1972 Detroit Tigers Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 86-70
Finished 1st in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,892,386, Avg. 25,701
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Won Division
American League Championship Series - Lost to Oakland Athletics 3-2
Manager: Billy Martin (86-70)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1972 Detroit Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 86-70
Finished 1st in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,892,386, Avg. 25,701
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Won Division
American League Championship Series - Lost to Oakland Athletics 3-2
Manager: Billy Martin (86-70)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1972 Detroit Tigers Results
The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1972 season with a record of 86 wins and 70 losses, finishing first in the AL's East Division.
The Tigers plated 558 runs and surrendered 514 runs. Norm Cash paced Detroit with 22 home runs and recorded 61 runs batted in. Jim Northrup led all regular hitters by hitting .261. Mickey Lolich topped the squad with 22 wins, while Joe Coleman added 15 or more wins, too Mickey Lolich recorded a 2.50 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Billy Martin coached the team. The 1972 Detroit Tigers qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Blessitt | RF | R | R | September 30, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Ed Brinkman | SS | R | R | December 8, 1941 | 6'0" | 170 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Gates Brown | LF | L | R | May 2, 1939 | 5'11" | 220 | Crestline, OH USA |
| Ike Brown | OF | R | R | April 13, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Memphis, TN USA |
| Les Cain | P | L | L | January 13, 1948 | 6'1" | 200 | San Luis Obispo, CA USA |
| Norm Cash | 1B | L | L | November 10, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Justiceburg, TX USA |
| Joe Coleman | P | R | R | February 3, 1947 | 6'3" | 175 | Boston, MA USA |
| Wayne Comer | LF | R | R | February 3, 1944 | 5'10" | 175 | Shenandoah, VA USA |
| Jim Foor | P | L | L | January 13, 1949 | 6'2" | 170 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Bill Freehan | C | R | R | November 29, 1941 | 6'3" | 203 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Woodie Fryman | P | R | L | April 12, 1940 | 6'3" | 197 | Ewing, KY USA |
| John Gamble | SS | R | R | February 10, 1948 | 5'10" | 165 | Reno, NV USA |
| Bill Gilbreth | P | L | L | September 3, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Abilene, TX USA |
| Tom Haller | C | L | R | June 23, 1937 | 6'4" | 195 | Lockport, IL USA |
| John Hiller | P | R | L | April 8, 1943 | 6'1" | 185 | Toronto, ON CAN |
| Fred Holdsworth | P | R | R | May 29, 1952 | 6'1" | 190 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Willie Horton | LF | R | R | October 18, 1942 | 5'11" | 209 | Arno, VA USA |
| Frank Howard | 1B | R | R | August 8, 1936 | 6'7" | 255 | Columbus, OH USA |
| Paul Jata | 1B | R | R | September 4, 1949 | 6'1" | 190 | Astoria, NY USA |
| Dalton Jones | P | L | R | December 10, 1943 | 6'1" | 180 | McComb, MS USA |
| Al Kaline | RF | R | R | December 19, 1934 | 6'1" | 175 | Baltimore, MD USA |
| Mike Kilkenny | P | R | L | April 11, 1945 | 6'3" | 175 | Bradford, ON CAN |
| John Knox | 2B | L | R | July 26, 1948 | 6'0" | 170 | Newark, NJ USA |
| Lerrin LaGrow | P | R | R | July 8, 1948 | 6'5" | 220 | Phoenix, AZ USA |
| Gene Lamont | C | L | R | December 25, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | Rockford, IL USA |
| Marv Lane | OF | R | R | January 18, 1950 | 5'11" | 180 | Sandersville, GA USA |
| Don Leshnock | P | R | L | November 25, 1946 | 6'3" | 195 | Youngstown, OH USA |
| Mickey Lolich | P | B | L | September 12, 1940 | 6'1" | 170 | Portland, OR USA |
| Dick McAuliffe | 2B | L | R | November 29, 1939 | 5'11" | 176 | Hartford, CT USA |
| Phil Meeler | P | R | R | July 3, 1948 | 6'5" | 215 | South Boston, VA USA |
| Joe Niekro | P | R | R | November 7, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | Martins Ferry, OH USA |
| Jim Northrup | RF | L | R | November 24, 1939 | 6'3" | 190 | Breckenridge, MI USA |
| Ron Perranoski | P | L | L | April 1, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Paterson, NJ USA |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 3B | R | R | December 28, 1947 | 5'10" | 180 | Cananea, Sonora Mexico |
| Fred Scherman | P | L | L | July 25, 1944 | 6'1" | 195 | Dayton, OH USA |
| Chuck Seelbach | P | R | R | March 20, 1948 | 6'0" | 180 | Lakewood, OH USA |
| Duke Sims | C | L | R | June 5, 1941 | 6'2" | 197 | Salt Lake City, UT USA |
| Bill Slayback | P | R | R | February 21, 1948 | 6'4" | 200 | Hollywood, CA USA |
| Mickey Stanley | CF | R | R | July 20, 1942 | 6'1" | 185 | Grand Rapids, MI USA |
| Joe Staton | 1B | L | L | March 8, 1948 | 6'3" | 175 | Seattle, WA USA |
| Bob Strampe | P | B | R | June 13, 1950 | 6'1" | 185 | Janesville, WI USA |
| Tony Taylor | 2B | R | R | December 19, 1935 | 5'9" | 170 | Central Alava, Matanzas Cuba |
| Tom Timmermann | P | R | R | May 12, 1940 | 6'4" | 215 | Breese, IL USA |
| Chris Zachary | P | L | R | February 19, 1944 | 6'2" | 200 | Knoxville, TN USA |
