1970 Detroit Tigers Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 79-83
Finished 4th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,501,293, Avg. 19,752
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Manager: Mayo Smith (79-83)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1970 Detroit Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 79-83
Finished 4th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,501,293, Avg. 19,752
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Manager: Mayo Smith (79-83)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1970 Detroit Tigers Results
The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1970 season with a record of 79 wins and 83 losses, finishing fourth in the AL's East Division.
The Tigers plated 666 runs and allowed 731 runs. Jim Northrup paced Detroit with 24 home runs, while Al Kaline, Norm Cash, Bill Freehan and Willie Horton each walloped 20 or more, too. Jim Northrup drove in 80 runs. Al Kaline topped all regular hitters by hitting .278. Mickey Lolich led the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.80 ERA, tops 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 |
| 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 |
| Kevin Collins | 1B | L | R | August 4, 1946 | 6'1" | 180 | Springfield, MA 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 |
| Tim Hosley | C | R | R | May 10, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Spartanburg, SC USA |
| Dalton Jones | 2B | 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 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | P | R | R | July 8, 1948 | 6'5" | 220 | Phoenix, AZ USA |
| Gene Lamont | C | L | R | December 25, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | Rockford, IL USA |
| 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 |
| Elliott Maddox | IF | R | R | December 21, 1947 | 5'11" | 180 | East Orange, NJ 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 |
| Norm McRae | P | R | R | September 26, 1947 | 6'1" | 195 | Elizabeth, NJ USA |
| Russ Nagelson | LF | L | R | September 19, 1944 | 6'0" | 205 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Joe Niekro | P | R | R | November 7, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | Martins Ferry, OH USA |
| Jim Northrup | RF | 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 |
| Bob Reed | P | R | R | January 12, 1945 | 5'10" | 175 | Boston, MA USA |
| Jerry Robertson | P | B | R | October 13, 1943 | 6'2" | 205 | Winchester, KS USA |
| Dennis Saunders | P | B | R | January 4, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Alhambra, CA USA |
| Fred Scherman | P | L | L | July 25, 1944 | 6'1" | 195 | Dayton, OH USA |
| Mickey Stanley | CF | R | R | July 20, 1942 | 6'1" | 185 | Grand Rapids, MI USA |
| Ken Szotkiewicz | SS | L | R | February 25, 1947 | 6'0" | 165 | Wilmington, DE USA |
| Tom Timmermann | P | R | R | May 12, 1940 | 6'4" | 215 | Breese, IL 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 |
