1977 Detroit Tigers

74-88 • .457 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1977 Detroit Tigers went 74-88 (.457) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 714 runs, allowed 751, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Jason Thompson (31 HR, 105 RBI) and Dave Rozema (15-7, 3.09 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

74 Wins
88 Losses
.457 Win %
4th Rank
714 R 751 RA
Diff -37

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⚡ Quick Stats

714 Runs Scored
751 Runs Allowed
-37 Run Diff
1,359K Attendance

📈 vs. 1977 AL Average

Batting Avg .264 1% below the 1977 league average (.266)
OBP .318 4% below the 1977 league average (.330)
SLG .409 1% above the 1977 league average (.405)
Team ERA 4.13 2% worse than the 1977 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 714 2% below the 1977 league average (732 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,359,856
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Avg per Game 16,788

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1977

Batting Avg

1 Ron LeFlore 0.325 2 Tito Fuentes 0.309 3 Tim Corcoran 0.282 4 Rusty Staub 0.278 5 Phil Mankowski 0.276

Home Runs

1 Jason Thompson 31 2 Rusty Staub 22 3 Ben Oglivie 21 4 Steve Kemp 18 5 Ron LeFlore 16

RBI

1 Jason Thompson 105 2 Rusty Staub 101 3 Steve Kemp 88 4 Ben Oglivie 61 5 Ron LeFlore 57
1977 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ron LeFlore 154 652 100 212 30 10 16 57 37 121 39 0.325
Rusty Staub 158 623 84 173 34 3 22 101 59 47 1 0.278
Tito Fuentes 151 615 83 190 19 10 5 51 38 61 4 0.309
Jason Thompson 158 585 87 158 24 5 31 105 73 91 0 0.270
Steve Kemp 151 552 75 142 29 4 18 88 71 93 3 0.257
Ben Oglivie 132 450 63 118 24 2 21 61 40 80 9 0.262
Milt May 115 397 32 99 9 3 12 46 26 31 0 0.249
Tom Veryzer 125 350 31 69 12 1 2 28 16 44 0 0.197
Aurelio Rodriguez 96 306 30 67 14 1 10 32 16 36 1 0.219
Phil Mankowski 94 286 21 79 7 3 3 27 16 41 1 0.276
Mickey Stanley 75 222 30 51 9 1 8 23 18 30 0 0.230
John Wockenfuss 53 164 26 45 8 1 9 25 14 18 0 0.274
Tim Corcoran 55 103 13 29 3 0 3 15 6 9 0 0.282
Chuck Scrivener 61 72 10 6 0 0 0 2 5 9 0 0.083
Mark Wagner 22 48 4 7 0 1 1 3 4 12 0 0.146
Lance Parrish 12 46 10 9 2 0 3 7 5 12 0 0.196
Alan Trammell 19 43 6 8 0 0 0 0 4 12 0 0.186
Lou Whitaker 11 32 5 8 1 0 0 2 4 6 2 0.250
Bruce Kimm 14 25 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.080
Bob Adams 15 24 2 6 1 0 2 2 0 5 0 0.250
Willie Horton 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Bob Molinaro 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Luis Alvarado 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fernando Arroyo 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Bare 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Crawford 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Fidrych 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Foucault 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Glynn 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Grilli 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Hiller 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Morris 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Roberts 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Rozema 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vern Ruhle 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Sykes 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Taylor 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Milt Wilcox 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1977

ERA

1 Mark Fidrych 2.89 2 Dave Rozema 3.09 3 Steve Foucault 3.15 4 John Hiller 3.56 5 Milt Wilcox 3.64

Wins

1 Dave Rozema 15 2 Fernando Arroyo 8 3 John Hiller 8 4 Jim Crawford 7 5 Steve Foucault 7

Strikeouts

1 John Hiller 115 2 Dave Rozema 92 3 Jim Crawford 91 4 Milt Wilcox 82 5 Fernando Arroyo 60
1977 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Rozema 15 7 3.09 28 28 0 218.1 222 75 34 92
Fernando Arroyo 8 18 4.17 38 28 0 209.1 227 97 52 60
Bob Sykes 5 7 4.41 32 20 0 132.2 141 65 50 58
Dave Roberts 4 10 5.15 22 22 0 129.1 143 74 41 46
Jim Crawford 7 8 4.79 37 7 1 126.0 156 67 50 91
John Hiller 8 14 3.56 45 8 7 124.0 120 49 61 115
Milt Wilcox 6 2 3.64 20 13 0 106.1 96 43 37 82
Mark Fidrych 6 4 2.89 11 11 0 81.0 82 26 12 42
Steve Foucault 7 7 3.15 44 0 13 74.1 64 26 17 58
Steve Grilli 1 2 4.83 30 2 0 72.2 71 39 49 49
Vern Ruhle 3 5 5.70 14 10 0 66.1 83 42 15 27
Jack Morris 1 1 3.74 7 6 0 45.2 38 19 23 28
Bruce Taylor 1 0 3.38 19 0 2 29.1 23 11 10 19
Ed Glynn 2 1 5.27 8 3 0 27.1 36 16 12 13
Ray Bare 0 2 12.56 5 4 0 14.1 24 20 7 4

👥 Roster (38)

Bob Adams Luis Alvarado Fernando Arroyo Ray Bare Tim Corcoran Jim Crawford Mark Fidrych Steve Foucault Tito Fuentes Ed Glynn Steve Grilli John Hiller +26 more

38 players

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The 1977 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1977 Detroit Tigers won 74 games and lost 88, ending up 4th in the AL East. With 714 runs scored and 751 given up, the 1977 differential was -37. Against a league average of .266, the 1977 Detroit Tigers batted .264. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 4.13 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.06. The 1977 Detroit Tigers scored 2% fewer runs than the average club (714 against 732).

The home park, Tiger Stadium, recorded 1,359,856 in attendance, about 16,788 a game. Jason Thompson led the club in home runs with 31. On the mound, Dave Rozema won 15 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was John Hiller with 115. Steve Foucault closed out 13 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1977 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1977 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1977 Detroit Tigers finished 74-88 (.457 win pct).
Who led the 1977 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Jason Thompson led the 1977 Detroit Tigers with 31 home runs.
What was the 1977 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1977 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.13.
Did the 1977 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1977 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1977 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1977 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1977 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jason Thompson (31 HR, 105 RBI) and Dave Rozema (15-7, 3.09 ERA).
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