The Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...

finished in fourth place in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 60–84 (.417). They were outscored by their opponents 844 to 654. The Tigers drew 1,180,979 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1995, ranking 11th of the 14 teams in the American League.

Notable transactions

• April 3, 1995: Kent Bottenfield was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
• April 7, 1995: Joe Boever was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
• April 7, 1995: Kirk Gibson
  Kirk Gibson
  Kirk Harold Gibson is a former Major League Baseball player and currently the manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. As a player, Gibson was an outfielder who batted and threw left-handed...
  
   was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
• April 13, 1995: Tony Phillips was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the California Angels for Chad Curtis.
• April 17, 1995: Juan Samuel was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
• June 1, 1995: Mark Mulder was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 55th round of the 1995 amateur draft, but did not sign.
• June 1, 1995: Gabe Kapler
  Gabe Kapler
  Gabriel "Gabe" Stefan Kapler is an American Major League Baseball outfielder.He has played portions of 13 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and the Tampa Bay Rays...
  
   was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 57th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1995.
• August 7, 1995: Buddy Groom was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Florida Marlins for a player to be named later. The Florida Marlins sent Mike Myers (August 9, 1995) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
• August 10, 1995: Mike Henneman was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later. The Houston Astros sent Phil Nevin (August 15, 1995) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
• September 8, 1995: Juan Samuel was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later. The Kansas City Royals sent Phil Hiatt (September 14, 1995) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

Roster

1995 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches (bullpen)

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		112	226	56	.248	4	22
1B		136	376	94	.250	27	72
2B		84	249	73	.293	14	44
3B		144	567	156	.275	15	81
SS		123	431	96	.223	11	50
LF		131	410	92	.224	14	43
CF		144	586	157	.268	21	67
RF		89	271	55	.203	7	27
DH		70	227	59	.260	9	35

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	74	223	60	.269	2	23
	67
	76
	54
	62
	27
	29
	41
	39	48	9	.188	0	2
	30
	12
	12
	7
	3

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	4	10	0	2	11.70	4

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	60	5	7	3	6.39	71

Farm system