1978 Detroit Tigers season
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| 1978 Detroit Tigers |
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| Owner(s) | John Fetzer |
| Manager(s) | Ralph Houk |
| Local television | WWJ-TV (George Kell, Mike Barry, Joe Pellegrino, Al Kaline) |
| Local radio | WJR (Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey) |
The 1978 Detroit Tigers finished in fifth place in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 88-74, 13-1/2 games behind the Yankees. They outscored their opponents 714 to 653. The Tigers drew 1,714,893 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1978, ranking 5th of the 14 teams in the American League.
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[edit] Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Elim.# |
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| New York Yankees | 100 | 63 | .613 | -- | -- |
| Boston Red Sox | 99 | 64 | .607 | 1 | -- |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 93 | 69 | .574 | 6.5 | -- |
| Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 71 | .559 | 9 | -- |
| Detroit Tigers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 13.5 | -- |
| Cleveland Indians | 69 | 90 | .434 | 29 | -- |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 59 | 102 | .366 | 40 | -- |
[edit] Roster
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1978 Detroit Tigers roster
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
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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| Milt May | 105 | 352 | 88 | .250 | 10 | 37 |
| Jason Thompson | 153 | 589 | 169 | .287 | 26 | 79 |
| Lou Whitaker | 139 | 484 | 138 | .285 | 3 | 58 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 134 | 385 | 102 | .265 | 7 | 43 |
| Alan Trammell | 139 | 448 | 120 | .268 | 2 | 34 |
| Steve Kemp | 159 | 582 | 161 | .277 | 15 | 79 |
| Ron LeFlore | 155 | 666 | 198 | .297 | 12 | 62 |
| Tim Corcoran | 116 | 324 | 86 | .265 | 1 | 27 |
| Rusty Staub | 162 | 642 | 175 | .273 | 24 | 121 |
| Lance Parrish | 85 | 288 | 63 | .219 | 14 | 41 |
| Phil Mankowski | 88 | 222 | 61 | .275 | 4 | 20 |
| John Wockenfuss | 71 | 187 | 53 | .283 | 7 | 22 |
| Mickey Stanley | 53 | 151 | 40 | .265 | 3 | 8 |
| Steve Dillard | 56 | 130 | 29 | .223 | 0 | 7 |
| Mark Wagner | 39 | 109 | 26 | .239 | 0 | 6 |
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
[edit] Pitching
[edit] Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Jim Slaton | 35 | 233.7 | 17 | 11 | 4.12 | 92 |
| Jack Billingham | 30 | 201.7 | 15 | 8 | 3.88 | 59 |
| Dave Rozema | 28 | 209.3 | 9 | 12 | 3.14 | 57 |
| Milt Wilcox | 29 | 215.3 | 13 | 12 | 3.76 | 132 |
| Kip Young | 14 | 105.7 | 6 | 7 | 2.81 | 49 |
| Steve Baker | 15 | 63.3 | 2 | 4 | 4.55 | 39 |
| Mark Fidrych | 3 | 22.0 | 2 | 0 | 2.45 | 10 |
[edit] Relief pitchers
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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| John Hiller | 51 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 46 | 2.34 | 74 |
| Steve Foucalt | 24 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.13 | 18 |
| Jack Morris | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4.33 | 48 |
| Bob Sykes | 22 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3.94 | 58 |
[edit] Players ranking among top 100 all time at position
The following members of the 1979 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 (played 12 games as a rookie)
- Lou Whitaker: 13th best second baseman of all time (played 11 games as a rookie)
- Alan Trammell: 9th best shortstop of all time (played 19 games as a rookie)
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 91st best third baseman of all time
- Ron LeFlore: 80th best center fielder of all time
[edit] Award winners and league leaders
- #3 in AL in bases on balls (97)
- #4 in AL in times on base (259)
- #5 in AL in games played (159)
- Tiger of the Year Award, from Detroit baseball writers
- MLB leader in runs scored (126)
- AL leader in stolen bases (68)
- AL leader in singles (153)
- #2 in AL in hits (198)
- #2 in AL in runs created (105)
- #2 in MLB in at bats (666)
- #2 in MLB in plate appearances (741)
- #3 in MLB in times on base (267)
- #3 in AL in outs (501)
- #4 in AL in Power/Speed Number (20.4)
- #5 in AL in times caught stealing (16)
- #5 in MLB in bases on balls per 9 innings pitched (1.76)
- #4 in AL in hit batsemen (8)
- #5 in AL in wild pitches (10)
- #2 in MLB in RBIs (121)
- #2 in MLB in games played (162)
- #2 in AL in sacrifice flies (11)
- #2 in AL in at bats per strikeout (18.3)
- #2 in AL in outs (505)
- #3 in AL in at bats (642)
- #3 in MLB in plate appearances (734)
- #3 in MLB in times grounded into double plays (24)
- #4 in AL total bases (279)
- #5 in AL in hits (175)
- #5 in AL in times on base (254)
- AL All Star Team, first base
- #4 in AL in runs created (104)
- #5 in AL in total bases (278)
- AL Rookie of the Year Award
- #4 in AL in hit batsemen (8)
[edit] See also
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