1972 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1972 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 86-70. They scored 558 runs and belted 122 home runs to go along with a .237 batting average. The offense was powered by Norm Cash, who led the team with 22 home runs and 61 RBI. Aurelio Rodriguez led the team with 142 hits for a .236 average.
The team allowed 514 runs and had a team ERA of 2.96. Mickey Lolich led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 250 strikeouts. Chuck Seelbach led the team with 14 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ed Brinkman | SS | 156 | 516 | 42 | 105 | 6 | 49 | 0 | .259 | .279 | .538 | .203 |
| Norm Cash | 1B | 137 | 440 | 51 | 114 | 22 | 61 | 0 | .338 | .445 | .783 | .259 |
| John Gamble | SS | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Frank Howard | 1B | 14 | 33 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .324 | .364 | .688 | .242 |
| Paul Jata | 1B | 32 | 74 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .296 | .257 | .553 | .230 |
| John Knox | 2B | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .154 | .297 | .077 |
| Dick McAuliffe | 2B | 122 | 408 | 47 | 98 | 8 | 30 | 0 | .339 | .353 | .692 | .240 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 3B | 153 | 601 | 65 | 142 | 13 | 56 | 2 | .272 | .356 | .628 | .236 |
| Joe Staton | 1B | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tony Taylor | 2B | 78 | 228 | 33 | 69 | 1 | 20 | 5 | .346 | .404 | .750 | .303 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ike Blessitt | OF | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Gates Brown | OF | 103 | 252 | 33 | 58 | 10 | 31 | 3 | .304 | .369 | .673 | .230 |
| Ike Brown | OF | 51 | 84 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .376 | .357 | .733 | .250 |
| Wayne Comer | OF | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .111 | .211 | .111 |
| Willie Horton | OF | 108 | 333 | 44 | 77 | 11 | 36 | 0 | .293 | .387 | .680 | .231 |
| Al Kaline | OF | 106 | 278 | 46 | 87 | 10 | 32 | 1 | .374 | .475 | .849 | .313 |
| Marvin Lane | OF | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jim Northrup | OF | 134 | 426 | 40 | 111 | 8 | 42 | 4 | .324 | .362 | .686 | .261 |
| Mickey Stanley | OF | 142 | 435 | 45 | 102 | 14 | 55 | 1 | .278 | .395 | .673 | .234 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Freehan | C | 111 | 374 | 51 | 98 | 10 | 56 | 0 | .354 | .401 | .755 | .262 |
| Tom Haller | C | 59 | 121 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .292 | .331 | .623 | .207 |
| Gene Lamont | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Duke Sims | C | 38 | 98 | 11 | 31 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .432 | .480 | .912 | .316 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Dalton Jones | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5099 | 558 | 1206 | 122 | 531 | 17 | .301 | .356 | .657 | .237 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Les Cain | 5 | 5 | 23.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 3.80 | 1.435 | |||
| Joe Coleman | 40 | 39 | 280 | 19 | 14 | .576 | 0 | 222 | 110 | 2.80 | 1.164 | |||
| Jim Foor | 7 | 0 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14.73 | 3.243 | |||
| Woodie Fryman | 16 | 14 | 113.7 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 0 | 72 | 31 | 2.06 | 1.091 | |||
| Bill Gilbreth | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16.20 | 2.800 | |||
| John Hiller | 24 | 3 | 44.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 2.03 | 1.174 | |||
| Fred Holdsworth | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12.86 | 2.143 | |||
| Mike Kilkenny | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Lerrin LaGrow | 16 | 0 | 27.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1.32 | 1.026 | |||
| Don Leshnock | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Mickey Lolich | 41 | 41 | 327.3 | 22 | 14 | .611 | 0 | 250 | 74 | 2.50 | 1.088 | |||
| Phil Meeler | 7 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4.32 | 2.048 | |||
| Joe Niekro | 18 | 7 | 47 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 3.83 | 1.489 | |||
| Ron Perranoski | 17 | 0 | 18.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 7.71 | 1.658 | |||
| Fred Scherman | 57 | 3 | 94 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 12 | 53 | 53 | 3.64 | 1.532 | |||
| Chuck Seelbach | 61 | 3 | 112 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 14 | 76 | 39 | 2.89 | 1.205 | |||
| Bill Slayback | 23 | 13 | 81.7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 65 | 25 | 3.20 | 1.212 | |||
| Bob Strampe | 7 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11.57 | 2.766 | |||
| Tom Timmermann | 34 | 25 | 149.7 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | 88 | 41 | 2.89 | 1.082 | |||
| Chris Zachary | 25 | 1 | 38.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 1.41 | 1.097 | |||
| Team Totals | 404 | 156 | 1388.4 | 86 | 70 | .551 | 33 | 952 | 465 | 2.96 | 1.208 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ed Brinkman | 156 |
| At Bats | Aurelio Rodriguez | 601 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Aurelio Rodriguez | 639 |
| Batting Average | Aurelio Rodriguez | .236 |
| On-Base % | Aurelio Rodriguez | .272 |
| Slugging % | Aurelio Rodriguez | .356 |
| OPS | Aurelio Rodriguez | .628 |
| Runs | Aurelio Rodriguez | 65 |
| Hits | Aurelio Rodriguez | 142 |
| Total Bases | Aurelio Rodriguez | 214 |
| Doubles | Aurelio Rodriguez | 23 |
| Triples | Mickey Stanley | 6 |
| Home Runs | Norm Cash | 22 |
| RBI | Norm Cash | 61 |
| Walks | Dick McAuliffe | 59 |
| Strikeouts | Aurelio Rodriguez | 104 |
| Stolen Bases | Tony Taylor | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | Jim Northrup | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joe Coleman | 15 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Mickey Stanley | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jim Northrup | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mickey Lolich | 22 |
| Losses | Joe Coleman and Mickey Lolich | 14 |
| Saves | Chuck Seelbach | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Woodie Fryman | .769 |
| ERA | Mickey Lolich | 2.50 |
| WHIP | Mickey Lolich | 1.088 |
| Innings Pitched | Mickey Lolich | 327.3 |
| Games | Chuck Seelbach | 61 |
| Games Started | Mickey Lolich | 41 |
| Strikeouts | Mickey Lolich | 250 |
| Complete Games | Mickey Lolich | 23 |
| Shutouts | Mickey Lolich | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Mickey Lolich | 1321 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 91 |
| Hits Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 282 |
| Walks Allowed | Joe Coleman | 110 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 46 |
| Triples Allowed | Mickey Lolich | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Joe Coleman | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mickey Lolich | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mickey Lolich | 19 |
