1972 Detroit Tigers Statistics

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 Roster
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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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Mickey Lolich2214.6112.50414102340327.3282100912974525011061321
Joe Coleman1914.5762.8040390930280.021699872311072229091145
Woodie Fryman103.7692.0616140610113.7933126631372705468
Chuck Seelbach98.5292.89613340014112.0963936639476306455
Tom Timmermann810.4442.8934253320149.712157481241188503614
Fred Scherman73.7003.6457327001294.0914338553953501410
Bill Slayback56.4553.202313531081.7743629425165102340
Joe Niekro32.6003.83187410147.062202038124102199
Jim Foor101.00014.737010003.7666161200123
Chris Zachary11.5001.41251900138.32766215221101154
John Hiller12.3332.03243810344.3391310413226302186
Don Leshnock000.001010001.020000020005
Mike Kilkenny009.001010001.011110000004
Bob Strampe0011.577040004.7666071400027
Bill Gilbreth0016.202000005.01099140200027
Lerrin LaGrow01.0001.32160600227.322440629001106
Phil Meeler01.0004.327020008.31064071500142
Ron Perranoski01.0007.71170500018.72316162811010085
Fred Holdsworth01.00012.862200007.0131010020500134
Les Cain03.0003.8055000023.7181210216016000103
Totals8670.5512.964041561104611331388.3121251445710146541952470415748

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Aurelio Rodriguez1536396016514223513562328104.236.272.356.628214142714
Norm Cash137501440511141602261025064.259.338.445.783196944313
Jim Northrup13446942640111152842473847.261.324.362.686154162306
Ed Brinkman15657151642105191649003851.203.259.279.538144143779
Mickey Stanley142475435451021661455102949.234.278.395.673172150388
Bill Freehan11143037451981821056014851.262.354.401.75515076110
Dick McAuliffe1224704084798163830005959.240.339.353.69214422107
Al Kaline10631427846871121032102833.313.374.475.849132112155
Willie Horton1083673334477951136002747.231.293.387.68112983225
Tony Taylor782472283369124120511434.303.346.404.7499282120
Gates Brown1032832523358501031302628.230.304.369.6739372033
Duke Sims3812198113140419001918.316.432.480.9124711300
Tom Haller5913912172552213011514.207.292.331.6234010214
Ike Brown5110184122130210121723.250.376.357.7333050001
Paul Jata328274817200301714.230.296.257.5531910100
Joe Coleman401028259000501530.110.161.110.2719301500
Frank Howard1437331810170048.242.324.364.6881200000
Tom Timmermann35504436000100325.136.208.136.345601200
Mickey Lolich4112189360000002039.067.245.067.3136311100
Woodie Fryman1644400500030007.125.125.125.250500400
Bill Slayback2325231400000006.174.174.174.348400200
Joe Niekro1814122310010014.250.308.333.641400100
Chuck Seelbach61262113200000411.143.280.238.518500100
Fred Scherman5724221200000018.091.130.091.221200100
Chris Zachary25320100000011.500.667.5001.167100000
Fred Holdsworth2331100000001.333.333.333.667100000
Les Cain5870100000002.143.143.143.286100100
Wayne Comer271091100010101.111.100.111.211100010
John Knox1414131110000012.077.143.154.297200000
Joe Staton6221000000101.000.000.000.000000000
Ike Blessitt4550000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Ron Perranoski17110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
John Gamble6330000000000.000.000.000.000000000
John Hiller24440000000003.000.000.000.000000000
Dalton Jones7770000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Marv Lane8662000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Bill Gilbreth2110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Phil Meeler7220000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Jim Foor7000000000000000000
Don Leshnock1000000000000000000
Lerrin LaGrow16000000000000000000
Bob Strampe7000000000000000000
Mike Kilkenny1000000000000000000
Gene Lamont1000000000000000000
Totals2022572150995581206179321225311721483793.237.305.356.661181512531743465


