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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1981 / 1983)
83-79, Finished 4th in AL East
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Scored 729 runs, Allowed 685 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-76
Manager: Sparky Anderson (83-79)
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,636,058 (7th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99; one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99
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1981 / 1983 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 5, 1981
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.
April 4, 1982 (Standings)
Signed Juan Berenguer as a free agent.
April 19, 1982 (Standings)
Released Ron Mathis.
April 21, 1982 (Standings)
Sold Mick Kelleher to the California Angels.
May 6, 1982 (Standings)
Signed Mike Ivie as a free agent.
June 7, 1982 (Standings)
Drafted Rich Monteleone in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft.
Drafted Scott Kamieniecki in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Colin Ward in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Drafted Chris Pittaro in the 6th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Drafted Doug Baker in the 9th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Drafted Steve Ziem in the 12th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Jeff Robinson in the 14th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Don Heinkel in the 30th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Drafted Don Gordon in the 31st round of the 1982 amateur draft.
June 10, 1982 (Standings)
Received Bob James from the Montreal Expos as part of a conditional deal.
August 16, 1982 (Standings)
Sold Richie Hebner to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Signed Rey Palacios as an amateur free agent.
September 7, 1982 (Standings)
Received German Barranca from the Cincinnati Reds as part of a conditional deal.
October 7, 1982 (Standings)
Sold Elias Sosa to the San Diego Padres.
October 8, 1982 (Standings)
Released Rick Peters.
Released Jerry Turner.
December 6, 1982
Paul Gibson drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
January 11, 1983
Drafted Randy Byers in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Joe Bitker in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
February 21, 1983
Signed Dave Revering as a free agent.
March 1, 1983
Signed Bill Nahorodny as a free agent.
March 15, 1983
Signed Julio Gonzalez as a free agent.
March 24, 1983
Traded Dave Tobik to the Texas Rangers. Received Johnny Grubb.
March 25, 1983
Released Kevin Saucier.
Traded Stine Poole (minors) and cash to the Minnesota Twins. Received Sal Butera.
March 28, 1983
Purchased Keith Comstock from the Oakland Athletics.
