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TIGERS ALL-TIME RECORDS
Club Records -- Batting Year
Highest Average -- .316 1921
Lowest Average -- .231 1904
Highest Slugging Avg. -- .454 1994
Lowest Slugging Avg. -- .292 1904
Most At-Bats -- 5,664 1998
Fewest At-Bats -- 4,582 1903
Most Runs -- 957 1934
Fewest Runs -- 505 1904
Most Hits -- 1,723 1921
Fewest Hits -- 1,167 1902
Most Singles -- 1,296 1921
Most Doubles -- 349 1934
Most Triples -- 101 1913
1927
Most Home Runs -- 225 1987
Fewest Home Runs -- 10 1906
Most Home Runs by Pinch-Hitters -- 8 1971
Most Home Runs at Home -- 125 1987
Most Home Runs on the Road -- 108 2000
Most Grand Slams -- 10 1938
Most Total Bases -- 2,548 1987
Most Extra Base Hits -- 543 1929
Most RBI -- 873 1937
Fewest RBI -- 396 1905
Most Walks -- 765 1993
Fewest Walks -- 292 1903
Most Strikeouts -- 1,268 1996
Fewest Strikeouts -- 376 1921
Most Sacrifice Hits -- 257 1923
Most Sacrifice Flies -- 59 1983
Most Hit by Pitch -- 82 1999
Most Grounding into DP -- 164 1949
Fewest Grounding into DP -- 81 1985

Individual Records -- Batting Player(s) Year
Highest Average by Rookie -- .343 Dale Alexander 1929
Highest Average by Righthander -- .403 Harry Heilmann 1923
Highest Average by Lefthander -- .420 Ty Cobb 1911
Highest Average by Switchhitter -- .313 Tony Phillips 1993
Highest Slugging Avg. by Rookie -- .580 Dale Alexander 1929
Highest Slugging Avg. by Righthander -- .683 Hank Greenberg 1938
Highest Slugging Avg. by Lefthander -- .662 Norm Cash 1961
Most At-Bats by Rookie -- 679 Harvey Kuenn 1953
Most At-Bats by Righthander -- 679 Harvey Kuenn 1953
Most At-Bats by Lefthander -- 643 Lou Whitaker 1983
Most At-Bats by Switchhitter -- 606 Tony Phillips 1992
Most Runs -- 147 Ty Cobb 1911
Most Runs by Rookie -- 128 Roy Johnson 1929
Most Hits by Rookie -- 215 Dale Alexander 1929
Most Hits by Righthander -- 237 Harry Heilmann 1921
Most Hits by Lefthander -- 248 Ty Cobb 1911
Most Hits by Switchhitter -- 180 Lu Blue 1921
Most Hits by Pinch-Hitter -- 19 Bob Fothergill 1929
Most Hits by Righthanded Pinch-Hitter -- 19 Bob Fothergill 1929
Most Hits by Lefthanded Pinch-Hitter -- 18 Gates Brown 1968
Most Hits by Switch-Hitting Pinch-Hitter -- 12 Johnny Neun 1926
Most Consecutive Hits -- 12 Walt Dropo 1952
Longest Hitting Streak -- 40 Ty Cobb 1911
Most Singles by Rookie -- 167 Harvey Kuenn 1953
Most Singles by Righthander -- 167 Harry Heilmann 1923
Most Singles by Lefthander -- 169 Ty Cobb 1911
Most Singles by Switchhitter -- 146 Ralph Young 1920
Most Doubles by Rookie -- 45 Roy Johnson 1929
Most Doubles by Righthander -- 63 Hank Greenberg 1934
Most Doubles by Lefthander -- 60 Charlie Gehringer 1936
Most Doubles by Switchhitter -- 42 Billy Rogell 1933
Most Triples by Rookie -- 17 Charlie Gehringer 1926
