1970 Baseball Replay

Detroit
Detroit Tigers
 
American League East (13-8, .619)
Manager : Mayo Smith
Plays in Tiger Stadium (Capacity : 52,416)
 
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Team Rankings

Batting Rk LRk
AVG .263 10 4
OBP .344 6 2
SLG .405 9 4
OPS .749 8 4
Runs 111 8 4
Homeruns 24 6 2
Stolen Bases 6 16 8
Pitching Rk LRk
ERA 3.67 9 5
WHIP 1.45 16 9
Strikeouts 147 5 2
Walks 92 7 3
Starters ERA 3.43 4 3
Starters WHIP 1.42 17 9
Relievers ERA 4.44 14 7
Relievers WHIP 1.56 14 8

Team Leaders

Batting Mark
AVGBill Freehan.419
OPSBill Freehan1.257
HRBill Freehan5
RAl Kaline14
RBIBill Freehan20
2BBill Freehan8
3BBill Freehan1
TBBill Freehan56
RCBill Freehan24.7
RC/27Bill Freehan14.5
Pitching Mark
ERAJoe Niekro2.66
WHIPJoe Niekro1.250
FIPMickey Lolich3.67
KMickey Lolich51
CGJoe Niekro1
SavesTom Timmermann5

Transactions

Friday, May 1, 1970
Military Daryl Patterson DET
Promoted Les Cain DET
Thursday, Feb 19, 1970
Suspended Denny McLain DET
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Team Charts

Players of the Game

Rk Name #
1. Joe Niekro 3
2. Bill Freehan 2
Norm Cash 2
Earl Wilson 2
5. Amos Otis 1

Season History

Year LG DIV W L PCT Place GB Runs Scored Runs Allowed Run Diff.
1965 AL 88 74 .543 0 622 574 +48
1966 AL 86 76 .531 0 708 642 +66
1967 AL 92 70 .568 0 670 565 +105
1968 AL 96 66 .593 0 721 518 +203
1969 AL East 90 72 .556 2nd 20.0 731 622 +109
1970 AL East 13 8 .619 111 93 +18

1970 Schedule

Gm Date Regular Season Outcome Inn Starter Win Loss POG Attendance Win Loss
1. 4/6/1970 @ Washington Senators L 0-6 M. Lolich D. Bosman M. Lolich D. Bosman 0 1
2. 4/7/1970 @ Washington Senators W 5-3 12 E. Wilson D. Patterson D. Knowles E. Wilson 1 1
3. 4/8/1970 @ Washington Senators W +2 7-5 13 J. Niekro T. Timmermann J. Shellenback B. Freehan 2 1
4. 4/10/1970 @ Baltimore Orioles L 3-4 11 M. Lolich M. Lopez D. Patterson J. Palmer 2 2
5. 4/11/1970 @ Baltimore Orioles L -2 6-7 E. Wilson D. McNally J. Hiller D. Wert 2 3
6. 4/12/1970 @ Baltimore Orioles L -3 0-1 10 J. Niekro E. Watt T. Timmermann J. Niekro 2 4
7. 4/14/1970 Cleveland Indians W 4-10 M. Lolich M. Lolich R. Hand N. Cash 26,891 3 4
8. 4/16/1970 Cleveland Indians W +2 3-6 E. Wilson E. Wilson D. Chance N. Cash 6,280 4 4
9. 4/17/1970 Boston Red Sox W +3 9-11 11 J. Niekro D. Patterson K. Brett B. Freehan 7,390 5 4
10. 4/18/1970 Boston Red Sox W +4 2-10 M. Lolich M. Lolich B. Lee W. Horton 19,461 6 4
11. 4/21/1970 @ Cleveland Indians W +5 8-6 10 E. Wilson F. Lasher S. Hargan J. Northrup 7 4
12. 4/22/1970 @ Cleveland Indians W +6 7-6 M. Lolich M. Lolich S. McDowell C. Hinton 8 4
13. 4/24/1970 @ Minnesota Twins L 1-4 J. Niekro J. Perry J. Niekro J. Perry 8 5
14. 4/25/1970 @ Minnesota Twins W 3-2 E. Wilson E. Wilson J. Kaat E. Wilson 9 5
15. 4/26/1970 @ Minnesota Twins L 5-7 M. Lolich S. Williams M. Lolich F. Quilici 9 6
16. 4/28/1970 @ Kansas City Royals W 4-1 J. Niekro J. Niekro W. Bunker J. Niekro 10 6
17. 4/29/1970 @ Kansas City Royals L 9-10 M. Kilkenny J. Rooker F. Scherman J. Hernandez 10 7
18. 4/30/1970 @ Kansas City Royals W 5-3 11 M. Lolich J. Hiller M. Drabowsky A. Otis 11 7
19. 5/1/1970 @ Chicago White Sox L 2-4 L. Cain J. Horlen L. Cain J. Horlen 11 8
20. 5/2/1970 @ Chicago White Sox W 3-1 J. Niekro J. Niekro J. Janeski J. Niekro 12 8
21. 5/3/1970 @ Chicago White Sox W +2 6-5 M. Kilkenny F. Lasher T. Sisk K. Berry 13 8
22. 5/5/1970 Minnesota Twins
23. 5/6/1970 Minnesota Twins
24. 5/7/1970 Minnesota Twins
25. 5/8/1970 Kansas City Royals
26. 5/9/1970 Kansas City Royals
27. 5/10/1970 Kansas City Royals
28. 5/11/1970 Chicago White Sox
29. 5/12/1970 Chicago White Sox
30. 5/15/1970 @ New York Yankees
31. 5/16/1970 @ New York Yankees
32. 5/19/1970 @ Boston Red Sox
33. 5/20/1970 Baltimore Orioles
34. 5/21/1970 Baltimore Orioles
35. 5/21/1970 Baltimore Orioles
36. 5/22/1970 Washington Senators
37. 5/23/1970 Washington Senators
38. 5/24/1970 Washington Senators
39. 5/25/1970 New York Yankees
40. 5/26/1970 New York Yankees
41. 5/27/1970 New York Yankees
42. 5/29/1970 @ Milwaukee Brewers
43. 5/30/1970 @ Milwaukee Brewers
44. 5/31/1970 @ Milwaukee Brewers
45. 6/2/1970 @ California Angels
46. 6/3/1970 @ California Angels
47. 6/4/1970 @ California Angels
48. 6/5/1970 @ Oakland A's
49. 6/6/1970 @ Oakland A's
50. 6/7/1970 @ Oakland A's
51. 6/9/1970 Milwaukee Brewers
52. 6/10/1970 Milwaukee Brewers
53. 6/11/1970 Milwaukee Brewers
54. 6/12/1970 California Angels
55. 6/13/1970 California Angels
56. 6/14/1970 California Angels
57. 6/15/1970 Oakland A's
58. 6/16/1970 Oakland A's
59. 6/17/1970 Oakland A's
60. 6/19/1970 @ Cleveland Indians
61. 6/20/1970 @ Cleveland Indians
62. 6/21/1970 @ Cleveland Indians
63. 6/21/1970 @ Cleveland Indians
64. 6/23/1970 @ Washington Senators
65. 6/24/1970 @ Washington Senators
66. 6/25/1970 @ Washington Senators
67. 6/26/1970 Cleveland Indians
68. 6/27/1970 Cleveland Indians
69. 6/28/1970 Cleveland Indians
70. 6/28/1970 Cleveland Indians
71. 6/30/1970 New York Yankees
72. 7/1/1970 New York Yankees
73. 7/2/1970 New York Yankees
74. 7/3/1970 @ Baltimore Orioles
75. 7/4/1970 @ Baltimore Orioles
76. 7/5/1970 @ Baltimore Orioles
77. 7/6/1970 Boston Red Sox
78. 7/7/1970 Boston Red Sox
79. 7/7/1970 Boston Red Sox
80. 7/8/1970 Boston Red Sox
81. 7/9/1970 Boston Red Sox
82. 7/10/1970 Baltimore Orioles
83. 7/11/1970 Baltimore Orioles
84. 7/12/1970 Baltimore Orioles
85. 7/12/1970 Baltimore Orioles
86. 7/16/1970 @ Chicago White Sox
87. 7/17/1970 @ Chicago White Sox
88. 7/18/1970 @ Chicago White Sox
89. 7/19/1970 @ Kansas City Royals
90. 7/19/1970 @ Kansas City Royals
91. 7/20/1970 @ Kansas City Royals
92. 7/21/1970 @ Minnesota Twins
93. 7/22/1970 @ Minnesota Twins
94. 7/23/1970 @ Minnesota Twins
95. 7/24/1970 Chicago White Sox
96. 7/24/1970 Chicago White Sox
97. 7/25/1970 Chicago White Sox
98. 7/26/1970 Chicago White Sox
99. 7/28/1970 Kansas City Royals
100. 7/29/1970 Kansas City Royals
101. 7/30/1970 Kansas City Royals
102. 7/31/1970 Minnesota Twins
103. 8/1/1970 Minnesota Twins
104. 8/2/1970 Minnesota Twins
105. 8/3/1970 Washington Senators
106. 8/4/1970 Washington Senators
107. 8/5/1970 Washington Senators
108. 8/6/1970 @ New York Yankees
109. 8/6/1970 @ New York Yankees
110. 8/7/1970 @ New York Yankees
111. 8/8/1970 @ Boston Red Sox
112. 8/9/1970 @ Boston Red Sox
113. 8/10/1970 @ Boston Red Sox
114. 8/11/1970 @ Milwaukee Brewers
115. 8/12/1970 @ Milwaukee Brewers
116. 8/13/1970 @ Milwaukee Brewers
117. 8/14/1970 @ California Angels
118. 8/15/1970 @ California Angels
119. 8/16/1970 @ California Angels
120. 8/17/1970 @ Oakland A's
121. 8/18/1970 @ Oakland A's
122. 8/19/1970 @ Oakland A's
123. 8/21/1970 Milwaukee Brewers
124. 8/22/1970 Milwaukee Brewers
125. 8/23/1970 Milwaukee Brewers
126. 8/25/1970 California Angels
127. 8/25/1970 California Angels
128. 8/26/1970 California Angels
129. 8/28/1970 Oakland A's
130. 8/29/1970 Oakland A's
131. 8/30/1970 Oakland A's
132. 8/31/1970 @ Boston Red Sox
133. 9/1/1970 @ Boston Red Sox
134. 9/2/1970 @ Boston Red Sox
135. 9/2/1970 @ Boston Red Sox
136. 9/3/1970 @ Boston Red Sox
137. 9/4/1970 @ Washington Senators
138. 9/5/1970 @ Washington Senators
139. 9/6/1970 @ Washington Senators
140. 9/7/1970 Baltimore Orioles
141. 9/8/1970 Baltimore Orioles
142. 9/9/1970 Boston Red Sox
143. 9/10/1970 Boston Red Sox
144. 9/11/1970 Washington Senators
145. 9/12/1970 Washington Senators
146. 9/13/1970 Washington Senators
147. 9/15/1970 @ Cleveland Indians
148. 9/16/1970 @ Cleveland Indians
149. 9/17/1970 @ Cleveland Indians
150. 9/18/1970 New York Yankees
151. 9/19/1970 New York Yankees
152. 9/20/1970 New York Yankees
153. 9/21/1970 @ Baltimore Orioles
154. 9/22/1970 @ Baltimore Orioles
155. 9/24/1970 @ Baltimore Orioles
156. 9/25/1970 @ New York Yankees
157. 9/25/1970 @ New York Yankees
158. 9/26/1970 @ New York Yankees
159. 9/27/1970 @ New York Yankees
160. 9/29/1970 Cleveland Indians
161. 9/30/1970 Cleveland Indians
162. 10/1/1970 Cleveland Indians
Gm Date Spring Training Outcome Inn Starter Win Loss POG Attendance Win Loss

Batters (13)

Catchers (2) B T Age Birthday Birthplace
11 Bill Freehan R R 28 November 29, 1941 Detroit, MI
12 Jim Price R R 28 October 13, 1941 Harrisburg, PA
Infielders (8) B T Age Birthday Birthplace
9 Ike Brown R R 27 April 13, 1942 Memphis, TN
25 Norm Cash L L 35 November 10, 1934 Justiceburg, TX
2 Dalton Jones L R 26 December 10, 1943 McComb, MS
6 Al Kaline R R 35 December 19, 1934 Baltimore, MD
41 Elliott Maddox R R 22 December 21, 1947 East Orange, NJ
3 Dick McAuliffe L R 30 November 29, 1939 Hartford, CT
42 Ken Szotkiewicz L R 22 February 25, 1947 Wilmington, DE
8 Don Wert R R 31 July 29, 1938 Strasburg, PA
Outfielders (8) B T Age Birthday Birthplace
26 Gates Brown L R 30 May 2, 1939 Crestline, OH
23 Willie Horton R R 27 October 18, 1942 Arno, VA
24 Mickey Stanley R R 27 July 20, 1942 Grand Rapids, MI

Pitchers (11)

Starters (5) B T Age Birthday Birthplace
38 Les Cain L L 21 January 13, 1948 San Luis Obispo, CA
18 John Hiller R L 26 April 8, 1943 Toronto, CAN
35 Mike Kilkenny R L 24 April 11, 1945 Bradford, CAN
15 Fred Lasher R R 28 August 19, 1941 Poughkeepsie, NY
29 Mickey Lolich B L 29 September 12, 1940 Portland, OR
19 Joe Niekro R R 25 November 7, 1944 Martins Ferry, OH
43 Daryl Patterson L R 26 November 21, 1943 Coalinga, CA
27 Jerry Robertson B R 26 October 13, 1943 Winchester, KS
39 Fred Scherman L L 25 July 25, 1944 Dayton, OH
28 Tom Timmermann R R 29 May 12, 1940 Breese, IL
16 Earl Wilson R R 35 October 2, 1934 Ponchatoula, LA

