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ON THE COVER of the greatest The DETBOITTIGERS Speak The DETROITTIGERS 6nd the names YEARBOOKis on sale at Tiger YEARBOOKis publishedannually ot CharlieGehringer and Hank Stadiumand at magazinestands by the DetroitBaseball Club. Greenbergcome up wilhout for per copy.lt alsois for sale Contenrscopyrighted (19831 by rhe $2.00 hesita$on.ln honor of the two by mailar per copy. DetroitBaseball Club- $3.00 Hall of Famers,the Tigers are Sendmail orderswith for EDITOB:Larry Paladino. $3.00 retiring their numbersthis eachcopy to: Yearbook.Tiger COVERDESIGN: Bill Herzog, Stadium,D€rroit, M148216. Please Detroit. Gohringer,No. 2, and allow four weeks for postal PHOTOGRAPHY:Cliff Boutelle, No. Al Greenberg, 5, loin ChrisChagnon, Mike Litaker,Rod Kalineamong the select group Forinformation on purchaseof Reiser,Preston Stroup. of Tigers to havetheir previousissues, write: Public GRAPHICDESIGN: Oxley numbersre$red. Kaline'sNo. 6 RelationsDepartment, Tiger InternationalPublishing Group Inc. was retired in 1980.( Stadium,Detroit, Ml 48216. - Gfaphic Artist, RichardWeaver. didn't wear a number.) PRINTING:Gaylord Printins Co., The cover of the 1983 Detfoit. Tigers Yearbookis dedicatedin honor of Gehringerand Greenberg, /r' \

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'l 'TETTGE, AOSENTA. M,D. EDWANDG. (ATALINAS Administrative Staff l SparkyAnderson is more than a major league I baseballmanager with charisma.He's got the I flgures to back up his reputation. At th€ start ol lhe 1983se6son, Anderson had the highestwinning percentageamong major leaguem6nagers currently in th€ game. His r€cord in 13 years - the last four with Dstroit - showed 1,146victories and 842 lossesfor a .576pe.centage. That is good for eighth on the all-tim€ lllL list for those wilh at least 10 vears exp€fl€nc€. And€rson'svictory total was third on the list arnong curr6nt managersbehind former Tiger mansgerRslph Houk, now with Boston,and San Di€go'sOick Williams. Andersonjoined the Tigers on June 14, 1979, 6nd hi6 contr€ct runs through 1984.B€for€ joining the Tigors,the two-time NationalLeague ot the Year direct€dth6 CincinnatiReds to an 863-586mark between 1970and 1978. The 4g-vearrld one time Philad€lohiaPhillies inti€ld€r (1959)was born in Sridg€wator,S.D., but rais€din California.He liv€s in ThousandOaks, Calif.

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Whilethe manager usually is theone who gets the €ttontion,he knowshe must havea top-drawer staffof coachss.They must be talentedat not only moldingyoung up-and-comers, but also motivating

Andersonis bless€dwith six of the finer coaches in GatosBrown, , Roger Crsig, ,and DickTrac€wski. Tracewskihas been with th9 Tiggrstho longost - since1972 - while Brownis nextin Detroit seniority,having ioined the Tigersin 1978.Consolo cameaboard in '1979,while Craig and Grammas bothbecame Tiger coaches in 1980. Grammas(Milwaukee, 1976-77) and Craig (San Diego.1978-791 bolh haveb€en manag€rs in th€ majors.

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Talkabout great first runsin consecutiveplate impressionslAfter a solidbut unspectacularsix-year career with Butwhile hittingstatistics are the SanFrancisco Giants, Herndon the easiestto document,in leftfield movedto the American L€ag!e last Herndonalso was sensational.He Yearand becameone of th€ most covereda lot of groundand made outstandingand consistentTigers. manypotential hits appear to be Theright-hand€d hitting routineouts. He alsomade two ,a former Tennessee game-saving,over-the-fence state university student,enjoyed hisfinest season with personal Herndon,acquired in December, highsin nearlyevery batting 1981,in the tradethat sent Dan category-He .292,with 614at Schatzederand MikeChris to the bats,92runs, 179 hits,21 doubles, Giants,was fhe ' 23 homers,and 88 RBl.He even NationalLeague Rookie of the Year stole12 bases, had a 17-game in 1976.He was SanFrancisco's hittingstreak, and tied a major lvivPin 1981. leaguerecord by hittinglour home l0 &. *qil5 \ +.\ a-o c oa

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Forthe third straight season, recordand 3.46 composjte ERA. Petrylast year hadthe lowest Last seasonPotry, who started earned--averageon the Tigers, 35 gamesand totaled246 innings, 3.22.That went alongwith a fine hada pairof two'hit games/as well 15-9rscord. as two four-hitters,He struck out 10 The6-4, 200-pound right-hander battersin seveninnings against fromAnaheim Hills, Calif., has Chicagoin l\4ayand owned a 9-2 becomeone of the betterpitchers recordat Tigerstadium. in the feagusand, at only 24,could Besideshis pitching prowess, becomea stalwartstarter for many Petry has becomeone oI the finest defensivemoundsmen in the game, A fourth-rounddraft choicein In 1982he Iielded1.000, with no June,1976, Petry earned his way erro.s in 76 chances- best ontothe Tigers roster in ?979and pertormancein the league. sincethen hasposted a 41-32

12 lf heever can avoid inluries whichhave plagued his louryear majorleague career, Gibson could putsome phenomenal hitting statisticson the books. Theleft-handed hitting outfielder hasdisplayed raw powerthat has excitedTiger f€ns sinco he brokein with Detroitin September,1979. Butinjuries, particularly a severe leftwrist injurylirst sufferedin June,1980, have soured his progrsss, Lastyear he was limitedto 69 games,having been sidellned by a soreleft knee,strained left caif muscle,stomach ailment, and onco againthe 16ftwrist problem. Hewas on th6disabled list from July15 to theend of the season, Earlyin theseason cibson had a 12-gamehitting streak. He had a fourhitgame and six thrss-hit games.Despite the partialseason, he colloctedsix game-winninghits, eighthomers, 16 doubles,35 RBl, and25 walks, plus a .278average in 266at bats, An All-Am€ricanfootball wide r€ceiverat lvlichiganState, the 6-3, 21s-poundPontiac, [rich,, native was Detroit'sNo. 1 choic€in the J!ns, 1978,draft atter playing just oneysar of collegebaseball as the Spart6ns'csnter fielder.

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- Howcould a 5-11,160-pounder findthe upper deck in rightc6nter fieldso often?Who knows,but Whitakerdid. And he wound up with 15 homeruns lasty6ar. Add the dimensionof powerto his alreadylarg€ array of talents andit becomesclear how valuable a player"Sweet Lou" is. Hehit .286,s6t a team record with11 game-winning hits, drove in 65runs, and l6d American L€ague secondbasemen with a ,988 fieldingp€rc€ntage. Heeven stole 11 bases, includinghome at lMilwaukee duringa gamein September. Sinceb€ing giv6n tho,ob of leadotfhitter last July 6, he batted ,309.He had four hits in onegamo in Augustand live RBI in another gamethat month, The25-ye€Fold left-handed hitter,signsd by the Tiger6as the Lou fifthselection ih th€June, 1975, draft,joined Detroit in September, 1977,along with shortstopAlan Whitaker Tr€mmell.The two havebe€n entrenchedat the keystonecotnsr Known as one of the finest fielding shortstopsin the majors, T.ammell needsonly to dsvelop some hitting consistencyto become a lruly greatplayer, lf he'd have b€en able to put AIan logetherthe same type of statistics 'n the first hslf of 1982as ho did in Trammell the secondhalt, h€ would have been a shoo-in as the bgst shortstopin th€ l6ague, The 25-year-oldright-handed hitterfiom SanDiego hirjust.201 rhetirst half of the campaign.Then he hir .310the rest ot tho way. giving him a .258avsrage tor the s€condconsecutive yaar - after havingbeen a.300 hittorin 1980. 8ul lhere'sno doubtabout his solidoverall ability and hardlyis therea mentionof his name wilhout including ksystonepartn€r, secondbas€man Lou Whitaksr, Lastyear Tramm6ll tinished secondin th€ AL in fielding D€rcentageamong 1.978).He smashed two Orand slamsamong his pro high of ning

Trammell'scareer batting averageis .2728nd, in tive full s€asons,h€ has averagodonly 16 \ sI q\

The26-yearold torm€r slow start{1-5 record) after being rookioin liv€ years. Universityof Minnesot€student, recallgdJun€ 6 from Ev€nsville, Uldur,who alsois from St. Paul. Detroit'sfourth selection in the Ujdurawardsd Detroit for its Minn.,as is Jack lrorris, ended a June.1978, draft, made brief patienceby b€cominga solidcog in 1o-gameTiger losing streak with € appearanceswith the Tig€rsin 1980 ths rotation. 7-1triumph June 24 at Ealtimore. ahd 1981bofore earning his stripes The6-1, 205-pound right-hander He hada 5-0record in one lastse€son. went9-5 with a 3.58ERA the last seven-gamestretch, 6nd wound up Whenthe Tig6rswere in needof halfof theseason to linishat 10-10 with onethree hitter and two four a newstarting last year, witha 3.69ERA {14th in theAL}. His hitters. Ujdurgot the c€ll.And, despite a victorytotal was the bestfor 6 Tiger

20 Nowthat he'shad a seasonto settledown in Detroit,big things areexpected from Lemon- who gaveindications in thesecond halt of the1982 campaign what might be expected. Aft€ra sluggishstart, the right-handedhitting outfielder hit .304in the socondhalf of the season.His 19 homers tisd his porsonalhigh in a majorleague carosrthat bogan with the Chicago WhiteSox in 1975. Th€28-year-old Jac*son, [4iss., native,a two-timeAll-Star, set AmericanLeague r6cords as a centerfielder in 1977with 524 chancosand 512 putouts. Th6Tig€rs acquired Lemoh in Nov€mbgr,1981, in a tradefor SteveKemp, Lemon's cateer batting avsrageis a solid.285, with 92 homersand 400 RBl. Among his statisticsare av€rages ot .300 (19781,.31811979), and .302 {'1981). Lemoncom€s from thg same highschool (Freemond in Los Angelesthat sentbaseball players WillioCrawford, Bob W€tson, BobbyTolan, Goorge Hendrick, and DanFord to the pros,plus football's RickyBelland bask€tball's Curtis \ \ ao I oto EF

Th€veteran fi.st andthird 1972with Baltimo16. The Orioles basemanfrom An€heim, Calif., is a tradedhim to Houstonafter the stoadyb6llplay€r whose ploasant 1974s€ason, then the AstrosSont d6m6anorhas made him a media him to SanFrancisco prior to the lavorite, 1981campaign. An 1l-yearmajor loagu6 Theright-handed hitter has veteran,Cabell didn't take long to accumulatedmore than 1,200 impressTiger t€ns. Acquired in careerhits - an av€rageof one a lvlarch,1982, Irom SanFrancisco for game- and hasboen to bat more ChampSummers, Cabell battod a than4,500 times. The Kansas-born rousing.369 th6 first monhof the C€bellw€s the Astros'most season,including a 13-gamohitting valuableplayer in 1978when he led str6ak.Later he hada 1o-game the NationalLeague with 660at streakand wound up with a .261 batsand tied lor the leaguelead in average,121 hits - includingsix gamesby playingin all 162.He hit gamewinners - and15 stolen .295and had 71 RBI that season, bases, bothcareer highs. Cabellbroke into the majorsin 24 ox sg +. s\ lf Wilcox could have been froe of overcomethat, However,a sore injuriesin his 12-yearmajor leagu€ shoulder,muscle pulls, and lower career,no tellingwhat he might backpain plagued him. Hs was on haveaccomplished up to now. And the disablodlist from July 19 until Yet,despjte a variety of nagging Aug. 13. ailmonts,the determined Severaltimesin his pro car6er, righthanderstill has becomeone of which began in 1968,Wilcox battled th€ mostr€liable pitchsrs in the AL. backfrom injuries to b€comea In the last five years he has won succgss. 13,12,13,12,and 12 games.He is He was one of 15 players '18 one of only in Detroit's nominatedthis yearfor the Robeno 82-yearhistory to reachdoubte ClementeAward. givon to the figures in victoriesfor five player who best exemplitiesthe consecutiveseasons, gameon and offthe tield. Detroitobtained Wilcox June 10, His3.62 EnAwas llth in the 1976,from th€ ChicagoCubs leaguelast year. Hethrew a one-hit organization.He also playod for shutout agajnstKansas City on his ,including in 1970whsn 32ndbinhday and hadtwo games he appearedon the Reds'World with nine . Seriesteam. and Cleveland, Wilcoxbroke a fingeron his Hewas born in Hawaii,raised in right hand in the winter before the Oklahoma,but now callsWest 1982season, but managedto Bloomtield,lvlich., home. Talk about future stars and Johnson'sname is one of severalto quicklypop up. H€'sonly 22.but alreadyhas his rooki€season under his belt * and what a season1982 turnod out to bs for the switch-hittingthird basemanfrom Clearwater,Fla. After progressingup the Tiger Howard farm laddersince 1979, from Lakeland,to Birmingham,to Evansville,he got tho €ll from Johnson Detroit last April 13. After hitting only.188 h6 was optionedback to Evansvilleon May 6, but when he was rocallodAug. 13 he madethe best of the promotion. Johnson hit .347the rest of the s€ason{43 for 124),including a 12-gamehitting streak, to finish with a .316average. Johnson,who playedthird bas€ and right fi€ld at Detroit,had been Evansville'stop hitt€rwith a .317 averag€,23homers and 67 RBl. Th€Tigors'No. 1 choicein the 1979January secondarydraft. Johnsonled FloridaState leaguo thirdbasemen in fi€ldingin 1980.

