1980 Detroit Tigers

84-78 • .519 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1980 Detroit Tigers went 84-78 (.519) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 830 runs, allowed 757, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Lance Parrish (24 HR, 82 RBI) and Jack Morris (16-15, 4.18 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

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
4th Rank
830 R 757 RA
Diff +73

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830 Runs Scored
757 Runs Allowed
+73 Run Diff
1,785K Attendance

📈 vs. 1980 AL Average

Batting Avg .273 2% above the 1980 league average (.269)
OBP .348 5% above the 1980 league average (.331)
SLG .408 2% above the 1980 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.25 5% worse than the 1980 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 830 14% above the 1980 league average (729 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,785,360
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Avg per Game 21,772

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1980

Batting Avg

1 Alan Trammell 0.300 2 Champ Summers 0.297 3 Steve Kemp 0.293 4 Rick Peters 0.291 5 Richie Hebner 0.290

Home Runs

1 Lance Parrish 24 2 Steve Kemp 21 3 Champ Summers 17 4 John Wockenfuss 16 5 Richie Hebner 12

RBI

1 Steve Kemp 101 2 Richie Hebner 82 3 Lance Parrish 82 4 Tom Brookens 66 5 Alan Trammell 65
1980 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Alan Trammell 146 560 107 168 21 5 9 65 69 63 12 0.300
Lance Parrish 144 553 79 158 34 6 24 82 31 109 6 0.286
Tom Brookens 151 509 64 140 25 9 10 66 32 71 13 0.275
Steve Kemp 135 508 88 149 23 3 21 101 69 64 5 0.293
Rick Peters 133 477 79 139 19 7 2 42 54 48 13 0.291
Lou Whitaker 145 477 68 111 19 1 1 45 73 79 8 0.233
Al Cowens 108 403 58 113 15 3 5 42 37 40 5 0.280
John Wockenfuss 126 372 56 102 13 2 16 65 68 64 1 0.274
Champ Summers 120 347 61 103 19 1 17 60 52 52 4 0.297
Richie Hebner 104 341 48 99 10 7 12 82 38 45 0 0.290
Kirk Gibson 51 175 23 46 2 1 9 16 10 45 4 0.263
Jim Lentine 67 161 19 42 8 1 1 17 28 30 2 0.261
Tim Corcoran 84 153 20 44 7 1 3 18 22 10 0 0.288
Dave Stegman 65 130 12 23 5 0 2 9 14 23 1 0.177
Jason Thompson 36 126 10 27 5 0 4 20 13 26 0 0.214
Stan Papi 46 114 12 27 3 4 3 17 5 24 0 0.237
Duffy Dyer 48 108 11 20 1 0 4 11 13 34 0 0.185
Mark Wagner 45 72 5 17 1 0 0 3 7 11 0 0.236
Lynn Jones 30 55 9 14 2 2 0 6 10 5 1 0.255
Dan Gonzales 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Jack Billingham 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Fidrych 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Hiller 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Aurelio Lopez 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Morris 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Petry 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Robbins 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Rozema 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Schatzeder 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Tobik 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Ujdur 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Underwood 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Weaver 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Milt Wilcox 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1980

ERA

1 Pat Underwood 3.59 2 Aurelio Lopez 3.77 3 Dave Rozema 3.92 4 Dan Petry 3.94 5 Dave Tobik 3.98

Wins

1 Jack Morris 16 2 Aurelio Lopez 13 3 Milt Wilcox 13 4 Dan Schatzeder 11 5 Dan Petry 10

Strikeouts

1 Jack Morris 112 2 Aurelio Lopez 97 3 Milt Wilcox 97 4 Dan Schatzeder 94 5 Dan Petry 88
1980 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Morris 16 15 4.18 36 36 0 250.0 252 116 87 112
Milt Wilcox 13 11 4.48 32 31 0 198.2 201 99 68 97
Dan Schatzeder 11 13 4.02 32 26 0 192.2 178 86 58 94
Dan Petry 10 9 3.94 27 25 0 164.2 156 72 83 88
Dave Rozema 6 9 3.92 42 13 4 144.2 152 63 49 49
Aurelio Lopez 13 6 3.77 67 1 21 124.0 125 52 45 97
Pat Underwood 3 6 3.59 49 7 5 112.2 121 45 35 60
Roger Weaver 3 4 4.10 19 6 0 63.2 56 29 34 42
Dave Tobik 1 0 3.98 17 1 0 61.0 61 27 21 34
Bruce Robbins 4 2 6.62 15 6 0 51.2 60 38 28 23
Mark Fidrych 2 3 5.68 9 9 0 44.1 58 28 20 16
John Hiller 1 0 4.40 11 0 0 30.2 38 15 14 18
Jerry Ujdur 1 0 7.59 9 2 0 21.1 36 18 10 8
Jack Billingham 0 0 7.36 8 0 0 7.1 11 6 6 3

👥 Roster (34)

Jack Billingham Tom Brookens Tim Corcoran Al Cowens Duffy Dyer Mark Fidrych Kirk Gibson Dan Gonzales Richie Hebner John Hiller Lynn Jones Steve Kemp +22 more

34 players

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The 1980 Detroit Tigers in brief

The record for the 1980 Detroit Tigers reads 84 wins and 78 losses, good for 4th in the AL East. The run column shows 830 for and 757 against. The team batting average of .273 was 2% above the 1980 league mark of .269. The staff ERA of 4.25 was 5% worse than the league average of 4.03. The 830 runs scored compare with a league average of 729 per club, 14% more.

Attendance at Tiger Stadium totaled 1,785,360 for the year. Lance Parrish topped the Detroit Tigers with 24 home runs. Steve Kemp drove in a team-high 101 runs. The hits leader was Alan Trammell with 168. On the mound, Jack Morris won 16 games to lead the staff. Aurelio Lopez saved 21 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1980 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1980 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1980 Detroit Tigers finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1980 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Lance Parrish led the 1980 Detroit Tigers with 24 home runs.
What was the 1980 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1980 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.25.
Did the 1980 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1980 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1980 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1980 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1980 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Lance Parrish (24 HR, 82 RBI) and Jack Morris (16-15, 4.18 ERA).
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