1973 Detroit Tigers season


The 1973 Detroit Tigers compiled a record of 85–77. They finished in 3rd place in the AL East, 12 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. They were outscored by their opponents 674 to 642.

Offseason

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C11038089.234629
1B12136395.2621940
2B10634394.2741247
3B160555123.222958
SS162515122.237740
LF111411130.3161753
CF157602147.2441757
RF119404124.3071244
DH12537789.2361250

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
9131079.2551045
8427563.229524
8025261.242830
8522758.2561229
9117843.242716
5910214.13724
427622.28919
143916.41006
12329.28103
72210.45501
18206.30002
9174.23503
682.25012
700----00

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
42308.716153.82214
40288.323153.53202
35203.014134.0366
34169.76135.36119

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
2280.3454.3737
514.2016.759
34.2003.864

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVGFERASO
6510538601.44124
34221174.2328
24302125.0028
22421103.4323
2115374.3333
1711173.6921
510003.862
300014.501
1000011.570

Awards and honors

Ed Brinkman
Joe Coleman
Bill Freehan
John Hiller
Al Kaline
Mickey Lolich
Aurelio Rodríguez
Mickey Stanley
The following members of the 1975 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001:
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montgomery