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Oh,what might have happened The former r€cord,settinq shownhe can hit for power. last year had Leach not suffered Universityof Michiganfootb;ll The left-handedhitting from a soreleft shoulder? Leach, from Flint,who gave who fjrst played with He had won the Detroit in starting first up a possiblepro footba careerto 1981,was Evansville's basejob in springrfaining most basedon signwith the Tjgersas their No. l valuableplayer in 1980 nrsl|ne httrng,but when he hit endedup as a draftchoice in June,1979, remains .212with 117 hi.s, spotstarter and sometimes 14 doubtes,five outfielder homers,58RBl, and 76 wajks. oncethe ailmentruined He hasdeveloped into a fine hrs progress. defensivefirst basemanand has

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l& "Rosie" is Detroit's residentfr€e spirit. Noted for occasional indiscretionsoff the field, but also as a determinedand talented pitcher on the tield, he was off to a great start l6st year. But he injured his left kn€e in a fight with Minnesotaon May 14. Beforethat he was 3-0 with a 1.63ERA. Attor surgory to ropair torn cartilageand ligaments,he spent the re6t of 1982recuporating. Although Manager Sparky :'tf Andersonwasn't expectingRozema to be readyto play early this season,he had hopes his recovery might be swift enough that Rozema might be ready by summer. Rozema,a 26-year-old right-handerfrom Grand Rapids.is one ot the Tigers with the long6st time of service.Signed in January, 1975,after being Detroit's fourth Dave choicein the secondarydraft. he took just two years toleach the Bozema maiors. He has been with the Tigers tull time for six years, being utilized both in relief and as a starter and |t,, compiling a 42-37record with an impressive3.33 ERA. Rozemawas Tiger RookieoI the Year and AL RookiePitcher of the Yearin 1977when he went 15-7 with a 3.09 ERA. 30 ,tt,' NOWTWO LOCATIONS UNIVERSALIIALL WINCHESTERMALL 12 Mlle & D.qulndr€ - Wlrr.n Ayon nold & Rochlllar Bold - Rochgltlr OPEN7 DAYSA WEEK:ltlON.-SAT. 10-9 SUNDAY12-5

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A returnto his 1981form would Saucier'scolorful gyrations in be iust whatthe dodor orderedtor celebrationsaftgr saving games has S6rici€r- andthe Tigers.That's madehim € popularfigure with whenhe, in hislirst seasonwith Detroitfans. Detroit,turned ih a brilliant1.65 Tholefty trom Pensacola,F16., €arned-run-averageandhad 13 brokeinto pro ball in 1974,In 1980 savesto go with a 4-2 rscord. he appearedin two Championship Erraticcontrol hampered him Seriesand oneWorld Ssries game lastyear, although hg was 3-1with lor Philadelphia.He was tradedto a 3.12ERA in 31 gamesbetore T€xasin November,1980, then beingoptioned to Evansvilleon de6ltto the Tigersthe nextmonth Jtily 26. for shortstopMark Wagner.

38 E Theway he cameon late last seasongave Detroit reason to believeRucker might tit in as a rsgularleft-handed staning pitcher in 1983. Hewon his lastthree d€cisions andhad a 0.47ERA in his lastfour appearances.Four of Rucker's27 appearanceswere starts and he finishedwith a 5-6rocord 6nd g.3g ERA, Rucker,from Rialto,Calif., was D€troit's16th draft choice in Jun€. 1978.Until he was recalledfrom Evansvilleon July4 lastyear, he haclspent 6ll his time in the Tiger system- exceptfor two qam6s withoetfoit in Aprit,198i: Ruckerw6s 2-0with a O.OOERA in threegamos against Baltimore in 1982.Hi6 first maior leagu€ triumph cameJuly 25 againstTexas.

o\ .lE g \ trI o oG Only30 yearsold, yet the big righthandedhitter already has beenin the majorleagues 11 years. TheTigers signed him as a free ageniin May of lastyear after he ,, was releasedby Houston.lt was a coupfor Detroit,as lvieclubbed 14 homersand drovein 38 runsin 80 games. Althoughserving as ,lv e may get backto playing someat firstbase, The6'4, 215'pounderfrom StoneMountain, Ga., had three fouaBBlgames last season, lviewas lhe nalion'sNo. 1 pick in the 1970June dratt, making his majorleague debut at age 19with SanDiego in 1971.He was named to the Topps and BaseballDigest AlfRookieleams in 1975. In 1978he s€t a majorleague markby slammingtwo pinchhit grandslarn home runs.He tied an NL markthe previousseason by smackingfive doublesin a -header. lviewas an All-Americanat WalkerHigh School in Atlanta, baning.565,wilh 21 homersin 21 gameshis senioryear,

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LJndgrwood'sgot plentygoing but hasshown hE has th6 abilityto walksin 99 inningsand hsd 4:] for him.bosidos a goodtastball. do w€ll.Tho best evidence of that strikeouts,his ratioof walksto He'salso r left-hand€rand doesnl camein his storybookmajor league strikooulswas secondb6st on tho walk manvbatlera, tssels that make debut,May 31, 1979,when h€ rcam. the formerNo. 1 Dotroitdraft stanedagainst brother Tom al Underwood,trom Kokomo,Ind., choice(June, 1976)s valu€ble Tiger Toronto,pitchod 87s innings and fireda tour-hitcomplet€ g6m€ in pitchingcommodity. won a 1{ d€cisionin a big pr€ssur€ April againstKansas City. In August H€had a disappointing1982 situation. tte hadanother complet€ gsme campaign(4-8 rsco.d, 4.28 ERA), L€styear ho allow€donly 22 againstthe Royals.

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Theaffable Thiel College (Pennsylvanialgraduate has been a steadyutility outfielder lor the Tigerssincs 1979. Despite sporadic duty,the right-handedhitting Jones hasbeen able to hitwellwhen he's played- and his defensiveability is a significantasset. The30-y6ar-old vetsran of nine yearsin pro ball hadan eight-game hiftingstreak during a startingrole lastsumm€r when injuri6sshelved aomercgulars, He hadtwo hits in a gamel0 timessnd hada lour-RBl gameat lvlilwaukee. Jones,whose broth€r Darryl playedtor the 1979New York Yankees,waa voted 1979 Tiger RookieoI the Ye€rby Dotroit sportsca$€rs, TheTigers drafted him lrom the Cincinnatiorganization in Dec€mber,1978, 3?

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.|o s \ { o o F The husky(6-4, 230) right"handedpitcher f rom Sunland, s Calif.,originally was a catcher.But he pitcher turning q hasbeen a since pro in 1976. Althoughhe hasappeared in only25 gamesin the majors,13 e with lvlontrealin'1978, 1979, and 0 1982,and 12 with Detroit last year, Jamesis not a rookie.The Tigers a boughthis contractfrom Evansville lastJuly 26.He had beensigned by Detroit in June after Montreal releasedhim. The 24-year-oldpower pitch€r had20 strikeoutsin ju.t 19% innings,OI his 120minor loague appearanc€s,107 were as a starter. He hasbeen used primarily as a relieverin the majorleagues.

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He hasn'tb6en able to crackthe Tigsrregular season roster, except for a handfulof gamesthe lasttwo years,but Castillo'sversatility and talentmak€ him one of the team's rop prospecrs. Castillo,26,is a right-handed hitterfrom Anaheim,Calif., who has averaged10 homers,24doubles, and 62 RBIthe past three seasons at Evansvillewhile catchingand playingfirst and third. Hewas a third basemanwhen the Tigerssigned him as theirfifth selectionin the June,1978, draft. He was convenedto catcherin 1980.With Detroit he has played thirdand first, as well as behindthe plate. Howard Bailey

TheGrand Haven, Il4ich., native didn'ttake long to makea big impressionon the Tigersafter beingsigned as an undraftedfree agentin August,1978. Within thr€e seasonsthe left-handedpitcher, a formerGrand V6lley State College student,was up with the parent

Somearm troubleinte ered somewhatwith his progresstwo seasonsago. Ahhough he spent sometim€ with Detroit,he was with Evansvillemost of the season.Last yearhe becameone of the Triplets' stalwafts,logging 26 sta s and postingan 11-10record and 4.16 ERA. Earninganother look-see by Detroit,Bailey made the mostof eightrelief appearances - he didn't giveup an earnedrun and aliowed just six hitsafter being called up in September. Baileyearned his firstmajor leaguesave at Clevelandon Oct.1 with threeinnings of three-hitrelief.

