| 1992 Detroit Tigers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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The1992 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 92nd season and the 81st season atTiger Stadium. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win theAmerican League East.
Opening Day lineup
LFDan Gladden
2BLou Whitaker
SSAlan Trammell
1BCecil Fielder
CMickey Tettleton
DHTony Phillips
RFRob Deer
3BTravis Fryman
CFMilt Cuyler[6]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches
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| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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]