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SparkyAnderson is more than a major league I
baseballmanagerwith charisma.He's got the I
flgures to back up his reputation.
At th€ start ol lhe 1983se6son,Anderson had
the highest winning percentageamong major
leaguem6nagerscurrentlyin th€ game.
His r€cord in 13 years - the last four with
Dstroit - showed 1,146victoriesand 842 lossesfor
a .576pe.centage.That is good for eighth on the
all-tim€ lllL list for those wilh at least 10 vears
exp€fl€nc€.
And€rson'svictory total was third on the list
arnong curr6nt managersbehind former Tiger
mansger Rslph Houk, now with Boston,and San
Di€go'sOickWilliams.
Andersonjoined the Tigers on June 14, 1979,
6nd hi6 contr€ct runs through 1984.B€for€joining
the Tigors,the two-time NationalLeagueManager
ot the Year direct€dth6 CincinnatiRedsto an
863-586mark between 1970and 1978.
The 4g-vearrld one time Philad€lohiaPhillies
inti€ld€r (1959)was born in Sridg€wator,S.D.,but
rais€din California.He liv€s in ThousandOaks,
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staffof coachss.Theymust be talentedat not only
moldingyoungup-and-comers, but alsomotivating

Andersonis bless€dwith six of the finer coaches


in GatosBrown,BillyConsolo, RogerCrsig,Alex
Grammas, and DickTrac€wski.
Tracewskihasbeenwith th9 Tiggrstho longost
- since1972- while Brownis nextin Detroit
seniority,havingioinedthe Tigersin 1978.Consolo
cameaboardin '1979, while Craigand Grammas
bothbecameTigercoachesin 1980.
Grammas(Milwaukee, 1976-77)and Craig(San
Diego.1978-791 bolh haveb€enmanag€rsin th€
majors.

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Talkaboutgreatfirst plate
runsin consecutive
impressionsl After a solid but
unspectacular six-yearcareerwith But while hittingstatisticsare
the San Francisco Giants,Herndon the easiestto document,in left field
movedto the American L€ag!e last Herndonalso was sensational. He
Yearand becameone of th€ most covereda lot of groundand made
outstanding and consistent Tigers. many potentialhits appearto be
The right-hand€d hitting routineouts.He also madetwo
outfielder,a former Tennessee game-saving, over-the-fence
state university student, enjoyed
hisfinestseasonwith personal Herndon,acquiredin December,
highsin nearlyeverybatting 1981,in the tradethat sent Dan
category- He hit.292,with 614at Schatzeder and MikeChristo the
bats,92runs,179hits,21doubles, Giants,was fhe Sporting News'
23 homers,and 88 RBl.He even NationalLeagueRookieof the Year
stole12 bases,had a 17-game in 1976.He was San Francisco's
hittingstreak,and tied a major lvivPin 1981.
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Forthethirdstraightseason, record and 3.46 composjte ERA.


Petrylastyear hadthe lowest Last seasonPotry,who started
earned-run-averageon the Tigers, 35 gamesand totaled246 innings,
3.22.Thatwent alongwith a fine had a pair of two'hit games/as well
15-9rscord. as two four-hitters,He struck out 10
The6-4,200-pound right-hander battersin seveninningsagainst
fromAnaheimHills,Calif.,has Chicagoin l\4ayand owned a 9-2
becomeone of the betterpitchers recordat Tigerstadium.
in the feagusand,at only 24,could Besideshis pitching prowess,
becomea stalwartstarterfor many Petry has become one oI the finest
defensivemoundsmenin the game,
A fourth-rounddraft choicein In 1982he Iielded1.000,with no
June,1976,Petryearnedhis way erro.s in 76 chances- best
ontotheTigersrosterin ?979and pertormancein the league.
sincethen hasposteda 41-32

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lf heevercanavoidinluries
whichhaveplaguedhislouryear
majorleaguecareer, Gibsoncould
putsomephenomenal hitting
statisticson the books.
Theleft-handed hittingoutfielder
hasdisplayedraw powerthat has
excitedTigerf€ns sincohe brokein
with Detroitin September,1979.
Butinjuries,particularlya severe
leftwrist injurylirst sufferedin
June,1980,havesouredhis
progrsss,
Lastyearhe was limitedto 69
games,havingbeensidellned by a
soreleft knee,strainedleft caif
muscle,stomachailment,and onco
againthe 16ftwristproblem.
Hewason th6 disabled listfrom
July15to theendof the season,
Earlyin the seasoncibsonhada
12-game hittingstreak. He hada
fourhitgameandsix thrss-hit
games.Despitethe partialseason,
he colloctedsix game-winning hits,
eighthomers,16doubles,35 RBl,
and25walks,plusa .278average in
266at bats,
An All-Am€rican footballwide
r€ceiverat lvlichiganState,the 6-3,
21s-pound Pontiac, [rich,,native
was Detroit'sNo. 1 choic€in the
J!ns, 1978,draftatterplayingjust
oneysarof collegebaseball asthe
Spart6ns'csnterfielder.

Kirk Gibson
Howcoulda 5-11,160-pounder
findthe upperdeckin rightc6nter
field so often?Who knows,but
Whitaker did.And hewoundup
with 15 homeruns lasty6ar.
Add the dimensionof powerto
his alreadylarg€arrayof talents
andit becomes clearhowvaluable
a player"SweetLou"is.
He hit .286,s6t a team record
with 11game-winning hits,drovein
65runs,andl6dAmerican L€ague
secondbasemenwith a ,988
fieldingp€rc€ntage.
He evenstole11 bases,
including homeat lMilwaukee
duringa gamein September.
Sinceb€inggiv6ntho,obof
leadotfhitterlastJuly 6, he batted
,309.Hehadfour hitsin onegamo
in Augustandlive RBIin another
gamethatmonth,
The25-ye€Fold left-handed
hitter,signsdby the Tiger6as the
Lou fifthselectionih th€June,1975,
draft,joinedDetroitin September,
Whitaker 1977,alongwith shortstopAlan
Tr€mmell.Thetwo havebe€n
entrenched at the keystonecotnsr
Known as one of the finest
fielding shortstops in the majors,
T.ammell needsonly to dsvelop
some hitting consistencyto become
a lruly greatplayer,
lf he'd have b€en able to put
AIan
logether the same type of statistics
'n the first hslf of 1982as ho did in
the secondhalt,h€ would have
Trammell
been a shoo-in as the bgst
shortstopin th€ l6ague,
The 25-year-oldright-handed
hitterfiom San Diegohirjust.201
rhe tirst half of the campaign.Then
he hir .310the rest ot tho way.
giving him a .258avsragetor the
s€condconsecutiveyaar - after
havingbeena.300 hittorin 1980.
8ul lhere'sno doubt about his
solidoverallabilityand hardlyis
therea mentionof his name
wilhout including ksystone partn€r,
secondbas€manLou Whitaksr,
LastyearTramm6lltinished
secondin th€ AL in fielding
D€rcentageamong shortstoPs
1.978). He smashedtwo Orand
slamsamonghis pro high of ning

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averageis .2728nd, in tive full
s€asons,h€ has averagodonly 16
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The26-yearoldtorm€r slow start{1-5record)afterbeing rookioin liv€ years.


Universityof Minnesot€student, recallgdJun€6 from Ev€nsville, Uldur,who also is from St. Paul.
Detroit'sfourthselectionin the UjdurawardsdDetroitfor its Minn.,as is Jacklrorris,endeda
June.1978,draft,madebrief patienceby b€cominga solidcog in 1o-gameTigerlosingstreakwith €
appearances with the Tig€rsin 1980 ths rotation. 7-1triumphJune24 at Ealtimore.
ahd 1981boforeearninghis stripes The6-1,205-pound right-hander He hada 5-0recordin one
lastse€son. went9-5with a 3.58ERAthe last seven-game stretch,6nd wound up
Whenthe Tig6rswere in needof halfof theseason to linishat 10-10 with onethreehitterand two four
a new startingpitcherlastyear, witha 3.69ERA{14thin theAL}.His hitters.
Ujdurgot the c€ll.And, despitea victorytotalwas the bestfor 6 Tiger

