| 1980 Detroit Tigers | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
The1980 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 80th season and the 69th season atTiger Stadium. The Tigers finished in fifth place in theAmerican League East with a record of 84–78, 19 games behind theYankees. They outscored their opponents 830 to 757. The Tigers drew 1,785,293 fans toTiger Stadium in 1980, ranking 7th of the 14 teams in theAmerican League. This was Sparky Anderson's first full season as Tigers manager.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 103 | 59 | .636 | — | 53–28 | 50–31 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 100 | 62 | .617 | 3 | 50–31 | 50–31 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 17 | 40–42 | 46–34 |
| Boston Red Sox | 83 | 77 | .519 | 19 | 36–45 | 47–32 |
| Detroit Tigers | 84 | 78 | .519 | 19 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
| Cleveland Indians | 79 | 81 | .494 | 23 | 44–35 | 35–46 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36 | 35–46 | 32–49 |
Boston's record of 83–77 has a fractionally betterwinning percentage than Detroit's record of 84–78; .51875 and .51851, respectively.
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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 | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 byThe Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001:
