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		TIGERS OPENING DAY LINEUPS


1968
	Name	Pos.
1.	Stanley	1B
2.	McAuliffe	2B
3.	Kaline	RF
4.	Horton	LF
5.	Freehan	C
6.	Northrup	CF
7.	Wert	3B
8.	Oyler	SS
9.	Wilson	P


1969
	Name	Pos.
1.	McAuliffe	2B
2.	Stanley	SS
3.	Kaline	RF
4.	Cash	1B
5.	Horton	LF
6.	Northrup	CF
7.	Freehan	C
8.	Wert	3B
9.	McLain	P


1970
	Name	Pos.
1.	McAuliffe	2B
2.	Gutierrez	SS
3.	Kaline	RF
4.	Cash	1B
5.	Horton	LF
6.	Northrup	CF
7.	Jones	3B
8.	Freehan	C
9.	Lolich	P


1971
	Name	Pos.
1.	McAuliffe	2B
2.	Kaline	RF
3.	Northrup	1B
4.	Horton	LF
5.	Rodriguez	3B
6.	Freehan	C
7.	Stanley	CF
8.	Brinkman	SS
9.	Lolich	P


1972
	Name	Pos.
1.	McAuliffe	2B
2.	Rodriguez	3B
3.	Northrup	CF
4.	Kaline	RF
5.	Cash	1B
6.	Horton	LF
7.	Freehan	C
8.	Brinkman	SS
9.	Lolich	P


1973
	Name	Pos.
1.	McAuliffe	2B
2.	Kaline	RF
3.	Brown	DH
4.	Cash	1B
5.	Sims	C
6.	Northrup	LF
7.	Stanley	CF
8.	Rodriguez	3B
9.	Brinkman	SS
	Lolich	P


1974
	Name	Pos.
1.	Brinkman	SS
2.	Rodriguez	3B
3.	Northrup	RF
4.	Kaline	DH
5.	Horton	LF
6.	Cash	1B
7.	Stanley	CF
8.	Freehan	C
9.	Sutherland	2B
	Lolich	P


1975
	Name	Pos.
1.	LeFlore	CF
2.	Sutherland	2B
3.	Horton	DH
4.	Colbert	1B
5.	Freehan	C
6.	Meyer	LF
7.	James	RF
8.	Veryzer	SS
9.	Rodriguez	3B
	Coleman	P


1976
	Name	Pos.
1.	Oglivie	CF
2.	Meyer	1B
3.	Horton	DH
4.	Staub	RF
5.	Johnson	LF
6.	May	C
7.	Rodriguez	3B
8.	Veryzer	SS
9.	Sutherland	2B
	Coleman	P


1977
	Name	Pos.
1.	LeFlore	CF
2.	Fuentes	2B
3.	Staub	DH
4.	Horton	LF
5.	Thompson	1B
6.	Oglivie	RF
7.	May	C
8.	Rodriguez	3B
9.	Veryzer	SS
	Roberts	P


1978
	Name	Pos.
1.	LeFlore	CF
2.	Mankowski	3B
3.	Staub	DH
4.	Thompson	1B
5.	Kemp	LF
6.	Corcoran	RF
7.	May	C
8.	Whitaker	2B
9.	Trammell	SS
	Fidrych	P


1979
	Name	Pos.
1.	LeFlore	CF
2.	Whitaker	2B
3.	Thompson	1B
4.	Kemp	LF
5.	Morales	RF
6.	Parrish	C
7.	Mankowski	3B
8.	Corcoran	DH
9.	Trammell	SS
	Rozema	P


1980
	Name	Pos.
1.	Whitaker	2B
2.	Gibson	CF
3.	Kemp	LF
4.	Hebner	3B
5.	Thompson	1B
6.	Summers	DH
7.	Parrish	C
8.	Peters	LF
9.	Wagner	SS
	Morris	P


1981
	Name	Pos.
1.	Peters	CF
2.	Trammell	SS
3.	Kemp	LF
4.	Hebner	1B
5.	Summers	DH
6.	Gibson	RF
7.	Parrish	C
8.	Kelleher	3B
9.	Whitaker	2B
	Morris	P


1982
	Name	Pos.
1.	Miller	RF
2.	Cabell	1B
3.	Gibson	CF
4.	Herndon	LF
5.	Wockenfuss	DH
6.	Brookens	3B
7.	Parrish	C
8.	Trammell	SS
9.	Whitaker	2B
	Morris	P


1983
	Name	Pos.
1.	Whitaker	2B
2.	Trammell	SS
3.	Herndon	LF
4.	Parrish	C
5.	Lemon	CF
6.	Wockenfuss	DH
7.	Ivie	1B
8.	Wilson	RF
9.	Brookens	3B
	Morris	P


1984
	Name	Pos.
1.	Whitaker	2B
2.	Trammell	SS
3.	Evans	DH
4.	Parrish	C
5.	Gibson	RF
6.	Herndon	LF
7.	Bergman	1B
8.	Lemon	CF
9.	Johnson	3B
	Morris	P


1985
	Name	Pos.
1.	Whitaker	2B
2.	Trammell	SS
3.	Gibson	CF
4.	Parrish	C
5.	Grubb	DH
6.	Evans	1B
7.	Herndon	LF
8.	Lemon	CF
9.	Pittaro	3B
	Morris	P


1986
	Name	Pos.
1.	Collins	DH
2.	Whitaker	2B
3.	Gibson	RF
4.	Parrish	C
5.	Lemon	CF
6.	Trammell	SS
7.	Herndon	LF
8.	Evans	1B
9.	Coles	3B
	Morris	P


1987
	Name	Pos.
1.	Whitaker	2B
2.	Sheridan	RF
3.	Nokes	DH
4.	Trammell	SS
5.	Grubb	LF
6.	Evans	1B
7.	Coles	3B
8.	Lemon	CF
9.	Lowry	C
	Tanana	P


1988
	Name	Pos.
1.	Pettis	CF
2.	Whitaker	2B
3.	Evans	1B
4.	Trammell	SS
5.	Nokes	DH
6.	Sheridan	LF
7.	Lemon	RF
8.	Heath	C
9.	Brookens	3B
	Morris	P


1989
	Name	Pos.
1.	K. Williams	CF
2.	Lovullo	1B
3.	Whitaker	2B
4.	Trammell	SS
5.	Lynn	LF
6.	Nokes	C
7.	Brown	3B
8.	Lemon	RF
9.	Sheridan	DH
	Morris	P


1990
	Name	Pos.
1.	Phillips	3B
2.	Trammell	SS
3.	Whitaker	2B
4.	Fielder	1B
5.	Moseby	CF
6.	Nokes	C
7.	Ward	LF
8.	Lemon	RF
9.	Bergman	DH
	Morris	P


1991
	Name	Pos.
1.	Phillips	DH
2.	Moseby	LF
3.	Trammell	SS
4.	Fielder	1B
5.	Whitaker	2B
6.	Deer	RF
7.	Tettleton	C
8.	Fryman	3B
9.	Cuyler	CF
	Tanana	P


1992
	Name	Pos.
1.	Gladden	LF
2.	Whitaker	2B
3.	Trammell	SS
4.	Fielder	1B
5.	Tettleton	C
6.	Phillips	DH
7.	Deer	RF
8.	Fryman	3B
9.	Cuyler	CF
	Gullickson	P


1993
	Name	Pos.
1.	Phillips	LF
2.	Whitaker	2B
3.	Fryman	SS
4.	Fielder	1B
5.	Gibson	DH
6.	Deer	RF
7.	Tettleton	C
8.	Livingstone	3B
9.	Cuyler	CF
	Moore	P


1994
	Name	Pos.
1.	Phillips	LF
2.	Whitaker	2B
3.	Davis	CF
4.	Fielder	1B
5.	Fryman	3B
6.	Tettleton	C
7.	Gibson	RF
8.	Trammell	SS
9.	Felix	DH
	Moore	P


1995
	Name	Pos.
1.	Curtis	CF
2.	Fletcher	2B
3.	Pemberton	LF
4.	Fielder	1B
5.	Fryman	3B
6.	Samuel	DH
7.	Bautista	RF
8.	Gomez	SS
9.	Flaherty	C
	Moore	P


1996
	Name	Pos.
1.	Curtis	CF
2.	Higginson	RF
3.	Fryman	3B
4.	Fielder	1B
5.	Nieves	LF
6.	E. Williams	DH
7.	M. Lewis	2B
8.	Flaherty	C
9.	Trammell	SS
	Lira	P


1997
	Name	Pos.
1.	Hunter	CF
2.	Easley	2B
3.	Fryman	3B
4.	Clark	1B
5.	Higginson	LF
6.	Nieves	RF
7.	B. Trammell	DH
8.	B. Johnson	C
9.	Cruz	SS
	Brocail	P


1998
	Name	Pos.
1.	Hunter	CF
2.	Roberts	DH
3.	Higginson	RF
4.	Clark	1B
5.	Easley	2B
6.	Gonzalez	LF
7.	Randa	3B
8.	Oliver	C
9.	Ripken	SS
	Thompson	P


1999
	Name	Pos.
1.	Encarnacion	LF
2.	Jefferies	DH
3.	Easley	2B
4.	Clark	1B
5.	Palmer	3B
6.	Higginson	RF
7.	Cruz	SS
8.	Ausmus	C
9.	Hunter	CF
	Moehler	P


2000
	Name	Pos.
1.	Polonia	RF
2.	Aumsus	C
3.	Higginson	LF
4.	Gonzalez	DH
5.	Clark	1B
6.	Palmer	3B
7.	Easley	2B
8.	Encarnacion	CF
9.	Cruz	SS
	Nomo	P


2001
	Name	Pos.
1.	Cedeno	RF
2.	Easley	2B
3.	Higginson	LF
4.	T. Clark	1B
5.	McMillon	DH
6.	Cruz	SS
7.	Encarnacion	CF
8.	Halter	3B
9.	Inge	C
	Weaver	P


2002
	Name	Pos.
1.	Higginson	LF
2.	Halter	SS
3.	Fick	DH
4.	Young	1B
5.	Paquette	3B
6.	J. Cruz	RF
7.	Rivera	C
8.	Easley	2B
9.	Macias	CF
	Weaver	P


2003
	Name	Pos.
1.	Kingsale	CF
2.	Infante	SS
3.	Young	LF
4.	Higginson	RF
5.	Palmer	DH
6.	Pena	1B
7.	Munson	3B
8.	Inge	C
9.	Santiago	SS
	Maroth	P


2004
	Name	Pos.
1.	Sanchez	CF
2.	Vina	2B
3.	Rodriguez	C
4.	Young	DH
5.	White	LF
6.	Pena	1B
7.	Guillen	SS
8.	Higginson	RF
9.	Munson	3B
	Johnson	P


2005
	Name	Pos.
1.	Infante	2B
2.	Guillen	SS
3.	Rodriguez	C
4.	Ordonez	RF
5.	Young	DH
6.	White	LF
7.	Pena	1B
8.	Monroe	CF
9.	Inge	3B
	Bonderman	P


2006
	Name	Pos.
1.	Granderson	CF
2.	Polanco	2B
3.	Rodriguez	C
4.	Ordonez	RF
5.	Young	DH
6.	Shelton	1B
7.	Guillen	SS
8.	Monroe	LF
9.	Inge	3B
	Rogers	P


2007
	Name	Pos.
1.	Granderson	CF
2.	Polanco	2B
3.	Sheffield	DH
4.	Ordonez	RF
5.	Guillen	SS
6.	Rodriguez	C
7.	Casey	1B
8.	Monroe	LF
9.	Inge	3B
	Bonderman	P


2008
	Name	Pos.
1.	Renteria	SS
2.	Polanco	2B
3.	Sheffield	DH
4.	Ordonez	RF
5.	Cabrera	3B
6.	Guillen	1B
7.	Rodriguez	C
8.	J. Jones	LF
9.	Inge	CF
	Verlander	P

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