The Detroit Tigers were 86-70 in 1972. They finished 1st in the AL East. They lost in the 1972 ALCS against the Oakland Athletics, 3 games to 2.
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Dingler homers for 3rd straight game, helping Tigers to an 11-0 win over the Mariners
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Mariners reliever and manager ejected after 4th Tigers batter hit by pitch
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RodrÃguez and Emerson hit HRs, Woo pitches 7 scoreless innings as Mariners beat Tigers 4-2
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Tigers’ Troy Melton continues run of dominance to start post-Tarik Skubal era in Detroit with a win
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Troy Melton runs scoreless streak to 14 innings as Tigers beat Mariners 8-0 for 4th straight win
1972 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 156 | 5,099 | 558 | 1,206 | 179 | 32 | 122 | 531 | 483 | 31 | 793 | 17 | 21 | .237 | .305 | .356 |
Team Rank | 21st | 13th | 18th | 16th | 11th | 8th | 11th | 13th | 12th | 6th | 24th | 1st | 16th | 16th | 11th |
1972 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 156 | 86 | 70 | 2.96 | 952 | 11 | 33 | 1388.1 | 1,212 | 457 | 514 | 101 | 465 | 47 |
Team Rank | 5th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 13th | 9th | 14th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 11th | 11th | 23rd |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | 46 | .603 | ||
62 | 55 | .530 | 8.5 | |
58 | 59 | .496 | 12.5 | |
57 | 61 | .483 | 14.0 | |
51 | 66 | .436 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
72 | 44 | .621 | ||
68 | 49 | .581 | 4.5 | |
58 | 58 | .500 | 14.0 | |
56 | 59 | .487 | 15.5 | |
57 | 61 | .483 | 16.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
69 | 47 | .595 | ||
62 | 55 | .530 | 7.5 | |
60 | 56 | .517 | 9.0 | |
48 | 67 | .417 | 20.5 | |
45 | 71 | .388 | 24.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
69 | 46 | .600 | ||
65 | 51 | .560 | 4.5 | |
64 | 51 | .557 | 5.0 | |
56 | 60 | .483 | 13.5 | |
55 | 62 | .470 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
59 | 56 | .513 | ||
58 | 59 | .496 | 2.0 | |
58 | 59 | .496 | 2.0 | |
56 | 59 | .487 | 3.0 | |
48 | 69 | .410 | 12.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
59 | 57 | .509 | ||
58 | 58 | .500 | 1.0 | |
56 | 61 | .479 | 3.5 | |
45 | 71 | .388 | 14.0 | |
45 | 71 | .388 | 14.0 |
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