Most Triples by Righthander -- 16 Harry Heilmann
Hank Greenberg		 1924
1935
Most Triples by Lefthander -- 26 Sam Crawford 1914
Most Triples by Switchhitter -- 14 Billy Lush
Lu Blue		 1903
1926
Most Home Runs by Rookie -- 35 Rudy York 1937
Most Home Runs by Righthander -- 58 Hank Greenberg 1938
Most Home Runs by Lefthander -- 41 Norm Cash 1961
Most Home Runs by Switchhitter -- 34 Tony Clark 1998
Most Home Runs by Pinch-Hitter -- 3 (9x, last, Herndon) 1986
Most Home Runs at Home -- 39 Hank Greenberg 1938
Most Home Runs on the Road -- 27 Rocky Colavito 1961
Most Grand Slams -- 4 Rudy York
Ray Boone
Jim Northrup		 1938
1953
1968
Most Total Bases by Rookie -- 363 Dale Alexander 1929
Most Total Bases by Righthander -- 397 Hank Greenberg 1937
Most Total Bases by Lefthander -- 367 Ty Cobb 1911
Most Total Bases by Switchhitter -- 314 Tony Clark 1998
Most Extra Base Hits by Rookie -- 83 Dale Alexander 1929
Most Extra Base Hits by Righthander -- 103 Hank Greenberg 1937
Most Extra Base Hits by Lefthander -- 87 Charlie Gehringer 1936
Most Extra Base Hits by Switchhitter -- 71 Tony Clark 1998
Most RBI by Rookie -- 137 Dale Alexander 1929
Most RBI by Righthander -- 183 Hank Greenberg 1937
Most RBI by Lefthander -- 144 Ty Cobb 1911
Most RBI by Switchhitter -- 117 Tony Clark 1997
Most Walks -- 137 Roy Cullenbine 1947
Most Walks by Rookie -- 103 Lu Blue 1921
Most Strikeouts -- 182 Cecil Fielder 1990
Most Strikeouts by Rookie -- 141 Jake Wood 1961
Most Sacrifice Hits -- 52 Donie Bush 1909
Most Sacrifice Flies -- 13 Lance Parrish
Travis Fryman		 1983
1994
Most Hit by Pitch -- 24 Bill Freehan 1968

Club Records -- Pitching Year
Most Complete Games -- 143 1904
Fewest Complete Games -- 3 2003
Most Innings Pitched -- 1,489 1968
Most Saves -- 51 1984
Fewest Saves -- 15 1974
Most Runs Allowed -- 1,103 1996
Fewest Runs Allowed -- 492 1968
Most Earned Runs Allowed -- 1,015 1996
Fewest Earned Runs Allowed -- 440 1904
Lowest ERA -- 2.26 1909
Highest ERA -- 6.38 1996
Most Shutouts -- 22 1917
1944
1969
Fewest Shutouts -- 2 1953
2001
Most Hits Allowed -- 1,699 1996
Fewest Hits Allowed -- 1,180 1968
Most No-Hit Games -- 2 1952
Most Home Runs Allowed -- 241 1996
Fewest Home Runs Allowed -- 8 1907
Most Home Runs Allowed at Home -- 130 1996
Most Home Runs Allowed on the Road -- 111 1996
Most Grand Slams Allowed -- 14 1996
Most Walks -- 784 1996
Fewest Walks -- 313 1901
Most Strikeouts -- 1,115 1968
Fewest Strikeouts -- 245 1902
Most Wild Pitches -- 82 1996
Most Balks -- 27 1988
Fewest Balks -- 0 1949
1972
1998
Most Sacrifice Flies Allowed -- 72 1996
Fewest Sacrifice Flies Allowed -- 17 1968

Individual Records -- Pitching Player(s) Year
Most Games Pitched by RHP -- 71 Aurelio Lopez
Dan Miceli		 1984
1997
Most Games Pitched by LHP -- 88 Mike Myers
Sean Runyan		 1997
1998
Most Games Pitched by Rookie RHP -- 66 Chris Spurling 2003
Most Games Pitched by Rookie LHP -- 88 Sean Runyan 1998
Most Games Started by RHP -- 44 George Mullin 1904
Most Games Started by LHP -- 45 Mickey Lolich 1971
Most Games Started by Rookie -- 37 Herm Pillette 1922
Most Complete Games by RHP -- 42 George Mullin 1904
Most Complete Games by LHP -- 33 Ed Killian 1905
Most Complete Games by Rookie -- 35 Roscoe Miller 1901
Most Innings Pitched by RHP -- 382.1 George Mullin 1904
Most Innings Pitched by LHP -- 376.0 Mickey Lolich 1971
Highest Winning Percentage -- .862 Wild Bill Donovan (25-4) 1907
Highest Winning Percentage by Rookie -- .733 George Gill (11-4)
Eric King (11-4)		 1937
1986
Most Games Won by RHP -- 31 Denny McLain 1968
Most Games Won by LHP -- 29 Hal Newhouser 1944
Most Games Won as Relief Pitcher -- 17 John Hiller 1974
Most Games Won by Rookie RHP -- 24 Ed Summers (24-12) 1908
Most Games Won by Rookie LHP -- 18 Ed Siever (18-15) 1901
Most Games Won by Rookie in Relief -- 11 Mike Henneman (11-3) 1987
Most Consecutive Games Won -- 16 Schoolboy Rowe 1934
Most Consecutive Starts Won -- 11 Earl Whitehill
Hal Newhouser		 1930
1946
Most Saves by RHP -- 42 Todd Jones 2000
Most Saves by LHP -- 38 John Hiller 1973
Most Saves by Rookie RHP -- 14 Chuck Seelbach 1972
Most Saves by Rookie LHP -- 6 Mike Myers 1996
Most Saves, Consecutive -- 32 Guillermo Hernandez 1984
Most Games Lost by RHP -- 23 George Mullin 1904
Most Games Lost by LHP -- 21 Mickey Lolich
Mike Maroth		 1974
2003
Most Games Lost as Reliever -- 14 John Hiller 1974
Most Games Lost by Rookie RHP -- 19 Jeremy Bonderman (6-19) 2003
Most Games Lost by Rookie LHP -- 15 Ed Siever (18-15) 1901
Most Consecutive Games Lost -- 10 Mickey Lolich
Mike Moore		 1967
1995
Most Runs Allowed -- 160 Joe Coleman 1974
Most Earned Runs Allowed -- 142 Mickey Lolich 1974
Lowest ERA by RHP -- 1.64 Ed Summers 1908
Lowest ERA by LHP -- 1.71 Ed Killian 1909
Lowest ERA by Rookie RHP -- 1.64 Ed Summers 1908
Lowest ERA by Rookie LHP -- 3.24 Ed Siever 1901
Most Shutouts by RHP -- 9 Denny McLain 1969
Most Shutouts by LHP -- 8 Hal Newhouser 1945
Most Shutouts by Rookie -- 5 Ed Summers 1908
Most Hits Allowed -- 336 Mickey Lolich 1971
Most No-Hit Games -- 2 Virgil Trucks 1952
Most Home Runs Allowed -- 42 Denny McLain 1966
Most Walks by RHP -- 158 Joe Coleman 1974
Most Walks by LHP -- 137 Hal Newhouser 1941
Most Intentional Walks -- 19 John Hiller 1974
Most Strikeouts by RHP -- 280 Denny McLain 1968
Most Strikeouts by LHP -- 308 Mickey Lolich 1971
Most Strikeouts by Rookie RHP -- 114 Jeff Weaver 1999
Most Strikeouts by Rookie LHP -- 156 Les Cain 1970
Most Hit Batsmen -- 23 Howard Ehmke 1922
Most Wild Pitches -- 24 Jack Morris 1987