2001 Detroit Tigers season explained

Detroit Tigers
Season:	2001
League:	American League
Division:	Central
Ballpark:	Comerica Park
City:	Detroit
Divisional Place:	4th
Owners:	Mike Ilitch
General Managers:	Randy Smith
Managers:	Phil Garner
Television:	WKBD (Frank Beckmann, Al Kaline) FSN Detroit (Kirk Gibson, Josh Lewin)
Radio:	WXYT (AM) (Ernie Harwell, Jim Price, Dan Dickerson)

The 2001 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 101st season and its second at Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers failed to win the American League Central and finished with a 66–96 record, missing the playoffs for the 14th consecutive season.

Offseason

December 5, 2000: Randall Simon was signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers.^[1]

Regular season

Opening Day lineup

Roger Cedeño, rf

Damion Easley, 2b

Bobby Higginson, lf

Tony Clark, 1b

Billy McMillon, dh

Deivi Cruz, ss

Juan Encarnación, cf

Shane Halter, 3b

Brandon Inge, c

Jeff Weaver, p

Notable transactions

July 28, 2001: Todd Jones was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Minnesota Twins for Mark Redman.^[2]

Roster

2001 Detroit Tigers

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

(Hitting)
(Bench)
(Bullpen)
(Third Base)
(First Base)
(Pitching)

