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Detroit Tigers
Offseason Transactions
December 1, 1969: Red Sox drafted Mike Derrick (LF) in the Rule 5 Draft
December 3, 1969: Traded Joe Sparma (SP) to the Expos for Jerry Robertson (MR)
December 4, 1969: Traded Pat Dobson (SP) and Dave Campbell (2B) to the Padres for Joe Niekro (MR)
December 13, 1969: Traded Tom Matchick (3B) to the Red Sox for Dalton Jones (3B)
January 7, 1970: Claimed Ellie Rodriguez (C) off waivers from the Royals
February 10, 1970: Claimed Bruce Dal Canton (MR) off waivers from the Pirates
March 18, 1970: Signed Norm Cash (1B) to a 3-year contract extension worth $3,667,000
Signed Joe Niekro (MR) to a 2-year contract extension worth $133,600
March 20, 1970: Signed Al Kaline (RF) to a 2-year contract extension worth $1,248,000

Active Roster
Starting Rotation
Mickey Lolich LHP (57/67)
Mike Kilkenny LHP (53/53)
Earl Wilson RHP (52/52)
Bruce Dal Canton RHP (47/60)
Denny McLain RHP (38/56)
Joe Niekro RHP (34/51) *Spot Starter*

Bullpen
MR Dennis Saunders RHP (54/54)
MR John Hiller LHP (45/63)
MR Joe Niekro RHP (34/51)
SR Tom Timmermann RHP (69/69)
SR Jerry Robertson RHP (66/66)
CL Fred Scherman LHP (75/75)

Lineup vs RHP
3B Elliott Maddox (39/46)
2B Ike Brown (57/62)
1B Norm Cash (71/71)
CF Jim Northrup (66/66)
LF Willie Horton (54/58)
RF Al Kaline (57/57)
SS Dick McAuliffe (50/50)
C Bill Freehan (51/57)

Lineup vs LHP
SS Elliott Maddox (39/46)
2B Ike Brown (57/62)
RF Al Kaline (57/57)
1B Norm Cash (71/71)
LF Willie Horton (54/58)
C Bill Freehan (51/57)
CF Mickey Stanley (31/34)
3B Don Wert (20/20)

Bench
LF Mike Adams (20/20) LF Gates Brown (28/28)
2B/SS Dick McAuliffe (50/50) *vs LHP*
OF Jim Northrup (66/66) *vs LHP*
C Ellie Rodriguez (24/44)
CF/1B/SS Mickey Stanley (31/34) *vs RHP*
SS Ken Szotkiewicz (23/23)
3B Don Wert (20/20) *vs RHP*

Disabled List
SP Les Cain (55/55) strained back muscle [3/7]

Minor Leagues
AAA Toledo Mud Hens
SP Bill Slayback (21/59)
MR Jim Foor (20/20)
MR Gary Ignasiak (21/21)
MR Lerrin LaGrow (42/42)
MR Fred Lasher (32/39)
MR Norm McRae (24/24)
MR Daryl Patterson (27/29)
CL Bob Reed (48/56)
3B Dalton Jones (24/24)

AA Montgomery Rebels
SP Bill Gilbreth (20/20)
C Jim Price (20/21)

A Lakeland Tigers
3B Kevin Collins (20/20)
SS Cesar Gutierrez (20/20)

SA Rocky Mount Leafs
C Tim Hosley (20/34)
C Gene Lamont (20/32)
SS Chuck Scrivener (20/20)

R Bristol Tigers