Batting Statistics

Player POS G PA AB H SI 2B 3B HR R RBI IW HBP BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
Current Players
Brown LF 7 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Brown 2B 8 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Cash 1B 14 63 48 17 11 4 0 2 10 14 0 0 14 5 1 0 .354 .492 .563 1.055
Freehan C 20 87 74 31 17 8 1 5 11 20 5 0 12 2 0 0 .419 .500 .757 1.257
Horton LF 21 98 92 26 18 4 0 4 11 15 2 0 6 11 0 0 .283 .327 .457 .783
Kaline RF 21 101 89 18 13 3 0 2 14 10 0 1 11 9 0 1 .202 .297 .303 .600
Maddox 3B 11 31 27 6 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 .222 .290 .259 .550
McAuliff 2B 21 104 91 22 18 2 0 2 14 6 0 0 13 11 2 0 .242 .337 .330 .666
Northrup RF 15 72 60 13 10 2 0 1 11 5 1 0 9 6 1 0 .217 .310 .300 .610
Price C 2 8 8 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
Stanley CF 15 66 61 19 18 1 0 0 11 6 0 0 4 7 2 0 .311 .348 .328 .676
Szotkiew SS 8 10 6 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 .333 .600 .833 1.433
Wert 3B 12 51 46 13 10 1 0 2 9 9 0 1 4 6 0 0 .283 .353 .435 .788
Changed Teams
Gutierre SS 19 86 77 16 14 0 1 1 7 4 0 2 2 6 0 1 .208 .244 .273 .517
Jones 2B 5 18 16 4 1 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 .250 .333 .563 .896
Team Totals 263 878 756 199 142 31 2 24 111 105 9 4 93 93 6 2 .263 .345 .405 .749

Secondary Statistics

Player RC RC27 TAVG SEC ISO BABIP AB/2B AB/3B AB/HR AB/BB AB/K SH SF IW HBP GDP CI GWRBI CHS LHS
Current Players
Brown -0.3 -1.4 .167 .167 .000 .000 6.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brown 0.0 -0.2 .333 .333 .000 .000 3.0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cash 14.1 11.9 1.355 .521 .209 .357 12.0 24.0 3.4 9.6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
Freehan 24.7 14.5 1.545 .500 .338 .388 9.3 74.0 14.8 6.2 37.0 1 0 5 0 1 0 2 1 13
Horton 13.9 5.6 .716 .239 .174 .286 23.0 23.0 15.3 8.4 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 6
Kaline 8.4 2.8 .463 .213 .101 .205 29.7 44.5 8.1 9.9 0 0 0 1 10 0 4 4 5
Maddox 2.3 2.8 .476 .148 .037 .240 27.0 9.0 9.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
McAuliff 11.6 4.4 .634 .253 .088 .256 45.5 45.5 7.0 8.3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5
Northrup 6.7 3.3 .560 .250 .083 .218 30.0 60.0 6.7 10.0 1 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 6
Price 1.6 6.2 .857 .500 .500 .200 8.0 8.0 4.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Stanley 7.9 4.7 .591 .115 .017 .345 61.0 15.3 8.7 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 10
Szotkiew 3.0 20.1 2.250 1.167 .500 .250 6.0 1.5 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Wert 7.3 6.0 .758 .239 .152 .289 46.0 23.0 11.5 7.7 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3
Changed Teams
Gutierre 4.6 1.7 .375 .078 .065 .211 77.0 77.0 38.5 12.8 4 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 7
Jones 3.1 6.9 .917 .438 .313 .214 8.0 16.0 8.0 16.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2

Left/Right Statistics

Player LPA LAB LH L2B L3B LHR LRBI LBB LK RPA RAB RH R2B R3B RHR RRBI RBB RK
Current Players
Brown 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Brown 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Cash 7 6 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 56 42 15 3 0 2 11 13 4
Freehan 30 22 13 5 1 3 10 8 0 57 52 18 3 0 2 10 4 2
Horton 37 33 16 2 0 3 8 4 4 61 59 10 2 0 1 7 2 7
Kaline 38 33 4 1 0 1 3 5 3 63 56 14 2 0 1 7 6 6
Maddox 14 13 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 14 3 1 0 0 2 2 3
McAuliff 41 38 7 1 0 1 3 3 5 63 53 15 1 0 1 3 10 6
Northrup 33 29 6 1 0 1 3 3 3 39 31 7 1 0 0 2 6 3
Price 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
Stanley 39 37 13 1 0 0 2 1 4 27 24 6 0 0 0 4 3 3
Szotkiew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 2 0 0 1 2 4 1
Wert 20 19 5 0 0 2 7 1 1 31 27 8 1 0 0 2 3 5
Changed Teams
Gutierre 28 25 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 58 52 11 0 1 1 3 0 5
Jones 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 13 4 2 0 1 1 2 0

Pitching Statistics

Primary
Player W L G GS CG SH HLD SV INN H 2B 3B HR R ER BB K ERA WHIP BABIP
Current Players
Les Cain 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.3 5 3 0 0 4 4 3 4 6.75 1.50 .294
John Hiller 1 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 12.0 6 2 0 0 4 4 9 13 3.00 1.25 .214
Mike Kilkenny 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 15.0 22 5 1 2 12 10 8 19 6.00 2.00 .455
Fred Lasher 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 5.7 6 1 0 1 5 5 3 4 7.94 1.59 .294
Mickey Lolich 3 2 7 7 1 0 0 0 49.3 50 9 0 4 27 19 25 51 3.47 1.52 .326
Daryl Patterson 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 7.7 11 1 0 0 2 2 2 3 2.35 1.70 .344
Fred Scherman 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 3.7 3 0 0 0 4 4 5 3 9.82 2.18 .333
Tom Timmermann 1 1 12 0 0 0 0 5 14.0 16 4 0 2 5 5 4 11 3.21 1.43 .304
Earl Wilson 2 0 5 5 1 0 0 0 38.3 34 4 0 2 15 14 16 26 3.29 1.30 .294
Changed Teams
Joe Niekro 2 1 6 6 1 0 0 0 44.0 38 7 1 1 15 13 17 11 2.66 1.25 .237
Jerry Robertson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .00 1.50 .500
Team Totals 13 8 263 189 3 0 2 6 196.3 193 36 2 12 93 80 92 147 3.67 1.45 .300
Seccondary
Player QS GF HLD BS IR IRS IRS% HBP IBB GDP BK WP SB CS PK H9 HR9 BB9 K9 PCH OVG OPS
Current Players
Les Cain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.4 0.0 5.1 6.8 100.0 .238 .714
John Hiller 0 3 1 1 7 1 14.3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 0.0 6.8 9.8 23.0 .146 .495
Mike Kilkenny 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.2 1.2 4.8 11.4 63.0 .344 .958
Fred Lasher 0 1 0 2 8 3 37.5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.5 1.6 4.8 6.4 13.0 .273 .815
Mickey Lolich 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 9.1 0.7 4.6 9.3 122.0 .256 .706
Daryl Patterson 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.9 0.0 2.3 3.5 19.0 .314 .711
Fred Scherman 0 1 1 0 8 2 25 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.4 0.0 12.3 7.4 10.0 .250 .750
Tom Timmermann 0 8 0 3 15 9 60 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.3 1.3 2.6 7.1 17.0 .271 .758
Earl Wilson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 8.0 0.5 3.8 6.1 112.0 .252 .666
Changed Teams
Joe Niekro 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 7.8 0.2 3.5 2.3 105.0 .229 .599
Jerry Robertson 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.5 0.0 0.0 13.5 12.0 .333 .667

