1972 Detroit Tigers Roster (40-man)

1971 Season 1973 Season

Record: 86-70-0, Finished 1st in AL_East (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Lost AL Championship Series (3-2) to Oakland Athletics

Manager: Billy Martin (86-70)

General Manager: Jim Campbell

Scouting Director: Ed Katalinas

Ballpark: Tiger Stadium

Attendance: 1,892,386 (1st of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103
One-year: Batting - 114, Pitching - 113

Pythagorean W-L: 84-72, 558 Runs, 514 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Ike Blessitt	22	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Sep 30, 1949	1st	4	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	-0.1
Ed Brinkman	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Dec 8, 1941	12	156	156	156	156	0	0	0	0	0	156	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7
Gates Brown	33	us US	L	R	5' 11"	220	May 2, 1939	10	103	67	103	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	72	0	0	72	35	0	0.5
Ike Brown	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Apr 13, 1942	4	51	25	51	41	0	0	13	3	2	1	20	0	3	22	15	1	1.1
Les Cain	24	us US	L	L	6' 1"	200	Jan 13, 1948	4	5	5	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Norm Cash	38	us US	L	L	6' 0"	185	Nov 10, 1933	15	137	119	137	134	0	0	134	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	1.8		All-Star
Joe Coleman	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	175	Feb 3, 1947	8	40	39	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.9		All-Star
Wayne Comer	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Feb 3, 1944	5	27	0	27	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	1	1	17	6	9	-0.3
Jim Foor	23	us US	L	L	6' 2"	170	Jan 13, 1949	2	7	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4	$9,300
Bill Freehan	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	203	Nov 29, 1941	11	111	101	111	106	0	104	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	4.2		All-Star
Woodie Fryman	32	us US	R	L	6' 3"	197	Apr 12, 1940	7	16	14	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.7	$36,000
John Gamble	24	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Feb 10, 1948	1st	6	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	0.0
Bill Gilbreth	24	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Sep 3, 1947	2	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Tom Haller	35	us US	L	R	6' 4"	195	Jun 23, 1937	12	59	32	59	36	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	0.2	$55,000
John Hiller	29	ca CA	R	L	6' 1"	185	Apr 8, 1943	7	24	3	24	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8
Fred Holdsworth	20	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	May 29, 1952	1st	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Willie Horton	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	209	Oct 18, 1942	10	108	93	108	98	0	0	0	0	0	0	80	0	30	98	12	1	1.0
Frank Howard	35	us US	R	R	6' 7"	255	Aug 8, 1936	15	14	9	14	10	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	0	-0.1	$120,000
Paul Jata	22	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Sep 4, 1949	1st	32	18	32	22	0	1	12	0	0	0	5	0	5	10	13	0	-0.2
Dalton Jones	28	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Dec 10, 1943	9	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0.0	$30,000
Al Kaline HOF	37	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Dec 19, 1934	20	106	68	106	92	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	84	84	25	0	2.6	$100,000
Mike Kilkenny	27	ca CA	R	L	6' 3"	175	Apr 11, 1945	4	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
John Knox	23	us US	L	R	6' 0"	170	Jul 26, 1948	1st	14	0	14	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0.1
Lerrin LaGrow	23	us US	R	R	6' 5"	220	Jul 8, 1948	2	16	0	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Gene Lamont	25	us US	L	R	6' 1"	195	Dec 25, 1946	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Marv Lane	22	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jan 18, 1950	2	8	1	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	1	5	-0.2
Don Leshnock	25	us US	R	L	6' 3"	195	Nov 25, 1946	1st	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Mickey Lolich	31	us US	B	L	6' 1"	170	Sep 12, 1940	10	41	41	41	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2	$80,000	All-Star
Dick McAuliffe	32	us US	L	R	5' 11"	176	Nov 29, 1939	13	122	110	122	117	0	0	0	117	0	3	0	0	0	0	8	1	1.8	$50,000
Phil Meeler	23	us US	R	R	6' 5"	215	Jul 3, 1948	1st	7	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Joe Niekro	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Nov 7, 1944	6	18	7	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Jim Northrup	32	us US	L	R	6' 3"	190	Nov 24, 1939	9	134	107	134	127	0	0	2	0	0	0	50	41	72	127	17	2	0.7
Ron Perranoski	36	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Apr 1, 1936	12	17	0	17	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.8	$57,000
Aurelio Rodríguez	24	mx MX	R	R	5' 10"	180	Dec 28, 1947	6	153	150	153	153	0	0	0	0	153	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.9
Fred Scherman	27	us US	L	L	6' 1"	195	Jul 25, 1944	4	57	3	57	57	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Chuck Seelbach	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Mar 20, 1948	2	61	3	61	61	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8
Duke Sims	31	us US	L	R	6' 2"	197	Jun 5, 1941	9	38	28	38	29	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	9	1	1.0
Bill Slayback	24	us US	R	R	6' 4"	200	Feb 21, 1948	1st	23	13	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Mickey Stanley	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Jul 20, 1942	9	142	115	142	139	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	139	0	139	5	4	1.5
Joe Staton	24	us US	L	L	6' 3"	175	Mar 8, 1948	1st	6	0	6	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	-0.1
Bob Strampe	22	us US	B	R	6' 1"	185	Jun 13, 1950	1st	7	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Tony Taylor	36	cu CU	R	R	5' 9"	170	Dec 19, 1935	15	78	49	78	70	0	0	1	67	8	0	0	0	0	0	23	3	1.2	$60,000
Tom Timmermann	32	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	May 12, 1940	4	35	25	35	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.8	$24,000
Chris Zachary	28	us US	L	R	6' 2"	200	Feb 19, 1944	8	25	1	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Billy Martin	44	us US	May 16, 1928	Manager	Apr 15	Oct 4
Art Fowler	49	us US	Jul 3, 1922	Pitching	Apr 15	Oct 4
Charlie Silvera	47	us US	Oct 13, 1924	Bullpen	Apr 15	Oct 4
Dick Tracewski	37	us US	Feb 3, 1935	First base	Apr 15	Oct 4
Joe Schultz	53	us US	Aug 29, 1918	Third base	Apr 15	Oct 4
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date