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Major League Baseball

Record: 86-76 .531.... 5th in American League East
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,714,893

Top Draft Pick: Kirk Gibson (#12) MLB
Manager - Ralph Houk

Affiliates - AAA Evansville Triplets AA Montgomery Rebels A+ Lakeland Tigers Rk Bristol Tigers

Team Leaders

HR: Thompson [26]
RBI: Staub [121]
2B: LeFlore, Staub [30]
SB: LeFlore [68]
W: Slaton [17]
SV: Hiller [15]
SO: Wilcox [132]

Oldest Player: Mickey Stanley [35]
Youngest Player: Alan Trammell [20]
Longest Tenure: Mickey Stanley [15]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Dave Stegman (Sep 4)
Pitchers: Steve Baker (May 25) Sheldon Burnside (Sep 4) Dave Tobik (Aug 26) Kip Young (Jul 21)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Bob Adams	1B-C	26	Evansville	AAA
	1B-C		Montgomery	AA
Gary Armstrong	SS		Montgomery	AA
Fernando Arroyo	P	26	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Steve Baker	P	22	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Michael Bateman	SS		Lakeland	A+
	SS		Bristol	Rk
Jake Battle	C		Lakeland	A+
Bob Benda	SS	22	Lakeland	A+
	SS		Bristol	Rk
Thomas Berti			Lakeland	A+
Jack Billingham	P	35	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Ben Bonk	P		Bristol	Rk
Ted Brazell	OF		Montgomery	AA
Tim Brookens	OF	25	Montgomery	AA
Tom Brookens	3B	25	Evansville	AAA
Darrell Brown	OF	22	Montgomery	AA
	OF		Lakeland	A+
Jeffrey Brown			Bristol	Rk
Sheldon Burnside	P	23	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	P		Evansville	AAA
Dwight Carter			Evansville	AAA
			Montgomery	AA
Marty Castillo	3B-C	21	Lakeland	A+
Tim Corcoran	1B-OF	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Jim Crawford	P	28	Detroit Tigers	MLB
John Crawford	OF		Lakeland	A+
Greg Darichuk	1B-OF	21	Lakeland	A+
Ted Dasen	3B		Lakeland	A+
Charles Day			Evansville	AAA
Mark DeJohn	SS	25	Evansville	AAA
Vicente Diaz			Montgomery	AA
Steve Dillard	2B-3B	27	Detroit Tigers	MLB
John Doherty	P	11	Evansville	AAA
Todd Ervin	2B		Bristol	Rk
Mark Fidrych	P	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Bruce Fields	OF-LF	17	Bristol	Rk
Leslie Filkens			Montgomery	AA
Steve Foucault	P	28	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Venoy Garrison	C		Evansville	AAA
	C		Montgomery	AA
Kirk Gibson	OF-LF	21	Lakeland	A+
Richard Givens			Lakeland	A+
			Bristol	Rk
Ed Glynn	P	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Juan Gomez	C		Lakeland	A+
	C		Bristol	Rk
Dan Gonzales	OF	25	Evansville	AAA
Jorge Gonzales			Lakeland	A+
Garry Grafton	P		Evansville	AAA
Al Greene	OF	23	Evansville	AAA
	OF		Montgomery	AA
Glenn Gulliver	3B	23	Evansville	AAA
	3B		Montgomery	AA
Kurt Hall	C		Bristol	Rk
Raphael Hampton	OF		Montgomery	AA
	OF		Lakeland	A+
John Hiller	P	35	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Ted Hutson	C		Bristol	Rk
Melvin Jackson	SS		Montgomery	AA
Craig Johnson	OF		Lakeland	A+
John Kelley	OF		Bristol	Rk
Steve Kemp	OF	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Bruce Kimm	C	27	Evansville	AAA
Daniel LaNoue			Lakeland	A+
Ron LeFlore	OF	30	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Gary Leslie			Lakeland	A+
			Bristol	Rk
Terrance Lynch			Montgomery	AA
Phil Mankowski	3B	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Jerry Manuel	2B	24	Evansville	AAA
Larry Marsh	SS		Lakeland	A+
Ronald Martinez	OF		Lakeland	A+
Milt May	C	28	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Billy Michael	OF		Montgomery	AA
Jack Morris	P	23	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Robert Nandin	IF		Lakeland	A+
Lance Parrish	C	22	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Steven Patchin	C		Evansville	AAA
Rick Peters	OF	22	Evansville	AAA
Calvin Portley	SS		Montgomery	AA
	SS		Lakeland	A+
Bruce Robbins	P	19	Lakeland	A+
Aurelio Rodriguez	3B	30	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Dave Rozema	P	22	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Robert Sagers	IF-OF		Bristol	Rk
Chuck Scrivener	SS-2B	30	Evansville	AAA
Greg Shippy	C		Montgomery	AA
Jim Slaton	P	28	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Asa Slemp			Montgomery	AA
Charlie Spikes	OF	27	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	OF		Evansville	AAA
Mickey Stanley	OF	36	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Rusty Staub	OF-1B	34	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Dave Stegman	OF	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	OF		Evansville	AAA
Bob Sykes	P	23	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Bruce Taylor	P	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Donald Taylor	3B		Bristol	Rk
Jason Thompson	1B	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Art Toal	2B-SS		Bristol	Rk
Dave Tobik	P	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	P		Evansville	AAA
Alan Trammell	SS	20	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Pat Underwood	P	21	Evansville	AAA
John Upshaw	C		Lakeland	A+
Mark Wagner	SS	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Lou Whitaker	2B	21	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Milt Wilcox	P	28	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Clifton Wilder	OF		Lakeland	A+
	OF		Bristol	Rk
James Wilfong	OF		Bristol	Rk
John Wockenfuss	C-1B	29	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Mike Wright	C		Bristol	Rk
Kip Young	P	23	Detroit Tigers	MLB