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Nowthat he'shad a seasonto
settledown in Detroit,big things
are expectedfrom Lemon- who
gaveindications in the secondhalt
of the 1982campaign whatmight
be expected.
Aft€ra sluggishstart,the
right-handed hittingoutfielderhit
.304in the socondhalf of the
season. His19homerstisd his
porsonal highin a majorleague
carosrthatboganwiththe Chicago
WhiteSoxin 1975.
Th€28-year-old Jac*son,[4iss.,
native,a two-timeAll-Star,set
AmericanLeaguer6cordsas a
centerfielderin 1977with 524
chancos and512putouts.
Th6Tig€rsacquired Lemohin
Nov€mbgr, 1981,in a tradefor
SteveKemp,Lemon'scateerbatting
avsrageis a solid .285,with 92
homersand400RBl.Amonghis
statisticsare av€ragesot .300
(19781, .31811979), and.302{'1981).
Lemoncom€sfromthg same
highschool(Freemond in Los
Angelesthat sentbaseballplayers
WillioCrawford,BobW€tson,
BobbyTolan,GoorgeHendrick,and
DanFordto the pros,plusfootball's
RickyBellandbask€tball's Curtis Chet
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baseman fromAn€heim, Calif.,is a tradedhim to Houstonafterthe
stoadyb6llplay€rwhoseploasant 1974s€ason,thenthe AstrosSont
d6m6anor hasmadehima media him to SanFrancisco priorto the
lavorite, 1981campaign.
An 1l-yearmajorloagu6 Theright-handed hitterhas
veteran,Cabelldidn'ttakelongto accumulated morethan1,200
impressTigert€ns.Acquiredin careerhits- an av€rageof one a
lvlarch,1982,Irom SanFrancisco for game- and hasboento bat more
ChampSummers,Cabellbattoda than4,500times.The Kansas-born
rousing.369th6 first monhof the C€bellw€s the Astros'most
season, includinga 13-gamo hitting valuableplayerin 1978whenhe led
str6ak.Laterhe had a 1o-game the NationalLeaguewith 660at
streakand woundup with a .261 batsand tied lor the leagueleadin
average, 121hits- including six gamesby playingin all 162.Hehit
gamewinners - and 15stolen .295andhad71 RBIthatseason,
bases, bothcareerhighs.
Cabellbrokeinto the majorsin
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injuriesin his 12-yearmajor leagu€ shoulder,musclepulls,and lower
career,no tellingwhat he might backpain plaguedhim. Hs was on
haveaccomplished up to now. And the disablodlist from July 19 until
Yet,despjte a variety of nagging Aug. 13.
ailmonts,the determined Severaltimesin his pro car6er,
righthanderstill has becomeone of which began in 1968,Wilcox battled
th€ most r€liablepitchsrsin the AL. backfrom injuries to b€come a
In the last five years he has won succgss.
13,12,13,12,and 12 games.He is He was one of 15 players
one of only '18pitchers in Detroit's nominatedthis yearfor the Robeno
82-yearhistory to reach doubte ClementeAward. givon to the
figures in victoriesfor five player who best exemplitiesthe
consecutiveseasons, gameon and offthe tield.
DetroitobtainedWilcoxJune 10,
His 3.62EnA was llth in the 1976,from th€ ChicagoCubs
leaguelastyear.He threw a one-hit
organization.He also playod for
shutoutagajnstKansasCityon his Cincinnati,
includingin 1970whsn
32nd binhdayand had two games he appearedon the Reds'World
with ninestrikeouts. Seriesteam.and Cleveland,
Wilcoxbrokea fingeron his He was born in Hawaii,raisedin
right hand in the winter before the Oklahoma, but now callsWest
1982season,but managedto Bloomtield,lvlich.,home.
Talk about future stars and
Johnson'sname is one of severalto
quicklypop up.
H€'sonly 22. but alreadyhas his
rooki€season under his belt * and
what a season 1982turnod out to
bs for the switch-hittingthird
basemanfrom Clearwater,Fla.
After progressingup the Tiger
farm laddersince1979,from
Howard
Lakeland,
Evansville,
to Birmingham, to
he got tho €ll from
Johnson
Detroit last April 13. After hitting
only .188h6 was optionedbackto
Evansville on May 6, but when he
was rocallodAug. 13 he madethe
best of the promotion.
Johnson hit .347the rest of the
s€ason{43for 124),includinga
12-gamehittingstreak,to finish
with a .316average.
Johnson,who playedthird bas€
and right fi€ld at Detroit, had been
Evansville's top hitt€rwith a .317
averag€,23homersand 67 RBl.
Th€ Tigors'No.1 choicein the
1979January secondarydraft.
Johnsonled FloridaStateleaguo
third basemenin fi€ldingin 1980.

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Bick Leach
Oh,what might havehappened The former r€cord,settinq
last year had Leach not suffered shown he can hit for power.
University of Michiganfootb;ll The left-handedhitting Leach,
from a sore left shoulder? quarterback from Flint,who gave
He had won the starting first who fjrst played with Detroit in
up a possiblepro footba career to 1981,was Evansville's
basejob in springrfainingbasedon most
sign with the Tjgersas their No. l valuableplayerin 1980when he hit
nrsl|ne httrng, but endedup as a draftchoicein June, 1979,remains
spotstarterand sometimes .212with 117 hi.s, 14 doubtes,five
outfielderoncethe ailmentruined homers,58RBl,and 76 wajks.
He has developedinto a fine
hrs progress. defensive
first basemanand has

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spirit.
Noted for occasional
indiscretionsoff the field, but also
as a determinedand talented
pitcher on the tield, he was off to a
great start l6st year. But he injured
his left kn€e in a fight with
Minnesotaon May 14. Before that
he was 3-0 with a 1.63ERA.
Attor surgory to ropair torn
cartilageand ligaments,he spent
the re6t of 1982 recuporating.
Although Manager Sparky
:'tf Andersonwasn't expecting Rozema
to be ready to play early this
season,he had hopes his recovery
might be swift enough that Rozema
might be ready by summer.
Rozema,a 26-year-old
right-handerfrom Grand Rapids.is

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one ot the Tigers with the long6st
time of service.Signed in January,
Dave 1975,after being Detroit's fourth
choice in the secondarydraft. he

Bozema took just two years toleach the


maiors.
He has been with the Tigers tull
time for six years, being utilized
both in relief and as a starter and
compiling a 42-37 record with an
impressive3.33 ERA.
Rozemawas Tiger RookieoI the
Year and AL RookiePitcherof the

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Yearin 1977when he went 15-7
with a 3.09 ERA.
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whenhe, in his lirst seasonwith Detroitfans.
Detroit,turnedih a brilliant1.65 Tholeftytrom Pensacola, F16.,
€arned-run-average andhad 13 brokeinto pro ball in 1974,In 1980
savesto go with a 4-2 rscord. he appearedin two Championship
Erraticcontrolhamperedhim Seriesand oneWorldSsriesgame
lastyear,althoughhg was 3-1with lor Philadelphia.He was tradedto
a 3.12ERAin 31 gamesbetore T€xasin November,1980,then
beingoptionedto Evansvilleon de6ltto the Tigersthe next month
Jtily 26. for shortstopMarkWagner.

