1972 Detroit Tigers season

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1972 Detroit Tigers
1972 AL East Champions
Major league affiliations
Location
1972 Information
Owner(s) John Fetzer
Manager(s) Billy Martin
Local television WJBK (TV)
(George Kell, Ray Lane)
Local radio WJR
(Ernie Harwell, Gene Osborn)

The 1972 Detroit Tigers won the American League Eastern Division Championship with a record of 86-70 (.551), finishing one half game ahead of the Boston Red Sox. They lost the 1972 American League Championship Series to the Oakland A's three games to two.

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[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Team Wins Losses Win % GB
Detroit Tigers 86 70 .551 0
Boston Red Sox 85 70 .548 0.5
Baltimore Orioles 80 74 .519 5
New York Yankees 79 76 .510 6.5
Cleveland Indians 72 84 .462 14.0
Milwaukee Brewers 65 91 .417 21.0



[edit] Season Summary

After having a losing record in 1970, the Tigers were reinvigorated in 1971 and 1972 by their fiery manager, Billy Martin.

The 1972 Tigers were an aging team whose best hitters (Al Kaline and Norm Cash) were both 37 years old. With the late-season acquisition of 38-year-old slugger Frank Howard, the Tigers batters were past their prime and finished the year with an anemic .237 batting average -- seventh in the AL. Light-hitting third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez led the team with 142 hits, and the 37-year-olds Al Kaline and Norm Cash led the way in batting average (Kaline hit .313), RBIs (Cash had 61), and home runs (Cash had 22).

The strength of the 1972 team was pitching. The team's ace Mickey Lolich won 22 games, struck out 250 batters (2nd best in the AL), and had a 2.50 ERA. Joe Coleman had 19 wins and 222 strikeouts, and the early August acquisition of Woodie Fryman proved to be a key element in a tight pennant race. In the final two months of the season, Fryman had a 10-3 record with a 2.06 ERA (Adjusted ERA+ of 154).

Defense also played an important role in the team's success. Aurelio Rodriguez led AL third basemen with 150 putouts and 348 assists, and Ed Brinkman won the Gold Glove award and led AL shortstops with a .990 fielding percentage (33 points above the league average). Brinkman set a record going 72 games and 331 total chances without an error from late May through early August. Despite a .205 batting average, Brinkman won the "Tiger of the Year" award from the Detroit baseball writers and finished ninth in the American League MVP voting.

The 1972 Tigers outscored their opponents 558 to 514. The pennant race came down to the final series, a matchup between the first place Red Sox and the second place Tigers. The Tigers won two of three games and finished a half game ahead of the Red Sox.

Detroit's attendance total of 1,892,386 was tops among the twelve American League teams and second in the majors behind the New York Mets.

[edit] Regular season player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Bill Freehan 111 374 98 .262 10 56
Norm Cash 137 440 114 .259 22 61
Dick McAuliffe 122 408 98 .240 8 30
Aurelio Rodriguez 153 601 142 .236 13 56
Ed Brinkman 156 516 105 .203 6 49
Jim Northrup 134 426 111 .261 8 42
Willie Horton 108 333 77 .231 11 36
Mickey Stanley 142 435 102 .234 14 55
Al Kaline 106 278 87 .313 10 32
Gates Brown 103 252 58 .230 10 31
Tony Taylor 78 228 69 .303 1 20
Tom Haller 59 121 25 .207 2 13
Duke Sims 38 98 31 .316 4 19
Ike Brown 51 84 21 .250 2 10
Paul Jata 32 74 17 .230 0 3
Frank Howard 14 33 8 .242 1 7

Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Mickey Lolich 41 327.1 22 14 2.50 250
Joe Coleman 40 280.0 19 14 2.80 222
Tom Timmermann 34 149.2 8 10 2.89 88
Woodie Fryman 16 113.2 10 3 2.06 72
Bill Slayback 23 81.2 5 6 3.20 65

[edit] Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games Finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV GF ERA SO
Chuck Seelbach 61 9 8 14 34 2.89 76
Fred Scherman 57 7 3 12 27 3.64 53
John Hiller 24 1 2 3 8 2.03 26
Joe Niekro 18 3 2 1 4 3.83 24
Chris Zachary 25 1 1 1 9 1.41 21
Lerrin LaGrow 16 0 1 2 6 1.32 9

[edit] Players ranking among top 100 all time at position

The following members of the 1972 Tigers have been ranked among the Top 100 of all time at their position in The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract:

