1972 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 1972 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1972 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1972 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1972 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1972 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1972 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1972 Detroit Tigers



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Complete Roster  
 

38 Les Cain 6-01 200 Left Left 1948-01-13
15 Joe Coleman 6-03 195 Right Right 1947-02-03
45 Jim Foor 6-02 170 Left Left 1949-01-13
38 Woodie Fryman 6-02 205 Left Right 1940-04-12
36 Bill Gilbreth 6-00 180 Left Left 1947-09-03
18 John Hiller 6-00 195 Left Right 1943-04-08
20 Fred Holdsworth 6-01 190 Right Right 1952-05-29
35 Mike Kilkenny 6-03½ 175 Left Right 1945-04-11
30 Lerrin LaGrow 6-05 220 Right Right 1948-07-08
48 Don Leshnock 6-03 195 Left Right 1946-11-25
29 Mickey Lolich 6-00 210 Left Both 1940-09-12
47 Phil Meeler 6-05 215 Right Right 1948-07-03
19 Joe Niekro 6-01 190 Right Right 1944-11-07
16 Ron Perranoski 6-00 192 Left Left 1936-04-01
39 Fred Scherman 6-01 195 Left Left 1944-07-25
37 Chuck Seelbach 6-00 180 Right Right 1948-03-20
44 Bill Slayback 6-04 200 Right Right 1948-02-21
46 Bob Strampe 6-01 185 Right Both 1950-06-13
28 Tom Timmermann 6-04 215 Right Right 1940-05-12
35 Chris Zachary 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-02-19
11 Bill Freehan 6-02 205 Right Right 1941-11-29
14 Tom Haller 6-04 195 Right Left 1937-06-23
33 Gene Lamont 6-01 195 Right Left 1946-12-25
12 Duke Sims 6-02 205 Right Left 1941-06-05
8 Ed Brinkman 6-00 170 Right Right 1941-12-08
25 Norm Cash 6-00 190 Left Left 1934-11-10
40 John Gamble 5-10 165 Right Right 1948-02-10
33 Frank Howard 6-07 255 Right Right 1936-08-08
31 Paul Jata 6-01 190 Right Right 1949-09-04
7 John Knox 6-00 170 Right Left 1948-07-26
3 Dick McAuliffe 5-11 176 Right Left 1939-11-29
4 Aurelio Rodriguez 5-10 180 Right Right 1947-12-28
42 Joe Staton 6-03 175 Left Left 1948-03-08
10 Tony Taylor 5-09 179 Right Right 1935-12-19
22 Ike Blessitt 5-11 185 Right Right 1949-09-30
26 Gates Brown 5-11 220 Right Left 1939-05-02
9 Ike Brown 6-01 205 Right Right 1942-04-13
42 Wayne Comer 5-10 175 Right Right 1944-02-03
23 Willie Horton 5-11 209 Right Right 1942-10-18
6 Al Kaline 6-02 180 Right Right 1934-12-19
43 Marvin Lane 5-11 180 Right Right 1950-01-18
5 Jim Northrup 6-03 190 Right Left 1939-11-24
24 Mickey Stanley 6-01 195 Right Right 1942-07-20
2 Dalton Jones 6-01 180 Right Left 1943-12-10


The 1972 Detroit Tigers played 156 games during the regular season, won 86 games, lost 70 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium (Park Factors: 103/103) where 1,892,386 fans witnessed their 1972 Tigers finish the season with a .551 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1972 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1972 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1972 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1972 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

1972 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1972 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Bill Freehan (105)
1B Norm Cash (134)
2B Dick McAuliffe (116)
3B Aurelio Rodriguez (153)
SS Ed Brinkman (156)
LF Willie Horton (80)
CF Mickey Stanley (139)
RF Al Kaline (84)
  
SP Joe Coleman
SP Mickey Lolich
SP Tom Timmermann
  
RP John Hiller
RP Fred Scherman
RP Chris Zachary
CL Chuck Seelbach


1972 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Frank Howard $120,000.00
Al Kaline $100,000.00
Tony Taylor $60,000.00
Ron Perranoski $57,000.00
Tom Haller $55,000.00
Dick McAuliffe $50,000.00
Woodie Fryman $36,000.00
Ike Blessitt $13,500.00
Jim Foor $13,500.00
John Gamble $13,500.00
Bill Gilbreth $13,500.00
Fred Holdsworth $13,500.00
Paul Jata $13,500.00
John Knox $13,500.00
Lerrin LaGrow $13,500.00
Gene Lamont $13,500.00
Marvin Lane $13,500.00
Don Leshnock $13,500.00
Phil Meeler $13,500.00
Chuck Seelbach $13,500.00
Bill Slayback $13,500.00
Joe Staton $13,500.00
Bob Strampe $13,500.00


1972 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#2 Dalton Jones
#3 Dick McAuliffe
#4 Aurelio Rodriguez
#5 Jim Northrup
#6 Al Kaline
#7 John Knox
#8 Ed Brinkman
#9 Ike Brown
#10 Tony Taylor
#11 Bill Freehan
#12 Duke Sims
#14 Tom Haller
#15 Joe Coleman
#16 Ron Perranoski
#18 John Hiller
#19 Joe Niekro
#20 Fred Holdsworth
#22 Ike Blessitt
#23 Willie Horton
#24 Mickey Stanley
#25 Norm Cash
#26 Gates Brown
#28 Tom Timmermann
#29 Mickey Lolich
#30 Lerrin LaGrow
#31 Paul Jata
#33 Frank Howard
#33 Gene Lamont
#35 Mike Kilkenny
#35 Chris Zachary
#36 Bill Gilbreth
#37 Chuck Seelbach
#38 Les Cain
#38 Woodie Fryman
#39 Fred Scherman
#40 John Gamble
#42 Wayne Comer
#42 Joe Staton
#43 Marvin Lane
#44 Bill Slayback
#45 Jim Foor
#46 Bob Strampe
#47 Phil Meeler
#48 Don Leshnock

Did you know that a 1972 Detroit Tigers Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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