2012 Detroit Tigers season

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]

2012 Detroit Tigers
American League Champions
American League Central Champions
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionCentral
BallparkComerica Park
CityDetroit, Michigan
Record88–74 (.543)
Divisional place1st
OwnersMike Ilitch
General managersDave Dombrowski
ManagersJim Leyland
TelevisionFox Sports Detroit
(Mario Impemba, Rod Allen)
RadioDetroit Tigers Radio Network
(Dan Dickerson, Jim Price)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
Seasons

Roster moves

Releases
  • On October 29, the Tigers released relief pitcher Joel Zumaya to free agency.[5]
  • On November 1, the Tigers released outfielder Magglio Ordóñez, infielder Carlos Guillén, and starting pitcher Brad Penny to free agency.[6]
  • On December 12, the Tigers released utility infielder Will Rhymes to free agency.[7]
  • On March 12, the Tigers released relief pitcher David Pauley. On March 15, Pauley cleared waivers and became a free agent.[8]
  • On April 26, the Tigers released veteran infielder Brandon Inge after 12 seasons.[9]

Key injuries
  • On December 16, the team announced that relief pitcher Al Alburquerque had surgery on his pitching elbow, to replace a stress fracture.[10]
  • On January 17, it was reported that designated hitter/catcher/infielder Víctor Martínez tore his ACL and needs surgery to repair it.[11] On March 12, the team placed Martinez on the 60-day disabled list and declared him out for the season.[12]

Signings and key returns
The Tigers signed free agent first baseman Prince Fielder on January 24.

Trades

Delmon Young's arrest

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]

Individual accomplishments
  • On September 27, starting pitcher Doug Fister struck out 9 batters in a row, a new American League record. It was just one short of the Major League record of 10 in a row, accomplished by Tom Seaver in 1970.[28]
  • With a .330 average, 44 home runs and 139 RBIs, slugger Miguel Cabrera became the first player in 45 years to win the Triple Crown, leading the American League in all three categories. The last player to accomplish this feat was Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.[29] He went on to win the 2012 AL Most Valuable Player Award.[30] He also won this year's AL Hank Aaron Award,[31] and the AL Silver Slugger Award.[32]
  • Starters Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer finished first and second among the American League strikeout leaders, with 239 and 231, respectively.[33] Verlander finished second in a very close AL Cy Young Award race for 2012, collecting 149 points (12 first-place votes) to 153 points (13 first-place votes) for Tampa Bay Rays starter David Price.[34]
  • On October 13, during Game 1 of the ALCS, Delmon Young hit his sixth career post-season home run, setting a new franchise record.[35] Young later won the ALCS MVP Award.[36]
  • Outfielder Austin Jackson won the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award.[37]

All-Stars

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]

Standings

2012 American League Central
AL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
Detroit Tigers 8874 0.543 — 50–31 38–43
Chicago White Sox 8577 0.525 3 45–36 40–41
Kansas City Royals 7290 0.444 16 37–44 35–46
Cleveland Indians 6894 0.420 20 37–44 31–50
Minnesota Twins 6696 0.407 22 31–50 35–46

2012 American League Playoff Teams
Division Winners W L Pct.
New York Yankees 9567 0.586
Oakland Athletics 9468 0.580
Detroit Tigers 8874 0.543
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Texas Rangers 9369 0.574 —
Baltimore Orioles 9369 0.574 —
Tampa Bay Rays 9072 0.556 3
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 8973 0.549 4
Chicago White Sox 8577 0.525 8
Seattle Mariners 7587 0.463 18
Toronto Blue Jays 7389 0.451 20
Kansas City Royals 7290 0.444 21
Boston Red Sox 6993 0.426 24
Cleveland Indians 6894 0.420 25
Minnesota Twins 6696 0.407 27

Game log

Regular season
2012 game log (88–74)
April (11–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecord
1April 5Red SoxW 3–2Valverde (1–0)Melancon (0–1)45,0271–0
2April 7Red SoxW 10–0Below (1–0)Beckett (0–1)44,7102–0
3April 8Red SoxW 13–12 (11)Below (2–0)Melancon (0–2)30,7883–0
4April 10RaysW 5–2Coke (1–0)McGee (0–1)Valverde (1)22,5744–0
5April 11RaysL 4–2Shields (1–0)Verlander (0–1)Rodney (3)28,1804–1
6April 12RaysW 7–2Balester (1–0)Niemann (0–1)30,2885–1
7April 13@ White SoxL 5–2Peavy (1–0)Scherzer (0–1)Santiago (3)38,6765–2
8April 14@ White SoxL 5–1Floyd (1–1)Wilk (0–1)33,0255–3
9April 15@ White SoxW 5–2Porcello (1–0)Sale (1–1)25,1436–3
10April 16@ RoyalsW 3–2Verlander (1–1)Duffy (1–1)14,0397–3
11April 17@ RoyalsW 3–1Dotel (1–0)Chen (0–1)Valverde (2)13,8518–3
12April 18@ RoyalsW 4–3Scherzer (1–1)Mijares (0–1)Valverde (3)14,0839–3
13April 19RangersL 10–3Darvish (2–0)Wilk (0–2)30,0299–4
–April 20RangersPostponed (rain). Rescheduled for April 21.
14April 21RangersL 10–4Harrison (3–0)Porcello (1–1)41,4279–5
15April 21RangersW 3–2Verlander (2–1)Feliz (1–1)Valverde (4)35,00110–5
16April 22RangersL 3–2 (11)Ross (3–0)Weber (0–1)Nathan (4)36,25510–6
17April 24MarinersL 7–4Vargas (3–1)Scherzer (1–2)League (6)30,07310–7
18April 25MarinersL 9–1Hernández (2–1)Wilk (0–3)28,52710–8
19April 26MarinersL 5–4Furbush (1–1)Porcello (1–2)League (7)31,45110–9
20April 27@ YankeesL 7–6Rivera (1–1)Villarreal (0–1)41,20010–10
21April 28@ YankeesW 7–5Smyly (1–0)García (0–2)44,68611–10
22April 29@ YankeesL 2–6Sabathia (3–0)Scherzer (1–3)43,08411–11
–April 30RoyalsPostponed (rain). Rescheduled for September 24.
May (13–16)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecord
23May 1RoyalsW 9–3Porcello (2–2)Hochevar (2–2)30,15912–11
24May 2RoyalsL 3–2Collins (1–0)Benoit (0–1)Broxton (4)33,18712–12
25May 4White SoxW 5–4Valverde (2–0)Thornton (1–1)33,16513–12
26May 5White SoxL 3–2Jones (1–0)Valverde (2–1)Reed (1)42,40413–13
27May 6White SoxW 3–1Porcello (3–2)Axelrod (0–1)Valverde (5)39,55814–13
28May 7@ MarinersL 3–2Delabar (1–0)Dotel (1–1)14,46214–14
29May 8@ MarinersW 6–4Verlander (3–1)Millwood (0–4)Valverde (6)13,45515–14
30May 9@ MarinersL 2–1Vargas (4–2)Putkonen (0–1)League (8)15,65515–15
31May 10@ AthleticsW 10–6Scherzer (2–3)Colón (3–3)11,51316–15
32May 11@ AthleticsL 11–4Milone (5–2)Porcello (3–3)26,72116–16
33May 12@ AthleticsL 3–1McCarthy (3–3)Fister (0–1)Fuentes (2)22,07716–17
34May 13@ AthleticsW 3–1Verlander (4–1)Parker (1–1)Valverde (7)17,14717–17
35May 14@ White SoxL 7–5Stewart (1–1)Putkonen (0–2)Reed (3)25,53817–18
36May 15@ White SoxW 10–8Balester (2–0)Ohman (0–2)Dotel (1)21,47318–18
37May 16TwinsL 11–7Burnett (1–0)Below (2–1)33,95518–19
38May 17TwinsL 4–3Walters (1–1)Fister (0–2)Capps (8)37,84018–20
39May 18PiratesW 6–0Verlander (5–1)Morton (2–4)41,66119–20
40May 19PiratesL 4–3Burnett (2–2)Smyly (1–1)Hanrahan (9)42,95319–21
41May 20PiratesW 4–3Scherzer (3–3)Correia (1–5)Benoit (1)39,97120–21
42May 22@ IndiansL 5–3Jiménez (5–3)Porcello (3–4)Perez (14)15,04920–22
43May 23@ IndiansL 4–2Pestano (2–0)Coke (1–1)Perez (15)22,00020–23
44May 24@ IndiansL 2–1Masterson (2–3)Verlander (5–2)Perez (16)23,62220–24
45May 25@ TwinsW 10–6Smyly (2–1)Swarzak (0–4)37,68821–24
46May 26@ TwinsW 6–3Scherzer (4–3)Pavano (2–4)Valverde (8)37,36022–24
47May 27@ TwinsW 4–3Villarreal (1–1)Capps (0–3)Valverde (9)38,71023–24
48May 28@ Red SoxL 7–4Doubront (5–2)Fister (0–3)37,92123–25
49May 29@ Red SoxL 6–3Bard (5–5)Verlander (5–3)Aceves (12)37,21623–26
50May 30@ Red SoxL 6–4Albers (1–0)Dotel (1–2)Aceves (13)37,19523–27
51May 31@ Red SoxW 7–3Scherzer (5–3)Beckett (4–5)37,62924–27
June (14–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecord
52June 1YankeesL 9–4Sabathia (7–2)Crosby (0–1)Soriano (7)41,83124–28
53June 2YankeesW 4–3Valverde (3–1)Phelps (1–2)44,59325–28
54June 3YankeesL 5–1Hughes (5–5)Verlander (5–4)42,41925–29
55June 5IndiansL 4–2Jiménez (6–4)Smyly (2–2)Perez (18)33,25825–30
56June 6IndiansL 9–6Gómez (4–4)Scherzer (5–4)Perez (19)31,35025–31
57June 7IndiansW 7–5Crosby (1–1)Lowe (7–4)Valverde (10)40,85126–31
58June 8@ RedsL 6–5 (10)LeCure (2–1)Coke (1–2)38,56326–32
59June 9@ RedsW 3–2Villarreal (2–1)Marshall (1–3)Valverde (11)42,44327–32
60June 10@ RedsW 7–6Villarreal (3–1)Chapman (4–2)Valverde (12)34,05628–32
61June 12@ CubsL 4–3Mármol (1–2)Coke (1–3)Camp (1)41,16428–33
62June 13@ CubsW 8–4Porcello (4–4)Garza (2–5)41,32629–33
63June 14@ CubsW 5–3Verlander (6–4)Wood (0–3)Valverde (13)42,29230–33
64June 15RockiesL 12–4 (10)Belisle (3–2)Valverde (3–2)41,87830–34
65June 16RockiesW 4–1Fister (1–3)Friedrich (4–3)41,80031–34
66June 17RockiesW 5–0Scherzer (6–4)Guthrie (3–6)40,61932–34
67June 19CardinalsW 6–3Verlander (7–4)Lynn (10–3)Coke (1)36,73333–34
68June 20CardinalsL 3–1Westbrook (6–6)Porcello (4–5)38,87133–35
69June 21CardinalsW 2–1 (10)Benoit (1–1)Marté (0–1)40,77634–35
70June 22@ PiratesL 4–1Burnett (8–2)Fister (1–4)Hanrahan (18)37,96534–36
71June 23@ PiratesL 4–1Lincoln (4–2)Scherzer (6–5)Hanrahan (19)38,73434–37
72June 24@ PiratesW 3–2Verlander (8–4)Resop (0–3)35,17935–37
73June 25@ RangersW 8–2Porcello (5–5)Grimm (1–1)36,92036–37
74June 26@ RangersL 7–5Darvish (10–4)Smyly (2–3)Nathan (17)39,56136–38
75June 27@ RangersL 13–9Oswalt (2–0)Fister (1–5)43,37936–39
76June 28@ RaysW 5–2Scherzer (7–5)Shields (7–5)Valverde (14)20,53237–39
77June 29@ RaysL 4–2Price (11–4)Verlander (8–5)Rodney (22)19,55737–40
78June 30@ RaysW 6–2Porcello (6–5)Hellickson (4–4)29,44338–40
July (16–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecord
79July 1@ RaysW 5–3Smyly (3–3)Cobb (3–5)Valverde (15)21,87439–40
80July 2TwinsL 6–4Swarzak (2–4)Fister (1–6)Perkins (3)37,40639–41
81July 3TwinsL 8–6Gray (5–0)Villarreal (3–2)Perkins (4)36,75739–42
82July 4TwinsW 5–1Verlander (9–5)Duensing (1–5)41,02340–42
83July 5TwinsW 7–3Dotel (2–2)Burnett (2–1)33,35041–42
84July 6RoyalsW 4–2Smyly (4–3)Sánchez (1–5)Valverde (16)39,14442–42
85July 7RoyalsW 8–7Fister (2–6)Chen (7–8)39,39243–42
86July 8RoyalsW 7–1Scherzer (8–5)Teaford (1–2)36,69344–42
87July 13@ OriolesW 7–2Fister (3–6)Hammel (8–6)35,56645–42
88July 14@ OriolesL 8–6 (13)Gregg (3–2)Benoit (1–2)43,12545–43
89July 15@ OriolesW 4–0Verlander (10–5)González (1–1)30,43946–43
90July 16AngelsW 8–6Dotel (3–2)Hawkins (2–2)Valverde (17)36,80647–43
91July 17AngelsL 13–0Richards (3–1)Turner (0–1)33,95047–44
92July 18AngelsW 7–2Fister (4–6)Wilson (9–6)37,91548–44
93July 19AngelsW 5–1Scherzer (9–5)Williams (6–7)40,31149–44
94July 20White SoxW 4–2Verlander (11–5)Peavy (7–7)Valverde (18)44,57250–44
95July 21White SoxW 7–1Porcello (7–5)Sale (11–3)42,88851–44
96July 22White SoxW 6–4Turner (1–1)Humber (4–5)Benoit (2)41,28152–44
97July 24@ IndiansL 3–2Smith (6–2)Fister (4–7)Perez (28)23,63752–45
98July 25@ IndiansW 5–3Scherzer (10–5)Lowe (8–9)Valverde (19)24,02953–45
99July 26@ IndiansL 5–3Smith (7–2)Verlander (11–6)Perez (29)34,57953–46
100July 27@ Blue JaysL 8–3Villanueva (6–0)Porcello (7–6)33,96253–47
101July 28@ Blue JaysL 5–1Álvarez (7–7)Sánchez (5–8)41,83253–48
102July 29@ Blue JaysW 4–1Fister (5–7)Cecil (2–4)Valverde (20)35,97554–48
103July 30@ Red SoxL 7–3Buchholz (9–3)Scherzer (10–6)37,78454–49
104July 31@ Red SoxL 4–1 (6)Mortensen (1–0)Verlander (11–7)Morales (1)37,27554–50
August (16–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecord
105August 1@ Red SoxW 7–5Porcello (8–6)Cook (2–5)Valverde (21)37,21355–50
106August 3IndiansW 10–2Sánchez (6–8)Masterson (7–10)41,50156–50
107August 4IndiansW 6–1Fister (6–7)Jiménez (8–11)42,74457–50
108August 5IndiansW 10–8 (10)Downs (1–0)Perez (0–3)38,00758–50
109August 6YankeesW 7–2Verlander (12–7)Nova (10–6)41,38159–50
110August 7YankeesW 6–5Porcello (9–6)Hughes (11–9)Valverde (22)39,76060–50
111August 8YankeesL 12–8Sabathia (12–3)Sánchez (6–9)41,87960–51
112August 9YankeesL 4–3Rapada (3–0)Benoit (1–3)Soriano (27)40,94060–52
113August 10@ RangersW 6–2Scherzer (11–6)Feldman (6–7)47,25561–52
114August 11@ RangersL 2–1Adams (2–3)Villarreal (3–3)48,30361–53
115August 12@ RangersL 8–3Darvish (12–8)Porcello (9–7)45,75261–54
116August 13@ TwinsL 9–3Deduno (4–0)Sánchez (6–10)34,36661–55
117August 14@ TwinsW 8–4Fister (7–7)Duensing (2–8)37,54462–55
118August 15@ TwinsW 5–1Scherzer (12–6)De Vries (2–4)37,11863–55
119August 17OriolesW 5–3Benoit (2–3)O'Day (6–1)Valverde (23)41,62064–55
120August 18OriolesL 3–2Britton (2–1)Porcello (9–8)Johnson (36)42,13264–56
121August 19OriolesL 7–5Chen (12–7)Fister (7–8)Johnson (37)40,51164–57
122August 21Blue JaysW 5–3Scherzer (13–6)Romero (8–11)Valverde (24)39,49965–57
123August 22Blue JaysW 3–2Sánchez (7–10)Laffey (3–5)Valverde (25)37,22566–57
124August 23Blue JaysW 3–2 (11)Benoit (3–3)Jenkins (0–1)39,91067–57
125August 24AngelsL 2–1Greinke (11–5)Porcello (9–9)Richards (1)39,35667–58
126August 25AngelsW 5–3Dotel (4–2)Richards (3–3)Valverde (26)41,97068–58
127August 26AngelsW 5–2Scherzer (14–6)Santana (7–11)40,07469–58
128August 28@ RoyalsL 9–8Crow (3–1)Villarreal (3–4)Holland (8)13,60169–59
129August 29@ RoyalsL 1–0Chen (10–10)Sánchez (7–11)Holland (9)13,02469–60
130August 30@ RoyalsL 2–1Guthrie (6–12)Porcello (9–10)Herrera (1)12,99769–61
131August 31White SoxW 7–4Dotel (5–2)Peavy (9–10)Valverde (27)36,72170–61
September (16–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecord
132September 1White SoxW 5–1Scherzer (15–6)Liriano (5–11)40,05971–61
133September 2White SoxW 4–2Verlander (13–7)Sale (15–6)Valverde (28)42,19272–61
134September 3IndiansL 3–2Kluber (1–3)Downs (1–1)Pestano (2)35,41872–62
135September 4IndiansL 3–2Masterson (11–12)Porcello (9–11)Perez (34)27,72972–63
136September 5IndiansW 7–1Fister (8–8)Jiménez (9–15)28,88173–63
137September 7@ AngelsL 3–2Frieri (4–0)Dotel (5–3)40,10473–64
138September 8@ AngelsL 6–1Wilson (12–9)Verlander (13–8)41,15473–65
139September 9@ AngelsL 3–2Greinke (14–5)Sánchez (7–12)Frieri (18)38,21673–66
140September 10@ White SoxL 6–1Quintana (6–4)Porcello (9–12)30,28773–67
141September 11@ White SoxW 5–3Fister (9–8)Peavy (10–11)Valverde (29)26,50474–67
142September 12@ White SoxW 8–6Scherzer (16–6)Floyd (9–10)Valverde (30)30,66775–67
–September 13@ White SoxPostponed (rain). Rescheduled for September 17.
143September 14@ IndiansW 4–0Verlander (14–8)Kluber (1–4)17,18576–67
144September 15@ IndiansW 5–3Sánchez (8–12)Masterson (11–14)Valverde (31)22,84977–67
145September 16@ IndiansL 7–6Rogers (2–3)Valverde (3–3)17,23377–68
146September 17@ White SoxL 5–4Jones (8–0)Fister (9–9)Reed (27)29,13077–69
147September 18AthleticsW 12–2Downs (2–1)Griffin (6–1)31,24378–69
148September 19AthleticsW 6–2Verlander (15–8)Anderson (4–2)29,73479–69
149September 20AthleticsL 12–4Neshek (2–1)Sánchez (8–13)34,63579–70
–September 21TwinsPostponed (rain). Rescheduled for September 23.
150September 22TwinsW 8–0Fister (10–9)Deduno (6–5)40,58680–70
151September 23TwinsL 10–4Diamond (12–8)Scherzer (16–7)40,43880–71
152September 23TwinsL 2–1 (10)Burton (2–1)Valverde (3–4)Perkins (14)39,83980–72
153September 24RoyalsW 6–2Verlander (16–8)Hochevar (8–15)31,52181–72
154September 25RoyalsW 2–0Sánchez (9–13)Chen (11–13)29,04882–72
155September 26RoyalsW 5–4Benoit (4–3)Herrera (4–3)Valverde (32)32,36083–72
156September 27RoyalsW 5–4Benoit (5–3)Collins (5–4)33,01984–72
157September 28@ TwinsL 4–2Burton (3–1)Villarreal (3–5)Perkins (16)30,31584–73
158September 29@ TwinsW 6–4Verlander (17–8)Walters (2–5)Valverde (33)32,83985–73
159September 30@ TwinsW 2–1Coke (2–3)Burton (3–2)Valverde (34)32,55486–73
October (2–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecord
160October 1@ RoyalsW 6–3Porcello (10–12)Chen (11–14)Valverde (35)15,31287–73
161October 2@ RoyalsL 4–2Guthrie (8–12)Fister (10–10)Holland (16)14,28387–74
162October 3@ RoyalsW 1–0Marte (1–0)Mendoza (8–10)Putkonen (1)30,38388–74

