1983 Detroit Tigers

92-70 • .568 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 1983 Detroit Tigers went 92-70 (.568) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 789 runs, allowed 679, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Lance Parrish (27 HR, 114 RBI) and Jack Morris (20-13, 3.34 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

92 Wins
70 Losses
.568 Win %
2nd Rank
789 R 679 RA
Diff +110

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⚡ Quick Stats

789 Runs Scored
679 Runs Allowed
+110 Run Diff
1,786K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 AL Average

Batting Avg .273 3% above the 1983 league average (.265)
OBP .335 2% above the 1983 league average (.327)
SLG .426 7% above the 1983 league average (.400)
Team ERA 3.80 6% better than the 1983 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 789 9% above the 1983 league average (727 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,786,900
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Avg per Game 22,060

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Lou Whitaker 0.320 2 Alan Trammell 0.319 3 Enos Cabell 0.311 4 Larry Herndon 0.302 5 Wayne Krenchicki 0.278

Home Runs

1 Lance Parrish 27 2 Chet Lemon 24 3 Larry Herndon 20 4 Kirk Gibson 15 5 Alan Trammell 14

RBI

1 Lance Parrish 114 2 Larry Herndon 92 3 Lou Whitaker 72 4 Chet Lemon 69 5 Alan Trammell 66
1983 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lou Whitaker 161 643 94 206 40 6 12 72 67 70 17 0.320
Lance Parrish 155 605 80 163 42 3 27 114 44 106 1 0.269
Larry Herndon 153 603 88 182 28 9 20 92 46 95 9 0.302
Alan Trammell 142 505 83 161 31 2 14 66 57 64 30 0.319
Glenn Wilson 144 503 55 135 25 6 11 65 25 79 1 0.268
Chet Lemon 145 491 78 125 21 5 24 69 54 70 0 0.255
Kirk Gibson 128 401 60 91 12 9 15 51 53 96 14 0.227
Enos Cabell 121 392 62 122 23 5 5 46 16 41 4 0.311
Tom Brookens 138 332 50 71 13 3 6 32 29 46 10 0.214
John Wockenfuss 92 245 32 66 8 1 9 44 31 37 1 0.269
Rick Leach 99 242 22 60 17 0 3 26 19 21 2 0.248
Johnny Grubb 57 134 20 34 5 2 4 22 28 17 0 0.254
Wayne Krenchicki 59 133 18 37 7 0 1 16 11 27 0 0.278
Marty Castillo 67 119 10 23 4 0 2 10 7 22 2 0.193
Howard Johnson 27 66 11 14 0 0 3 5 7 10 0 0.212
Lynn Jones 49 64 9 17 1 2 0 6 3 6 1 0.266
Mike Ivie 12 42 4 9 4 0 0 7 2 4 0 0.214
Bill Fahey 19 22 4 6 1 0 0 2 5 3 0 0.273
Julio Gonzalez 12 21 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.143
Mike Laga 12 21 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 0.190
Sal Butera 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Bob Molinaro 8 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.000
Bill Nahorodny 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Glenn Abbott 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Howard Bailey 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Bair 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Berenguer 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Gumpert 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob James 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Aurelio Lopez 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Martin 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Morris 44 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Pashnick 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Petry 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Rozema 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Rucker 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Ujdur 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Underwood 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Milt Wilcox 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Glenn Abbott 1.93 2 Dave Gumpert 2.64 3 Aurelio Lopez 2.81 4 Juan Berenguer 3.14 5 Jack Morris 3.34

Wins

1 Jack Morris 20 2 Dan Petry 19 3 Milt Wilcox 11 4 Juan Berenguer 9 5 Aurelio Lopez 9

Strikeouts

1 Jack Morris 232 2 Juan Berenguer 129 3 Dan Petry 122 4 Milt Wilcox 101 5 Aurelio Lopez 90
1983 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Morris 20 13 3.34 37 37 0 293.2 257 109 83 232
Dan Petry 19 11 3.92 38 38 0 266.1 256 116 99 122
Milt Wilcox 11 10 3.97 26 26 0 186.0 164 82 74 101
Juan Berenguer 9 5 3.14 37 19 1 157.2 110 55 71 129
Aurelio Lopez 9 8 2.81 57 0 18 115.1 87 36 49 90
Dave Rozema 8 3 3.43 29 16 2 105.0 100 40 29 63
Howard Bailey 5 5 4.88 33 3 0 72.0 69 39 25 21
Doug Bair 7 3 3.88 27 1 4 55.2 51 24 19 39
Glenn Abbott 2 1 1.93 7 7 0 46.2 43 10 7 11
Dave Gumpert 0 2 2.64 26 0 2 44.1 43 13 7 14
Larry Pashnick 1 3 5.26 12 6 0 37.2 48 22 18 17
Jerry Ujdur 0 4 7.15 11 6 0 34.0 41 27 20 13
John Martin 0 0 7.43 15 0 1 13.1 15 11 4 11
Pat Underwood 0 0 8.71 4 0 0 10.1 11 10 6 2
Dave Rucker 1 2 17.00 4 3 0 9.0 18 17 8 6
Bob James 0 0 11.25 4 0 0 4.0 5 5 3 4

👥 Roster (39)

Glenn Abbott Howard Bailey Doug Bair Juan Berenguer Tom Brookens Sal Butera Enos Cabell Marty Castillo Bill Fahey Kirk Gibson Julio Gonzalez Johnny Grubb +27 more

39 players

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The 1983 Detroit Tigers in brief

A 92-70 record (.568) put the 1983 Detroit Tigers 2nd in the AL East. With 789 runs scored and 679 given up, the 1983 differential was +110. The team batting average of .273 was 3% above the 1983 league mark of .265. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 3.80 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.06. The 1983 Detroit Tigers outscored the average club by 9% (789 against 727).

Tiger Stadium was home in 1983, drawing a total attendance of 1,786,900. Lance Parrish led the club in home runs with 27. Lou Whitaker collected the most hits, 206. Jack Morris was the top winner, with 20 victories. Aurelio Lopez closed out 18 saves. The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1983 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1983 Detroit Tigers finished 92-70 (.568 win pct).
Who led the 1983 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Lance Parrish led the 1983 Detroit Tigers with 27 home runs.
What was the 1983 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1983 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.80.
Did the 1983 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1983 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1983 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1983 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Lance Parrish (27 HR, 114 RBI) and Jack Morris (20-13, 3.34 ERA).
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