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1981 Detroit Tigers
Trades and Transactions
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980 / 1982
First Half: 31-26, Finished 4thSecond Half: 29-23, Finished 2nd
Overall: 60-49, Finished 3rd in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Sparky Anderson (60-49)
Scored 427 runs, Allowed 404 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-52
Ballparks: Tiger Stadium · Attendance: 1,149,144 (5th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 104
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1980 / 1982 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
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 (Standings)
Purchased Mick Kelleher from the Chicago Cubs.
April 2, 1981 (Standings)
Released Mike Warren.
April 3, 1981 (Standings)
Released Chris Codiroli.
Released Chuck Hensley.
May 18, 1981 (Standings)
Released Duffy Dyer.
May 23, 1981 (Standings)
Signed Paul Gibson as a free agent.
June 8, 1981 (Standings)
Drafted Randy O'Neal in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (June Secondary).
Drafted Nelson Simmons in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Drafted Bryan Kelly in the 6th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Drafted Chuck Cary in the 7th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Drafted Scott Earl in the 14th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Drafted Barry Lyons in the 25th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 20, 1981 (Standings)
Signed Bernie Carbo as a free agent.
August 23, 1981 (Standings)
Traded a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins. Received Ron Jackson. The Detroit Tigers sent Tim Corcoran (September 4, 1981) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
October 5, 1981 (Standings)
Released Mark Fidrych.
November 13, 1981
Ron Jackson granted Free Agency.
November 27, 1981
Traded Steve Kemp to the Chicago White Sox. Received Chet Lemon.
December 9, 1981
Traded Mike Chris and Dan Schatzeder to the San Francisco Giants. Received Larry Herndon.
December 14, 1981
Released Dennis Kinney.
January 12, 1982
Drafted Dana Williams in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
January 19, 1982
Released Stan Papi.
February 12, 1982
Signed Jerry Turner as a free agent.
March 1, 1982
Traded Jack Smith (minors), Mark Fellows (minors) and Darrell Brown to the Oakland Athletics. Received Jeff Cox and Scott Meyer.
March 4, 1982
Traded Champ Summers to the San Francisco Giants. Received Enos Cabell and cash.
March 10, 1982
Purchased Mark Lee from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Signed Kevin Pasley as a free agent.
March 23, 1982
Traded Roger Weaver to the Atlanta Braves. Received Eddie Miller.
March 26, 1982
Sold Glenn Gulliver to the Baltimore Orioles.
March 28, 1982
Released George Cappuzzello.
Sold Al Cowens to the Seattle Mariners.
March 30, 1982
Received Elias Sosa from the Montreal Expos as part of a conditional deal.
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