American League Division Series
Main article: 2012 American League Division Series
American League Division Series vs Oakland Athletics (Tigers win series 3–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecord
1October 6AthleticsW 3–1Verlander (1–0)Parker (0–1)Valverde (1)43,3231–0
2October 7AthleticsW 5–4Alburquerque (1–0)Balfour (0–1)40,6842–0
3October 9@ AthleticsL 2–0Anderson (1–0)Sánchez (0–1)Balfour (1)37,0902–1
4October 10@ AthleticsL 4–3Cook (1–0)Valverde (0–1)36,3852–2
5October 11@ AthleticsW 6–0Verlander (2–0)Parker (0–2)36,3933–2

American League Championship Series
Main article: 2012 American League Championship Series
American League Championship Series vs New York Yankees (Tigers win series 4–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecord
1October 13@ YankeesW 6–4 (12)Smyly (1–0)Phelps (0–1)47,1221–0
2October 14@ YankeesW 3–0Sánchez (1–0)Kuroda (0–1)Coke (1)47,0822–0
3October 16YankeesW 2–1Verlander (1–0)Hughes (0–1)Coke (2)42,9703–0
–October 17YankeesPostponed (rain). Rescheduled for October 18.
4October 18YankeesW 8–1Scherzer (1–0)Sabathia (0–1)42,4774–0

World Series
Main article: 2012 World Series
World Series vs San Francisco Giants (Giants win series 4–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveCrowdRecord
1October 24@ GiantsL 8–3Zito (1–0)Verlander (0–1)42,8550–1
2October 25@ GiantsL 2–0Bumgarner (1–0)Fister (0–1)Romo (1)42,9820–2
3October 27GiantsL 2–0Vogelsong (1–0)Sánchez (0–1)Romo (2)42,2620–3
4October 28GiantsL 4–3 (10)Casilla (1–0)Coke (0–1)Romo (3)42,1520–4

Record vs. opponents
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore–13–56–24–43–35–42–75–29–94–58–110–82–511–711–7
Boston5–13–6–25–35–54–30–64–35–131–85–49–92–67–1111–7
Chicago2–62–6–11–76–126–123–514–45–23–38–14–36–36–49–9
Cleveland4–43–57–11–10–88–105–46–121–52–84–44–44–52–48–10
Detroit3–35–512–68–10–13–55–510–84–64–31–55–23–74–211–7
Kansas City4–53–412–610–85–13–4–57–113–45–41–74–24–52–68–10
Los Angeles7–26–05–34–55–55–4–6–34–59–1011–81–910–94–412–6
Minnesota2–53–44–1412–68–1011–73–6–3–44–52–81–52–82–59–9
New York9–913–52–55–16–44–35–44–3–5–56–38–104–311–713–5
Oakland5–48–13–38–23–44–510–95–45–5–12–75–411–85–410–8
Seattle1–84–51–84–45–17–18–118–23–67–12–4–69–106–38–10
Tampa Bay8–109–93–44–42–52–49–15–110–84–56–4–5–414–49–9
Texas5–26–23–65–47–35–49–108–23–48–1110–94–5–6–314–4
Toronto7–1111–74–64–22–46–24–45–27–114–53–64–143–6–9–9

Roster
2012 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

  • 34 Brad Eldred *
 Manager

Coaches

  • 17 Rafael Belliard (infield)
  • 61 Tom Brookens (first base)
  • 51 Jeff Jones (pitching)
  • 22 Gene Lamont (third base)
  •  8 Lloyd McClendon (hitting)
  • 99 Scott Pickens (bullpen catcher)
  • 59 Mike Rojas (bullpen)

(*) = Was on team for part of 2012 season.

Batting

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
Alex Avila
116
367
42
89
21
2
9
48
.243
2
Jeff Baker
15
35
1
7
2
0
0
4
.200
0
Quintin Berry
94
291
44
75
10
6
2
29
.258
21
Brennan Boesch
132
470
52
113
22
2
12
54
.240
6
Miguel Cabrera
161
622
109
205
40
0
44
139
.330
4
Andy Dirks
88
314
56
101
18
5
8
35
.322
1
Brad Eldred
5
16
1
3
1
1
0
1
.188
0
Prince Fielder
162
581
83
182
33
1
30
108
.313
1
Avisaíl García
23
47
7
15
0
0
0
3
.319
0
Bryan Holaday
6
12
3
3
1
0
0
0
.250
0
Omar Infante
64
226
27
58
7
5
4
20
.257
7
Brandon Inge
9
20
2
2
1
0
1
2
.100
0
Austin Jackson
137
543
103
163
29
10
16
66
.300
12
Don Kelly
75
113
14
21
2
1
1
7
.186
2
Gerald Laird
63
174
24
49
8
1
2
11
.282
0
Jhonny Peralta
150
531
58
127
32
3
13
63
.239
1
Hernán Pérez
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
.500
0
Ryan Raburn
66
205
14
35
14
0
1
12
.171
1
Ramón Santiago
93
228
19
47
7
1
2
17
.206
1
Omir Santos
3
8
0
1
0
0
0
1
.125
0
Clete Thomas
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
Danny Worth
43
74
9
16
3
0
0
3
.216
0
Delmon Young
151
574
54
153
27
1
18
74
.267
0
Matt Young
5
10
2
1
1
0
0
1
.100
0
Pitcher Totals16213000000.0000
Team Totals1625476726146727939163698.26859

Starters

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
Casey Crosby119.4933012+1⁄31313119
Doug Fister10103.4526260161+2⁄3736237137
Rick Porcello10124.5931310176+1⁄31019044107
Aníbal Sánchez463.741212074+2⁄336311557
Max Scherzer1673.7432320187+2⁄3827860231
Drew Smyly433.992318099+1⁄349443394
Jacob Turner118.0333012+1⁄3111177
Justin Verlander1782.6433330238+1⁄3817060239
Adam Wilk038.1833011111037

Bullpen

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
Al Alburquerque000.6880013+1⁄311818
Collin Balester206.5011001814131112
Duane Below213.88271046+1⁄32520829
Joaquín Benoit533.6873027131292284
Phil Coke234.0066015428241851
Octavio Dotel533.5757015823231262
Darin Downs213.48180020+2⁄388920
Luis Marte102.82130022+1⁄377919
José Ortega003.382002+2⁄31114
Luke Putkonen023.9412011677810
Daniel Schlereth0010.29600710856
José Valverde343.78710356934292748
Brayan Villarreal352.63500054+2⁄320162866
Thad Weber019.0020044421
Team Pitching Totals88743.75162162401430+2⁄36705964381318

