1983 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1983 American League East Tiger Stadium Detroit, Michigan 92 70 y 2nd Tom Monaghan Jim Campbell Sparky Anderson WDIV-TV(George Kell, Al Kaline) ONTV(Larry Adderley, Hank Aguirre, Norm Cash) WJR(Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey) The 1983 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 83rd season and the 72nd season at Tiger Stadium. The 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. Offseason February 21, 1983: Dave Revering was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.Dave Revering at Baseball Reference March 15, 1983: Julio González was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.Julio González at Baseball Reference March 25, 1983: Stine Poole (minors) and cash were traded by Tigers to the Minnesota Twins for Sal Butera.Sal Butera at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents DET Notable transactions June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft Jeff Robinson was drafted by the Tigers in the 3rd round.Jeff Robinson at Baseball Reference D. J. Dozier was drafted by the Tigers in the 18th round, but did not sign.D. J. Dozier at Baseball Reference June 30, 1983: Pat Underwood was traded by the Tigers to the Cincinnati Reds for Wayne Krenchicki.Wayne Krenchicki at Baseball Reference Roster 1983 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers 24 Glenn Abbott 60 Howard Bailey 24,40 Doug Bair 44 Juan Berenguer 43 Dave Gumpert 24 Bob James 29 Aurelio López 33 John Martin 47 Jack Morris 22 Larry Pashnick 46 Dan Petry 19 Dave Rozema 18 Dave Rucker 28 Jerry Ujdur 40 Pat Underwood 39 Milt Wilcox Catchers 25 Sal Butera 17 Bill Fahey 13 Lance Parrish Infielders 16 Tom Brookens 21 Enos Cabell  8 Marty Castillo 10 Julio González 15 Mike Ivie 5,20 Howard Johnson 15 Wayne Krenchicki  4 Mike Laga  7 Rick Leach  3 Alan Trammell  1 Lou Whitaker Outfielders 30 Johnny Grubb 31 Larry Herndon 35 Lynn Jones 34 Chet Lemon 12 Glenn Wilson Other batters 23 Kirk Gibson 37 Bob Molinaro 18 Bill Nahorodny 14 John Wockenfuss Manager 11 Sparky Anderson Coaches 26 Gates Brown 50 Billy Consolo 38 Roger Craig 51 Alex Grammas 53 Dick Tracewski Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 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 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 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 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 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 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 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 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 López 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 Minor League Baseball 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 LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Birmingham Notes 2 References Baseball Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1983 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics at Baseball Reference Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Tigers season Detroit Tiger Category:1983 in Detroit