| Club Records -- Batting | Year | ||
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| Highest Average -- .316 | 1921 | ||
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| Lowest Average -- .231 | 1904 | ||
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| Highest Slugging Avg. -- .454 | 1994 | ||
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| Lowest Slugging Avg. -- .292 | 1904 | ||
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| Most At-Bats -- 5,664 | 1998 | ||
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| Fewest At-Bats -- 4,582 | 1903 | ||
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| Most Runs -- 957 | 1934 | ||
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| Fewest Runs -- 505 | 1904 | ||
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| Most Hits -- 1,723 | 1921 | ||
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| Fewest Hits -- 1,167 | 1902 | ||
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| Most Singles -- 1,296 | 1921 | ||
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| Most Doubles -- 349 | 1934 | ||
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| Most Triples -- 101 | 1913 1927 |
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| Most Home Runs -- 225 | 1987 | ||
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| Fewest Home Runs -- 10 | 1906 | ||
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| Most Home Runs by Pinch-Hitters -- 8 | 1971 | ||
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| Most Home Runs at Home -- 125 | 1987 | ||
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| Most Home Runs on the Road -- 108 | 2000 | ||
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| Most Grand Slams -- 10 | 1938 | ||
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| Most Total Bases -- 2,548 | 1987 | ||
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| Most Extra Base Hits -- 543 | 1929 | ||
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| Most RBI -- 873 | 1937 | ||
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| Fewest RBI -- 396 | 1905 | ||
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| Most Walks -- 765 | 1993 | ||
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| Fewest Walks -- 292 | 1903 | ||
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| Most Strikeouts -- 1,268 | 1996 | ||
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| Fewest Strikeouts -- 376 | 1921 | ||
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| Most Sacrifice Hits -- 257 | 1923 | ||
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| Most Sacrifice Flies -- 59 | 1983 | ||
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| Most Hit by Pitch -- 82 | 1999 | ||
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| Most Grounding into DP -- 164 | 1949 | ||
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| Fewest Grounding into DP -- 81 | 1985 | ||
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| Individual Records -- Batting | Player(s) | Year | |
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| Highest Average by Rookie -- .343 | Dale Alexander | 1929 | |
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| Highest Average by Righthander -- .403 | Harry Heilmann | 1923 | |
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| Highest Average by Lefthander -- .420 | Ty Cobb | 1911 | |
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| Highest Average by Switchhitter -- .313 | Tony Phillips | 1993 | |
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| Highest Slugging Avg. by Rookie -- .580 | Dale Alexander | 1929 | |
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| Highest Slugging Avg. by Righthander -- .683 | Hank Greenberg | 1938 | |
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| Highest Slugging Avg. by Lefthander -- .662 | Norm Cash | 1961 | |
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| Most At-Bats by Rookie -- 679 | Harvey Kuenn | 1953 | |
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| Most At-Bats by Righthander -- 679 | Harvey Kuenn | 1953 | |
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| Most At-Bats by Lefthander -- 643 | Lou Whitaker | 1983 | |
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| Most At-Bats by Switchhitter -- 606 | Tony Phillips | 1992 | |
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| Most Runs -- 147 | Ty Cobb | 1911 | |
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| Most Runs by Rookie -- 128 | Roy Johnson | 1929 | |
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| Most Hits by Rookie -- 215 | Dale Alexander | 1929 | |
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| Most Hits by Righthander -- 237 | Harry Heilmann | 1921 | |
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| Most Hits by Lefthander -- 248 | Ty Cobb | 1911 | |
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| Most Hits by Switchhitter -- 180 | Lu Blue | 1921 | |
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| Most Hits by Pinch-Hitter -- 19 | Bob Fothergill | 1929 | |
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| Most Hits by Righthanded Pinch-Hitter -- 19 | Bob Fothergill | 1929 | |
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| Most Hits by Lefthanded Pinch-Hitter -- 18 | Gates Brown | 1968 | |
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| Most Hits by Switch-Hitting Pinch-Hitter -- 12 | Johnny Neun | 1926 | |
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| Most Consecutive Hits -- 12 | Walt Dropo | 1952 | |
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| Longest Hitting Streak -- 40 | Ty Cobb | 1911 | |
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| Most Singles by Rookie -- 167 | Harvey Kuenn | 1953 | |
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| Most Singles by Righthander -- 167 | Harry Heilmann | 1923 | |
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| Most Singles by Lefthander -- 169 | Ty Cobb | 1911 | |
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| Most Singles by Switchhitter -- 146 | Ralph Young | 1920 | |
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| Most Doubles by Rookie -- 45 | Roy Johnson | 1929 | |
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| Most Doubles by Righthander -- 63 | Hank Greenberg | 1934 | |
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| Most Doubles by Lefthander -- 60 | Charlie Gehringer | 1936 | |
