| 1974 Detroit Tigers | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium | |||
| City | Detroit, Michigan | |||
| Owners | John Fetzer | |||
| General managers | Jim Campbell | |||
| Managers | Ralph Houk | |||
| Television | WJBK (George Kell, Larry Osterman) | |||
| Radio | WJR (Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey) | |||
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The 1974 Detroit Tigers compiled a record of 72–90. They finished in last place in the American League East, 19 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. They were outscored by their opponents 768 to 620.
1974 was Al Kaline's final season after 22 years as a Tiger (1953–1974). He became the 12th player to join the 3,000 hit club on September 24.
On September 7, the Yankees' Graig Nettles hit a home run against the Tigers. The next time up, he hit a broken-bat single. Tigers catcher Bill Freehan scrambled for the six superballs that came bouncing out. Nettles was called out on the single, but his solo homer was allowed and the made all the difference as the Yankees won 1–0.[4]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Baltimore Orioles | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 46–35 | 45–36 |
| New York Yankees | 89 | 73 | .549 | 2 | 47–34 | 42–39 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 78 | .519 | 7 | 46–35 | 38–43 |
| Cleveland Indians | 77 | 85 | .475 | 14 | 40–41 | 37–44 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 76 | 86 | .469 | 15 | 40–41 | 36–45 |
| Detroit Tigers | 72 | 90 | .444 | 19 | 36–45 | 36–45 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | TEX | |
| Baltimore | — | 10–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 14–4 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | |
| Boston | 8–10 | — | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | |
| California | 5–7 | 8–4 | — | 10–8–1 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 8–10 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 3–9 | 6–12 | 9–9 | |
| Chicago | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–10–1 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 7–11–1 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 9–7–1 | |
| Cleveland | 6–12 | 9–9 | 9–3 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 8–4 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 4–8 | |
| Detroit | 4–14 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | — | 7–5 | 9–9 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | |
| Kansas City | 4–8 | 8–4 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 11–1 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 8–10 | |
| Milwaukee | 10–8 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 1–11 | — | 6–6 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | |
| Minnesota | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 11–7–1 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 10–8 | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 5–13 | 9–9 | |
| New York | 7–11 | 7–11 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 8–4 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | |
| Oakland | 6–6 | 4–8 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | |
| Texas | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 7–9–1 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 10–8 | — | |
| 1974 Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Jerry Moses | 74 | 198 | 47 | .237 | 4 | 19 |
| 1B | Bill Freehan | 130 | 445 | 132 | .297 | 18 | 60 |
| 2B | Gary Sutherland | 149 | 619 | 157 | .254 | 5 | 49 |
| 3B | Aurelio Rodríguez | 159 | 571 | 127 | .222 | 5 | 49 |
| SS | Ed Brinkman | 153 | 502 | 111 | .221 | 14 | 54 |
| LF | Willie Horton | 72 | 238 | 71 | .298 | 15 | 47 |
| CF | Mickey Stanley | 99 | 394 | 87 | .221 | 8 | 34 |
| RF | Jim Northrup | 97 | 376 | 89 | .237 | 11 | 42 |
| DH | Al Kaline | 147 | 558 | 146 | .262 | 13 | 64 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Ron LeFlore | 59 | 254 | 66 | .260 | 2 | 13 |
| Ben Oglivie | 92 | 252 | 68 | .270 | 4 | 29 |
| Norm Cash | 53 | 149 | 34 | .228 | 7 | 12 |
| Jim Nettles | 43 | 141 | 32 | .227 | 6 | 17 |
| Dick Sharon | 60 | 129 | 28 | .217 | 2 | 10 |
| Marvin Lane | 50 | 103 | 24 | .233 | 2 | 9 |
| Gates Brown | 73 | 99 | 24 | .242 | 4 | 17 |
| Reggie Sanders | 26 | 99 | 27 | .273 | 3 | 10 |
| Gene Lamont | 60 | 92 | 20 | .217 | 3 | 8 |
| John Knox | 55 | 88 | 27 | .307 | 0 | 6 |
| Leon Roberts | 17 | 63 | 17 | .270 | 0 | 7 |
| Ron Cash | 20 | 62 | 14 | .226 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Veryzer | 22 | 55 | 13 | .236 | 2 | 9 |
| Dan Meyer | 13 | 50 | 10 | .200 | 3 | 7 |
| John Wockenfuss | 13 | 29 | 4 | .138 | 0 | 2 |
| Ike Brown | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mickey Lolich | 41 | 308.0 | 16 | 21 | 4.15 | 202 |
| Joe Coleman | 41 | 285.2 | 14 | 12 | 4.32 | 177 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 37 | 216.1 | 8 | 19 | 4.66 | 85 |
| Woodie Fryman | 27 | 141.2 | 6 | 9 | 4.32 | 92 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Luke Walker | 28 | 92.0 | 5 | 5 | 4.99 | 52 |
| Bill Slayback | 16 | 54.2 | 1 | 3 | 4.77 | 23 |
| Fred Holdsworth | 8 | 35.2 | 0 | 3 | 4.29 | 16 |
| Vern Ruhle | 5 | 33.0 | 2 | 0 | 2.73 | 10 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games Finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | GF | ERA | SO |
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| John Hiller | 59 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 52 | 2.64 | 134 |
| Jim Ray | 28 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 4.47 | 26 |
| Dave Lemanczyk | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4.00 | 52 |
| Chuck Seelbach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.70 | 0 |
Al Kaline became the 12th player in the 3,000 hit club on September 24
The following members of the 1975 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001:
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bristol
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1974 MLB season by team
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