1976 Detroit Tigers Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 74-87
Finished 5th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,471,533, Avg. 19,886
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Manager: Ralph Houk (74-87)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1976 Detroit Tigers Statistics
1976 Detroit Tigers Results

The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1976 season with a record of 74 wins and 87 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's East Division.

The Tigers tallied 609 runs and gave up 709 runs. Jason Thompson paced Detroit with 17 home runs, while Rusty Staub and Ben Oglivie walloped 20 or more also. Rusty Staub drove in 96 runs. Ron LeFlore led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .316. Mark Fidrych topped the team with 19 wins, plus Dave Roberts, too added 15 or more wins, too Mark Fidrych recorded a 2.34 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Ralph Houk coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ray BarePRRApril 15, 19496'2"185Miami, FL USA
Joe ColemanPRRFebruary 3, 19476'3"175Boston, MA USA
Jim CrawfordPLLSeptember 29, 19506'3"200Chicago, IL USA
Mark FidrychPRRAugust 14, 19546'3"175Worcester, MA USA
Bill FreehanCRRNovember 29, 19416'3"203Detroit, MI USA
Pedro Garcia2BRRApril 17, 19505'10"175Guayama, P.R.
Ed GlynnPRLJune 3, 19536'2"180New York, NY USA
Steve GrilliPRRMay 2, 19496'2"170Brooklyn, NY USA
John HillerPRLApril 8, 19436'1"185Toronto, ON CAN
Willie HortonPRROctober 18, 19425'11"209Arno, VA USA
Alex JohnsonLFRRDecember 7, 19426'0"205Helena, AR USA
Bruce KimmCRRJune 29, 19515'11"175Cedar Rapids, IA USA
Marv LaneLFRRJanuary 18, 19505'11"180Sandersville, GA USA
Bill LaxtonPLLJanuary 5, 19486'1"190Camden, NJ USA
Ron LeFloreCFRRJune 16, 19486'0"200Detroit, MI USA
Dave LemanczykPRRAugust 17, 19506'4"235Syracuse, NY USA
Frank MacCormackPRRSeptember 21, 19546'4"210Jersey City, NJ USA
Phil Mankowski3BLRJanuary 9, 19536'0"180Buffalo, NY USA
Jerry Manuel2BBRDecember 23, 19536'0"165Hahira, GA USA
Milt MayCLRAugust 1, 19506'0"190Gary, IN USA
Dan MeyerLFLRAugust 3, 19525'11"180Hamilton, OH USA
Ben OglivieOFLLFebruary 11, 19496'2"160Colon, Co Panama
Dave RobertsPLLSeptember 11, 19446'3"195Gallipolis, OH USA
Aurelio Rodriguez3BRRDecember 28, 19475'10"180Cananea, So Mexico
Vern RuhlePRRJanuary 25, 19516'1"185Coleman, MI USA
Chuck Scrivener2BRROctober 3, 19475'9"170Alexandria, VA USA
Mickey StanleyOFRRJuly 20, 19426'1"185Grand Rapids, MI USA
Rusty StaubRFLRApril 1, 19446'2"190New Orleans, LA USA
Gary Sutherland2BRRSeptember 27, 19446'0"185Glendale, CA USA
Jason Thompson1BLLJuly 6, 19546'4"200Hollywood, CA USA
Tom VeryzerSSRRFebruary 11, 19536'1"175Port Jefferson, NY USA
Mark WagnerSSRRMarch 4, 19546'0"165Conneaut, OH USA
John WockenfussCRRFebruary 27, 19496'0"190Welch, WV USA



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