[edit] Award winners and league leaders

Ed Brinkman

  • Led AL shortstops in fielding percentage (.990)
  • Led MLB in games played (156)
  • Gold Glove award for shortstop

Norm Cash

  • 3rd oldest player in AL (37)

Joe Coleman

  • #3 in AL in sacrifice hits (15)
  • #5 in AL in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (7.14)
  • #4 in AL in home runs allowed (23)
  • #2 in AL in bases on balls allowed (110)

Woodie Fryman

  • Led AL in winning percentage (.769)

Fred Holdsworth

  • Youngest player in AL (20)

Al Kaline

  • 4th oldest player in AL (37)

Mickey Lolich

  • Led the AL in home runs allowed (29)
  • #2 in the AL in strikeouts (250)
  • #3 in the AL in wins (22)
  • #3 in AL in innings pitched (327-1/3)
  • #2 in MLB in games started (41)
  • #2 in the AL in complete games (23)
  • #2 in MLB in hits allowed (282)
  • #2 in AL in strikeout to walk ratio (3.38)
  • #3 in MLB in hit batsmen (11)
  • #3 in AL in batters faced (1321)

Aurelio Rodriguez

  • Led AL third basemen in putouts (150)
  • Led AL third basemen in assists (348)
  • #4 in AL in game played (153)
  • #3 in AL in at bats (601)
  • #3 in AL in outs (484)

Chuck Seelbach

  • #7 in AL in games as pitcher (61)

Mickey Stanley

  • #2 in AL in sacrifice flies (8)