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| Most Doubles by Switchhitter -- 42 | Billy Rogell | 1933 | |
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| Most Triples by Rookie -- 17 | Charlie Gehringer | 1926 | |
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| Most Triples by Righthander -- 16 | Harry Heilmann Hank Greenberg |
1924 1935 |
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| Most Triples by Lefthander -- 26 | Sam Crawford | 1914 | |
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| Most Triples by Switchhitter -- 14 | Billy Lush Lu Blue |
1903 1926 |
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| Most Home Runs by Rookie -- 35 | Rudy York | 1937 | |
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| Most Home Runs by Righthander -- 58 | Hank Greenberg | 1938 | |
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| Most Home Runs by Lefthander -- 41 | Norm Cash | 1961 | |
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| Most Home Runs by Switchhitter -- 34 | Tony Clark | 1998 | |
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| Most Home Runs by Pinch-Hitter -- 3 | (9x, last, Herndon) | 1986 | |
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| Most Home Runs at Home -- 39 | Hank Greenberg | 1938 | |
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| Most Home Runs on the Road -- 27 | Rocky Colavito | 1961 | |
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| Most Grand Slams -- 4 | Rudy York Ray Boone Jim Northrup |
1938 1953 1968 |
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| Most Total Bases by Rookie -- 363 | Dale Alexander | 1929 | |
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| Most Total Bases by Righthander -- 397 | Hank Greenberg | 1937 | |
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| Most Total Bases by Lefthander -- 367 | Ty Cobb | 1911 | |
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| Most Total Bases by Switchhitter -- 314 | Tony Clark | 1998 | |
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| Most Extra Base Hits by Rookie -- 83 | Dale Alexander | 1929 | |
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| Most Extra Base Hits by Righthander -- 103 | Hank Greenberg | 1937 | |
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| Most Extra Base Hits by Lefthander -- 87 | Charlie Gehringer | 1936 | |
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| Most Extra Base Hits by Switchhitter -- 71 | Tony Clark | 1998 | |
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| Most RBI by Rookie -- 137 | Dale Alexander | 1929 | |
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| Most RBI by Righthander -- 183 | Hank Greenberg | 1937 | |
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| Most RBI by Lefthander -- 144 | Ty Cobb | 1911 | |
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| Most RBI by Switchhitter -- 117 | Tony Clark | 1997 | |
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| Most Walks -- 137 | Roy Cullenbine | 1947 | |
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| Most Walks by Rookie -- 103 | Lu Blue | 1921 | |
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| Most Strikeouts -- 182 | Cecil Fielder | 1990 | |
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| Most Strikeouts by Rookie -- 141 | Jake Wood | 1961 | |
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| Most Sacrifice Hits -- 52 | Donie Bush | 1909 | |
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| Most Sacrifice Flies -- 13 | Lance Parrish Travis Fryman |
1983 1994 |
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| Most Hit by Pitch -- 24 | Bill Freehan | 1968 | |
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| Club Records -- Pitching | Year | ||
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| Most Complete Games -- 143 | 1904 | ||
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| Fewest Complete Games -- 3 | 2003 | ||
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| Most Innings Pitched -- 1,489 | 1968 | ||
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| Most Saves -- 51 | 1984 | ||
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| Fewest Saves -- 15 | 1974 | ||
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| Most Runs Allowed -- 1,103 | 1996 | ||
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| Fewest Runs Allowed -- 492 | 1968 | ||
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| Most Earned Runs Allowed -- 1,015 | 1996 | ||
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| Fewest Earned Runs Allowed -- 440 | 1904 | ||
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| Lowest ERA -- 2.26 | 1909 | ||
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| Highest ERA -- 6.38 | 1996 | ||
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| Most Shutouts -- 22 | 1917 1944 1969 |
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| Fewest Shutouts -- 2 | 1953 2001 |
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| Most Hits Allowed -- 1,699 | 1996 | ||
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| Fewest Hits Allowed -- 1,180 | 1968 | ||
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| Most No-Hit Games -- 2 | 1952 | ||
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| Most Home Runs Allowed -- 241 | 1996 | ||
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| Fewest Home Runs Allowed -- 8 | 1907 | ||
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| Most Home Runs Allowed at Home -- 130 | 1996 | ||
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| Most Home Runs Allowed on the Road -- 111 | 1996 | ||
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| Most Grand Slams Allowed -- 14 | 1996 | ||
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| Most Walks -- 784 | 1996 | ||
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| Fewest Walks -- 313 | 1901 | ||
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| Most Strikeouts -- 1,115 | 1968 | ||
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| Fewest Strikeouts -- 245 | 1902 | ||
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| Most Wild Pitches -- 82 | 1996 | ||
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| Most Balks -- 27 | 1988 | ||
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| Fewest Balks -- 0 | 1949 1972 1998 |
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| Most Sacrifice Flies Allowed -- 72 | 1996 | ||
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| Fewest Sacrifice Flies Allowed -- 17 | 1968 | ||
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| Individual Records -- Pitching | Player(s) | Year | |
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| Most Games Pitched by RHP -- 71 | Aurelio Lopez Dan Miceli |
1984 1997 |
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| Most Games Pitched by LHP -- 88 | Mike Myers Sean Runyan |
1997 1998 |
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| Most Games Pitched by Rookie RHP -- 66 | Chris Spurling | 2003 | |
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| Most Games Pitched by Rookie LHP -- 88 | Sean Runyan | 1998 | |
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| Most Games Started by RHP -- 44 | George Mullin | 1904 | |
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| Most Games Started by LHP -- 45 | Mickey Lolich | 1971 | |
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| Most Games Started by Rookie -- 37 | Herm Pillette | 1922 | |
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| Most Complete Games by RHP -- 42 | George Mullin | 1904 | |
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| Most Complete Games by LHP -- 33 | Ed Killian | 1905 | |
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| Most Complete Games by Rookie -- 35 | Roscoe Miller | 1901 | |
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| Most Innings Pitched by RHP -- 382.1 | George Mullin | 1904 | |
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| Most Innings Pitched by LHP -- 376.0 | Mickey Lolich | 1971 | |
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| Highest Winning Percentage -- .862 | Wild Bill Donovan (25-4) | 1907 | |
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| Highest Winning Percentage by Rookie -- .733 | George Gill (11-4) Eric King (11-4) |
1937 1986 |
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| Most Games Won by RHP -- 31 | Denny McLain | 1968 | |
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| Most Games Won by LHP -- 29 | Hal Newhouser | 1944 | |
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| Most Games Won as Relief Pitcher -- 17 | John Hiller | 1974 | |
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| Most Games Won by Rookie RHP -- 24 | Ed Summers (24-12) | 1908 | |
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| Most Games Won by Rookie LHP -- 18 | Ed Siever (18-15) | 1901 | |
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| Most Games Won by Rookie in Relief -- 11 | Mike Henneman (11-3) | 1987 | |
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| Most Consecutive Games Won -- 16 | Schoolboy Rowe | 1934 | |
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| Most Consecutive Starts Won -- 11 | Earl Whitehill Hal Newhouser |
1930 1946 |
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| Most Saves by RHP -- 42 | Todd Jones | 2000 | |
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| Most Saves by LHP -- 38 | John Hiller | 1973 | |
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| Most Saves by Rookie RHP -- 14 | Chuck Seelbach | 1972 | |
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| Most Saves by Rookie LHP -- 6 | Mike Myers | 1996 | |
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| Most Saves, Consecutive -- 32 | Guillermo Hernandez | 1984 | |
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| Most Games Lost by RHP -- 23 | George Mullin | 1904 | |
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| Most Games Lost by LHP -- 21 | Mickey Lolich Mike Maroth |
1974 2003 |
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| Most Games Lost as Reliever -- 14 | John Hiller | 1974 | |
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| Most Games Lost by Rookie RHP -- 19 | Jeremy Bonderman (6-19) | 2003 | |
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| Most Games Lost by Rookie LHP -- 15 | Ed Siever (18-15) | 1901 | |
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| Most Consecutive Games Lost -- 10 | Mickey Lolich Mike Moore |
1967 1995 |
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| Most Runs Allowed -- 160 | Joe Coleman | 1974 | |
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| Most Earned Runs Allowed -- 142 | Mickey Lolich | 1974 | |
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| Lowest ERA by RHP -- 1.64 | Ed Summers | 1908 | |
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| Lowest ERA by LHP -- 1.71 | Ed Killian | 1909 | |
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| Lowest ERA by Rookie RHP -- 1.64 | Ed Summers | 1908 | |
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| Lowest ERA by Rookie LHP -- 3.24 | Ed Siever | 1901 | |
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| Most Shutouts by RHP -- 9 | Denny McLain | 1969 | |
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| Most Shutouts by LHP -- 8 | Hal Newhouser | 1945 | |
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| Most Shutouts by Rookie -- 5 | Ed Summers | 1908 | |
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| Most Hits Allowed -- 336 | Mickey Lolich | 1971 | |
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| Most No-Hit Games -- 2 | Virgil Trucks | 1952 | |
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| Most Home Runs Allowed -- 42 | Denny McLain | 1966 | |
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| Most Walks by RHP -- 158 | Joe Coleman | 1974 | |
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| Most Walks by LHP -- 137 | Hal Newhouser | 1941 | |
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| Most Intentional Walks -- 19 | John Hiller | 1974 | |
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| Most Strikeouts by RHP -- 280 | Denny McLain | 1968 | |
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| Most Strikeouts by LHP -- 308 | Mickey Lolich | 1971 | |
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| Most Strikeouts by Rookie RHP -- 114 | Jeff Weaver | 1999 | |
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| Most Strikeouts by Rookie LHP -- 156 | Les Cain | 1970 | |
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| Most Hit Batsmen -- 23 | Howard Ehmke | 1922 | |
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| Most Wild Pitches -- 24 | Jack Morris | 1987 | |
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