1972 Detroit Tigers Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 86-70
Finished 1st in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,901,845, Avg. 25,701
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Won Division
American League Championship Series - Lost to Oakland Athletics 3-2
Manager: Billy Martin (86-70)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1972 Detroit Tigers Statistics
1972 Detroit Tigers Results

The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1972 season with a record of 86 wins and 70 losses, finishing first in the AL's East Division.

The Tigers plated 558 runs and surrendered 514 runs. Norm Cash paced Detroit with 22 home runs and recorded 61 runs batted in. Jim Northrup led all regular hitters by hitting .261. Mickey Lolich topped the squad with 22 wins, while Joe Coleman added 15 or more wins, too Mickey Lolich recorded a 2.50 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Billy Martin coached the team. The 1972 Detroit Tigers qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ike BlessittRFRRSeptember 30, 19495'11"185Detroit, MI USA
Ed BrinkmanSSRRDecember 8, 19416'0"170Cincinnati, OH USA
Gates BrownLFLRMay 2, 19395'11"220Crestline, OH USA
Ike BrownOFRRApril 13, 19426'0"190Memphis, TN USA
Les CainPLLJanuary 13, 19486'1"200San Luis Obispo, CA USA
Norm Cash1BLLNovember 10, 19336'0"185Justiceburg, TX USA
Joe ColemanPRRFebruary 3, 19476'3"175Boston, MA USA
Wayne ComerLFRRFebruary 3, 19445'10"175Shenandoah, VA USA
Jim FoorPLLJanuary 13, 19496'2"170St. Louis, MO USA
Bill FreehanCRRNovember 29, 19416'3"203Detroit, MI USA
Woodie FrymanPRLApril 12, 19406'3"197Ewing, KY USA
John GambleSSRRFebruary 10, 19485'10"165Reno, NV USA
Bill GilbrethPLLSeptember 3, 19476'0"180Abilene, TX USA
Tom HallerCLRJune 23, 19376'4"195Lockport, IL USA
John HillerPRLApril 8, 19436'1"185Toronto, ON CAN
Fred HoldsworthPRRMay 29, 19526'1"190Detroit, MI USA
Willie HortonLFRROctober 18, 19425'11"209Arno, VA USA
Frank Howard1BRRAugust 8, 19366'7"255Columbus, OH USA
Paul Jata1BRRSeptember 4, 19496'1"190Astoria, NY USA
Dalton JonesPLRDecember 10, 19436'1"180McComb, MS USA
Al KalineRFRRDecember 19, 19346'1"175Baltimore, MD USA
Mike KilkennyPRLApril 11, 19456'3"175Bradford, ON CAN
John Knox2BLRJuly 26, 19486'0"170Newark, NJ USA
Lerrin LaGrowPRRJuly 8, 19486'5"220Phoenix, AZ USA
Gene LamontCLRDecember 25, 19466'1"195Rockford, IL USA
Marv LaneOFRRJanuary 18, 19505'11"180Sandersville, GA USA
Don LeshnockPRLNovember 25, 19466'3"195Youngstown, OH USA
Mickey LolichPBLSeptember 12, 19406'1"170Portland, OR USA
Dick McAuliffe2BLRNovember 29, 19395'11"176Hartford, CT USA
Phil MeelerPRRJuly 3, 19486'5"215South Boston, VA USA
Joe NiekroPRRNovember 7, 19446'1"185Martins Ferry, OH USA
Jim NorthrupRFLRNovember 24, 19396'3"190Breckenridge, MI USA
Ron PerranoskiPLLApril 1, 19366'0"180Paterson, NJ USA
Aurelio Rodriguez3BRRDecember 28, 19475'10"180Cananea, So Mexico
Fred SchermanPLLJuly 25, 19446'1"195Dayton, OH USA
Chuck SeelbachPRRMarch 20, 19486'0"180Lakewood, OH USA
Duke SimsCLRJune 5, 19416'2"197Salt Lake City, UT USA
Bill SlaybackPRRFebruary 21, 19486'4"200Hollywood, CA USA
Mickey StanleyCFRRJuly 20, 19426'1"185Grand Rapids, MI USA
Joe Staton1BLLMarch 8, 19486'3"175Seattle, WA USA
Bob StrampePBRJune 13, 19506'1"185Janesville, WI USA
Tony Taylor2BRRDecember 19, 19355'9"170Central Alava, Ma Cuba
Tom TimmermannPRRMay 12, 19406'4"215Breese, IL USA
Chris ZacharyPLRFebruary 19, 19446'2"200Knoxville, TN USA



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