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1982 Detroit Tigers season
Major League Baseball season
The 1982 Detroit Tigers finished in fourth place in the American League East with a record of 83–79 (.512), 12 games behind the AL Champion Brewers. The Tigers outscored their opponents 729 to 685. The Tigers drew 1,636,058 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1982, ranking 7th of the 14 teams in the American League.
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| 1982 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) ONTV (Larry Adderley, Hank Aguirre, Norm Cash) | |||
| Radio | WJR (Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey) | |||
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- October 5, 1981: Mark Fidrych was released by the Tigers.[1]
- December 9, 1981: Dan Schatzeder and Mike Chris were traded by the Tigers to the San Francisco Giants for Larry Herndon.[2]
- December 14, 1981: Dennis Kinney was released by the Tigers.[3]
- March 4, 1982: Champ Summers was traded by the Tigers to the San Francisco Giants for Enos Cabell and cash.[4]
Season standings
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| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Milwaukee Brewers | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 48–34 | 47–33 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 94 | 68 | 0.580 | 1 | 53–28 | 41–40 |
| Boston Red Sox | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 6 | 49–32 | 40–41 |
| Detroit Tigers | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 12 | 47–34 | 36–45 |
| New York Yankees | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 16 | 42–39 | 37–44 |
| Cleveland Indians | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 17 | 41–40 | 37–44 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 17 | 44–37 | 34–47 |
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Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
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Roster
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Outfielders
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| 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 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| 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 |
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Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| 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 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| 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 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | GF | ERA | SO |
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| 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 |
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- #2 in MLB in triples (13)
- #5 in AL in outs (470)
- #8 in MLB in times grounded into double plays (20)
- MLB leader in times hit by pitch (15)
- #2 in AL in complete games (17)
- #2 in MLB in home runs allowed (37)
- #2 in MLB in earned runs allowed (120)
- #2 in AL in wild pitches (10)
- #2 in AL in batters faced (1107)
- #3 in AL in innings pitched (266-1/3)
- #4 in AL in shutouts (3)
- #4 in AL in losses (16)
- #5 in AL in wins (17)
- #5 in AL in games started (37)
- #8 in MLB in bases on balls allowed (96)
- AL Silver Slugger Award, catcher
- AL All Star Team, catcher
- Tiger of the Year Award, by Detroit baseball writers
- #4 in AL in at bats per home run (15.2)
- #5 in AL in home runs (32)
- #10 in MLB in slugging percentage (.529)
- #4 in AL in ERA (3.22)
- #4 in AL in bases on balls allowed (100)
- #5 in AL in wild pitches (9)
- #2 in AL in hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (7.58)
- #3 in AL in hit batsmen (7)
Players ranking among top 100 all time at position
The following members of the 1982 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
See also: Minor League Baseball
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- Mark Fidrych at Baseball Reference
- Dan Schatzeder at Baseball Reference
- Dennis Kinney at Baseball Reference
- Champ Summers at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1982 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics