1974 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1974 American League East Tiger Stadium Detroit, Michigan John Fetzer Jim Campbell Ralph Houk WJBK(George Kell, Larry Osterman) WJR(Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey) The 1974 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 74th season and the 63rd season at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers compiled a record of 72–90. They finished in last place in the American League East, 19 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. They were outscored by their opponents 768 to 620. Offseason October 25, 1973: Frank Howard was released by the Tigers.Frank Howard at Baseball Reference December 3, 1973: Tony Taylor was released by the Tigers.Tony Taylor at Baseball Reference March 19, 1974: The Tigers traded Ed Farmer to the New York Yankees and Jim Perry to the Cleveland Indians as part of a three-team trade. The Yankees sent Jerry Moses to the Tigers. The Indians sent Walt Williams and Rick Sawyer to the Yankees.Walt Williams at Baseball Reference Regular season 1974 was Al Kaline's final season after 22 years as a Tiger (1953–1974). He became the 12th player to join the 3,000 hit club on September 24. On September 7, the Yankees' Graig Nettles hit a home run against the Tigers. The next time up, he hit a broken-bat single. Tigers catcher Bill Freehan scrambled for the six superballs that came bouncing out. Nettles was called out on the single, but his solo homer was allowed and the made all the difference as the Yankees won 1–0. https://www.espn.com/page2/s/list/cheaters/ballplayers.html ESPN.com - Page2 - Biggest cheaters in baseball Season standings Record vs. opponents DET Notable transactions June 10, 1974: Tim Corcoran was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.Tim Corcoran at Baseball Reference Draft picks June 5, 1974: 1974 Major League Baseball draft Mark Fidrych was drafted by the Tigers in the 10th round.Mark Fidrych at Baseball Reference Rob Picciolo was drafted by the Tigers in the 1st round (6th pick) of the secondary phase, but did not sign.Rob Picciolo at Baseball Reference Roster 1974 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers 15 Joe Coleman 38 Woodie Fryman 18 John Hiller 20 Fred Holdsworth 30 Lerrin LaGrow 19 Dave Lemanczyk 29 Mickey Lolich 36 Jim Ray 31 Vern Ruhle 37 Chuck Seelbach 14 Bill Slayback 17 Luke Walker Catchers 10 Gene Lamont 12 Jerry Moses 45 John Wockenfuss Infielders  8 Ed Brinkman  9 Ike Brown 25 Norm Cash 40 Ron Cash 11 Bill Freehan  2 John Knox  4 Aurelio Rodríguez 43 Reggie Sanders  3 Gary Sutherland  7 Tom Veryzer Outfielders 23 Willie Horton 21 Marvin Lane 42 Ron LeFlore 25 Dan Meyer 28 Jim Nettles  5 Jim Northrup 22 Ben Oglivie 44 Leon Roberts 27 Dick Sharon 24 Mickey Stanley Other batters 26 Gates Brown  6 Al Kaline Manager 35 Ralph Houk Coaches 52 Cot Deal (Pitching) 50 Jim Hegan (Bullpen) 51 Joe Schultz (Third base) 53 Dick Tracewski {First base) 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Jerry Moses 74 198 47 .237 4 19 1B Bill Freehan 130 445 132 .297 18 60 2B Gary Sutherland 149 619 157 .254 5 49 3B Aurelio Rodríguez 159 571 127 .222 5 49 SS Ed Brinkman 153 502 111 .221 14 54 LF Willie Horton Willie Horton (baseball) 72 238 71 .298 15 47 CF Mickey Stanley 99 394 87 .221 8 34 RF Jim Northrup Jim Northrup (baseball) 97 376 89 .237 11 42 DH Al Kaline 147 558 146 .262 13 64 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Ron LeFlore 59 254 66 .260 2 13 Ben Oglivie 92 252 68 .270 4 29 Norm Cash 53 149 34 .228 7 12 Jim Nettles 43 141 32 .227 6 17 Dick Sharon 60 129 28 .217 