1999 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 1999 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1999 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 1999 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1999 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1999 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1999 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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14 Matt Anderson 6-04 200 Right Right 1976-08-17
20 Willie Blair 6-01 185 Right Right 1965-12-18
45 Dave Borkowski 6-01 200 Right Right 1977-02-07
26 Doug Brocail 6-05 235 Right Left 1967-05-16
58 Will Brunson 6-05 185 Left Left 1970-03-20
43 Francisco Cordero 6-02 200 Right Right 1975-05-11
40 Nelson Cruz 6-01 160 Right Right 1972-09-13
39 Bryce Florie 6-00 185 Right Right 1970-05-21
52 Beiker Graterol 6-02 165 Right Right 1974-11-09
35 Erik Hiljus 6-05 230 Right Right 1972-12-25
59 Todd Jones 6-03 200 Right Left 1968-04-24
41 Masao Kida 6-03 210 Right Right 1968-09-12
40 Felipe Lira 6-00 170 Right Right 1972-04-26
30 Dave Mlicki 6-04 190 Right Right 1968-06-08
38 Brian Moehler 6-03 195 Right Right 1971-12-31
49 C.J. Nitkowski 6-02 185 Left Left 1973-03-09
53 Willis Roberts 6-03 175 Right Right 1975-06-19
51 Mel Rojas 5-11 185 Right Right 1966-12-10
44 Sean Runyan 6-03 210 Left Left 1974-06-21
22 Justin Thompson 6-04 215 Left Left 1973-03-08
36 Jeff Weaver 6-05 200 Right Right 1976-08-22
12 Brad Ausmus 5-11 195 Right Right 1969-04-14
37 Bill Haselman 6-03 220 Right Right 1966-05-25
27 Frank Catalanotto 6-00 170 Right Left 1974-04-27
17 Tony Clark 6-07 240 Right Both 1972-06-15
8 Deivi Cruz 6-00 184 Right Right 1972-11-06
9 Damion Easley 5-11 185 Right Right 1969-11-11
46 Luis Garcia 6-00 175 Right Right 1975-05-20
48 Jose Macias 5-10 173 Right Both 1972-01-25
7 Dean Palmer 6-02 195 Right Right 1968-12-27
32 Jason Wood 6-01 200 Right Right 1969-12-16
18 Kimera Bartee 6-00 175 Right Right 1972-07-21
34 Juan Encarnacion 6-02 160 Right Right 1976-03-08
24 Karim Garcia 6-00 200 Left Left 1975-10-29
4 Bobby Higginson 5-11 180 Right Left 1970-08-18
21 Brian Hunter 6-04 180 Right Right 1971-03-05
23 Gabe Kapler 6-02 208 Right Right 1975-08-31
25 Gabe Alvarez 6-01 205 Right Right 1974-03-06
39 Robert Fick 6-01 189 Right Left 1974-03-15
25, 21 Gregg Jefferies 5-10 185 Right Both 1967-08-01
29 Luis Polonia 5-08 152 Left Left 1963-10-12
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The 1999 Detroit Tigers played 161 games during the regular season, won 69 games, lost 92 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium (Park Factors: 101/101) where 2,026,491 fans witnessed their 1999 Tigers finish the season with a .429 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 1999 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1999 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1999 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1999 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

1999 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


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1999 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Brad Ausmus (128)
1B Tony Clark (132)
2B Damion Easley (148)
3B Dean Palmer (141)
SS Deivi Cruz (155)
LF Juan Encarnacion (118)
CF Gabe Kapler (114)
RF Bobby Higginson (88)
DH Luis Polonia (51)
  
SP Willie Blair
SP Dave Mlicki
SP Brian Moehler
SP Justin Thompson
SP Jeff Weaver
  
RP Matt Anderson
RP Doug Brocail
RP Francisco Cordero
RP Nelson Cruz
RP Bryce Florie
RP Masao Kida
RP C.J. Nitkowski
CL Todd Jones


1999 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Dean Palmer $5,000,000.00
Bobby Higginson $3,825,000.00
Willie Blair $3,750,000.00
Damion Easley $3,350,000.00
Todd Jones $2,500,000.00
Tony Clark $2,362,500.00
Brad Ausmus $2,200,000.00
Brian Hunter $1,750,000.00
Masao Kida $1,600,000.00
Gregg Jefferies $1,375,000.00
Bryce Florie $1,300,000.00
Doug Brocail $900,000.00
Bill Haselman $650,000.00
Justin Thompson $650,000.00
Brian Moehler $466,666.00
Deivi Cruz $430,000.00
Felipe Lira $380,000.00
C.J. Nitkowski $300,000.00
Luis Polonia $300,000.00
Sean Runyan $280,000.00
Karim Garcia $270,000.00
Matt Anderson $240,000.00
Kimera Bartee $240,000.00
Frank Catalanotto $237,500.00
Juan Encarnacion $233,000.00
Nelson Cruz $210,000.00
Jason Wood $210,000.00
Dave Borkowski $200,000.00
Francisco Cordero $200,000.00
Robert Fick $200,000.00
Gabe Kapler $200,000.00
Jeff Weaver $200,000.00


1999 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#4 Bobby Higginson
#7 Dean Palmer
#8 Deivi Cruz
#9 Damion Easley
#12 Brad Ausmus
#14 Matt Anderson
#17 Tony Clark
#18 Kimera Bartee
#20 Willie Blair
#21 Brian Hunter
#21 Gregg Jefferies
#22 Justin Thompson
#23 Gabe Kapler
#24 Karim Garcia
#25 Gabe Alvarez
#25 Gregg Jefferies
#26 Doug Brocail
#27 Frank Catalanotto
#29 Luis Polonia
#30 Dave Mlicki
#32 Jason Wood
#34 Juan Encarnacion
#35 Erik Hiljus
#36 Jeff Weaver
#37 Bill Haselman
#38 Brian Moehler
#39 Robert Fick
#39 Bryce Florie
#40 Nelson Cruz
#40 Felipe Lira
#41 Masao Kida
#43 Francisco Cordero
#44 Sean Runyan
#45 Dave Borkowski
#46 Luis Garcia
#48 Jose Macias
#49 C.J. Nitkowski
#51 Mel Rojas
#52 Beiker Graterol
#53 Willis Roberts
#58 Will Brunson
#59 Todd Jones

Did you know that a 1999 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)?