1997 Detroit Tigers
79 - 83
1996 / 1998 (Organization)
3rd place in the AL East (19 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		42 - 39 (.519)
37 - 44 (.457)		 -1.4 wins
-0.6 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 784 / 808 ( -24 )
Allowed/Expected: 790 / 807 ( +17 )
Pyth Record: 80 - 82 (-1)
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Attendance: 1,365,157 Avg Att: 16,854 (0.61)
Att Rank: 13 / 14 Lg Avg: 27,635
       
Park Factor: 1.01    
HR Factor: 1.09 R/L HR: 1.09 / 1.09
Notes:


Formation
Filters
Home Grown
Positions
#
via
1 Travis Fryman
3B
28.3
3.5
18.3
6.1
8
Y
6
2
1987
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 30)
2 Felipe Lira
SP
25.2
0.6
2.4
-0.4
3
Y
2
20
1990
 Free Agency (Amateur)
3 Tony Clark
1B
25.0
3.5
22.4
11.4
3
Y
6
4
1990
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 2)
4 Bobby Higginson
LF
26.9
3.1
23.7
13.1
3
Y
6
1
1992
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 12
5 Mike Myers
RP
28.0
-0.1
1.2
-1.8
3
N
8
9
1995
 Trade FLO NL
6 Phil Nevin
LF
26.5
-0.5
4.8
0.3
3
N
8
15
1995
 Trade HOU NL
7 Justin Thompson
SP
24.3
7.7
20.8
14.4
2
Y
6
3
1991
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 32)
8 Brian Moehler
SP
25.5
2.8
9.2
4.1
2
Y
6
3
1993
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 6
9 Greg Keagle
SP
26.0
-0.1
0.5
-0.9
2
N
12
4
1995
 Draft (Rule 5) SEA AL
10 A.J. Sager
RP
32.3
1.3
6.3
1.8
2
N
12
8
1995
 Free Agency
11 Omar Olivares
SP
30.0
1.7
5.7
2.4
2
N
12
20
1995
 Free Agency
12 Kimera Bartee
DH
24.9
-0.0
0.3
0.1
2
N
3
13
1996
 Waivers BAL AL
13 Raul Casanova
C
24.9
-0.3
3.8
-3.6
2
N
3
22
1996
 Trade SDN NL
14 Melvin Nieves
RF
25.5
-0.4
8.5
1.6
2
N
3
22
1996
 Trade SDN NL
15 Curtis Pride
LF
28.5
-0.4
1.5
-1.5
2
N
3
31
1996
 Free Agency
16 John Cummings
RP
28.1
-0.6
0.4
-1.0
2
N
7
31
1996
 Trade LAN NL
17 Damion Easley
2B
27.6
3.0
19.7
7.2
2
N
7
31
1996
 Trade CAL AL
18 Joe Hall
RF
31.3
0.1
0.3
0.3
2
N
12
14
1996
 Free Agency
19 Juan Encarnacion
RF
21.3
0.0
0.7
0.0
1
Y
12
27
1992
 Free Agency (Amateur)
20 Eddie Gaillard
RP
26.9
0.1
1.2
0.0
1
Y
6
3
1993
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 13
21 Bubba Trammell
DH
25.7
-0.5
2.1
-0.1
1
Y
6
2
1994
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 11
22 Fernando Hernandez
RP
26.0
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
1
N
9
18
1996
 Waivers SDN NL
23 Glenn Dishman
SP
26.7
0.1
0.9
0.0
1
N
10
3
1996
 Waivers PHI NL
24 Dan Miceli
RP
26.8
0.4
4.5
-0.1
1
N
11
1
1996
 Trade PIT NL
25 Tim Pugh
SP
30.4
0.1
0.5
0.2
1
N
11
20
1996
 Free Agency
26 Deivi Cruz
SS
24.7
-0.5
6.1
-4.6
1
N
12
9
1996
 Trade LAN NL
27 Orlando Miller
SS
28.5
0.4
2.2
-0.2
1
N
12
10
1996
 Trade HOU NL
28 Brian Hunter
CF
26.3
1.1
16.8
2.9
1
N
12
10
1996
 Trade HOU NL
29 Todd Jones
RP
29.2
1.9
12.5
8.6
1
N
12
10
1996
 Trade HOU NL
30 Doug Brocail
RP
30.1
2.2
7.4
3.6
1
N
12
10
1996
 Trade HOU NL
31 Roberto Duran
RP
24.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
1
N
12
11
1996
 Trade TOR AL
32 Matt Walbeck
C
27.7
0.1
2.5
-0.9
1
N
12
11
1996
 Trade MIN AL
33 Brian Johnson
C
29.5
-0.4
1.0
-2.3
1
N
12
16
1996
 Trade SDN NL
34 Willie Blair
SP
31.5
3.8
12.7
7.6
1
N
12
16
1996
 Trade SDN NL
35 Vince Coleman
LF
35.8
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
1
N
1
9
1997
 Free Agency
36 Frank Catalanotto
2B
23.2
-0.2
0.8
0.3
1
Y
3
21
1997
 Returned to Original Tm after Draft OAK AL
37 Jody Reed
2B
34.9
-0.4
1.5
-1.1
1
N
3
22
1997
 Trade SDN NL
38 Jimmy Hurst
RF
25.3
-0.0
0.3
-0.0
1
N
3
26
1997
 Waivers CHA AL
39 Bob Hamelin
DH
29.6
1.2
9.9
4.8
1
N
4
8
1997
 Free Agency
40 Jose Bautista
RP
32.9
-0.3
0.1
-2.2
1
N
4
9
1997
 Free Agency
41 Kevin Jarvis
SW
27.9
0.0
0.8
-1.0
1
N
6
17
1997
 Waivers MIN AL
42 Marcus Jensen
C
24.5
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
1
N
7
16
1997
 Trade SFN NL
43 Scott Sanders
SP
28.3
0.8
2.5
0.4
1
N
7
18
1997
 Trade SEA AL
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com


