1971 Detroit Tigers Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 91-71
Finished 2nd in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,591,037, Avg. 20,663
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Manager: Billy Martin (91-71)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1971 Detroit Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 91-71
Finished 2nd in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,591,037, Avg. 20,663
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Manager: Billy Martin (91-71)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1971 Detroit Tigers Results
The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1971 season with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses, finishing second in the AL's East Division.
The Tigers scored 701 runs and yielded 645 runs. Norm Cash walloped 32 home runs for Detroit, while Bill Freehan, Jim Northrup, Willie Horton, Aurelio Rodriguez, Al Kaline and Dick McAuliffe each swatted 20 or more, too. Norm Cash recorded 91 runs batted in. Willie Horton led batters with significant playing time by hitting .289. Mickey Lolich earned 25 wins on the mound for the team, plus Joe Coleman, too added 15 or more wins, too Mickey Lolich recorded a 2.92 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Billy Martin coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Boswell | P | R | R | January 20, 1945 | 6'3" | 185 | Baltimore, MD USA |
| Ed Brinkman | SS | R | R | December 8, 1941 | 6'0" | 170 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Gates Brown | LF | L | R | May 2, 1939 | 5'11" | 220 | Crestline, OH USA |
| Ike Brown | IF | R | R | April 13, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Memphis, TN USA |
| Les Cain | P | L | L | January 13, 1948 | 6'1" | 200 | San Luis Obispo, CA USA |
| Norm Cash | 1B | L | L | November 10, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Justiceburg, TX USA |
| Dean Chance | P | R | R | June 1, 1941 | 6'3" | 200 | Wooster, OH USA |
| Joe Coleman | P | R | R | February 3, 1947 | 6'3" | 175 | Boston, MA USA |
| Kevin Collins | 3B | L | R | August 4, 1946 | 6'1" | 180 | Springfield, MA USA |
| Bill Denehy | P | B | R | March 31, 1946 | 6'3" | 200 | Middletown, CT USA |
| Jim Foor | P | L | L | January 13, 1949 | 6'2" | 170 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Bill Freehan | C | R | R | November 29, 1941 | 6'3" | 203 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Bill Gilbreth | P | L | L | September 3, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Abilene, TX USA |
| Cesar Gutierrez | SS | R | R | January 26, 1943 | 5'9" | 155 | Coro, Falcon Venezuela |
| Jim Hannan | P | R | R | January 7, 1939 | 6'3" | 205 | Jersey City, NJ USA |
| Willie Horton | LF | R | R | October 18, 1942 | 5'11" | 209 | Arno, VA USA |
| Tim Hosley | C | R | R | May 10, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Spartanburg, SC USA |
| Dalton Jones | IF | L | R | December 10, 1943 | 6'1" | 180 | McComb, MS USA |
| Al Kaline | RF | R | R | December 19, 1934 | 6'1" | 175 | Baltimore, MD USA |
| Mike Kilkenny | P | R | L | April 11, 1945 | 6'3" | 175 | Bradford, ON CAN |
| Gene Lamont | C | L | R | December 25, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | Rockford, IL USA |
| Marv Lane | RF | R | R | January 18, 1950 | 5'11" | 180 | Sandersville, GA USA |
| Mickey Lolich | P | B | L | September 12, 1940 | 6'1" | 170 | Portland, OR USA |
| Dick McAuliffe | 2B | L | R | November 29, 1939 | 5'11" | 176 | Hartford, CT USA |
| Joe Niekro | P | R | R | November 7, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | Martins Ferry, OH USA |
| Jim Northrup | CF | L | R | November 24, 1939 | 6'3" | 190 | Breckenridge, MI USA |
| Daryl Patterson | P | L | R | November 21, 1943 | 6'4" | 192 | Coalinga, CA USA |
| Ron Perranoski | P | L | L | April 1, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Paterson, NJ USA |
| Jim Price | C | R | R | October 13, 1941 | 6'0" | 192 | Harrisburg, PA USA |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 3B | R | R | December 28, 1947 | 5'10" | 180 | Cananea, Sonora Mexico |
| Fred Scherman | P | L | L | July 25, 1944 | 6'1" | 195 | Dayton, OH USA |
| Chuck Seelbach | P | R | R | March 20, 1948 | 6'0" | 180 | Lakewood, OH USA |
| Mickey Stanley | CF | R | R | July 20, 1942 | 6'1" | 185 | Grand Rapids, MI USA |
| Tony Taylor | 2B | R | R | December 19, 1935 | 5'9" | 170 | Central Alava, Matanzas Cuba |
| Tom Timmermann | P | R | R | May 12, 1940 | 6'4" | 215 | Breese, IL USA |
| Jack Whillock | P | R | R | November 4, 1942 | 6'3" | 195 | Clinton, AR USA |
| John Young | 1B | L | L | February 9, 1949 | 6'3" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Bill Zepp | P | R | R | July 22, 1946 | 6'2" | 185 | Detroit, MI USA |
