1979 Detroit Tigers Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 85-76
Finished 5th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,630,939, Avg. 21,746
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Manager: Les Moss (27-26)
Manager: Dick Tracewski (2-0)
Manager: Sparky Anderson (56-50)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1979 Detroit Tigers Roster
1979 Detroit Tigers Results

The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1979 season with a record of 85 wins and 76 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's East Division.

The Tigers scored 770 runs and conceded 738 runs. Steve Kemp led Detroit with 26 home runs, while John Wockenfuss, Lance Parrish, Champ Summers and Jason Thompson each walloped 20 or more also. Steve Kemp drove in 105 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .318. Jack Morris paced the team with 17 wins and a team-best 3.28 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Les Moss, Dick Tracewski and Sparky Anderson coached the team.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Jack Morris177.7083.2827270910197.7179767219594113419806
Milt Wilcox1210.5454.3533291700196.320110595187381091104854
Aurelio Lopez105.6672.41610490021127.095373412513106303519
Jack Billingham107.5883.30351911203158.0163745813601159706668
Pat Underwood64.6004.5927154100121.712664621729183203508
Dan Petry65.5453.951515020098.09046431133543413401
Dave Rozema44.5003.511616041097.310152381230233602424
John Hiller47.3645.224303000979.38347461455746004372
Bruce Robbins33.5003.91108000046.0452120321022004194
Mike Chris33.5006.92138300039.0463030321031002179
Dave Tobik35.3754.333701900368.75934331225548004287
Kip Young22.5006.39137300043.76032311111022100200
Sheldon Burnside11.5006.33100200021.32816152821310096
Fernando Arroyo11.5008.2560300012.0171111342700057
Bruce Taylor12.3334.82100800018.7161310172820081
Steve Baker17.1256.642112200184.09763621351254627392
Mark Fidrych03.00010.4344000014.7231717392510073
Totals8476.5254.28381160135252371423.3142973867716754756802484516111

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Ron LeFlore148654600110180221095778145295.300.355.415.770249160022
Steve Kemp1345704908815626326105566870.318.398.543.941266132282
Lance Parrish1435484936513626319656749105.276.343.456.800225152312
Alan Trammell1425204606812711465017144355.276.335.357.691164601250
Lou Whitaker1275204237512114834220107866.286.395.378.7741601011442
Jason Thompson145569492581211612079207090.246.338.404.742199151158
Jerry Morales129482440509323114561043056.211.260.364.624160152280
Aurelio Rodriguez1063633432787180536021140.254.277.350.62612091530
Champ Summers9029024647771212051764033.313.414.6141.02815143014
Lynn Jones95233213336380426961722.296.349.390.7398351110
John Wockenfuss872542312761911546221840.264.320.506.82711792120
Rusty Staub682882463258121940103218.236.331.402.7339995141
Tom Brookens602081902350524211031140.263.309.374.6837132410
Mark Wagner75171146164030113321625.274.341.315.6574620720
Phil Mankowski421139911224008001016.222.286.263.5482630134
Kirk Gibson1239383930143313.237.256.395.6511500000
Ed Putman21433949302401412.231.302.462.7641810000
Al Greene297059981036011015.136.257.305.5621810011
Dave Stegman1233316600351123.194.242.484.7261500000
Rick Peters1225193500020053.263.417.263.680500100
Tim Corcoran1827224510061142.227.333.273.606610011
Dave Machemer1930268510020332.192.276.231.507600100
Dan Gonzales718181410021002.222.222.278.500520000
Milt May612111320030011.273.333.455.788510001
Milt Wilcox33000000000000000000
Bruce Taylor10000000000000000000
Dave Tobik37000000000000000000
Kip Young13000000000000000000
Pat Underwood27000000000000000000
Dave Rozema16000000000000000000
Jack Billingham35000000000000000000
Sheldon Burnside10000000000000000000
Mike Chris13000000000000000000
Mark Fidrych4000000000000000000
Fernando Arroyo6000000000000000000
John Hiller43000000000000000000
Aurelio Lopez61000000000000000000
Jack Morris28001000000000000000
Dan Petry15000000000000000000
Bruce Robbins10000000000000000000
Steve Baker21000000000000000000
Totals21096080537577014462213516472917686575814.269.339.415.754222914022565228


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Jason Thompson1B1401281157.31176918135.9949.8539.0500000
John Wockenfuss1B3125193.020518122.9961.3997.1940000
Ed Putman1B5328.035315.97412.2147.6000000
Champ Summers1B4222.0231011.0009.8186.0000000
Tim Corcoran1B5222.0351021.00014.7277.2000000
Aurelio Rodriguez1B101.00000.000.0000000
Lou Whitaker2B1261141017.32803699103.9865.7415.1510000
Mark Wagner2B2922201.05763510.9605.3734.1380000
Tom Brookens2B1917135.03742310.9635.2674.1580000
Dave Machemer2B11767.0152016.9724.7013.1820000
Rick Peters2B203.010001.0003.000.5000000
Aurelio Rodriguez3B10697841.0722111323.9563.0292.6700000
Tom Brookens3B4238338.03999811.9453.6753.2860000
Phil Mankowski3B3622226.0225636.9633.1062.1670000
Rick Peters3B3316.00020.000.000.0000000
Mark Wagner3B202.30000.000.0000000
Lance ParrishC1421351178.370779910.9896.0035.535210695745.2
John WockenfussC2018148.0109820.9837.1155.8502018625.0
Ed PutmanC16572.0404001.0005.5002.750105228.6
Milt MayC5225.0191001.0007.2004.00000500.0
Steve KempOF1201171044.32291262.9762.0772.0080000
Jerry MoralesOF119106958.0206632.9861.9921.7820000
Ron LeFloreOF113112938.3293633.9902.8682.6460000
Lynn JonesOF8452512.7142331.9802.5461.7260000
Champ SummersOF6960503.787310.9891.6081.3040000
Dave StegmanOF121089.0350001.0003.5392.9170000
Kirk GibsonOF10883.0150001.0001.6271.5000000
John WockenfussOF6642.040001.000.857.6670000
Tim CorcoranOF9230.0101001.0003.3001.2220000
Al GreeneOF6329.0140001.0004.3452.3330000
Dan GonzalesOF3326.030001.0001.0381.0000000
Dave MachemerOF119.030001.0003.0003.0000000
Rick PetersOF105.030001.0005.4003.0000000
Jack MorrisP2727197.7142323.9491.6851.3700000
Milt WilcoxP3329196.31041071.0002.3381.5450000
Jack BillinghamP3519158.062123.9311.538.7710000
Aurelio LopezP610127.091511.9601.701.3930000
Pat UnderwoodP2715121.711510.9411.184.5930000
Dan PetryP151598.091120.9091.8371.3330000
Dave RozemaP161697.371711.9602.2191.5000000
Steve BakerP211284.038011.0001.179.5240000
John HillerP43079.3410001.0001.588.3260000
Dave TobikP37068.755011.0001.311.2700000
Bruce RobbinsP10846.015011.0001.174.6000000
Kip YoungP13743.7310001.0002.6791.0000000
Mike ChrisP13839.018001.0002.077.6920000
Sheldon BurnsideP10021.304011.0001.688.4000000
Bruce TaylorP10018.72311.8332.411.5000000
Mark FidrychP4414.721001.0001.841.7500000
Fernando ArroyoP6012.012001.0002.250.5000000
Alan TrammellSS1421381182.32453882699.9614.8184.4580000
Mark WagnerSS4122241.03183318.9744.2572.7800000
Totals1862144012810.042701767120489.9814.2413.242240976540.1




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