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Owner(s) | John Fetzer |
Manager(s) | Sparky Anderson |
Local television | WDIV-TV (George Kell, Al Kaline) ONTV (Larry Adderley, Hank Aguirre, Norm Cash) |
Local radio | WJR (Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey) |
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The 1981 Detroit Tigers finished in fourth place in the American League East with a record of 31-26 (.544) in the first half of the season, and in third place with a record of 29-23 (.558) in the second half, for an overall record of 60-49. They outscored their opponents 427 to 404. The Tigers drew 1,149,144 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1981, ranking 5th of the 14 teams in the American League.
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Offseason[edit]
- December 12, 1980: Dave Stegman was traded by the Tigers to the San Diego Padres for Dennis Kinney.[1]
- January 13, 1981: Mike Sharperson was drafted by the Tigers in the 4th round of the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[2]
- March 29, 1981: Jim Lentine was released by the Tigers.[3]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
AL East First Half standings |
Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
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New York Yankees | 34 | 22 | .607 | — |
Baltimore Orioles | 31 | 23 | .574 | 2.0 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 31 | 25 | .554 | 3.0 |
Detroit Tigers | 31 | 26 | .544 | 3.5 |
Boston Red Sox | 30 | 26 | .536 | 4.0 |
Cleveland Indians | 26 | 24 | .520 | 5.0 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 16 | 42 | .276 | 19.0 |
AL East Second Half standings |
Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
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Milwaukee Brewers | 31 | 22 | .585 | — |
Boston Red Sox | 29 | 23 | .558 | 1.5 |
Detroit Tigers | 29 | 23 | .558 | 1.5 |
Baltimore Orioles | 28 | 23 | .549 | 2.0 |
Cleveland Indians | 26 | 27 | .491 | 5.0 |
New York Yankees | 25 | 26 | .490 | 5.0 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 21 | 27 | .438 | 7.5 |
Notable transactions[edit]
- April 3, 1981: Chris Codiroli was released by the Tigers.[4]
- April 3, 1981: Chuck Hensley was released by the Tigers.[5]
- August 23, 1981: The Tigers traded a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins for Ron Jackson. The Tigers completed the deal by sending Tim Corcoran to the Twins on September 4.[6]
Roster[edit]
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 | Parrish, LanceLance Parrish | 96 | 348 | 85 | .244 | 10 | 46 |
1B | Hebner, RichieRichie Hebner | 78 | 226 | 51 | .226 | 5 | 28 |
2B | Whitaker, LouLou Whitaker | 109 | 335 | 88 | .263 | 5 | 36 |
3B | Brookens, TomTom Brookens | 71 | 239 | 58 | .243 | 4 | 25 |
SS | Trammell, AlanAlan Trammell | 105 | 392 | 101 | .258 | 2 | 31 |
LF | Kemp, SteveSteve Kemp | 105 | 372 | 103 | .277 | 9 | 49 |
CF | Cowens, AlAl Cowens | 85 | 253 | 66 | .261 | 1 | 18 |
RF | Gibson, KirkKirk Gibson | 83 | 290 | 95 | .328 | 9 | 40 |
DH | Wockenfuss, JohnJohn Wockenfuss | 70 | 172 | 37 | .215 | 9 | 25 |
Other batters[edit]
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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Peters, RickRick Peters | 63 | 207 | 53 | .256 | 0 | 15 |
Jones, LynnLynn Jones | 71 | 174 | 45 | .259 | 2 | 19 |
Summers, ChampChamp Summers | 64 | 165 | 42 | .255 | 3 | 21 |
Jackson, RonRon Jackson | 31 | 95 | 27 | .284 | 1 | 12 |
Papi, StanStan Papi | 40 | 93 | 19 | .204 | 3 | 12 |
Leach, RickRick Leach | 54 | 83 | 16 | .193 | 1 | 11 |
Kelleher, MickMick Kelleher | 61 | 77 | 17 | .221 | 0 | 6 |
Brown, DarrellDarrell Brown | 16 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Dyer, DuffyDuffy Dyer | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
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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Morris, JackJack Morris | 25 | 198 | 14 | 7 | 3.05 | 97 |
Wilcox, MiltMilt Wilcox | 24 | 166.1 | 12 | 9 | 3.03 | 79 |
Petry, DanDan Petry | 23 | 141 | 10 | 9 | 3.00 | 79 |
Schatzeder, DanDan Schatzeder | 17 | 71.1 | 6 | 8 | 6.06 | 20 |
Ujdur, JerryJerry Ujdur | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 5 |
Other pitchers[edit]
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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Rozema, DaveDave Rozema | 28 | 104 | 5 | 5 | 3.63 | 46 |
Bailey, HowardHoward Bailey | 9 | 36.2 | 1 | 4 | 7.36 | 17 |
Cappuzzello, GeorgeGeorge Cappuzzello | 18 | 33.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.48 | 19 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
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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Saucier, KevinKevin Saucier | 38 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 1.65 | 23 |
Tobik, DaveDave Tobik | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2.69 | 32 |
López, AurelioAurelio López | 29 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 3.64 | 53 |
Kinney, DennisDennis Kinney | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 3 |
Awards and honors[edit]
- Kirk Gibson, Tiger of the Year Award, from Detroit baseball writers
- Alan Trammell, AL Gold Glove Award, shortstop
1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Jack Morris, starter, pitcher
League top ten finishers[edit]
- #3 in AL in batting average (.328)
- #4 in AL in Power/Speed Number (11.8)
- #4 in AL in on-base percentage (.389)
- #3 in AL in bases on balls (70)
- #3 in AL in times on base (174)
- MLB leader in wins (14) (tied with four others)
- MLB leader in bases on balls allowed (78)
- #2 in MLB in innings pitched (198)
- #2 in MLB in games started (25)
- #3 in AL in hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (6.95)
- #3 in MLB in complete games (15)
- #3 in MLB in batters faced (798)
- #6 in AL in home runs allowed (14)
- #9 in AL in earned runs allowed (67)
- #3 in AL in times grounded into double plays (16)
- #5 in AL in saves (13)
- AL leader in sacrifice hits (16)
- AL leader in games played (109)
- AL leader in games at second base (108)
- AL leader in innings at second base (918-1/3)
- AL leader in assists by a second baseman (354)
- #5 in AL in games started (24)
- #5 in AL in hit batsmen (6)
Players ranking among top 100 all time at position[edit]
The following members of the 1981 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract:
- Lance Parrish: 19th best catcher of all time
- Lou Whitaker: 13th best second baseman of all time
- Alan Trammell: 9th best shortstop of all time
- Kirk Gibson: 36th best left fielder of all time
Farm system[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1981 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics
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