1969 Detroit Tigers

90-72 • .556 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 1969 Detroit Tigers went 90-72 (.556) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 701 runs, allowed 601, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Willie Horton (28 HR, 91 RBI) and Denny McLain (24-9, 2.80 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

90 Wins
72 Losses
.556 Win %
2nd Rank
701 R 601 RA
Diff +100

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701 Runs Scored
601 Runs Allowed
+100 Run Diff
1,584K Attendance

📈 vs. 1969 AL Average

Batting Avg .241 2% below the 1969 league average (.245)
OBP .315 2% below the 1969 league average (.321)
SLG .387 5% above the 1969 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.31 9% better than the 1969 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 701 6% above the 1969 league average (663 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,584,063
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Avg per Game 19,556

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1969

Batting Avg

1 Jim Northrup 0.295 2 Norm Cash 0.280 3 Al Kaline 0.272 4 Dick McAuliffe 0.262 5 Willie Horton 0.262

Home Runs

1 Willie Horton 28 2 Jim Northrup 25 3 Norm Cash 22 4 Al Kaline 21 5 Bill Freehan 16

RBI

1 Willie Horton 91 2 Norm Cash 74 3 Mickey Stanley 70 4 Al Kaline 69 5 Jim Northrup 66
1969 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mickey Stanley 149 592 73 139 28 1 16 70 52 56 8 0.235
Jim Northrup 148 543 79 160 31 5 25 66 52 83 4 0.295
Willie Horton 141 508 66 133 17 1 28 91 52 93 3 0.262
Bill Freehan 143 489 61 128 16 3 16 49 53 55 1 0.262
Norm Cash 142 483 81 135 15 4 22 74 63 80 2 0.280
Al Kaline 131 456 74 124 17 0 21 69 54 61 1 0.272
Don Wert 132 423 46 95 11 1 14 50 49 60 3 0.225
Tom Tresh 94 331 46 74 13 1 13 37 39 47 2 0.224
Tommy Matchick 94 298 25 72 11 2 0 32 15 51 3 0.242
Dick McAuliffe 74 271 49 71 10 5 11 33 47 41 2 0.262
Jim Price 72 192 21 45 8 0 9 28 18 20 0 0.234
Ike Brown 70 170 24 39 4 3 5 12 26 43 2 0.229
Denny McLain 42 106 5 17 0 0 0 8 4 41 0 0.160
Gates Brown 60 93 13 19 1 2 1 6 5 17 0 0.204
Mickey Lolich 38 91 6 8 0 1 0 5 9 41 0 0.088
Dick Tracewski 66 79 10 11 2 0 0 4 15 20 3 0.139
Earl Wilson 37 76 6 10 0 0 0 6 10 37 0 0.132
Cesar Gutierrez 17 49 5 12 1 0 0 0 5 3 1 0.245
Dave Campbell 32 39 4 4 1 0 0 2 4 15 0 0.103
Mike Kilkenny 39 37 1 2 0 0 0 4 2 21 0 0.054
Joe Sparma 23 29 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.138
Pat Dobson 49 22 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.091
John Hiller 41 21 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.286
Ron Woods 17 15 3 4 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0.267
Tom Timmermann 31 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.111
Don McMahon 34 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Fred Lasher 32 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Wayne Redmond 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dick Radatz 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bob Reed 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Daryl Patterson 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gary Taylor 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Norm McRae 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Scherman 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1969

ERA

1 Tom Timmermann 2.75 2 Denny McLain 2.80 3 Fred Lasher 3.07 4 Mickey Lolich 3.14 5 Earl Wilson 3.31

Wins

1 Denny McLain 24 2 Mickey Lolich 19 3 Earl Wilson 12 4 Mike Kilkenny 8 5 Joe Sparma 6

Strikeouts

1 Mickey Lolich 271 2 Denny McLain 181 3 Earl Wilson 150 4 Mike Kilkenny 97 5 John Hiller 74
1969 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Denny McLain 24 9 2.80 42 41 0 325.0 288 101 67 181
Mickey Lolich 19 11 3.14 37 36 1 280.2 214 98 122 271
Earl Wilson 12 10 3.31 35 35 0 214.2 209 79 69 150
Mike Kilkenny 8 6 3.37 39 15 2 128.1 99 48 63 97
Pat Dobson 5 10 3.60 49 9 9 105.0 100 42 39 64
John Hiller 4 4 3.99 40 8 4 99.1 97 44 44 74
Joe Sparma 6 8 4.76 23 16 0 92.2 78 49 77 41
Tom Timmermann 4 3 2.75 31 1 1 55.2 50 17 26 42
Fred Lasher 2 1 3.07 32 0 0 44.0 34 15 22 26
Don McMahon 3 5 3.89 34 0 11 37.0 25 16 18 38
Daryl Patterson 0 2 2.82 18 0 0 22.1 15 7 19 12
Dick Radatz 2 2 3.38 11 0 0 18.2 14 7 5 18
Bob Reed 0 0 1.84 8 1 0 14.2 9 3 8 9
Gary Taylor 0 1 5.23 7 0 0 10.1 10 6 6 3
Fred Scherman 1 0 6.75 4 0 0 4.0 6 3 0 3
Norm McRae 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 3.0 2 2 1 3

👥 Roster (34)

Gates Brown Ike Brown Dave Campbell Norm Cash Pat Dobson Bill Freehan Cesar Gutierrez John Hiller Willie Horton Al Kaline Mike Kilkenny Fred Lasher +22 more

34 players

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The 1969 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1969 Detroit Tigers finished 90-72, a .556 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the AL East. The Detroit Tigers scored 701 runs and allowed 601, a run differential of +100. The team batting average of .241 was 2% below the 1969 league mark of .245. Pitchers allowed 3.31 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.62. The 701 runs scored compare with a league average of 663 per club, 6% more.

The home park, Tiger Stadium, recorded 1,584,063 in attendance, about 19,556 a game. Willie Horton topped the Detroit Tigers with 28 home runs. The hits leader was Jim Northrup with 160. The pitching staff's wins leader was Denny McLain (24). The strikeout leader was Mickey Lolich with 271. Don McMahon closed out 11 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1969 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1969 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1969 Detroit Tigers finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 1969 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Willie Horton led the 1969 Detroit Tigers with 28 home runs.
What was the 1969 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1969 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.31.
Did the 1969 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1969 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1969 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1969 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1969 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Horton (28 HR, 91 RBI) and Denny McLain (24-9, 2.80 ERA).
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