1992 Detroit Tigers season
The Detroit Tigers' 1992 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the American League East.
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Record | 75–87 |
Divisional place | 6th |
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Owners | Mike Ilitch |
General managers | Joe McDonald |
Managers | Sparky Anderson |
Local television | WDIV-TV (George Kell, Al Kaline) PASS (Larry Osterman, Jim Northrup) |
Local radio | WJR (Rick Rizzs, Bob Rathbun) |
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Offseason
- 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
- 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
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | — | 53–28 | 43–38 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 4 | 53–28 | 39–42 |
Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 7 | 43–38 | 46–35 |
Cleveland Indians | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 20 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
New York Yankees | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 20 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
Detroit Tigers | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 21 | 38–42 | 37–45 |
Boston Red Sox | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 23 | 44–37 | 29–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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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
- 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
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Player stats
Starters by position
Note: 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
Note: 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 |
Starting pitchers
Note: 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
Note: 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
Note: 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
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lakeland[8]
Notes
- 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