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1981 Detroit Tigers (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980/1982)
First Half: 31-26, Finished 4th
Second Half: 29-23, Finished 2nd
Overall: 60-49, Finished 3rd in AL Eastern Division
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Scored 427 runs, Allowed 404 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-52
Managed by Sparky Anderson

Ballpark: Tiger Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,149,144 (5th of 14)
Park Factors
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Batting - 104, Pitching - 103
  (one-year): Batting - 104, Pitching - 104
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1981 Stats / Schedule (1980/1982) / Transactions / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Game Results

Season Summary   60-49 , Final Rank: 3, GB:    2.0
Days in First:                  22 (last on September 29, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:          16 (last on September 13)
Most Games under .500:           4 (last on May 10)

Biggest Lead:                  2.5 (last on April 18)
Farthest Behind Leader:        8.5 (last on May 29)

Longest Winning Streak:          9 (August 14 to August 23)
Longest Losing Streak:          10 (April 19 to April 29)

Most Runs Allowed:              15 (May 9)
Most Runs Scored:               14 (May 19 and September 29)

Longest Game:                   12 innings (June 1 and September 12)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       5
Times Opponent Shutout:         13

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        60  49     427     404    .550

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           32  23     241     196    .582
Road           28  26     186     208    .519

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           8  11      55      69    .421
May            15  13     129     128    .536
June            8   2      37      22    .800
August         13   8      78      67    .619
September      15  12     118     101    .556
October         1   3      10      17    .250

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     31  26     221     219    .544
Second Half    29  23     206     185    .558

Extra-Innings
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
ExtraInning     4   4      36      35    .500
Full Games     56  45     391     369    .554
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        18  15     105     102    .545

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout         9  13     103     120    .409

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BAL             7   6      63      46    .538
BOS             1   6      19      30    .143
CAL             3   3      23      33    .500
CHW             3   3      16      18    .500
CLE             5   1      38      30    .833
KCR             3   2      17      18    .600
MIL             5   8      44      56    .385
MIN             9   3      50      25    .750
NYY             3   7      22      37    .300
OAK             1   2       8      13    .333
SEA             5   1      25      13    .833
TEX             9   3      62      45    .750
TOR             6   4      40      40    .600

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Thu, Apr  9 box DET  TOR  W   6-2        1-0     1    Tied  2:40 J Morris     J McLaughlin  51,452 +
  2 Sat, Apr 11 box DET  TOR  W   6-2        2-0     1    Tied  2:26 M Wilcox     D Stieb       13,617 ++
  3 Sun, Apr 12 box DET  TOR  L   2-6        2-1     2     0.5  2:24 L Leal       H Bailey       9,950 -
  4 Tue, Apr 14 box DET @KCR  W   6-5        3-1     1  up 0.5  2:44 A Lopez      D Quisenberr  40,700 +
  5 Wed, Apr 15 box DET @KCR  W   4-0        4-1     1  up 1.0  2:08 D Rozema     L Gura        21,439 ++
  6 Thu, Apr 16 box DET @TOR  W   2-0        5-1     1  up 1.5  2:49 M Wilcox     D Stieb       11,058 +++
  7 Fri, Apr 17 box DET @TOR  W   8-5        6-1     1  up 1.5  3:32 H Bailey     L Leal        15,196 ++++
  8 Sat, Apr 18 box DET @TOR  W   4-3        7-1     1  up 2.5  2:43 D Schatzeder J Clancy      16,294 +++++
  9 Sun, Apr 19 box DET @TOR  L   1-9        7-2     1  up 2.0  2:30 M Bomback    J Morris      12,274 -
 10 Mon, Apr 20 box DET @NYY  L   2-6        7-3     1  up 1.0  2:26 R May        D Rozema      20,981 --
 11 Tue, Apr 21 box DET @NYY  L   0-2        7-4     1    Tied  2:34 D Bird       M Wilcox      15,359 ---
 12 Wed, Apr 22 box DET @NYY  L   2-7        7-5     3     0.5  2:21 D LaRoche    H Bailey      22,835 ----
 13 Fri, Apr 24 box DET  CHW  L   2-3 (10)   7-6     5     1.5  2:59 L Hoyt       J Morris      13,483 -----
 14 Sat, Apr 25 box DET  CHW  L   0-4        7-7     5     1.5  2:45 R Baumgarten D Rozema      14,862 ------
 15 Sun, Apr 26 box DET  CHW  L   4-5        7-8     5     2.0  2:45 B Burns      M Wilcox      13,410 -------
 16 Mon, Apr 27 box DET  NYY  L   1-3        7-9     5     2.5  2:08 R Guidry     H Bailey      27,487 --------
 17 Tue, Apr 28 box DET  NYY  L   1-4        7-10    5     3.5  2:11 T John       D Schatzeder  18,420 ---------
 18 Wed, Apr 29 box DET  NYY  L   2-3        7-11    6     4.5  2:22 R May        J Morris      18,167 ----------
 19 Thu, Apr 30 box DET @SEA  W   2-0        8-11    6     4.0  2:00 D Rozema     J Gleaton      5,116 +
 20 Fri, May  1 box DET @SEA  W   7-3        9-11    5     3.5  2:27 M Wilcox     M Parrott     13,233 ++
 21 Sat, May  2 box DET @SEA  L   1-3        9-12    5     4.5  2:28 F Bannister  D Petry       10,111 -
 22 Sun, May  3 box DET @SEA  W   8-5       10-12    5     3.5  2:46 J Morris     L Andersen    10,377 +
 23 Tue, May  5 box DET @OAK  L   2-6       10-13    5     4.0  2:35 M Norris     D Rozema      18,925 -
 24 Wed, May  6 box DET @OAK  W   3-2       11-13    5     4.0  2:40 M Wilcox     R Langford    15,763 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Thu, May  7 box DET @OAK  L   3-5       11-14    5     4.0  2:43 J Jones      D Petry       15,902 -
 26 Fri, May  8 box DET @CAL  W   6-1       12-14    5     3.0  2:32 J Morris     S Renko       24,456 +
 27 Sat, May  9 box DET @CAL  L   1-15      12-15    6     4.0  2:42 G Zahn       D Schatzeder  32,040 -
 28 Sun, May 10 box DET @CAL  L   3-4       12-16    6     5.0  2:35 A Hassler    A Lopez       29,689 --
 29 Tue, May 12 box DET  SEA  W   6-2       13-16    6     4.5  2:21 M Wilcox     F Bannister    8,996 +
 30 Wed, May 13 box DET  SEA  W   1-0       14-16    6     4.5  2:23 D Petry      D Drago        9,464 ++
 31 Fri, May 15 box DET  CAL  W   5-1       15-16    6     4.5  2:28 J Morris     M Witt        13,529 +++
 32 Sat, May 16 box DET  CAL  W   7-5       16-16    6     3.5  2:39 D Tobik      D Rau         19,014 ++++
 33 Sun, May 17 box DET  CAL  L   1-7       16-17    6     5.0  2:45 K Forsch     M Wilcox      19,720 -
 34 Mon, May 18 box DET  TEX  L   5-13      16-18    6     5.5  3:14 J Matlack    D Petry       10,114 --
 35 Tue, May 19 box DET  TEX  W  14-1       17-18    6     5.5  2:16 D Schatzeder D Medich      10,002 +
 36 Wed, May 20 box DET  TEX  W   8-4       18-18    6     5.5  2:19 J Morris     F Jenkins      9,757 ++
