1976 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 1976 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1976 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 1976 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1976 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1976 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1976 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1976 Detroit Tigers



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Complete Roster  
 

21 Ray Bare 6-02 195 Right Right 1949-04-15
15 Joe Coleman 6-03 195 Right Right 1947-02-03
28 Jim Crawford 6-03 200 Left Left 1950-09-29
20 Mark Fidrych 6-03 175 Right Right 1954-08-14
48 Ed Glynn 6-02 180 Left Right 1953-06-03
49 Steve Grilli 6-02 170 Right Right 1949-05-02
18 John Hiller 6-00 195 Left Right 1943-04-08
27 Bill Laxton 6-01 190 Left Left 1948-01-05
19 Dave Lemanczyk 6-04 235 Right Right 1950-08-17
29 Frank MacCormack 6-04 210 Right Right 1954-09-21
17 Dave Roberts 6-02 197 Left Left 1944-09-11
31 Vern Ruhle 6-01 187 Right Right 1951-01-25
11 Bill Freehan 6-02 205 Right Right 1941-11-29
46 Bruce Kimm 5-11 175 Right Right 1951-06-29
12 Milt May 6-00 190 Right Left 1950-08-01
45 John Wockenfuss 6-00 190 Right Right 1949-02-27
3 Pedro Garcia 5-10 175 Right Right 1950-04-17
2 Phil Mankowski 6-00 180 Right Left 1953-01-09
1 Jerry Manuel 6-00 165 Right Both 1953-12-23
4 Aurelio Rodriguez 5-10 180 Right Right 1947-12-28
9 Chuck Scrivener 5-09 170 Right Right 1947-10-03
3 Gary Sutherland 6-00 185 Right Right 1944-09-27
30 Jason Thompson 6-03 210 Left Left 1954-07-06
7 Tom Veryzer 6-01 185 Right Right 1953-02-11
5 Mark Wagner 6-01 175 Right Right 1954-03-04
33 Alex Johnson 6-00 205 Right Right 1942-12-07
34 Marvin Lane 5-11 180 Right Right 1950-01-18
8 Ron LeFlore 6-00 200 Right Right 1948-06-16
25 Dan Meyer 5-11 180 Right Left 1952-08-03
22 Ben Oglivie 6-02 170 Left Left 1949-02-11
24 Mickey Stanley 6-01 195 Right Right 1942-07-20
10 Rusty Staub 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-04-01
23 Willie Horton 5-11 209 Right Right 1942-10-18


The 1976 Detroit Tigers played 161 games during the regular season, won 74 games, lost 87 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium (Park Factors: 104/105) where 1,467,020 fans witnessed their 1976 Tigers finish the season with a .460 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 1976 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1976 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1976 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1976 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

1976 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1976 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Bill Freehan (61)
C Bruce Kimm (61)
1B Jason Thompson (117)
2B Pedro Garcia (77)
3B Aurelio Rodriguez (128)
SS Tom Veryzer (97)
LF Alex Johnson (90)
CF Ron LeFlore (132)
RF Rusty Staub (126)
DH Willie Horton (105)
  
SP Ray Bare
SP Mark Fidrych
SP Dave Roberts
SP Vern Ruhle
  
RP Jim Crawford
RP Steve Grilli
RP Bill Laxton
CL John Hiller


1976 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Willie Horton $105,000.00
Rusty Staub $100,000.00
John Hiller $82,500.00
Mark Fidrych $60,000.00
Mickey Stanley $60,000.00
Aurelio Rodriguez $55,000.00
Milt May $53,500.00
Ben Oglivie $35,000.00
Ron LeFlore $27,000.00
Tom Veryzer $26,500.00
Jim Crawford $21,000.00
John Wockenfuss $21,000.00
Ed Glynn $19,000.00
Steve Grilli $19,000.00
Bruce Kimm $19,000.00
Frank MacCormack $19,000.00
Phil Mankowski $19,000.00
Jerry Manuel $19,000.00
Dan Meyer $19,000.00
Vern Ruhle $19,000.00
Chuck Scrivener $19,000.00
Jason Thompson $19,000.00
Mark Wagner $19,000.00


1976 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jerry Manuel
#2 Phil Mankowski
#3 Pedro Garcia
#3 Gary Sutherland
#4 Aurelio Rodriguez
#5 Mark Wagner
#7 Tom Veryzer
#8 Ron LeFlore
#9 Chuck Scrivener
#10 Rusty Staub
#11 Bill Freehan
#12 Milt May
#15 Joe Coleman
#17 Dave Roberts
#18 John Hiller
#19 Dave Lemanczyk
#20 Mark Fidrych
#21 Ray Bare
#22 Ben Oglivie
#23 Willie Horton
#24 Mickey Stanley
#25 Dan Meyer
#27 Bill Laxton
#28 Jim Crawford
#29 Frank MacCormack
#30 Jason Thompson
#31 Vern Ruhle
#33 Alex Johnson
#34 Marvin Lane
#45 John Wockenfuss
#46 Bruce Kimm
#48 Ed Glynn
#49 Steve Grilli

Did you know that a 1976 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)?

     

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