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| Record |
85-76 .528 |
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| Standings |
5th in the AL East (18 games back) |
| Pythagorean |
84-77, 84-77, 84-77 |
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770 /
738 |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium | | Park Factors | Batting: 103 / Pitching: 103 | | Attendance | 1,630,929 (7th) (13th) | | Payroll/Avg | $1,584,425 / $63,377 (24th) | | Spring Training | Lakeland, Florida (Joker Marchant Stadium) | | Managers | Les Moss, Dick Tracewski, Sparky Anderson | | Coaches | Dick Tracewski, Ed Brinkman, Fred Hatfield, Gates Brown, Johnny Grodziciki, William Consolo | | Executive | President: James Campbell | | Minor Leagues | (AAA) Evansville Triplets, (AA) Montgomery Rebels, (A) Lakeland Tigers, (Rookie) Bristol Tigers | | Radio | (WJR) Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey | | TV | (WDIV) Al Kaline, George Kell, Mike Barry |
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The 1979 Detroit Tigers
went 85-76
and finished 5th
in the
American League East. The Tigers
drew 1,630,929
to Tiger Stadium.
Steve Kemp made the All-Star team.
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