1973 Detroit Tigers
Record: 89-74
Finish: 3rd in AL Players Division Division
Runs Scored: 898
Runs Allowed: 754
Exp W-L: 94-69
 
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Attendance: 2,233,652
Manager: Pie Traynor

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 57-80, 7th in the American League
AA: 64-73, 6th in the American League
A: 54-83, 8th in the American League
 
 
 
 
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Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
3B *Billy Williams 35 156 642 111 196 36 4 35 123 2 8 49 89 .305 .353 .537 .890 105.0 18.9 4.5
RF  Jeff Burroughs 22 154 581 67 126 30 3 16 65 2 2 70 90 .217 .300 .361 .661 63.7 6.0 2.4
2B *Rod Carew 27 151 568 99 159 32 9 16 79 24 12 45 56 .280 .331 .452 .784 80.6 12.6 6.3
DH  Orlando Cepeda 35 146 558 72 150 39 2 9 64 1 1 37 92 .269 .317 .394 .712 65.0 8.2 0.4
CF *Jose Cruz 25 138 518 90 151 28 6 4 72 27 11 55 37 .292 .358 .392 .750 71.3 11.6 2.8
SS *Tom Matchick 29 155 488 57 125 12 4 5 44 4 3 34 85 .256 .303 .328 .631 48.3 4.5 4.7
C *Duke Sims 32 143 428 67 126 28 2 21 89 0 0 69 77 .294 .394 .516 .910 84.9 16.9 3.7
RF  Cesar Cedeno 22 138 459 85 129 32 8 7 68 51 20 34 51 .281 .333 .431 .765 65.8 10.4 2.2
LF *Willie Stargell 33 105 423 62 135 32 3 25 101 1 0 40 106 .319 .381 .586 .967 85.8 18.7 1.2
P *Andy Hassler 21 77 353 71 203 13 0 1 59 1 1 10 37 .575 .585 .620 1.206 92.9 26.5 1.5
C *Charlie Sands 25 94 293 49 59 11 0 12 45 1 1 71 75 .201 .358 .362 .719 44.5 5.8 1.6
C *Tim Talton 34 88 313 36 89 28 0 2 38 0 0 22 46 .284 .331 .393 .724 38.0 5.4 1.5
3B  Elliott Maddox 25 68 114 18 31 4 1 1 17 2 1 14 14 .272 .352 .351 .702 14.0 1.8 1.2
SS #Len Randle 24 51 75 10 12 2 0 0 7 2 3 10 10 .160 .253 .187 .440 2.8 0.0 0.8
DH #Rusty Torres 24 25 19 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 .158 .333 .158 .491 1.7 0.2 0.1
  Team Totals 27.5 1689 5832 898 1694 327 42 154 873 118 63 564 871 .290 .353 .440 .793 864.2 147.3 34.9
  Rank among 10 AL teams 1 2 1 1 3 4 2 3 8 8 5 1 2 2 2 2  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
 Steve Kline 25 15 7 .682 33 33 0 253.0 278 124 31 63 111 4.41 12.2
 Jim Palmer 27 15 8 .652 29 29 0 228.7 211 79 14 68 103 3.11 19.0
*Sparky Lyle 28 12 12 .500 32 32 0 212.3 234 106 15 68 132 4.49 9.6
*Joe Hoerner 36 12 8 .600 28 28 0 208.3 206 72 21 39 117 3.11 14.3
 Tom Qualters 38 14 8 .636 32 32 0 205.7 197 90 22 106 146 3.94 12.8
 Ron Taylor 35 6 10 .375 80 0 16 132.7 140 59 10 17 67 4.00 11.5
*Ralph Lumenti 36 5 12 .294 42 0 5 78.0 67 46 11 43 71 5.31 2.5
 Al Fitzmorris 27 3 5 .375 42 5 2 76.0 100 53 2 40 20 6.28 0.1
 Dave Boswell 28 7 4 .636 42 0 6 69.0 80 42 9 37 58 5.48 2.4
*Andy Hassler 21 0 0 .000 7 4 0 4.0 2 2 0 2 0 4.50 0.3
Team Totals 30.1 89 74 .546 367 163 29 1467.6 1515 673 135 483 825 4.13 84.8
Rank among 10 AL teams 3 3 3 3 3 6 4 2 1 8 2  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .991 34.8
D.Sims 969.0 103 130 559 39 3 2 .995 26.8
C.Sands 343.7 42 44 203 22 2 0 .991 29.8
T.Talton 155.0 18 20 93 9 0 0 1.000 35.0
Team Total 1467.7 163 194 855 70 5 2 .995 28.7
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .993 11.37
A.Hassler 687.7 77 77 890 66 2 76 .998 12.51
T.Talton 392.7 44 50 490 30 3 38 .994 11.92
O.Cepeda 132.7 15 17 167 8 2 23 .989 11.87
C.Sands 110.7 13 13 129 6 4 13 .971 10.98
C.Cedeno 96.0 10 14 114 10 2 11 .984 11.63
R.Torres 26.0 2 8 33 1 0 3 1.000 11.77
T.Matchick 9.0 1 1 12 0 0 0 1.000 12.00
R.Carew 9.0 1 1 13 1 0 2 1.000 14.00
W.Stargell 4.0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 4.50
Team Total 1467.6 163 184 1849 123 13 166 .993 12.09
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .981 5.85
R.Carew 1320.7 146 148 288 635 26 128 .973 6.29
E.Maddox 85.0 10 11 18 28 1 5 .979 4.87
L.Randle 62.0 7 9 12 30 0 4 1.000 6.10
Team Total 1467.7 163 168 318 693 27 137 .974 6.20
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .958 2.81
B.Williams 1334.7 147 150 70 361 14 32 .969 2.91
E.Maddox 123.0 15 15 6 32 0 1 1.000 2.78
L.Randle 10.0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.80
