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
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record88–74 (.543)
Divisional place1st
Other information
Owner(s)Mike Ilitch
General manager(s)Dave Dombrowski
Manager(s)Jim Leyland
Local televisionFox Sports Detroit
(Mario Impemba, Rod Allen)
Local radioDetroit Tigers Radio Network
(Dan Dickerson, Jim Price)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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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.
  • On October 28, the Tigers picked up the option on closer José Valverde.[13]
  • On November 18, the Tigers signed catcher Gerald Laird to a one-year contract. Laird had been the Tigers' primary catcher for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.[14]
  • Also on November 18, the club purchased the minor league contracts of pitching prospects Casey Crosby, Tyler Stohr and Matt Hoffman; outfielder Avisail García and infielder Hernan Perez.[15]
  • On November 30, the Tigers re-signed second baseman Ramón Santiago to a two-year deal.[16]
  • On December 9, the Tigers announced a one-year deal with relief pitcher Octavio Dotel. There is an option for the 2013 season.[17]
  • On January 16, the Tigers avoided arbitration with starting pitcher Rick Porcello and reliever Phil Coke, signing both to one-year deals.[18] The following day, the team agreed on one-year deals for starting pitcher Max Scherzer, outfielder Delmon Young and utilityman Don Kelly. This helps the team avoid an arbitration hearing for the 10th year in a row.[19]
  • On January 24, the Tigers signed first baseman Prince Fielder to a nine-year, $214 million deal.[20] As a result, Miguel Cabrera moved to third base.[21]
  • On April 20, the Tigers re-acquired pitcher Zach Miner from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for cash. Miner will report to the AA Erie SeaWolves.[22]

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

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 qualify for 1-game playoff)		 W L Pct. GB
Baltimore Orioles 9369 0.574 —
Texas Rangers 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

Postseason

American League Division Series
Main article: 2012 American League Division Series

American League Championship Series
Main article: 2012 American League Championship Series

World Series
Main article: 2012 World Series

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

 Manager

Coaches

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

Player stats

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
Avisail 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
Hernan Perez
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
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

Pitching
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

Starters
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP R ER BB K
Doug Fister10103.4526260161⅔736237137
Rick Porcello10124.5931310176⅓1019044107
Aníbal Sánchez463.741212074⅔36311557
Max Scherzer1673.7432320187⅔827860231
Justin Verlander1782.6433330238⅓817060239

Bullpen
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP R ER BB K
Al Alburquerque000.6880013⅓11818
Collin Balester206.5011001814131112
Duane Below213.88271046⅓2520829
Joaquín Benoit533.6873027131292284
Phil Coke234.0066015428241851
Casey Crosby119.4933012⅓1313119
Octavio Dotel533.5757015823231262
Darin Downs213.48180020⅔88920
Luis Marte102.82130022⅓77919
José Ortega003.382002⅔1114
Luke Putkonen023.9412011677810
Daniel Schlereth0010.29600710856
Jacob Turner118.0333012⅓111177
José Valverde343.78710356934292748
Brayan Villarreal352.63500054⅔20162866
Thad Weber019.0020044421
Adam Wilk038.1833011111037

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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