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believeRuckermighttit in as a
rsgularleft-handed
in 1983.
staningpitcher
Hewon his lastthreed€cisions
and hada 0.47ERAin his lastfour
appearances. Fourof Rucker's27
appearances werestartsand he
finishedwith a 5-6 rocord6nd g.3g
ERA,
Rucker,from Rialto,Calif.,was
D€troit's16thdraftchoicein Jun€.
1978.Until he was recalledfrom
Evansville on July4 lastyear,he
haclspent6ll his time in the Tiger
system- exceptfor two qam6s
withoetfoitin Aprit,198i:
Ruckerw6s 2-0with a O.OO ERA
in threegamosagainstBaltimorein
1982. Hi6firstmaiorleagu€triumph
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The Tigerssignedhim as a free
ageniin May of lastyear afterhe ,,
was releasedby Houston.lt was a
coupfor Detroit,as lvie clubbed14
homersand drove in 38 runs in 80
games.
Althoughservingas designated
hitter,lv e may get backto playing
someat first base,
The 6'4, 215'pounder from
StoneMountain,Ga.,had three
fouaBBlgameslastseason,
lvie was lhe nalion'sNo. 1 pick
in the 1970June dratt,makinghis
majorleaguedebut at age 19 with
San Diegoin 1971.He was named
to the Topps and BaseballDigest
AlfRookieleams in 1975.
In 1978he s€t a major league
mark by slammingtwo pinchhit
grandslarnhome runs.He tied an
NL markthe previousseasonby
smackingfive doublesin a
double-header.
lvie was an All-American at
WalkerHigh Schoolin Atlanta,
baning.565,wilh 21 homersin 21
gameshis senioryear,

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The LincolnParknative,a relief appearancesand 13 stans
graduateot l/lichigan State,earned (interruptedby a brief soiourn to
a spoton the Tigersin spring Evansville) and wound up with a
traininglastyearand made his respectablerookie season record of
major leaguedebut with a start 4-4 with a 4.01 ERA.
April 19 againstKansasCity.His He led the American ,qssociation
firsttriumphcameApril 24, a 7-2 with a 2.89ERAand tied for the
decisionover New York. lead with four shutouts in 1981 at
A 6-3, 200-poundright-hander Evansville.
Hethrew a no-hitter
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ditficultto ignorethe left-hsnded
hittingformerNo. 1 Delroitdraft
choice(January,1980)
The22-year-old rookiefrom
Rams€y,N.J.,set an Evansville
reco.dlastyearby belting34 home
runs,including threein on6gsme
snd five in a three-game stretch.
Th€imprsssivgpowerof the
22"y€aFold formorFairleigh
oickinsonUniversity{NewJersey)
studentpromptgdthe Tigorsto
Purchase his contsctfrom
Evansville lastS€pt.1.
He hit .261in 88 at bats,with
thr€ehomersand 11RBl.Oneof
his homerunswss off the third
dsckfacingin rightfi6ld,a targst
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clas6with the top relielpitchersin Evansvilleto work himself back into
m6 96m0. condition.
And thereweresomeindications And what a job he did, posting a
trom lastseasonthat the 4-0 record and impressive1.76EBA.
achievement certainlyis possible, After being recalledSept. 1, he
In 1979and 1980the burly was 2-0 wilh three savesand a 0.77
Mexican right-hander earnedthe ERAin five appearances.
nickname"SefrorSmoke"by Lopoz,in pro baseballsince
combining tor a 23-11recordand 1967,came to Detroit in December,
42 saves.Hewas usedas a spot 1978,in a trade with St. Louis,
starterandreliever in 1981,then
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PaLrl Carey. since1960.He was inductedinto lelevisionteam since1959(except
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Community College.Faheytook a Last year he stifled Oakland's
circuitousroute betore "coming RickeyHendersonon Henderson's
first bid for a record 11gth stolen
The left-handedhitting catch€r's base.lt was one of eighttimesin
first malor leagueappearance was 17 attempts Faheyhad na;led
in 1971with the old Washington someonetrying to steal,
Senators- who moved to Texas A soreright kneesidelinedhim
in 1972.Faheybecamea regular from April 12 until June 19.lt was
Rangerin 1975as a backup one of a seriesof iniuriesthat have
catcher.He becamea starter with hindered his career,Otherswere: a
San Diegolatein the 1979season broken hand {1975),broken nose
and hit.318in that role (41for (1974),brokenribs (19731, €nd
129),includinga 5-for-5game at puncturedlung (1973).
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He'salsor left-hand€r and doesnl camein his storybookmajorleague strikooulswas secondb6ston tho
walk manvbatlera,tsselsthat make debut,May 31, 1979,when h€ rcam.
the formerNo. 1 Dotroitdraft stanedagainstbrotherTom al Underwood, trom Kokomo,Ind.,
choice(June,1976)svalu€ble Tiger Toronto,pitchod87sinningsand fireda tour-hitcomplet€g6m€in
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TheaffableThielCollege
(Pennsylvanial graduatehasbeena
steadyutility outfielderlor the
Tigerssincs1979.Despitesporadic
duty,the right-handed hittingJones
hasbeenableto hit wellwhenhe's
played- and his defensiveability
is a significantasset.
The30-y6ar-old vetsranof nine
yearsin pro ball had an eight-game
hiftingstreakduringa startingrole
lastsumm€rwhen injuri6sshelved
aomercgulars,He hadtwo hits in a
gamel0 timessnd hada lour-RBl
gameat lvlilwaukee.
Jones,whosebroth€rDarryl
playedtor the 1979NewYork
Yankees, waavoted 1979Tiger