Berenguer,a 5-11,215"pound righthandedpitcher, has used his bulkto bestadvantage and has becomea strikeoutace, The28-yeaFold Panamanian led Evansvillewith 127strikeouts last year.(ln 1979he tied the Pacific CoastLeague record with 220 \ strikeouts.) Hisnine complete games with o the Trjpletslasl year madehim the - co-leaderin the American Association.He had an 11-10record o andgot a Septembercall from F Detroit. AlthoughBerenguer appeared in iusttwo gameswith the Tigers,he E struckout sevenbatters in one of o the outings. Berenguer,who brokeinto pro a ballin 1975,has spent part of five F seasonsin the majorleagues - withthe New YorkMets, Kansas (! CityRoyals, , and Detroit.The Tigers signed him in - April,1982, as a ff€e agent. I 51 Althoughplaying first basein 68 \ o gamesand catcheronly 26 at Birmingham,Evansville used him o strictly as a catcherin 16 games, Poole,from San Diego,was the o Tjgers'No.I selectionin the June, q. 1980,draft. Poole'sperformance at o Birminghamlast season. his third in F pro ball,was solidenough to earn him a spoton the Evansvilleroster *. for 16games and put him on Dotroit'swinter roster. ta The right-handedhitting graduateof the Universityof the Pacificset personal highs in at bats (351),runs 146), hits (90), home runs (18),and BBI(60) at Birmingham. One of every 10 runs-batted-inin hiscar€er hav€ been game winners,

A graduateof AquinasColloge in GrandRapids, Mich., Gumpert was signed by Detroit as a free agentin Novsmber,1980. It took just two seasonstor ths right-handedhurler to playtor the Tigers,getting in tiv€ games last September, He was at three levelsof ball in (8-5,2.50 *. 198'1,Lakeland ERA), \ Eirmingham{6-3), and Evansville. At Birminghamlast year he had a o 9-6 record,14 saves,and a superb 2.11EAA ovet 42 games.H6 earned a. a promotionto Evansvill€.missing the Southern LeagueAll-Star game E as a result of the call-up. I Gumpertwas 1-0with Evansville beforethe Tigers bought his g contracton July 23. He was a starterin 1981and was converted o to reliel last year. Gumpert'sfirst major league save came in August when he got G the Yankeesto hit into a double playto end the game. o

52 When the Tigers chose Dackoas their31st selection in the June, 1980.draft, who could have imagined he'd be on Detroit's roster in 1983?But a steadyand impressiveclimb in the system put the 6-foot-4right-handed pitcher on Detroit'sroster during the past

He had a fine 1.17ERA with his firstminor league team, Bristol of the AppalachianLeague, in 1980. H6 steppedup to Lakelandof the FloridaState League,then, in 1981 at BirminghamoI the Southern llr League,he posted a 13-7record in Lastyear at Evansvilleof the AAA AmericanAssoci€tion the 24-year-oldPennsylvania native was 12-10with a 4.16ERA in 26 games, all starts.His 173innings topped the Triplets. Dackois a graduateof James MadisonUnivsrsity in Virginia.

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A big 16-4,210pounds) right-handsdpitcher from Jackson, Miss.,Nail earned a spoton the Tigers'winter roster after a 9-6 recordand team-leading 3.34 ERA as a stanerat Birminghamlast

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Detroitdrafted him on the eighth roundin June,1979. He hasspent time at Bristol,Lakeland, and Macon. German Barranca

Barrancahas hadfour seasons of bri€f major league experience (KansasCity, Cincinnati), but the 26-year-oldsecond basemanfrom Mexicostill is waitinglor his big breaK, The left-handedhitter. obtained from the Cincinnatiorganization last S€ptemb€r,startod the seasonwith thg Redsand was used mostly as a before being sent to theirIndianapolis tarm team. Throughth€ 1982campaign he had 199 stealsin eight years ot minorleague duty, including 75 at Omahain 1979.Barranca led AmericanAssociation second basemenin 1981with a ,989 fiEldingaverage.

