1986 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 1986 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1986 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 1986 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1986 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1986 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1986 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1986 Detroit Tigers



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Complete Roster  
 

39 Bill Campbell 6-03 190 Right Right 1948-08-09
43 Chuck Cary 6-04 210 Left Left 1960-03-03
21 Willie Hernandez 6-03 180 Left Left 1954-11-14
45 Bryan Kelly 6-02 195 Right Right 1959-02-24
25 Eric King 6-02 215 Right Right 1964-04-10
40 Dave LaPoint 6-03 215 Left Left 1959-07-29
36 Jack Lazorko 5-11 200 Right Right 1956-03-30
47 Jack Morris 6-03 200 Right Right 1955-05-16
49 Randy O'Neal 6-02 195 Right Right 1960-08-30
27 John Pacella 6-03 195 Right Right 1956-09-15
46 Dan Petry 6-04 200 Right Right 1958-11-13
17 Bill Scherrer 6-04 180 Left Left 1958-01-20
20 Jim Slaton 6-00 185 Right Right 1950-06-19
26 Frank Tanana 6-03 195 Left Left 1953-07-03
35 Walt Terrell 6-02 205 Right Left 1958-05-11
30 Mark Thurmond 6-00 193 Left Left 1956-09-12
8 Mike Heath 5-11 190 Right Right 1955-02-05
12 Dwight Lowry 6-03 210 Right Left 1957-10-23
33 Matt Nokes 6-01 185 Right Left 1963-10-31
13 Lance Parrish 6-03 220 Right Right 1956-06-15
9 Doug Baker 5-09 165 Right Both 1961-04-03
14 Dave Bergman 6-01½ 185 Left Left 1953-06-06
16 Tom Brookens 5-10 170 Right Right 1953-08-10
19 Darnell Coles 6-01 185 Right Right 1962-06-02
10 Dave Engle 6-03 216 Right Right 1956-11-30
41 Darrell Evans 6-02 205 Right Left 1947-05-26
4 Mike Laga 6-02 210 Left Left 1960-06-14
18 Scotti Madison 5-11 195 Right Both 1959-09-12
3 Alan Trammell 6-00 175 Right Right 1958-02-21
1 Lou Whitaker 5-11 160 Right Left 1957-05-12
29 Dave Collins 5-11 175 Left Both 1952-10-20
37 Bruce Fields 6-00 185 Right Left 1960-10-06
23 Kirk Gibson 6-03 215 Left Left 1957-05-28
32 Brian Harper 6-02 195 Right Right 1959-10-16
31 Larry Herndon 6-03 195 Right Right 1953-11-03
34 Chet Lemon 6-00 195 Right Right 1955-02-12
15 Pat Sheridan 6-03 175 Right Left 1957-12-04
38 Tim Tolman 6-00 195 Right Right 1956-04-20
30 Johnny Grubb 6-03 188 Right Left 1948-08-04
27 Harry Spilman 6-01 190 Right Left 1954-07-18
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The 1986 Detroit Tigers played 162 games during the regular season, won 87 games, lost 75 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium (Park Factors: 100/99) where 1,899,437 fans witnessed their 1986 Tigers finish the season with a .537 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 1986 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1986 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1986 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1986 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

1986 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1986 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Lance Parrish (85)
1B Darrell Evans (105)
2B Lou Whitaker (141)
3B Darnell Coles (133)
SS Alan Trammell (149)
LF Larry Herndon (83)
CF Chet Lemon (124)
RF Kirk Gibson (114)
DH Johnny Grubb (52)
  
SP Eric King
SP Jack Morris
SP Dan Petry
SP Frank Tanana
SP Walt Terrell
  
RP Bill Campbell
RP Chuck Cary
RP Jim Slaton
RP Mark Thurmond
CL Willie Hernandez


1986 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Kirk Gibson $1,200,000.00
Willie Hernandez $960,000.00
Jack Morris $875,000.00
Dan Petry $875,000.00
Lance Parrish $850,000.00
Darrell Evans $793,333.00
Dave Collins $700,000.00
Chet Lemon $698,571.00
Larry Herndon $687,500.00
Lou Whitaker $670,000.00
Frank Tanana $662,500.00
Alan Trammell $567,143.00
Dave LaPoint $550,000.00
Tom Brookens $325,000.00
Dave Bergman $316,667.00
Walt Terrell $260,000.00
Johnny Grubb $250,000.00
Bill Campbell $200,000.00
Pat Sheridan $150,000.00
Randy O'Neal $80,000.00
Darnell Coles $75,000.00
Mike Laga $72,500.00
Dwight Lowry $62,500.00
Eric King $60,000.00
Jim Slaton $60,000.00
Harry Spilman $60,000.00


1986 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Lou Whitaker
#3 Alan Trammell
#4 Mike Laga
#8 Mike Heath
#9 Doug Baker
#10 Dave Engle
#12 Dwight Lowry
#13 Lance Parrish
#14 Dave Bergman
#15 Pat Sheridan
#16 Tom Brookens
#17 Bill Scherrer
#18 Scotti Madison
#19 Darnell Coles
#20 Jim Slaton
#21 Willie Hernandez
#23 Kirk Gibson
#25 Eric King
#26 Frank Tanana
#27 John Pacella
#27 Harry Spilman
#29 Dave Collins
#30 Johnny Grubb
#30 Mark Thurmond
#31 Larry Herndon
#32 Brian Harper
#33 Matt Nokes
#34 Chet Lemon
#35 Walt Terrell
#36 Jack Lazorko
#37 Bruce Fields
#38 Tim Tolman
#39 Bill Campbell
#40 Dave LaPoint
#41 Darrell Evans
#43 Chuck Cary
#45 Bryan Kelly
#46 Dan Petry
#47 Jack Morris
#49 Randy O'Neal

Did you know that a 1986 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)?