1992 Detroit Tigers season

1992 Detroit Tigers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
East Division (since 1969)
Location
Tiger Stadium (since 1912)
Detroit, Michigan (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Mike Ilitch
General manager(s)	Joe McDonald
Manager(s)	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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The Tigers playing against the Texas Rangers during a 1992 away game at Arlington Stadium.

The Detroit Tigers' 1992 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the American League East.

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 as the Tigers all-time winningest manager (1,131 wins). He would become the team's winningest manager two days later, with a 13-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians.^[5]

===Opening Day Lineup===
^[6]
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

Season standings

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

Record vs. opponents

1992 American League Records Sources:
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

1992 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers 30 Scott Aldred 44 John Doherty 42 Buddy Groom 36 Bill Gullickson 16 Dave Haas 39 Mike Henneman 46 John Kiely 25 Eric King 27 Kurt Knudsen 48 Les Lancaster 23 Mark Leiter 43 Mike Munoz 31 Kevin Ritz 26 Frank Tanana 35 Walt Terrell		Catchers 19,62 Chad Kreuter 12 Rich Rowland 20 Mickey Tettleton Infielders  9 Skeeter Barnes 14 Dave Bergman 13 Rico Brogna 45 Cecil Fielder 24 Travis Fryman  7 Scott Livingstone  3 Alan Trammell  1 Lou Whitaker		Outfielders 15 Mark Carreon 40 Phil Clark 22 Milt Cuyler 28 Rob Deer 32 Dan Gladden 10 Shawn Hare 18 Gary Pettis  4 Tony Phillips		Manager 11 Sparky Anderson Coaches 50 Billy Consolo 53 Larry Herndon 56 Billy Muffett 52 Gene Roof 53 Dick Tracewski 59 Dan Whitmer

Player stats

Batting

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
C	Tettleton, MickeyMickey Tettleton	157	525	125	.238	32	83
1B	Fielder, CecilCecil Fielder	155	594	145	.244	35	124
2B	Whitaker, LouLou Whitaker	130	453	126	.278	19	71
3B	Livingstone, ScottScott Livingstone	117	354	100	.282	4	46
SS	Fryman, TravisTravis Fryman	161	659	175	.266	20	96
LF	Gladden, DanDan Gladden	113	417	106	.254	7	42
CF	Cuyler, MiltMilt Cuyler	89	291	70	.241	3	28
RF	Deer, RobRob Deer	110	393	97	.247	32	64
DH	Phillips, TonyTony 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
Barnes, SkeeterSkeeter Barnes	95	165	45	.273	3	25
Kreuter, ChadChad Kreuter	67	190	48	.253	2	16
Bergman, DaveDave Bergman	87	181	42	.232	1	10
Pettis, GaryGary Pettis	48	160	26	.202	1	12

Pitching

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
Leiter, MarkMark Leiter	35	112.0	8	5	4.18	75
Gullickson, BillBill Gullickson	34	221.2	14	13	4.34	64
Tanana, FrankFrank Tanana	32	186.2	13	11	4.39	91
Aldred, ScottScott Aldred	16	65	3	8	6.78	34
Haas, DaveDave 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
Doherty, JohnJohn Doherty	47	116	7	4	3.88	37
Terrell, WaltWalt Terrell	36	136.2	7	10	5.20	61
King, EricEric King	17	79.1	4	6	5.22	45

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
Munoz, MikeMike Munoz	65	1	2	2	3.00	23
Henneman, MikeMike Henneman	60	2	6	24	3.96	58
Knudsen, KurtKurt Knudsen	48	2	3	5	4.58	51
Lancaster, LesLes Lancaster	41	3	4	0	6.33	35
Kiely, JohnJohn Kiely	39	4	2	0	2.13	18

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	International League	Joe Sparks
AA	London Tigers	Eastern League	Mark DeJohn
A	Lakeland Tigers	Florida State League	Johnny Lipon
A	Fayetteville Generals	South Atlantic League	Gerry Groninger
A-Short Season	Niagara Falls Rapids	New York–Penn League	Larry Parrish
Rookie	Bristol Tigers	Appalachian League	Mark Wagner

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lakeland^[8]

Notes

1. Dan Gladden page at Baseball Reference
2. Jorge Velandia page at Baseball Reference
3. http: Steve Carter was//www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cartest01.shtml
4. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Cecil_Fielder_1963
5. September 25 Events in History at brainyhistory.com
6. "April 6, 1992 Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers". Baseball Reference.com.
7. Frank Catalanotto page at Baseball Reference
8. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

• 1992 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference
• Tigers at Baseball Almanac