1981 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1981 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 60-49. They scored 427 runs and belted 65 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. Lance Parrish led the team in home runs with 10. The offense was powered by Steve Kemp, who led the team with 49 RBI and 103 hits.
The team allowed 404 runs and had a team ERA of 3.54. Jack Morris led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 97 strikeouts. Kevin Saucier was the team's best fireman, with 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tom Brookens | 3B | 71 | 239 | 19 | 58 | 4 | 25 | 5 | .284 | .343 | .627 | .243 |
| Marty Castillo | 3B | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
| Richie Hebner | 1B | 78 | 226 | 19 | 51 | 5 | 28 | 1 | .311 | .345 | .656 | .226 |
| Ron Jackson | 1B | 31 | 95 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 4 | .337 | .421 | .758 | .284 |
| Mick Kelleher | 3B | 61 | 77 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .282 | .273 | .555 | .221 |
| Rick Leach | 1B | 54 | 83 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .320 | .289 | .609 | .193 |
| Stan Papi | 3B | 40 | 93 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 1 | .224 | .344 | .568 | .204 |
| Alan Trammell | SS | 105 | 392 | 52 | 101 | 2 | 31 | 10 | .342 | .327 | .669 | .258 |
| Lou Whitaker | 2B | 109 | 335 | 48 | 88 | 5 | 36 | 5 | .340 | .373 | .713 | .263 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Darrell Brown | OF | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Al Cowens | OF | 85 | 253 | 27 | 66 | 1 | 18 | 3 | .319 | .348 | .667 | .261 |
| Kirk Gibson | OF | 83 | 290 | 41 | 95 | 9 | 40 | 17 | .369 | .479 | .848 | .328 |
| Lynn Jones | OF | 71 | 174 | 19 | 45 | 2 | 19 | 1 | .328 | .322 | .650 | .259 |
| Steve Kemp | OF | 105 | 372 | 52 | 103 | 9 | 49 | 9 | .389 | .419 | .808 | .277 |
| Rick Peters | OF | 63 | 207 | 26 | 53 | 0 | 15 | 1 | .351 | .319 | .670 | .256 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Duffy Dyer | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bill Fahey | C | 27 | 67 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .271 | .328 | .599 | .254 |
| Lance Parrish | C | 96 | 348 | 39 | 85 | 10 | 46 | 2 | .311 | .394 | .705 | .244 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Champ Summers | DH | 64 | 165 | 16 | 42 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .339 | .358 | .697 | .255 |
| John Wockenfuss | DH | 70 | 172 | 20 | 37 | 9 | 25 | 0 | .322 | .395 | .717 | .215 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 3600 | 427 | 922 | 65 | 403 | 61 | .327 | .368 | .695 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Howard Bailey | 9 | 5 | 36.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 7.36 | 1.580 | |||
| George Cappuzzello | 18 | 3 | 33.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 3.48 | 1.365 | |||
| Dennis Kinney | 6 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9.82 | 2.432 | |||
| Aurelio Lopez | 29 | 3 | 81.7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3 | 53 | 31 | 3.64 | 1.236 | |||
| Jack Morris | 25 | 25 | 198 | 14 | 7 | .667 | 0 | 97 | 78 | 3.05 | 1.167 | |||
| Dan Petry | 23 | 22 | 141 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 0 | 79 | 57 | 3.00 | 1.220 | |||
| Larry Rothschild | 5 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.59 | 1.754 | |||
| Dave Rozema | 28 | 9 | 104 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | 46 | 25 | 3.63 | 1.192 | |||
| Dave Rucker | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.75 | 1.000 | |||
| Kevin Saucier | 38 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 13 | 23 | 21 | 1.65 | 0.959 | |||
| Dan Schatzeder | 17 | 14 | 71.3 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 6.06 | 1.445 | |||
| Dave Tobik | 27 | 0 | 60.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 32 | 33 | 2.69 | 1.327 | |||
| Jerry Ujdur | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6.43 | 1.714 | |||
| Milt Wilcox | 24 | 24 | 166.3 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 79 | 52 | 3.03 | 1.227 | |||
| Team Totals | 255 | 109 | 969.4 | 60 | 49 | .550 | 22 | 476 | 373 | 3.54 | 1.251 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Lou Whitaker | 109 |
| At Bats | Alan Trammell | 392 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Alan Trammell | 463 |
| Batting Average | Steve Kemp | .277 |
| On-Base % | Steve Kemp | .389 |
| Slugging % | Steve Kemp | .419 |
| OPS | Steve Kemp | .808 |
| Runs | Steve Kemp and Alan Trammell | 52 |
| Hits | Steve Kemp | 103 |
| Total Bases | Steve Kemp | 156 |
| Doubles | Steve Kemp and Lance Parrish | 18 |
| Triples | Al Cowens, Steve Kemp, and Lou Whitaker | 4 |
| Home Runs | Lance Parrish | 10 |
| RBI | Steve Kemp | 49 |
| Walks | Steve Kemp | 70 |
| Strikeouts | Kirk Gibson | 64 |
| Stolen Bases | Kirk Gibson | 17 |
| Caught Stealing | Rick Peters | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Alan Trammell | 16 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Tom Brookens | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Lance Parrish | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jack Morris | 14 |
| Losses | Dan Petry and Milt Wilcox | 9 |
| Saves | Kevin Saucier | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Jack Morris | .667 |
| ERA | Dan Petry | 3.00 |
| WHIP | Jack Morris | 1.167 |
| Innings Pitched | Jack Morris | 198 |
| Games | Kevin Saucier | 38 |
| Games Started | Jack Morris | 25 |
| Strikeouts | Jack Morris | 97 |
| Complete Games | Jack Morris | 15 |
| Shutouts | Dan Petry and Dave Rozema | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Jack Morris | 798 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Morris | 67 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Morris | 153 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Morris | 78 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jack Morris | 14 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jack Morris | 27 |
| Triples Allowed | Jack Morris | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | George Cappuzzello and Milt Wilcox | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Milt Wilcox | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jack Morris | 25 |
