1979 Detroit Tigers season

MLB yearly infobox‎
name = Detroit Tigers
season = 1979
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Tiger Stadium
y4 = 1912
city = Detroit, Michigan
y5 = 1901
owners = John Fetzer
managers = Les Moss, Dick Tracewski, Sparky Anderson
television = WDIV-TV
(George Kell, Mike Barry, Al Kaline)
radio = WJR
(Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey)|

The 1979 Detroit Tigers finished in fifth place in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 85-76, 18 games behind the Orioles. They outscored their opponents 770 to 738. The Tigers drew 1,630,929 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1979, ranking 7th of the 14 teams in the American League.

eason standings

Transactions

*May 25, 1979: Champ Summers was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Sheldon Burnside (October 25, 1979) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/summech01.shtml Champ Summers Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* July 20, 1979: Rusty Staub was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later and cash. The Montreal Expos sent Randy Schafer (minors) (December 3, 1979) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/staubru01.shtml Rusty Staub Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Roster

Relief pitchers

"Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games Finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts"

Players ranking among top 100 all time at position

The following members of the 1979 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 (played 12 games as a rookie)
* Lou Whitaker: 13th best second baseman of all time (played 11 games as a rookie)
* Alan Trammell: 9th best shortstop of all time (played 19 games as a rookie)
* Aurelio Rodriguez: 91st best third baseman of all time
* Ron LeFlore: 80th best center fielder of all time

Award winners and league leaders

Steve Kemp
* Tiger of the Year Award, from Detroit baseball writers
* AL All Star Team, outfield
* #4 in AL in OPS (.939)
* #8 in AL in batting average (.318)

Ron LeFlore
* #2 in MLB in stolen bases (78)
* #3 in AL in singles (139)
* #4 in AL in times caught stealing (14)
* #5 in AL in triples (10)
* #7 in AL in runs scored (110)

Aurelio Lopez
* #3 in AL in saves (21)
* #5 in AL in games finished (49)

Jack Morris
* #4 in AL in Adjusted ERA+ (133)
* #5 in AL in ERA (3.28)
* #5 in AL in wins (17)
* #5 in AL win percentage (.708)
* #4 in AL in hits allowed per 9 innings (8.15)

Bruce Robbins
* 3rd youngest player in the AL

Alan Trammell
* #4 in AL in times caught stealing (14)

Milt Wilcox
* #2 in MLB in hit batsmen (11)

ee also

* 1979 in baseball

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1979.shtml 1979 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics]