League Debuts

Batters: Bob Christian (Sep 2)
Pitchers: Les Cain (Apr 28) Daryl Patterson (Apr 10) Jim Rooker (Jun 30) Jon Warden (Apr 11)

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Draft Picks Listing

Rnd	Ovl	Phase	Player Name	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	B	T	HL	MLB	Drafted From	Bonus
1	18	June-Reg	Robert Robinson	OF						-		Thomas Dale (Chester,VA)
2	38	June-Reg	Bob Molinaro	OF	18	6-0	190	L	R	MLB	1975-1983	Essex Catholic (East Orange,NJ)
3	58	June-Reg	Raymond Blosse	P						-		High Point University
4	78	June-Reg	Thomas Castellar	P						-		Kennedy (Taylor,MI)
5	102	June-Reg	Thomas Miller	OF						-		Reading (Reading,PA)
6	126	June-Reg	Frank Fisher	P						-		Wayne (Wayne,MI)
7	150	June-Reg	Daryl Busen	P						-		Fordson (Dearborn,MI)
8	174**	June-Reg	Ross Grimsley	P	18	6-3	200	L	L	MLB	1971-1982	Frayser (Memphis,TN)
9	198	June-Reg	John Hyde	P						-		Loyola Academy (Chicago,IL)
10	222	June-Reg	Marvin Lane	OF	18	5-11	180	R	R	MLB	1971-1976	Pershing (Detroit,MI)
11	246	June-Reg	Mark Grove	OF						-		Anchor Bay (New Baltimore,MD)
12	270	June-Reg	Terry Rutledge	3B-OF						-		McLain (Tulsa,OK)
13	294	June-Reg	Howard Johnson	SS						-		Milton College
14	318	June-Reg	Robert Cole	1B						-		West Portsmouth (West Portsmouth,OH)
15	342	June-Reg	Rex Campbell	C						-		Beaver Local (Lisbon,OH)
16	366	June-Reg	Spencer Horn	SS						-		Fort Cobb (Fort Cobb,OK)
17	390	June-Reg	Robert LaFrance	C						-		Natick (Natick,MA)
18	414	June-Reg	Bob Stampe	p						-		Janesville (Janesville,WI)
19	438	June-Reg	Matthew Rockwood	OF						-		Grand Rapids Community College
20	461	June-Reg	Barry Perteler	p						-		Swartz Creek (Gaines,MI)
21	483	June-Reg	Anthony Amendola	p						-		Aviation Tech (New York,NY)
22	505	June-Reg	Michael Crim	p						-		Hickman (Columbia,MO)
23	527	June-Reg	Don Leshnock	p	21	6-3	195	R	L	MLB	1972-1972	Youngstown State University
24	549	June-Reg	Bill Puryear	p						-		Highland Park (Highland Park,MI)
25	571	June-Reg	Edward Laborio	p						-		Cranston (Cranston,RI)
26	593	June-Reg	John Bevil	p						-		Baylor University
27	615	June-Reg	Donald Murphy	C						-		St. Mary's (Sacramento,CA)
28	637**	June-Reg	John Zbercot	C						-		South Lake (St. Clair Shores,MI)
29	659	June-Reg	Lary Lohse	p	18	6-4	215	L	L	-		Seaman (Seaman,OH)
30	681	June-Reg	Terry Greene	IF						-		Republic (Republic,MO)
31	702	June-Reg	Richard Foulk	p						-		South Torrance (Torrance,CA)
32	720	June-Reg	Wayne Hamilton	IF						-		Airport (Carleton,MI)
33	737	June-Reg	Stephen Cushmore	p						-		Princeton University
34	753	June-Reg	Keith Kasparovitch	p						-		Punahou (Honolulu,HI)
35	768	June-Reg	John Cabral	p						-		Kaimuki (Honolulu,HI)
36	783**	June-Reg	Dennis Primeau	IF						-		Northville (Northville,MI)
37	797	June-Reg	Mark Pratt	p						-		Monroe (Monroe,MI)
38	808**	June-Reg	Michael Longstreth	SS						-		Harding (Oklahoma City,OK)
39	818	June-Reg	Thomas Breving	Of						-		Xavier University
40	827	June-Reg	Arthur Grassing	p						-		Bourne (Bourne,MA)
41	836	June-Reg	Alfred LiVecchi	p						-		Lane (Queens Village,NY)
42	845**	June-Reg	Shawn Howitt	1B						-		Battle Creek Central (Battle Creek,MI)
43	854	June-Reg	Robert Hileman	p						-		Staunton Military Academy (Staunton,VA)
44	862	June-Reg	Joseph Pellechi	IF						-		Fordham University
45	868	June-Reg	Joseph Martin	p						-		Shippensburg Area (Shippensburg,PA)
1	20	June-Sec	Elliott Maddox	iF-Of	20	5-11	181	R	R	MLB	1970-1980	University of Michigan
2	40**	June-Sec	John Hurley	P						-		University of Michigan
3	60	June-Sec	Ron Wayne	P						-		Laney College
4	80	June-Sec	Steve Smith	3B						-		Long Beach City College
5	101	June-Sec	Barry Sheldon	P				L	R	-		Genesee Community College
1	17	Jan-Reg	James Carter	3B-SS						-		Golden West College
2	37**	Jan-Reg	Thomas Jackson	SS						-		Citrus College
3	54	Jan-Reg	Richard Garner	C						-		Santa Rosa Junior College
4	71	Jan-Reg	James Poole	C						-
5	87	Jan-Reg	Nicholas Parilla	P						-		Staunton Military Academy (Staunton,VA)
6	101	Jan-Reg	George Moore	OF						-
7	113	Jan-Reg	Bill Slayback	P	20	6-4	200	R	R	MLB	1972-1974	Glendale Community College
8	122	Jan-Reg	Arthur Clifford	P						-
9	126	Jan-Reg	Rod Beckman	SS				R	R	-		Muskegon Community College
1	3	Jan-Sec	Ken Szotkiewicz	SS	21	6-0	165	L	R	MLB	1970-1970	Georgia Southern University
2	23	Jan-Sec	Chuck Scrivener	SS	20	5-9	170	R	R	MLB	1975-1977	Baltimore City Community College
3	43	Jan-Sec	Thomas Grayson	2B						-		Guilford College
4	63**	Jan-Sec	Bob O'Brien	P	19	5-10	170	L	L	MLB	1971-1971	University of Arizona
5	83**	Jan-Sec	Steve Smith	3B						-		Long Beach City College
6	102	Jan-Sec	Jerry Killian	P	19	6-4		L	L	-		Mott Community College
7	120**	Jan-Sec	Harry Saferight	C						AAA		State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
8	133	Jan-Sec	Terry Wilshusen	P	19	6-2	210	R	R	MLB	1973-1973
9	144	Jan-Sec	Vache Bahadurian	1B						-		City College of New York
10	150	Jan-Sec	William Carroll	OF						-