2B
Position
May 12, 1957
Birthdate
5'11"
Height
160 lbs
Weight
Brooklyn
NY
Rnd 5, #99
1975 Draft
19 years
Experience
Awards
World Series Champion
1984
AL Rookie Of The Year
1978
3x AL Gold Glove
1983, 1984, 1985
4x AL Silver Slugger
1983, 1984, 1985, 1987
Summary
Lou Whitaker played 19 seasons for the Tigers. He had a .276 batting average, 2,369 hits, 244 home runs, 1,084 RBIs and 1,386 runs scored. He won 3 Gold Glove awards, the Rookie of the Year award, 4 Silver Slugger awards and 1 World Series.
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Team Batting Leaders 
HR
27
Dingler
RBI
88
Dingler
AVG
.284
Greene
Team Pitching Leaders 
W
10
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K
121
Valdez
ERA
2.52
Melton
Team Rankings
HR
169
18th
R
672
17th
SO
1,203
23rd
ERA
3.66
6th
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
88 | 63 | .583 | ||
83 | 67 | .553 | 4.5 | |
74 | 77 | .490 | 14.0 | |
70 | 81 | .464 | 18.0 | |
69 | 81 | .460 | 18.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Brewers - x | 93 | 57 | .620 | |
84 | 67 | .556 | 9.5 | |
75 | 75 | .500 | 18.0 | |
75 | 76 | .497 | 18.5 | |
70 | 80 | .467 | 23.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - x | 91 | 59 | .607 | |
82 | 68 | .547 | 9.0 | |
80 | 71 | .530 | 11.5 | |
62 | 89 | .411 | 29.5 | |
55 | 95 | .367 | 36.0 |
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