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1972 Team Leaders

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Teams Detroit Tigers 1972 Team Leaders

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With Billy Martin leading the way as manager the Tigers finish the season with a record of 86-70, a half game ahead of the 2nd place Boston Red Sox. The Tigers would benefit from a strike at the start of the season, which gave the Tigers 1 more game, then the Sox that the Tigers won and were able to claim the division with. In subsequent years division champs would have to at least win by 1 game because of the controversy caused by this finish. In the ALCS the Tigers would face the Oakland Athletics. The A's would take the first 2 games to place the Tigers on the brink with series heading to Detroit. After the Tigers won Game 3 they faced the end of their season trailing 3-1 in the 10th inning of Game 4. However a walk, wild pitch, and an error set Jim Northrup up with runners on 2nd and 3rd with a run in. Northrup would deliver with a single to score the tying and winning runs to force a 5th and deciding game. However Blue Moon Odom would hold the Tigers to just 1 run in Game 5 as the A's went on to the World Series with a 2-1 win.

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Tigers 1972 Leaders
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Joe Coleman

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Mickey Lolich

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The booklets were published and distributed by various companies through local retailers, who would often rebrand them. While many of...
/ The booklets were published and distributed by various companies through local retailers, who would often rebrand them. While many of the booklets have slight variations in content, they orginate from Pearson Corporation. There was a alternate version of the fact book that is most often seen with "Kessler Whiskey" branding. The Kessler books tended to be a little larger format with a higher quality paper. Publication features team rosters, previews, major & minor league schedules, stadium diagrams, team logos, MLB records, Hall of Fame, World Series results, etc.
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