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he has beena pitchersinceturning
pro in 1976.
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Althoughhe has appearedin
only 25 gamesin the majors,13 e0
with lvlontrealin'1978,1979,and
1982,and 12 with Detroit last year,
Jamesis not a rookie.The Tigers
boughthis contractfrom Evansville
a
lastJuly 26. He had beensignedby
Detroit in June after Montreal
releasedhim.
The 24-year-oldpower pitch€r
had 20 strikeoutsin ju.t 19%
innings,OI his 120minor loague
appearanc€s,107were as a starter.
He has beenusedprimarilyas a
relieverin the major leagues.

Marty
Castillo
He hasn'tb6enableto crackthe
Tigsr regularseasonroster,except
for a handfulof gamesthe lasttwo
years,but Castillo'sversatilityand
talentmak€him one of the team's
rop prospecrs.
Castillo,26,is a right-handed
hitterfrom Anaheim,Calif.,who has
averaged10 homers,24doubles,
and 62 RBIthe past three seasons
at Evansville while catchingand
playingfirst and third.
He was a third basemanwhen
the Tigerssignedhim as theirfifth
selectionin the June, 1978,draft.
He was convened to catcher in
1980.With Detroit he has played
third and first,as well as behindthe
plate.
Howard Bailey
The GrandHaven,Il4ich., native
didn'ttake long to makea big
impressionon the Tigersafter
beingsignedas an undraftedfree
agentin August,1978.Withinthr€e
seasonsthe left-handed pitcher,a
formerGrandV6lleyStateCollege
student,was up with the parent

Somearm troubleinte ered


somewhatwith his progresstwo
seasonsago.Ahhoughhe spent
sometim€ with Detroit,he was with
Evansville most of the season.Last
yearhe becameone of the Triplets'
stalwafts,logging26 sta s and
postingan 11-10recordand 4.16
ERA.
Earninganotherlook-seeby
Detroit,Baileymadethe most of
eight reliefappearances - he didn't
give up an earnedrun and aliowed
just six hits afterbeingcalledup in
September.
Baileyearnedhis first major
leaguesaveat Cleveland on Oct. 1
with threeinningsof three-hitrelief.

Berenguer, a 5-11,215"pound
righthandedpitcher,has used his
bulkto bestadvantageand has
becomea strikeoutace,
The 28-yeaFoldPanamanian led
Evansville with 127strikeoutslast
year.(ln 1979he tied the Pacific
CoastLeaguerecordwith 220
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His ninecompletegameswith
the Trjpletslasl year made him the
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AlthoughBerenguerappearedin
iusttwo gameswith the Tigers,he
struckout sevenbattersin one of o
the outings.
Berenguer, who brokeinto pro
ballin 1975,hasspentpart of five
a
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with the New YorkMets,Kansas (!
CityRoyals,TorontoBlueJays,and
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Tjgers'No.I selectionin the June,
1980,draft.
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pro ball,was solid enoughto earn
him a spot on the Evansvilleroster
*. for 16 gamesand put him on
ta Dotroit'swinter roster.
The right-handed hitting
graduateof the Universityof the
Pacificset personal highs in at bats
(351),runs146),hits (90),home runs
(18),and BBI(60)at Birmingham.
One of every 10 runs-batted-inin
his car€erhav€beengame winners,

