The Detroit Tigers' 1992 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the American League East.
1992 Detroit Tigers | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium | |
City | Detroit, Michigan | |
Record | 75–87 | |
Divisional place | 6th | |
Owners | Mike Ilitch | |
General managers | Joe McDonald | |
Managers | Sparky Anderson | |
Television | WDIV-TV (George Kell, Al Kaline) PASS (Larry Osterman, Jim Northrup) | |
Radio | WJR (Rick Rizzs, Bob Rathbun) | |
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Offseason
edit- December 20, 1991: Dan Gladden was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.[1]
- January 15, 1992: Jorge Velandia was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.[2]
- Before 1992 Season: Steve Carter was signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers.[3]
Regular season
edit- Cecil Fielder was left off the All Star team despite leading the league in RBIs at the midway point. At season's end, Fielder wound up third to Juan González and Mark McGwire in the American League home run chase. His 124 RBIs made him the first American Leaguer since Babe Ruth to lead the majors in runs batted in for three consecutive seasons.[4]
- On September 25, Sparky Anderson tied Hughie Jennings for most wins as Tigers manager (1,131 wins). He became the team's most successful manager two days later, with a 13-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians.[5]
Opening Day lineup
LF Dan Gladden
2B Lou Whitaker
SS Alan Trammell
1B Cecil Fielder
C Mickey Tettleton
DH Tony Phillips
RF Rob Deer
3B Travis Fryman
CF Milt Cuyler
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Season standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 53–28 | 43–38 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 4 | 53–28 | 39–42 |
Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | .549 | 7 | 43–38 | 46–35 |
Cleveland Indians | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
New York Yankees | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
Detroit Tigers | 75 | 87 | .463 | 21 | 38–42 | 37–45 |
Boston Red Sox | 73 | 89 | .451 | 23 | 44–37 | 29–52 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
California | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 |
Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
Detroit | 3–10 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
Kansas City | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Milwaukee | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 |
Minnesota | 6–6 | 9–3 | 11–2 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 2–11 |
Oakland | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 12–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 1–12 | — | 4–9 | 4–8 |
Texas | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 9–4 | — | 3–9 |
Toronto | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — |
Notable transactions
edit- June 1, 1992: Frank Catalanotto was drafted by the Tigers in the 10th round of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 2, 1992.[7]
Roster
edit1992 Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Mickey Tettleton | 157 | 525 | 125 | .238 | 32 | 83 |
1B | Cecil Fielder | 155 | 594 | 145 | .244 | 35 | 124 |
2B | Lou Whitaker | 130 | 453 | 126 | .278 | 19 | 71 |
3B | Scott Livingstone | 117 | 354 | 100 | .282 | 4 | 46 |
SS | Travis Fryman | 161 | 659 | 175 | .266 | 20 | 96 |
LF | Dan Gladden | 113 | 417 | 106 | .254 | 7 | 42 |
CF | Milt Cuyler | 89 | 291 | 70 | .241 | 3 | 28 |
RF | Rob Deer | 110 | 393 | 97 | .247 | 32 | 64 |
DH | Tony Phillips | 159 | 606 | 167 | .276 | 10 | 64 |
Other batters
editNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Mark Carreon | 101 | 336 | 78 | .232 | 10 | 41 |
Chad Kreuter | 67 | 190 | 48 | .253 | 2 | 16 |
Dave Bergman | 87 | 181 | 42 | .232 | 1 | 10 |
Skeeter Barnes | 95 | 165 | 45 | .273 | 3 | 25 |
Gary Pettis | 48 | 160 | 26 | .202 | 1 | 12 |
Alan Trammell | 29 | 102 | 28 | .275 | 1 | 11 |
Phil Clark | 23 | 54 | 22 | .407 | 1 | 5 |
Shawn Hare | 15 | 26 | 3 | .115 | 0 | 5 |
Rico Brogna | 9 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 1 | 3 |
Rich Rowland | 6 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bill Gullickson | 34 | 221.2 | 14 | 13 | 4.34 | 64 |
Frank Tanana | 32 | 186.2 | 13 | 11 | 4.39 | 91 |
Eric King | 17 | 79.1 | 4 | 6 | 5.22 | 45 |
Scott Aldred | 16 | 65.0 | 3 | 8 | 6.78 | 34 |
Dave Haas | 12 | 61.2 | 5 | 3 | 3.94 | 29 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Walt Terrell | 36 | 136.2 | 7 | 10 | 5.20 | 61 |
John Doherty | 47 | 116.0 | 7 | 4 | 3.88 | 37 |
Mark Leiter | 35 | 112.0 | 8 | 5 | 4.18 | 75 |
Kevin Ritz | 23 | 80.1 | 2 | 5 | 5.60 | 57 |
Buddy Groom | 12 | 38.2 | 0 | 5 | 5.82 | 15 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mike Henneman | 60 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 3.96 | 58 |
Mike Munoz | 65 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.00 | 23 |
Kurt Knudsen | 48 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4.58 | 51 |
Les Lancaster | 41 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6.33 | 35 |
John Kiely | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.13 | 18 |
Farm system
editLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lakeland[8]
Notes
edit- ^ Dan Gladden page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jorge Velandia page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http: Steve Carter was//www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cartest01.shtml
- ^ "Cecil Fielder". Retrieved September 2, 2008.
- ^ September 25 Events in History at brainyhistory.com
- ^ "April 6, 1992 Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers". Baseball Reference.com.
- ^ Frank Catalanotto page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997