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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1984 / 1986)
84-77, Finished 3rd in AL East
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Scored 729 runs, Allowed 688 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-76
Manager: Sparky Anderson (84-77)
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,286,609 (3rd of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 98; one-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 106
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1984 / 1986 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 15, 1984
Butch Benton granted Free Agency.
October 25, 1984
Sid Monge granted Free Agency.
November 8, 1984
Johnny Grubb granted Free Agency.
Ruppert Jones granted Free Agency.
Dave Rozema granted Free Agency.
November 9, 1984
Signed Paul Gibson as a free agent.
December 3, 1984
Drafted Jim Weaver from the Minnesota Twins in the 1984 rule 5 draft.
December 4, 1984
Signed Marv Foley as a free agent.
December 7, 1984
Traded Howard Johnson to the New York Mets. Received Walt Terrell.
December 23, 1984
Signed Johnny Grubb as a free agent.
December 28, 1984
Signed John Pacella as a free agent.
January 14, 1985
Released John Martin.
February 14, 1985
Signed Ken Hill as an amateur free agent.
March 30, 1985
Released Dave Gumpert.
April 5, 1985 (Standings)
Traded Roger Mason to the San Francisco Giants. Received Alejandro Sanchez.
April 8, 1985 (Standings)
Signed Tom O'Malley as a free agent.
April 9, 1985 (Standings)
Traded Rod Allen to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Luis Rosado.
May 21, 1985 (Standings)
Traded Tom O'Malley to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Papo Rosado (minors).
May 22, 1985 (Standings)
Returned Jim Weaver (earlier draft pick) to the Minnesota Twins.
June 3, 1985 (Standings)
Drafted Randy Nosek in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft.
Drafted Steve Searcy in the 3rd round of the 1985 amateur draft.
Drafted Kevin Ritz in the 4th round of the 1985 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed September 3, 1985.
Drafted Scott Lusader in the 6th round of the 1985 amateur draft.
Drafted Doug Strange in the 7th round of the 1985 amateur draft.
Drafted Lou Frazier in the 10th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Mark Lee in the 15th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 1985.
Drafted Andy Stankiewicz in the 18th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted John Smoltz in the 22nd round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed September 22, 1985.
June 9, 1985 (Standings)
Signed Mike York as a free agent.
June 20, 1985 (Standings)
Signed Doug Flynn as a free agent.
Traded Duane James (minors) to the Texas Rangers. Received Frank Tanana.
July 1, 1985 (Standings)
Signed Bob Stoddard as a free agent.
August 3, 1985 (Standings)
Signed Mickey Mahler as a free agent.
August 22, 1985 (Standings)
Released Doug Bair.
October 7, 1985 (Standings)
Traded a player to be named later, Juan Berenguer and Bob Melvin to the San Francisco Giants. Received Eric King, Dave LaPoint and Matt Nokes. The Detroit Tigers sent Scott Medvin (December 11, 1985) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
October 8, 1985 (Standings)
Released Bob Stoddard.
October 9, 1985 (Standings)
Released Rusty Kuntz.
Released Mickey Mahler.
November 12, 1985
Tom Brookens granted Free Agency.
Doug Flynn granted Free Agency.
Kirk Gibson granted Free Agency.
Aurelio Lopez granted Free Agency.
November 13, 1985
Traded Barbaro Garbey to the Oakland Athletics. Received Dave Collins.
November 21, 1985
Signed Doug Flynn as a free agent.
November 23, 1985
Signed Morris Madden as a free agent.
December 12, 1985
Traded Rich Monteleone to the Seattle Mariners. Received Darnell Coles.
December 20, 1985
Released Milt Wilcox.
January 8, 1986
Signed Tom Brookens as a free agent.
Signed Kirk Gibson as a free agent.
January 14, 1986
Drafted Jerry Nielsen in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Kevin Higgins in the 5th round of the 1986 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Wayne Housie in the 8th round of the 1986 amateur draft (January).
January 16, 1986
Released Marty Castillo.
Traded Chris Pittaro and Alejandro Sanchez to the Minnesota Twins. Received Dave Engle.
January 31, 1986
Signed Bill Campbell as a free agent.
February 7, 1986
Signed Jack Lazorko as a free agent.
February 10, 1986
Signed Tim Tolman as a free agent.
February 18, 1986
Signed Harry Spilman as a free agent.
March 18, 1986
Released Doug Flynn.