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
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

References
  1. Tigers are the ones to reclaim AL Central title MLB.com, October 1, 2012
  2. Verlander sends Tigers to second straight ALCS MLB.com, October 12, 2012
  3. Party to the Max: Tigers sweep way to Series MLB.com, October 18, 2012
  4. Fall cleaning: Giants sweep Series in Detroit MLB.com, October 28, 2012
  5. Was Tuesday Joel Zumaya's swan song? Despite surgery, he wants to stay Tiger by Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, October 12, 2011
  6. Magglio, Guillen Not Expected Back in Detroit MLB.com November 1, 2011
  7. Tigers Do Not Tender Will Rhymes a Contract For the 2012 Season MLB.com December 12, 2011
  8. Tigers part ways with struggling righty Pauley Archived May 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine MLB.com March 12, 2012
  9. Detroit Tigers sever ties with Brandon Inge, but 'heart will always be in Detroit' MLive.com, April 26, 2012
  10. Tigers Al Alburquerque Undergoes Elbow Surgery to Fix Stress Fracture Archived November 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine MLB.com December 16, 2011
  11. V-Mart could miss season because of ACL tear MLB.com January 17, 2012
  12. Tigers injury report MLB.com
  13. Tigers exercise 2012 team option on Valverde MLB.com October 28, 2011
  14. Tigers, Catcher Gerald Laird Reunite With One-Year Contract MLB.com November 18, 2011
  15. Tigers Add Five Prospects to 40-Man Roster Archived November 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine MLB.com November 18, 2011
  16. Tigers re-sign Santiago to a two-year contract Archived February 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine MLB.com November 30, 2011
  17. Tigers Sign Veteran Reliever Dotel For One Year MLB.com December 9, 2011
  18. Tigers Agree to Terms With Porcello, Coke MLB.com January 16, 2012
  19. Tigers Sign Remaining Arbitration-Eligible Trio MLB.com January 17, 2012
  20. Prince, Tigers reportedly reach nine-year deal MLB.com January 24, 2012
  21. Cabrera, Prince will anchor the corners for Tigers FoxSportsDetroit.com January 26, 2012
  22. Tigers Re-Acquire Zach Miner From Royals MLB.com April 20, 2012
  23. Tigers Swing Deal For Right-Hander Balester MLB.com December 9, 2011
  24. Rosecrans, C. Trent. CBS Sports, July 23, 2012. "Tigers land Aníbal Sánchez, Omar Infante from Marlins."
  25. Tigers acquire utilityman Baker from Cubs MLB.com, August 6, 2012
  26. Braves acquire Jeff Baker from Tigers CBSSports.com Retrieved on August 31, 2012
  27. Delmon suspended seven days by MLB Archived May 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine MLB.com, April 30, 2012
  28. Fister sets AL strikeout mark against Royals MLB.com, September 27, 2012
  29. Miggy secures first Triple Crown since 1967 MLB.com, October 3, 3012
  30. Miggy beats Trout to add AL MVP to collection MLB.com, November 15, 2012
  31. Fall Classic foes Miggy, Posey win Aaron Award MLB.com, October 27, 2012
  32. Miggy, Prince are Silver Slugger winners MLB.com, November 8, 2012
  33. AL Strikeout Leaders CBS Sports
  34. David Price wins 2012 American League Cy Young Award cbssports.com on November 14, 2012
  35. Delmon Young delivers Game 1 victory to Detroit Tigers after José Valverde blows four-run lead MLive.com, October 14, 2012
  36. Clutch hitting earns Young ALCS MVP honors MLB.com, October 18, 2012
  37. Wilson names Jackson Tigers' top defensive player MLB.com, November 5, 2012
  38. Prince, Miggy, Verlander named AL All-Stars MLB.com, July 1, 2012
  39. Twice crowned: Tigers' first Derby winner a Prince MLB.com, July 9, 2012
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