Team Total 1467.7 163 168 76 395 14 33 .971 2.89
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .973 5.25
T.Matchick 1255.3 149 153 191 538 18 100 .976 5.23
L.Randle 132.7 13 26 21 54 2 13 .974 5.09
E.Maddox 77.7 1 38 20 37 0 6 1.000 6.61
R.Carew 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1467.7 163 218 232 629 20 119 .977 5.28
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .983 1.84
W.Stargell 892.3 101 101 159 2 12 0 .931 1.62
C.Cedeno 451.7 52 53 102 2 1 0 .990 2.07
O.Cepeda 91.0 10 11 18 0 1 0 .947 1.78
R.Torres 23.0 0 8 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.74
J.Cruz 7.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29
J.Burroughs 2.7 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1467.7 163 176 287 4 14 0 .954 1.78
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .978 2.39
J.Cruz 1053.7 122 125 286 9 8 4 .974 2.52
C.Cedeno 392.7 41 61 109 1 3 0 .973 2.52
R.Torres 7.3 0 6 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.46
B.Williams 7.0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29
J.Burroughs 5.0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80
C.Sands 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1467.7 163 200 399 10 11 4 .974 2.51
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .977 1.99
J.Burroughs 1345.7 152 152 285 4 13 1 .957 1.93
C.Cedeno 53.0 6 7 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.53
C.Sands 18.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
O.Cepeda 18.0 2 2 5 0 1 0 .833 2.50
J.Cruz 17.3 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
D.Sims 14.0 0 7 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.29
L.Randle 1.7 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1467.7 163 177 303 4 14 1 .956 1.88
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .976 1.94
S.Kline 253.0 33 33 18 31 0 4 1.000 1.74
J.Palmer 228.7 29 29 6 44 2 4 .962 1.97
S.Lyle 212.3 32 32 9 29 0 1 1.000 1.61
J.Hoerner 208.3 28 28 13 33 0 2 1.000 1.99
T.Qualters 205.7 32 32 11 21 0 1 1.000 1.40
R.Taylor 132.7 0 80 8 28 1 1 .973 2.44
R.Lumenti 78.0 0 42 4 12 1 0 .941 1.85
A.Fitzmorris 76.0 5 42 9 14 1 2 .958 2.72
D.Boswell 69.0 0 42 4 9 0 1 1.000 1.70
A.Hassler 4.0 4 7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1467.6 163 367 82 221 5 16 .984 1.86
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Hassler .421
On-Base Pct Hassler .432
Slugging Pct Stargell .541
OPS Sims .910
XR Williams 105.0
Games Williams 156
At-Bats Williams 642
Runs Williams 111
Hits Hassler 203
Total Bases Williams 345
Singles Hassler 189
Doubles Cepeda 39
Triples Carew 9
Homeruns Williams 35
RBIs Williams 123
Stolen Bases Cedeno 51
Caught Stealing Cedeno 20
Walks Sands 71
Strikeouts Stargell 106
ERA Palmer 3.11
Wins Kline, Palmer 15
Losses Lumenti, Lyle 12
Winning Pct Kline .682
Saves Taylor 16
Games Pitched Taylor 80
Games Started Kline 33
Complete Games Palmer 13
Shutouts Palmer 5
Innings Pitched Kline 253.0
Hits Allowed Kline 278
Homeruns Allowed Kline 31
Strikeouts Qualters 146
Walks Allowed Qualters 106
Walks per 9IP Hoerner 1.7
Hits per 9IP Palmer 8.3
Strikeouts per 9IP Qualters 6.4
WHiP Hoerner 1.18
OAVG Palmer .246
OOBP Hoerner .293
OSLG Palmer .339
OOPS Palmer .639
Team All-Stars
Rod Carew
Joe Hoerner
Sparky Lyle
Jim Palmer
Duke Sims
Billy Williams
Player Salaries
Tom Qualters $ 13,600,000
Willie Stargell $ 8,000,000
Duke Sims $ 5,190,000
Joe Hoerner $ 4,500,000
Billy Williams $ 4,500,000
Jim Palmer $ 2,500,000
Rod Carew $ 2,000,000
Orlando Cepeda $ 2,000,000
Dave Boswell $ 2,000,000
Ron Taylor $ 1,857,890
Tim Talton $ 1,500,000
Ralph Lumenti $ 1,000,000
Sparky Lyle $ 500,000
Tom Matchick $ 350,000
Jim Ray $ 350,000
Len Randle $ 300,000
Steve Kline $ 300,000
Andy Hassler $ 300,000
Tim Foli $ 300,000
Al Fitzmorris $ 300,000
Jose Cruz $ 300,000
Charlie Sands $ 300,000
Cesar Cedeno $ 300,000
Rusty Torres $ 300,000
Jeff Burroughs $ 300,000
Elliott Maddox $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/5 Signed     Tim Talton
3/3 Traded Vince Colbert Kansas City Tom Qualters