They finished in last place in the American League East, 19 games behind the Baltimore Orioles.
On September 7, the Yankees' Graig Nettles hit a home run against the Tigers.
Nettles was called out on the single, but his solo homer was allowed and the made all the difference as the Yankees won 1–0.
Infielders Other batters Coaches Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.
= Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games Finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts John Hiller Al Kaline became the 12th player in the 3,000 hit club on September 24 Joe Coleman Bill Freehan John Hiller Al Kaline Lerrin LaGrow Mickey Lolich Aurelio Rodríguez Gary Sutherland The following members of the 1975 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001: LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bristol