McAuliffe played the infield in Detroit for 13 seasons, including for the 1968 World Series championship team.
Dick McAuliffe, the long time Detroit Tigers' infielder who played 13 of his 15 major league seasons with Detroit, has passed away at the age of 76. He is best known for his role as the starting second baseman on the World Series Championship team in 1968, but his career spanned a decade and a half, where he displayed a combination of productive offense and steady defense at both second base and shortstop.
McAuliffe joined the Tigers in September 1960 as a utility infielder.