1978 Detroit Tigers Organizational Roster
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A list of all players appearing in at least 1 game for the 1978 Detroit Tigers organization. Includes the MLB parent team and all minor league affiliates from AAA to Rookie level.
Bob Adams 26 1B-C 6-2 200 R R 1952-01-06 Pittsburgh,PA MLB 1977-1977 1976-1978 missing 1978 teams Julio Alonso 24 P 6-1 195 R L 1954-04-12 Havana,CU AAA 1974-1979 missing 1978 teams Gary Armstrong 22 SS 6-0 175 L R 1955-12-09 San Diego,CA AA 1977-1980 missing 1978 teams Fernando Arroyo 26 P 6-2 195 R R 1952-03-21 Sacramento,CA MLB 1975-1986 1975-1986 missing 1978 teams Steve Baker 21 P 6-0 185 R R 1956-08-30 Eugene,OR MLB 1978-1983 1977-1986 missing 1978 teams Doug Banks -- P 6-2 195 R R Rk 1978-1978 missing 1978 teams Michael Bateman 21 SS 6-1 185 R R 1956-11-11 Blythe,CA A+ 1977-1978 missing 1978 teams Jake Battle 22 C 5-11 185 R R 1956-01-19 Detroit,MI A+ 1978-1978 missing 1978 teams Allan Bauman 20 P 5-11 175 L L 1957-09-09 Cleveland,OH A 1978-1980 missing 1978 teams Bob Benda 21 SS 5-9 160 R R 1956-09-30 North Palm Beach,FL A+ 1978-1979 missing 1978 teams Thomas Berti 22 2B-SS 5-11 170 L R 1956-01-08 Royal Oak,MI A+ 1978-1979 missing 1978 teams Jack Billingham 35 P 6-4 215 R R 1943-02-21 Orlando,FL MLB 1968-1980 1968-1980 missing 1978 teams Ben Bonk -- P 6-4 210 L R AA 1978-1978 missing 1978 teams Ted Brazell 26 OF 6-0 175 R R 1952-01-30 St. Louis,MO AA 1977-1979 missing 1978 teams Tim Brookens 24 OF 5-10 165 R R 1953-08-10 Chambersburg,PA AA 1977-1978 missing 1978 teams Tom Brookens 24 3B 5-10 170 R R 1953-08-10 Chambersburg,PA MLB 1979-1990 1977-1990 missing 1978 teams Darrell Brown 22 OF 6-0 184 B R 1955-10-29 Oklahoma City,OK MLB 1981-1984 1977-1996 missing 1978 teams Jeffrey Brown -- OF 5-9 167 L R A+ 1978-1979 missing 1978 teams Sheldon Burnside 23 P 6-5 200 R L 1954-12-22 South Bend,IN MLB 1978-1980 1977-1980 missing 1978 teams Dwight Carter 27 3B 5-10 177 R R 1951-06-10 Little Rock,AR AAA 1973-1978 missing 1978 teams David Cassetto 20 P 6-1 180 L R 1957-11-20 Morris,IL AA 1976-1979 missing 1978 teams Marty Castillo 21 3B-C 6-1 190 R R 1957-01-16 Long Beach,CA MLB 1981-1985 1978-1986 missing 1978 teams Mike Chris 20 P 6-3 180 L L 1957-10-08 Santa Monica,CA MLB 1979-1983 1977-1985 missing 1978 teams Chris Codiroli 20 P 6-1 160 R R 1958-03-26 Oxnard,CA MLB 1982-1990 1977-1991 missing 1978 teams Tim Corcoran 25 1B-OF 5-11 175 L L 1953-03-19 Glendale,CA MLB 1977-1986 1977-1988 missing 1978 teams Larry Corr 24 P 6-2 175 R R 1954-02-19 Camden,SC AAA 1977-1980 missing 1978 teams Jim Crawford 27 P 6-3 200 L L 1950-09-29 Chicago,IL MLB 1973-1978 1969-1978 missing 1978 teams John Crawford 21 OF 6-0 185 R R 1956-07-24 Houston,MS A+ 1978-1979 missing 1978 teams Greg Darichuk 21 1B-OF 6-1 180 L L 1956-10-20 Toronto,ON AAA 1976-1978 missing 1978 teams Ted Dasen 23 3B 5-11 175 L R 1955-06-12 East Lansing,MI AAA 1974-1980 missing 1978 teams Boots Day 30 OF 5-9 160 L L 1947-08-31 Ilion,NY MLB 1969-1974 1969-2021 missing 1978 teams Mark DeJohn 24 SS 5-11 170 B R 1953-09-18 Middletown,CT MLB 1982-1982 1976-1983 missing 1978 teams Ronald Deneweth -- P 6-2 190 R L A+ 1978-1978 missing 1978 teams Vicente Diaz 20 C 5-11 180 R R 1957-11-03 La Habana,CU AA 1977-1978 missing 1978 teams Steve Dillard 27 2B-3B 6-1 180 R R 1951-02-08 Memphis,TN MLB 1975-1982 1975-1982 missing 1978 teams John Doherty 26 1B 5-11 185 L L 1951-08-22 Woburn,MA MLB 1974-1975 1974-1978 missing 1978 teams Todd Ervin -- 2B 5-8 160 L R Claremont,CA AA 1977-1980 missing 1978 teams Mark Fidrych 23 P 6-3 175 R R 1954-08-14 Worcester,MA MLB 1976-1980 1976-1983 missing 1978 teams Bruce Fields 17 OF 6-0 185 L R 1960-10-06 Cleveland,OH MLB 1986-1989 1978-1991 missing 1978 teams Les Filkins 21 OF 5-11 185 L L 1956-09-14 Chicago,IL AAA 1977-1982 missing 1978 teams Kevin Fitzhugh 18 P 6-2 180 R R 1959-10-21 Fountain Valley,CA A- 1978-1979 missing 1978 teams James Flannery 23 P 6-2 172 R R 1955-03-26 Detroit,MI A+ 1978-1978 missing 1978 teams John Flynn 19 P 6-2 220 R R 1959-05-13 Kings Park,NY A+ 1977-1979 missing 1978 teams Steve Foucault 28 P 6-0 205 L R 1949-10-03 Duluth,MN MLB 1973-1978 1973-1979 missing 1978 teams Venoy Garrison 24 C 6-0 185 R R 1954-04-09 Los Angeles,CA AAA 1977-1979 missing 1978 teams Bert Geiger 18 P 6-2 185 R R 1959-08-14 Miami,FL AAA 1977-1984 missing 1978 teams Kirk Gibson 21 OF 6-3 215 L L 1957-05-28 Pontiac,MI MLB 1979-1995 1978-1995 missing 1978 teams Richard Givens 22 1B 6-3 210 R R 1955-10-04 Salinas,CA A+ 1976-1978 missing 1978 teams Ed Glynn 25 P 6-2 180 R L 1953-06-03 New York,NY MLB 1975-1985 1975-1990 missing 1978 teams Juan Gomez 19 C 5-11 175 R R 1959-01-27 Las Villas,CU A+ 1978-1978 missing 1978 teams Dan Gonzales 24 OF 6-1 195 L R 1953-09-30 Whittier,CA MLB 1979-1980 1976-1983 missing 1978 teams Jorge Gonzales 20 OF 5-10 167 R R 1958-05-30 Arecibo,PR AA 1977-1979 missing 1978 teams Garry Grafton 22 P 6-1 185 R R 1955-09-14 Sewickley,PA AAA 1977-1979 missing 1978 teams Gary Granke 22 P 6-0 165 R R 1955-08-21 Detroit,MI A+ 1978-1978 missing 1978 teams Al Greene 23 OF 5-11 190 L R 1954-11-09 Detroit,MI MLB 1979-1979 1977-1980 missing 1978 teams Glenn Gulliver 23 3B 5-11 175 L R 1954-10-15 Detroit,MI MLB 1982-1983 1974-1986 missing 1978 teams Kurt Hall 19 C 5-11 180 R R 1959-03-27 Burlington,VT Rk 1977-1979 missing 1978 teams Raphael Hampton 20 OF 6-1 175 R R 1957-10-29 Detroit,MI AAA 1977-1982 missing 1978 teams John Hiller 35 P 6-0 195 R L 1943-04-08 Toronto,ON MLB 1965-1980 1965-1980 missing 1978 teams Ted Hutson -- C 6-1 185 R R Fletcher,OH A- 1978-1979 missing 1978 teams Charles Irving 23 P 5-11 175 R R 1955-04-05 Richmond,VA A+ 1976-1978 missing 1978 teams Jeff Jackowlak 18 P 6-1 190 R R 1959-09-27 South Bend,IN AA 1977-1979 missing 1978 teams Mel Jackson 24 SS 5-11 159 R R 1953-07-13 Chicago,IL AA 1977-1979 missing 1978 teams Joe Janton 22 P 6-3 185 R R 1956-02-10 Newport Beach,CA A+ 1977-1979 missing 1978 teams Craig Johnson 20 OF 6-4 210 R R 1957-11-06 Walnut Creek,CA AA 1978-1980 missing 1978 teams Tim Justus 19 P 5-10 165 R R 1958-11-16 Circleville,OH Rk 1978-1979 missing 1978 