1979 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 1979 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 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 1979 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1979 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1979 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
43 Mike Chris 6-03 180 Left Left 1957-10-08
20 Mark Fidrych 6-03 175 Right Right 1954-08-14
18 John Hiller 6-00 195 Left Right 1943-04-08
29 Aurelio Lopez 6-00 220 Right Right 1948-09-21
47 Jack Morris 6-03 200 Right Right 1955-05-16
46 Dan Petry 6-04 200 Right Right 1958-11-13
48 Bruce Robbins 6-01 190 Left Left 1959-09-10
19 Dave Rozema 6-04 200 Right Right 1956-08-05
32 Bruce Taylor 6-00 178 Right Right 1953-04-16
38 Dave Tobik 6-01 195 Right Right 1953-03-02
40 Pat Underwood 6-00 175 Left Left 1957-02-09
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
12 Ed Putman 6-01 190 Right Right 1953-09-25
16 Tom Brookens 5-10 170 Right Right 1953-08-10
9 Dave Machemer 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1951-05-24
2 Phil Mankowski 6-00 180 Right Left 1953-01-09
32 Rick Peters 5-09 170 Right Both 1955-11-21
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
14 John Wockenfuss 6-00 190 Right Right 1949-02-27
25 Tim Corcoran 5-11 175 Left Left 1953-03-19
23 Kirk Gibson 6-03 215 Left Left 1957-05-28
34 Dan Gonzales 6-01 195 Right Left 1953-09-30
35 Lynn Jones 5-09 175 Right Right 1953-01-01
33 Steve Kemp 6-00 195 Left Left 1954-08-07
8 Ron LeFlore 6-00 200 Right Right 1948-06-16
27 Jerry Morales 5-10 175 Right Right 1949-02-18
22 Dave Stegman 5-11 190 Right Right 1954-01-30
24 Champ Summers 6-02 205 Right Left 1946-06-15
21 Al Greene 5-11 190 Right Left 1954-11-09
10 Rusty Staub 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-04-01
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The 1979 Detroit Tigers played 161 games during the regular season, won 85 games, lost 76 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium (Park Factors: 103/103) where 1,630,929 fans witnessed their 1979 Tigers finish the season with a .528 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 1979 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1979 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

1979 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1979 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Lance Parrish (142)
1B Jason Thompson (140)
2B Lou Whitaker (126)
3B Aurelio Rodriguez (106)
SS Alan Trammell (142)
LF Steve Kemp (117)
CF Ron LeFlore (113)
RF Jerry Morales (88)
DH Rusty Staub (66)
  
SP Jack Billingham
SP Jack Morris
SP Dan Petry
SP Dave Rozema
SP Pat Underwood
SP Milt Wilcox
  
RP John Hiller
RP Dave Tobik
CL Aurelio Lopez


1979 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Steve Kemp $75,000.00


1979 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Lou Whitaker
#2 Phil Mankowski
#3 Alan Trammell
#4 Aurelio Rodriguez
#5 Mark Wagner
#8 Ron LeFlore
#9 Dave Machemer
#10 Rusty Staub
#12 Milt May
#12 Ed Putman
#13 Lance Parrish
#14 John Wockenfuss
#16 Tom Brookens
#18 John Hiller
#19 Dave Rozema
#20 Mark Fidrych
#21 Al Greene
#22 Dave Stegman
#23 Kirk Gibson
#24 Champ Summers
#25 Tim Corcoran
#27 Jerry Morales
#29 Aurelio Lopez
#30 Jason Thompson
#31 Steve Baker
#32 Rick Peters
#32 Bruce Taylor
#33 Steve Kemp
#34 Dan Gonzales
#35 Lynn Jones
#36 Fernando Arroyo
#37 Kip Young
#38 Dave Tobik
#39 Milt Wilcox
#40 Pat Underwood
#41 Jack Billingham
#42 Sheldon Burnside
#43 Mike Chris
#46 Dan Petry
#47 Jack Morris
#48 Bruce Robbins

Did you know that a 1979 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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