1978 Detroit Tigers season

MLB yearly infobox‎
name = Detroit Tigers
season = 1978
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 = Ralph Houk
television = WWJ-TV
(George Kell, Mike Barry, Joe Pellegrino, Al Kaline)
radio = WJR
(Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey)|

The by|1978 Detroit Tigers finished in fifth place in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 88-74, 13-1/2 games behind the Yankees. They outscored their opponents 714 to 653. The Tigers drew 1,714,893 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1978, ranking 5th of the 14 teams in the American League.

Regular season

eason standings

Transactions

*January 30, 1978: Tito Fuentes was purchased by the Montreal Expos from the Detroit Tigers. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fuentti01.shtml]
*June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball Draft
**January 10, 1978: Chris Codiroli was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/codirch01.shtml]
**Kirk Gibson was drafted by the Tigers in the 1st round (12th pick). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gibsoki01.shtml Kirk Gibson page at Baseball Reference] ]
**Jerry Ujdur was drafted by the Tigers in the 4th round. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/u/ujdurje01.shtml Jerry Ujdur page at Baseball Reference] ]

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
* #3 in AL in bases on balls (97)
* #4 in AL in times on base (259)
* #5 in AL in games played (159)

Ron LeFlore
* Tiger of the Year Award, from Detroit baseball writers
* MLB leader in runs scored (126)
* AL leader in stolen bases (68)
* AL leader in singles (153)
* #2 in AL in hits (198)
* #2 in AL in runs created (105)
* #2 in MLB in at bats (666)
* #2 in MLB in plate appearances (741)
* #3 in MLB in times on base (267)
* #3 in AL in outs (501)
* #4 in AL in Power/Speed Number (20.4)
* #5 in AL in times caught stealing (16)

Dave Rozema
* #5 in MLB in bases on balls per 9 innings pitched (1.76)

Jim Slaton
* #4 in AL in hit batsemen (8)
* #5 in AL in wild pitches (10)

Rusty Staub
* #2 in MLB in RBIs (121)
* #2 in MLB in games played (162)
* #2 in AL in sacrifice flies (11)
* #2 in AL in at bats per strikeout (18.3)
* #2 in AL in outs (505)
* #3 in AL in at bats (642)
* #3 in MLB in plate appearances (734)
* #3 in MLB in times grounded into double plays (24)
* #4 in AL total bases (279)
* #5 in AL in hits (175)
* #5 in AL in times on base (254)

Jason Thompson
* AL All Star Team, first base
* #4 in AL in runs created (104)
* #5 in AL in total bases (278)

Lou Whitaker
* AL Rookie of the Year Award

Milt Wilcox
* #4 in AL in hit batsemen (8)

ee also

* 1978 in baseball

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1978.shtml 1978 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics]