1979 Detroit Tigers

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W-L Record: 85-76 -- 5th in American League East Manager: Sparky Anderson, Les Moss, Dick Tracewski Location: Detroit,MI Baseball Stadium: Tiger Stadium Top Draft Pick: Rick Leach (#13) Attendance: 1,630,929 Youngest Player: Bruce Robbins (19) Oldest Player: Jack Billingham (36) Longest Tenure: John Hiller (14)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1979 Detroit Tigers

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
36	Fernando Arroyo	P	27	R	R	6-2	180	3/21/1952	Sacramento,California	MLB	1975-1986
31	Steve Baker	P	22	R	R	6-0	185	8/30/1956	Eugene,Oregon	MLB	1978-1983
41	Jack Billingham	P	36	R	R	6-4	215	2/21/1943	Orlando,Florida	MLB	1968-1980
16	Tom Brookens	3B	25	R	R	5-10	170	8/10/1953	Chambersburg,Pennsylvania	MLB	1979-1990
42	Sheldon Burnside	P	24	R	L	6-5	200	12/22/1954	South Bend,Indiana	MLB	1978-1980
43	Mike Chris	P	21	L	L	6-3	180	10/8/1957	Santa Monica,California	MLB	1979-1983
25	Tim Corcoran	1B-OF	26	L	L	5-11	175	3/19/1953	Glendale,California	MLB	1977-1986
20	Mark Fidrych	P	24	R	R	6-3	175	8/14/1954	Worcester,Massachusetts	MLB	1976-1980
23	Kirk Gibson	OF-LF	22	L	L	6-3	215	5/28/1957	Pontiac,Michigan	MLB	1979-1995
34	Dan Gonzales	OF	25	L	R	6-1	195	9/30/1953	Whittier,California	MLB	1979-1980
21	Al Greene	OF	24	L	R	5-11	190	11/9/1954	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1979-1979
18	John Hiller	P	36	R	L	6-0	195	4/8/1943	Toronto,Ontario	MLB	1965-1980
35	Lynn Jones	OF	26	R	R	5-9	175	1/1/1953	Meadville,Pennsylvania	MLB	1979-1986
33	Steve Kemp	OF	24	L	L	6-0	195	8/7/1954	San Angelo,Texas	MLB	1977-1988
8	Ron LeFlore	OF	31	R	R	6-0	200	6/16/1948	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1974-1982
29	Aurelio Lopez	P	30	R	R	6-0	220	9/21/1948	Tecamachalco,Mexico	MLB	1974-1987
9	Dave Machemer	2B	28	R	R	5-11	180	5/24/1951	St. Joseph,Michigan	MLB	1978-1979
2	Phil Mankowski	3B	26	L	R	6-0	180	1/9/1953	Buffalo,New York	MLB	1976-1982
12	Milt May	C	28	L	R	6-0	190	8/1/1950	Gary,Indiana	MLB	1970-1984
27	Jerry Morales	OF	30	R	R	5-10	175	2/18/1949	Yabucoa,Puerto Rico	MLB	1969-1983
47	Jack Morris	P	24	R	R	6-3	200	5/16/1955	St. Paul,Minnesota	MLB	1977-1994
13	Lance Parrish	C	23	R	R	6-3	220	6/15/1956	Clairton,Pennsylvania	MLB	1977-1995
32	Rick Peters	OF	23	B	R	5-9	170	11/21/1955	Lynwood,California	MLB	1979-1986
46	Dan Petry	P	20	R	R	6-4	200	11/13/1958	Palo Alto,California	MLB	1979-1991
12	Ed Putman	C-1B	25	R	R	6-1	190	9/25/1953	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1976-1979
48	Bruce Robbins	P	19	L	L	6-1	190	9/10/1959	Portland,Indiana	MLB	1979-1980
4	Aurelio Rodriguez	3B	31	R	R	5-10	180	12/28/1947	Cananea,Mexico	MLB	1967-1983
19	Dave Rozema	P	22	R	R	6-4	200	8/5/1956	Grand Rapids,Michigan	MLB	1977-1986
10	Rusty Staub	OF-1B	35	L	R	6-2	200	4/1/1944	New Orleans,Louisiana	MLB	1963-1985
22	Dave Stegman	OF	25	R	R	5-11	190	1/30/1954	Inglewood,California	MLB	1978-1984
24	Champ Summers	OF	33	L	R	6-2	205	6/15/1946	Bremerton,Washington	MLB	1974-1984
32	Bruce Taylor	P	26	R	R	6-0	178	4/16/1953	Holden,Massachusetts	MLB	1977-1979
30	Jason Thompson	1B	24	L	L	6-3	210	7/6/1954	Hollywood,California	MLB	1976-1986
38	Dave Tobik	P	26	R	R	6-1	195	3/2/1953	Euclid,Ohio	MLB	1978-1985
3	Alan Trammell	SS	21	R	R	6-0	175	2/21/1958	Garden Grove,California	MLB	1977-1996
40	Pat Underwood	P	22	L	L	6-0	175	2/9/1957	Kokomo,Indiana	MLB	1979-1983
5	Mark Wagner	SS	25	R	R	6-1	175	3/4/1954	Conneaut,Ohio	MLB	1976-1984
1	Lou Whitaker	2B	22	L	R	5-11	160	5/12/1957	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1977-1995
39	Milt Wilcox	P	29	R	R	6-2	185	4/20/1950	Honolulu,Hawaii	MLB	1970-1986
14	John Wockenfuss	C-1B	30	R	R	6-0	190	2/27/1949	Welch,West Virginia	MLB	1974-1985
37	Kip Young	P	24	R	R	5-11	175	10/29/1954	Georgetown,Ohio	MLB	1978-1979

Team Personnel

Sparky Anderson (Manager)
Ed Brinkman (Hitting Coach)
Gates Brown (First Base Coach)
Jim Campbell (General Manager)
Paul Carey (Broadcaster)
Billy Consolo (Bench Coach)
Johnny Grodzicki (Pitching Coach)
Ernie Harwell (Broadcaster)
Al Kaline (Broadcaster)
Bill Lajoie (Scout)
Les Moss (Manager)
Dick Tracewski (Manager)
Dick Tracewski (Third Base Coach)

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