1971 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1971 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 91-71. They scored 701 runs and belted 179 home runs to go along with a .254 batting average. The offense was powered by Norm Cash, who led the team with 32 home runs and 91 RBI. Aurelio Rodriguez led the team with 153 hits for a .253 average.
The team allowed 645 runs and had a team ERA of 3.63. Mickey Lolich led the pitching staff with 25 wins and 308 strikeouts. Fred Scherman led the team with 20 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ed Brinkman | SS | 159 | 527 | 40 | 120 | 1 | 37 | 1 | .293 | .275 | .568 | .228 |
| Ike Brown | 1B | 59 | 110 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 19 | 0 | .359 | .482 | .841 | .255 |
| Norm Cash | 1B | 135 | 452 | 72 | 128 | 32 | 91 | 1 | .372 | .531 | .903 | .283 |
| Kevin Collins | 3B | 35 | 41 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .268 | .439 | .707 | .268 |
| Cesar Gutierrez | SS | 38 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .211 | .189 | .400 | .189 |
| Dick McAuliffe | 2B | 128 | 477 | 67 | 99 | 18 | 57 | 4 | .293 | .379 | .672 | .208 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 3B | 154 | 604 | 68 | 153 | 15 | 39 | 4 | .288 | .401 | .689 | .253 |
| Tony Taylor | 2B | 55 | 181 | 27 | 52 | 3 | 19 | 5 | .335 | .414 | .749 | .287 |
| John Young | 1B | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 | .500 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Gates Brown | OF | 82 | 195 | 37 | 66 | 11 | 29 | 4 | .408 | .549 | .957 | .338 |
| Willie Horton | OF | 119 | 450 | 64 | 130 | 22 | 72 | 1 | .349 | .496 | .845 | .289 |
| Dalton Jones | OF | 83 | 138 | 15 | 35 | 5 | 11 | 1 | .304 | .399 | .703 | .254 |
| Al Kaline | OF | 133 | 405 | 69 | 119 | 15 | 54 | 4 | .416 | .462 | .878 | .294 |
| Marvin Lane | OF | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .143 | .343 | .143 |
| Jim Northrup | OF | 136 | 459 | 72 | 124 | 16 | 71 | 7 | .355 | .442 | .797 | .270 |
| Mickey Stanley | OF | 139 | 401 | 43 | 117 | 7 | 41 | 1 | .329 | .404 | .733 | .292 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Freehan | C | 148 | 516 | 57 | 143 | 21 | 71 | 2 | .353 | .465 | .818 | .277 |
| Tim Hosley | C | 7 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .188 | .563 | .751 | .188 |
| Gene Lamont | C | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .067 | .067 | .134 | .067 |
| Jim Price | C | 29 | 54 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .323 | .333 | .656 | .241 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5502 | 701 | 1399 | 179 | 652 | 35 | .322 | .405 | .726 | .254 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Boswell | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6.23 | 2.093 | |||
| Les Cain | 26 | 26 | 144.7 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 0 | 118 | 91 | 4.35 | 1.465 | |||
| Dean Chance | 31 | 14 | 89.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 64 | 50 | 3.51 | 1.572 | |||
| Joe Coleman | 39 | 38 | 286 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 0 | 236 | 96 | 3.15 | 1.178 | |||
| Bill Denehy | 31 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 27 | 28 | 4.22 | 1.531 | |||
| Jim Foor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18.00 | 6.000 | |||
| Bill Gilbreth | 9 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 4.80 | 1.633 | |||
| Jim Hannan | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3.27 | 1.273 | |||
| Mike Kilkenny | 30 | 11 | 86.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | 47 | 44 | 5.00 | 1.472 | |||
| Mickey Lolich | 45 | 45 | 376 | 25 | 14 | .641 | 0 | 308 | 92 | 2.92 | 1.138 | |||
| Joe Niekro | 31 | 15 | 122.3 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1 | 43 | 49 | 4.49 | 1.513 | |||
| Daryl Patterson | 12 | 0 | 9.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4.82 | 2.151 | |||
| Ron Perranoski | 11 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2.50 | 1.056 | |||
| Fred Scherman | 69 | 1 | 113 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 20 | 46 | 49 | 2.71 | 1.239 | |||
| Chuck Seelbach | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13.50 | 3.250 | |||
| Tom Timmermann | 52 | 2 | 84 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | 51 | 37 | 3.86 | 1.417 | |||
| Jack Whillock | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5.62 | 1.500 | |||
| Bill Zepp | 16 | 4 | 31.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.12 | 1.830 | |||
| Team Totals | 427 | 162 | 1468.3 | 91 | 71 | .562 | 32 | 1000 | 609 | 3.63 | 1.338 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ed Brinkman | 159 |
| At Bats | Aurelio Rodriguez | 604 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Aurelio Rodriguez | 639 |
| Batting Average | Norm Cash | .283 |
| On-Base % | Norm Cash | .372 |
| Slugging % | Norm Cash | .531 |
| OPS | Norm Cash | .903 |
| Runs | Norm Cash and Jim Northrup | 72 |
| Hits | Aurelio Rodriguez | 153 |
| Total Bases | Aurelio Rodriguez | 242 |
| Doubles | Aurelio Rodriguez | 30 |
| Triples | Aurelio Rodriguez | 7 |
| Home Runs | Norm Cash | 32 |
| RBI | Norm Cash | 91 |
| Walks | Al Kaline | 82 |
| Strikeouts | Aurelio Rodriguez | 93 |
| Stolen Bases | Jim Northrup | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | Bill Freehan | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mickey Lolich | 16 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Al Kaline | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Willie Horton | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mickey Lolich | 25 |
| Losses | Mickey Lolich | 14 |
| Saves | Fred Scherman | 20 |
| Won-Loss % | Joe Coleman | .690 |
| ERA | Mickey Lolich | 2.92 |
| WHIP | Mickey Lolich | 1.138 |
| Innings Pitched | Mickey Lolich | 376 |
| Games | Fred Scherman | 69 |
| Games Started | Mickey Lolich | 45 |
| Strikeouts | Mickey Lolich | 308 |
| Complete Games | Mickey Lolich | 29 |
| Shutouts | Mickey Lolich | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Mickey Lolich | 1538 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 122 |
| Hits Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 336 |
| Walks Allowed | Joe Coleman | 96 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 36 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 49 |
| Triples Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Joe Coleman and Mickey Lolich | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Joe Coleman and Mickey Lolich | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Joe Coleman and Mickey Lolich | 22 |
