# 1992 Detroit Tigers season

The 1992 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 92nd season and the 81st season at Tiger Stadium. 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.
* January 15, 1992: Jorge Velandia was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.
* Before 1992 Season: Steve Carter was signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers.

## 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.
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

vteAL East :
| 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 |

### Record vs. opponents

1992 American League recordvte 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.

### Roster
## 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |

## 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