The 1987 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1987 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 1987 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1987 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1987 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1987 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
19 | Doyle Alexander | 6-03 | 205 | Right | Right | 1950-09-04 |
39 | Mike Henneman | 6-04 | 195 | Right | Right | 1961-12-11 |
21 | Willie Hernandez | 6-03 | 180 | Left | Left | 1954-11-14 |
45 | Bryan Kelly | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1959-02-24 |
25 | Eric King | 6-02 | 215 | Right | Right | 1964-04-10 |
42 | Morris Madden | 6-00 | 155 | Left | Left | 1960-08-31 |
47 | Jack Morris | 6-03 | 200 | Right | Right | 1955-05-16 |
27 | Dickie Noles | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1956-11-19 |
46 | Dan Petry | 6-04 | 200 | Right | Right | 1958-11-13 |
44 | Jeff Robinson | 6-06 | 240 | Right | Right | 1961-12-14 |
36 | Nate Snell | 6-04 | 190 | Right | Right | 1952-09-02 |
26 | Frank Tanana | 6-03 | 195 | Left | Left | 1953-07-03 |
35 | Walt Terrell | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Left | 1958-05-11 |
30 | Mark Thurmond | 6-00 | 193 | Left | Left | 1956-09-12 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
8 | Mike Heath | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Right | 1955-02-05 |
12 | Dwight Lowry | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Left | 1957-10-23 |
24 | Orlando Mercado | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1961-11-07 |
33 | Matt Nokes | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Left | 1963-10-31 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
9 | Doug Baker | 5-09 | 165 | Right | Both | 1961-04-03 |
14 | Dave Bergman | 6-02 | 185 | Left | Left | 1953-06-06 |
16 | Tom Brookens | 5-10 | 170 | Right | Right | 1953-08-10 |
19 | Darnell Coles | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1962-06-02 |
41 | Darrell Evans | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Left | 1947-05-26 |
17 | Jim Morrison | 5-11 | 182 | Right | Right | 1952-09-23 |
3 | Alan Trammell | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1958-02-21 |
32 | Jim Walewander | 5-10 | 160 | Right | Both | 1962-05-02 |
1 | Lou Whitaker | 5-11 | 160 | Right | Left | 1957-05-12 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
4 | Bill Bean | 6-00 | 185 | Left | Left | 1964-05-11 |
23 | Kirk Gibson | 6-03 | 215 | Left | Left | 1957-05-28 |
30 | Johnny Grubb | 6-03 | 188 | Right | Left | 1948-08-04 |
31 | Larry Herndon | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1953-11-03 |
34 | Chet Lemon | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1955-02-12 |
24 | Scott Lusader | 5-10 | 165 | Left | Left | 1964-09-30 |
15 | Pat Sheridan | 6-03 | 175 | Right | Left | 1957-12-04 |
38 | Tim Tolman | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1956-04-20 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
17 | Terry Harper | 6-04 | 195 | Right | Right | 1955-08-19 |
7 | Bill Madlock | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 1951-01-12 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1987 Detroit Tigers Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1987 Detroit Tigers played 162 games during the regular season, won 98 games, lost 64 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium (Park Factors: 96/95) where 2,061,830 fans witnessed their 1987 Tigers finish the season with a .605 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 1987 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1987 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1987 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1987 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1987 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)?