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.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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.Todd Jones Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

Roster 2001 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

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

Game log Legend Tigers win Tigers loss Game postponed

|-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"