1983 Detroit Tigers season

1983 Detroit Tigers
Major league affiliations
American League (since 1901) East Division (since 1969)
Location
Tiger Stadium (since 1912) Detroit, Michigan (since 1901)
1983 information
Owner(s)	Tom Monaghan
Manager(s)	Sparky Anderson
Local television	WDIV-TV (George Kell, Al Kaline) ON-TV (Larry Adderley, Hank Aguirre, Norm Cash)
Local radio	WJR (Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey)
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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.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Award winners and league leaders
- 4.1 Players ranking among top 100 all time at position
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References

Offseason

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]

Regular season

Season standings

Team	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Baltimore Orioles	98	64	.605	0
Detroit Tigers	92	70	.568	6.0
New York Yankees	91	71	.562	7.0
Toronto Blue Jays	89	73	.549	9.0
Milwaukee Brewers	87	75	.537	11.0
Boston Red Sox	78	84	.481	20.0
Cleveland Indians	70	92	.432	28.0

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

1983 Detroit Tigers

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

11 Sparky Anderson

Coaches

Player stats

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
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

Other batters

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
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
Julio González	12	21	3	.143	0	2
Sal Butera	4	5	1	.200	0	0

Pitching

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
Dan Petry	38	266.3	19	11	3.92	122
Jack Morris	37	293.7	20	13	3.34	232
Milt Wilcox	26	186.0	11	10	3.97	101
Juan Berenguer	37	157.7	9	5	3.14	129
Glenn Abbott	7	46.7	2	1	1.93	11

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dave Rozema	29	105.0	8	3	3.43	63
Jerry Ujdur	11	34.0	0	4	7.15	13

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
Aurelio Lopez	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
Pat Underwood	4	0	0	0	2	8.71	2

Award winners and league leaders

Kirk Gibson

#2 in AL in triples (9)
#10 in AL in Power/Speed Number (14.5)

Larry Herndon

#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)

Chet Lemon

AL leader in times hit by pitch (20)

Aurelio Lopez

AL All Star Team, pitcher

Jack Morris

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)

Lance Parrish

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)

Dan Petry

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)

Alan Trammell

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)

Lou Whitaker

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)

Milt Wilcox

#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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

Notes

References

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.
1983 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics

1983 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1983 Major League Baseball Draft • 1983 All-Star Game • 1983 World Series

Detroit Tigers

Based in Detroit, Michigan

Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Award winners and league leaders • Players • Managers • Owners and executives

Ballparks

Boulevard Park • Bennett Park • Tiger Stadium • Comerica Park
Spring Training: Plant Field • Bosse Field • Henley Field • Joker Marchant Stadium

Culture

Gum Time • Paws • "Detroit Rock City" • "The Bird" • Tiger Town •

Lore

1910 Chalmers Award • Disco Demolition Night • 28-out perfect game

Important figures

Hall of Fame members	Sparky Anderson • Jim Bunning • Ty Cobb • Mickey Cochrane • Sam Crawford • Charlie Gehringer • Hank Greenberg • Harry Heilmann • Al Kaline • George Kell • Hal Newhouser

Frick Award recipient	Ernie Harwell

Retired numbers

2 • 5 • 6 • 11 • 16 • 23 • 42

Minors

Player overview • AAA: Toledo Mud Hens • AA: Erie SeaWolves • A: Lakeland Flying Tigers • West Michigan Whitecaps • Connecticut Tigers • Rookie: Gulf Coast League Tigers • DSL Tigers

Key personnel

Owner: Mike Ilitch • General Manager: Dave Dombrowski • Manager: Jim Leyland

World Series
championships (4)

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League pennants (10)

American League: 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1934 • 1935 • 1940 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984 • 2006

Division titles (4)

East: 1972 • 1984 • 1987 • Central: 2011

Wild card berths (1)

2006

Broadcasters

TV: Fox Sports Detroit • Mario Impemba • Rod Allen
Radio: Detroit Tigers Radio Network • WXYT • WXYT-FM • Dan Dickerson • Jim Price
History: List of Detroit Tigers broadcasters

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