2012 Detroit Tigers | |
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American League Champions American League Central Champions | |
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Results | |
Record | 88–74 (.543) |
Divisional place | 1st |
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Owner(s) | Mike Ilitch |
General manager(s) | Dave Dombrowski |
Manager(s) | Jim Leyland |
Local television | Fox Sports Detroit (Mario Impemba, Rod Allen) |
Local radio | Detroit Tigers Radio Network (Dan Dickerson, Jim Price) |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The 2012 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 112th season. On October 1, the Tigers clinched the AL Central title, the club's first repeat title since 1934–1935.[1] They finished the regular season 88–74. They defeated the Oakland Athletics in the American League Divisional Series, 3 games to 2.[2] It was the Tigers' second consecutive ALDS win. The Tigers went on to sweep the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series[3] before being swept themselves by the San Francisco Giants in the World Series.[4]
On April 27, 2012, an intoxicated Delmon Young was arrested for third-degree assault and an "aggravated harassment hate crime" in New York City after a confrontation with a group of Jewish tourists in which he made antisemitic remarks outside of their hotel before a series against the Yankees. Later in the day, Young issued a statement apologizing for his actions. On April 30, Young was suspended without pay for seven games, and ordered to undergo therapy.[27]
The Tigers sent three players to the All-Star Game: pitcher Justin Verlander (fifth appearance), third baseman Miguel Cabrera (seventh appearance, third with the Tigers), and first baseman Prince Fielder (fourth appearance, first with the Tigers). Fielder was voted in as a starter,[38] and won the Home Run Derby with 28 home runs, the second time in his career and his first with the Tigers.[39] Fielder also won a Silver Slugger Award.[32]
AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | — | 50–31 | 38–43 |
Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 3 | 45–36 | 40–41 |
Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 16 | 37–44 | 35–46 |
Cleveland Indians | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 20 | 37–44 | 31–50 |
Minnesota Twins | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 22 | 31–50 | 35–46 |
Division Winners | W | L | Pct. |
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New York Yankees | 95 | 67 | 0.586 |
Oakland Athletics | 94 | 68 | 0.580 |
Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | 0.543 |
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Wild Card teamsW | L | Pct. | GB |
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Baltimore Orioles | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — |
Texas Rangers | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — |
Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 3 |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 4 |
Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 8 |
Seattle Mariners | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 18 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 20 |
Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 21 |
Boston Red Sox | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 24 |
Cleveland Indians | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 25 |
Minnesota Twins | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 27 |
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Main article: 2012 American League Division Series |
American League Division Series vs Oakland Athletics (Tigers win series 3–2)
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Main article: 2012 American League Championship Series |
American League Championship Series vs New York Yankees (Tigers win series 4–0)
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Main article: 2012 World Series |
World Series vs San Francisco Giants (Giants win series 4–0)
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
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Baltimore | – | 13–5 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 2–7 | 5–2 | 9–9 | 4–5 | 8–1 | 10–8 | 2–5 | 11–7 | 11–7 |
Boston | 5–13 | – | 6–2 | 5–3 | 5–5 | 4–3 | 0–6 | 4–3 | 5–13 | 1–8 | 5–4 | 9–9 | 2–6 | 7–11 | 11–7 |
Chicago | 2–6 | 2–6 | – | 11–7 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 3–5 | 14–4 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 8–1 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 6–4 | 9–9 |
Cleveland | 4–4 | 3–5 | 7–11 | – | 10–8 | 8–10 | 5–4 | 6–12 | 1–5 | 2–8 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
Detroit | 3–3 | 5–5 | 12–6 | 8–10 | – | 13–5 | 5–5 | 10–8 | 4–6 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 5–2 | 3–7 | 4–2 | 11–7 |
Kansas City | 4–5 | 3–4 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 5–13 | – | 4–5 | 7–11 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 1–7 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 2–6 | 8–10 |
Los Angeles | 7–2 | 6–0 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 5–4 | – | 6–3 | 4–5 | 9–10 | 11–8 | 1–9 | 10–9 | 4–4 | 12–6 |
Minnesota | 2–5 | 3–4 | 4–14 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 3–6 | – | 3–4 | 4–5 | 2–8 | 1–5 | 2–8 | 2–5 | 9–9 |
New York | 9–9 | 13–5 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 6–4 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 4–3 | – | 5–5 | 6–3 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 11–7 | 13–5 |
Oakland | 5–4 | 8–1 | 3–3 | 8–2 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 10–9 | 5–4 | 5–5 | – | 12–7 | 5–4 | 11–8 | 5–4 | 10–8 |
Seattle | 1–8 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 7–1 | 8–11 | 8–2 | 3–6 | 7–12 | – | 4–6 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 8–10 |
Tampa Bay | 8–10 | 9–9 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 9–1 | 5–1 | 10–8 | 4–5 | 6–4 | – | 5–4 | 14–4 | 9–9 |
Texas | 5–2 | 6–2 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 7–3 | 5–4 | 9–10 | 8–2 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 10–9 | 4–5 | – | 6–3 | 14–4 |
Toronto | 7–11 | 11–7 | 4–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 5–2 | 7–11 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 4–14 | 3–6 | – | 9–9 |
(*) = Was on team for part of 2012 season.
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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Alex Avila | 116
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367
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42
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89
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21
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2
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9
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48
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.243
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2
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Jeff Baker | 15
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35
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1
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7
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2
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0
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0
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4
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.200
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0
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Quintin Berry | 94
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291
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44
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75
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10
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6
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2
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29
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.258
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21
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Brennan Boesch | 132
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470
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52
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113
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22
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2
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12
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54
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.240
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6
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Miguel Cabrera | 161
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622
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109
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205
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40
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0
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44
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139
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.330
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4
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Andy Dirks | 88
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314
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56
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101
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18
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5
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8
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35
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.322
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1
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Brad Eldred | 5
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16
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1
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3
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1
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1
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0
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1
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.188
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0
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Prince Fielder | 162
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581
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83
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182
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33
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1
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30
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108
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.313
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1
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Avisaíl García | 23
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47
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7
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15
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0
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0
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0
|
3
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.319
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0
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Bryan Holaday | 6
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12
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3
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3
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1
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0
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0
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0
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.250
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0
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Omar Infante | 64
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226
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27
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58
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7
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5
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4
|
20
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.257
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7
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Brandon Inge | 9
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20
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2
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2
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1
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0
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1
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2
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.100
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0
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Austin Jackson | 137
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543
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103
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163
|
29
|
10
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16
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66
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.300
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12
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Don Kelly | 75
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113
|
14
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21
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2
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1
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1
|
7
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.186
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2
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Gerald Laird | 63
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174
|
24
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49
|
8
|
1
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2
|
11
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.282
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0
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Jhonny Peralta | 150
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531
|
58
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127
|
32
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3
|
13
|
63
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.239
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1
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Hernán Pérez | 2
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2
|
1
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1
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0
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0
|
0
|
0
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.500
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0
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Ryan Raburn | 66
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205
|
14
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35
|
14
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0
|
1
|
12
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.171
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1
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Ramón Santiago | 93
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228
|
19
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47
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7
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1
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2
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17
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.206
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1
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Omir Santos | 3
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8
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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1
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.125
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0
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Clete Thomas | 3
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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—
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0
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Danny Worth | 43
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74
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9
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16
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3
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0
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0
|
3
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.216
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0
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Delmon Young | 151
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574
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54
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153
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27
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1
|
18
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74
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.267
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0
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Matt Young | 5
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10
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2
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1
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1
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0
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0
|
1
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.100
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0
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Pitcher Totals | 162 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5476 | 726 | 1467 | 279 | 39 | 163 | 698 | .268 | 59 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
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Casey Crosby | 1 | 1 | 9.49 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12+1⁄3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Doug Fister | 10 | 10 | 3.45 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 161+2⁄3 | 73 | 62 | 37 | 137 |
Rick Porcello | 10 | 12 | 4.59 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 176+1⁄3 | 101 | 90 | 44 | 107 |
Aníbal Sánchez | 4 | 6 | 3.74 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 74+2⁄3 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 57 |
Max Scherzer | 16 | 7 | 3.74 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 187+2⁄3 | 82 | 78 | 60 | 231 |
Drew Smyly | 4 | 3 | 3.99 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 99+1⁄3 | 49 | 44 | 33 | 94 |
Jacob Turner | 1 | 1 | 8.03 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12+1⁄3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Justin Verlander | 17 | 8 | 2.64 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 238+1⁄3 | 81 | 70 | 60 | 239 |
Adam Wilk | 0 | 3 | 8.18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
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Al Alburquerque | 0 | 0 | 0.68 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13+1⁄3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
Collin Balester | 2 | 0 | 6.50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Duane Below | 2 | 1 | 3.88 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 46+1⁄3 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 29 |
Joaquín Benoit | 5 | 3 | 3.68 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 84 |
Phil Coke | 2 | 3 | 4.00 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 51 |
Octavio Dotel | 5 | 3 | 3.57 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 62 |
Darin Downs | 2 | 1 | 3.48 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 20+2⁄3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 20 |
Luis Marte | 1 | 0 | 2.82 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 22+1⁄3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
José Ortega | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+2⁄3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Luke Putkonen | 0 | 2 | 3.94 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Daniel Schlereth | 0 | 0 | 10.29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
José Valverde | 3 | 4 | 3.78 | 71 | 0 | 35 | 69 | 34 | 29 | 27 | 48 |
Brayan Villarreal | 3 | 5 | 2.63 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 54+2⁄3 | 20 | 16 | 28 | 66 |
Thad Weber | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Team Pitching Totals | 88 | 74 | 3.75 | 162 | 162 | 40 | 1430+2⁄3 | 670 | 596 | 438 | 1318 |
See also: Minor League Baseball |
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | International League | Phil Nevin |
AA | Erie SeaWolves | Eastern League | Chris Cron |
A | Lakeland Flying Tigers | Florida State League | Dave Huppert |
A | West Michigan Whitecaps | Midwest League | Ernie Young |
A-Short Season | Connecticut Tigers | New York–Penn League | Andrew Graham |
Rookie | GCL Tigers | Gulf Coast League | Basilio Cabrera |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lakeland