[edit] 1972 All-Star Game

[edit] Season Highlights

  • January 12: Tigers owner John Fetzer announced plans to build a $126 million domed stadium on the Detroit riverfront. Lawsuits‚ a failed bond issue‚ and the construction of the Pontiac Silverdome eventually killed the idea.
  • February 28: Former Tigers pitching star and television broadcaster Dizzy Trout died in Harvey, Illinois at age 56.
  • March 4: The Texas Rangers traded former Tigers ace Denny McLain to the Oakland A's.
  • March 28: Former Tigers shortstop Donie Bush died in Indianapolis. Bush was the Tigers starting shortstop from 1909-1921 and is second only to Alan Trammell in games played at shortstop for the Tigers.
  • April 5: The Major League Baseball season was delayed due to a players' strike. A total of 86 games were lost to the strike.
  • April 15: On Opening Day in Detroit, the Tigers beat the Red Sox, 3-2. Mickey Lolich got the win, and Ed Brinkman hit a two-run home run for the Tigers.
  • April 20: The Tigers lost to the Orioles, 1-0, despite a two-hitter by Detroit pitchers, Tom Timmermann and Chuck Seelbach. Paul Blair hit a solo home run for the game's only score.
  • April 25: Mickey Lolich held the Rangers to four hits, as the Tigers won, 4-1. Second baseman Tony Taylor hit a two-run triple in the second inning.
  • April 28: Tom Timmermann held the White Sox to three hits and no runs, as the Tigers won, 12-0. Ed Brinkman went 3-for-4 with two doubles and four RBIs, and Norm Cash went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs. Having scored more than eight runs for the first time of the season, the Tigers would not do so again until August 12.
  • April 29: The Tigers beat the White Sox, 6-1, as Mickey Lolich struck out nine batters for his third win. Mickey Stanley, Bill Freehan, and Willie Horton all hit home runs.
  • May 17: Tom Haller hit a three-run home run in a 6-1 Detroit victory over Baltimore. Mickey Lolich held the Orioles to four hits and struck out seven for his seventh win.
  • May 21: Mickey Lolich shut out the Indians, 5-0, and struck out seven for his eighth win. Mickey Stanley hit a two-run triple to break a scoreless tie in the sixth inning, and Norm Cash added a home run.
  • May 27: Surprise hitting star Ed Brinkman had an RBI single and scored the game's only other run, as Detroit beat the Yankees, 2-1. Joe Coleman got the win to extend his record to 7-2.
  • June 15: Future Tiger Tony Clark was born in Newton, Kansas.
  • June 16: Joe Coleman struck out ten as the Tigers beat the Angels, 3-0. Mickey Stanley and Dick McAuliffe both hit home runs.
  • June 18: Norm Cash and Jim Northrup hit solo home runs to help Mickey Lolich win his eleventh game. Lolich struck out eight and pitched a complete game shutout, 2-0, over the Angels.
  • June 24: The Tigers beat the Orioles, 2-1, in 12 innings. The game was a pitching duel between Joe Coleman and Mike Cuellar. Coleman struck out eleven and held the Orioles to four hits through eleven innings. Ed Brinkman hit a sacrifice fly in the 12th inning, and Norm Cash scored the winning run. Future Tiger Doyle Alexander took the loss for Baltimore.
  • June 26: Pitcher Bill Slayback made his major league debut for the Tigers and allowed no hits through seven innings against the Yankees. Johnny Callison broke up the no-hitter with a single in the eighth inning, but the Tigers hung on to win, 4-3.
  • June 27: Aurelio Rodriguez‚ Al Kaline‚ and Willie Horton hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the first-inning. Mickey Lolich, pitching on two days' rest, won his 12th game, 5-2.
  • June 29: Denny McLain was traded for the second time in three months, as the A's sent him to the Atlanta Braves for Orlando Cepeda.
  • July 1: The Tigers beat the Orioles, 2-0, in a pitching duel between Dave McNally and Mickey Lolich. Al Kaline won the game with a home run off McNally.
  • July 6: Joe Coleman won his tenth game and shut out the Royals, 7-0. Ed Brinkman hit an RBI single and walked with the bases loaded for a second RBI, and Bill Freehan hit a two-run double in the sixth inning.
  • July 8: Eighteen months after suffering a heart attack, Detroit reliever, John Hiller, returned to the mound in a 5-2 loss to the White Sox.
  • July 16: Rookie Bill Slayback pitched a five-hit shutout as the Tigers beat the Royals, 2-0. Norm Cash and Aurelio Rodriguez both hit home runs.
  • July 20: Detroit rookie Bill Slayback struck out 13 batters and allowed 5 hits in a 5-1 victory over the Rangers.
  • July 21: Mickey Lolich won his 17th game, a 3-1 victory over the Rangers. Dick McAuliffe and Norm Cash homered for Detroit.
  • July 22: The Tigers beat the Rangers, 6-2, as Joe Coleman won his 12th game. At the All-Star break, Lolich had 17 wins, and Coleman had 12.
  • July 25: Mickey Lolich held the National League to one hit and no runs in the fourth and fifth innings of the All-Star Game. Bill Freehan caught the first five innings and scored in the third inning. When Lolich and Freehan left the game at the end of the fifth inning, the American League was ahead, 1-0.
  • July 31: The Tigers beat the Red Sox, 5-2, as Mickey Lolich won his 18th game, and Aurelio Rodriguez and Bill Freehan hit home runs. After a tremendous start, Lolich won only one game between July 31 and September 6.
  • August 1: The Tigers lost to the Brewers, 9-0, in a six-inning game called due to rain. As rain threatened to end the game before it became official, Detroit manager Billy Martin employed stall tactics, and umpire Frank Umont recommended a $1,000 fine for Martin.
  • August 2: The Tigers claimed Woodie Fryman off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies. Between August 1 and August 17, the Tigers went 5-12, and three of the team's wins were by Fryman. Excluding Fryman's wins, the Tigers were 2-12 in the first half of August.
  • August 4: The Tigers claimed catcher Duke Sims off waivers from the Dodgers. Over the last two months of the season, Sims hit .316 with four home runs and 19 RBIs and played in four of five games of the 1972 American League Championship Series.
