1978 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1978 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 86-76. They scored 714 runs and belted 129 home runs to go along with a .271 batting average. Jason Thompson provided the power for the team with 26 homers. Rusty Staub was the best run producer with 121 RBI. Ron LeFlore led the team with 198 hits for a .297 average. Ron LeFlore had a great year on the basepaths with 68 stolen bases.
The team allowed 653 runs and had a team ERA of 3.67. Jim Slaton was the winningest pitcher, with 17 games won. Milt Wilcox led the team with 132 strikeouts. John Hiller was the team's best fireman, with 15 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Dillard | 2B | 56 | 130 | 21 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .257 | .292 | .549 | .223 |
| Phil Mankowski | 3B | 88 | 222 | 28 | 61 | 4 | 20 | 2 | .344 | .365 | .709 | .275 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 3B | 134 | 385 | 40 | 102 | 7 | 43 | 0 | .303 | .395 | .698 | .265 |
| Jason Thompson | 1B | 153 | 589 | 79 | 169 | 26 | 96 | 0 | .364 | .472 | .836 | .287 |
| Alan Trammell | SS | 139 | 448 | 49 | 120 | 2 | 34 | 3 | .335 | .339 | .674 | .268 |
| Mark Wagner | SS | 39 | 109 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .272 | .284 | .556 | .239 |
| Lou Whitaker | 2B | 139 | 484 | 71 | 138 | 3 | 58 | 7 | .361 | .357 | .718 | .285 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tim Corcoran | OF | 116 | 324 | 37 | 86 | 1 | 27 | 3 | .322 | .321 | .643 | .265 |
| Steve Kemp | OF | 159 | 582 | 75 | 161 | 15 | 79 | 2 | .379 | .399 | .778 | .277 |
| Ron LeFlore | OF | 155 | 666 | 126 | 198 | 12 | 62 | 68 | .361 | .405 | .766 | .297 |
| Charlie Spikes | OF | 10 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .344 | .286 | .630 | .250 |
| Mickey Stanley | OF | 53 | 151 | 15 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .306 | .384 | .690 | .265 |
| Dave Stegman | OF | 8 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .313 | .643 | .956 | .286 |
| John Wockenfuss | OF | 71 | 187 | 23 | 53 | 7 | 22 | 0 | .357 | .422 | .779 | .283 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Milt May | C | 105 | 352 | 24 | 88 | 10 | 37 | 0 | .305 | .361 | .666 | .250 |
| Lance Parrish | C | 85 | 288 | 37 | 63 | 14 | 41 | 0 | .254 | .424 | .678 | .219 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Rusty Staub | DH | 162 | 642 | 75 | 175 | 24 | 121 | 3 | .347 | .435 | .782 | .273 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5601 | 714 | 1520 | 129 | 666 | 90 | .336 | .392 | .727 | .271 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Fernando Arroyo | 2 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.31 | 1.860 | |||
| Steve Baker | 15 | 10 | 63.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 39 | 42 | 4.55 | 1.706 | |||
| Jack Billingham | 30 | 30 | 201.7 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 0 | 59 | 65 | 3.88 | 1.403 | |||
| Sheldon Burnside | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9.00 | 1.500 | |||
| Jim Crawford | 20 | 0 | 39.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 4.35 | 1.628 | |||
| Mark Fidrych | 3 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2.45 | 1.000 | |||
| Steve Foucault | 24 | 0 | 37.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 3.13 | 1.850 | |||
| Ed Glynn | 10 | 0 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3.07 | 1.020 | |||
| John Hiller | 51 | 0 | 92.3 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 15 | 74 | 35 | 2.34 | 1.073 | |||
| Jack Morris | 28 | 7 | 106 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 48 | 49 | 4.33 | 1.472 | |||
| Dave Rozema | 28 | 28 | 209.3 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 57 | 41 | 3.14 | 1.175 | |||
| Jim Slaton | 35 | 34 | 233.7 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 0 | 92 | 85 | 4.12 | 1.369 | |||
| Bob Sykes | 22 | 10 | 93.7 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2 | 58 | 34 | 3.94 | 1.419 | |||
| Bruce Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Dave Tobik | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3.75 | 1.250 | |||
| Milt Wilcox | 29 | 27 | 215.3 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 0 | 132 | 68 | 3.76 | 1.282 | |||
| Kip Young | 14 | 13 | 105.7 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 0 | 49 | 30 | 2.81 | 1.173 | |||
| Team Totals | 319 | 162 | 1455.6 | 86 | 76 | .531 | 21 | 684 | 503 | 3.67 | 1.336 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rusty Staub | 162 |
| At Bats | Ron LeFlore | 666 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ron LeFlore | 741 |
| Batting Average | Ron LeFlore | .297 |
| On-Base % | Steve Kemp | .379 |
| Slugging % | Jason Thompson | .472 |
| OPS | Jason Thompson | .836 |
| Runs | Ron LeFlore | 126 |
| Hits | Ron LeFlore | 198 |
| Total Bases | Rusty Staub | 279 |
| Doubles | Ron LeFlore and Rusty Staub | 30 |
| Triples | Lou Whitaker | 7 |
| Home Runs | Jason Thompson | 26 |
| RBI | Rusty Staub | 121 |
| Walks | Steve Kemp | 97 |
| Strikeouts | Ron LeFlore | 104 |
| Stolen Bases | Ron LeFlore | 68 |
| Caught Stealing | Ron LeFlore | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Lou Whitaker | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Rusty Staub | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Rusty Staub | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Slaton | 17 |
| Losses | Dave Rozema and Milt Wilcox | 12 |
| Saves | John Hiller | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | John Hiller | .692 |
| ERA | Dave Rozema | 3.14 |
| WHIP | Dave Rozema | 1.175 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Slaton | 233.7 |
| Games | John Hiller | 51 |
| Games Started | Jim Slaton | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Milt Wilcox | 132 |
| Complete Games | Milt Wilcox | 16 |
| Shutouts | Jack Billingham | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Slaton | 1003 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Slaton | 107 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Slaton | 235 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Slaton | 85 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Slaton | 27 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jim Slaton | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Slaton | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Slaton | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jack Billingham, Jim Slaton, and Milt Wilcox | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jack Billingham | 27 |
