1992 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1992 American League East Tiger Stadium Detroit, Michigan 75–87 6th Mike Ilitch Joe McDonald Sparky Anderson WDIV-TV(George Kell, Al Kaline) PASS(Larry Osterman, Jim Northrup) WJR(Rick Rizzs, Bob Rathbun) thumb|right|200px|The Tigers playing against the Texas Rangers during a 1992 away game at Arlington Stadium. 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.Salisbury Danielle 2017-02-11 Billionaire sportsman, Little Caesars Pizza founder Mike Ilitch has died at 87 https://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/2017/02/billionaire_little_caesars_piz.html 2026-06-12 mlive en 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.https://baseballbiography.com/cecil-fielder-1963 Cecil Fielder September 2, 2008 mdy-all 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 April 6, 1992 Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET199204060.shtml Baseball Reference.com Season standings Detroit Tigers Record vs. opponents DET 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 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 (Bench) 53 Larry Herndon (Hitting) 56 Billy Muffett (Pitching) 52 Gene Roof (First Base) 53 Dick Tracewski (Third Base) 59 Dan Whitmer (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 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 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 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 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 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 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 John Doherty John Doherty (pitcher) 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 Mike Henneman 60 2 6 24 3.96 58 Mike Munoz Mike Munoz (baseball) 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 John Kiely (baseball) 39 4 2 0 2.13 18 Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 WagnerLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: LakelandJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 Notes 2 References Baseball 1992 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference Tigers at Baseball Almanac Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Tigers season Detroit Tigers Category:1992 in Detroit