Sr0.8-xBaxEu0.2WO4 red phosphors with different Ba2+ doping concentrations is prepared by the co-precipitation method at different sintering temperatures. We study the influences of the crystal orientation and lattice distortion of the samples on the luminescence property. The results show that the Sr0.8-xBaxEu0.2WO4 synthesized by the process has a phase with tetragonal structure and that the red emission 5D0-7F2 of Eu3+ in the sample can be excited effectively by the near-UV light and blue light. The part of Sr2+ replaced with Ba2+ leads to the increase in emission intensity of Sr0.8-xBaxEu0.2WO4. The doping concentration of Ba2+ has a great influence on the crystal parameter, the crystal symmetry and the luminescent property. The optimized doping concentration of Ba2+ is found to be 30%.