 37 Fri, May 22 box DET  BAL  L   2-4       18-19    6     6.0  2:27 S McGregor   M Wilcox      26,563 -
 38 Sat, May 23 box DET  BAL  L   2-9       18-20    6     7.0  2:29 M Flanagan   D Rozema      19,006 --
 39 Sun, May 24 box DET  BAL  W   8-2       19-20    6     5.0  2:44 D Petry      D Martinez         0 +
 40             box DET  BAL  W   5-3       20-20    6     5.0  2:47 D Tobik      T Martinez    30,310 ++
 41 Mon, May 25 box DET @MIL  W  12-3       21-20    6     5.0  2:34 J Morris     J Augustine   25,072 +++
 42 Tue, May 26 box DET @MIL  L   3-7       21-21    6     6.0  2:25 P Vuckovich  M Wilcox       9,518 -
 43 Wed, May 27 box DET @MIL  L   1-5       21-22    6     7.0  2:25 R Lerch      H Bailey      13,237 --
 44 Thu, May 28 box DET @MIL  L   1-7       21-23    6     7.5  2:18 M Caldwell   D Petry       15,943 ---
 45 Fri, May 29 box DET @BAL  L   5-6       21-24    6     8.5  2:59 D Martinez   D Schatzeder  23,040 ----
 46 Sat, May 30 box DET @BAL  W   4-1       22-24    6     7.5  2:18 J Morris     J Palmer      51,646 +
 47 Sun, May 31 box DET @BAL  W   5-4       23-24    6     6.5  2:57 A Lopez      S McGregor    28,011 ++
 48 Mon, Jun  1 box DET  MIL  W   4-3 (12)  24-24    6     6.0  3:17 D Rozema     R Cleveland   14,495 +++
 49 Tue, Jun  2 box DET  MIL  L   2-5       24-25    6     6.0  2:23 M Caldwell   D Petry       14,079 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Wed, Jun  3 box DET  MIL  W   4-1       25-25    6     5.0  2:15 D Schatzeder J Slaton      13,392 +
 51 Fri, Jun  5 box DET  MIN  W   2-0       26-25    6     4.5  2:00 J Morris     B Havens      23,133 ++
 52 Sat, Jun  6 box DET  MIN  W   5-1       27-25    6     4.5  2:19 D Petry      P Redfern     15,218 +++
 53 Sun, Jun  7 box DET  MIN  W   3-0       28-25    6     4.5  1:58 M Wilcox     J Koosman     21,857 ++++
 54 Mon, Jun  8 box DET @TEX  L   1-8       28-26    6     5.5  2:24 R Honeycutt  D Schatzeder  13,753 -
 55 Tue, Jun  9 box DET @TEX  W   5-0       29-26    5     5.5  2:30 A Lopez      J Matlack     37,350 +
 56 Wed, Jun 10 box DET @MIN  W   4-2       30-26    5     4.5  2:22 J Morris     B Havens       5,495 ++
 57 Thu, Jun 11 box DET @MIN  W   7-2       31-26    4     3.5  2:36 D Petry      P Redfern      4,623 +++
 58 Mon, Aug 10 box DET  TOR  W   4-3       32-26    4     3.5  2:41 K Saucier    J McLaughlin  15,187 ++++
 59 Tue, Aug 11 box DET  TOR  L   4-6       32-27    4     3.5  2:53 J Berenguer  D Schatzeder  10,526 -
 60 Wed, Aug 12 box DET  TOR  L   3-4       32-28    4     4.5  2:23 D Stieb      J Morris       8,775 --
 61 Thu, Aug 13 box DET  NYY  L   0-3       32-29    5     5.5  2:39 R Guidry     D Petry       20,957 ---
 62 Fri, Aug 14 box DET  NYY  W   1-0       33-29    4     4.5  2:07 M Wilcox     R May         23,395 +
 63 Sat, Aug 15 box DET  NYY  W   8-5       34-29    4     3.5  3:01 D Schatzeder D LaRoche     26,848 ++
 64 Sun, Aug 16 box DET  NYY  W   5-4       35-29    4     2.5  2:54 A Lopez      R Davis       21,077 +++
 65 Mon, Aug 17 box DET  MIN  W  12-2       36-29    4     1.5  2:38 D Petry      J Koosman     11,484 ++++
 66 Tue, Aug 18 box DET  MIN  W   3-0       37-29    4     1.5  2:20 M Wilcox     R Erickson    15,163 +++++
 67 Wed, Aug 19 box DET  MIN  W   4-0       38-29    2     0.5  2:25 D Schatzeder D Jackson     16,960 ++++++
 68 Fri, Aug 21 box DET  TEX  W   7-4       39-29    1  up 0.5  2:29 A Lopez      D Darwin      27,761 +++++++
 69 Sat, Aug 22 box DET  TEX  W   2-0       40-29    1  up 0.5  2:22 D Petry      R Honeycutt   23,763 ++++++++
 70 Sun, Aug 23 box DET  TEX  W   5-4       41-29    1  up 0.5  2:57 D Rozema     J Kern        21,388 +++++++++
 71 Mon, Aug 24 box DET  KCR  L   2-4       41-30    1  up 0.5  2:53 K Brett      D Schatzeder  41,009 -
 72 Tue, Aug 25 box DET  KCR  W   4-3 (10)  42-30    1  up 0.5  2:53 K Saucier    D Quisenberr  35,189 +
 73 Wed, Aug 26 box DET  KCR  L   1-6       42-31    1    Tied  2:30 L Gura       A Lopez       36,691 -
 74 Thu, Aug 27 box DET @MIN  L   3-4       42-32    2     1.0  2:13 P Redfern    K Saucier      4,625 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Fri, Aug 28 box DET @MIN  L   0-6       42-33    3     1.0  2:15 F Arroyo     D Rozema       5,415 ---
 76 Sat, Aug 29 box DET @MIN  L   1-7       42-34    3     2.0  2:32 B Havens     D Schatzeder  10,296 ----
 77 Sun, Aug 30 box DET @MIN  W   6-1       43-34    3     1.5  2:23 J Morris     D Cooper       8,217 +
 78 Mon, Aug 31 box DET @CHW  W   3-1       44-34    2     1.5  2:46 M Wilcox     R Baumgarten  13,057 ++
 79 Tue, Sep  1 box DET @CHW  W   2-1       45-34    2     1.5  3:01 D Petry      J Koosman      9,775 +++
 80 Wed, Sep  2 box DET @CHW  W   5-4 (10)  46-34    2     0.5  3:33 K Saucier    J Koosman     10,272 ++++
 81 Thu, Sep  3 box DET @TEX  W   8-5       47-34    1  up 0.5  2:33 J Morris     J Matlack      9,986 +++++
 82 Fri, Sep  4 box DET @TEX  L   2-3       47-35    2     0.5  2:31 D Medich     M Wilcox      11,027 -
 83 Sat, Sep  5 box DET @TEX  W   1-0       48-35    2     0.5  2:32 D Petry      F Jenkins     17,635 +
 84 Sun, Sep  6 box DET @TEX  W   4-3       49-35    2     0.5  3:06 K Saucier    M Mercer      11,892 ++
 85 Mon, Sep  7 box DET  BOS  W   3-1       50-35    2     0.5  2:13 J Morris     B Ojeda       42,098 +++
 86 Tue, Sep  8 box DET  BOS  L   3-5       50-36    2     1.0  2:52 M Torrez     M Wilcox      20,586 -
 87 Wed, Sep  9 box DET  BOS  L   5-6 (11)  50-37    2     1.5  3:17 B Stanley    D Tobik       22,564 --
 88 Fri, Sep 11 box DET  CLE  W   6-3       51-37    2     1.5  2:31 D Schatzeder R Waits       29,541 +
 89 Sat, Sep 12 box DET  CLE  W  11-9 (12)  52-37    2     0.5  4:16 D Rozema     S Monge       23,464 ++
 90 Sun, Sep 13 box DET  CLE  W   8-6       53-37    2     0.5  2:53 M Wilcox     D Spillner    24,916 +++
 91 Mon, Sep 14 box DET @BOS  L   2-5       53-38    2     1.5  2:19 B Stanley    D Petry       13,060 -
 92 Wed, Sep 16 box DET @BOS  L   1-2 (10)  53-39    2     1.5  2:38 D Eckersley  J Morris           0 --
 93             box DET @BOS  L   4-5       53-40    2     1.5  2:37 T Burgmeier  D Tobik       13,312 ---
 94 Thu, Sep 17 box DET @BOS  L   1-6       53-41    3     2.0  3:06 B Ojeda      M Wilcox      16,832 ----
 95 Fri, Sep 18 box DET @CLE  L   4-8       53-42    4     3.0  2:51 J Denny      D Schatzeder   6,492 -----
 96 Sat, Sep 19 box DET @CLE  W   4-3       54-42    3     2.0  2:47 D Petry      B Blyleven     7,052 +
 97 Sun, Sep 20 box DET @CLE  W   5-1       55-42    2     1.0  2:50 J Morris     T Brennan      9,930 ++
 98 Mon, Sep 21 box DET @BAL  W   5-1       56-42    1    Tied  2:54 M Wilcox     S McGregor    10,899 +++
 99 Tue, Sep 22 box DET @BAL  W   6-3       57-42    1  up 1.0  2:42 G Cappuzzell S Stewart      9,904 ++++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Wed, Sep 23 box DET @BAL  L   0-1       57-43    1    Tied  2:32 D Martinez   D Petry       12,054 -
101 Fri, Sep 25 box DET  MIL  L   6-8       57-44    1    Tied  2:56 J Easterly   J Morris      35,003 --
102 Sat, Sep 26 box DET  MIL  L   3-4       57-45    3     1.0  2:16 M Haas       M Wilcox      29,759 ---
103 Sun, Sep 27 box DET  MIL  W   2-1       58-45    2     0.5  2:10 D Petry      R Lerch       32,185 +
104 Mon, Sep 28 box DET  BAL  L   3-7       58-46    3     1.0  2:42 S Stewart    G Cappuzzell  26,991 -
105 Tue, Sep 29 box DET  BAL  W  14-0       59-46    1    Tied  2:33 J Morris     S McGregor    31,204 +
106 Thu, Oct  1 box DET  BAL  L   4-5 (10)  59-47    2     1.0  3:07 T Stoddard   K Saucier     15,763 -
107 Fri, Oct  2 box DET @MIL  L   2-8       59-48    3     2.0  2:32 M Haas       D Petry       23,540 --
108 Sat, Oct  3 box DET @MIL  L   1-2       59-49    4     3.0  2:30 R Fingers    J Morris      28,330 ---
109 Sun, Oct  4 box DET @MIL  W   3-2       60-49    3     2.0  2:19 M Wilcox     J Augustine   15,263 +

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