1987 Detroit Tigers Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 98-64
Finished 1st in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 2,061,830, Avg. 25,773
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Won Division
American League Championship Series - Lost to Minnesota Twins 4-1
Manager: Sparky Anderson (98-64)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1987 Detroit Tigers Statistics
1987 Detroit Tigers Results

The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1987 season with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses, finishing first in the AL's East Division.

The Tigers topped the league with 896 runs, ignited by 225 home runs. Detroit yielded 735 runs. Darrell Evans walloped 34 home runs for the team, while Chet Lemon, Matt Nokes, Alan Trammell, Kirk Gibson and Lou Whitaker each swatted 20 or more also. Alan Trammell drove in 105 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .343. Jack Morris led the team with 18 wins, and Frank Tanana and Walt Terrell added 15 or more victories as well Jack Morris recorded a 3.38 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Sparky Anderson coached the team. The 1987 Detroit Tigers qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Doyle AlexanderPRRSeptember 4, 19506'3"190Cordova, AL USA
Doug BakerSSBRApril 3, 19615'9"165Fullerton, CA USA
Bill BeanCFLLMay 11, 19646'0"185Santa Ana, CA USA
Dave Bergman1BLLJune 6, 19536'1"185Evanston, IL USA
Tom Brookens3BRRAugust 10, 19535'10"165Chambersburg, PA USA
Darnell Coles3BRRJune 2, 19626'1"185San Bernardino, CA USA
Darrell Evans1BLRMay 26, 19476'2"200Pasadena, CA USA
Kirk GibsonLFLLMay 28, 19576'3"215Pontiac, MI USA
Johnny GrubbLFLRAugust 4, 19486'3"175Richmond, VA USA
Terry HarperRFRRAugust 19, 19556'4"195Douglasville, GA USA
Mike HeathCRRFebruary 5, 19555'11"180Tampa, FL USA
Mike HennemanPRRDecember 11, 19616'4"205St. Charles, MO 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
Chet LemonCFRRFebruary 12, 19556'0"190Jackson, MS USA
Dwight LowryCLROctober 23, 19576'3"210Lumberton, NC USA
Scott LusaderRFLLSeptember 30, 19645'10"165Chicago, IL USA
Morris MaddenPLLAugust 31, 19606'0"155Laurens, SC USA
Bill Madlock1BRRJanuary 12, 19515'11"180Memphis, TN USA
Orlando MercadoCRRNovember 7, 19616'0"180Arecibo, P.R.
Jack MorrisPRRMay 16, 19556'3"195St. Paul, MN USA
Jim Morrison3BRRSeptember 23, 19525'11"175Pensacola, FL USA
Matt NokesCLROctober 31, 19636'1"185San Diego, CA USA
Dickie NolesPRRNovember 19, 19566'2"160Charlotte, NC USA
Dan PetryPRRNovember 13, 19586'4"185Palo Alto, CA USA
Jeff RobinsonPRRDecember 14, 19616'6"210Ventura, CA USA
Pat SheridanRFLRDecember 4, 19576'3"175Ann Arbor, MI USA
Nate SnellPRRSeptember 2, 19526'4"190Orangeburg, SC 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
Jim Walewander2BBRMay 2, 19625'10"160Chicago, IL USA
Lou Whitaker2BLRMay 12, 19575'11"160Brooklyn, NY USA



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