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1978 Detroit Tigers (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977/1979)
86-76, Finished 5th in AL Eastern Division
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Scored 714 runs, Allowed 653 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-74
Managed by Ralph Houk

Ballpark: Tiger Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,714,893 (5th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 103, Pitching - 103
  (one-year): Batting - 108, Pitching - 107
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1977/1979) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Fri,4/7 vs TOR W (6-2) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Fidrych Staub
2.Sat,4/8 vs TOR L (2-5)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Spikes Slaton Staub
3.Sun,4/9 vs TOR W (8-4)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Spikes Billingham Staub
4.Tue,4/11 at TEX W (6-2) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Rozema Staub
5.Wed,4/12 at TEX W (3-2)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Spikes Fidrych Staub
6.Fri,4/14 at TOR L (8-10)# May Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Slaton Staub
7.Sat,4/15 at TOR W (6-3)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Spikes Billingham Staub
8.Sun,4/16 at TOR W (4-3) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Rozema Staub
9.Mon,4/17 vs CHW W (10-9)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Spikes Fidrych Staub
10.Sat,4/22 vs TEX W (7-6) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Morris Staub
11.Sun,4/23 vs TEX W (9-6)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Spikes Slaton Staub
12.Sun,4/23 vs TEX L (1-2)# May Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Stanley LeFlore Wockenfuss Rozema Staub
13.Mon,4/24 at CHW W (4-1)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Spikes Billingham Staub
14.Tue,4/25 at CHW W (8-4) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Wilcox Staub
15.Wed,4/26 at CHW L (2-7)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Spikes Morris Staub
16.Fri,4/28 at SEA W (5-4)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Spikes Slaton Staub
17.Sat,4/29 at SEA W (5-0) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Rozema Staub
18.Sun,4/30 at SEA L (3-4) May Thompson Dillard Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Billingham Staub
19.Tue,5/2 at CAL W (10-2)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Wilcox Staub
20.Wed,5/3 at CAL W (7-4)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Slaton Staub
21.Fri,5/5 at OAK L (1-5)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Billingham Staub
22.Sat,5/6 at OAK W (6-0) May Thompson Dillard Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Sykes Staub
23.Sun,5/7 at OAK W (4-0) May Thompson Dillard Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Wilcox Staub
24.Tue,5/9 vs CAL L (5-7)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Slaton Staub
25.Fri,5/12 vs OAK L (4-10)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Billingham Staub
26.Sat,5/13 vs OAK L (2-3) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Rozema Staub
27.Sun,5/14 vs OAK W (15-0) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Sykes Staub
28.Mon,5/15 vs SEA W (4-2) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Slaton Staub
29.Tue,5/16 vs SEA W (4-2)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Wilcox Staub
30.Wed,5/17 at MIL W (5-3)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Billingham Staub
31.Thu,5/18 at MIL L (7-8) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Morris Staub
32.Fri,5/19 vs BOS W (7-5) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Sykes Staub
33.Sat,5/20 vs BOS L (5-6) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Slaton Staub
34.Sun,5/21 vs BOS W (2-1)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Wilcox Staub
35.Sun,5/21 vs BOS L (3-9) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Rozema Staub
36.Tue,5/23 at BAL L (0-2)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Billingham Staub
37.Wed,5/24 at BAL W (3-2) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Slaton Staub
38.Wed,5/24 at BAL L (0-1) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Sykes Staub
39.Thu,5/25 at BAL L (1-2)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Baker Staub
40.Fri,5/26 at BOS L (3-6)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Wilcox Staub
41.Sat,5/27 at BOS L (0-1) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Rozema Staub
42.Sun,5/28 at BOS L (3-4) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Billingham Staub
43.Sun,5/28 at BOS L (3-4) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Slaton Staub
44.Mon,5/29 vs BAL L (3-6)# Parrish Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Sykes Staub
45.Tue,5/30 vs BAL W (5-2) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Baker Staub
46.Wed,5/31 vs MIL W (3-0)# Parrish Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Wilcox Staub
47.Thu,6/1 vs MIL W (4-3) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Slaton Staub
48.Fri,6/2 vs MIN L (2-4) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Billingham Staub
49.Sat,6/3 vs MIN L (2-9) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp Stanley Corcoran Sykes Staub
50.Sun,6/4 vs MIN W (6-4)# Parrish Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp Stanley Wockenfuss Baker Staub
51.Tue,6/6 at MIL L (1-5) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Wilcox Staub
52.Wed,6/7 at MIL W (8-1) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Slaton Staub
53.Fri,6/9 vs KCR W (3-2)# Parrish Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Billingham Staub
54.Sat,6/10 vs KCR L (3-6) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Sykes Staub
55.Sun,6/11 vs KCR W (5-2)# Parrish Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Baker Staub
56.Mon,6/12 vs MIL L (4-7) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Wilcox Staub
57.Tue,6/13 vs MIL L (2-7)# Parrish Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Slaton Staub
58.Wed,6/14 at KCR L (1-7)# Parrish Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Stanley Billingham Staub
59.Thu,6/15 at KCR L (2-7) May Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Stanley Sykes Staub
60.Fri,6/16 at MIN L (2-5)# Parrish Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Stanley Rozema Staub
61.Sat,6/17 at MIN L (1-3)# May Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Stanley Wilcox Staub
62.Sun,6/18 at MIN L (4-8) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Slaton Staub
63.Tue,6/20 at TOR W (4-3)# Parrish Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Stanley Baker Staub
64.Wed,6/21 at TOR W (10-8)# Parrish Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Stanley Billingham Staub
65.Thu,6/22 vs NYY L (2-4)# Parrish Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Stanley Rozema Staub
66.Fri,6/23 vs NYY L (3-12) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Wilcox Staub
67.Sat,6/24 vs NYY W (4-3) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Slaton Staub
68.Sun,6/25 vs NYY L (2-4)# Parrish Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Stanley Baker Staub
69.Mon,6/26 at CLE L (4-5)# Parrish Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Stanley Billingham Staub
70.Tue,6/27 at CLE W (6-1) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Wagner Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Rozema Staub
71.Wed,6/28 at CLE W (4-3)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Stanley Slaton Staub
72.Wed,6/28 at CLE L (1-2) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Wilcox Staub
73.Thu,6/29 at CLE L (3-6)# Parrish Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Kemp LeFlore Stanley Sykes Staub
74.Fri,6/30 at NYY L (2-10)# Parrish Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Stanley Baker Staub
75.Sat,7/1 at NYY W (8-4) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Billingham Staub
76.Sun,7/2 at NYY L (2-3)# Parrish Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Stanley Rozema Staub
77.Sun,7/2 at NYY L (3-5)# May Thompson Dillard Rodriguez Wagner Wockenfuss LeFlore Stanley Slaton Staub
78.Mon,7/3 vs TOR W (6-5) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Wilcox Staub
79.Tue,7/4 vs TOR L (2-9)# Parrish Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Stanley Morris Staub
80.Wed,7/5 vs CLE W (13-3) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Billingham Staub
81.Thu,7/6 vs CLE W (8-4)# Parrish Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Slaton Staub
82.Fri,7/7 at TEX W (12-7) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Rozema Staub
83.Sat,7/8 at TEX W (5-1) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Wilcox Staub
84.Sun,7/9 at TEX L (3-4) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Baker Staub
85.Thu,7/13 at SEA L (4-5) May Thompson Whitaker Mankowski Trammell Kemp LeFlore Corcoran Rozema Staub
86.Fri,7/14 at SEA W (2-0)# Parrish Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Slaton Staub
87.Sat,7/15 at CAL L (0-2)# Parrish Thompson Whitaker Rodriguez Trammell Kemp LeFlore Wockenfuss Wilcox Staub
88.Sun,7/16 at CAL W (4-0)</