1981 Detroit Tigers season


The 1981 Detroit Tigers finished in fourth place in the American League East with a record of 31-26 in the first half of the season, and in third place with a record of 29-23 in the second half, for an overall record of 60-49. They outscored their opponents 427 to 404. The Tigers drew 1,149,144 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1981, ranking 5th of the 14 teams in the American League.

Offseason

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

Player stats

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C9634885.2441046
1B7822651.226528
2B10933588.263536
3B7123958.243425
SS105392101.258231
LF105372103.277949
CF8525366.261118
RF8329095.328940
DH7017237.215925

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
6320753.256015
7117445.259219
6416542.255321
319527.284112
409319.204312
548316.193111
617717.22106
1641.25000
200----00

Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
251981473.0597
24166.11293.0379
231411093.0079
1771.1686.0620
414006.435

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
28104553.6346
936.2147.3617
1833.2113.4819

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVGFERASO
384213231.6523
2722192.6932
29523193.6453
600009.823

Awards and honors

1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Kirk Gibson
Steve Kemp
Jack Morris
Lance Parrish
Kevin Saucier
Alan Trammell
Lou Whitaker
Milt Wilcox
The following members of the 1981 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract: