1981 Detroit Tigers Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 60-49
Finished 3rd in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,149,744, Avg. 21,292
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Manager: Sparky Anderson (60-49)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1981 Detroit Tigers Statistics
1981 Detroit Tigers Results

The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1981 season with a record of 60 wins and 49 losses, finishing third in the AL's East Division.

The Tigers plated 427 runs and surrendered 404 runs. Lance Parrish paced Detroit with 10 home runs Steve Kemp drove in 49 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .277. Jack Morris led the team with 14 wins, while Dan Petry earned a 3.00 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Sparky Anderson coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Howard BaileyPRLJuly 31, 19576'0"195Grand Haven, MI USA
Tom Brookens3BRRAugust 10, 19535'10"165Chambersburg, PA USA
Darrell BrownRFBROctober 29, 19556'0"184Oklahoma City, OK USA
George CappuzzelloPRLJanuary 15, 19546'0"175Youngstown, OH USA
Marty Castillo3BRRJanuary 16, 19576'1"190Long Beach, CA USA
Al CowensCFRROctober 25, 19516'1"197Los Angeles, CA USA
Duffy DyerCRRAugust 15, 19456'0"187Dayton, OH USA
Bill FaheyCLRJune 14, 19506'0"200Detroit, MI USA
Kirk GibsonRFLLMay 28, 19576'3"215Pontiac, MI USA
Richie Hebner1BLRNovember 26, 19476'1"195Boston, MA USA
Ron Jackson1BRRMay 9, 19536'0"200Birmingham, AL USA
Lynn JonesRFRRJanuary 1, 19535'9"175Meadville, PA USA
Mick Kelleher3BRRJuly 25, 19475'9"176Seattle, WA USA
Steve KempLFLLAugust 7, 19546'0"195San Angelo, TX USA
Dennis KinneyPLLFebruary 26, 19526'1"175Toledo, OH USA
Rick Leach1BLLMay 4, 19576'1"180Ann Arbor, MI USA
Aurelio LopezPRRSeptember 21, 19486'0"185Tecamachalco, Pu Mexico
Jack MorrisPRRMay 16, 19556'3"195St. Paul, MN USA
Stan Papi3BRRFebruary 4, 19516'0"170Fresno, CA USA
Lance ParrishCRRJune 15, 19566'3"210Clairton, PA USA
Rick PetersCFBRNovember 21, 19555'9"170Lynwood, CA USA
Dan PetryPRRNovember 13, 19586'4"185Palo Alto, CA USA
Larry RothschildPLRMarch 12, 19546'2"180Chicago, IL USA
Dave RozemaPRRAugust 5, 19566'4"185Grand Rapids, MI USA
Dave RuckerPLLSeptember 1, 19576'1"185San Bernardino, CA USA
Kevin SaucierPLLAugust 9, 19566'1"190Pensacola, FL USA
Dan SchatzederPLLDecember 1, 19546'0"185Elmhurst, IL USA
Champ SummersRFLRJune 15, 19466'2"205Bremerton, WA USA
Dave TobikPRRMarch 2, 19536'1"190Euclid, OH USA
Alan TrammellSSRRFebruary 21, 19586'0"165Garden Grove, CA USA
Jerry UjdurPRRMarch 5, 19576'1"195Duluth, MN USA
Lou Whitaker2BLRMay 12, 19575'11"160Brooklyn, NY USA
Milt WilcoxPRRApril 20, 19506'2"185Honolulu, HI USA
John Wockenfuss1BRRFebruary 27, 19496'0"190Welch, WV USA



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