| 36 | Fernando Arroyo | P | MLB | 6-2 | 180 | Right | Right | 3/21/1952 | 23 | Sacramento,California | 1970 | 10 | 236 | DET |
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| 43 | Billy Baldwin | OF | MLB | 6-0 | 175 | Left | Left | 6/9/1951 | 24 | Tazewell,Virginia | | UDFA | | |
| 21 | Ray Bare | P | MLB | 6-2 | 195 | Right | Right | 4/15/1949 | 26 | Miami,Florida | 1969 | 3 | 49 | STL |
| 28 | Ike Brookens | P | MLB | 6-5 | 170 | Right | Right | 1/3/1949 | 26 | Chambersburg,Pennsylvania | 1967 | 5 | 85 | Wa2 |
| 26 | Gates Brown | OF | MLB | 5-11 | 220 | Left | Right | 5/2/1939 | 36 | Crestline,Ohio | 1960 | UDFA | | DET |
| 9 | Nate Colbert | 1B | MLB | 6-2 | 209 | Right | Right | 4/9/1946 | 29 | St. Louis,Missouri | 1964 | UDFA | | STL |
| 15 | Joe Coleman | P | MLB | 6-3 | 195 | Right | Right | 2/3/1947 | 28 | Boston,Massachusetts | 1965 | 1 | 3 | Wa2 |
| 11 | Bill Freehan | C | MLB | 6-2 | 205 | Right | Right | 11/29/1941 | 33 | Detroit,Michigan | 1961 | UDFA | | DET |
| 48 | Ed Glynn | P | MLB | 6-2 | 180 | Right | Left | 6/3/1953 | 22 | Flushing,New York | 1972 | UDFA | | DET |
| 49 | Steve Grilli | P | MLB | 6-2 | 170 | Right | Right | 5/2/1949 | 26 | Brooklyn,New York | 1978 | UDFA | | TOR |
| 18 | John Hiller | P | MLB | 6-0 | 195 | Right | Left | 4/8/1943 | 32 | Toronto,Ontario | 1963 | UDFA | | DET |
| 23 | Willie Horton | OF | MLB | 5-11 | 209 | Right | Right | 10/18/1942 | 32 | Arno,Virginia | 1962 | UDFA | | DET |
| 47 | Terry Humphrey | C | MLB | 6-3 | 190 | Right | Right | 8/4/1949 | 25 | Chickasha,Oklahoma | 1969 | 39 | 873 | MTL |
| 42 | Art James | OF | MLB | 6-0 | 170 | Left | Left | 8/2/1952 | 22 | Detroit,Michigan | 1972 | 6 | 112 | DET |
| 2 | John Knox | 2B | MLB | 6-0 | 170 | Left | Right | 7/26/1948 | 26 | Newark,New Jersey | 1970 | 8 | 188 | DET |
| 30 | Lerrin LaGrow | P | MLB | 6-5 | 220 | Right | Right | 7/8/1948 | 26 | Phoenix,Arizona | 1969 | 6 | 137 | DET |
| 10 | Gene Lamont | C | MLB | 6-1 | 190 | Both | Right | 12/25/1946 | 28 | Rockford,Illinois | 1965 | 1 | 13 | DET |
| 8 | Ron LeFlore | OF | MLB | 6-0 | 200 | Right | Right | 6/16/1948 | 27 | Detroit,Michigan | 1973 | UDFA | | DET |
| 19 | Dave Lemanczyk | P | MLB | 6-4 | 235 | Right | Right | 8/17/1950 | 24 | Syracuse,New York | 1972 | 16 | 380 | DET |
| 29 | Mickey Lolich | P | MLB | 6-0 | 210 | Both | Left | 9/12/1940 | 34 | Portland,Oregon | 1959 | UDFA | | DET |
| 37 | Tom Makowski | P | MLB | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Left | 12/22/1950 | 24 | Buffalo,New York | | UDFA | | |
| 40 | Jerry Manuel | 2B | MLB | 6-0 | 165 | Both | Right | 12/23/1953 | 21 | Hahira,Georgia | 1972 | 1 | 20 | DET |
| 25 | Dan Meyer | 1B-OF | MLB | 5-11 | 180 | Left | Right | 8/3/1952 | 22 | Hamilton,Ohio | 1972 | 4 | 92 | DET |
| 16 | Gene Michael | SS | MLB | 6-2 | 183 | Both | Right | 6/2/1938 | 37 | Kent,Ohio | 1959 | UDFA | | PIT |
| 34 | Bob Molinaro | OF | MLB | 6-0 | 190 | Left | Right | 5/21/1950 | 25 | Newark,New Jersey | 1968 | 2 | 38 | DET |
| 22 | Ben Oglivie | OF | MLB | 6-2 | 170 | Left | Left | 2/11/1949 | 26 | Colon,Panama | 1968 | 11 | 248 | BOS |
| 39 | Gene Pentz | P | MLB | 6-1 | 200 | Right | Right | 6/21/1953 | 22 | Johnstown,Pennsylvania | 1971 | 7 | 153 | DET |
| 27 | Jack Pierce | 1B | MLB | 6-0 | 210 | Left | Right | 6/2/1948 | 27 | Laurel,Mississippi | 1970 | 2 | 46 | ATL |
| 34 | Bob Reynolds | P | MLB | 6-0 | 205 | Right | Right | 1/21/1947 | 28 | Seattle,Washington | 1966 | 1 | 17 | SF |
| 44 | Leon Roberts | OF | MLB | 6-3 | 200 | Right | Right | 1/22/1951 | 24 | Vicksburg,Michigan | 1972 | 10 | 236 | DET |
| 4 | Aurelio Rodriguez | 3B | MLB | 5-10 | 180 | Right | Right | 12/28/1947 | 27 | Cananea,Mexico | 1966 | UDFA | | CAL |
| 31 | Vern Ruhle | P | MLB | 6-1 | 187 | Right | Right | 1/25/1951 | 24 | Coleman,Michigan | 1972 | 17 | 404 | DET |
| 9 | Chuck Scrivener | SS-2B | MLB | 5-9 | 170 | Right | Right | 10/3/1947 | 27 | Alexandria,Virginia | 1968 | 2 | 23 | DET |
| 24 | Mickey Stanley | OF | MLB | 6-1 | 195 | Right | Right | 7/20/1942 | 32 | Grand Rapids,Michigan | 1961 | UDFA | | DET |
| 3 | Gary Sutherland | 2B-SS | MLB | 6-0 | 185 | Right | Right | 9/27/1944 | 30 | Glendale,California | 1965 | UDFA | | PHI |
| 7 | Tom Veryzer | SS | MLB | 6-1 | 185 | Right | Right | 2/11/1953 | 22 | Port Jefferson,New York | 1971 | 1 | 11 | DET |
| 32 | Tom Walker | P | MLB | 6-1 | 188 | Right | Right | 11/7/1948 | 26 | Tampa,Florida | 1968 | 1 | 9 | BAL |
| 45 | John Wockenfuss | C-1B | MLB | 6-0 | 190 | Right | Right | 2/27/1949 | 26 | Welch,West Virginia | 1967 | 42 | 760 | Wa2 |