1969 Detroit Tigers Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 90-72
Finished 2nd in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,577,481, Avg. 20,572
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Manager: Mayo Smith (90-72)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1969 Detroit Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 90-72
Finished 2nd in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,577,481, Avg. 20,572
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Manager: Mayo Smith (90-72)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1969 Detroit Tigers Results
The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1969 season with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses, finishing second in the AL's East Division.
The Tigers scored 701 runs and allowed 601 runs. Willie Horton led Detroit with 28 home runs, while Jim Northrup, Norm Cash, Mickey Stanley, Bill Freehan and Al Kaline each walloped 20 or more also. Willie Horton drove in 91 runs. Jim Northrup paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .295. Denny McLain earned 24 wins on the mound for the team, and Mickey Lolich added 15 or more wins, too Denny McLain recorded a 2.80 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Mayo Smith coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Brown | LF | L | R | May 2, 1939 | 5'11" | 220 | Crestline, OH USA |
| Ike Brown | 2B | R | R | April 13, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Memphis, TN USA |
| Dave Campbell | 1B | R | R | January 14, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | Manistee, MI USA |
| Norm Cash | 1B | L | L | November 10, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Justiceburg, TX USA |
| Pat Dobson | P | R | R | February 12, 1942 | 6'3" | 190 | Buffalo, NY USA |
| Bill Freehan | C | R | R | November 29, 1941 | 6'3" | 203 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Cesar Gutierrez | SS | R | R | January 26, 1943 | 5'9" | 155 | Coro, Falcon Venezuela |
| John Hiller | P | R | L | April 8, 1943 | 6'1" | 185 | Toronto, ON CAN |
| Willie Horton | LF | R | R | October 18, 1942 | 5'11" | 209 | Arno, VA 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 |
| Fred Lasher | P | R | R | August 19, 1941 | 6'3" | 190 | Poughkeepsie, NY USA |
| Mickey Lolich | P | B | L | September 12, 1940 | 6'1" | 170 | Portland, OR USA |
| Tommy Matchick | 2B | L | R | September 7, 1943 | 6'1" | 173 | Hazleton, PA USA |
| Dick McAuliffe | 2B | L | R | November 29, 1939 | 5'11" | 176 | Hartford, CT USA |
| Denny McLain | P | R | R | March 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Don McMahon | P | R | R | January 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 215 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Norm McRae | P | R | R | September 26, 1947 | 6'1" | 195 | Elizabeth, NJ 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 |
| Jim Price | C | R | R | October 13, 1941 | 6'0" | 192 | Harrisburg, PA USA |
| Dick Radatz | P | R | R | April 2, 1937 | 6'6" | 230 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Wayne Redmond | P | R | R | November 25, 1945 | 5'10" | 165 | Athens, AL USA |
| Bob Reed | P | R | R | January 12, 1945 | 5'10" | 175 | Boston, MA USA |
| Fred Scherman | P | L | L | July 25, 1944 | 6'1" | 195 | Dayton, OH USA |
| Joe Sparma | P | R | R | February 4, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | Massillon, OH USA |
| Mickey Stanley | CF | R | R | July 20, 1942 | 6'1" | 185 | Grand Rapids, MI USA |
| Gary Taylor | P | R | R | October 19, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Tom Timmermann | P | R | R | May 12, 1940 | 6'4" | 215 | Breese, IL USA |
| Dick Tracewski | SS | R | R | February 3, 1935 | 5'11" | 160 | Eynon, PA USA |
| Tom Tresh | SS | B | R | September 20, 1938 | 6'1" | 180 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Don Wert | 3B | R | R | July 29, 1938 | 5'10" | 162 | Strasburg, PA USA |
| Earl Wilson | P | R | R | October 2, 1934 | 6'3" | 216 | Ponchatoula, LA USA |
| Ron Woods | LF | R | R | February 1, 1943 | 5'10" | 168 | Hamilton, OH USA |
