1980 Detroit Tigers | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium | |
City | Detroit, Michigan | |
Owners | John Fetzer | |
General managers | Jim Campbell | |
Managers | Sparky Anderson | |
Television |
WDIV-TV ( George Kell, Al Kaline) | |
Radio |
WJR ( Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey) | |
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The 1980 Detroit Tigers finished in fifth place in the American League East with a record of 84–78, 19 games behind the Yankees. They outscored their opponents 830 to 757. The Tigers drew 1,785,293 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1980, ranking 7th of the 14 teams in the American League. This was Sparky Anderson's first full season as Tigers manager.
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 103 | 59 | 0.636 | — | 53–28 | 50–31 |
Baltimore Orioles | 100 | 62 | 0.617 | 3 | 50–31 | 50–31 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 17 | 40–42 | 46–34 |
Boston Red Sox | 83 | 77 | 0.519 | 19 | 36–45 | 47–32 |
Detroit Tigers | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 19 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
Cleveland Indians | 79 | 81 | 0.494 | 23 | 44–35 | 35–46 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 36 | 35–46 | 32–49 |
Boston's record of 83–77 has a fractionally better winning percentage than Detroit's record of 84–78; .51875 and .51851, respectively.
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 11–2 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 9–3 | 6–4 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 |
California | 2–10 | 3–9 | — | 3–10 | 4–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 2–10 | 3–10 | 11–2 | 11–2 | 3–9 |
Chicago | 6–6 | 4–6 | 10–3 | — | 5–7 | 2–10 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7–2 | 5–7 |
Cleveland | 7–6 | 6–7 | 6–4 | 7–5 | — | 3–10 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–5 |
Detroit | 3–10 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 10–3 | — | 2–10 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 10–2–1 | 4–8 | 9–4 |
Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 10–2 | — | 6–6 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 9–3 |
Milwaukee | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 5–8 |
Minnesota | 2–10 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 |
New York | 6–7 | 10–3 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–3 |
Oakland | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
Seattle | 6–6 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 2–10–1 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 5–8 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 |
Texas | 6–6 | 7–5 | 2–11 | 7–6–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 3–10 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 9–4 | — | 7–5 |
Toronto | 2–11 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — |
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Lance Parrish | 144 | 553 | 158 | .286 | 24 | 82 |
1B | Richie Hebner | 104 | 341 | 99 | .290 | 12 | 82 |
2B | Lou Whitaker | 145 | 477 | 111 | .233 | 1 | 45 |
3B | Tom Brookens | 151 | 509 | 140 | .275 | 10 | 66 |
SS | Alan Trammell | 146 | 560 | 168 | .300 | 9 | 65 |
LF | Steve Kemp | 135 | 508 | 149 | .293 | 21 | 101 |
CF | Rick Peters | 133 | 477 | 139 | .291 | 2 | 42 |
RF | Al Cowens | 108 | 403 | 113 | .280 | 5 | 42 |
DH | Champ Summers | 120 | 347 | 103 | .297 | 17 | 60 |
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 |
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John Wockenfuss | 126 | 372 | 102 | .274 | 16 | 65 |
Kirk Gibson | 51 | 175 | 46 | .263 | 9 | 16 |
Jim Lentine | 67 | 161 | 42 | .261 | 1 | 17 |
Tim Corcoran | 84 | 153 | 44 | .288 | 3 | 18 |
Dave Stegman | 65 | 130 | 23 | .177 | 2 | 9 |
Jason Thompson | 36 | 126 | 27 | .214 | 4 | 20 |
Stan Papi | 46 | 114 | 27 | .237 | 3 | 17 |
Duffy Dyer | 48 | 108 | 20 | .185 | 4 | 11 |
Mark Wagner | 45 | 72 | 17 | .236 | 0 | 3 |
Lynn Jones | 30 | 55 | 14 | .255 | 0 | 6 |
Dan Gonzales | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jack Morris | 36 | 250.0 | 16 | 15 | 4.18 | 112 |
Milt Wilcox | 32 | 198.2 | 13 | 11 | 4.48 | 97 |
Dan Schatzeder | 32 | 192.2 | 11 | 13 | 4.02 | 94 |
Dan Petry | 27 | 164.2 | 10 | 9 | 3.94 | 88 |
Mark Fidrych | 9 | 44.1 | 2 | 3 | 5.68 | 16 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Dave Rozema | 42 | 144.2 | 6 | 9 | 3.92 | 49 |
Roger Weaver | 19 | 63.2 | 3 | 0 | 4.10 | 42 |
Bruce Robbins | 15 | 51.2 | 4 | 2 | 6.62 | 23 |
Jerry Ujdur | 9 | 21.1 | 1 | 0 | 7.59 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | GF | ERA | SO |
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Aurelio López | 67 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 59 | 3.77 | 97 |
Pat Underwood | 49 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 3.59 | 60 |
Dave Tobik | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.98 | 34 |
John Hiller | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.40 | 18 |
Jack Billingham | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.36 | 3 |
The following members of the 1979 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001:
1980 Detroit Tigers | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium | |
City | Detroit, Michigan | |
Owners | John Fetzer | |
General managers | Jim Campbell | |
Managers | Sparky Anderson | |
Television |
WDIV-TV ( George Kell, Al Kaline) | |
Radio |
WJR ( Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey) | |
|
The 1980 Detroit Tigers finished in fifth place in the American League East with a record of 84–78, 19 games behind the Yankees. They outscored their opponents 830 to 757. The Tigers drew 1,785,293 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1980, ranking 7th of the 14 teams in the American League. This was Sparky Anderson's first full season as Tigers manager.
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 103 | 59 | 0.636 | — | 53–28 | 50–31 |
Baltimore Orioles | 100 | 62 | 0.617 | 3 | 50–31 | 50–31 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 17 | 40–42 | 46–34 |
Boston Red Sox | 83 | 77 | 0.519 | 19 | 36–45 | 47–32 |
Detroit Tigers | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 19 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
Cleveland Indians | 79 | 81 | 0.494 | 23 | 44–35 | 35–46 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 36 | 35–46 | 32–49 |
Boston's record of 83–77 has a fractionally better winning percentage than Detroit's record of 84–78; .51875 and .51851, respectively.
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 11–2 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 9–3 | 6–4 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 |
California | 2–10 | 3–9 | — | 3–10 | 4–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 2–10 | 3–10 | 11–2 | 11–2 | 3–9 |
Chicago | 6–6 | 4–6 | 10–3 | — | 5–7 | 2–10 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7–2 | 5–7 |
Cleveland | 7–6 | 6–7 | 6–4 | 7–5 | — | 3–10 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–5 |
Detroit | 3–10 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 10–3 | — | 2–10 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 10–2–1 | 4–8 | 9–4 |
Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 10–2 | — | 6–6 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 9–3 |
Milwaukee | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 5–8 |
Minnesota | 2–10 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 |
New York | 6–7 | 10–3 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–3 |
Oakland | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
Seattle | 6–6 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 2–10–1 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 5–8 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 |
Texas | 6–6 | 7–5 | 2–11 | 7–6–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 3–10 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 9–4 | — | 7–5 |
Toronto | 2–11 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — |
1980 Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
|
Manager
Coaches
|
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Lance Parrish | 144 | 553 | 158 | .286 | 24 | 82 |
1B | Richie Hebner | 104 | 341 | 99 | .290 | 12 | 82 |
2B | Lou Whitaker | 145 | 477 | 111 | .233 | 1 | 45 |
3B | Tom Brookens | 151 | 509 | 140 | .275 | 10 | 66 |
SS | Alan Trammell | 146 | 560 | 168 | .300 | 9 | 65 |
LF | Steve Kemp | 135 | 508 | 149 | .293 | 21 | 101 |
CF | Rick Peters | 133 | 477 | 139 | .291 | 2 | 42 |
RF | Al Cowens | 108 | 403 | 113 | .280 | 5 | 42 |
DH | Champ Summers | 120 | 347 | 103 | .297 | 17 | 60 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Wockenfuss | 126 | 372 | 102 | .274 | 16 | 65 |
Kirk Gibson | 51 | 175 | 46 | .263 | 9 | 16 |
Jim Lentine | 67 | 161 | 42 | .261 | 1 | 17 |
Tim Corcoran | 84 | 153 | 44 | .288 | 3 | 18 |
Dave Stegman | 65 | 130 | 23 | .177 | 2 | 9 |
Jason Thompson | 36 | 126 | 27 | .214 | 4 | 20 |
Stan Papi | 46 | 114 | 27 | .237 | 3 | 17 |
Duffy Dyer | 48 | 108 | 20 | .185 | 4 | 11 |
Mark Wagner | 45 | 72 | 17 | .236 | 0 | 3 |
Lynn Jones | 30 | 55 | 14 | .255 | 0 | 6 |
Dan Gonzales | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Morris | 36 | 250.0 | 16 | 15 | 4.18 | 112 |
Milt Wilcox | 32 | 198.2 | 13 | 11 | 4.48 | 97 |
Dan Schatzeder | 32 | 192.2 | 11 | 13 | 4.02 | 94 |
Dan Petry | 27 | 164.2 | 10 | 9 | 3.94 | 88 |
Mark Fidrych | 9 | 44.1 | 2 | 3 | 5.68 | 16 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Rozema | 42 | 144.2 | 6 | 9 | 3.92 | 49 |
Roger Weaver | 19 | 63.2 | 3 | 0 | 4.10 | 42 |
Bruce Robbins | 15 | 51.2 | 4 | 2 | 6.62 | 23 |
Jerry Ujdur | 9 | 21.1 | 1 | 0 | 7.59 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | GF | ERA | SO |
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Aurelio López | 67 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 59 | 3.77 | 97 |
Pat Underwood | 49 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 3.59 | 60 |
Dave Tobik | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.98 | 34 |
John Hiller | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.40 | 18 |
Jack Billingham | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.36 | 3 |
The following members of the 1979 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001: