1962 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1962 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 85-76. They scored 758 runs and belted 209 home runs to go along with a .248 batting average. Norm Cash provided the power for the team with 39 homers. The offense was powered by Rocky Colavito, who led the team with 112 RBI and 164 hits.
The team allowed 692 runs and had a team ERA of 3.81. Jim Bunning led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 184 strikeouts. Terry Fox was the team's best fireman, with 16 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Reno Bertoia | 3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Steve Boros | 3B | 116 | 356 | 46 | 81 | 16 | 47 | 3 | .331 | .407 | .738 | .228 |
| Don Buddin | SS | 31 | 83 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .385 | .265 | .650 | .229 |
| Norm Cash | 1B | 148 | 507 | 94 | 123 | 39 | 89 | 6 | .382 | .513 | .895 | .243 |
| Chico Fernandez | SS | 141 | 503 | 64 | 125 | 20 | 59 | 10 | .305 | .410 | .715 | .249 |
| Frank Kostro | 3B | 16 | 41 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .279 | .341 | .620 | .268 |
| Dick McAuliffe | 2B | 139 | 471 | 50 | 124 | 12 | 63 | 4 | .349 | .403 | .752 | .263 |
| Bobo Osborne | 3B | 64 | 74 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .374 | .243 | .617 | .230 |
| Vic Wertz | 1B | 74 | 105 | 7 | 34 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .357 | .486 | .843 | .324 |
| Jake Wood | 2B | 111 | 367 | 68 | 83 | 8 | 30 | 24 | .291 | .346 | .637 | .226 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Bruton | OF | 147 | 561 | 90 | 156 | 16 | 74 | 14 | .346 | .430 | .776 | .278 |
| Rocky Colavito | OF | 161 | 601 | 90 | 164 | 37 | 112 | 2 | .371 | .514 | .885 | .273 |
| Bob Farley | OF | 36 | 50 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .338 | .260 | .598 | .160 |
| Purnal Goldy | OF | 20 | 70 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .236 | .400 | .636 | .229 |
| Al Kaline | OF | 100 | 398 | 78 | 121 | 29 | 94 | 4 | .376 | .593 | .969 | .304 |
| Charlie Maxwell | OF | 30 | 67 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .273 | .269 | .542 | .194 |
| Bubba Morton | OF | 90 | 195 | 30 | 51 | 4 | 17 | 1 | .366 | .385 | .751 | .262 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dick Brown | C | 134 | 431 | 40 | 104 | 12 | 40 | 0 | .279 | .353 | .632 | .241 |
| Mike Roarke | C | 56 | 136 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .287 | .346 | .633 | .213 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| George Alusik | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5456 | 758 | 1352 | 209 | 719 | 69 | .327 | .411 | .738 | .248 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Hank Aguirre | 42 | 22 | 216 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 3 | 156 | 65 | 2.21 | 1.051 | |||
| Jim Bunning | 41 | 35 | 258 | 19 | 10 | .655 | 6 | 184 | 74 | 3.59 | 1.302 | |||
| Jerry Casale | 18 | 1 | 36.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 4.66 | 1.390 | |||
| Bill Faul | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 32.40 | 4.118 | |||
| Tom Fletcher | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Terry Fox | 44 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 1.71 | 1.103 | |||
| Paul Foytack | 29 | 21 | 143.7 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 0 | 63 | 86 | 4.39 | 1.608 | |||
| Doug Gallagher | 9 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 4.68 | 1.840 | |||
| Fred Gladding | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Bob Humphreys | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.20 | 2.000 | |||
| Sam Jones | 30 | 6 | 81.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 73 | 35 | 3.65 | 1.378 | |||
| Ron Kline | 36 | 4 | 77.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 2 | 47 | 28 | 4.31 | 1.501 | |||
| Howie Koplitz | 10 | 6 | 37.7 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5.26 | 1.698 | |||
| Frank Lary | 17 | 14 | 80 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 41 | 21 | 5.74 | 1.488 | |||
| Don Mossi | 35 | 27 | 180.3 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 1 | 121 | 36 | 4.19 | 1.281 | |||
| Ron Nischwitz | 48 | 0 | 64.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 3.90 | 1.530 | |||
| Phil Regan | 35 | 23 | 171.3 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 0 | 87 | 64 | 4.04 | 1.360 | |||
| Team Totals | 406 | 161 | 1443.7 | 85 | 76 | .528 | 35 | 873 | 503 | 3.81 | 1.354 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rocky Colavito | 161 |
| At Bats | Rocky Colavito | 601 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rocky Colavito | 707 |
| Batting Average | Bill Bruton | .278 |
| On-Base % | Norm Cash | .382 |
| Slugging % | Rocky Colavito | .514 |
| OPS | Norm Cash | .895 |
| Runs | Norm Cash | 94 |
| Hits | Rocky Colavito | 164 |
| Total Bases | Rocky Colavito | 309 |
| Doubles | Rocky Colavito | 30 |
| Triples | Al Kaline | 6 |
| Home Runs | Norm Cash | 39 |
| RBI | Rocky Colavito | 112 |
| Walks | Norm Cash | 104 |
| Strikeouts | Norm Cash | 82 |
| Stolen Bases | Jake Wood | 24 |
| Caught Stealing | Bill Bruton | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Chico Fernandez | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Rocky Colavito | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Rocky Colavito | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Bunning | 19 |
| Losses | Don Mossi | 13 |
| Saves | Terry Fox | 16 |
| Won-Loss % | Hank Aguirre | .667 |
| ERA | Hank Aguirre | 2.21 |
| WHIP | Hank Aguirre | 1.051 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Bunning | 258 |
| Games | Ron Nischwitz | 48 |
| Games Started | Jim Bunning | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Bunning | 184 |
| Complete Games | Jim Bunning | 12 |
| Shutouts | Hank Aguirre and Jim Bunning | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Bunning | 1103 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Bunning | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Bunning | 262 |
| Walks Allowed | Paul Foytack | 86 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Bunning | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jim Bunning | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Phil Regan | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Paul Foytack | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Bunning | 13 |
| Double Plays Induced | Paul Foytack | 15 |