Game log

|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 1 || April 3 || Twins || 3–2 || Radke (1–0) || Weaver (0–1) || Wells (1) || 2:32 || 40,104 || 0–1 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 2 || April 5 || Twins || 9–5 (10) || Guardado (1–0) || Jones (0–1) || || 3:12 || 20,836 || 0–2 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 3 || April 6 || @ White Sox || 10–9 (10) || Patterson (1–0) || Foulke (0–1) || Jones (1) || 3:38 || 43,954 || 1–2 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 4 || April 7 || @ White Sox || 5–3 || Holt (1–0) || Buehrle (0–1) || Jones (2) || 2:31 || 20,264 || 2–2 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 5 || April 8 || @ White Sox || 5–3 || Weaver (1–1) || Wells (1–1) || Jones (3) || 2:49 || 19,887 || 3–2 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 6 || April 9 || @ Twins || 11–5 || Radke (2–0)|| Sparks (0–1) || || 3:01 || 46,101 || 3–3 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 7 || April 10 || @ Twins || 8–2 || Milton (1–0)|| Perisho (0–1) || || 2:43 || 9,130 || 3–4 || box |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 8 || April 11 || @ Twins || 12–1 || Mays (2–0)|| Mlicki (0–1) || || 2:47 || 11,149 || 3–5 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 9 || April 12 || Indians || 5–3 || Colón (1–1) || Holt (1–1) || Wickman (3) || 3:15 || 15,639 || 3–6 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 10 || April 13 || Indians || 9–8 || Sabathia (1–0) || Weaver (1–2) || Shuey (1) || 3:27 || 20,334 || 3–7 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 11 || April 14 || Indians || 1–0 || Sparks (1–1) || Finley (1–2) || || 2:03 || 23,119 || 4–7 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| – || April 15 || Indians || colspan=8 |Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 28|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 12 || April 17 || White Sox || 7–4 || Anderson (1–0) || Wunsch (0–1) || Jones (4) || 2:39 || 13,068 || 5–7 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 13 || April 18 || White Sox || 6–4 || Buehrle (1–2) || Holt (1–2) || Foulke (4) || 2:49 || 13,180 || 5–8 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 14 || April 19 || White Sox || 3–1 || Wells (2–2) || Weaver (1–3) || || 2:34 || 14,571 || 5–9 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 15 || April 20 || @ Indians || 5–4 || Wickman (1–0) || Nitkowski (0–1) || || 3:19 || 33,127 || 5–10 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 16 || April 21 || @ Indians || 5–4 (11) || Reed (1–1) || Jones (0–2) || || 3:27 || 42,068 || 5–11 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 17 || April 22 || @ Indians || 11–3 || Burba (2–1) || Mlicki (0–2) || || 3:02 || 34,125 || 5–12 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 18 || April 24 || Orioles || 8–3 || Hentgen (1–2) || Weaver (1–4) || || 2:41 || 14,101 || 5–13 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 19 || April 25 || Orioles || 6–4 || Roberts (3–0) || Sparks (2–0) || Kohlmeier (4) || 2:48 || 18,919 || 5–14 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 20 || April 26 || Orioles || 8–2 || Holt (2–2) || Johnson (1–2) || || 2:37 || 18,824 || 6–14 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 21 || April 27 || Devil Rays || 4–2 || Mlicki (1–2) || Rupe (1–3) || Jones (5) || 2:49 || 16,458 || 7–14 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 22 || April 28 || Devil Rays || 7–3 || Judd (1–0) || Perisho (0–2) || || 3:03 || 18,666 || 7–15 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 23 || April 29 || Devil Rays || 6–1 || Weaver (2–4) || Lopez (3–2) || || 2:27 || 16,769 || 8–15 || box|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 24 || May 1 || @ Rangers || 6–3 (10) || Patterson (2–0) || Zimmerman (1–2) || Jones (6) || 3:01 || 25,638 || 9–15 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 25 || May 2 || @ Rangers || 8–4 || Holt (3–2) || Oliver (4–1) || Anderson (1) || 3:00 || 33,825 || 10–15 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 26 || May 3 || @ Rangers || 9–4 || Mlicki (2–2) || Helling (1–5) || || 2:48 || 34,051 || 11–15 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 27 || May 4 || @ Angels || 7–5 || Weber (1–0) || Murray (0–1) || Percival (7) || 3:16 || 36,690 || 11–16 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 28 || May 5 || @ Angels || 11–2 || Weaver (3–4) || Ortiz (3–3) || || 2:49 || 24,758 || 12–16 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 29 || May 6 || @ Angels || 3–2 || Levine (1–1) || Patterson (2–1) || || 2:56 || 29,353 || 12–17 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 30 || May 8 || Rangers || 5–4 || Jones (1–2) || Crabtree (0–1) || || 3:36 || 21,662 || 13–17 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 31 || May 9 || Rangers || 3–2 || Mlicki (3–2) || Davis (2–3) || Jones (7) || 2:55 || 17,933 || 14–17 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 32 || May 10 || Rangers || 6–5 || Patterson (3–1) || Zimmerman (1–3) || Jones (8) || 2:56 || 25,306 || 15–17 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 33 || May 11 || Angels || 7–6 || Jones (2–2) ||Lukasiewicz (0–1) || || 4:17 || 18,811 || 16–17 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 34 || May 12 || Angels || 4–1 || Anderson (2–0) || Hasegawa (1–3) || || 2:53 || 22,133 || 17–17 