The 1992 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 92nd season and the 81st season at Tiger Stadium. It was also first season under the ownership of Mike Ilitch, after he bought the team from Tom Monaghan.
Offseason December 20, 1991: Dan Gladden was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.Dan Gladden page at Baseball Reference January 15, 1992: Jorge Velandia was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.Jorge Velandia page at Baseball Reference Before 1992 Season: Steve Carter was signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers.http: Steve Carter was//www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cartest01.shtml
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. On September 25, Sparky Anderson tied Hughie Jennings for most wins as Tigers manager (1,131 wins). He became the team's most successful manager two days later, with a 13–3 victory over the Cleveland Indians.September 25 Events in History at brainyhistory.com
Opening Day lineup 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
Record vs. opponents
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.Frank Catalanotto page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1992 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches (Bench) (Hitting) (Pitching) (First Base) (Third Base) (Bullpen)
Player stats = Indicates team leader
= Indicates league leader 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 157 525 125 .238 32 83 1B 155 594 145 .244 35 124 2B 130 453 126 .278 19 71 3B 117 354 100 .282 4 46 SS 161 659 175 .266 20 96 LF 113 417 106 .254 7 42 CF 89 291 70 .241 3 28 RF 110 393 97 .247 32 64 DH 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 Mark Carreon 101 336 78 .232 10 41 Chad Kreuter 67 190 48 .253 2 16 Dave Bergman 87 181 42 .232 1 10 95 165 45 .273 3 25 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
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 34 221.2 14 13 4.34 64 32 186.2 13 11 4.39 91 Eric King 17 79.1 4 6 5.22 45 16 65.0 3 8 6.78 34 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 Walt Terrell 36 136.2 7 10 5.20 61 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
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 60 2 6 24 3.96 58 65 1 2 2 3.00 23 48 2 3 5 4.58 51 41 3 4 0 6.33 35 39 4 2 0 2.13 18
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: LakelandJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
Notes
References
1992 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference Tigers at Baseball Almanac