Maybe he was no longer an ace .
He was clearly the Tigers best pitcher in 1975 , the dean of a staff that featured two - time 20 - game - winner Joe Coleman and youngsters Vern Ruhle , Lerrin LaGrow , and Ray Bare .
Maybe he was no longer an ace , but he was clearly the Tigers best pitcher in 1975 , the dean of a staff that featured two - time 20 - game - winner Joe Coleman and youngsters Vern Ruhle , Lerrin LaGrow , and Ray Bare .