teams John Kelley -- OF 5-11 180 L L Independence,KY Rk 1978-1978 missing 1978 teams Steve Kemp 23 OF 6-0 195 L L 1954-08-07 San Angelo,TX MLB 1977-1988 1973-1988 missing 1978 teams Bruce Kimm 27 C 5-11 175 R R 1951-06-29 Cedar Rapids,IA MLB 1976-1980 1976-1980 missing 1978 teams William Klank -- P 6-2 185 R R Ewing,NJ A+ 1978-1979 missing 1978 teams Daniel LaNoue 23 1B 6-3 195 L L 1954-10-21 Detroit,MI A+ 1977-1978 missing 1978 teams Ron LeFlore 30 OF 6-0 200 R R 1948-06-16 Detroit,MI MLB 1974-1982 1974-1982 missing 1978 teams Gary Leslie 21 OF 6-1 195 R R 1956-10-05 Euclid,OH A+ 1978-1978 missing 1978 teams Terrance Lynch 23 OF 5-10 175 R R 1954-08-11 Mount Pleasant,MI AA 1975-1978 missing 1978 teams Phil Mankowski 25 3B 6-0 180 L R 1953-01-09 Buffalo,NY MLB 1976-1982 1976-1982 missing 1978 teams Jerry Manuel 24 2B 6-0 165 B R 1953-12-23 Hahira,GA MLB 1975-1982 1975-1986 missing 1978 teams Larry Marsh -- SS 6-2 180 R R Covina,CA A+ 1977-1978 missing 1978 teams John Martin 22 P 6-0 190 B L 1956-04-11 Wyandotte,MI MLB 1980-1983 1976-1990 missing 1978 teams Ronald Martinez 22 OF 5-10 170 R R 1955-08-04 Los Angeles,CA AA 1977-1980 missing 1978 teams Milt May 27 C 6-0 190 L R 1950-08-01 Gary,IN MLB 1970-1984 1970-1984 missing 1978 teams Brian McCaslin -- P 6-3 180 R R Evanston,IL Rk 1978-1978 missing 1978 teams Billy Michael 24 OF 6-1 185 L L 1954-04-08 Charleston,WV AA 1977-1978 missing 1978 teams Jack Morris 23 P 6-3 200 R R 1955-05-16 St. Paul,MN MLB 1977-1994 1977-1996 missing 1978 teams John Murphy 20 P 6-3 185 L L 1957-08-07 Brooklyn,NY AAA 1977-1981 missing 1978 teams Bob Nandin 21 IF 5-8 170 R R 1956-08-29 Barranquilla,CB AAA 1978-1986 missing 1978 teams Lance Parrish 22 C 6-3 220 R R 1956-06-15 Clairton,PA MLB 1977-1995 1977-1995 missing 1978 teams Steven Patchin 28 C 6-1 190 R R 1950-03-26 Joplin,MO AAA 1976-1981 missing 1978 teams Rick Peters 22 OF 5-9 170 B R 1955-11-21 Lynwood,CA MLB 1979-1986 1974-1986 missing 1978 teams Dan Petry 19 P 6-4 200 R R 1958-11-13 Palo Alto,CA MLB 1979-1991 1977-1991 missing 1978 teams Michael Polvi -- P 6-0 185 L R Detroit,MI AA 1978-1980 missing 1978 teams Calvin Portley 23 SS 5-10 165 B R 1954-11-14 Longview,TX AA 1977-1978 missing 1978 teams James Rabe -- P 6-2 185 R R Rk 1978-1978 missing 1978 teams Dale Reis 23 P 6-0 158 R L 1954-09-09 Oakland,CA AA 1977-1979 missing 1978 teams Bruce Robbins 18 P 6-1 190 L L 1959-09-10 Portland,IN MLB 1979-1980 1977-1983 missing 1978 teams Aurelio Rodriguez 30 3B 5-10 180 R R 1947-12-28 Cananea,MX MLB 1967-1983 1967-1983 missing 1978 teams Dave Rozema 21 P 6-4 200 R R 1956-08-05 Grand Rapids,MI MLB 1977-1986 1977-1987 missing 1978 teams Dave Rucker 20 P 6-1 190 L L 1957-09-01 San Bernardino,CA MLB 1981-1988 1977-1989 missing 1978 teams Bobby Sagers 21 IF-OF 5-10 176 L R 1957-01-31 Cincinnati,OH A+ 1978-1979 missing 1978 teams Mark Saunders 19 P 6-0 0 R R 1958-09-02 Pittsburgh,PA A- 1977-1979 missing 1978 teams Chuck Scrivener 30 SS-2B 5-9 170 R R 1947-10-03 Alexandria,VA MLB 1975-1977 1975-1978 missing 1978 teams Ken Shea 20 P 6-1 190 R R 1957-08-28 Corona,CA AAA 1977-1979 missing 1978 teams Greg Shippy 23 C 6-2 205 R R 1955-03-30 Garrett,IN AA 1977-1978 missing 1978 teams James Simerly 21 P 6-1 185 R R 1956-12-22 AA 1978-1980 missing 1978 teams Jim Slaton 28 P 6-0 185 R R 1950-06-19 Long Beach,CA MLB 1971-1986 1971-1986 missing 1978 teams Buddy Slemp -- OF 5-10 175 R R AA 1978-1978 missing 1978 teams Jack Smith 19 P 6-4 190 R R 1958-12-04 AA 1978-1983 missing 1978 teams Charlie Spikes 27 OF 6-3 220 R R 1951-01-23 Bogalusa,LA MLB 1972-1980 1972-1980 missing 1978 teams Mickey Stanley 35 OF 6-1 195 R R 1942-07-20 Grand Rapids,MI MLB 1964-1978 1964-1978 missing 1978 teams Rusty Staub 34 OF-1B 6-2 200 L R 1944-04-01 New Orleans,LA MLB 1963-1985 1963-1985 missing 1978 teams Dave Steffen 19 P 6-3 220 R R 1958-12-17 Dearborn,MI AAA 1977-1981 missing 1978 teams Dave Stegman 24 OF 5-11 190 R R 1954-01-30 Inglewood,CA MLB 1978-1984 1976-1986 missing 1978 teams Bob Sykes 23 P 6-2 200 B L 1954-12-11 Neptune,NJ MLB 1977-1981 1976-1982 missing 1978 teams Bruce Taylor 25 P 6-0 178 R R 1953-04-16 Holden,MA MLB 1977-1979 1976-1979 missing 1978 teams Donald Taylor 18 3B 6-2 180 R R 1959-12-08 Shreveport,LA Rk 1977-1978 missing 1978 teams Judson Thigpen -- P 6-1 175 R R Rk 1978-1978 missing 1978 teams Jason Thompson 23 1B 6-3 210 L L 1954-07-06 Hollywood,CA MLB 1976-1986 1975-1986 missing 1978 teams Art Toal -- 2B-SS 6-2 183 R R Staten Island,NY AA 1976-1980 missing 1978 teams Dave Tobik 25 P 6-1 195 R R 1953-03-02 Euclid,OH MLB 1978-1985 1973-1985 missing 1978 teams Alan Trammell 20 SS 6-0 175 R R 1958-02-21 Garden Grove,CA MLB 1977-1996 1977-1996 missing 1978 teams Ralph Treuel 23 P 6-4 200 R R 1955-06-07 Elyria,OH AAA 1977-1982 missing 1978 teams Jerry Ujdur 21 P 6-1 195 R R 1957-03-05 Duluth,MN MLB 1980-1984 1977-1984 missing 1978 teams Pat Underwood 21 P 6-0 175 L L 1957-02-09 Kokomo,IN MLB 1979-1983 1977-1984 missing 1978 teams John Upshaw 21 C 6-1 195 R R 1956-10-09 Yuma,AZ AA 1977-1981 missing 1978 teams Paul Vavruska 22 P 6-6 210 R R 1955-09-12 Cleveland,OH AA 1977-1978 missing 1978 teams Steve Viefhaus 22 SS 6-3 195 R R 1955-09-28 Ellisville,MO AAA 1977-1980 missing 1978 teams Mark Wagner 24 SS 6-1 175 R R 1954-03-04 Conneaut,OH MLB 1976-1984 1976-1997 missing 1978 teams Roger Weaver 23 P 6-3 190 R R 1954-10-06 Amsterdam,NY MLB 1980-1980 1977-1982 missing 1978 teams Lou Whitaker 21 2B 5-11 160 L R 1957-05-12 Brooklyn,NY MLB 1977-1995 1977-1995 missing 1978 teams Milt Wilcox 28 P 6-2 185 R R 1950-04-20 Honolulu,HI MLB 1970-1986 1970-1986 missing 1978 teams Clifton Wilder 19 OF 5-11 180 R R 1959-01-23 Fort jay,NY A+ 1977-1979 missing 1978 teams James Wilfong -- OF 6-2 190 L R Covina,CA Rk 1978-1978 missing 1978 teams John Wockenfuss 29 C-1B 6-0 190 R R 1949-02-27 Welch,WV MLB 1974-1985 1974-1986 missing 1978 teams Mike Wright -- C 6-4 210 R R Nashville,TN A+ 1977-1979 missing 1978 teams Kip Young 23 P 5-11 175 R R 1954-10-29 Georgetown,OH MLB 1978-1979 1977-1982 missing 1978 teams Dennis Zimmerman 21 P 6-1 175 L L 1957-03-08 Ephrata,PA A+ 1977-1978 missing 1978 teams 135 record(s)