Baseball Roster for 1981 Detroit Tigers
| # | Player Name | Pos | Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | Born | Place | High Level | mlbYears | Salary |
| 60 | Howard Bailey | P | 23 | R | L | 6-0 | 195 | 7/31/1957 | Grand Haven,Michigan | MLB | 1981-1983 |
| 16 | Tom Brookens | 3B | 27 | R | R | 5-10 | 170 | 8/10/1953 | Chambersburg,Pennsylvania | MLB | 1979-1990 |
| 34 | Darrell Brown | OF | 25 | B | R | 6-0 | 184 | 10/29/1955 | Oklahoma City,Oklahoma | MLB | 1981-1984 |
| 41 | George Cappuzzello | P | 27 | R | L | 6-0 | 175 | 1/15/1954 | Youngstown,Ohio | MLB | 1981-1982 |
| 12 | Marty Castillo | 3B-C | 24 | R | R | 6-1 | 190 | 1/16/1957 | Long Beach,California | MLB | 1981-1985 |
| 10 | Al Cowens | OF | 29 | R | R | 6-2 | 200 | 10/25/1951 | Los Angeles,California | MLB | 1974-1986 |
| 17 | Bill Fahey | C | 31 | L | R | 6-0 | 200 | 6/14/1950 | Detroit,Michigan | MLB | 1971-1983 |
| 23 | Kirk Gibson | OF-LF | 24 | L | L | 6-3 | 215 | 5/28/1957 | Pontiac,Michigan | MLB | 1979-1995 |
| 2 | Richie Hebner | 3B-1B | 33 | L | R | 6-1 | 200 | 11/26/1947 | Boston,Massachusetts | MLB | 1968-1985 |
| 15 | Ron Jackson | 1B-3B | 28 | R | R | 6-0 | 205 | 5/9/1953 | Birmingham,Alabama | MLB | 1975-1984 |
| 35 | Lynn Jones | OF | 28 | R | R | 5-9 | 175 | 1/1/1953 | Meadville,Pennsylvania | MLB | 1979-1986 |
| 18 | Mick Kelleher | SS-3B | 33 | R | R | 5-9 | 176 | 7/25/1947 | Seattle,Washington | MLB | 1972-1982 |
| 33 | Steve Kemp | OF | 26 | L | L | 6-0 | 195 | 8/7/1954 | San Angelo,Texas | MLB | 1977-1988 |
| 21 | Dennis Kinney | P | 29 | L | L | 6-1 | 190 | 2/26/1952 | Toledo,Ohio | MLB | 1978-1982 |
| 7 | Rick Leach | 1B-OF | 24 | L | L | 6-0 | 195 | 5/4/1957 | Ann Arbor,Michigan | MLB | 1981-1990 |
| 29 | Aurelio Lopez | P | 32 | R | R | 6-0 | 220 | 9/21/1948 | Tecamachalco,Mexico | MLB | 1974-1987 |
| 47 | Jack Morris | P | 26 | R | R | 6-3 | 200 | 5/16/1955 | St. Paul,Minnesota | MLB | 1977-1994 |
| 9 | Stan Papi | 3B-2B | 30 | R | R | 6-0 | 178 | 2/4/1951 | Fresno,California | MLB | 1974-1981 |
| 13 | Lance Parrish | C | 25 | R | R | 6-3 | 220 | 6/15/1956 | Clairton,Pennsylvania | MLB | 1977-1995 |
| 32 | Rick Peters | OF | 25 | B | R | 5-9 | 170 | 11/21/1955 | Lynwood,California | MLB | 1979-1986 |
| 46 | Dan Petry | P | 22 | R | R | 6-4 | 200 | 11/13/1958 | Palo Alto,California | MLB | 1979-1991 |
| 42 | Larry Rothschild | P | 28 | R | R | 6-2 | 185 | 12/9/1952 | Chicago,Illinois | MLB | 1981-1982 |
| 19 | Dave Rozema | P | 24 | R | R | 6-4 | 200 | 8/5/1956 | Grand Rapids,Michigan | MLB | 1977-1986 |
| 49 | Dave Rucker | P | 23 | L | L | 6-1 | 190 | 9/1/1957 | San Bernardino,California | MLB | 1981-1988 |
| 31 | Kevin Saucier | P | 24 | R | L | 6-1 | 196 | 8/9/1956 | Pensacola,Florida | MLB | 1978-1982 |
| 36 | Dan Schatzeder | P | 26 | L | L | 6-0 | 195 | 12/1/1954 | Elmhurst,Illinois | MLB | 1977-1991 |
| 24 | Champ Summers | OF | 35 | L | R | 6-2 | 205 | 6/15/1946 | Bremerton,Washington | MLB | 1974-1984 |
| 45 | Dave Tobik | P | 28 | R | R | 6-1 | 195 | 3/2/1953 | Euclid,Ohio | MLB | 1978-1985 |
| 3 | Alan Trammell | SS | 23 | R | R | 6-0 | 175 | 2/21/1958 | Garden Grove,California | MLB | 1977-1996 |
| 28 | Jerry Ujdur | P | 24 | R | R | 6-1 | 195 | 3/5/1957 | Duluth,Minnesota | MLB | 1980-1984 |
| 1 | Lou Whitaker | 2B | 24 | L | R | 5-11 | 160 | 5/12/1957 | Brooklyn,New York | MLB | 1977-1995 |
| 39 | Milt Wilcox | P | 31 | R | R | 6-2 | 185 | 4/20/1950 | Honolulu,Hawaii | MLB | 1970-1986 |
| 14 | John Wockenfuss | C-1B | 32 | R | R | 6-0 | 190 | 2/27/1949 | Welch,West Virginia | MLB | 1974-1985 |
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