A graduateof AquinasColloge
in GrandRapids,Mich.,Gumpert
was signed by Detroit as a free
agentin Novsmber,1980.
It took just two seasonstor ths
right-handed hurlerto playtor the
Tigers,getting in tiv€ games last
September,
He was at three levels of ball in
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198'1, Lakeland(8-5,2.50ERA), \
Eirmingham{6-3),and Evansville.
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At Birminghamlastyear he had a
9-6 record,14 saves,and a superb
2.11EAA ovet 42 games.H6 earned
a.
a promotionto Evansvill€. missing
the Southern LeagueAll-Star game
as a result of the call-up.
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beforethe Tigers bought his
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contracton July 23. He was a
starter in 1981and was converted
to reliel last year.
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the Yankees to hit into a double
playto end the game. o
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When the Tigers chose Dackoas
their31stselectionin the June,
1980.draft, who could have
imagined he'd be on Detroit's roster
in 1983?But a steadyand
impressiveclimb in the system put
the 6-foot-4right-handedpitcher on
Detroit'sroster during the past

He had a fine 1.17ERAwith his


first minor leagueteam, Bristolof
the Appalachian League,in 1980.
H6 stepped up to Lakelandof the
FloridaState League,then, in 1981
at BirminghamoI the Southern
llr League,he posted a 13-7record in

Last year at Evansvilleof the


AAA AmericanAssoci€tionthe
24-year-oldPennsylvanianative was
12-10with a 4.16ERAin 26 games,
all starts.His 173inningstopped
the Triplets.
Dackois a graduateof James
MadisonUnivsrsityin Virginia.

Mark Dacko

Charlie Nail
A big 16-4,210pounds)
right-handsd pitcherfrom Jackson,
Miss.,Nailearneda spot on the
Tigers'winter roster after a 9-6
recordand team-leading 3.34ERA
as a stanerat Birminghamlast

Althougha "control" pitcher


who issuedjust 46 walksin 143
innings,Nailalso rackedup 109

Detroitdraftedhim on the eighth


round in June, 1979.He has spent
time at Bristol,Lakeland,
and
Macon.
German
Barranca
Barranca has had four seasons
of bri€f major league experience
(KansasCity,Cincinnati), but the
26-year-oldsecond basemanfrom
Mexicostill is waitinglor his big
breaK,
The left-handedhitter. obtained
from the Cincinnati organization last
S€ptemb€r,startod the seasonwith
thg Redsand was used mostly as a
pinch hitter before being sent to
theirIndianapolis tarm team.
Throughth€ 1982campaignhe
had 199 stealsin eight years ot
minor leagueduty, including75 at
Omahain 1979.Barrancaled
AmericanAssociationsecond
basemenin 1981with a ,989
fiEldingaverage.

Jeff Kenaga
A lsft-handedhittingoutfielder
andWesternlvlichiganuniverslty
gr6duats, Kenaga hasb€€nin the
Tigers'systemsince1979.
He playedtor four diff6r6nt
tsams,reaching the Triple-Alevel
lastseasonwith Evansville whers
he set prof€ssionalhighsby scoring
60 runs,belting29doublesand 18
homers, whiledrivingin 68 runs.
Ksnaga,who was born in D€troit
and livesin DearbornHeights,is a
graduateof Detroit'sLutheranWest
HighSchool.Hewas the Tigers'
16thselection in the 1979June
draft.
Kenaga hit.301at Birmingham
in 1981andin threefullseasons in
the farm systemh€saveraged25
doubles, 15homers, and63 RBl.

54
Ken Baker
Baker.28,is a left-handodhitting
outfielderwho hasspentsix
soasonsin the minor leagues,
lmoressive statisticsin eachot
themm6kehim a good prospect.
Hisbestseasonwas lastyearat
Eirmingham wh6rehe ledthe
SouthernLedgu6in hittingwith s
.342€verage,clouting13home
runsand knockingin 70.
ThaTigerssign€dhim as a fr6e
agontin June.1981,aftertho New
YorkYEnk€es rcls66edhim
tollowinghis "poorost"season,
1980,at Nashvillewher€he hit .286.
Eakerhasaveraged.298in tour
yoarsas a Yank€6farmhandand his
overallminor l€aguobatting
avgrageis .308.

Barbaro
Garbey
SparkyAnderconw8s lmprcssod
by Garbeythe tir6t tlm6 ho saw him
swinga b6t at trainingcampin
Lak€land, Fla,
Garboy,a right-handed hitting
outfioldorfrom Santiago,Cuba,wa6
signedby the Tigora86 an
undraftodfrce dg6ntin Jun6,1980.
Wth Blrminghamlgstsgasonh€
$r6snamodto the South€rnLeaguo
All-Starteam,hitting.298for the
yoar.with 32 doubl6s.17 home
runs.and99 RBl.
Thosear€ imprgs6iv€ statistics,
p3rticularlyin view ot th€ fact
Garbevwas hit in th€ t6cewilh a
pitchtho previoussea6on,aultering
a brokeniaw and missingmuchot
the socondhall of Birmlngh6m's
season,
A thumbinjuryshort€nodhis
1982s€asonby 13games.
Th€2$year-old,who cameto
the UnitedStatosfrom Cubaon thg
"FreedomFlotilla"ih th6 springot
1980,m€d€his U.S.basoballdebut
with Lakslsndthat yoarand hit .364
in 26 gam63.
GEHRINGER
AND GREENBERG
YETONE MOREHONORFORNO. 2 c e r € m o n yw r I r . k e p . c e b e t w e . j r
! . n r e s o f . S ! n ( l a y ,J u n e I 2
doub e he..ler witlr Clcvelanl nn(l
p a y € r sf r o n r l h o T i ! e r W o r . l S c r i . s

&
l - " a m s o i 1 9 3 4 1 9 3 5a n d 1 9 4 0 l r r v ( l
I l i - a - oInn v t e d l r r c k l o s h a r e i t h .
,_g t ! q },*tt - , W t h G c h r n l r e rn l s e c o n dh r s , l
f l., irnd Greefbef{tnl f rst, thc Ti!ors
caplLredthe pennant in thosc lh(yl
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f o r t h e w o r l . l c h a n r p i o n s hp .
t- G e h rn g e r w a s . m a l t c . n A n ( 1

t :( ir/t a b a l p a y e r ' sl ) r p . y e r
" T h e y w f . l G { r h r i n q e ru p a t l h .
startof the s.nson rnd he nevcr
-\,L. e T h e c o n t r a s tw a s a s s i g n i i i c a n l
r!ns down," corrmented long t nr(l
Tiqer adversary.nd Hrl oI Fi|rre
a s . i f e d r i v el o . . , n ! t h g h f l y P i l c h e rL e i l y G o r I { ) 2 .
8 0 1l h e l w o . o n r f e m e n t e d{ ) r . h "He hits 3!4 of openiIg dry
o l l r { r ri k e b ! e s k e s o n a s ! n n y iind he hits 354 thc rest of thr:
''/ d n y .N o 2 w t h h s s a s h i n g i n r : r s s e d s o nW . h . n . v I r y o u p l a y N d1 h ( l
No. 5 w th his powerfu ong blasts T i g e r s ,y ( r ! ' d l o o k ! p a n d h e d l ) r i
rdiv d!a ly they werc outstan.linil
l1 T o i t e t h e r . . .s u p i ( j m o G e h rf g e r ( l ( l n r h i t . 3 5 4 a I t l ) ( i
C h a r i e G e h r n 9 I r r ,D c l r o i l ' s l i m e 8 u l h c . l i d ( : o m pl e a I s l y
rll I me No 2 .fd Hrfk Greenber{r, 321 iietime av.iigo and b.1t.:.1
w lh h s Iamo!s No 5, bothga nu(l c x a c l y t h e s . n r r n I h c t h r c { :W o r ( i
baseba mmorla ly by nd!cto| S e r i e sh e p a y e ( l I n s i x A l S l a r
rto the Hal of Farrl(i. Games he batlr)(l 500 an.] in 1937.
T h e s t o r i e d T i q . i r : ;w i l l r e c e i v ( l hc won thc Anlcrican Leag!c
ycl on'r more honor whef their b n l t i n gl i t l e w i l h n n a v e r a g co f . 3 7 3
'rn iorm numbers Jr{rftrl red, never l _ l ew a s n a m e d t l ' o l e a g ! e s M o s t
againto be woflr by. Delroit V a L r a be P l a y e r t h . l y e a r
p r y c r T h e yj o n A K . i n e . G c h r i n g i :w r r s n ) o r et h a f !
ce ebratedNo 6, as tllc of y T ger S r e a th i t l € r . B r t ) r y e r s a p p r c c n t c d
P l a Y e r st o h a v c t h ( r r r U n b e r s rrs ta enls evcn nrore than lhe
pub ic beca!se lrc ranged far an(l
T h e G e h r i n g e rG r c e n b e r g e t f o l t l e s s l yl o m a k l ] d i l f c L r l tp i r y s