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Julio Alonso		Montgomery	AA
Gary Armstrong		Montgomery	AA
Fernando Arroyo	26	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	26	Evansville	AAA
Steve Baker	22	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	22	Evansville	AAA
Doug Banks		Bristol	Rk
Jake Battle		Lakeland	A+
Allan Bauman		Bristol	Rk
Jack Billingham	35	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Ben Bonk		Montgomery	AA
		Bristol	Rk
Ted Brazell		Montgomery	AA
Tom Brookens	25	Montgomery	AA
Sheldon Burnside	23	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	23	Evansville	AAA
David Cassetto		Lakeland	A+
Mike Chris	20	Evansville	AAA
	20	Montgomery	AA
Chris Codiroli	20	Montgomery	AA
	20	Lakeland	A+
Larry Corr		Montgomery	AA
Jim Crawford	28	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	28	Evansville	AAA
Charles Day		Evansville	AAA
Ronald Deneweth		Lakeland	A+
Mark Fidrych	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	24	Lakeland	A+
Kevin Fitzhugh		Bristol	Rk
James Flannery		Lakeland	A+
		Bristol	Rk
John Flynn	19	Lakeland	A+
	19	Bristol	Rk
Steve Foucault	28	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Bert Geiger		Montgomery	AA
Ed Glynn	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	25	Evansville	AAA
Garry Grafton		Evansville	AAA
Gary Granke		Lakeland	A+
John Hiller	35	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Charles Irving		Lakeland	A+
Jeff Jackowlak		Lakeland	A+
Joe Janton		Lakeland	A+
Tim Justus		Bristol	Rk
William Klank		Bristol	Rk
John Martin	22	Lakeland	A+
	22	Bristol	Rk
Brian McCaslin		Bristol	Rk
Jack Morris	23	Detroit Tigers	MLB
John Murphy		Evansville	AAA
Dan Petry	19	Evansville	AAA
	19	Montgomery	AA
Michael Polvi		Montgomery	AA
		Lakeland	A+
		Bristol	Rk
James Rabe		Bristol	Rk
Dale Reis		Montgomery	AA
Bruce Robbins	19	Lakeland	A+
	19	Bristol	Rk
Dave Rozema	22	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Dave Rucker	21	Lakeland	A+
	21	Bristol	Rk
Mark Saunders		Bristol	Rk
Ken Shea		Lakeland	A+
James Simerly		Montgomery	AA
		Bristol	Rk
Jim Slaton	28	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Jack Smith		Bristol	Rk
Dave Steffen		Montgomery	AA
		Lakeland	A+
Bob Sykes	23	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	23	Evansville	AAA
Bruce Taylor	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	25	Evansville	AAA
Jud Thigpen	-3	Bristol	Rk
Dave Tobik	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	25	Evansville	AAA
Ralph Treuel	23	Evansville	AAA
	23	Montgomery	AA
Jerry Ujdur	21	Lakeland	A+
Pat Underwood	21	Evansville	AAA
Paul Vavruska		Montgomery	AA
		Lakeland	A+
Steve Viefhaus		Evansville	AAA
		Montgomery	AA
Roger Weaver	23	Montgomery	AA
Milt Wilcox	28	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Kip Young	23	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Dennis Zimmerman		Lakeland	A+