Young Awards; 1.92 ERA; 68 games finished 1983 – Lou Whitaker: Gold Glove at 2nd base; .320 average; 205 hits; No. 8 in AL MVP voting 1982 – Lance Parrish: 32 home runs; .529 slugging; No. 13 in AL MVP voting 1981 – Kirk Gibson: .328 average; No. 12 in AL MVP voting 1980 – Alan Trammell: Gold Glove at shortstop; .300 average; .376 on base pct. 1979 – Steve Kemp: 318 average; .543 slugging; 26 home runs; 105 RBIs 1978 – Ron LeFlore: Led AL in stolen bases (68) and runs (126) 1977 – Ron LeFlore: .325 average; 212 hits; 100 runs 1976 – Mark Fidrych: Year of the Bird; 19 wins; 2.34 ERA; Rookie of the Year Award; No. 2 in AL Cy Young voting 1975 – Willie Horton: 25 home runs; 92 RBIs 1974 – Al Kaline: Kaline's final season; 3,000th hit 1973 – John Hiller: 1.44 ERA; 65 games; No. 4 in AL MVP voting; AL Hutch Award 1972 – Ed Brinkman: Gold Glove award at shortstop; .990 fielding percentage; No. 9 in AL MVP and CY Young voting 1971 – Mickey Lolich: Led AL in wins (25) and strikeouts (308); No. 2 in Cy Young voting; No. 5 in AL MVP voting 1970 – Tom Timmermann: 61 games; 43 games finished; 27 saves 1969 – Denny McLain: 24 wins; 2.80 ERA; .727 win percentage 1968 – Denny McLain: 31 wins; 1.96 ERA; .280 strikeouts; 838 win pct.; Cy Young and AL MVP awards 1967 – Bill Freehan: Gold Glove award at catcher; .389 on-base percentage; No. 3 in AL MVP voting 1966 – Denny McLain: 20 wins; .727 win percentage; No. 15 in AL MVP voting 1965 – Don Wert: .341 on-base percentage; 331 assists at third base; No. 10 in AL MVP voting King Tiger Award See: King Tiger Award Sporting News Sportsman of the YearSee: Sporting News#Sportsman of the Year'' 1968 – Denny McLain Michigan Sports Hall of Fame American League statistical batting leaders Batting average (27) 1907 – Ty Cobb, .350 1908 – Ty Cobb, .324 1909 – Ty Cobb, .377 1911 – Ty Cobb, .420 1912 – Ty Cobb, .409 1913 – Ty Cobb, .390 1914 – Ty Cobb, .368 1915 – Ty Cobb, .369 1917 – Ty Cobb, .383 1918 – Ty Cobb, .382 1919 – Ty Cobb, .384 1921 – Harry Heilmann, .394 1923 – Harry Heilmann, .403 1925