Fielding Statistics

Catcher G GS INN PO A E DP TC PCT PB SB CS SB% PK
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First Base G GS INN PO A E DP TC PCT
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Second Base G GS INN PO A E DP TC PCT
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Third Base G GS INN PO A E DP TC PCT
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Shortstop G GS INN PO A E DP TC PCT
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Leftfield G GS INN PO A E DP TC PCT
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Centerfield G GS INN PO A E DP TC PCT
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Rightfield G GS INN PO A E DP TC PCT
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Pitcher G GS INN PO A E DP TC PCT PB SB CS SB% PK
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Historical Team Records

Year Team League Division Place W L PCT GB RF RA
1965 DET AL 0 88 74 .543 622 574
1966 DET AL 0 86 76 .531 708 642
1967 DET AL World 0 92 70 .568 670 565
1968 DET AL World 0 96 66 .593 721 518
1969 DET AL East 2nd 90 72 .556 20.0 731 622
1970 DET AL East 13 8 .619 111 93
Total 465 366 .560 3563 3014

Historical Batting

Year AVG OBP SLG OPS AB H 2b 3b HR BB K SB
1965 .237 .309 .369 .678 5508 1303 218 23 155 552 911 58
1966 .247 .313 .394 .707 5577 1376 225 40 173 518 992 37
1967 .243 .321 .367 .688 5579 1358 206 35 138 595 990 40
1968 .240 .312 .398 .710 5507 1321 198 49 192 513 933 31
1969 .248 .320 .391 .711 5532 1372 186 29 183 569 912 19
1970 .263 .345 .405 .749 756 199 31 2 24 93 93 6
Total .243 .316 .385 .700 28459 6929 1064 178 865 2840 4831 191

Historical Pitching

Year ERA WHIP INN H HR BB K
1965 3.16 1.16 1474 1252 147 464 1089
1966 3.58 1.24 1465 1317 143 492 1002
1967 3.03 1.13 1484 1197 135 480 1049
1968 2.82 1.12 1473.3 1182 130 468 1058
1969 3.47 1.32 1446.3 1287 141 616 1033
1970 3.67 1.45 196.3 193 12 92 147
Total 3.22 1.20 7539 6428 708 2612 5378

Seasonal Batting Leaders for replay project beginning with 1965 season.

(Must have 350 AB to qualify)
Batting Average
1.
1969
 
 .326
2. Norm Cash 1968 .308
3. Don Demeter 1965 .295
4. Jim Northrup 1968 .293
5. Dick McAuliffe 1966 .292
6. Al Kaline 1966 .288
7. Norm Cash 1965 .286
Al Kaline 1967 .286
On-Base Percentage
1.
1965
 
 .415
2. Norm Cash 1969 .402
3. Al Kaline 1966 .382
4. Norm Cash 1968 .381
5. Dick McAuliffe 1966 .378
6. Norm Cash 1967 .377
7. Al Kaline 1967 .376
8. Bill Freehan 1967 .374
Slugging Percentage
1.
1968
 
 .555
2. Al Kaline 1966 .546
3. Norm Cash 1969 .527
4. Norm Cash 1968 .525
5. Norm Cash 1965 .521
6. Jim Northrup 1968 .515
7. Dick McAuliffe 1966 .513
8. Jim Northrup 1969 .505
On-Base Plus Slugging
1.
1965
 
 .936
2. Norm Cash 1969 .929
Al Kaline 1966 .929
4. Norm Cash 1968 .906
5. Willie Horton 1968 .897
6. Dick McAuliffe 1966 .891
7. Al Kaline 1967 .877
8. Jim Northrup 1968 .875
Runs Created
1.
1968
 
 108.7
2. Al Kaline 1966 108.2
3. Norm Cash 1966 106.9
4. Norm Cash 1965 104.1
5. Norm Cash 1969 102.5
6. Willie Horton 1968 99.4
7. Al Kaline 1967 97.7
8. Dick McAuliffe 1967 96.6
RC/27
1.
1965
 
 8.2
2. Norm Cash 1969 8.1
3. Al Kaline 1966 7.8
4. Norm Cash 1968 7.4
5. Dick McAuliffe 1966 7.1
6. Al Kaline 1967 7.0
7. Willie Horton 1968 6.8
8. Jim Northrup 1968 6.7
Hits
1.
1966
 
 169
2. Jim Northrup 1968 167
3. Don Wert 1966 160
4. Norm Cash 1969 157
5. Jim Northrup 1969 153
6. Don Wert 1965 149
7. Bill Freehan 1967 146
Willie Horton 1968 146
Singles
1.
1966
 
 134
2. Don Wert 1965 113
3. Norm Cash 1966 112
4. Don Wert 1967 111
5. Norm Cash 1969 110
Bill Freehan 1969 110
7. Bill Freehan 1967 106
8. Norm Cash 1967 103
Doubles
1.
1967
 
 37
2. Al Kaline 1966 35
3. Jim Northrup 1968 33
4. Don Wert 1965 28
5. Jim Northrup 1969 27
6. Bill Freehan 1966 26
7. Bill Freehan 1968 25
Bill Freehan 1967 25
Triples
1.
1967
 
 12
2. Dick McAuliffe 1968 10
3. Dick McAuliffe 1966 9
Jim Northrup 1968 9
Mickey Stanley 1968 9
6. Norm Cash 1966 6
Dick McAuliffe 1967 6
8. Don Demeter 1965 5
Homeruns
1.
1968
 
 39
2. Norm Cash 1966 38
3. Willie Horton 1965 32
Al Kaline 1966 32
5. Jim Northrup 1969 31
6. Bill Freehan 1968 29
7. Norm Cash 1965 28
8. Willie Horton 1969 27
Total Bases
1.
1966
 
 308
2. Jim Northrup 1968 293
3. Willie Horton 1968 289
4. Jim Northrup 1969 279
5. Al Kaline 1966 277
6. Willie Horton 1965 259
7. Bill Freehan 1968 257
8. Norm Cash 1969 254
Runs Batted In
1.
1968
 
 109
2. Al Kaline 1966 106
3. Bill Freehan 1968 100
4. Norm Cash 1966 95
5. Jim Northrup 1969 90
6. Willie Horton 1969 89
7. Norm Cash 1969 88
8. Willie Horton 1967 83
Runs
1.
1966
 
 107
2. Dick McAuliffe 1968 98
3. Dick McAuliffe 1967 96
4. Jim Northrup 1968 93
5. Norm Cash 1969 92
6. Jim Northrup 1969 91
7. Mickey Stanley 1968 90
8. Al Kaline 1966 88
Walks
1.
1967
 
 109
2. Norm Cash 1965 100
3. Dick McAuliffe 1968 91
4. Norm Cash 1967 78
5. Al Kaline 1967 75
6. Al Kaline 1966 74
7. Norm Cash 1966 65
8. Norm Cash 1969 64
Strikeouts
1.
1967
 
 114
2. Norm Cash 1967 108
3. Willie Horton 1968 104
4. Willie Horton 1966 99
Jim Northrup 1969 99
6. Bill Freehan 1966 98
Willie Horton 1969 98
Dick McAuliffe 1968 98
Hit by Pitch
1.
1968
 
 26
2. Bill Freehan 1967 24
3. Bill Freehan 1965 11
4. Jim Northrup 1968 9
5. Willie Horton 1968 8
Don Wert 1968 8
7. Willie Horton 1965 7
Al Kaline 1966 7
Intentional Walks
1.
1965
 
