1968 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 1968 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1968 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1968 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1968 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1968 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1968 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1968 Detroit Tigers



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
38 Les Cain 6-01 200 Left Left 1948-01-13
22 Pat Dobson 6-03 190 Right Right 1942-02-12
30 Roy Face 5-08 155 Right Right 1928-02-20
18 John Hiller 6-00 195 Left Right 1943-04-08
15 Fred Lasher 6-04 210 Right Right 1941-08-19
29 Mickey Lolich 6-00 210 Left Both 1940-09-12
17 Denny McLain 6-01 185 Right Right 1944-03-29
47 Don McMahon 6-02 222 Right Right 1930-01-04
43 Daryl Patterson 6-04 195 Right Left 1943-11-21
14 Dennis Ribant 5-11 175 Right Right 1941-09-20
34 Jim Rooker 6-00 201 Left Right 1942-09-23
21 Joe Sparma 6-00 195 Right Right 1942-02-04
39 Jon Warden 6-00 205 Left Both 1946-10-01
16 Earl Wilson 6-03 216 Right Right 1934-10-02
37 John Wyatt 5-11½ 200 Right Right 1935-04-19
11 Bill Freehan 6-02 205 Right Right 1941-11-29
12 Jim Price 6-00 195 Right Right 1941-10-13
33 Dave Campbell 6-00 185 Right Right 1942-01-14
25 Norm Cash 6-00 190 Left Left 1934-11-10
46 Bob Christian 5-10 180 Right Right 1945-10-17
2 Tom Matchick 6-00 175 Right Left 1943-09-07
7 Eddie Mathews 6-01 200 Right Left 1931-10-13
3 Dick McAuliffe 5-11 176 Right Left 1939-11-29
1 Ray Oyler 5-11 165 Right Right 1938-08-04
44 Dick Tracewski 5-11 167 Right Right 1935-02-03
8 Don Wert 5-09 165 Right Right 1938-07-29
26 Gates Brown 5-11 220 Right Left 1939-05-02
27 Wayne Comer 5-10 175 Right Right 1944-02-03
30 Lenny Green 5-11 170 Left Left 1933-01-06
23 Willie Horton 5-11 209 Right Right 1942-10-18
6 Al Kaline 6-02 180 Right Right 1934-12-19
5 Jim Northrup 6-03 190 Right Left 1939-11-24
24 Mickey Stanley 6-01 195 Right Right 1942-07-20
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The 1968 Detroit Tigers played 162 games during the regular season, won 103 games, lost 59 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium (Park Factors: 103/101) where 2,031,847 fans witnessed their 1968 Tigers finish the season with a .636 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1968 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1968 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1968 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1968 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

1968 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1968 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Bill Freehan (138)
1B Norm Cash (117)
2B Dick McAuliffe (148)
3B Don Wert (150)
SS Ray Oyler (111)
LF Willie Horton (139)
CF Mickey Stanley (130)
RF Jim Northrup (103)
  
SP Mickey Lolich
SP Denny McLain
SP Joe Sparma
SP Earl Wilson
  
RP Fred Lasher
RP Don McMahon
RP Daryl Patterson
RP Jon Warden
RP John Wyatt
CL Pat Dobson


1968 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Eddie Mathews $57,500.00
Don McMahon $34,000.00
Dennis Ribant $24,500.00
Lenny Green $12,000.00
Jim Price $11,000.00


1968 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Ray Oyler
#2 Tom Matchick
#3 Dick McAuliffe
#5 Jim Northrup
#6 Al Kaline
#7 Eddie Mathews
#8 Don Wert
#11 Bill Freehan
#12 Jim Price
#14 Dennis Ribant
#15 Fred Lasher
#16 Earl Wilson
#17 Denny McLain
#18 John Hiller
#21 Joe Sparma
#22 Pat Dobson
#23 Willie Horton
#24 Mickey Stanley
#25 Norm Cash
#26 Gates Brown
#27 Wayne Comer
#29 Mickey Lolich
#30 Roy Face
#30 Lenny Green
#33 Dave Campbell
#34 Jim Rooker
#37 John Wyatt
#38 Les Cain
#39 Jon Warden
#43 Daryl Patterson
#44 Dick Tracewski
#46 Bob Christian
#47 Don McMahon

Did you know that a 1968 Detroit Tigers Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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