The Detroit Tigers were 86-76 in 1978. They finished 5th in the AL East.
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Tigers' Wenceel Perez injured in freak accident in training room, team puts Gleyber Torres on IL
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Jeremy Peña homers, Lambert allows 2 hits and Astros beat Tigers 4-2
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Raynel Delgado drives in 2 in the eighth as the Astros beat the Tigers 4-2
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Justin Verlander to pitch for Tigers at Comerica Park on Sunday against White Sox
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Tigers scratch Colt Keith from lineup with sore wrist against Astros, a day after he hit 3 homers
1978 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 5,601 | 714 | 1,520 | 218 | 34 | 129 | 666 | 563 | 31 | 695 | 90 | 38 | .271 | .339 | .392 |
Team Rank | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 21st | 19th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 11th | 6th | 17th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 7th |
1978 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 86 | 76 | 3.64 | 684 | 12 | 21 | 1455.2 | 1,441 | 589 | 653 | 135 | 503 | 36 |
Team Rank | 13th | 13th | 15th | 23rd | 7th | 25th | 5th | 19th | 16th | 13th | 23rd | 11th | 22nd |
More MLB News
Tigers' Wenceel Perez injured in freak accident in training room, team puts Gleyber Torres on IL
Corbin Carroll hits grand slam, E-Rod earns 100th win in D-backs' 8-1 victory over the Angels
Freeman’s go-ahead 2-run homer rescues banged-up Ohtani in Dodgers' 5-4 win over Rays
Jeremy Peña homers, Lambert allows 2 hits and Astros beat Tigers 4-2
Blue Jays place Max Scherzer on the 10-day injured list with back spasms
Guardians place Chase DeLauter on injured list and recall Kahlil Watson
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | 26 | .639 | ||
40 | 34 | .541 | 7.0 | |
39 | 36 | .520 | 8.5 | |
37 | 38 | .493 | 10.5 | |
33 | 41 | .446 | 14.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
44 | 26 | .629 | ||
40 | 32 | .556 | 5.0 | |
38 | 36 | .514 | 8.0 | |
37 | 37 | .500 | 9.0 | |
35 | 38 | .479 | 10.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
48 | 27 | .640 | ||
38 | 35 | .521 | 9.0 | |
38 | 36 | .514 | 9.5 | |
30 | 43 | .411 | 17.0 | |
28 | 46 | .378 | 19.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
44 | 27 | .620 | ||
41 | 30 | .577 | 3.0 | |
35 | 38 | .479 | 10.0 | |
34 | 40 | .459 | 11.5 | |
29 | 41 | .414 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
38 | 33 | .535 | ||
39 | 34 | .534 | ||
35 | 40 | .467 | 5.0 | |
30 | 44 | .405 | 9.5 | |
30 | 45 | .400 | 10.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
38 | 36 | .514 | ||
36 | 37 | .493 | 1.5 | |
35 | 38 | .479 | 2.5 | |
35 | 41 | .461 | 4.0 | |
30 | 45 | .400 | 8.5 |