 16
2. Dick McAuliffe 1965 13
3. Willie Horton 1965 12
4. Bill Freehan 1967 11
5. Dick McAuliffe 1969 9
6. Willie Horton 1968 8
7. Norm Cash 1969 7
Dick McAuliffe 1966 7
Catcher Interference
1.
1969
 
 1
2. Hank Aguirre 1967 0
Hank Aguirre 1965 0
Hank Aguirre 1966 0
Gates Brown 1966 0
Gates Brown 1969 0
Gates Brown 1970 0
Gates Brown 1965 0
Stolen Bases
1.
1967
 
 10
Mickey Stanley 1967 10
3. Jim Northrup 1968 9
4. Dick McAuliffe 1965 8
5. Dick McAuliffe 1968 7
Jake Wood 1966 7
7. Norm Cash 1965 6
Bill Freehan 1965 6
Caught Stealing
1.
1967
 
 9
2. Willie Horton 1965 7
3. Dick McAuliffe 1966 5
Dick McAuliffe 1965 5
Jake Wood 1966 5
6. Norm Cash 1965 4
Dick McAuliffe 1968 4
Jim Northrup 1966 4
Stolen Bases Percentage
1.
1965
 
 1.000
Al Kaline 1965 1.000
Jake Wood 1965 1.000
4. Jim Northrup 1968 0.900
5. Jerry Lumpe 1965 0.857
6. Al Kaline 1967 0.833
7. Mickey Stanley 1967 0.769
8. Al Kaline 1966 0.750
Extra Base Hits
1.
1966
 
 67
Jim Northrup 1968 67
3. Willie Horton 1968 61
Jim Northrup 1969 61
5. Al Kaline 1967 60
6. Norm Cash 1966 57
Bill Freehan 1968 57
8. Dick McAuliffe 1968 55
Longest Hit Streak
1.
1966
 
 24
2. Willie Horton 1965 17
3. Dick McAuliffe 1966 15
4. Bill Freehan 1969 14
5. Norm Cash 1965 13
Bill Freehan 1970 13
Jim Northrup 1966 13
Mickey Stanley 1969 13
Current Hit Streak
1.
1969
 
 9
2. Ike Brown 1969 5
Jim Northrup 1968 5
Don Wert 1966 5
5. Norm Cash 1966 4
Norm Cash 1969 4
Al Kaline 1970 4
Dick McAuliffe 1965 4
Sacrifice Hits
1.
1968
 
 16
2. Jerry Lumpe 1965 14
3. Denny McLain 1969 13
4. Ray Oyler 1967 10
Joe Sparma 1967 10
6. Joe Sparma 1968 9
Don Wert 1965 9
Don Wert 1967 9
Sacrifice Flies
1.
1969
 
 7
Bill Freehan 1968 7
Al Kaline 1965 7
Jim Northrup 1968 7
5. Norm Cash 1966 6
Al Kaline 1966 6
Al Kaline 1967 6
8. Bill Freehan 1965 5
Ground into Double Plays
1.
1969
 
 24
2. Don Wert 1965 20
3. Norm Cash 1966 19
Jim Northrup 1968 19
Don Wert 1968 19
6. Norm Cash 1967 18
Bill Freehan 1969 18
Don Wert 1966 18
Balls in Play
1.
1965
 
 556
2. Mickey Stanley 1969 525
3. Mickey Stanley 1968 521
4. Norm Cash 1966 516
5. Jerry Lumpe 1965 503
6. Don Wert 1966 498
7. Don Wert 1967 488
8. Jim Northrup 1968 475
Games
1.
1965
 
 162
2. Norm Cash 1966 160
3. Jim Northrup 1968 154
4. Dick McAuliffe 1967 153
5. Bill Freehan 1968 151
Bill Freehan 1967 151
Jim Northrup 1969 151
Mickey Stanley 1968 151
Plate Apperances
1.
1965
 
 711
2. Dick McAuliffe 1967 703
3. Norm Cash 1966 700
4. Dick McAuliffe 1968 682
5. Mickey Stanley 1969 651
6. Don Wert 1966 648
7. Jim Northrup 1968 643
8. Mickey Stanley 1968 642
At Bats
1.
1965
 
 635
2. Norm Cash 1966 626
3. Mickey Stanley 1969 599
4. Mickey Stanley 1968 588
5. Dick McAuliffe 1967 584
6. Dick McAuliffe 1968 582
7. Don Wert 1966 578
8. Jim Northrup 1968 569
At Bat to Double
1.
1967
 
 13.3
2. Al Kaline 1966 14.5
3. Jim Northrup 1968 17.2
4. Willie Horton 1967 18.6
5. Norm Cash 1965 19.2
6. Bill Freehan 1966 19.7
7. Jim Northrup 1969 20.5
8. Bill Freehan 1967 21.1
At Bat to Triple
1.
1967
 
 41.0
2. Dick McAuliffe 1966 50.2
3. Dick McAuliffe 1968 58.2
4. Jim Northrup 1968 63.2
5. Mickey Stanley 1968 65.3
6. Don Demeter 1965 79.4
7. Dick McAuliffe 1965 81.0
8. Dick McAuliffe 1967 97.3
At Bat to Homerun
1.
1968
 
 13.4
2. Al Kaline 1966 15.8
3. Willie Horton 1965 16.4
4. Norm Cash 1966 16.5
Norm Cash 1965 16.5
6. Jim Northrup 1969 17.8
7. Norm Cash 1968 18.0
8. Bill Freehan 1968 18.6
At Bat to Strikeout
1.
1967
 
 4.1
2. Norm Cash 1967 4.6
3. Willie Horton 1968 5.0
4. Dick McAuliffe 1967 5.1
5. Bill Freehan 1966 5.2
Willie Horton 1966 5.2
7. Willie Horton 1969 5.3
8. Willie Horton 1965 5.5
Strikeout to Walk
1.
1965
 
 0.3
2. Al Kaline 1967 0.7
Jerry Lumpe 1965 0.7
4. Al Kaline 1969 1.0
Al Kaline 1965 1.0
Dick McAuliffe 1967 1.0
Dick McAuliffe 1965 1.0
8. Al Kaline 1966 1.1
Isolated Average
1.
1968
 
 .275
2. Al Kaline 1966 .258
3. Norm Cash 1965 .235
4. Willie Horton 1965 .228
Jim Northrup 1969 .228
6. Norm Cash 1966 .222
Jim Northrup 1968 .222
8. Dick McAuliffe 1966 .221
Total Average
1.
1965
 
 1.009
2. Al Kaline 1966 0.976
3. Norm Cash 1969 0.958
4. Norm Cash 1968 0.905
5. Al Kaline 1967 0.892
6. Dick McAuliffe 1966 0.889
7. Willie Horton 1968 0.877
8. Jim Northrup 1968 0.863
Secondary Average
1.
1965
 
 .456
2. Al Kaline 1966 .412
3. Al Kaline 1967 .383
4. Willie Horton 1968 .359
5. Dick McAuliffe 1966 .358
6. Dick McAuliffe 1967 .351
7. Dick McAuliffe 1968 .349
8. Dick McAuliffe 1965 .336
Batting Average on Balls in Play
1.
1969
 
 .349
2. Norm Cash 1967 .317
3. Don Demeter 1965 .315
4. Dick McAuliffe 1966 .314
5. Norm Cash 1968 .310
6. Don Wert 1966 .306
7. Jim Northrup 1968 .301
8. Bill Freehan 1967 .294
Worst Batting Average
1.
1968
 
 .188
2. Bill Freehan 1966 .209
3. Jerry Lumpe 1966 .210
4. Ray Oyler 1967 .211
5. Mickey Stanley 1968 .223
6. Willie Horton 1969 .226
7. Mickey Stanley 1969 .229
8. Bill Freehan 1965 .231
Worst On-Base Percentage
1.
1968
 
 .242
2. Bill Freehan 1966 .246
3. Jerry Lumpe 1966 .271
4. Mickey Stanley 1968 .278
5. Bill Freehan 1965 .281
6. Mickey Stanley 1969 .284
7. Ray Oyler 1967 .288
8. Jim Northrup 1966 .289
Worst Slugging Percentage
1.
1968
 
 .247
2. Ray Oyler 1967 .253
3. Jerry Lumpe 1966 .259
4. Bill Freehan 1966 .290
5. Jerry Lumpe 1965 .312
6. Don Wert 1965 .313
7. Bill Freehan 1965 .316
8. Don Wert 1967 .325
Worst On-Base Plus Slugging
1.
1968
 
 .489
2. Jerry Lumpe 1966 .530
3. Bill Freehan 1966 .536
4. Ray Oyler 1967 .541
5. Bill Freehan 1965 .597
6. Jerry Lumpe 1965 .617
7. Don Wert 1965 .620
8. Mickey Stanley 1968 .633
Worst Runs Created
1.
1966
 
 26.4
2. Ray Oyler 1967 29.0
3. Don Wert 1968 30.3
4. Bill Freehan 1966 34.8
5. Bill Freehan 1965 43.6
6. Don Wert 1969 52.0
7. Jerry Lumpe 1965 54.4
8. Jim Northrup 1967 55.8
Worst RC/27
1.
1968
 
 1.7
2. Bill Freehan 1966 2.2
Jerry Lumpe 1966 2.2
4. Ray Oyler 1967 2.3
5. Bill Freehan 1965 3.1
6. Jerry Lumpe 1965 3.3
Mickey Stanley 1968 3.3
8. Don Wert 1965 3.4

Seasonal Pitching Leaders for replay project beginning with 1965 season.

(Must have 150 AB to qualify)
Earned Run Average
1.
1968
 
 2.08
2. Mickey Lolich 1967 2.13
3. Denny McLain 1965 2.37
4. Earl Wilson 1967 2.43
5. Mickey Lolich 1969 2.78
6. Denny McLain 1969 2.93
7. Mickey Lolich 1968 2.97
8. Dave Wickersham 1965 3.02
WHIP
1.
1968
 
 .92
2. Earl Wilson 1967 .97
3. Mickey Lolich 1967 .99
4. Mickey Lolich 1968 1.03
5. Earl Wilson 1966 1.04
6. Denny McLain 1965 1.05
7. Hank Aguirre 1965 1.06
8. Denny McLain 1967 1.08
Worst ERA
1.
1969
 
 4.08
2. Joe Sparma 1967 3.76
3. Denny McLain 1966 3.65
4. Mickey Lolich 1966 3.49
5. Denny McLain 1967 3.43
6. Earl Wilson 1966 3.42
7. Joe Sparma 1968 3.38
8. Joe Sparma 1965 3.33
Worst WHIP
1.
1966
 
 1.34
2. Earl Wilson 1968 1.31
3. Earl Wilson 1969 1.30
4. Denny McLain 1969 1.28
5. Joe Sparma 1968 1.27
6. Joe Sparma 1967 1.24
7. Joe Sparma 1965 1.23
8. Dave Wickersham 1965 1.20
Wins
1.
1968
 
 28
2. Denny McLain 1969 21
3. Earl Wilson 1967 20
4. Mickey Lolich 1967 16
Denny McLain 1966 16
6. Mickey Lolich 1969 15
Denny McLain 1965 15
8. Hank Aguirre 1965 14
Losses
1.
1966
 
 16
2. Mickey Lolich 1968 15
Mickey Lolich 1965 15
Earl Wilson 1969 15
5. Denny McLain 1967 13
6. Denny McLain 1969 12
Joe Sparma 1967 12
8. Hank Aguirre 1965 11
Decisions
1.
1968
 
 36
2. Denny McLain 1969 33
3. Denny McLain 1966 32
4. Mickey Lolich 1965 29
Earl Wilson 1969 29
6. Mickey Lolich 1968 28
7. Denny McLain 1967 27
Earl Wilson 1967 27
Innings
1.
1968
 
 355.3
2. Denny McLain 1969 319.7
3. Earl Wilson 1967 284.7
4. Denny McLain 1966 279.0
5. Mickey Lolich 1969 258.7
6. Denny McLain 1967 254.7
7. Mickey Lolich 1965 250.7
8. Mickey Lolich 1968 248.3
Runs Allowed
1.
1966
 
 123
2. Denny McLain 1969 116
3. Earl Wilson 1969 113
4. Denny McLain 1967 106
Joe Sparma 1967 106
6. Earl Wilson 1968 98
7. Mickey Lolich 1965 97
8. Mickey Lolich 1966 93
Earned Runs
1.
1966
 
 113
2. Denny McLain 1969 104
3. Earl Wilson 1969 103
4. Joe Sparma 1967 100
5. Denny McLain 1967 97
6. Mickey Lolich 1965 89
7. Mickey Lolich 1966 84
8. Mickey Lolich 1968 82
Intentional Walks
1.
1969
 
 12
2. Mickey Lolich 1968 8
Denny McLain 1965 8
4. Earl Wilson 1969 7
5. Terry Fox 1965 6
Mickey Lolich 1966 6
Denny McLain 1969 6
Orlando Pena 1966 6
Most Walks
1.
1966
 
 105
2. Joe Sparma 1967 101
3. Mickey Lolich 1969 99
4. Mickey Lolich 1966 92
5. Joe Sparma 1968 88
6. Earl Wilson 1968 86
7. Denny McLain 1969 79
8. Mike Kilkenny 1969 78
Least Walks
1.
1966
 
 37
2. Dave Wickersham 1965 55
3. Mickey Lolich 1968 59
4. Denny McLain 1965 60
Denny McLain 1968 60
6. Hank Aguirre 1965 61
7. Mickey Lolich 1967 63
8. Joe Sparma 1965 69
Strikeouts
1.
1968
 
 305
2. Mickey Lolich 1969 267
3. Mickey Lolich 1965 217
4. Mickey Lolich 1968 210
5. Denny McLain 1965 204
6. Earl Wilson 1967 194
7. Denny McLain 1966 192
8. Mickey Lolich 1967 186
Hit Batters
1.
1967
 
 13
2. Denny McLain 1967 11
Dave Wickersham 1966 11
4. Earl Wilson 1966 10
5. Mickey Lolich 1969 9
6. Hank Aguirre 1965 8
Denny McLain 1966 8
8. Mickey Lolich 1968 7
Balks
1.
1965
 
 3
Denny McLain 1969 3
3. Mike Kilkenny 1969 2
Dave Wickersham 1965 2
5. Hank Aguirre 1966 1
Fred Gladding 1966 1
Mickey Lolich 1966 1
Mickey Lolich 1969 1
Wild Pitches
1.
1969
 
