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Record: 60-49 .550.... th in American League East
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,149,144

Top Draft Pick: Ricky Barlow (#17) AAA

Affiliates - AAA Evansville Triplets AA Birmingham Barons A+ Lakeland Tigers A Macon Peaches Rk Bristol Tigers

Team Leaders

HR: Parrish [10]
RBI: Kemp [49]
2B: Kemp, Parrish [18]
SB: Gibson [17]
W: Morris [14]
SV: Saucier [13]
SO: Morris [97]

Oldest Player: Duffy Dyer [35]
Youngest Player: Dan Petry [22]
Longest Tenure: John Wockenfuss [8]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Darrell Brown (Apr 11) Marty Castillo (Aug 19) Rick Leach (Apr 30)
Pitchers: Howard Bailey (Apr 12) George Cappuzzello (May 31) Larry Rothschild (Sep 11) Dave Rucker (Apr 12)

2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Howard Bailey	P	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Chris Baker	OF		Macon	A
Kenny Baker	OF	26	Birmingham	AA
Stan Barker	OF		Lakeland	A+
Gary Bozich	2B		Birmingham	AA
Bubby Brister	SS		Bristol	Rk
Tom Brookens	3B	28	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Darrell Brown	OF	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	OF		Evansville	AAA
	OF		Birmingham	AA
Carl Burns	1B		Bristol	Rk
Thomas Campbell			Lakeland	A+
			Macon	A
George Cappuzzello	P	27	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Bernie Carbo	OF-RF	34	Evansville	AAA
Emilio Carrasquel			Birmingham	AA
			Lakeland	A+
Roberto Casasnovas			Macon	A
Marty Castillo	3B-C	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	3B-C		Evansville	AAA
Bruce Chaney	IF		Birmingham	AA
	IF		Lakeland	A+
Pedro Chavez			Macon	A
Tim Corcoran	1B-OF	28	Evansville	AAA
Al Cowens	OF	29	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Henry Cruz	OF	29	Evansville	AAA
Mark DeJohn	SS	28	Evansville	AAA
Claude Douglas			Macon	A
Charles Dye			Bristol	Rk
Duffy Dyer	C	36	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Scott Earl	2B	21	Bristol	Rk
Bill Fahey	C	31	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Mark Fidrych	P	27	Evansville	AAA
Bruce Fields	OF-LF	20	Lakeland	A+
Les Filkins	OF		Evansville	AAA
Keith Fisher	C		Lakeland	A+
Vern Followell	SS		Evansville	AAA
	SS		Birmingham	AA
George Foussianes	SS		Lakeland	A+
Barbaro Garbey	1B-OF	24	Evansville	AAA
	1B-OF		Birmingham	AA
Eddie Gates			Evansville	AAA
Kirk Gibson	OF-LF	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Lawrence Gilmore	1B		Macon	A
	1B		Bristol	Rk
Thomas Gither			Macon	A
James Good	OF		Lakeland	A+
	OF		Macon	A
Chris Goodyear	3B		Bristol	Rk
Glenn Gulliver	3B	26	Evansville	AAA
Raphael Hampton	OF		Evansville	AAA
William Hardy	OF		Birmingham	AA
	OF		Lakeland	A+
Randy Harvey	OF		Lakeland	A+
Joe Hastings	1B	3	Lakeland	A+
Steve Haynes	OF		Bristol	Rk
Richie Hebner	3B-1B	33	Detroit Tigers	MLB
David Hibner	SS		Lakeland	A+
Gary Hinson	SS		Birmingham	AA
	SS		Lakeland	A+
Bryon Horn	2B		Lakeland	A+
Guy Hubert	SS		Lakeland	A+
	SS		Bristol	Rk
Frank Hunsaker	C	27	Birmingham	AA
Ron Jackson	1B-3B	28	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Howard Johnson	3B-SS	20	Birmingham	AA
Larry Johnson	C	31	Evansville	AAA
Lynn Jones	OF	28	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Michael Jones	SS		Bristol	Rk
Mick Kelleher	SS-3B	34	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Steve Kemp	OF	27	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Jeff Kenaga	OF		Evansville	AAA
	OF		Birmingham	AA
Dennis Kinney	P	29	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Craig Kusick	1B	33	Evansville	AAA
Mike Laga	1B	21	Birmingham	AA
Robert Laurie			Macon	A
Rick Leach	1B-OF	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	1B-OF		Evansville	AAA
Ron Lindberg	OF		Lakeland	A+
Aurelio Lopez	P	33	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Juan Lopez	SS	28	Evansville	AAA
Dwight Lowry	C	23	Birmingham	AA
	C		Macon	A
Joseph Maloney			Macon	A
Steve Mastro	3B-OF		Lakeland	A+
	3B-OF		Macon	A
Bob Melvin	C	19	Macon	A
Thomas Merkle	OF		Bristol	Rk
Jim Moriarty	OF		Bristol	Rk
Jack Morris	P	26	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Bob Nandin	IF		Evansville	AAA
	IF		Birmingham	AA
Greg Norman	1B		Macon	A
Stan Papi	3B-2B	30	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Lance Parrish	C	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Steven Patchin	C		Evansville	AAA
Kevin Perrett	C		Bristol	Rk
Rick Peters	OF	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Dan Petry	P	22	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Dan Phillip	C	22	Lakeland	A+
	C		Bristol	Rk
Stine Poole	C		Birmingham	AA
Kraig Priessman	OF		Bristol	Rk
Michael Reeder			Macon	A
Eli Roberson	OF		Lakeland	A+
Rondal Rollin	OF		Lakeland	A+
Larry Rothschild	P	28	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Dave Rozema	P	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Dave Rucker	P	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Kevin Saucier	P	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Dan Schatzeder	P	26	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Mark Schlemmer			Bristol	Rk
Michael Schoeller	C-1B		Lakeland	A+
Albert Silva	1B		Bristol	Rk
Virgilio Silverio			Macon	A
Nelson Simmons	OF-RF	18	Bristol	Rk
Jeftrey Smith			Lakeland	A+
Mark Smith	OF		Macon	A
Champ Summers	OF	35	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Reggie Thomas	OF		Macon	A
Dave Tobik	P	28	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Alan Trammell	SS	23	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Jerry Ujdur	P	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
	P		Evansville	AAA
John Upshaw	C		Lakeland	A+
Francisco Vazquez			Macon	A
Jesus Vila			Bristol	Rk
Willie Ward	1B		Bristol	Rk
Lou Whitaker	2B	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Milt Wilcox	P	31	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Michael Williams			Bristol	Rk
Bob Williamson	C		Bristol	Rk
Glenn Wilson	OF-RF	22	Evansville	AAA
	OF-RF		Birmingham	AA
John Wockenfuss	C-1B	32	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Darrell Woodard	2B	24	Birmingham	AA
Kevin Young	OF		Bristol	Rk
Stan Younger	OF		Birmingham	AA
Edgar Zayas			Bristol	Rk
Jon Zureich	1B		Macon	A

