| 1982 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) ONTV (Larry Adderley,Hank Aguirre,Norm Cash) |
| Radio | WJR (Ernie Harwell,Paul Carey) |
The1982 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 82nd season and the 71st season atTiger Stadium. The Tigers finished in fourth place in theAmerican League East with a record of 83–79 (.512), 12 games behind the AL ChampionBrewers. The Tigers outscored their opponents 729 to 685. The Tigers drew 1,636,058 fans toTiger Stadium in 1982, ranking 7th of the 14 teams in the American League.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 48–34 | 47–33 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 94 | 68 | .580 | 1 | 53–28 | 41–40 |
| Boston Red Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | 49–32 | 40–41 |
| Detroit Tigers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 12 | 47–34 | 36–45 |
| New York Yankees | 79 | 83 | .488 | 16 | 42–39 | 37–44 |
| Cleveland Indians | 78 | 84 | .481 | 17 | 41–40 | 37–44 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 78 | 84 | .481 | 17 | 44–37 | 34–47 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 9–4–1 | 8–4 | 11–2 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 10–3 |
| Boston | 9–4 | — | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 |
| California | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 10–3 | 8–5 | 8–4 |
| Chicago | 7–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | 3–10 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 |
| Cleveland | 7–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–7 | 2–10 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
| Detroit | 6–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 7–6 | — | 6–6 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–7 |
| Kansas City | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 10–2 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
| Milwaukee | 4–9–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–4 |
| Minnesota | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 2–10 | 3–10 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| New York | 2–11 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 10–2 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
| Oakland | 5–7 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 10–3 | 5–7 | — | 6–7 | 5–8 | 3–9 |
| Seattle | 5–7 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | — | 9–4 | 7–5 |
| Texas | 3–9 | 2–10 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 4–9 | — | 4–8 |
| Toronto | 3–10 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 8–4 | — |
| 1982 Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | 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 | 133 | 486 | 138 | .284 | 32 | 87 |
| 1B | Enos Cabell | 125 | 464 | 121 | .261 | 2 | 37 |
| 2B | Lou Whitaker | 152 | 560 | 160 | .286 | 15 | 65 |
| 3B | Tom Brookens | 140 | 398 | 92 | .231 | 9 | 58 |
| SS | Alan Trammell | 157 | 489 | 126 | .258 | 9 | 57 |
| LF | Larry Herndon | 157 | 614 | 179 | .292 | 23 | 88 |
| RF | Chet Lemon | 125 | 436 | 116 | .266 | 19 | 52 |
| CF | Glenn Wilson | 84 | 322 | 94 | .292 | 12 | 34 |
| DH | Mike Ivie | 80 | 259 | 60 | .232 | 14 | 38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Gibson | 69 | 266 | 74 | .278 | 8 | 35 |
| Rick Leach | 82 | 218 | 52 | .239 | 3 | 12 |
| Jerry Turner | 85 | 210 | 52 | .248 | 8 | 27 |
| John Wockenfuss | 70 | 193 | 58 | .301 | 8 | 32 |
| Richie Hebner | 68 | 179 | 49 | .274 | 8 | 18 |
| Howard Johnson | 54 | 155 | 49 | .316 | 4 | 14 |
| Lynn Jones | 58 | 139 | 31 | .223 | 0 | 14 |
| Mike Laga | 27 | 88 | 23 | .261 | 3 | 11 |
| Bill Fahey | 28 | 67 | 10 | .149 | 0 | 4 |
| Eddie Miller | 14 | 25 | 1 | .040 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark DeJohn | 24 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 1 |
| Mick Kelleher | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Castillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Morris | 37 | 266.1 | 17 | 16 | 4.06 | 135 |
| Dan Petry | 35 | 246.0 | 15 | 9 | 3.22 | 132 |
| Milt Wilcox | 29 | 193.2 | 12 | 10 | 3.62 | 112 |
| Jerry Ujdur | 25 | 178.0 | 10 | 10 | 3.69 | 86 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Underwood | 33 | 99.0 | 4 | 8 | 4.73 | 43 |
| Larry Pashnick | 28 | 94.1 | 4 | 4 | 4.01 | 19 |
| Dave Rozema | 8 | 27.2 | 3 | 0 | 1.63 | 15 |
| Juan Berenguer | 2 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Tobik | 51 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 3.56 | 63 |
| Elías Sosa | 38 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 4.43 | 24 |
| Kevin Saucier | 31 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3.12 | 23 |
| Dave Rucker | 27 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3.38 | 31 |
| Aurelio López | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5.27 | 26 |
| Bob James | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5.03 | 20 |
| Howard Bailey | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.00 | 3 |
| Dave Gumpert | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27.00 | 0 |
| Larry Rothschild | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
The following members of the 1982 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked byThe Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract:
