| 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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The Detroit Tigers' 1992 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the American League East.
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 [6]
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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 | — |
| 1992 Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
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Pitchers
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Infielders
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| Manager Coaches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lakeland [8]
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