1987 Detroit Tigers Roster

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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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1987 Detroit Tigers Roster

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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
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
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
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
17 Terry Harper 6-04 195 Right Right 1955-08-19
7 Bill Madlock 5-11 185 Right Right 1951-01-12
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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:

1987 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Information Available

1987 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Matt Nokes (109)
1B Darrell Evans (105)
2B Lou Whitaker (148)
3B Tom Brookens (122)
SS Alan Trammell (149)
LF Kirk Gibson (119)
CF Chet Lemon (145)
RF Pat Sheridan (124)
  
SP Jack Morris
SP Dan Petry
SP Jeff Robinson
SP Frank Tanana
SP Walt Terrell
  
RP Mike Henneman
RP Willie Hernandez
RP Nate Snell
RP Mark Thurmond
CL Eric King

1987 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Jack Morris $1,850,000.00
Kirk Gibson $1,335,000.00
Willie Hernandez $1,060,000.00
Dan Petry $975,000.00
Bill Madlock $850,000.00
Chet Lemon $698,571.00
Frank Tanana $662,500.00
Mike Heath $650,000.00
Alan Trammell $617,143.00
Walt Terrell $600,000.00
Darrell Evans $525,000.00
Terry Harper $425,000.00
Lou Whitaker $420,000.00
Mark Thurmond $370,000.00
Johnny Grubb $365,000.00
Tom Brookens $360,000.00
Dave Bergman $331,667.00
Larry Herndon $225,000.00
Pat Sheridan $190,000.00
Darnell Coles $170,000.00
Eric King $100,000.00
Matt Nokes $68,000.00
Bill Bean $62,500.00
Mike Henneman $62,500.00
Bryan Kelly $62,500.00
Scott Lusader $62,500.00
Morris Madden $62,500.00
Jeff Robinson $62,500.00
Jim Walewander $62,500.00

1987 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Lou Whitaker
#3 Alan Trammell
#4 Bill Bean
#7 Bill Madlock
#8 Mike Heath
#9 Doug Baker
#12 Dwight Lowry
#14 Dave Bergman
#15 Pat Sheridan
#16 Tom Brookens
#17 Terry Harper
#17 Jim Morrison
#19 Doyle Alexander
#19 Darnell Coles
#21 Willie Hernandez
#23 Kirk Gibson
#24 Scott Lusader
#24 Orlando Mercado
#25 Eric King
#26 Frank Tanana
#27 Dickie Noles
#30 Johnny Grubb
#30 Mark Thurmond
#31 Larry Herndon
#32 Jim Walewander
#33 Matt Nokes
#34 Chet Lemon
#35 Walt Terrell
#36 Nate Snell
#38 Tim Tolman
#39 Mike Henneman
#41 Darrell Evans
#42 Morris Madden
#44 Jeff Robinson
#45 Bryan Kelly
#46 Dan Petry
#47 Jack Morris

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)?