1986 Detroit Tigers Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 87-75
Finished 3rd in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,899,437, Avg. 24,668
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Manager: Sparky Anderson (87-75)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1986 Detroit Tigers Statistics
1986 Detroit Tigers Results

The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1986 season with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses, finishing third in the AL's East Division.

The Tigers plated 798 runs and surrendered 714 runs. Darrell Evans paced Detroit with 29 home runs, while Darnell Coles, Lou Whitaker, Kirk Gibson, Lance Parrish and Alan Trammell each walloped 20 or more, too. Kirk Gibson and Darnell Coles each recorded 86 runs batted in. Alan Trammell led batters with significant playing time by hitting .277. Jack Morris topped the squad with 21 wins, plus Walt Terrell added 15 or more wins, too Jack Morris recorded a 3.27 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Sparky Anderson coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Doug BakerSSBRApril 3, 19615'9"165Fullerton, CA USA
Dave Bergman1BLLJune 6, 19536'1"185Evanston, IL USA
Tom BrookensIFRRAugust 10, 19535'10"165Chambersburg, PA USA
Bill CampbellPRRAugust 9, 19486'3"185Highland Park, MI USA
Chuck CaryPLLMarch 3, 19606'4"210Whittier, CA USA
Darnell Coles3BRRJune 2, 19626'1"185San Bernardino, CA USA
Dave CollinsLFBLOctober 20, 19525'11"175Rapid City, SD USA
Dave Engle1BRRNovember 30, 19566'3"210San Diego, CA USA
Darrell Evans1BLRMay 26, 19476'2"200Pasadena, CA USA
Bruce FieldsLFLROctober 6, 19606'0"185Cleveland, OH USA
Kirk GibsonRFLLMay 28, 19576'3"215Pontiac, MI USA
Johnny GrubbRFLRAugust 4, 19486'3"175Richmond, VA USA
Brian HarperRFRROctober 16, 19596'2"195Los Angeles, CA USA
Mike HeathCRRFebruary 5, 19555'11"180Tampa, FL USA
Willie HernandezPLLNovember 14, 19546'3"180Aguada, P.R.
Larry HerndonLFRRNovember 3, 19536'3"190Sunflower, MS USA
Bryan KellyPRRFebruary 24, 19596'2"195Silver Spring, MD USA
Eric KingPRRApril 10, 19646'2"180Oxnard, CA USA
Mike Laga1BLLJune 14, 19606'2"210Ridgewood, NJ USA
Dave LaPointPLLJuly 29, 19596'3"205Glens Falls, NY USA
Jack LazorkoPRRMarch 30, 19565'11"200Hoboken, NJ USA
Chet LemonCFRRFebruary 12, 19556'0"190Jackson, MS USA
Dwight LowryCLROctober 23, 19576'3"210Lumberton, NC USA
Scotti Madison3BBRSeptember 12, 19595'11"185Pensacola, FL USA
Jack MorrisPRRMay 16, 19556'3"195St. Paul, MN USA
Matt NokesCLROctober 31, 19636'1"185San Diego, CA USA
Randy O'NealPRRAugust 30, 19606'2"195Ashland, KY USA
John PacellaPRRSeptember 15, 19566'3"195Brooklyn, NY USA
Lance ParrishCRRJune 15, 19566'3"210Clairton, PA USA
Dan PetryPRRNovember 13, 19586'4"185Palo Alto, CA USA
Bill ScherrerPLLJanuary 20, 19586'4"170Tonawanda, NY USA
Pat SheridanCFLRDecember 4, 19576'3"175Ann Arbor, MI USA
Jim SlatonPRRJune 19, 19506'0"185Long Beach, CA USA
Harry Spilman3BLRJuly 18, 19546'1"180Albany, GA USA
Frank TananaPLLJuly 3, 19536'2"180Detroit, MI USA
Walt TerrellPLRMay 11, 19586'2"205Jeffersonville, IN USA
Mark ThurmondPLLSeptember 12, 19566'0"180Houston, TX USA
Tim TolmanRFRRApril 20, 19566'0"190Santa Monica, CA USA
Alan TrammellSSRRFebruary 21, 19586'0"165Garden Grove, CA USA
Lou Whitaker2BLRMay 12, 19575'11"160Brooklyn, NY USA



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