Jeff Kenaga

A lsft-handedhitting outfielder andWestern lvlichigan universlty gr6duats,Kenaga has b€€n in the Tigers'system since 1979. Heplayed tor four diff6r6nt tsams,reaching the -A level lastseason with Evansvillewhers he set prof€ssionalhighs by scoring 60runs, belting 29 doubles and 18 homers,while driving in 68runs. Ksnaga,who was born in D€troit andlives in DearbornHeights, is a graduateof Detroit'sLutheran West HighSchool. He was the Tigers' 16thselection in the 1979June draft. Kenagahit.301 at Birmingham in 1981and in threefullseasons in the farm systemh€s averaged 25 doubles,15 homers, and 63 RBl.

54 Ken Baker

Baker.28, is a left-handodhitting outfielderwho hasspent six soasonsin the minorleagues, lmoressivestatistics in eachot themm6ke him a good prospect. Hisbest season was lastyear at Eirminghamwh6re he ledthe SouthernLedgu6 in hittingwith s .342€verage, clouting 13 home runsand knockingin 70. ThaTigers sign€d him as a fr6e agontin June.1981, after tho New YorkYEnk€es rcls66ed him tollowinghis "poorost"season, 1980,at Nashvillewher€ he hit .286. Eakerhas averaged .298 in tour yoarsas a Yank€6farmhand and his overallminor l€aguo batting avgrageis .308.

Barbaro Garbey

SparkyAndercon w8s lmprcssod by Garbeythe tir6ttlm6 ho saw him swinga b6t at trainingcamp in Lak€land,Fla, Garboy,a right-handedhitting outfioldorfrom Santiago,Cuba, wa6 signedby the Tigora86 an undraftodfrce dg6ntin Jun6,1980. Wth Blrminghamlgst sgason h€ $r6snamod to the South€rnLeaguo All-Starteam, hitting .298 for the yoar.with 32 doubl6s.17 home runs.and 99 RBl. Thosear€ imprgs6iv€statistics, p3rticularlyin view ot th€ fact Garbevwas hit in th€ t6cewilh a pitchtho previoussea6on, aultering a brokeniaw and missingmuch ot the socondhall of Birmlngh6m's season, A thumbinjury short€nod his 1982s€ason by 13games. Th€2$year-old, who cameto the UnitedStatos from Cubaon thg "FreedomFlotilla" ih th6 springot 1980,m€d€ his U.S. basoballdebut with Lakslsndthat yoarand hit .364 in 26 gam63. GEHRINGERAND GREENBERG YETONE MOREHONOR FOR NO. 2 cer€monywr I r.ke p.ce betwe.jr !.nres of . S!n(lay,June I2 doub e he..ler witlr Clcvelanl nn(l p ay€rsfronr lho Ti!er Wor.l Scri.s l-"amsoi 1934 1935and 1940 lrrv(l I li-a-onInv ted lrrck lo share i th. ,_g !q },*tt t - , W th Gchrnlrer nl secondhrs,l f l., & irnd Greefbef{t nl f rst, thc Ti!ors caplLred the pennant in thosc lh(yl '| - - years n 1935,rhey beal Ch cago for the worl.l chanrpionshp. t- Gehrnger was . maltc.n An(1 a bal p ayer'sl)r p.yer "They t :( ir/t w f.l G{rhrinqerup at lh. start of the s.nson rnd he nevcr -\,L. r!ns down," corrmented long t nr(l e The contrastwas as signiiicanl Tiqer adversary.nd Hrl oI Fi|rre as. ife drivelo . .,n!th gh fly PilcherLeily GorI{)2. 801lhe lwo.onrf emented{)r.h "He hits 3!4 of openiIg dry ollr{rrike b !e sk es on a s!nny iind he hits 354 thc rest of thr: ''/ dny.No 2 wth hs sashing inr:rs sedson.Wh.n.vIr you playNd1h(l No. 5 w th his powerfu ong blasts Tigers,y(r!'d look !p and he d l)ri rdiv d!a ly they werc outstan.linil l1 Toitether...supi(jmo Gehrfger (l(ln r hit.354a I tl)(i Char ie Gehr n9Irr,Dclroil's lime 8ul hc.lid (:omple a Isly rll I me No 2 .fd Hrfk Greenber{r, 321 iietime av.iigo and b.1t.:.1 w lh h s Iamo!s No 5, both ga nu(l cxacl y the s.nrr n Ihc thrc{:Wor (i baseba mmorla ly by nd!cto| Serieshe p aye(l In sixAl Slar rto the Hal of Farrl(i. Games he batlr)(l 500 an.] in 1937. The storiedTiq.ir:; will receiv(l hc won thc Anlcrican Leag!c ycl on'r more honor whef their bnltinglitle wilh nn averagcof.373 'rn iorm numbers Jr{rftrl red, never l_lewas named tl'o leag!e s Most again to be woflr by. Delroit Va Lrabe Playerth.l year p rycr Theyjo n A K. ine. Gchringi:rwrs n)orethaf ! ce ebrated No 6, as tllc of y T ger Sreathitl€r. Br t) ryers apprcc ntcd PlaYersto havc th(rr rUnbers rrs ta enls evcn nrore than lhe pub ic beca!se lrc ranged far an(l The GehringerGrcenberg etfoltlesslylo makl] dilf cLrltp irys