CharlieGehringer

iiri Dir t

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56
AND NO. 5 fearedright-handed hittersin the
historyof thegame.
Greenberg simplyoverpowered
opposing pitchersandfinished with
331homeruns,despitelosingfour
primeyearsbecauseof WorldWar
ll. Greenberg ledthe leaguein
homersfourtimes,Heslammed58
homersin 1938to sharethe all{irne
markfor right-handers withJimmie
Foxx,
In 1934Greenberg belted26
homeruns,knocksd in 139runs
and posteda .339averageas the
Tigerswontheirfirstpennantin 25
yoars.Thefollowingyearwhen
th€ywenton to win the World
Series,he blasted36 homers,
knocked in 170runsandbatted
.328.
untilthewar interrupted his
career, Greenberg wason hisway
to compiling sup€rlifetimemarks.
In lvlayof 1941,aftsrplayingin 19
gamss,hewasinduct€d intothe
Army.Herec€ivod his discharge in
December. Followingthe attackon
P€arlHarbor, th€Tigerslugger
enlistedagainand was awayfrom
baseball for touryears,
appearroutine,He possessed rare soasonshe collectedmorethan200
Thefour yearsw€recriticalto
baseballinstinct. hits,He knockedin mor€than100
runson sevenoccastons ano his careerbocauseat the time,
A manager's dream,Gehringer Greenberg was31,
always wasin the lineup.And his scor€dmorethan100in '12years.
conductalwayshasbeenbeyond Hewasvotedinto th€ Hallof Fame Nevenheless, Greenberg
rcproacn. in 1949. finished witha.313lifetimeavsrage
Gehringertinishedwitha .320 WhileGehrihg€r'sgracewas to go alongwith his 1,276RBIand
6veragefor 19seasons and unmatch€d, Greenberg'spowerwas 1,051runsscored,He was elected
collected2,839hits.In sov€n awesomg.Hewas on€ of the most to theHallof Famein 1956,
It
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Tigo.Stadiumduringbasoball winnor Denny Mc[sin. one ot the
s€ason.Fans,likotho throoVoung heroesot Dotroit's 1968World I
girlsin the photo upperlett, gqt an Serieschampionshipt6am, had a
opportunityto seesuchthingsas
tho annual"boop€rball" gam6
(lowerloft)tor tho blind.or th6
colortulyoungdancerslupperright)
day in his honor at Tiger Sladium
last soason.ln the ohoto below he's
about to sign an autogmph for Tiger
catch€r Eill Fah6vin th€ clubhouse.
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Youcrn't start 'om too young,seemsto be Enos
Caboll'sapproachin the photolo the l€ft as he gives
sometips to his son St6phon,2. at last soason's
popularFathe.-Son game.
That'sJohn Wockenfuss. f. in lhe photolower loft
trying on a catchor'smask- porhapshis fathor's?
Oneof the more popularleaturosis th6 vbit by
TheChickonl.bove),And th€ vondorsat Tigor
Stadiumhavetheir own tollowing,as well, 6s th€V
walk thrcughth6 standswlth a wid€ assortmontof

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to . naior lesguetoam'5scoutingsystam.and basedon
the cslib€rof playerswho havomad€ it to tho Tigersin
racantyaars,ihat scoutingsYstomappsarsto b€
pertorminsvery wall. }.:

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New this years3 ScouringDiroctoris GeorgeBradl€y,
who last soasonwas ons of nino lull'tims Tiget scouis
This vearthere a.s 12,plus thrso profossiontl
consultants.
Th€ ihree nswcome.sat6r RickArnold,John "Red"
Barkl€y,and 83rt Braun. JOEHENDEBSON
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60
The Farms
Detroit's top Iarm club, the
EvansvilleTriDletsof the AAA
Ame can Association,will have a
numb6l ot new faces as usu6l on
the roster - but tho most
imDortant nowcomer is Gordie
MacKenzie,Het the new m€n€ger.
His appointment tops a list of
farm svstom maneuvets made to
utilize the talents ot the Tigers'
mEny quality managers.
Roy Majtyka, at Evansvillelast
season,is tho new skipper at Class
AA Eirmingham of the Southern
League.
Since Detroit droppod its
,ffiliation with Macon of ih6 South
Atlantic L€ague,the Tigers have
moved manager Ted Brazellto tho
LakelandTigers ol the ClassA
FloridaStat€ League. TEDARAzETI
Boots Day stays on as manager
at Sristol of the Rookio Class
AppalachianLoague.His Tigers
ther€ last yoar tinished sixth with a
28-36rocord.
New to the minor leagus
coachingcorps is v6toran minor
loagu€Tig6r pitcher R6lph Treuel,
who will work with Billy Mulfott ss
a farm systsm pitching cosch, a)
MacKenzie,45, has been in ( | ./''
bas€balltor 25 years, including l2
as a manager in the minors, Last
seasonhe was th€ third base coach MlnorL.dru6 FlrchlnoCo.ch Ml.or L..gu. PlichlngCodoh
of the ChicagoCubs,while in 1980
and 1981he was a coach with the
KansasCity Royals.
MacKenziewas a catcher with
FARMSYSTEM
Vlcs P,6r dontBaroball
th6 KansasCitv A's in 1961.
waLrER A. (Hoo0 EvEBs Fis d otscror/Playt Ddv6loemsnr
Maityka, 43, guided Evansvillo
to a 68-65roco.d in 1982,good for
fourth plac€ in the East Division. Ch[- Lcagu! Chss lSS3 anager l9S2Finish
Macon was fourth in the
41h- tun Div.
Southein Division of its league last (6865)
vedr under Brazollwith a 66-72 Birrilngham
Beons
(69,74)
Lakelandlast year was managed Ied Brazell 3rd NmthDiv.
by Bruce Kimm, who has accepted {65.68)
a coachingiob this year with the BiistoTis*s Bruce
|(imm
& 6th
(28,36)
CincinnatiReds. (Co.Manage6)
Macon w6 4th - Southenoiv-(66-/Ain SouthAtlanti.
iam clubin 1982.

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