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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)
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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 / Transactions (1980/1982) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

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 (Secondary Phase).

Drafted Mike Sharperson in the 4th round of the 1981 amateur draft, 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 (Secondary Phase).

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 Dan Schatzeder and Mike Chris 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 (Secondary Phase), 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 Darrell Brown, Jack Smith (minors), and Mark Fellows (minors) 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.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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