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Howard Bailey	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Michael Beecroft		Birmingham	AA
		Lakeland	A+
Larry Berthelson	19	Macon	A
George Cappuzzello	27	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Chuck Cary	21	Macon	A
Bruce Chaney		Lakeland	A+
Mike Chris	23	Birmingham	AA
Richard Collyer	22	Lakeland	A+
Mark Dacko		Birmingham	AA
William Davis		Macon	A
Mark Fellows		Lakeland	A+
Dave Garcia		Birmingham	AA
Walter Garner		Lakeland	A+
Paul Gibson	21	Lakeland	A+
Tom Gonzalski		Macon	A
Dave Gumpert	23	Birmingham	AA
	23	Lakeland	A+
Randy Harvey		Lakeland	A+
Donald Hayford		Macon	A
Mark Jacob		Macon	A
Paul Josephson		Birmingham	AA
		Lakeland	A+
Bryan Kelly	22	Lakeland	A+
	22	Macon	A
Dennis Kinney	29	Detroit Tigers	MLB
John Lackey		Birmingham	AA
		Lakeland	A+
		Macon	A
Phil Leisure		Lakeland	A+
Aurelio Lopez	33	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Roger Mason	23	Macon	A
Ron Mathis	23	Birmingham	AA
William Miller		Lakeland	A+
Homer Moncrief		Lakeland	A+
Jack Morris	26	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Charlie Nail		Lakeland	A+
		Macon	A
Gary Nutter		Lakeland	A+
Donald O'Connor		Macon	A
Nick O'Connor		Birmingham	AA
		Macon	A
Randy O'Neal	21	Lakeland	A+
Carl Pankratz	24	Macon	A
Dan Petry	22	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Dick Pole	30	Birmingham	AA
Kevin Richards		Birmingham	AA
Bruce Robbins	22	Birmingham	AA
James Ross		Macon	A
Larry Rothschild	28	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Dave Rozema	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Dave Rucker	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Augie Ruiz		Birmingham	AA
Luis Sanchez		Macon	A
Kevin Saucier	25	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Dan Schatzeder	26	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Mitch Seoane		Birmingham	AA
Jack Smith		Birmingham	AA
Dave Steffen		Birmingham	AA
Dave Tobik	28	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Ralph Treuel	26	Lakeland	A+
Jerry Ujdur	24	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Michael Untisz		Lakeland	A+
		Macon	A
Miguel Valdez		Macon	A
John Vercoe		Macon	A
Milt Wilcox	31	Detroit Tigers	MLB
Mark Williams		Birmingham	AA
		Lakeland	A+
Harley Woody		Macon	A