1971 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 1971 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1971 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 1971 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1971 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1971 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1971 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1971 Detroit Tigers



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Complete Roster  
 

32 Dave Boswell 6-03 185 Right Right 1945-01-20
38 Les Cain 6-01 200 Left Left 1948-01-13
14, 32 Dean Chance 6-03 200 Right Right 1941-06-01
15 Joe Coleman 6-03 195 Right Right 1947-02-03
27 Bill Denehy 6-03 200 Right Both 1946-03-31
45 Jim Foor 6-02 170 Left Left 1949-01-13
36 Bill Gilbreth 6-00 180 Left Left 1947-09-03
16 Jim Hannan 6-03 205 Right Right 1940-01-07
35 Mike Kilkenny 6-03½ 175 Left Right 1945-04-11
29 Mickey Lolich 6-00 210 Left Both 1940-09-12
19 Joe Niekro 6-01 190 Right Right 1944-11-07
43 Daryl Patterson 6-04 195 Right Left 1943-11-21
16 Ron Perranoski 6-00 192 Left Left 1936-04-01
39 Fred Scherman 6-01 195 Left Left 1944-07-25
37 Chuck Seelbach 6-00 180 Right Right 1948-03-20
28 Tom Timmermann 6-04 215 Right Right 1940-05-12
43 Jack Whillock 6-03 195 Right Right 1942-11-04
21 Bill Zepp 6-02 185 Right Right 1946-07-22
11 Bill Freehan 6-02 205 Right Right 1941-11-29
34 Tim Hosley 5-10 195 Right Right 1947-05-10
33 Gene Lamont 6-01 195 Right Left 1946-12-25
12 Jim Price 6-00 195 Right Right 1941-10-13
8 Ed Brinkman 6-00 170 Right Right 1941-12-08
9 Ike Brown 6-01 205 Right Right 1942-04-13
25 Norm Cash 6-00 190 Left Left 1934-11-10
44 Kevin Collins 6-02 190 Right Left 1946-08-04
7 Cesar Gutierrez 5-09 155 Right Right 1943-01-26
3 Dick McAuliffe 5-11 176 Right Left 1939-11-29
4 Aurelio Rodriguez 5-10 180 Right Right 1947-12-28
10 Tony Taylor 5-09 179 Right Right 1935-12-19
41 John Young 6-03 210 Left Left 1949-02-09
26 Gates Brown 5-11 220 Right Left 1939-05-02
23 Willie Horton 5-11 209 Right Right 1942-10-18
2 Dalton Jones 6-01 180 Right Left 1943-12-10
6 Al Kaline 6-02 180 Right Right 1934-12-19
46 Marvin Lane 5-11 180 Right Right 1950-01-18
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 1971 Detroit Tigers played 162 games during the regular season, won 91 games, lost 71 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium (Park Factors: 104/104) where 1,591,073 fans witnessed their 1971 Tigers finish the season with a .562 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 1971 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1971 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1971 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1971 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

1971 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1971 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Bill Freehan (144)
1B Norm Cash (131)
2B Dick McAuliffe (123)
3B Aurelio Rodriguez (153)
SS Ed Brinkman (159)
LF Willie Horton (106)
CF Mickey Stanley (139)
RF Al Kaline (128)
  
SP Les Cain
SP Joe Coleman
SP Mickey Lolich
SP Joe Niekro
  
RP Bill Denehy
RP Tom Timmermann
CL Fred Scherman


1971 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Ron Perranoski $61,500.00
Tony Taylor $60,000.00
Dean Chance $55,000.00
Ed Brinkman $40,000.00
Aurelio Rodriguez $28,000.00
Jim Hannan $26,500.00
Joe Coleman $26,000.00
Bill Zepp $17,000.00
Bill Denehy $15,000.00
Kevin Collins $14,000.00


1971 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#2 Dalton Jones
#3 Dick McAuliffe
#4 Aurelio Rodriguez
#5 Jim Northrup
#6 Al Kaline
#7 Cesar Gutierrez
#8 Ed Brinkman
#9 Ike Brown
#10 Tony Taylor
#11 Bill Freehan
#12 Jim Price
#14 Dean Chance
#15 Joe Coleman
#16 Jim Hannan
#16 Ron Perranoski
#19 Joe Niekro
#21 Bill Zepp
#23 Willie Horton
#24 Mickey Stanley
#25 Norm Cash
#26 Gates Brown
#27 Bill Denehy
#28 Tom Timmermann
#29 Mickey Lolich
#32 Dave Boswell
#32 Dean Chance
#33 Gene Lamont
#34 Tim Hosley
#35 Mike Kilkenny
#36 Bill Gilbreth
#37 Chuck Seelbach
#38 Les Cain
#39 Fred Scherman
#41 John Young
#43 Daryl Patterson
#43 Jack Whillock
#44 Kevin Collins
#45 Jim Foor
#46 Marvin Lane

Did you know that a 1971 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)?