youngest pitcher opening day for the tigers

Dave Skeels is the youngest career for the Tigers. He was 17 years old.

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NAMEAgeGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Dave Skeels
D. Skeels
17
1
0
0
1
12.00
2
0
0
0
6.0
9
8
8
0
4
1
0
32
1
3.00
6.00
0.50
0.00
6.3
12.5
2.17
.360
12.00
458
4.16
154
13.50
-0.9
2Bill Leinhauser
B. Leinhauser
18
3Jack Smith
J. Smith
18
4Dick Conger
D. Conger
19
2
1
0
1.000
0
3.00
1
0
0
0
3.0
2
1
1
0
3
0
0
14
0
3.00
9.00
0.33
0.00
7.1
21.4
1.67
.200
3.00
65
5.17
114
6.00
-0.2
5John Bogart
J. Bogart
19
4
2
1
.667
2
3.04
5
0
0
0
23.2
16
8
12
0
18
0
2
100
0
1.90
6.85
0.28
0.00
5.0
18.0
1.44
.208
4.56
81
4.61
128
6.08
-2.7
6Lester Hennessy
L. Hennessy
19
7Charlie Wheatley
C. Wheatley
19
5
1
4
.200
5
6.17
14
2
0
0
35.0
45
24
27
1
17
2
0
155
6
3.60
4.37
0.82
0.26
9.0
11.0
1.77
.364
6.94
181
4.05
123
11.57
-2.8
8Harry Kane
H. Kane
19
3
0
2
.000
3
8.50
10
2
0
0
18.0
26
17
22
0
8
1
0
86
0
5.00
4.00
1.25
0.00
11.6
9.3
1.89
.388
11.00
284
3.14
106
13.00
-0.3
9Bruce Robbins
B. Robbins
20
25
7
5
.583
14
5.34
45
0
0
0
97.2
105
58
61
15
49
0
0
0
435
8
4.15
4.52
0.92
1.38
10.3
11.3
1.58
.276
5.62
128
5.31
124
9.68
-10.4
10Tom Fletcher
T. Fletcher
20
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
2.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
10
1
4.50
9.00
0.50
0.00
10.0
20.0
2.00
.286
0.00
0
4.62
112
9.00
-0.1
11Jim Brady
J. Brady
20
6
0
0
0
28.42
3
0
0
0
6.1
15
20
21
3
11
0
3
1
43
0
4.26
15.63
0.27
4.26
7.0
25.6
4.11
.462
29.84
683
12.79
318
21.32
-6.2
12Jim Small
J. Small
20
13Walt Streuli
W. Streuli
20
14Bob Miller
B. Miller
20
63
4
6
.400
8
3.87
63
1
0
1
163.0
168
70
85
12
81
1
33
3
716
6
3.48
4.47
0.78
0.66
8.8
11.3
1.53
.279
4.69
98
4.12
106
9.28
-4.4
15Milt Welch
M. Welch
20
16Jimmy Shevlin
J. Shevlin
20
17Herm Merritt
H. Merritt
20
18Lefty Stewart
L. Stewart
20
5
0
0
0
12.00
4
0
0
1
9.0
20
12
12
0
5
0
3
52
0
4.00
5.00
0.80
0.00
7.7
9.6
2.78
.465
12.00
283
3.88
94
20.00
0.2
19Razor Ledbetter
R. Ledbetter
20
1
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
1.00
.333
0.00
0
2.41
79
9.00
0.1
20Lefty Lorenzen
L. Lorenzen
20
1
0
0
0
18.00
0
0
0
0
2.0
4
4
4
0
3
0
1
9
1
0.00
13.50
0.00
0.00
0.0
33.3
3.50
.667
18.00
602
7.06
231
18.00
-0.9
21Wally Pipp
W. Pipp
20
22Eddie Onslow
E. Onslow
20
23Allan Travers
A. Travers
20
1
0
1
.000
1
15.75
1
1
0
0
8.0
26
14
24
0
7
0
0
50
0
1.13
7.88
0.14
0.00
2.0
14.0
4.13
.619
27.00
463
5.23
158
29.25
-1.7
24Clarence Mitchell
C. Mitchell
20
5
1
0
1.000
1
8.16
4
0
0
0
14.1
20
13
13
1
7
0
3
64
0
2.51
4.40
0.57
0.63
6.3
10.9
1.88
.365
8.16
235
4.58
138
12.56
-1.9
25Marv Peasley
M. Peasley
20
2
0
1
.000
1
8.10
4
0
0
0
10.0
13
9
14
0
11
1
1
56
0
3.60
9.90
0.36
0.00
7.1
19.6
2.40
.325
12.60
309
5.12
190
11.70
-2.5

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HR

27

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Dillon Dingler

RBI

91

Dingler

Dillon Dingler

AVG

.280

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Team Pitching Leaders

W

10

Valdez

Framber Valdez

K

135

Valdez

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ERA

2.70

Mize

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HR

181

18th

R

723

14th

SO

1,312

21st

ERA

3.67

6th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
85
77
.525
84
78
.519
1.0
77
85
.475
8.0
Tigers Tigers
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
16.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/25
@
4:00 AM
Sat
3/27
@
4:00 AM
Sun
3/28
@
4:00 AM
Mon
3/29
@
4:00 AM
Tue
3/30
@
4:00 AM
Last Game
PIT Pirates

82 - 80

4

Final

2

DET Tigers

76 - 86

Sun 27 Sep 2026

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MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
88
74
.543
6.0
80
82
.494
14.0
77
85
.475
17.0
74
88
.457
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
103
59
.636
Cubs Cubs - w
89
73
.549
14.0
82
80
.506
21.0
77
85
.475
26.0
75
87
.463
28.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
100
62
.617
91
71
.562
9.0
86
76
.531
14.0
65
97
.401
35.0
58
104
.358
42.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - y
98
64
.605
93
68
.578
4.5
87
75
.537
11.0
79
82
.491
18.5
79
83
.488
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
85
77
.525
84
78
.519
1.0
77
85
.475
8.0
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
16.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
81
81
.500
80
82
.494
1.0
76
86
.469
5.0
64
98
.395
17.0
62
100
.383
19.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/15
@
5-1
Wed
9/16
@
3-6
Wed
9/16
@
6-5
Wed
9/16
@
4-5
Wed
9/16
@
1-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/25
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/25
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/25
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/25
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/25
@
4:00 AM