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1983 Detroit Tigers season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1983 Detroit Tigers finished in second place in the American League East with a record of 92–70 (.568), six games behind the Orioles. The Tigers outscored their opponents 789 to 679. The Tigers drew 1,829,636 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1983, ranking 8th of the 14 teams in the American League.
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| 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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- February 21, 1983: Dave Revering was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.[1]
- March 15, 1983: Julio González was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.[2]
- March 25, 1983: Stine Poole (minors) and cash were traded by Tigers to the Minnesota Twins for Sal Butera.[3]
Season standings
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| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Baltimore Orioles | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | — | 50–31 | 48–33 |
| Detroit Tigers | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 6 | 48–33 | 44–37 |
| New York Yankees | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 7 | 51–30 | 40–41 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 9 | 48–33 | 41–40 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 11 | 52–29 | 35–46 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 20 | 38–43 | 40–41 |
| Cleveland Indians | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 28 | 36–45 | 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 | — | 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 | — |
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Notable transactions
- June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft
- Jeff Robinson was drafted by the Tigers in the 3rd round.[4]
- D. J. Dozier was drafted by the Tigers in the 18th round, but did not sign.[5]
- June 30, 1983: Pat Underwood was traded by the Tigers to the Cincinnati Reds for Wayne Krenchicki.[6]
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 | 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 |
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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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| 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 |
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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 | 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 |
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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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| 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 |
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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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| 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 |
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- #2 in AL in triples (9)
- #10 in AL in Power/Speed Number (14.5)
- #2 in AL in triples (9)
- #8 in AL in hits (182)
- #10 in AL in at bats (603)
- #10 in AL in total bases (288)
- AL leader in times hit by pitch (20)
- AL All Star Team, pitcher
- AL leader in strikeouts (232)
- AL leader in innings pitched (293-2/3)
- AL leader in wild pitches (18)
- AL leader in batters faced (1204)
- #2 in AL in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (7.11)
- #2 in AL in games started (37)
- #2 in AL in complete games (20)
- #2 in AL in strikeout to walk ratio (2.80)
- #4 in AL in wins (20)
- #4 in AL in walks plus hits per innings pitched (WHIP) (1.158)
- #4 in AL in hits allowed (257)
- #5 in AL in home runs allowed (30)
- AL Gold Glove Award, catcher
- AL Silver Slugger Award, catcher
- AL All Star Team, catcher
- AL leader in runners caught stealing (54)
- AL leader in sacrifice flies (13)
- Finished 9th in AL MVP voting
- #3 in doubles (42)
- #3 in AL in extra base hits (72)
- #4 in AL in RBIs (114)
- #6 in AL in outs (479)
- #8 in AL in total bases (292)
- #9 in AL in home runs (27)
- #9 in AL in at bats (605)
- #9 in AL in strikeouts (106)
- #9 in AL in times grounded into double plays (21)
- AL leader in games started (38)
- AL leader in home runs allowed (37)
- #2 in AL in earned runs allowed (116)
- #2 in AL in wild pitches (12)
- #3 in AL in innings pitched (266-1/3)
- #3 in AL in bases on balls allowed (99)
- #3 in AL in batters faced (1115)
- #5 in AL in wins (19)
- #5 in AL in hits allowed (256)
- AL Gold Glove Award, shortstop
- AL leader in sacrifice hits (15)
- Finished 15th in AL MVP voting
- #4 in AL in batting average (.319)
- #5 in AL in Power/Speed Number (19.1)
- #8 in AL in on-base percentage (.385)
- #9 in AL in times caught stealing (10)
- AL Gold Glove Award, second baseman
- AL Silver Slugger Award, second baseman
- AL All Star Team, second baseman
- AL leader in games played at second base (160)
- Tiger of the Year Award, by Detroit baseball writers
- Finished 8th in AL MVP voting
- #2 in AL in plate appearances (720)
- #2 in AL in singles (148)
- #2 in AL in times on base (273)
- #3 in AL in batting average (.320)
- #3 in AL in hits (206)
- #3 in AL in at bats (643)
- #4 in AL in games (161)
- #5 in AL in runs created (114)
- #7 in AL in total bases (294)
- #7 in AL in doubles (40)
- #7 in AL in sacrifice flies (8)
- #9 in AL in times caught stealing (10)
- #4 in AL in wild pitches (10)
Players ranking among top 100 all time at position
The following members of the 1983 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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| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Evansville Triplets | American Association | Gordon Mackenzie |
| AA | Birmingham Barons | Southern League | Roy Majtyka |
| A | Lakeland Tigers | Florida State League | Ted Brazell |
| Rookie | Bristol Tigers | Appalachian League | Boots Day |
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Birmingham
- Dave Revering at Baseball Reference
- Julio González at Baseball Reference
- Sal Butera at Baseball Reference
- Jeff Robinson at Baseball Reference
- D. J. Dozier at Baseball Reference
- Wayne Krenchicki 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.
- 1983 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics at Baseball Reference