1996 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 1996 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1996 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 1996 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1996 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1996 Detroit Tigers



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Complete Roster  
 

49 Scott Aldred 6-04 195 Left Left 1968-06-12
33 Mike Christopher 6-05 206 Right Right 1963-11-03
34 John Cummings 6-03 200 Left Left 1969-05-10
43 Joey Eischen 6-01 190 Left Left 1970-05-25
52 John Farrell 6-04 210 Right Right 1962-08-04
34 Greg Gohr 6-03 205 Right Right 1967-10-29
57 Greg Keagle 6-01 185 Right Right 1971-06-28
43, 51 Richie Lewis 5-06 175 Right Right 1966-01-25
32 Jose Lima 6-02 170 Right Right 1972-09-30
40 Felipe Lira 6-00 170 Right Right 1972-04-26
15 Brian Maxcy 6-01 170 Right Right 1971-05-04
43 Jeff McCurry 6-07 210 Right Right 1970-01-21
37 Trever Miller 6-03 175 Left Right 1973-05-29
38 Brian Moehler 6-03 195 Right Right 1971-12-31
27 Mike Myers 6-03 200 Left Left 1969-06-26
48 C.J. Nitkowski 6-02 185 Left Left 1973-03-09
28 Omar Olivares 6-01 193 Right Right 1967-07-06
37 Gregg Olson 6-04 206 Right Right 1966-10-11
49 A.J. Sager 6-04 220 Right Right 1965-03-03
38 Bob Scanlan 6-08 210 Right Right 1966-08-09
46 Clint Sodowsky 6-03 180 Right Left 1972-07-13
22 Justin Thompson 6-04 215 Left Left 1973-03-08
42 Tom Urbani 6-01 190 Left Left 1968-01-21
59 Todd Van Poppel 6-05 210 Right Right 1971-12-09
42, 52 Randy Veres 6-03 210 Right Right 1965-11-25
21 Mike Walker 6-01 195 Right Right 1966-10-04
26 Brian Williams 6-02 195 Right Right 1969-02-15
7 Brad Ausmus 5-11 195 Right Right 1969-04-14
33 Raul Casanova 6-00 192 Right Both 1972-08-23
12 John Flaherty 6-01 195 Right Right 1967-10-21
8 Mark Parent 6-05 225 Right Right 1961-09-16
15 Andujar Cedeno 6-01 168 Right Right 1969-08-21
17 Tony Clark 6-07 240 Right Both 1972-06-15
41 Fausto Cruz 5-10 165 Right Right 1972-05-01
9 Damion Easley 5-11 185 Right Right 1969-11-11
45 Cecil Fielder 6-03 240 Right Right 1963-09-21
24 Travis Fryman 6-01 194 Right Right 1969-03-25
35 Chris Gomez 6-01 183 Right Right 1971-06-16
8 Phil Hiatt 6-03 200 Right Right 1969-05-01
7 Tim Hyers 6-01 185 Left Left 1971-10-03
14 Mark Lewis 6-01 190 Right Right 1969-11-30
12 Phil Nevin 6-02 180 Right Right 1971-01-19
3 Alan Trammell 6-00 175 Right Right 1958-02-21
39, 12 Kimera Bartee 6-00 175 Right Right 1972-07-21
29 Danny Bautista 5-11 170 Right Right 1972-05-24
9 Chad Curtis 5-10 175 Right Right 1968-11-06
4 Bobby Higginson 5-11 180 Right Left 1970-08-18
30 Melvin Nieves 6-02 210 Right Both 1971-12-28
36 Curtis Pride 6-00 205 Right Left 1968-12-17
21 Ruben Sierra 6-01 200 Right Both 1965-10-06
15 Duane Singleton 6-01 170 Right Left 1972-08-06
42 Shannon Penn 5-10 160 Right Both 1969-09-11
20 Eddie Williams 6-00 185 Right Right 1964-11-01


The 1996 Detroit Tigers played 162 games during the regular season, won 53 games, lost 109 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium (Park Factors: 99/101) where 1,168,610 fans witnessed their 1996 Tigers finish the season with a .327 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 1996 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1996 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

1996 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1996 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Brad Ausmus (73)
1B Tony Clark (86)
2B Mark Lewis (144)
3B Travis Fryman (128)
SS Andujar Cedeno (51)
LF Bobby Higginson (63)
CF Kimera Bartee (95)
RF Melvin Nieves (84)
DH Eddie Williams (52)
  
SP Greg Gohr
SP Felipe Lira
SP Omar Olivares
SP Brian Williams
  
RP John Cummings
RP Joey Eischen
RP Greg Keagle
RP Richie Lewis
RP Jose Lima
RP Mike Myers
RP A.J. Sager
RP Randy Veres
RP Mike Walker
CL Gregg Olson


1996 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Cecil Fielder $9,237,500.00
Travis Fryman $5,175,000.00
Chad Curtis $2,000,000.00
Mark Lewis $670,000.00
Alan Trammell $600,000.00
Omar Olivares $505,000.00
Mark Parent $500,000.00
Brian Williams $500,000.00
Gregg Olson $400,000.00
Eddie Williams $350,000.00
John Flaherty $275,000.00
Chris Gomez $275,000.00
Mike Christopher $200,000.00
Greg Gohr $200,000.00
Danny Bautista $185,000.00
Randy Veres $179,000.00
Bobby Higginson $170,000.00
Richie Lewis $170,000.00
Felipe Lira $170,000.00
Melvin Nieves $170,000.00
A.J. Sager $160,000.00
Scott Aldred $150,000.00
Curtis Pride $150,000.00
Jose Lima $145,000.00
Mike Myers $127,500.00
Phil Nevin $120,000.00
Kimera Bartee $109,000.00
Raul Casanova $109,000.00
Tony Clark $109,000.00
Fausto Cruz $109,000.00
Joey Eischen $109,000.00
Tim Hyers $109,000.00
Greg Keagle $109,000.00
Brian Maxcy $109,000.00
Jeff McCurry $109,000.00
Trever Miller $109,000.00
Brian Moehler $109,000.00
C.J. Nitkowski $109,000.00
Shannon Penn $109,000.00
Duane Singleton $109,000.00
Clint Sodowsky $109,000.00
Justin Thompson $109,000.00


1996 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#3 Alan Trammell
#4 Bobby Higginson
#7 Brad Ausmus
#7 Tim Hyers
#8 Phil Hiatt
#8 Mark Parent
#9 Chad Curtis
#9 Damion Easley
#12 Kimera Bartee
#12 John Flaherty
#12 Phil Nevin
#14 Mark Lewis
#15 Andujar Cedeno
#15 Brian Maxcy
#15 Duane Singleton
#17 Tony Clark
#20 Eddie Williams
#21 Ruben Sierra
#21 Mike Walker
#22 Justin Thompson
#24 Travis Fryman
#26 Brian Williams
#27 Mike Myers
#28 Omar Olivares
#29 Danny Bautista
#30 Melvin Nieves
#32 Jose Lima
#33 Raul Casanova
#33 Mike Christopher
#34 John Cummings
#34 Greg Gohr
#35 Chris Gomez
#36 Curtis Pride
#37 Trever Miller
#37 Gregg Olson
#38 Brian Moehler
#38 Bob Scanlan
#39 Kimera Bartee
#40 Felipe Lira
#41 Fausto Cruz
#42 Shannon Penn
#42 Tom Urbani
#42 Randy Veres
#43 Joey Eischen
#43 Richie Lewis
#43 Jeff McCurry
#45 Cecil Fielder
#46 Clint Sodowsky
#48 C.J. Nitkowski
#49 Scott Aldred
#49 A.J. Sager
#51 Richie Lewis
#52 John Farrell
#52 Randy Veres
#57 Greg Keagle
#59 Todd Van Poppel

Did you know that a 1996 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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