 11
2. Mickey Lolich 1969 10
Denny McLain 1966 10
Earl Wilson 1968 10
5. Mickey Lolich 1966 9
6. Joe Sparma 1968 6
7. Joe Sparma 1965 5
Tom Timmermann 1969 5
Double Plays
1.
1968
 
 31
2. Mickey Lolich 1969 26
3. Earl Wilson 1967 25
4. Mickey Lolich 1967 24
5. Mickey Lolich 1965 22
Denny McLain 1966 22
Denny McLain 1969 22
Earl Wilson 1968 22
Games
1.
1966
 
 52
Larry Sherry 1966 52
3. Fred Lasher 1969 49
4. Pat Dobson 1969 48
5. Fred Gladding 1965 47
6. Terry Fox 1965 46
Fred Gladding 1967 46
8. Fred Gladding 1966 43
Games Started
1.
1968
 
 41
Denny McLain 1969 41
3. Denny McLain 1966 38
4. Mickey Lolich 1965 37
Denny McLain 1967 37
Joe Sparma 1967 37
Earl Wilson 1967 37
8. Mickey Lolich 1969 36
Games Finished
1.
1966
 
 38
2. Fred Gladding 1967 27
3. Pat Dobson 1969 25
Mike Marshall 1967 25
Orlando Pena 1966 25
6. Terry Fox 1965 24
Fred Gladding 1965 24
8. Fred Gladding 1966 21
Complete Games
1.
1968
 
 25
2. Denny McLain 1969 17
3. Earl Wilson 1967 14
4. Denny McLain 1966 13
5. Mickey Lolich 1968 11
Mickey Lolich 1967 11
Mickey Lolich 1969 11
8. Denny McLain 1965 10
Shutouts
1.
1968
 
 6
2. Mickey Lolich 1968 4
3. Hank Aguirre 1965 3
Mickey Lolich 1966 3
Mickey Lolich 1967 3
Mickey Lolich 1969 3
Mickey Lolich 1965 3
Denny McLain 1966 3
Pitches per Game
1.
1968
 
 118.0
2. Mickey Lolich 1969 113.0
Earl Wilson 1968 113.0
4. Denny McLain 1966 112.0
5. Mickey Lolich 1967 110.0
Denny McLain 1969 110.0
7. Denny McLain 1965 107.0
Earl Wilson 1967 107.0
Quality Starts
1.
1968
 
 31
2. Earl Wilson 1967 28
3. Mickey Lolich 1969 26
4. Mickey Lolich 1965 25
5. Denny McLain 1969 24
6. Mickey Lolich 1967 23
7. Denny McLain 1966 22
8. Mickey Lolich 1968 21
Saves
1.
1966
 
 22
2. Fred Gladding 1967 13
3. Pat Dobson 1969 11
4. Terry Fox 1965 10
5. Mike Marshall 1967 9
6. Fred Lasher 1968 8
Don McMahon 1969 8
8. Pat Dobson 1968 7
Blown Saves
1.
1968
 
 5
Orlando Pena 1966 5
Larry Sherry 1966 5
4. Mike Marshall 1967 4
5. Pat Dobson 1969 3
Fred Gladding 1967 3
Fred Gladding 1965 3
John Hiller 1968 3
Holds
1.
1965
 
 5
Mike Kilkenny 1969 5
Fred Lasher 1969 5
Don McMahon 1969 5
Tom Timmermann 1969 5
Jon Warden 1968 5
7. Hank Aguirre 1966 4
John Hiller 1969 4
Inherited Runners
1.
1967
 
 38
2. John Hiller 1969 35
3. Jon Warden 1968 33
4. Fred Lasher 1969 29
Ron Nischwitz 1965 29
Tom Timmermann 1969 29
7. Pat Dobson 1969 27
Fred Gladding 1966 27
Inherited Runners Scored
1.
1968
 
 14
2. John Hiller 1969 13
3. Johnny Podres 1966 12
4. Mike Marshall 1967 11
Larry Sherry 1966 11
Jon Warden 1968 11
7. Pat Dobson 1969 10
Orlando Pena 1966 10
Inherited Runners Percentage
1.
1969
 
 75
2. Joe Sparma 1966 67
3. Mickey Lolich 1968 60
4. Mickey Lolich 1966 50
5. Johnny Podres 1966 48
6. Orlando Pena 1966 45
Dave Wickersham 1967 45
8. John Hiller 1968 43
AVG Against
1.
1967
 
 .196
2. Earl Wilson 1967 .198
3. Denny McLain 1968 .206
4. Hank Aguirre 1965 .208
5. Denny McLain 1965 .209
6. Mickey Lolich 1968 .214
7. Denny McLain 1967 .215
8. Earl Wilson 1966 .217
OBP Average Against
1.
1968
 
 .243
2. Earl Wilson 1967 .251
3. Mickey Lolich 1967 .264
4. Mickey Lolich 1968 .266
5. Denny McLain 1965 .267
6. Earl Wilson 1966 .270
7. Hank Aguirre 1965 .272
8. Denny McLain 1967 .278
SLG Against
1.
1967
 
 .255
2. Denny McLain 1968 .300
3. Denny McLain 1965 .304
4. Earl Wilson 1967 .314
5. Joe Sparma 1965 .317
6. Joe Sparma 1968 .325
7. Mickey Lolich 1969 .337
8. Mickey Lolich 1968 .339
OPS Average Against
1.
1967
 
 .519
2. Denny McLain 1968 .542
3. Earl Wilson 1967 .565
4. Denny McLain 1965 .571
5. Mickey Lolich 1968 .605
6. Joe Sparma 1965 .615
7. Earl Wilson 1966 .623
8. Mickey Lolich 1969 .634
RC Against
1.
1967
 
 54.7
2. Earl Wilson 1966 61.9
3. Denny McLain 1965 65.2
4. Joe Sparma 1965 67.3
5. Hank Aguirre 1965 79.0
6. Joe Sparma 1968 80.1
7. Earl Wilson 1967 82.1
8. Mickey Lolich 1968 84.4
RC/27 Against
1.
1967
 
 2.1
2. Denny McLain 1968 2.2
3. Earl Wilson 1967 2.5
4. Denny McLain 1965 2.6
5. Mickey Lolich 1968 3.0
6. Earl Wilson 1966 3.2
7. Hank Aguirre 1965 3.3
Joe Sparma 1965 3.3
Worst AVG Against
1.
1969
 
 .263
2. Earl Wilson 1969 .251
3. Earl Wilson 1968 .244
4. Dave Wickersham 1965 .243
5. Mickey Lolich 1966 .242
6. Mickey Lolich 1965 .228
7. Joe Sparma 1965 .225
8. Joe Sparma 1968 .224
Worst OBP Against
1.
1966
 
 .320
2. Joe Sparma 1968 .315
3. Earl Wilson 1968 .314
Earl Wilson 1969 .314
5. Denny McLain 1969 .309
6. Joe Sparma 1967 .304
7. Dave Wickersham 1965 .299
8. Joe Sparma 1965 .298
Worst SLG Against
1.
1969
 
 .397
2. Denny McLain 1967 .382
Denny McLain 1966 .382
4. Denny McLain 1969 .370
Dave Wickersham 1965 .370
6. Mickey Lolich 1965 .367
7. Hank Aguirre 1965 .366
8. Earl Wilson 1968 .363
Worst OPS Against
1.
1969
 
 .711
2. Denny McLain 1969 .678
3. Earl Wilson 1968 .677
4. Denny McLain 1966 .676
5. Dave Wickersham 1965 .669
6. Mickey Lolich 1966 .663
7. Denny McLain 1967 .660
8. Mickey Lolich 1965 .654
Worst RC Against
1.
1969
 
 148.8
2. Denny McLain 1966 121.8
3. Earl Wilson 1969 113.1
4. Earl Wilson 1968 107.4
5. Denny McLain 1967 103.3
6. Mickey Lolich 1965 102.0
7. Mickey Lolich 1969 99.6
8. Joe Sparma 1967 99.4
Worst RC/27 Against
1.
1969
 
 4.4
2. Denny McLain 1969 4.1
3. Earl Wilson 1968 4.0
4. Mickey Lolich 1966 3.8
Denny McLain 1966 3.8
Dave Wickersham 1965 3.8
7. Joe Sparma 1967 3.7
8. Mickey Lolich 1965 3.6
Hits per 9 Innings
1.
1969
 
 9.29
2. Earl Wilson 1969 8.60
3. Earl Wilson 1968 8.40
4. Dave Wickersham 1965 8.27
5. Mickey Lolich 1966 8.24
6. Mickey Lolich 1965 7.65
7. Joe Sparma 1965 7.62
8. Joe Sparma 1967 7.36
Homeruns per 9 Innings
1.
1965
 
 1.41
2. Earl Wilson 1969 1.27
3. Denny McLain 1966 1.23
4. Denny McLain 1967 1.20
5. Dave Wickersham 1965 1.01
6. Mickey Lolich 1968 0.98
7. Earl Wilson 1967 0.92
8. Earl Wilson 1966 0.91
Runs per 9 Innings
1.
1969
 
 4.48
2. Joe Sparma 1968 4.17
3. Joe Sparma 1967 3.98
4. Denny McLain 1966 3.97
5. Mickey Lolich 1966 3.87
6. Earl Wilson 1968 3.83
7. Denny McLain 1967 3.75
8. Earl Wilson 1966 3.74
Walks per 9 Innings
1.
1968
 
 4.08
2. Mickey Lolich 1966 3.83
3. Joe Sparma 1967 3.79
4. Joe Sparma 1965 3.48
5. Mickey Lolich 1969 3.44
6. Denny McLain 1966 3.39
7. Earl Wilson 1968 3.36
8. Earl Wilson 1969 3.09
Strikeouts per 9 Innings
1.
1969
 
 9.29
2. Denny McLain 1965 8.33
3. Mickey Lolich 1965 7.79
4. Denny McLain 1968 7.73
5. Mickey Lolich 1968 7.61
6. Mickey Lolich 1967 7.46
7. Mickey Lolich 1966 7.45
8. Joe Sparma 1965 7.12
Stolen Bases per 9 Innings
1.
1968
 
 0.62
2. Joe Sparma 1967 0.60
3. Earl Wilson 1967 0.57
4. Denny McLain 1969 0.48
5. Joe Sparma 1968 0.46
6. Mickey Lolich 1967 0.44
7. Earl Wilson 1969 0.40
8. Mickey Lolich 1969 0.38
Run Support per 9 Innings
1.
1968
 
 7.13
2. Earl Wilson 1968 6.06
3. Hank Aguirre 1965 5.95
4. Earl Wilson 1966 5.92
5. Joe Sparma 1967 5.60
6. Denny McLain 1967 5.37
7. Denny McLain 1966 5.35
8. Earl Wilson 1969 5.31
Strikeout to Walk Ratio
1.
1965
 
 6.00
2. Denny McLain 1968 5.08
3. Orlando Pena 1965 4.14
4. Earl Wilson 1966 3.57
5. Mickey Lolich 1968 3.56
6. Fred Gladding 1966 3.47
7. John Hiller 1967 3.40
Denny McLain 1965 3.40
Batters Faced
1.
1968
 
 1370
2. Denny McLain 1969 1359
3. Denny McLain 1966 1161
4. Earl Wilson 1967 1115
5. Mickey Lolich 1969 1063
6. Denny McLain 1967 1039
7. Mickey Lolich 1965 1023
8. Joe Sparma 1967 1005
Hits Allowed
1.
1969
 
 330
2. Denny McLain 1968 266
3. Denny McLain 1966 227
4. Earl Wilson 1969 217
5. Earl Wilson 1968 215
6. Mickey Lolich 1965 213
7. Mickey Lolich 1969 207
8. Earl Wilson 1967 204
Singles Allowed
1.
1969
 
 251
2. Denny McLain 1968 202
3. Earl Wilson 1968 160
4. Earl Wilson 1969 157
5. Mickey Lolich 1966 147
6. Mickey Lolich 1969 146
7. Earl Wilson 1967 144
8. Denny McLain 1966 141
Doubles Allowed
1.
1969
 
 48
2. Mickey Lolich 1965 45
3. Denny McLain 1966 41
4. Joe Sparma 1967 40
5. Mickey Lolich 1969 34
Denny McLain 1968 34
7. Mickey Lolich 1966 32
8. Earl Wilson 1966 31
Triples Allowed
1.
1967
 
 13
2. Mickey Lolich 1965 8
Earl Wilson 1968 8
4. Mickey Lolich 1966 7
Denny McLain 1966 7
Denny McLain 1969 7
7. Fred Lasher 1969 6
Joe Sparma 1967 6
Homeruns Allowed
1.
1966
 
 38
2. Denny McLain 1967 34
3. Hank Aguirre 1965 33
4. Earl Wilson 1969 32
5. Earl Wilson 1967 29
6. Mickey Lolich 1968 27
Denny McLain 1968 27
8. Denny McLain 1969 24
Total Bases Allowed
1.
1969
 
 464
2. Denny McLain 1966 396
3. Denny McLain 1968 387
4. Denny McLain 1967 360
5. Mickey Lolich 1965 343
Earl Wilson 1969 343
7. Earl Wilson 1967 324
8. Earl Wilson 1968 320
Balls in Play
1.
1969
 
 1080
2. Denny McLain 1968 974
3. Denny McLain 1966 818
4. Earl Wilson 1967 817
5. Denny McLain 1967 756
6. Joe Sparma 1967 715
7. Mickey Lolich 1965 705
8. Earl Wilson 1969 704
Stolen Bases Allowed
1.
1967
 
 18
2. Mickey Lolich 1968 17
Denny McLain 1969 17
4. Joe Sparma 1967 16
5. Mickey Lolich 1967 11
Mickey Lolich 1969 11
7. Denny McLain 1967 10
Joe Sparma 1968 10
Caught Stealing
1.
1966
 
 9
Denny McLain 1966 9
Denny McLain 1969 9
Denny McLain 1967 9
Joe Sparma 1967 9
6. Mickey Lolich 1969 8
7. Mickey Lolich 1968 7
Denny McLain 1965 7
Pickoffs
1.
1967
 
 3
2. Mickey Lolich 1968 2
Mickey Lolich 1969 2
Denny McLain 1969 2
Dave Wickersham 1967 2
Dave Wickersham 1965 2
7. Fred Gladding 1967 1
Fred Gladding 1966 1

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