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& -[n "\, LJ: Youcrn't start 'om too young,seems to be Enos Caboll'sapproach in the photolo the l€ft as he gives sometips to his son St6phon,2. at last soason's popularFathe.-Son game. That'sJohn Wockenfuss.f. in lhe photolower loft tryingon a catchor'smask - porhapshis fathor's? Oneof the morepopular leaturos is th6 vbit by TheChickon l.bove), And th€ vondorsat Tigor Stadiumhave their own tollowing,as well, 6sth€V walk thrcughth6 standswlth a wid€ assortmontof

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The qu.lity ot playorsai ths top often can be traced to . naior lesguetoam'5 scouting systam. and basedon the cslib€rof playerswho havomad€ it to tho Tigersin racantyaars, ihat scoutingsYstom appsars to b€ pertorminsvery wall. }.: New this years3 ScouringDiroctor is GeorgeBradl€y, who last soasonwas ons of ninolull'tims Tiget scouis Thisvear there a.s 12,plus thrso profossiontl consultants. Th€ ihree nswcome.sat6r RickArnold, John "Red" JOEJAHENDEBSON Barkl€y,and 83rt Braun. The thr€€ oro consultants516 nam€s woll'known to Tisortans for many yoarsrRick F6rroll, FIank Sk5ff, and JackTighe.

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Detroit's top Iarm club, the EvansvilleTriDlets of the AAA Ame can Association,will have a numb6l ot new faces as usu6l on the roster - but tho most imDortantnowcomer is Gordie MacKenzie,Het the new m€n€ger. His appointment tops a list of farm svstom maneuvets made to utilize the talents ot the Tigers' mEnyquality managers. Roy Majtyka, at Evansvillelast season,is tho new skipper at Class AA Eirmingham of the Southern League. Since Detroit droppod its ,ffiliation with Macon of ih6 South Atlantic L€ague,the Tigers have moved managerTed Brazellto tho LakelandTigers ol the ClassA FloridaStat€ League. TEDARAzETI Boots Day stays on as manager at Sristol of the Rookio Class AppalachianLoague. His Tigers ther€ last yoar tinished sixth with a 28-36rocord. New to the minor leagus coachingcorps is v6toran minor loagu€Tig6r pitcher R6lph Treuel, who will work with Billy Mulfott ss a farm systsm pitching cosch, a) MacKenzie,45, has been in ( | ./'' bas€balltor 25 years, including l2 as a managerin the minors, Last seasonhe was th€ third base MlnorL.dru6 FlrchlnoCo.ch Ml.or L..gu. PlichlngCodoh of the ChicagoCubs, while in 1980 and 1981he was a coach with the KansasCity Royals. FARMSYSTEM MacKenziewas a catcherwith th6 KansasCitv A's in 1961. Vlcs P,6r dontBaroball waLrER A. (Hoo0 EvEBs Fis d otscror/Playt Ddv6loemsnr Maityka, 43, guided Evansvillo to a 68-65roco.d in 1982,good for plac€ fourth in the East Division. Ch[- Lcagu! Chss lSS3 anager l9S2Finish Macon was fourth in the 41h- tun Div. Southein Division of its league last (6865) vedr under Brazollwith a 66-72 BirrilnghamBeons (69,74) Lakelandlast year was managed Ied Brazell 3rd NmthDiv. by Bruce Kimm, who has accepted {65.68) BiistoTis*s Bruce|(imm & 6th a coachingiob this year with the (28,36) CincinnatiReds. (Co.Manage6) Maconw6 4th- Southenoiv- (66-/A in SouthAtlanti. iam clubin 1982.

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