1982 Detroit Tigers season

The 1982 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 82nd season and the 71st season at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers finished in fourth place in the American League East with a record of 83Ã¢ÂÂ79 (.512), 12 games behind the AL Champion 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.

Offseason

October 5, 1981: Mark Fidrych was released by the Tigers.
December 9, 1981: Dan Schatzeder and Mike Chris were traded by the Tigers 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.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

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

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

Pitching

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: