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1981 Detroit Tigers Roster by Baseball Almanac

1981 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 1981 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1981 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 1981 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1981 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1981 Detroit Tigers



1981 Detroit Tigers Official Logo

Complete Roster  
 
60 Howard Bailey 6-00 195 Left Right 1957-07-31
41 George Cappuzzello 6-00 175 Left Right 1954-01-15
21 Dennis Kinney 6-01 190 Left Left 1952-02-26
29 Aurelio Lopez 6-00 220 Right Right 1948-09-21
47 Jack Morris 6-03 200 Right Right 1955-05-16
46 Dan Petry 6-04 200 Right Right 1958-11-13
42 Larry Rothschild 6-02 180 Right Left 1954-03-12
19 Dave Rozema 6-04 200 Right Right 1956-08-05
49 Dave Rucker 6-01 190 Left Left 1957-09-01
31 Kevin Saucier 6-01 196 Left Right 1956-08-09
36 Dan Schatzeder 6-00 195 Left Left 1954-12-01
45 Dave Tobik 6-01 195 Right Right 1953-03-02
28 Jerry Ujdur 6-01 195 Right Right 1957-03-05
39 Milt Wilcox 6-02 185 Right Right 1950-04-20
15 Duffy Dyer 6-00 195 Right Right 1945-08-15
17 Bill Fahey 6-00 200 Right Left 1950-06-14
13 Lance Parrish 6-03 220 Right Right 1956-06-15
16 Tom Brookens 5-10 170 Right Right 1953-08-10
12 Marty Castillo 6-01 190 Right Right 1957-01-16
2 Richie Hebner 6-01 197 Right Left 1947-11-26
15 Ron Jackson 6-00 205 Right Right 1953-05-09
18 Mick Kelleher 5-09 176 Right Right 1947-07-25
7 Rick Leach 6-00 195 Left Left 1957-05-04
9 Stan Papi 6-00 178 Right Right 1951-02-04
3 Alan Trammell 6-00 175 Right Right 1958-02-21
1 Lou Whitaker 5-11 160 Right Left 1957-05-12
34 Darrell Brown 6-00 184 Right Both 1955-10-29
10 Al Cowens 6-02 200 Right Right 1951-10-25
23 Kirk Gibson 6-03 215 Left Left 1957-05-28
35 Lynn Jones 5-09 175 Right Right 1953-01-01
33 Steve Kemp 6-00 195 Left Left 1954-08-07
32 Rick Peters 5-09 170 Right Both 1955-11-21
24 Champ Summers 6-02 205 Right Left 1946-06-15
14 John Wockenfuss 6-00 190 Right Right 1949-02-27


The 1981 Detroit Tigers played 109 games during the regular season, won 60 games, lost 49 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium (Park Factors: 104/103) where 1,149,144 fans witnessed their 1981 Tigers finish the season with a .550 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 1981 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1981 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

1981 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1981 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Lance Parrish (90)
1B Richie Hebner (61)
2B Lou Whitaker (108)
3B Tom Brookens (71)
SS Alan Trammell (105)
LF Steve Kemp (92)
CF Al Cowens (65)
RF Lynn Jones (52)
DH John Wockenfuss (39)
  
SP Jack Morris
SP Dan Petry
SP Milt Wilcox
  
RP Aurelio Lopez
RP Dave Rozema
RP Dave Tobik
CL Kevin Saucier


1981 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Steve Kemp $600,000.00
Howard Bailey $32,500.00
Tom Brookens $32,500.00
Darrell Brown $32,500.00
George Cappuzzello $32,500.00
Marty Castillo $32,500.00
Kirk Gibson $32,500.00
Lynn Jones $32,500.00
Rick Leach $32,500.00
Rick Peters $32,500.00
Dan Petry $32,500.00
Larry Rothschild $32,500.00
Dave Rucker $32,500.00
Jerry Ujdur $32,500.00


1981 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Lou Whitaker
#2 Richie Hebner
#3 Alan Trammell
#7 Rick Leach
#9 Stan Papi
#10 Al Cowens
#12 Marty Castillo
#13 Lance Parrish
#14 John Wockenfuss
#15 Duffy Dyer
#15 Ron Jackson
#16 Tom Brookens
#17 Bill Fahey
#18 Mick Kelleher
#19 Dave Rozema
#21 Dennis Kinney
#23 Kirk Gibson
#24 Champ Summers
#28 Jerry Ujdur
#29 Aurelio Lopez
#31 Kevin Saucier
#32 Rick Peters
#33 Steve Kemp
#34 Darrell Brown
#35 Lynn Jones
#36 Dan Schatzeder
#39 Milt Wilcox
#41 George Cappuzzello
#42 Larry Rothschild
#45 Dave Tobik
#46 Dan Petry
#47 Jack Morris
#49 Dave Rucker
#60 Howard Bailey

Did you know that a 1981 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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