2000 DETROIT TIGERS

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Location: Detroit,MI
Team Record: 79-83 .488
Result: 3rd in American League - Central Division
Manager(s): Phil Garner
General Manager: Randy Smith
Stadium: Comerica Park
Attendance: 2,438,617
Payroll: $61,740,167
Playoffs: Did not qualify

Detroit Tigers affiliate history

Oldest Player: Luis Polonia (35)
Youngest Player: Eric Munson (22)
Longest Tenure: Bobby Higginson, Tony Clark (6)
Top Hitter: Bobby Higginson (28)
Top Pitcher: Jeff Weaver (15)
Top Draft Pick: Matt Wheatland (#8)

Roster Continuity: 80.36%
Top Prospect: Eric Munson

American League Standings

Central	W	L	Pct	GB
Chi White Sox	95	67	.586	--
Cleveland	90	72	.556	5.0
Detroit	79	83	.488	16.0
KC Royals	77	85	.475	18.0
Minnesota	69	93	.426	26.0

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#	Player	Pos	HiLvl	Ht	Wt	Bats	Throws	Born	Age	Place	Draft Information
22	Dusty Allen	1B	MLB	6-4	215	Right	Right	8/9/1972	27	Oklahoma City,Oklahoma	1995	30	817	SD
25	Gabe Alvarez	3B	MLB	6-1	205	Right	Right	3/6/1974	26	Sonora,Mexico	1995	2	32	SD
14	Matt Anderson	P	MLB	6-4	200	Right	Right	8/17/1976	23	Louisville,Kentucky	1997	1	1	DET
12	Brad Ausmus	C	MLB	5-11	195	Right	Right	4/14/1969	31	New Haven,Connecticut	1987	48	1151	NYY
24	Rich Becker	CF-RF	MLB	5-10	193	Left	Left	2/1/1972	28	Aurora,Illinois	1990	3	85	MIN
49	Adam Bernero	P	MLB	6-4	205	Right	Right	11/28/1976	23	San Jose,California	1996	38	1136	COL
20	Willie Blair	P	MLB	6-1	185	Right	Right	12/18/1965	34	Paintsville,Kentucky	1986	11	289	TOR
45	Dave Borkowski	P	MLB	6-1	200	Right	Right	2/7/1977	23	Detroit,Michigan	1995	11	294	DET
26	Doug Brocail	P	MLB	6-5	235	Left	Right	5/16/1967	33	Clearfield,Pennsylvania	1986	1	12	SD
23	Javier Cardona	C	MLB	6-1	185	Right	Right	9/15/1975	24	Santurce,Puerto Rico	1994	23	641	DET
17	Tony Clark	1B	MLB	6-7	245	Both	Right	6/15/1972	28	Newton,Kansas	1990	1	2	DET
8	Deivi Cruz	SS	MLB	6-0	184	Right	Right	11/6/1975	24	Nizao Bani,Dominican Republic	1993	UDFA		SF
40	Nelson Cruz	P	MLB	6-1	185	Right	Right	9/13/1972	27	Puerto Plata,Dominican Republic	1989	UDFA		MTL
9	Damion Easley	2B	MLB	5-11	185	Right	Right	11/11/1969	30	New York,New York	1988	30	767	CAL
34	Juan Encarnacion	RF-CF	MLB	6-3	187	Right	Right	3/8/1976	24	Las Matas de Farfan,Dominican Republic	1992	UDFA		DET
31	Robert Fick	1B-RF	MLB	6-1	189	Left	Right	3/15/1974	26	Torrance,California	1996	5	131	DET
24	Karim Garcia	RF-LF	MLB	6-0	172	Left	Left	10/29/1975	24	Ciudad Obregon,Mexico	1992	UDFA		LAD
19	Juan Gonzalez	RF-LF	MLB	6-3	220	Right	Right	10/16/1969	30	Vega Baja,Puerto Rico	1986	UDFA		TEX
17	Shane Halter	SS-3B	MLB	6-0	180	Right	Right	11/8/1969	30	La Plata,Maryland	1991	5	133	KC
4	Bobby Higginson	LF-RF	MLB	5-11	195	Left	Right	8/18/1970	29	West Palm Beach,Florida	1992	12	336	DET
35	Erik Hiljus	P	MLB	6-5	230	Right	Right	12/25/1972	27	Panorama City,California	1991	4	122	NYM
21	Gregg Jefferies	LF-2B	MLB	5-10	185	Both	Right	8/1/1967	32	Burlingame,California	1985	1	20	NYM
46	Mark Johnson	P	MLB	6-3	226	Right	Right	5/2/1975	25	Dayton,Ohio	1996	1	19	HOU
59	Todd Jones	P	MLB	6-3	230	Left	Right	4/24/1968	32	Marietta,Georgia	1989	1	27	HOU
41	Masao Kida	P	MLB	6-2	210	Right	Right	9/12/1968	31	Tokyo,Japan	1998	UDFA		DET
54	Rodney Lindsey	OF	MLB	5-8	175	Right	Right	1/28/1976	24	Opelika,Alabama	1994	39	1074	SD
39	Jose Macias	P	MLB	5-10	175	Both	Right	1/25/1974	26	Panama City,Panama	1992	UDFA		MTL
29	Wendell Magee	CF-RF	MLB	6-0	220	Right	Right	8/3/1972	27	Hattiesburg,Mississippi	1994	12	338	PHI
49	Allen McDill	P	MLB	6-0	155	Left	Left	8/23/1971	28	Greenville,Mississippi	1992	20	553	NYM
43	Billy McMillon	LF-RF	MLB	5-11	179	Left	Left	11/17/1971	28	Otero,New Mexico	1993	8	239	FLA
30	Dave Mlicki	P	MLB	6-4	205	Right	Right	6/8/1968	32	Cleveland,Ohio	1990	17	445	CLE
38	Brian Moehler	P	MLB	6-3	235	Right	Right	12/31/1971	28	Rockingham,North Carolina	1993	6	165	DET
25	Hal Morris	1B	MLB	6-2	195	Left	Left	4/9/1965	35	Fort Rucker,Alabama	1986	8	210	NYY
17	Eric Munson	3B	MLB	6-3	220	Left	Right	10/3/1977	22	San Diego,California	1999	1	3	DET
49	C.J. Nitkowski	P	MLB	6-3	205	Left	Left	3/9/1973	27	Suffern,New York	1994	1	9	CIN
23	Hideo Nomo	P	MLB	6-2	230	Right	Right	8/31/1968	31	Osaka,Japan	1995	UDFA		LAD
7	Dean Palmer	3B	MLB	6-1	210	Right	Right	12/27/1968	31	Tallahassee,Florida	1986	3	59	TEX
56	Danny Patterson	P	MLB	6-0	225	Right	Right	2/17/1971	29	San Gabriel,California	1989	47	1197	TEX
29	Luis Polonia	LF	MLB	5-8	152	Left	Left	10/12/1964	35	Santiago,Dominican Republic	1984	UDFA		OAK
37	Jim Poole	P	MLB	6-2	195	Left	Left	4/28/1966	34	Rochester,New York	1988	9	218	LAD
44	Sean Runyan	P	MLB	6-3	223	Left	Left	6/21/1974	26	Fort Smith,Arkansas	1992	5	125	HOU
37	Steve Sparks	P	MLB	6-0	180	Right	Right	7/2/1965	34	Tulsa,Oklahoma	1987	5	123	MIL
52	Kevin Tolar	P	MLB	6-3	225	Right	Left	1/28/1971	29	Panama City,Florida	1989	9	223	CHW
56	Brandon Villafuerte	P	MLB	5-11	165	Right	Right	12/17/1975	24	Hilo,Hawaii	1994	66	1587	NYM
36	Jeff Weaver	P	MLB	6-5	200	Right	Right	8/22/1976	23	Northridge,California	1998	1	14	DET

Team Personnel	Position
Frank Beckmann	Broadcaster
Bill Buck	Scout
Dan Dickerson	Broadcaster
Phil Garner	Manager
Kirk Gibson	Broadcaster
Tim Grieve	Scout
Robbie Guzik	Scout
Ernie Harwell	Broadcaster
Jeff Jones	Bullpen Coach
Al Kaline	Broadcaster
Ray Lane	Broadcaster
Lou Laslo	Scout
Josh Lewin	Broadcaster
Bill Madlock	Hitting Coach
Doug Mansolino	Third Base Coach
Marty Meier	Scout
Bob Melvin	Bench Coach
Buddy Paine	Scout
Lance Parrish	Bullpen Coach
Larry Parrish	Scout
Jim Price	Broadcaster
Derrick Ross	Scout
Tom Runnells	Roving Hitting Instructor
Juan Samuel	First Base Coach
Randy Smith	General Manager
Dan Warthen	Pitching Coach
Rob Wilfong	Scout
Gary York	Scout

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