1980 Detroit Tigers Organizational Leaders
1980 Detroit Tigers Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Brown | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 138 | 15 | 6 | 3 |
| Howard Johnson | Lakeland Tigers | A | 135 | 28 | 1 | 10 |
| Les Filkins | Montgomery Rebels, Evansville Triplets | AA, AAA | 131 | 29 | 2 | 13 |
| Vern Followell | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 129 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| Jeff Kenaga | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 118 | 27 | 0 | 11 |
| Rick Leach | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 117 | 14 | 1 | 5 |
| Marty Castillo | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 114 | 28 | 4 | 12 |
| Ray Bozich | Lakeland Tigers | A | 113 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Steven Michael | Lakeland Tigers, Montgomery Rebels | A, AA | 113 | 26 | 3 | 7 |
| Mike Laga | Lakeland Tigers | A | 111 | 14 | 6 | 12 |
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Avg. | Hits | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Chism | Evansville Triplets | AAA | .320 | 33 | 103 |
| Stan Younger | Lakeland Tigers | A | .318 | 74 | 233 |
| Dave Machemer | Evansville Triplets | AAA | .299 | 50 | 167 |
| Emilio Carrasquel | Bristol Tigers | R | .298 | 59 | 198 |
| Steven Michael | Lakeland Tigers, Montgomery Rebels | A, AA | .294 | 113 | 384 |
| Les Filkins | Evansville Triplets, Montgomery Rebels | AA, AAA | .293 | 131 | 447 |
| Howard Johnson | Lakeland Tigers | A | .285 | 135 | 474 |
| Eddie Gates | Montgomery Rebels | AA | .280 | 107 | 382 |
| William Hardy | Lakeland Tigers | A | .278 | 88 | 316 |
| Darrell Brown | Evansville Triplets | AAA | .277 | 138 | 498 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Gates | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 25 |
| Les Filkins | Montgomery Rebels, Evansville Triplets | AA, AAA | 13 |
| Marty Castillo | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 12 |
| Mike Laga | Lakeland Tigers | A | 12 |
| Jeff Kenaga | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 11 |
| Mike Macha | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 11 |
| Howard Johnson | Lakeland Tigers | A | 10 |
| John Upshaw | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 10 |
| Steve Patchin | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 9 |
| Roberto Casasnovas | Bristol Tigers | R | 7 |
| Larry Johnson | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 7 |
| Steven Michael | Montgomery Rebels, Lakeland Tigers | A, AA | 7 |
| Glenn Wilson | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 7 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Filkins | Montgomery Rebels, Evansville Triplets | AA, AAA | 29 |
| Glenn Gulliver | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 29 |
| Marty Castillo | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 28 |
| Howard Johnson | Lakeland Tigers | A | 28 |
| Jeff Kenaga | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 27 |
| Eddie Gates | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 26 |
| Steven Michael | Lakeland Tigers, Montgomery Rebels | A, AA | 26 |
| Vern Followell | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 17 |
| Raphael Hampton | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 16 |
| Glenn Wilson | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 16 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Brown | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 6 |
| Mike Laga | Lakeland Tigers | A | 6 |
| Rondal Rollin | Lakeland Tigers | A | 5 |
| Stan Younger | Lakeland Tigers | A | 5 |
| Marty Castillo | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 4 |
| Aurdie Culbert | Lakeland Tigers | A | 4 |
| Ted Dasen | Evansville Triplets, Montgomery Rebels | AA, AAA | 4 |
| Todd Ervin | Lakeland Tigers | A | 4 |
| Steve Houlberg | Lakeland Tigers | A | 4 |
| Ray Bozich | Lakeland Tigers | A | 3 |
| Steven Michael | Lakeland Tigers, Montgomery Rebels | A, AA | 3 |
| Michael Reeder | Bristol Tigers | R | 3 |
| Kevin Young | Bristol Tigers | R | 3 |
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Gates | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 91 |
| Mike Laga | Lakeland Tigers | A | 74 |
| Les Filkins | Evansville Triplets, Montgomery Rebels | AA, AAA | 69 |
| Howard Johnson | Lakeland Tigers | A | 69 |
| Marty Castillo | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 62 |
| Rick Leach | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 58 |
| Jeff Kenaga | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 56 |
| Steven Michael | Montgomery Rebels, Lakeland Tigers | A, AA | 48 |
| Vern Followell | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 47 |
| Steve Patchin | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 45 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Pashnick | Evansville Triplets, Montgomery Rebels | AA, AAA | 15 | 6 |
| Howard Bailey | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 12 | 12 |
| Jerry Ujdur | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 9 | 4 |
| George Cappuzzello | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 9 | 9 |
| Michael Beecroft | Lakeland Tigers | A | 9 | 11 |
| Mark Fellows | Bristol Tigers | R | 8 | 2 |
| James Simerly | Montgomery Rebels, Lakeland Tigers | A, AA | 8 | 6 |
| Dick Pole | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 7 | 4 |
| Kevin Richards | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 7 | 8 |
| Dave Rucker | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 7 | 8 |
| Jack Smith | Montgomery Rebels, Lakeland Tigers | A, AA | 7 | 9 |
| Mike Chris | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 7 | 14 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Beecroft | Lakeland Tigers | A | 2.87 | 9 | 11 |
| Larry Pashnick | Montgomery Rebels, Evansville Triplets | AA, AAA | 3.35 | 15 | 6 |
| George Cappuzzello | Montgomery Rebels, Evansville Triplets | AA, AAA | 3.36 | 9 | 10 |
| Howard Bailey | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 3.44 | 12 | 12 |
| Jack Smith | Montgomery Rebels, Lakeland Tigers | A, AA | 4.00 | 7 | 9 |
| Mike Chris | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 4.56 | 7 | 14 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Bailey | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 132 |
| George Cappuzzello | Montgomery Rebels, Evansville Triplets | AA, AAA | 130 |
| Larry Pashnick | Evansville Triplets, Montgomery Rebels | AA, AAA | 92 |
| Michael Beecroft | Lakeland Tigers | A | 85 |
| Mike Chris | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 85 |
| Jack Smith | Montgomery Rebels, Lakeland Tigers | A, AA | 82 |
| Mike Warren | Lakeland Tigers, Bristol Tigers | A, R | 78 |
| Bert Geiger | Lakeland Tigers | A | 71 |
| Larry Anderson | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 67 |
| James Simerly | Lakeland Tigers, Montgomery Rebels | A, AA | 64 |
