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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Benintendi's tie-breaking RBI single sends White Sox to crucial 4-3 win over Tigers
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Vargas hits 2 HRs, Peters and Murakami power five-run inning to lift White Sox over Tigers 9-5
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Montero, Tigers shut out Guardians without a strikeout, a first in MLB since 2014
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Jo Adell homers and Angel MartÃnez gets 3 hits as Guardians hold off Tigers 6-4
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McGonigle drives in three to lead Tigers past Guardians 6-4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
73 | 49 | .598 | ||
65 | 58 | .528 | 8.5 | |
62 | 61 | .504 | 11.5 | |
60 | 65 | .480 | 14.5 | |
55 | 69 | .444 | 19.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 48 | .610 | ||
72 | 52 | .581 | 3.5 | |
62 | 61 | .504 | 13.0 | |
59 | 62 | .488 | 15.0 | |
60 | 64 | .484 | 15.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
74 | 49 | .602 | ||
66 | 57 | .537 | 8.0 | |
65 | 58 | .528 | 9.0 | |
51 | 72 | .415 | 23.0 | |
49 | 74 | .398 | 25.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | 47 | .612 | ||
68 | 55 | .553 | 7.0 | |
65 | 57 | .533 | 9.5 | |
61 | 64 | .488 | 15.0 | |
59 | 63 | .484 | 15.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
64 | 58 | .525 | ||
60 | 63 | .488 | 4.5 | |
60 | 63 | .488 | 4.5 | |
59 | 64 | .480 | 5.5 | |
50 | 73 | .407 | 14.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 60 | .512 | ||
60 | 63 | .488 | 3.0 | |
57 | 66 | .463 | 6.0 | |
48 | 74 | .393 | 14.5 | |
48 | 75 | .390 | 15.0 |
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