1974 Detroit Tigers season
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| 1974 Detroit Tigers |
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| Owner(s) | John Fetzer |
| Manager(s) | Ralph Houk |
| Local television | WJBK (TV) (George Kell, Larry Osterman) |
| Local radio | WJR (Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey) |
The 1974 Detroit Tigers compiled a record of 65-97. They finished in last place in the AL East, 19 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. They were outscored by their opponents 768 to 620.
It was Al Kaline's final season after 22 years as a Tiger (1953-1974). He became the 12th player to join the 3000 hit club on September 24, 1974.
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[edit] Season standings
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| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| 1st | Baltimore Orioles | 918 | 71 | .562 | -- |
| 2nd | New York Yankees | 89 | 73 | .549 | 2.0 |
| 3rd | Boston Red Sox | 84 | 78 | .519 | 7.0 |
| 4th | Cleveland Indians | 77 | 85 | .475 | 14.0 |
| 5th | Milwaukee Brewers | 76 | 86 | .469 | 15.0 |
| 6th | Detroit Tigers | 72 | 90 | .444 | 19.0 |
[edit] Roster
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1974 Detroit Tigers roster
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[edit] Regular season player stats
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Jerry Moses | 74 | 198 | 47 | .237 | 4 | 19 |
| Bill Freehan | 130 | 445 | 132 | .297 | 18 | 60 |
| Gary Sutherland | 149 | 619 | 157 | .254 | 5 | 49 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 159 | 571 | 127 | .222 | 5 | 49 |
| Ed Brinkman | 153 | 502 | 111 | .221 | 14 | 54 |
| Jim Northrup | 97 | 376 | 89 | .237 | 11 | 42 |
| Mickey Stanley | 99 | 394 | 87 | .221 | 8 | 34 |
| Willie Horton | 72 | 238 | 71 | .298 | 15 | 47 |
| Al Kaline | 147 | 558 | 146 | .262 | 13 | 64 |
| Ron LeFlore | 59 | 254 | 66 | .260 | 2 | 13 |
| Ben Oglivie | 92 | 252 | 68 | .270 | 4 | 29 |
| Norm Cash | 53 | 149 | 34 | .228 | 7 | 12 |
| Jim Nettles | 43 | 141 | 32 | .227 | 6 | 17 |
| Dick Sharon | 60 | 129 | 28 | .217 | 2 | 10 |
| Marvin Lane | 50 | 103 | 24 | .233 | 2 | 9 |
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
[edit] Pitching
[edit] Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Joe Coleman | 41 | 285.7 | 14 | 12 | 4.32 | 177 |
| Mickey Lolich | 41 | 308 | 16 | 21 | 4.15 | 202 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 37 | 216.3 | 8 | 19 | 4.66 | 85 |
| Woodie Fryman | 27 | 141.7 | 6 | 9 | 4.32 | 92 |
[edit] Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games Finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | GF | ERA | SO |
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| John Hiller | 59 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 52 | 2.64 | 134 |
| Jim Ray | 28 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 4.47 | 26 |
| Dave Lemanczyk | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4.00 | 52 |
| Luke Walker | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4.99 | 52 |
| Bill Slayback | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4.77 | 23 |
[edit] Players ranking among top 100 all time at position
The following members of the 1975 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract:
- Bill Freehan: 12th best catcher of all time
- Norm Cash: 20th best first baseman of all time
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 91st best third baseman of all time
- Al Kaline: 11_th best right fielder of all time
- Willie Horton: 55th best left fielder of all time
- Mickey Lolich: 72nd best pitcher of all time
[edit] Award winners and league leaders
- 2nd oldest player in AL (39)
- AL leader in hit batsmen (12)
- #2 in MLB in games started (41)
- #2 in MLB in home runs allowed (30)
- #2 in MLB in bases on balls allowed (158)
- #3 in MLB in earned runs allowed (137)
- #3 in AL in wild pitches (13)
- #6 in MLB in batters faced (1262)
- #5 in AL in slugging percentage (.479)
- #6 in AL in games finished (52)
- #7 in AL in saves (13)
- 3rd oldest player in AL (39)
- Became the 12th player in the 3000 hit club on September 24, 1974
- #3 in AL in losses (19)
- #4 in AL in wild pitches (12)
- #8 in AL in earned runs allowed (112)
- MLB leader in home runs allowed (38)
- AL leader in losses (21)
- MLB leader in earned runs allowed (142)
- #2 in MLB in games started (41)
- #2 in MLB in hits allowed (310)
- #3 in MLB in complete games (27)
- #4 in AL in strikeout to walk ratio (2.59)
- #5 in AL in strikeouts (202)
- #5 in MLB in batters faced (1263)
- #7 in MLB in innings pitched (308)
- AL leader in games at third base (159)
- AL leader in innings at third base (1391-2/3)
- #4 in AL in games played (159)
- #5 in AL in outs (470)
- AL leader in outs (489)
- #2 in AL in at bats per strikeout (16.7)
- #3 in AL in at bats (619)
- #4 in AL in singles (131)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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