2 10 Marvin Lane 50 103 24 .233 2 9 Gates Brown 73 99 24 .242 4 17 Reggie Sanders Reggie Sanders (first baseman) 26 99 27 .273 3 10 Gene Lamont 60 92 20 .217 3 8 John Knox 55 88 27 .307 0 6 Leon Roberts 17 63 17 .270 0 7 Ron Cash 20 62 14 .226 0 5 Tom Veryzer 22 55 13 .236 2 9 Dan Meyer Dan Meyer (first baseman) 13 50 10 .200 3 7 John Wockenfuss 13 29 4 .138 0 2 Ike Brown 2 2 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Mickey Lolich 41 308.0 16 21 4.15 202 Joe Coleman Joe Coleman (1970s pitcher) 41 285.2 14 12 4.32 177 Lerrin LaGrow 37 216.1 8 19 4.66 85 Woodie Fryman 27 141.2 6 9 4.32 92 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Luke Walker 28 92.0 5 5 4.99 52 Bill Slayback 16 54.2 1 3 4.77 23 Fred Holdsworth 8 35.2 0 3 4.29 16 Vern Ruhle 5 33.0 2 0 2.73 10 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games Finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV GF ERA SO John Hiller 59 17 14 13 52 2.64 134 Jim Ray 28 1 3 2 19 4.47 26 Dave Lemanczyk 22 2 1 0 10 4.00 52 Chuck Seelbach 4 0 0 0 2 4.70 0 Awards and honors Records John Hiller American League record, most wins in one season by a relief pitcher (17)Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.290, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Major league record (since broken), most saves in one season by a left-handed pitcher (38)Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, p. 289 Milestones Al Kaline became the 12th player in the 3,000 hit club on September 24 League top ten finishers Joe Coleman AL leader in hit batsmen (12) #2 in MLB in games started (41) #2 in MLB in home runs allowed (30) #2 in MLB in bases on balls allowed (158) #3 in MLB in earned runs allowed (137) #3 in AL in wild pitches (13) #6 in MLB in batters faced (1262) Bill Freehan #5 in AL in slugging percentage (.479) John Hiller #6 in AL in games finished (52) #7 in AL in saves (13) Al Kaline 3rd oldest player in AL (39) Lerrin LaGrow #3 in AL in losses (19) #4 in AL in wild pitches (12) #8 in AL in earned runs allowed (112) Mickey Lolich MLB leader in home runs allowed (38) AL leader in losses (21) MLB leader in earned runs allowed (142) #2 in MLB in games started (41) #2 in MLB in hits allowed (310) #3 in MLB in complete games (27) #4 in AL in strikeout to walk ratio (2.59) #5 in AL in strikeouts (202) #5 in MLB in batters faced (1263) #7 in MLB in innings pitched (308) Aurelio Rodríguez AL leader in games at third base (159) AL leader in innings at third base (1391-2/3) #4 in AL in games played (159) #5 in AL in outs (470) Gary Sutherland AL leader in outs (489) #2 in AL in at bats per strikeout (16.7) #3 in AL in at bats (619) #4 in AL in singles (131) Players ranking among top 100 all time at position 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: Bill Freehan: 12th best catcher of all time Norm Cash: 20th best first baseman of all time Aurelio Rodríguez: 91st best third baseman of all time Al Kaline: 11th best right fielder of all time Willie Horton: 55th best left fielder of all time Mickey Lolich: 72nd best pitcher of all time Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Evansville Triplets American Association Fred Hatfield AA Montgomery Rebels Southern League Jim Leyland A Lakeland Tigers Florida State League Stubby Overmire A Clinton Pilots Midwest League Len Okrie Rookie Bristol Tigers Appalachian League Joe Lewis LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bristol See also Baseball 1974 in Michigan References 2 External links 1974 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Tigers season Detroit Tigers Category:1974 in Detroit