1978 Detroit Tigers season
The 1978 Detroit Tigers finished in fifth place in the American League East with a record of 86-76, 13½ games behind the Yankees. They outscored their opponents 714 to 653. It was the franchise's first winning season since 1973 and would start a string of winning seasons that would not come to an end until 1989. Regular season. The Tigers drew 1,714,893 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1978, ranking 5th of the 14 teams in the American League. 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" Other batters. "Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in" Pitching. Starting pitchers. "Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts" Other pitchers. "Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts" Relief pitchers. "Note: G = Games  pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts" Awards and honors. Lou Whitaker Ron LeFlore All-Stars. Jason Thompson, reserve League top ten finishers. Steve Kemp Ron LeFlore Dave Rozema Jim Slaton Rusty Staub Jason Thompson Milt Wilcox 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 in 2001: