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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979 / 1981)
84-78, Finished 4th in AL East
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Scored 830 runs, Allowed 757 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-74
Manager: Sparky Anderson (84-78)
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,785,293 (7th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 102; one-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 106
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1979 / 1981 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 25, 1979
Traded a player to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Champ Summers. The Detroit Tigers sent Sheldon Burnside (October 25, 1979) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
October 31, 1979
Traded Phil Mankowski and Jerry Morales to the New York Mets. Received Richie Hebner.
November 21, 1979
Sold Kip Young to the Seattle Mariners.
December 3, 1979
Traded Rusty Staub to the Montreal Expos. Received a player to be named later and cash. The Montreal Expos sent Randy Schafer (minors) (December 3, 1979) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
December 4, 1979
Sold Fred Holdsworth to the Milwaukee Brewers.
December 5, 1979
Traded Fernando Arroyo to the Minnesota Twins. Received Jeff Holly.
December 7, 1979
Sold Aurelio Rodriguez to the San Diego Padres for $200,000.
Traded Ron LeFlore to the Montreal Expos. Received Dan Schatzeder.
January 11, 1980
Drafted Mike Laga in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January).
Drafted Randy Hunt in the 5th round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
March 15, 1980
Traded Jerry Manuel to the Montreal Expos. Received Duffy Dyer.
April 28, 1980 (Standings)
Signed George Cappuzzello as a free agent.
May 12, 1980 (Standings)
Sent Jack Billingham to the Boston Red Sox as part of a conditional deal.
May 27, 1980 (Standings)
Traded Jason Thompson to the California Angels. Received Al Cowens.
May 28, 1980 (Standings)
Purchased Mike Macha from the Toronto Blue Jays.
May 29, 1980 (Standings)
Purchased Stan Papi from the Philadelphia Phillies.
June 2, 1980 (Standings)
Traded Al Greene and John Martin to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jim Lentine.
June 3, 1980 (Standings)
Drafted Glenn Wilson in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1980.
Drafted Bob Sebra in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Chuck Hensley in the 10th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
Drafted Dwight Lowry in the 11th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
Drafted Ron Mathis in the 30th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
June 6, 1980 (Standings)
Sold Steve Baker to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Signed Barbaro Garbey as an amateur free agent.
June 10, 1980 (Standings)
Traded Ed Putnam (minors) and Dan Gonzales to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Bill Presley (minors), Larry Anderson and Larry Johnson.
September 21, 1980 (Standings)
Signed Roger Mason as an amateur free agent.
November 4, 1980
Signed Dave Gumpert as an amateur free agent.
December 8, 1980
Drafted Larry Rothschild from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
December 10, 1980
Traded Mark Wagner to the Texas Rangers. Received Kevin Saucier.
December 12, 1980
Traded Dave Stegman to the San Diego Padres. Received Dennis Kinney.
January 13, 1981
Drafted Bob Melvin in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January Secondary).
Drafted Mike Sharperson in the 4th round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
March 24, 1981
Purchased Bill Fahey from the San Diego Padres.
March 29, 1981
Released Jim Lentine.
April 1, 1981
Purchased Mick Kelleher from the Chicago Cubs.
