⭐ Division Winner

1987 Detroit Tigers

98-64 • .605 Win% • 1st in AL E

The 1987 Detroit Tigers went 98-64 (.605) finishing 1st in the AL E division. They won their division. The club scored 896 runs, allowed 735, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Darrell Evans (34 HR, 99 RBI) and Jack Morris (18-11, 3.38 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

98 Wins
64 Losses
.605 Win %
1st Rank
896 R 735 RA
Diff +161

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896 Runs Scored
735 Runs Allowed
+161 Run Diff
2,061K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 AL Average

Batting Avg .271 3% above the 1987 league average (.264)
OBP .348 5% above the 1987 league average (.333)
SLG .451 6% above the 1987 league average (.425)
Team ERA 4.02 10% better than the 1987 league average (4.46)
Runs Scored 896 13% above the 1987 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,061,830
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Avg per Game 25,454

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Alan Trammell 0.343 2 Larry Herndon 0.324 3 Matt Nokes 0.289 4 Mike Heath 0.281 5 Bill Madlock 0.279

Home Runs

1 Darrell Evans 34 2 Matt Nokes 32 3 Alan Trammell 28 4 Kirk Gibson 24 5 Chet Lemon 20

RBI

1 Alan Trammell 105 2 Darrell Evans 99 3 Matt Nokes 87 4 Kirk Gibson 79 5 Chet Lemon 75
1987 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lou Whitaker 149 604 110 160 38 6 16 59 71 108 13 0.265
Alan Trammell 151 597 109 205 34 3 28 105 60 47 21 0.343
Darrell Evans 150 499 90 128 20 0 34 99 100 84 6 0.257
Kirk Gibson 128 487 95 135 25 3 24 79 71 117 26 0.277
Chet Lemon 146 470 75 130 30 3 20 75 70 82 0 0.277
Matt Nokes 135 461 69 133 14 2 32 87 35 70 2 0.289
Tom Brookens 143 444 59 107 15 3 13 59 33 63 7 0.241
Pat Sheridan 141 421 57 109 19 3 6 49 44 90 18 0.259
Bill Madlock 87 326 56 91 17 0 14 50 28 45 4 0.279
Mike Heath 93 270 34 76 16 0 8 33 21 42 1 0.281
Larry Herndon 89 225 32 73 13 2 9 47 23 35 1 0.324
Dave Bergman 91 172 25 47 7 3 6 22 30 23 0 0.273
Darnell Coles 53 149 14 27 5 1 4 15 15 23 0 0.181
Jim Morrison 34 117 15 24 1 1 4 19 2 26 2 0.205
Johnny Grubb 59 114 9 23 6 0 2 13 15 16 0 0.202
Bill Bean 26 66 6 17 2 0 0 4 5 11 1 0.258
Terry Harper 31 64 4 13 3 0 3 10 9 8 1 0.203
Jim Walewander 53 54 24 13 3 1 1 4 7 6 2 0.241
Scott Lusader 23 47 8 15 3 1 1 8 5 7 1 0.319
Dwight Lowry 13 25 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.200
Orlando Mercado 10 22 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.136
Tim Tolman 9 12 3 1 1 0 0 1 7 2 0 0.083
Doug Baker 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Henneman 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Morris 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doyle Alexander 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Hernandez 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bryan Kelly 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric King 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Morris Madden 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dickie Noles 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Petry 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Robinson 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nate Snell 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Tanana 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Walt Terrell 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Thurmond 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 Doyle Alexander 1.53 2 Mike Henneman 2.98 3 Jack Morris 3.38 4 Willie Hernandez 3.67 5 Frank Tanana 3.91

Wins

1 Jack Morris 18 2 Walt Terrell 17 3 Frank Tanana 15 4 Mike Henneman 11 5 Doyle Alexander 9

Strikeouts

1 Jack Morris 208 2 Frank Tanana 146 3 Walt Terrell 143 4 Jeff Robinson 98 5 Dan Petry 93
1987 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Morris 18 11 3.38 34 34 0 266.0 227 100 93 208
Walt Terrell 17 10 4.05 35 35 0 244.2 254 110 94 143
Frank Tanana 15 10 3.91 34 34 0 218.2 216 95 56 146
Dan Petry 9 7 5.61 30 21 0 134.2 148 84 76 93
Jeff Robinson 9 6 5.37 29 21 0 127.1 132 76 54 98
Eric King 6 9 4.89 55 4 9 116.0 111 63 60 89
Mike Henneman 11 3 2.98 55 0 7 96.2 86 32 30 75
Doyle Alexander 9 0 1.53 11 11 0 88.1 63 15 26 44
Mark Thurmond 0 1 4.23 48 0 5 61.2 83 29 24 21
Willie Hernandez 3 4 3.67 45 0 8 49.0 53 20 20 30
Nate Snell 1 2 3.96 22 2 0 38.2 39 17 19 19
Bryan Kelly 0 1 5.06 5 0 0 10.2 12 6 7 10
Dickie Noles 0 0 4.50 4 0 2 2.0 2 1 1 0
Morris Madden 0 0 16.20 2 0 0 1.2 4 3 3 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to MIN 4-1

👥 Roster (37)

Doyle Alexander Doug Baker Bill Bean Dave Bergman Tom Brookens Darnell Coles Darrell Evans Kirk Gibson Johnny Grubb Terry Harper Mike Heath Mike Henneman +25 more

37 players

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The 1987 Detroit Tigers in brief

The record for the 1987 Detroit Tigers reads 98 wins and 64 losses, good for 1st in the AL East. That season the Detroit Tigers took the division title. With 896 runs scored and 735 given up, the 1987 differential was +161. The team batting average of .271 was 3% above the 1987 league mark of .264. Pitchers allowed 4.02 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.46.

Measured against the 794-run league average, the offense was 13% ahead. Attendance at Tiger Stadium totaled 2,061,830 for the year. Darrell Evans led the club in home runs with 34. The RBI leader was Alan Trammell, with 105. On the mound, Jack Morris won 18 games to lead the staff. The AL Championship Series ended in a loss against MIN 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1987 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1987 Detroit Tigers finished 98-64 (.605 win pct).
Did the 1987 Detroit Tigers make the playoffs?
The 1987 Detroit Tigers finished first in their division.
Who led the 1987 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Darrell Evans led the 1987 Detroit Tigers with 34 home runs.
What was the 1987 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1987 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.02.
Did the 1987 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1987 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1987 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
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