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Norm Cash1B1341191079.01060708102.9939.4258.4330000
Paul Jata1B121191.0100616.9911.4848.8330000
Ike Brown1B131176.0702051.0008.5265.5380000
Frank Howard1B10965.055535.9528.3086.0000000
Al Kaline1B11444.0374051.0008.3863.7270000
Bill Freehan1B1212.063001.0006.7509.0000000
Jim Northrup1B2010.091001.0009.0005.0000000
Joe Staton1B207.050001.0006.4292.5000000
Tony Taylor1B104.040001.0009.0004.0000000
Dick McAuliffe2B116110940.02662491363.9754.9314.4400000
Tony Taylor2B6744419.0121108825.9664.9193.4180000
John Knox2B4015.0310031.0007.8003.2500000
Ike Brown2B3214.076011.0008.3574.3330000
Aurelio Rodriguez3B1531501334.01503481633.9693.3603.2550000
Tony Taylor3B8544.0514011.0003.8862.3750000
Ike Brown3B1110.01110.6671.8002.0000000
Dick McAuliffe3B102.00000.000.0000000
Bill FreehanC10599882.06485789.9897.1946.71470573437.4
Tom HallerC3632285.022015011.0007.4216.5284013940.9
Duke SimsC2525218.01451011.9946.3996.2003017315.0
Gene LamontC102.010001.0004.5001.0000000
Paul JataC101.00000.000.0000000
Mickey StanleyOF1391151098.0309921.9942.6072.2880000
Jim NorthrupOF127107991.0215852.9782.0251.7560000
Willie HortonOF9893746.01316001.0001.6531.3980000
Al KalineOF8464570.0111510.9911.8321.3810000
Gates BrownOF7267497.0122531.9772.3001.7640000
Ike BrownOF2211114.0431001.0003.4742.0000000
Paul JataOF10766.0160001.0002.1821.6000000
Wayne ComerOF17035.050001.0001.286.2940000
Duke SimsOF4328.06020.7501.9291.5000000
Marv LaneOF3113.030001.0002.0771.0000000
Ike BlessittOF105.020001.0003.6002.0000000
Frank HowardOF101.010001.0009.0001.0000000
Mickey LolichP4141327.043222.947.991.8780000
Joe ColemanP4039280.063912.9781.4461.1250000
Tom TimmermannP3425150.071632.8851.380.6760000
Woodie FrymanP1614114.061210.9471.4211.1250000
Chuck SeelbachP613112.011731.8571.446.2950000
Fred SchermanP57394.051221.8951.628.2980000
Bill SlaybackP231382.051520.9092.195.8700000
Joe NiekroP18747.054011.0001.723.5000000
John HillerP24344.019021.0002.045.4170000
Chris ZacharyP25138.025001.0001.658.2800000
Lerrin LaGrowP16027.024001.0002.000.3750000
Les CainP5524.00320.6001.125.6000000
Ron PerranoskiP17019.001001.000.474.0590000
Phil MeelerP708.011001.0002.250.2860000
Fred HoldsworthP227.010001.0001.286.5000000
Bob StrampeP705.00000.000.0000000
Bill GilbrethP205.001001.0001.800.5000000
Jim FoorP704.001001.0002.250.1430000
Don LeshnockP101.00000.000.0000000
Mike KilkennyP101.00000.000.0000000
Ed BrinkmanSS1561561370.0233495781.9904.7824.6670000
John GambleSS107.032001.0006.4295.0000000
Aurelio RodriguezSS205.00211.6673.6001.0000000
Dick McAuliffeSS305.012001.0005.4001.0000000
Ike BrownSS101.011011.00018.0002.0000000
Totals1852140412495.04161161796358.9844.1623.120140874634.6

Postseason - Pitching:

Player Rnd W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Joe ColemanALCS101.0000.001101109.07000301400037
John HillerALCS101.0000.003030003.3100010100010
Chris ZacharyALCS001000000.001101000021
Fred SchermanALCS000.001000000.710000010003
Lerrin LaGrowALCS000.001000001.000000011004
Chuck SeelbachALCS0018.002010001.042200000007
Mickey LolichALCS01.0001.4222000019.014431501000076
Woodie FrymanALCS02.0003.6522000012.31165020821052
Totals23.4002.14135411046.3381311112035312190

Postseason - Batting:

Player Rnd GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Jim NorthrupALCS516140500010123.357.438.357.795520000
Al KalineALCS522193500110022.263.333.421.754800100
Norm CashALCS518151400120023.267.353.467.820700100
Dick McAuliffeALCS521203400110114.200.238.350.588700000
Bill FreehanALCS313122310130001.250.250.583.833700100
Duke SimsALCS415140321000012.214.267.500.767700000
Mickey StanleyALCS4660200000000.333.333.333.667200000
Tony TaylorALCS415150220000002.133.133.267.400430000
Ike BrownALCS1220100020001.500.500.5001.000100000
Joe ColemanALCS1320100000010.500.667.5001.167100000
Ed BrinkmanALCS1440110000000.250.250.500.750200000
Willie HortonALCS511100100000013.100.182.100.282100000
Mickey LolichALCS2770000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Woodie FrymanALCS2330000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Gates BrownALCS3321000000010.000.333.000.333000000
Aurelio RodriguezALCS518160000000022.000.111.000.111000002
Tom HallerALCS1110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Fred SchermanALCS1000000000000000000
John HillerALCS3000000000000000000
John KnoxALCS1000000000000000000
Chuck SeelbachALCS2000000000000000000
Lerrin LaGrowALCS1000000000000000000
Joe NiekroALCS1000000000000000000
Chris ZacharyALCS1000000000000000000
Totals66178162103261410021325.198.257.321.5785250302

Postseason - Fielding:

Player Rnd Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
Norm CashALCS1B5440.3383021.0009.1498.200
Ike BrownALCS1B116.020001.0003.0002.000
Tony TaylorALCS2B4436.059021.0003.5003.500
Dick McAuliffeALCS2B1110.32311.8334.3555.000
Aurelio RodriguezALCS3B5546.321412.9413.1083.200
Bill FreehanALCSC3328.0243011.0008.6799.000
Duke SimsALCSC2218.3131001.0006.8737.000
Jim NorthrupALCSCF4434.390001.0002.3592.250
Mickey StanleyALCSCF2112.050001.0003.7502.500
Willie HortonALCSLF3322.060001.0002.4552.000
Duke SimsALCSLF2216.03010.7501.6881.500
Jim NorthrupALCSLF206.030001.0004.5001.500
Mickey StanleyALCSLF102.320001.0007.7142.000
Mickey LolichALCSP2219.012001.0001.4211.500
Woodie FrymanALCSP2212.303001.0002.1891.500
Joe ColemanALCSP119.00000.000.000
John HillerALCSP303.30000.000.000
Chuck SeelbachALCSP201.00000.000.000
Lerrin LaGrowALCSP101.00000.000.000
Fred SchermanALCSP100.70000.000.000
Chris ZacharyALCSP100.00000.000
Al KalineALCSRF5546.313010.9292.5252.600
Dick McAuliffeALCSSS4436.010732.8504.2504.250
Ed BrinkmanALCSSS1110.311001.0001.7422.000
Totals5845417.013946710.9643.9933.190




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