The 1983 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 83rd season and the 72nd season at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers finished in second place in the American League East with a record of 92–70 (.568), six games behind the Orioles. The Tigers outscored their opponents 789 to 679. The Tigers drew 1,829,636 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1983, ranking 8th of the 14 teams in the American League.
Offseason February 21, 1983: Dave Revering was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.Dave Revering at Baseball Reference March 15, 1983: Julio González was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.Julio González at Baseball Reference March 25, 1983: Stine Poole (minors) and cash were traded by Tigers to the Minnesota Twins for Sal Butera.Sal Butera at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft Jeff Robinson was drafted by the Tigers in the 3rd round.Jeff Robinson at Baseball Reference D. J. Dozier was drafted by the Tigers in the 18th round, but did not sign.D. J. Dozier at Baseball Reference June 30, 1983: Pat Underwood was traded by the Tigers to the Cincinnati Reds for Wayne Krenchicki.Wayne Krenchicki at Baseball Reference
Roster 1983 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Player stats
= Indicates team leader Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Lance Parrish 155 605 163 .269 27 114 1B Enos Cabell 121 392 122 .311 5 46 2B Lou Whitaker 161 643 206 .320 12 72 3B Tom Brookens 138 332 71 .214 6 32 SS Alan Trammell 142 505 161 .319 14 66 CF Chet Lemon 145 491 125 .255 24 69 RF Glenn Wilson 144 503 135 .268 11 65 LF Larry Herndon 153 603 182 .302 20 92 DH Kirk Gibson 128 401 91 .227 15 51
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI John Wockenfuss 92 245 66 .269 9 44 Rick Leach 99 242 60 .248 3 26 Johnny Grubb 57 134 34 .254 4 22 Wayne Krenchicki 59 133 37 .278 1 22 Marty Castillo 67 119 23 .193 2 16 Howard Johnson 27 66 14 .212 3 5 Lynn Jones 49 64 17 .266 0 6 Mike Ivie 12 42 9 .214 0 7 Bill Fahey 19 22 6 .273 0 2 Julio González 12 21 3 .143 0 2 Mike Laga 12 21 4 .190 0 2 Sal Butera 4 5 1 .200 0 0 Bob Molinaro 8 2 0 .000 0 0 Bill Nahorodny 2 1 0 .000 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Jack Morris 37 293.2 20 13 3.34 232 Dan Petry 38 266.1 19 11 3.92 122 Milt Wilcox 26 186.0 11 10 3.97 101 Juan Berenguer 37 157.2 9 5 3.14 129 Glenn Abbott 7 46.2 2 1 1.93 11
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Dave Rozema 29 105.0 8 3 3.43 63 Larry Pashnick 12 37.2 1 3 5.26 17 Jerry Ujdur 11 34.0 0 4 7.15 13 Dave Rucker 4 9.0 1 2 17.00 6
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games Finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV GF ERA SO Aurelio López 57 9 8 18 46 2.81 90 Howard Bailey 33 5 5 0 15 4.88 21 Doug Bair 27 7 3 4 10 3.88 39 Dave Gumpert 26 0 2 2 17 2.64 14 John Martin 15 0 0 1 5 7.43 11 Pat Underwood 4 0 0 0 2 8.71 2 Bob James 4 0 0 0 3 11.25 4
Award winners and league leaders
Kirk Gibson #2 in AL in triples (9) #10 in AL in Power/Speed Number (14.5)
Larry Herndon #2 in AL in triples (9) #8 in AL in hits (182) #10 in AL in at bats (603) #10 in AL in total bases (288)
Chet Lemon AL leader in times hit by pitch (20)
Aurelio López AL All Star Team, pitcher
Jack Morris AL leader in strikeouts (232) AL leader in innings pitched (293-2/3) AL leader in wild pitches (18) AL leader in batters faced (1204) #2 in AL in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (7.11) #2 in AL in games started (37) #2 in AL in complete games (20) #2 in AL in strikeout to walk ratio (2.80) #4 in AL in wins (20) #4 in AL in walks plus hits per innings pitched (WHIP) (1.158) #4 in AL in hits allowed (257) #5 in AL in home runs allowed (30)
Lance Parrish AL Gold Glove Award, catcher AL Silver Slugger Award, catcher AL All Star Team, catcher AL leader in runners caught stealing (54) AL leader in sacrifice flies (13) Finished 9th in AL MVP voting #3 in doubles (42) #3 in AL in extra base hits (72) #4 in AL in RBIs (114) #6 in AL in outs (479) #8 in AL in total bases (292) #9 in AL in home runs (27) #9 in AL in at bats (605) #9 in AL in strikeouts (106) #9 in AL in times grounded into double plays (21)
Dan Petry AL leader in games started (38) AL leader in home runs allowed (37) #2 in AL in earned runs allowed (116) #2 in AL in wild pitches (12) #3 in AL in innings pitched (266-1/3) #3 in AL in bases on balls allowed (99) #3 in AL in batters faced (1115) #5 in AL in wins (19) #5 in AL in hits allowed (256)
Alan Trammell AL Gold Glove Award, shortstop AL leader in sacrifice hits (15) Finished 15th in AL MVP voting #4 in AL in batting average (.319) #5 in AL in Power/Speed Number (19.1) #8 in AL in on-base percentage (.385) #9 in AL in times caught stealing (10)
Lou Whitaker AL Gold Glove Award, second baseman AL Silver Slugger Award, second baseman AL All Star Team, second baseman AL leader in games played at second base (160) Tiger of the Year Award, by Detroit baseball writers Finished 8th in AL MVP voting #2 in AL in plate appearances (720) #2 in AL in singles (148) #2 in AL in times on base (273) #3 in AL in batting average (.320) #3 in AL in hits (206) #3 in AL in at bats (643) #4 in AL in games (161) #5 in AL in runs created (114) #7 in AL in total bases (294) #7 in AL in doubles (40) #7 in AL in sacrifice flies (8) #9 in AL in times caught stealing (10)
Milt Wilcox #4 in AL in wild pitches (10)
Players ranking among top 100 all time at position The following members of the 1983 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract: Lance Parrish: 19th best catcher of all time Lou Whitaker: 13th best second baseman of all time Alan Trammell: 9th best shortstop of all time Kirk Gibson: 36th best left fielder of all time
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Birmingham
Notes
References
1983 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics at Baseball Reference