| 1983 Detroit Tigers | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium | |||
| City | Detroit,Michigan | |||
| Owners | Tom Monaghan | |||
| 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) | |||
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The1983 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 83rd season and the 72nd season atTiger Stadium. The Tigers finished in second place in theAmerican League East with a record of 92–70 (.568), six games behind theOrioles. The Tigers outscored their opponents 789 to 679. The Tigers drew 1,829,636 fans toTiger Stadium in 1983, ranking 8th of the 14 teams in theAmerican League.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 50–31 | 48–33 |
| Detroit Tigers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 6 | 48–33 | 44–37 |
| New York Yankees | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7 | 51–30 | 40–41 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 | 48–33 | 41–40 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11 | 52–29 | 35–46 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | 38–43 | 40–41 |
| Cleveland Indians | 70 | 92 | .432 | 28 | 36–45 | 34–47 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 11–2 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–6 |
| Boston | 5–8 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
| California | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 3–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
| Chicago | 5–7 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 12–1 | 8–5 | 5–7 |
| Cleveland | 7–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 4–9 |
| Detroit | 8–5 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 6–7 |
| Kansas City | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 8–5–1 | 6–6 |
| Milwaukee | 2–11 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 8–4 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–5 |
| Minnesota | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 4–9 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| New York | 7–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
| Oakland | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–4 | 2–11 | 6–6 |
| Seattle | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 1–12 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–9 | — | 6–7 | 4–8 |
| Texas | 3–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8–1 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 11–2 | 7–6 | — | 4–8 |
| Toronto | 6–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | — |
| 1983 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 | 155 | 605 | 163 | .269 | 27 | 114 |
| 1B | Enos Cabell | 121 | 392 | 122 | .311 | 5 | 46 |
| 2B | Lou Whitaker | 161 | 643 | 206 | .320 | 12 | 72 |
| 3B | Tom Brookens | 138 | 332 | 71 | .214 | 6 | 32 |
| SS | Alan Trammell | 142 | 505 | 161 | .319 | 14 | 66 |
| CF | Chet Lemon | 145 | 491 | 125 | .255 | 24 | 69 |
| RF | Glenn Wilson | 144 | 503 | 135 | .268 | 11 | 65 |
| LF | Larry Herndon | 153 | 603 | 182 | .302 | 20 | 92 |
| DH | Kirk Gibson | 128 | 401 | 91 | .227 | 15 | 51 |
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 | 92 | 245 | 66 | .269 | 9 | 44 |
| Rick Leach | 99 | 242 | 60 | .248 | 3 | 26 |
| Johnny Grubb | 57 | 134 | 34 | .254 | 4 | 22 |
| Wayne Krenchicki | 59 | 133 | 37 | .278 | 1 | 22 |
| Marty Castillo | 67 | 119 | 23 | .193 | 2 | 16 |
| Howard Johnson | 27 | 66 | 14 | .212 | 3 | 5 |
| Lynn Jones | 49 | 64 | 17 | .266 | 0 | 6 |
| Mike Ivie | 12 | 42 | 9 | .214 | 0 | 7 |
| Bill Fahey | 19 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 0 | 2 |
| Julio González | 12 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Laga | 12 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 2 |
| Sal Butera | 4 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Molinaro | 8 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 293.2 | 20 | 13 | 3.34 | 232 |
| Dan Petry | 38 | 266.1 | 19 | 11 | 3.92 | 122 |
| Milt Wilcox | 26 | 186.0 | 11 | 10 | 3.97 | 101 |
| Juan Berenguer | 37 | 157.2 | 9 | 5 | 3.14 | 129 |
| Glenn Abbott | 7 | 46.2 | 2 | 1 | 1.93 | 11 |
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 | 29 | 105.0 | 8 | 3 | 3.43 | 63 |
| Larry Pashnick | 12 | 37.2 | 1 | 3 | 5.26 | 17 |
| Jerry Ujdur | 11 | 34.0 | 0 | 4 | 7.15 | 13 |
| Dave Rucker | 4 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 17.00 | 6 |
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 | 57 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 2.81 | 90 |
| Howard Bailey | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 4.88 | 21 |
| Doug Bair | 27 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3.88 | 39 |
| Dave Gumpert | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2.64 | 14 |
| John Martin | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7.43 | 11 |
| Pat Underwood | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.71 | 2 |
| Bob James | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11.25 | 4 |
The following members of the 1983 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked byThe Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract:
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