1987 Detroit Tigers

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W-L Record: 98-64 -- 1st in American League East Manager: Sparky Anderson Location: Detroit,MI Baseball Stadium: Tiger Stadium Top Draft Pick: Bill Henderson (#20) Attendance: 2,061,830 Youngest Player: Scott Lusader (22) Oldest Player: Darrell Evans (40) Longest Tenure: Alan Trammell, Jack Morris, Lou Whitaker (11) Playoffs: Lost ALCS (Twins)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1987 Detroit Tigers

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
19	Doyle Alexander	P	36	R	R	6-3	200	9/4/1950	Cordova,Alabama	MLB	1971-1989	650,000
9	Doug Baker	SS-2B	26	B	R	5-9	165	4/3/1961	Fullerton,California	MLB	1984-1990	60,000
4	Bill Bean	LF-RF	23	L	L	6-0	185	5/11/1964	Santa Ana,California	MLB	1987-1995	60,000
14	Dave Bergman	1B	34	L	L	6-2	190	6/6/1953	Evanston,Illinois	MLB	1975-1992	331,667
16	Tom Brookens	3B	33	R	R	5-10	170	8/10/1953	Chambersburg,Pennsylvania	MLB	1979-1990	360,000
19	Darnell Coles	3B-RF	25	R	R	6-1	185	6/2/1962	San Bernardino,California	MLB	1983-1997	170,000
41	Darrell Evans	3B-1B	40	L	R	6-2	205	5/26/1947	Pasadena,California	MLB	1969-1989	525,000
23	Kirk Gibson	OF-LF	30	L	L	6-3	215	5/28/1957	Pontiac,Michigan	MLB	1979-1995	1,335,000
30	Johnny Grubb	OF	38	L	R	6-3	188	8/4/1948	Richmond,Virginia	MLB	1972-1987	365,000
17	Terry Harper	OF	32	R	R	6-4	195	4/19/1955	Douglasville,Georgia	MLB	1980-1987	425,000
8	Mike Heath	C	32	R	R	5-11	190	2/5/1955	Tampa,Florida	MLB	1978-1991	650,000
39	Mike Henneman	P	25	R	R	6-4	195	12/11/1961	St. Charles,Missouri	MLB	1987-1996	62,500
21	Willie Hernandez	P	32	L	L	6-3	180	11/14/1954	Aguada,Puerto Rico	MLB	1977-1989	1,060,000
31	Larry Herndon	OF	33	R	R	6-3	195	11/3/1953	Sunflower,Mississippi	MLB	1974-1988	225,000
45	Bryan Kelly	P	28	R	R	6-2	195	2/24/1959	Silver Spring,Maryland	MLB	1986-1987	60,000
25	Eric King	P	23	R	R	6-2	215	4/10/1964	Oxnard,California	MLB	1986-1992	100,000
34	Chet Lemon	OF-RF	32	R	R	6-0	190	2/12/1955	Jackson,Mississippi	MLB	1975-1990	698,571
12	Dwight Lowry	C	29	L	R	6-3	210	10/23/1957	Lumberton,North Carolina	MLB	1984-1988	60,000
24	Scott Lusader	RF-LF	22	L	L	5-10	165	9/30/1964	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1987-1991	60,000
42	Morris Madden	P	26	L	L	6-0	155	8/31/1960	Laurens,South Carolina	MLB	1987-1989	60,000
7	Bill Madlock	3B	36	R	R	5-11	185	1/2/1951	Memphis,Tennessee	MLB	1973-1987	850,000
24	Orlando Mercado	C	25	R	R	6-0	195	11/7/1961	Arecibo,Puerto Rico	MLB	1982-1990	60,000
47	Jack Morris	P	32	R	R	6-3	200	5/16/1955	St. Paul,Minnesota	MLB	1977-1994	1,850,000
17	Jim Morrison	3B-2B	34	R	R	5-11	186	9/23/1952	Pensacola,Florida	MLB	1977-1988	317,500
33	Matt Nokes	C	23	L	R	6-1	190	10/31/1963	San Diego,California	MLB	1985-1995	68,000
27	Dickie Noles	P	30	R	R	6-2	190	11/19/1956	Charlotte,North Carolina	MLB	1979-1990	75,000
46	Dan Petry	P	28	R	R	6-4	200	11/13/1958	Palo Alto,California	MLB	1979-1991	975,000
44	Jeff Robinson	P	25	R	R	6-6	235	12/14/1961	Ventura,California	MLB	1987-1992	62,500
15	Pat Sheridan	OF-RF	29	L	R	6-3	175	12/4/1957	Ann Arbor,Michigan	MLB	1981-1991	190,000
36	Nate Snell	P	34	R	R	6-4	190	9/2/1952	Orangeburg,South Carolina	MLB	1984-1987	60,000
26	Frank Tanana	P	33	L	L	6-3	195	7/3/1953	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1973-1993	662,500
35	Walt Terrell	P	29	L	R	6-2	205	5/11/1958	Jeffersonville,Indiana	MLB	1982-1992	600,000
30	Mark Thurmond	P	30	L	L	6-0	193	9/12/1956	Houston,Texas	MLB	1983-1990	370,000
38	Tim Tolman	OF-1B	31	R	R	6-0	195	4/20/1956	Santa Monica,California	MLB	1981-1987	60,000
3	Alan Trammell	SS	29	R	R	6-0	175	2/21/1958	Garden Grove,California	MLB	1977-1996	617,143
32	Jim Walewander	2B-3B	25	B	R	5-10	160	5/2/1962	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1987-1993	60,000
1	Lou Whitaker	2B	30	L	R	5-11	160	5/12/1957	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1977-1995	420,000

Team Personnel

Sparky Anderson (Manager)
Paul Carey (Broadcaster)
Billy Consolo (Bench Coach)
Boots Day (Advance Scout)
Tom Gamboa (Minor League Field Coordinator)
Alex Grammas (Third Base Coach)
Ernie Harwell (Broadcaster)
Al Kaline (Broadcaster)
Bill Lajoie (General Manager)
Billy Muffett (Pitching Coach)
Jim Northrup (Broadcaster)
Larry Osterman (Broadcaster)
Vada Pinson (Hitting Coach)
Dick Tracewski (First Base Coach)

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