1977 Detroit Tigers season
| 1977 Detroit Tigers | ||
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| File:DetroitTigersD.jpg | ||
| Division | East Division | |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium | |
| City | Detroit, Michigan | |
| Owners | John Fetzer | |
| Managers | Ralph Houk | |
| Television | [[]] | |
| Radio | WJR | |
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The 1977 Detroit Tigers finished in fourth place in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 74-88. They were outscored by their opponents 751 to 714. The Tigers drew 1,359,856 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1977, ranking 7th of the 14 teams in the American League.
Season standings
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Regular season player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt May | 115 | 397 | 99 | .249 | 12 | 46 |
| Jason Thompson | 158 | 585 | 158 | .270 | 31 | 105 |
| Tito Fuentes | 151 | 615 | 190 | .309 | 5 | 51 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 96 | 306 | 67 | .219 | 10 | 32 |
| Tom Veryzer | 125 | 350 | 69 | .197 | 2 | 28 |
| Ron LeFlore | 154 | 652 | 212 | .325 | 16 | 57 |
| Steve Kemp | 151 | 552 | 142 | .257 | 18 | 88 |
| Ben Oglivie | 132 | 450 | 118 | .262 | 21 | 61 |
| Rusty Staub | 158 | 623 | 173 | .278 | 22 | 101 |
| Phil Mankowski | 94 | 286 | 79 | .276 | 3 | 27 |
| Mickey Stanley | 75 | 222 | 51 | .230 | 8 | 23 |
| John Wockenfuss | 53 | 164 | 45 | .274 | 9 | 25 |
| Tim Corcoran | 55 | 103 | 29 | .282 | 3 | 15 |
| Chuck Scrivener | 61 | 72 | 6 | .083 | 0 | 2 |
| Lance Parrish | 12 | 46 | 9 | .196 | 3 | 7 |
| Alan Trammell | 19 | 43 | 8 | .186 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Whitaker | 11 | 32 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Arroyo | 38 | 209.3 | 8 | 18 | 4.17 | 60 |
| Dave Rozema | 28 | 218.3 | 15 | 7 | 3.09 | 92 |
| Dave Roberts | 22 | 129.3 | 4 | 10 | 5.15 | 46 |
| Bob Sykes | 32 | 132.7 | 5 | 7 | 4.41 | 58 |
| Milt Wilcox | 20 | 106.3 | 6 | 2 | 3.64 | 82 |
| Mark Fidrych | 11 | 81.0 | 6 | 4 | 2.89 | 42 |
| Vern Ruhle | 14 | 66.3 | 3 | 5 | 5.70 | 27 |
| Jack Morris | 7 | 45.7 | 1 | 1 | 3.74 | 28 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games Finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | GF | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Foucalt | 44 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 3.15 | 58 |
| John Hiller | 45 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 3.56 | 115 |
| Jim Crawford | 37 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 4.79 | 91 |
| Steve Grilli | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4.83 | 49 |
Players ranking among top 100 all time at position
The following members of the 1977 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
- Lou Whitaker: 13th best second baseman of all time
- Alan Trammell: 9th best shortstop of all time
- Tito Fuentes:
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 91st best third baseman of all time
- Ron LeFlore: 80th best center fielder of all time
- Ben Oglivie: 64th best left fielder of all time
- Willie Horton: 55th best left fielder of all time (played one game for 1977 Tigers)