Player Pos Hometown
Kimera Bartee DH Omaha, NE (US)
Jose Bautista RP Bani (DO)
Willie Blair SP Paintsville, KY (US)
Doug Brocail RP Lamar, CO (US)
Raul Casanova C Ponce (PR)
Frank Catalanotto 2B Smithtown, NY (US)
Tony Clark 1B El Cajon, CA (US)
Vince Coleman LF Jacksonville, FL (US)
Deivi Cruz SS Liceo Aliro Paulino Nizao (DO)
John Cummings RP Anaheim, CA (US)
Glenn Dishman SP Baltimore, MD (USA)
Roberto Duran RP Moca (DO)
Damion Easley 2B Lakewood, CA (US)
Juan Encarnacion RF Las Matas (DO)
Travis Fryman 3B Pensacola, FL (US)
Eddie Gaillard RP West Palm Beach, FL (US)
Joe Hall RF Paducah, KY (USA)
Bob Hamelin DH Irvine, CA (US)
Fernando Hernandez RP Santiago (DO)
Bobby Higginson LF Philadelphia, PA (US)
Brian Hunter CF Vancouver, WA (US)
Jimmy Hurst RF Tuscaloosa, AL (USA)
Kevin Jarvis SW Tates Creek, KY (US)
Marcus Jensen C Oakland, CA (US)
Brian Johnson C Oakland, CA (US)
Todd Jones RP Marietta, GA (US)
Greg Keagle SP Horseheads, NY (US)
Felipe Lira SP Miranda (VE)
Dan Miceli RP Orlando, FL (US)
Orlando Miller SS Panama City (PA)
Brian Moehler SP Richmond, NC (US)
Mike Myers RP Crystal Lake, IL (US)
Phil Nevin LF Placentia, CA (US)
Melvin Nieves RF Santa Rosa (PR)
Omar Olivares SP Mayaguez (P.R.)
Curtis Pride LF Silver Spring, MD (US)
Tim Pugh SP Bartlesville, OK (US)
Jody Reed 2B Brandon, FL (US)
A.J. Sager RP Columbus, OH (USA)
Scott Sanders SP Thibodaux, LA (US)
Justin Thompson SP Spring, TX (US)
Bubba Trammell DH Knoxville, TN (US)
Matt Walbeck C Sacramento, CA (US)

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