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Major League Baseball

Record: 86-76 .531.... 5th in American League East
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,714,893

Top Draft Pick: Kirk Gibson (#12) MLB

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

Team Leaders

HR: Thompson [26]
RBI: Staub [121]
2B: LeFlore, Staub [30]
SB: LeFlore [68]
W: Slaton [17]
SV: Hiller [15]
SO: Wilcox [132]

Oldest Player: Mickey Stanley [35]
Youngest Player: Alan Trammell [20]
Longest Tenure: Mickey Stanley [15]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Dave Stegman (Sep 4)
Pitchers: Steve Baker (May 25) Sheldon Burnside (Sep 4) Dave Tobik (Aug 26) Kip Young (Jul 21)

2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
	Fernando Arroyo	P	26	R	R	6-2	180	3/21/1952	Sacramento, CA	MLB	1975-1986
	Steve Baker	P	21	R	R	6-0	185	8/30/1956	Eugene, OR	MLB	1978-1983
	Jack Billingham	P	35	R	R	6-4	215	2/21/1943	Orlando, FL	MLB	1968-1980
	Sheldon Burnside	P	23	R	L	6-5	200	12/22/1954	South Bend, IN	MLB	1978-1980
	Tim Corcoran	1B-OF	25	L	L	5-11	175	3/19/1953	Glendale, CA	MLB	1977-1986
	Jim Crawford	P	27	L	L	6-3	200	9/29/1950	Chicago, IL	MLB	1973-1978
	Steve Dillard	2B-3B	27	R	R	6-1	180	2/8/1951	Memphis, TN	MLB	1975-1982
	Mark Fidrych	P	23	R	R	6-3	175	8/14/1954	Worcester, MA	MLB	1976-1980
	Steve Foucault	P	28	L	R	6-0	205	10/3/1949	Duluth, MN	MLB	1973-1978
	Ed Glynn	P	25	R	L	6-2	180	6/3/1953	Flushing, NY	MLB	1975-1985
	John Hiller	P	35	R	L	6-0	195	4/8/1943	Toronto, ON	MLB	1965-1980
	Steve Kemp	OF	23	L	L	6-0	195	8/7/1954	San Angelo, TX	MLB	1977-1988
	Ron LeFlore	OF	30	R	R	6-0	200	6/16/1948	Detroit, MI	MLB	1974-1982
	Phil Mankowski	3B	25	L	R	6-0	180	1/9/1953	Buffalo, NY	MLB	1976-1982
	Milt May	C	27	L	R	6-0	190	8/1/1950	Gary, IN	MLB	1970-1984
	Jack Morris	P	23	R	R	6-3	200	5/16/1955	St. Paul, MN	MLB	1977-1994
	Lance Parrish	C	22	R	R	6-3	220	6/15/1956	Clairton, PA	MLB	1977-1995
	Aurelio Rodriguez	3B	30	R	R	5-10	180	12/28/1947	Cananea, MX	MLB	1967-1983
	Dave Rozema	P	21	R	R	6-4	200	8/5/1956	Grand Rapids, MI	MLB	1977-1986
	Jim Slaton	P	28	R	R	6-0	185	6/19/1950	Long Beach, CA	MLB	1971-1986
	Charlie Spikes	OF	27	R	R	6-3	220	1/23/1951	Bogalusa, LA	MLB	1972-1980
	Mickey Stanley	OF	35	R	R	6-1	195	7/20/1942	Grand Rapids, MI	MLB	1964-1978
	Rusty Staub	OF-1B	34	L	R	6-2	200	4/1/1944	New Orleans, LA	MLB	1963-1985
	Dave Stegman	OF	24	R	R	5-11	190	1/30/1954	Inglewood, CA	MLB	1978-1984
	Bob Sykes	P	23	B	L	6-2	200	12/11/1954	Neptune, NJ	MLB	1977-1981
	Bruce Taylor	P	25	R	R	6-0	178	4/16/1953	Holden, MA	MLB	1977-1979
	Jason Thompson	1B	23	L	L	6-3	210	7/6/1954	Hollywood, CA	MLB	1976-1986
	Dave Tobik	P	25	R	R	6-1	195	3/2/1953	Euclid, OH	MLB	1978-1985
	Alan Trammell	SS	20	R	R	6-0	175	2/21/1958	Garden Grove, CA	MLB	1977-1996
	Mark Wagner	SS	24	R	R	6-1	175	3/4/1954	Conneaut, OH	MLB	1976-1984
	Lou Whitaker	2B	21	L	R	5-11	160	5/12/1957	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1977-1995
	Milt Wilcox	P	28	R	R	6-2	185	4/20/1950	Honolulu, HI	MLB	1970-1986
	John Wockenfuss	C-1B	29	R	R	6-0	190	2/27/1949	Welch, WV	MLB	1974-1985
	Kip Young	P	23	R	R	5-11	175	10/29/1954	Georgetown, OH	MLB	1978-1979