1978 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 1978 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1978 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 1978 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1978 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1978 Detroit Tigers



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
36 Fernando Arroyo 6-03 195 Right Right 1952-03-21
31 Steve Baker 6-00 185 Right Right 1956-08-30
41 Jack Billingham 6-04 215 Right Right 1943-02-21
42 Sheldon Burnside 6-05 200 Left Right 1954-12-22
28 Jim Crawford 6-03 200 Left Left 1950-09-29
20 Mark Fidrych 6-03 175 Right Right 1954-08-14
29 Steve Foucault 6-00 205 Right Left 1949-10-03
48 Ed Glynn 6-02 180 Left Right 1953-06-03
18 John Hiller 6-00 195 Left Right 1943-04-08
47 Jack Morris 6-03 200 Right Right 1955-05-16
19 Dave Rozema 6-04 200 Right Right 1956-08-05
21 Jim Slaton 6-00 185 Right Right 1950-06-19
27 Bob Sykes 6-02 200 Left Both 1954-12-11
32 Bruce Taylor 6-00 178 Right Right 1953-04-16
38 Dave Tobik 6-01 195 Right Right 1953-03-02
39 Milt Wilcox 6-02 185 Right Right 1950-04-20
37 Kip Young 5-11 175 Right Right 1954-10-29
12 Milt May 6-00 190 Right Left 1950-08-01
13 Lance Parrish 6-03 220 Right Right 1956-06-15
7 Steve Dillard 6-01 180 Right Right 1951-02-08
2 Phil Mankowski 6-00 180 Right Left 1953-01-09
4 Aurelio Rodriguez 5-10 180 Right Right 1947-12-28
30 Jason Thompson 6-03 210 Left Left 1954-07-06
3 Alan Trammell 6-00 175 Right Right 1958-02-21
5 Mark Wagner 6-01 175 Right Right 1954-03-04
1 Lou Whitaker 5-11 160 Right Left 1957-05-12
25 Tim Corcoran 5-11 175 Left Left 1953-03-19
33 Steve Kemp 6-00 195 Left Left 1954-08-07
8 Ron LeFlore 6-00 200 Right Right 1948-06-16
34 Charlie Spikes 6-03 220 Right Right 1951-01-23
24 Mickey Stanley 6-01 195 Right Right 1942-07-20
22 Dave Stegman 5-11 190 Right Right 1954-01-30
14 John Wockenfuss 6-00 190 Right Right 1949-02-27
10 Rusty Staub 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-04-01
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The 1978 Detroit Tigers played 162 games during the regular season, won 86 games, lost 76 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium (Park Factors: 103/103) where 1,714,893 fans witnessed their 1978 Tigers finish the season with a .531 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 1978 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1978 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

1978 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1978 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Milt May (94)
1B Jason Thompson (151)
2B Lou Whitaker (136)
3B Aurelio Rodriguez (131)
SS Alan Trammell (139)
LF Steve Kemp (157)
CF Ron LeFlore (155)
RF Tim Corcoran (107)
DH Rusty Staub (162)
  
SP Jack Billingham
SP Dave Rozema
SP Jim Slaton
SP Milt Wilcox
  
RP Jim Crawford
RP Steve Foucault
RP Jack Morris
CL John Hiller


1978 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1978 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Lou Whitaker
#2 Phil Mankowski
#3 Alan Trammell
#4 Aurelio Rodriguez
#5 Mark Wagner
#7 Steve Dillard
#8 Ron LeFlore
#10 Rusty Staub
#12 Milt May
#13 Lance Parrish
#14 John Wockenfuss
#18 John Hiller
#19 Dave Rozema
#20 Mark Fidrych
#21 Jim Slaton
#22 Dave Stegman
#24 Mickey Stanley
#25 Tim Corcoran
#27 Bob Sykes
#28 Jim Crawford
#29 Steve Foucault
#30 Jason Thompson
#31 Steve Baker
#32 Bruce Taylor
#33 Steve Kemp
#34 Charlie Spikes
#36 Fernando Arroyo
#37 Kip Young
#38 Dave Tobik
#39 Milt Wilcox
#41 Jack Billingham
#42 Sheldon Burnside
#47 Jack Morris
#48 Ed Glynn

Did you know that a 1978 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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