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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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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.
leaguerecordby hittinglour home
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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
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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.
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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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Dave 1975,after being Detroit's fourth
choice in the secondarydraft. he
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with a 3.09 ERA.
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seasongaveDetroitreasonto
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
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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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beenin the major leagues11 years.
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,
Mike lvie
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so muchpromisg thatit will be
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
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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
manyf€el h€ couldhit oft6n.
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graduatedfrom Redlord Union contractin lvlarch,1981,and the
highschooland €ttendedthe past tr/voseasonshe has been a
Universityof Dotroit and St. Clair valuable backupcatch€r.
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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for him. bosidosa goodtastball. do w€ll.Thobestevidenceof that strikeouts,his ratioof walksto
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
pitchingcommodity. won a 1{ d€cisionin a big pr€ssur€ April againstKansasCity.In August
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campaign(4-8rsco.d,4.28ERA), L€styear ho allow€donly 22 againstthe Royals.
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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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sportsca$€rs,
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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
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.
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ballin 1975,hasspentpart of five
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with the New YorkMets,Kansas (!
CityRoyals,TorontoBlueJays,and
Detroit.The Tigerssignedhim in -
April,1982,as a ff€e agent. I
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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
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
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.
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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.
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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 .
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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 !
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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,
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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
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walk thrcughth6 standswlth a wid€ assortmontof
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the cslib€rof playerswho havomad€ it to tho Tigersin
racantyaars,ihat scoutingsYstomappsarsto b€
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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
The thr€€ oro consultants516nam€swoll'known to
Tisortans for many yoarsrRickF6rroll,FIankSk5ff,and
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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
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CincinnatiReds. (Co.Manage6)
Macon w6 4th - Southenoiv-(66-/Ain SouthAtlanti.
iam clubin 1982.
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