⭐ Division Winner

1972 Detroit Tigers

86-70 • .551 Win% • 1st in AL E

The 1972 Detroit Tigers went 86-70 (.551) finishing 1st in the AL E division. They won their division. The club scored 558 runs, allowed 514, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Norm Cash (22 HR, 61 RBI) and Mickey Lolich (22-14, 2.50 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

86 Wins
70 Losses
.551 Win %
1st Rank
558 R 514 RA
Diff +44

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⚡ Quick Stats

558 Runs Scored
514 Runs Allowed
+44 Run Diff
1,901K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 AL Average

Batting Avg .236 1% below the 1972 league average (.239)
OBP .304 equal to the 1972 league average (.306)
SLG .355 4% above the 1972 league average (.343)
Team ERA 2.96 3% better than the 1972 league average (3.06)
Runs Scored 558 4% above the 1972 league average (537 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,901,845
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Avg per Game 24,382

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Duke Sims 0.316 2 Al Kaline 0.313 3 Tony Taylor 0.303 4 Bill Freehan 0.262 5 Jim Northrup 0.261

Home Runs

1 Norm Cash 22 2 Mickey Stanley 14 3 Aurelio Rodriguez 13 4 Willie Horton 11 5 Gates Brown 10

RBI

1 Norm Cash 61 2 Bill Freehan 56 3 Aurelio Rodriguez 56 4 Mickey Stanley 55 5 Ed Brinkman 49
1972 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Aurelio Rodriguez 153 601 65 142 23 5 13 56 28 104 2 0.236
Ed Brinkman 156 516 42 105 19 1 6 49 38 51 0 0.203
Norm Cash 137 440 51 114 16 0 22 61 50 64 0 0.259
Mickey Stanley 142 435 45 102 16 6 14 55 29 49 1 0.234
Jim Northrup 134 426 40 111 15 2 8 42 38 47 4 0.261
Dick McAuliffe 122 408 47 98 16 3 8 30 59 59 0 0.240
Bill Freehan 111 374 51 98 18 2 10 56 48 51 0 0.262
Willie Horton 108 333 44 77 9 5 11 36 27 47 0 0.231
Al Kaline 106 278 46 87 11 2 10 32 28 33 1 0.313
Gates Brown 103 252 33 58 5 0 10 31 26 28 3 0.230
Tony Taylor 78 228 33 69 12 4 1 20 14 34 5 0.303
Tom Haller 59 121 7 25 5 2 2 13 15 14 0 0.207
Duke Sims 38 98 11 31 4 0 4 19 19 18 0 0.316
Mickey Lolich 41 89 3 6 0 0 0 0 20 39 0 0.067
Ike Brown 51 84 12 21 3 0 2 10 17 23 1 0.250
Joe Coleman 40 82 5 9 0 0 0 5 5 30 0 0.110
Paul Jata 32 74 8 17 2 0 0 3 7 14 0 0.230
Tom Timmermann 35 44 3 6 0 0 0 1 3 25 0 0.136
Woodie Fryman 16 40 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 0.125
Frank Howard 14 33 1 8 1 0 1 7 4 8 0 0.242
Bill Slayback 23 23 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.174
Fred Scherman 57 22 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.091
Chuck Seelbach 61 21 1 3 2 0 0 0 4 11 0 0.143
John Knox 14 13 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.077
Joe Niekro 18 12 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.250
Wayne Comer 27 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.111
Les Cain 5 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Dalton Jones 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Marv Lane 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ike Blessitt 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
John Hiller 24 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
John Gamble 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Holdsworth 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Phil Meeler 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Joe Staton 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chris Zachary 25 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.500
Bill Gilbreth 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Perranoski 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Foor 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Kilkenny 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lerrin LaGrow 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Lamont 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Leshnock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Strampe 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Chris Zachary 1.41 2 John Hiller 2.03 3 Woodie Fryman 2.06 4 Mickey Lolich 2.50 5 Joe Coleman 2.80

Wins

1 Mickey Lolich 22 2 Joe Coleman 19 3 Woodie Fryman 10 4 Chuck Seelbach 9 5 Tom Timmermann 8

Strikeouts

1 Mickey Lolich 250 2 Joe Coleman 222 3 Tom Timmermann 88 4 Chuck Seelbach 76 5 Woodie Fryman 72
1972 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mickey Lolich 22 14 2.50 41 41 0 327.1 282 91 74 250
Joe Coleman 19 14 2.80 40 39 0 280.0 216 87 110 222
Tom Timmermann 8 10 2.89 34 25 0 149.2 121 48 41 88
Woodie Fryman 10 3 2.06 16 14 0 113.2 93 26 31 72
Chuck Seelbach 9 8 2.89 61 3 14 112.0 96 36 39 76
Fred Scherman 7 3 3.64 57 3 12 94.0 91 38 53 53
Bill Slayback 5 6 3.20 23 13 0 81.2 74 29 25 65
Joe Niekro 3 2 3.83 18 7 1 47.0 62 20 8 24
John Hiller 1 2 2.03 24 3 3 44.1 39 10 13 26
Chris Zachary 1 1 1.41 25 1 1 38.1 27 6 15 21
Lerrin LaGrow 0 1 1.32 16 0 2 27.1 22 4 6 9
Les Cain 0 3 3.80 5 5 0 23.2 18 10 16 16
Ron Perranoski 0 1 7.71 17 0 0 18.2 23 16 8 10
Phil Meeler 0 1 4.32 7 0 0 8.1 10 4 7 5
Fred Holdsworth 0 1 12.86 2 2 0 7.0 13 10 2 5
Bill Gilbreth 0 0 16.20 2 0 0 5.0 10 9 4 2
Bob Strampe 0 0 11.57 7 0 0 4.2 6 6 7 4
Jim Foor 1 0 14.73 7 0 0 3.2 6 6 6 2
Mike Kilkenny 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0
Don Leshnock 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 2

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to OAK 3-2

👥 Roster (44)

Ike Blessitt Ed Brinkman Gates Brown Ike Brown Les Cain Norm Cash Joe Coleman Wayne Comer Jim Foor Bill Freehan Woodie Fryman John Gamble +32 more

44 players

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The 1972 Detroit Tigers in brief

A 86-70 record (.551) put the 1972 Detroit Tigers 1st in the AL East. That season the Detroit Tigers took the division title. With 558 runs scored and 514 given up, the 1972 differential was +44. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .236, 1% worse than the league's .239. The staff ERA of 2.96 was 3% better than the league average of 3.06.

The 1972 Detroit Tigers outscored the average club by 4% (558 against 537). Home games were played at Tiger Stadium, where 1,901,845 fans came through the gates. For power, Norm Cash led the way with 22 homers. Mickey Lolich led the pitchers with 22 wins. The saves leader was Chuck Seelbach with 14. The AL Championship Series ended in a loss against OAK 3-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1972 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1972 Detroit Tigers finished 86-70 (.551 win pct).
Did the 1972 Detroit Tigers make the playoffs?
The 1972 Detroit Tigers finished first in their division.
Who led the 1972 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Norm Cash led the 1972 Detroit Tigers with 22 home runs.
What was the 1972 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1972 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 2.96.
Did the 1972 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1972 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1972 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
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