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1982 Detroit Tigers season

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Owner(s)
  
John Fetzer

Manager(s)
  
Sparky Anderson

General manager(s)
  
Jim Campbell

Local television
  
WDIV-TV (George Kell, Al Kaline) ONTV (Larry Adderley, Hank Aguirre, Norm Cash)

Local radio
  
WJR (Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey)

The 1982 Detroit Tigers finished in fourth place in the American League East with a record of 83-79 (.512), 12 games behind the 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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Offseason

  • October 5, 1981: Mark Fidrych was released by the Tigers.
  • December 9, 1981: Dan Schatzeder and Mike Chris were traded by the Tigers with to the San Francisco Giants for Larry Herndon.
  • December 14, 1981: Dennis Kinney was released by the Tigers.
  • March 4, 1982: Champ Summers was traded by the Tigers to the San Francisco Giants for Enos Cabell and cash.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games Finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Award winners and league leaders

    Larry Herndon

  • #2 in MLB in triples (13)
  • #5 in AL in outs (470)
  • #8 in MLB in times grounded into double plays (20)

    • Chet Lemon

  • MLB leader in times hit by pitch (15)

    • Jack Morris

  • #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)

    • Lance Parrish

  • 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)

    • Dan Petry

  • #4 in AL in ERA (3.22)
  • #4 in AL in bases on balls allowed (100)
  • #5 in AL in wild pitches (9)

    • Jerry Ujdur

  • #2 in AL in hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (7.58)

    • Milt Wilcox

  • #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

    • References

    1982 Detroit Tigers season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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