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 35 || May 13 || Angels || 14–2 || Washburn (2–4) || Holt (3–3) || || 3:16 || 20,012 || 17–18 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 36 || May 15 || @ Orioles || 11–3 || Ponson (1–3) || Mlicki (3–3) || || 3:07 || 33,853 || 17–19 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 37 || May 16 || @ Orioles || 3–2 || Hentgen (2–3) || Weaver (3–5) || Ryan (1) || 2:24 || 27,722 || 17–20 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 38 || May 17 || @ Orioles || 7–5 || Sparks (2–2) || Roberts (4–3) || Jones (9) || 2:52 || 27,508 || 18–20 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 39 || May 18 || @ Devil Rays || 18–2 || Santos (1–0) || Sturtze (1–3) || || 3:00 || 12,131 || 19–20 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 40 || May 19 || @ Devil Rays || 10–5 || Holt (4–3) || Lopez (3–4) || Patterson (1) || 2:59 || 13,304 || 20–20 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 41 || May 20 || @ Devil Rays || 10–2 || Wilson (2–5) || Mlicki (3–4) || || 2:39 || 13,512 || 20–21 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 42 || May 22 || @ Indians || 3–0 || Weaver (4–5) || Colón (4–4) || Jones (10) || 3:00 || 35,362 || 21–21 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 43 || May 23 || @ Indians || 4–3 || Wickman (2–0) || Borkowski (0–1) || || 3:11 || 36,804 || 21–22 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 44 || May 24 || @ Indians || 8–5 || Burba (7–2) || Santos (1–1) || Wickman (8) || 3:10 || 36,295 || 21–23 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 45 || May 25 || White Sox || 8–4 || Lowe (2–0) || Jones (2–3) || || 3:08 || 21,053 || 21–24 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 46 || May 26 || White Sox || 8–0 || Buehrle (2–3) || Mlicki (3–5) || || 2:39 || 25,881 || 21–25 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 47 || May 27 || White Sox || 3–2 || Barceló (1–0) || Patterson (3–2) || Lowe (1) || 3:55 || 17,355 || 21–26 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 48 || May 28 || Indians || 12–6 || Sparks (3–2) || Finley (4–4) || || 2:56 || 24,615 || 22–26 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 49 || May 29 || Indians || 6–4 || Shuey (4–1) || Murray (0–2) || Wickman (10) || 3:20 || 21,404 || 22–27 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 50 || May 30 || Indians || 8–4 || Wright (1–0) || Holt (4–4) || Wickman (11) || 3:31 || 18,359 || 22–28 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| – || May 31 || @ White Sox || colspan=8 |Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 4|-|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 51 || June 1 || @ White Sox || 3–0 || Buehrle (3–3) || Mlicki (3–6) || Foulke (10) || 2:34 || 19,840 || 22–29 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 52 || June 2 || @ White Sox || 5–3 || Wells (4–5) || Weaver (4–6) || Foulke (11) || 2:30 || 23,915 || 22–30 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 53 || June 3 || @ White Sox || 9–6 (10) || Howry (3–2) || Jones (2–4) || || 3:17 || 19,446 || 22–31 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 54 || June 5 || @ Red Sox || 4–3 (18) || Wakefield (3–0) || Borkowski (0–2) || || 5:52 || 32,814 || 22–32 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 55 || June 6 || @ Red Sox || 7–3 || Mlicki (4–6) || Castillo (5–4) || Anderson (2) || 3:14 || 32,794 || 23–32 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 56 || June 7 || @ Red Sox || 8–1 || Wakefield (4–0) || Santos (1–2)|| Arrojo (5) || 2:59 || 32,132 || 23–33 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 57 || June 8 || Brewers || 9–4 || Weaver (5–6) || Rigdon (3–4) || || 3:23 || 27,770 || 24–33 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 58 || June 9 || Brewers || 6–5 || Anderson (3–0) || Leskanic (2–3) || || 2:52 || 26,276 || 25–33 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 59 || June 10 || Brewers || 8–3 || Wright (5–4) || Holt (4–5) || || 2:51 || 23,070 || 25–34 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 60 || June 12 || Pirates || 13–3 || Ritchie (1–8)|| Mlicki (4–7) || || 2:41 || 15,919 || 25–35 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 61 || June 13 || Pirates || 6–3 || Weaver (6–6) || Beimel (2–2)|| Anderson (3) || 3:04 || 17,639 || 26–35 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 62 || June 14 || Pirates || 6–4 || Sparks (4–2) || Arroyo (3–5) || Anderson (4) || 2:45 || 17,305 || 27–35 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 63 || June 15 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–2 || Holt (5–5) || Brohawn (1–3) || Anderson (5) || 2:59 || 31,683 || 28–35 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 64 || June 16 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–1 || Ellis (6–2) || Blair (0–1) || Prinz (6) || 2:44 || 35,028 || 28–36 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 65 || June 17 || @ Diamondbacks || 8–3 || Schilling (11–2) || Mlicki (4–8) || || 2:34 || 39,760 || 28–37 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 66 || June 18 || Yankees || 10–1 || Clemens (9–1) || Weaver (6–7) || || 3:03 || 29,365 || 28–38 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 67 || June 19 || Yankees || 7–1 || Sparks (5–2) || Keisler (1–2) || || 2:20 || 24,171 || 29–38 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 68 || June 20 || Yankees || 5–2 || Holt (6–5) || Hernández (0–1) || Anderson (6) || 3:18 || 23,618 || 30–38 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| – || June 21 || Yankees || colspan=8 |Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 18|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 69 || June 22 || Twins || 5–4 || Jones (3–4) || Wells (5–3) || || 3:01 || 28,282 || 31–38 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 70 || June 23 || Twins || 10–9 || Patterson (4–2) || Carrasco (3–3) || Jones (11) || 3:18 || 28,935 || 32–38 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 71 || June 24 || Twins || 14–5 || Milton (8–3) || Sparks (5–3) || || 3:04 || 27,024 || 32–39 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 72 || June 25 || Twins || 6–3 || Mays (9–5) || Holt (6–6) || Hawkins (17) || 2:43 || 22,302 || 32–40 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 73 || June 26 || @ Royals || 12–5 || Reichert (7–6) || Blair (0–2) || || 2:39 || 13,966 || 32–41 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 74 || June 27 || @ Royals || 5–4 || Hernández (2–2) || Jones (3–5) || || 2:50 || 15,207 || 32–42 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 75 || June 28 || @ Royals || 9–2 || Durbin (6–6) || Weaver (6–8) || || 2:39 || 22,239 || 32–43 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 76 || June 29 || @ Twins || 3–2 || Wells (6–3) || Murray (0–3) || Hawkins (19) || 2:41 || 21,312 || 32–44 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 77 || June 30 || @ Twins || 3–2 || Mays (10–5) || Holt (6–6) || Guardado (3) || 2:12 || 34,460 || 32–45 || box|-|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 78 || July 1 || @ Twins || 8–3 || Santana (1–0) || Blair (0–3) || || 2:41 || 21,031 || 32–46 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 79 || July 3 || Royals || 8–4 || Lima (2–2) || Durbin (6–7) || || 2:55 || 23,824 || 33–46 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 80 || July 4 || Royals || 6–4 || Weaver (7–8) || Bailey (1–1) || Anderson (7) || 3:22 || 27,115 || 34–46 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 81 || July 5 || Royals || 7–1 || Sparks (6–3) || Wilson (2–1) || || 2:20 || 22,281 || 35–46 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 82 || July 6 || Cubs || 15–9 || Heredia (2–0) || Nitkowski (0–2) || || 3:49 || 39,906 || 35–47 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 83 || July 7 || Cubs || 10–6 || Lieber (11–4) || Blair (0–4) || || 3:09 || 39,697 || 35–48 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 84 || July 8 || Cubs || 9–6 || Jones (4–5) || Heredia (2–1) || Anderson (8) || 2:59 || 38,729 || 36–48 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 85 || July 12 || @ Cardinals || 7–5 || Weaver (8–8) || Kile (9–7) || Anderson (9) || 3:14 || 35,554 || 37–48 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 86 || July 13 || @ Cardinals || 4–1 || Sparks (7–3) || Matthews (3–4) || || 2:32 || 38,667 || 38–48 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 87 || July 14 || @ Cardinals || 3–2 || Morris (11–5) || Lima (2–3) || Kline (3) || 2:36 || 47,176 || 38–49 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 88 || July 15 || @ Reds || 8–5 || Blair (1–4) || Nichting (0–3) || Anderson (10) || 3:07 || 24,719 || 39–49 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 89 || July 16 || @ Reds || 9–1 || Davis (2–1) || Pettyjohn (0–1) || || 2:28 || 19,757 || 39–50 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 90 || July 17 || @ Reds || 3–1 || Weaver (9–8) || Reitsma (4–9) || Anderson (11) || 2:58 || 19,933 || 40–50 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 91 || July 18 || Yankees || 8–5 || Clemens (13–1) || Sparks (7–4) || Rivera (32) || 2:49 || 14,800 || 40–51 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 92 || July 18 || Yankees || 12–4 || Santos (2–2) || Lilly (3–3) || || 3:11 || 33,216 || 41–51 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 93 || July 19 || Yankees || 11–2 || Lima (3–3) || Pettitte (9–6) || || 2:38 || 35,320 || 42–51 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 94 || July 20 || @ Indians || 7–3 || Holt (7–7) || Westbrook (2–2) || || 3:03 || 42,520 || 43–51 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 95 || July 21 || @ Indians || 8–4 || Nagy (4–3) || Pettyjohn (0–2) || || 2:31 || 42,316 || 43–52 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 96 || July 22 || @ Indians || 6–3 || Colón (9–7) || Weaver (9–9) || || 3:07 || 42,462 || 43–53 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 97 || July 24 || @ Yankees || 5–3 || Pettitte (10–6) || Sparks (7–5) || Rivera (33) || 2:58 || 34,519 || 43–54 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 98 || July 25 || @ Yankees || 4–2 || Witasick (7–2) || Lima (3–4) || Rivera (34) || 2:40 || 34,480 || 43–55 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 99 || July 26 || @ Yankees || 14–8 || Mendoza (7–2) || Holt (7–8) || || 3:13 || 45,221 || 43–56 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 100 || July 27 || Indians || 7–4 || Colón (10–7) || Pettyjohn (0–3) || Wickman (18) || 2:57 || 39,504 || 43–57 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 101 || July 28 || Indians || 6–4 || Báez (1–0) || Murray (0–4) || Wickman (19) || 3:09 || 27,643 || 43–58 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 102 || July 28 || Indians || 4–2 || Weaver (10–9) || Woodard (1–1) || Anderson (12) || 2:44 || 34,916 || 44–58 || box |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 103 || July 29 || Indians || 8–3 || Sparks (8–5) || Burba (9–8) || || 2:38 || 32,918 || 45–58 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 104 || July 31 || Mariners || 4–2 || Lima (4–4) || Sele (12–3) || Anderson (13) || 2:24 || 30,022 || 46–58 || box|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 105 || August 1 || Mariners || 7–1 || Abbott (11–2) || Holt (7–9) || || 3:01 || 23,847 || 46–59 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 106 || August 2 || Mariners || 2–1 || Piñeiro (2–0) || Pettyjohn (0–4) || Sasaki (35) || 2:23 || 27,097 || 46–60 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 107 || August 3 || Athletics || 2–1 || Hudson (13–6) || Weaver (10–10) || || 2:25 || 30,071 || 46–61 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 108 || August 4 || Athletics || 10–1 || Zito (7–7) || Sparks (8–6) || || 2:29 || 28,331 || 46–62 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 109 || August 5 || Athletics || 4–1 || Lidle (6–5) || Lima (4–5) || Isringhausen (20) || 2:18 || 26,626 || 46–63 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 110 || August 6 || Athletics || 6–3 || Vizcaíno (1–0) || Patterson (4–3) || Isringhausen (21) || 3:06 || 21,830 || 46–64 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 111 || August 7 || @ Rangers || 7–3 || Perisho (1–2) || Venafro (4–3) || || 2:44 || 26,621 || 47–64 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 112 || August 8 || @ Rangers || 19–6 || Patterson (5–3) || Venafro (4–4) || || 3:26 || 30,016 || 48–64 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 113 || August 9 || @ Rangers || 7–3 || Helling (9–9) || Sparks (8–7) || || 3:08 || 27,652 || 48–65 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 114 || August 10 || @ Royals || 7–3 || Byrd (5–5) || Weaver (10–11) || Stein (1) || 2:38 || 22,107 || 48–66 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 115 || August 11 || @ Royals || 4–1 || George (1–3) || Lima (4–6) || Hernández (21) || 2:04 || 26,943 || 48–67 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 116 || August 12 || @ Royals || 6–4 || Suppan (6–10) || Pettyjohn (0–5) || Hernández (22) || 2:31 || 17,811 || 48–68 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 117 || August 14 || Angels || 7–1 || Washburn (10–6) || Cornejo (0–1) || || 2:52 || 24,082 || 48–69 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 118 || August 15 || Angels || 5–1 || Perisho (2–2) || Holtz (0–1) || || 2:33 || 20,853 || 49–69 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 119 || August 16 || Angels || 4–2 || Schoeneweis (10–8) || Weaver (10–12) || Percival (34) || 2:37 || 22,141 || 49–70 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 120 || August 17 || Royals || 4–2 || Lima (5–6) || George (1–4) || Anderson (14) || 2:12 || 30,214 || 50–70 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 121 || August 18 || Royals || 8–4 || Suppan (7–10) || Nitkowski (0–3) || || 2:50 || 31,897 || 50–71 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 122 || August 19 || Royals || 4–3 || Cornejo (1–1) || Durbin (7–12) || Anderson (15) || 2:17 || 26,898 || 51–71 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 123 || August 20 || @ Mariners || 4–1 || Sparks (9–7) || García (15–5) || || 2:22 || 45,972 || 52–71 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 124 || August 21 || @ Mariners || 4–1 || Sele (13–4) || Weaver (10–13) || Sasaki (40) || 2:20 || 45,036 || 52–72 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 125 || August 22 || @ Mariners || 16–1 || Abbott (13–3) || Lima (5–7) || || 2:57 || 45,814 || 52–73 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 126 || August 23 || @ Mariners || 5–1 || Piñeiro (3–0) || Redman (2–5) || || 3:10 || 45,063 || 52–74 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 127 || August 24 || @ Athletics || 8–4 || Cornejo (2–1) || Hudson (14–7) || || 3:20 || 41,646 || 53–74 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 128 || August 25 || @ Athletics || 6–1 || Zito (10–8) || Sparks (9–8) || || 2:45 || 24,236 || 53–75 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 129 || August 26 || @ Athletics || 7–6 || Tam (2–3) || Perisho (2–3) || Isringhausen (26) || 3:13 || 27,915 || 53–76 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 130 || August 28 || White Sox || 8–6 || Embree (1–3) || Patterson (5–4) || Howry (5) || 2:59 || 19,129 || 53–77 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 131 || August 29 || White Sox || 8–3 || Glover (4–1) || Redman (2–6) || || 3:19 || 21,998 || 53–78 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 132 || August 30 || White Sox || 3–1 || Cornejo (3–1) || Buehrle (12–7) || Anderson (16) || 2:04 || 24,364 || 54–78 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 133 || August 31 || @ Blue Jays || 4–3 || Sparks (10–8) || Borbón (2–4) || Anderson (17) || 2:49 || 22,383 || 55–78 || box|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 134 || September 1 || @ Blue Jays || 3–1 || Lyon (4–2) || Weaver (10–14) || Plesac (1) || 2:13 || 22,052 || 55–79 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 135 || September 2 || @ Blue Jays || 11–0 || Loaiza (10–11) || Lima (5–8) || || 2:39 || 24,146 || 55–80 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 136 || September 4 || @ White Sox || 10–1 || Buehrle (13–7) || Cornejo (3–2) || || 2:41 || N/A || 55–81 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 137 || September 4 || @ White Sox || 4–0 || Lowe (7–4) || Pettyjohn (0–6) || || 2:31 || 13,265 || 55–82 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 138 || September 5 || @ White Sox || 5–3 || Wright (3–2) || Sparks (10–9) || Foulke (37) || 2:45 || 14,576 || 55–83 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 139 || September 6 || @ White Sox || 6–2 || Weaver (11–14) || Garland (6–6) || || 3:27 || 13,602 || 56–83 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 140 || September 7 || Blue Jays || 2–1 || Lyon (5–2) || Lima (5–9) || Koch (31) || 2:20 || 28,083 || 56–84 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 141 || September 8 || Blue Jays || 4–3 || Murray (1–4) || Halladay (3–2) || Anderson (18) || 2:45 || 29,158 || 57–84 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 142 || September 9 || Blue Jays || 6–3 || Carpenter (10–11) || Cornejo (3–3) || Guardado (6) || 2:56 || 24,652 || 57–85 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 143 || September 10 || Twins || 3–2 || Mays (15–13) || Pineda (0–1) || || 2:48 || 19,456 || 57–86 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| – || September 11 || Twins || colspan=8 | Postponed (9/11 attack) Rescheduled for October 2|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| – || September 12 || Twins || colspan=8 | Postponed (9/11 attack) Rescheduled for October 3|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| – || September 13 || Twins || colspan=8 | Postponed (9/11 attack) Rescheduled for October 4|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| – || September 14 || Royals || colspan=8 | Postponed (9/11 attack) Rescheduled for October 5|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| – || September 15 || Royals || colspan=8 | Postponed (9/11 attack) Rescheduled for October 6|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| – || September 16 || Royals || colspan=8 | Postponed (9/11 attack) Rescheduled for October 7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 144 || September 18 || @ Twins || 8–3 || Radke (13–9) || Weaver (11–15) || || 2:48 || 10,878 || 57–87 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 145 || September 19 || @ Twins || 6–2 || Sparks (11–9) || Milton (14–6) || || 2:28 || 10,157 || 58–87 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 146 || September 20 || @ Twins || 3–0 || Mays (16–13) || Lima (5–10) || || 2:07 || 9,754 || 58–88 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 147 || September 21 || @ Red Sox || 5–2 || Fossum (2–1) || Murray (1–5) || Urbina (21) || 2:33 || 30,905 || 58–89 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 148 || September 22 || @ Red Sox || 4–3 || Pettyjohn (1–6) || Arrojo (5–4) || Anderson (19) || 3:05 || 30,871 || 59–89 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 149 || September 23 || @ Red Sox || 12–6 || Weaver (12–15) || Nomo (12–9) || || 3:04 || 31,333 || 60–89 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 150 || September 24 || @ Royals || 4–2 || Sparks (12–9) || Suppan (9–13) || Anderson (20) || 2:34 || 12,152 || 61–89 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 151 || September 25 || @ Royals || 6–4 || Lima (6–10) || George (4–6) || Anderson (21) || 2:47 || 11,160 || 62–89 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 152 || September 26 || @ Royals || 8–6 || Stein (6–8) || Murray (1–6) || Hernández (25) || 3:05 || 11,097 || 62–90 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 153 || September 27 || @ Royals || 8–7 || MacDougal (1–0) || Cornejo (3–4) || Hernández (26) || 3:35 || 11,978 || 62–91 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 154 || September 28 || Red Sox || 4–1 || Weaver (13–15) || Nomo (12–10) || Anderson (22) || 2:54 || 32,453 || 63–91 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 155 || September 29 || Red Sox || 7–2 || Sparks (13–9) || Kim (0–2) || || 2:25 || 30,089 || 64–91 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 156 || September 30 || Red Sox || 8–5 || Castillo (9–9) || Lima (6–11) || Urbina (23) || 3:15 || 29,229 || 64–92 || box|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 157 || October 2 || Twins || 5–0 || Radke (14–11) || Murray (1–7) || || 2:20 || 11,941 || 64–93 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 158 || October 3 || Twins || 9–5 || Cornejo (4–4) || Fiore (0–1) || || 2:39 || 12,318 || 65–93 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 159 || October 4 || Twins || 5–4 || Carrasco (4–3) || Anderson (3–1) || Guardado (10) || 2:44 || 15,454 || 65–94 || box|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| – || October 5 || Royals || colspan=8 |Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for October 6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 160 || October 6 || Royals || 8–3 || Suppan (10–14) || Weaver (13–16) || Hernández (28) || 2:50 || N/A || 65–95 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 161 || October 6 || Royals || 2–1 || Sparks (14–9) || George (4–8) || || 1:56 || 18,884 || 66–95 || box|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 162 || October 7 || Royals || 10–4 || Stein (7–8) || Lima (6–12) || || 2:14 || 19,261 || 66–96 || box|-

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	154	585	146	.250	11	65
	147	541	150	.277	17	71
	131	523	153	.293	6	48
	137	488	131	.268	8	51
	136	450	128	.284	12	65
	126	428	123	.287	16	75
	120	417	101	.242	12	52
	110	414	106	.256	7	52
	124	401	109	.272	19	61
	81	256	78	.305	6	37
	57	216	48	.222	11	40
	90	207	44	.213	5	17
	79	189	34	.180	0	15
	79	118	25	.212	2	11
	46	96	25	.260	1	10
	17	66	10	.152	1	6
	13	41	11	.268	2	4
	10	36	9	.250	2	6
Billy McMillon	20	34	3	.088	1	4
Mike Rivera	4	12	4	.333	0	1
Jermaine Clark	3	0	0	----	0	0
	1	0	0	----	0	0
Pitcher Totals	162	19	1	.053	0	0
Team Totals	162	5537	1439	.260	139	691

Note: Individual pitchers' batting statistics not included

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
35	232.0	14	9	3.65	116
33	229.1	13	16	4.08	152
30	151.1	7	9	5.77	80
18	112.2	5	10	4.71	43
15	81.0	4	8	7.33	48
10	42.2	4	4	7.38	22
2	9.0	0	2	6.00	4
1	8.0	0	0	3.38	2

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
33	76.1	2	2	3.30	52
16	65.0	1	6	5.82	40
9	24.0	1	4	10.50	15

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO =Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	62	56.0	3	1	22	4.82	52
	60	64.2	5	4	1	3.06	27
	56	45.1	0	3	0	5.56	38
	45	48.2	4	5	11	4.62	39
	40	63.1	1	7	0	6.54	42
	30	39.1	2	3	0	5.72	19
	16	18.1	0	1	0	4.91	13
	15	29.2	0	2	0	6.37	30
	13	9.2	0	0	0	7.45	6
	9	10.2	0	0	0	6.75	11
	5	12.1	0	0	0	7.30	8
Team Pitching Totals	162	1429.1	66	96	34	5.01	859

Farm system

External links

2001 Detroit Tigers First Half Season Schedule/Results
2001 Detroit Tigers Second Half Season Schedule/Results
2001 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

Web site: Randall Simon Stats - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com. April 20, 2018.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesto02.shtml Todd Jones Statistics
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007