Games were suspended for 50 days due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike, causing a split season.
The Tigers finished the first half of the season in fourth place in the American League East, and the second half of the season tied for second place.
Their overall record was 60 wins and 49 losses, and they outscored their opponents 427 to 404.
Infielders Other batters Coaches Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.
= Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts 1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Kirk Gibson Steve Kemp Jack Morris Lance Parrish Kevin Saucier Alan Trammell Lou Whitaker Milt Wilcox The following members of the 1981 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract: