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Record: 85-76 .528.... 5th in American League East
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,630,929

Top Draft Pick: Rick Leach (#13) MLB

Affiliates - AAA Evansville Triplets AA Montgomery Rebels A+ Lakeland Tigers Rk Bristol Tigers

Team Leaders

HR: Kemp [26]
RBI: Kemp [105]
2B: Parrish, Kemp [26]
SB: LeFlore [78]
W: Morris [17]
SV: Lopez [21]
SO: Morris [113]

Oldest Player: Jack Billingham [36]
Youngest Player: Bruce Robbins [19]
Longest Tenure: John Hiller [14]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Tom Brookens (Jul 10) Kirk Gibson (Sep 8) Dan Gonzales (Apr 7) Al Greene (Jul 23) Lynn Jones (Apr 13) Rick Peters (Sep 8)
Pitchers: Mike Chris (Jul 31) Dan Petry (Jul 8) Bruce Robbins (Jul 28) Pat Underwood (May 31)

2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Fernando Arroyo	P	27	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Chris Baker	OF		Bristol	Rk
Steve Baker	P	23	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Ken Baldwin	2B		Bristol	Rk
Anthony Barraco	OF	18	Bristol	Rk
Bob Benda	SS	23	Lakeland	A+
Thomas Berti			Lakeland	A+
Jack Billingham	P	36	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Ted Brazell	OF		Montgomery	AA
Tom Brookens	3B	26	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	3B		Evansville	AAA
Darrell Brown	OF	23	Evansville	AAA
	OF		Montgomery	AA
Jeffrey Brown			Lakeland	A+
Sheldon Burnside	P	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Tony Camara	1B		Bristol	Rk
Marty Castillo	3B-C	22	Evansville	AAA
	3B-C		Montgomery	AA
Mike Chris	P	21	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Tim Corcoran	1B-OF	26	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	1B-OF		Evansville	AAA
John Crawford	OF		Lakeland	A+
Ted Dasen	3B		Montgomery	AA
Mark DeJohn	SS	26	Evansville	AAA
Roy Dixon			Lakeland	A+
Jon Driver	C		Bristol	Rk
Taylor Duncan	3B	26	Evansville	AAA
	3B		Montgomery	AA
Todd Ervin	2B		Montgomery	AA
Mark Fidrych	P	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Bruce Fields	OF-LF	18	Lakeland	A+
	OF-LF		Bristol	Rk
Les Filkins	OF		Montgomery	AA
Keith Fisher	C		Bristol	Rk
Vern Followell	SS		Montgomery	AA
	SS		Bristol	Rk
Venoy Garrison	C		Montgomery	AA
Kirk Gibson	OF-LF	22	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	OF-LF		Evansville	AAA
Robert Glass	3B		Montgomery	AA
Dan Gonzales	OF	26	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	OF		Evansville	AAA
Jorge Gonzales			Montgomery	AA
			Lakeland	A+
James Good	OF		Lakeland	A+
Al Greene	OF	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	OF		Evansville	AAA
Glenn Gulliver	3B	24	Evansville	AAA
	3B		Montgomery	AA
Raphael Hampton	OF		Montgomery	AA
William Hardy	OF		Bristol	Rk
Randy Harvey	OF		Bristol	Rk
Ronald Harvey			Bristol	Rk
John Hiller	P	36	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Melvin Jackson	SS		Montgomery	AA
Craig Johnson	OF		Lakeland	A+
Howard Johnson	3B-SS	18	Lakeland	A+
Lynn Jones	OF	26	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Steve Kemp	OF	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Jeff Kenaga	OF		Lakeland	A+
Bruce Kimm	C	28	Evansville	AAA
Rick Leach	1B-OF	22	Lakeland	A+
Ron LeFlore	OF	31	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Ron Lindberg	OF		Lakeland	A+
	OF		Bristol	Rk
Joe Lis	1B-OF	33	Evansville	AAA
Aurelio Lopez	P	31	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Frank Lucy	OF		Montgomery	AA
Dave Machemer	2B	28	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	2B		Evansville	AAA
Phil Mankowski	3B	26	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Jerry Manuel	2B	25	Evansville	AAA
Ronald Martinez	OF		Montgomery	AA
Milt May	C	29	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Mark McKnight	2B		Bristol	Rk
Jay Dee Meyers			Montgomery	AA
Jerry Morales	OF	30	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Jack Morris	P	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Bob Nandin	IF		Montgomery	AA
	IF		Lakeland	A+
Dan O'Connor	OF		Lakeland	A+
Lance Parrish	C	23	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Steven Patchin	C		Evansville	AAA
Rick Peters	OF	23	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	OF		Evansville	AAA
Dan Petry	P	20	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Ed Putman	C-1B	26	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	C-1B		Evansville	AAA
Michael Reeder			Bristol	Rk
Bruce Robbins	P	20	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Eli Roberson	OF		Lakeland	A+
	OF		Bristol	Rk
Aurelio Rodriguez	3B	31	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Dave Rozema	P	23	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Robert Sagers	IF-OF		Lakeland	A+
Michael Schoeller	C-1B		Lakeland	A+
Rusty Staub	OF-1B	35	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Michael Steele			Lakeland	A+
			Bristol	Rk
Dave Stegman	OF	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	OF		Evansville	AAA
Champ Summers	OF	33	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Bruce Taylor	P	26	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Jason Thompson	1B	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Art Toal	2B-SS		Lakeland	A+
Dave Tobik	P	26	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Alan Trammell	SS	21	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Wilson Tucker	OF		Lakeland	A+
	OF		Bristol	Rk
Pat Underwood	P	22	Detroit Tigers	MLB
John Upshaw	C		Montgomery	AA
	C		Lakeland	A+
Mark Wagner	SS	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Henry Washington	IF	22	Bristol	Rk
Lou Whitaker	2B	22	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Robert Wilber			Lakeland	A+
Milt Wilcox	P	29	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Clifton Wilder	OF		Lakeland	A+
Waldo Winborn	OF		Lakeland	A+
	OF		Bristol	Rk
John Wockenfuss	C-1B	30	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Mike Wright	C		Lakeland	A+
Kip Young	P	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Fernando Arroyo	27	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	27	Evansville	AAA
Howard Bailey	22	Lakeland	A+
Steve Baker	23	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	23	Evansville	AAA
Michael Beecroft		Lakeland	A+
		Bristol	Rk
Jack Billingham	36	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Ted Blair		Evansville	AAA
		Montgomery	AA
Scott Bollens		Bristol	Rk
Ted Brazell		Montgomery	AA
Robert Bresnen		Lakeland	A+
Sheldon Burnside	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Brian Cascadden		Lakeland	A+
		Bristol	Rk
David Cassetto		Montgomery	AA
		Lakeland	A+
Gordon Chretien		Lakeland	A+
Mike Chris	21	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	21	Evansville	AAA
Chris Codiroli	21	Montgomery	AA
Richard Collyer	20	Bristol	Rk
Mardie Cornejo	28	Evansville	AAA
Larry Corr		Evansville	AAA
		Montgomery	AA
Keith Desjarlais		Bristol	Rk
Steve Dunn		Bristol	Rk
Mark Fidrych	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
John Flynn	20	Lakeland	A+
Paul Fox		Bristol	Rk
Bert Geiger		Montgomery	AA
		Lakeland	A+
Garry Grafton		Evansville	AAA
		Montgomery	AA
Randy Harvey		Bristol	Rk
John Hiller	36	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Fred Holdsworth	27	Evansville	AAA
	27	Montgomery	AA
Jeff Jackowlak		Montgomery	AA
		Lakeland	A+
Joe Janton		Lakeland	A+
Tim Justus		Bristol	Rk
William Klank		Lakeland	A+
Michael Krill		Bristol	Rk
John Lackey		Lakeland	A+
Aurelio Lopez	31	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Frank MacCormack	25	Montgomery	AA
John Martin	23	Evansville	AAA
	23	Montgomery	AA
Jack Morris	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
John Morris		Evansville	AAA
Charlie Nail		Bristol	Rk
Randy Nelson		Lakeland	A+
Larry Pashnick	23	Lakeland	A+
Steven Patchin		Evansville	AAA
Jerry Perry		Bristol	Rk
Dan Petry	20	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	20	Evansville	AAA
Michael Polvi		Montgomery	AA
John Power		Bristol	Rk
Kevin Richards		Lakeland	A+
Bruce Robbins	20	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	20	Montgomery	AA
	20	Lakeland	A+
Dave Rozema	23	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Dave Rucker	22	Evansville	AAA
	22	Montgomery	AA
Luis Sanchez		Bristol	Rk
Ken Shea		Evansville	AAA
		Montgomery	AA
		Lakeland	A+
James Simerly		Lakeland	A+
Jack Smith		Montgomery	AA
		Lakeland	A+
Dave Steffen		Evansville	AAA
		Montgomery	AA
Bruce Taylor	26	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	26	Evansville	AAA
Dave Tobik	26	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	26	Evansville	AAA
Ralph Treuel	24	Evansville	AAA
Jerry Ujdur	22	Montgomery	AA
Pat Underwood	22	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	22	Evansville	AAA
Scott Vaughn		Bristol	Rk
Steve Viefhaus		Montgomery	AA
Robert Vorisek		Bristol	Rk
Mike Warren	18	Bristol	Rk
Roger Weaver	24	Evansville	AAA
James Wheeler		Lakeland	A+
		Bristol	Rk
Milt Wilcox	29	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Kip Young	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	24	Evansville	AAA