  • August 5: Detroit shortstop Ed Brinkman committed an error ending his major league record streak of 72 games and 331 total chances without an error.
  • August 9: The Tigers beat the Yankees, 6-0, behind the shutout pitching of newly acquired starter, Woodie Fryman. Fryman held the Yankees to six hits in nine innings. Aurelio Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with 3 RBIs, and Gates Brown went 2-for-2 with two RBIs.
  • August 13: The Tigers beat the Indians, 3-2, behind the second straight strong pitching performance by Woodie Fryman. With the Tigers in a skid through the first half of August, manager Billy Martin picked his starting lineup out of a hat in an attempt to halt the Tigers' skid. As a result of Martin's unusual tactic, Norm Cash hit in the leadoff spot, and shortstop Ed Brinkman hit in the cleanup spot.
  • August 17: Woodie Fryman pitched his third straight complete game victory since joining the Tigers at the beginning of August.
  • August 18: The Tigers beat the Angels, 2-0, as Mickey Lolich won his 19th game. It was Lolich's only win in the month of August. Nolan Ryan was the losing pitcher for the Angels.
  • August 20: The Tigers beat the Angels, 11-9. After the Angels scored nine runs in the fourth inning, Detroit scored eight runs in the sixth inning. Aurelio Rodriguez had a double and a three-run home run in the Tigers' big inning.
  • August 27: Joe Coleman pitched an eleven-inning complete game shutout, as the Tigers beat the Twins, 1-0. Aurelio Rodriguez hit a home run in the 11th inning for the win. This was the third consecutive game in which the Tigers won with 11th-inning home runs. Rodriguez hit one to start the streak, and Willie Horton hit one in the middle game.
  • August 31: The Tigers acquired 36-year-old slugger Frank Howard from the Texas Rangers. Howard had seven RBIs in 14 games for the Tigers in 1972.
  • September 6: In a matchup between the AL's best starting pitchers, Mickey Lolich got his 20th win over Jim Palmer and the Orioles, 4-3. Lolich had failed in five prior starts to win his 20th.
  • September 8: Woodie Fryman continued his hot pitching, holding the Orioles to two hits and one run, while striking out eight batters. The Tigers won, 2-1. Gates Brown hit a first inning home run off Pat Dobson, and Ed Brinkman added a run-scoring double in the seventh.
  • September 12: The Tigers beat the Orioles, 3-2, as Woodie Fryman won his sixth game since joining the team in August.
  • September 16: The Tigers beat the Brewers, 2-1, as Woodie Fryman won his seventh game. Ed Brinkman had the game-winning RBI with a single in the fourth inning.
  • September 20: Woodie Fryman won his eighth game as the Tigers beat the Indians, 4-1.
  • September 21-24: The Tigers and the Red Sox split a four-game series as the two teams battled for the lead in the American League East. In the opener, the Tigers won, 10-3, to move the Tigers into a tie for the lead in the AL East. Joe Coleman struck out 10 and had three RBIs.
  • September 27: Trailing 5-1 to the Yankees‚ the Tigers scored three runs in the eighth inning and two more in the ninth to beat the Yankees and keep their pennant hopes alive.
  • September 28: The Tigers lost to the Yankees, 3-2. Roy White hit a home run in the 12th inning to win it for New York.
  • September 29-October 1: The Tigers swept the Brewers in a three-game series in Detroit, to keep the Tigers in a tight pennant race with the Red Sox. In the first game, the Tigers scored 12 runs, as Ed Brinkman hit a three-run home run in the first inning, and Al Kaline went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs, and two RBIs. In the third game, John Hiller pitched a complete game five-hitter against for his first win since suffering a heart attack in 1970.
  • October 2: The Tigers and Red Sox started a three-game series in Detroit with Boston ahead by a half game. In the first game, Mickey Lolich struck out 15 Red Sox batters. Detroit won, 4-1, in front of a crowd of 51,518 at Tiger Stadium. Al Kaline and Aurelio Rodriguez both hit home runs, and the Tigers moved ahead of the Red Sox by a half game.
  • October 3: The Tigers clinched the American League East Championship as they beat the Red Sox, 3-1, in front of another sell-out crowd at Tiger Stadium. Woodie Fryman got the win, compiling a 10-3 record after joining the Tigers in early August. Boston's only run was unearned on a fielding error by Dick McAuliffe. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Al Kaline hit an RBI single to tie the score, 1-1. Bill "Spaceman" Lee pitched in relief of Luis Tiant, and Al Kaline scored on a fielding error by Carl Yastrzemski. Rookie Chuck Seelbach pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning for the save. The game ended on a fly ball hit by future Tiger Ben Oglivie that was caught by Al Kaline in right field.
  • October 4: In the final game of the regular season, Joe Coleman had a chance to win his 20th game, but the Red Sox beat the Tigers, 4-1.

[edit] The Postseason

[edit] American League Championship Series

Main article: 1972 American League Championship Series

The Tigers lost to the Oakland Athletics in the 1972 American League Championship Series, losing three games to two. The A's were 93-62 in the regular season and went on to beat the Cincinnati Reds in the 1972 World Series.

[edit] Game 1

October 7, 1972 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Detroit 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 2
Oakland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10 1
W: Rollie Fingers (1-0)   L: Mickey Lolich (0-1)   
HR: DET – Norm Cash (1), Al Kaline (1)

Game 1 was a pitching duel with 20-game winners, Mickey Lolich (22-14) and Catfish Hunter (21-7). Norm Cash hit a solo home run in the second inning to put the Tigers ahead, but the A's struck back in the third inning as Bert Campaneris walked, moved to third on a single, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Joe Rudi. The score remained tied, 1-1, through ten innings. in the top of the 11th inning, Al Kaline hit a solo home run off Rollie Fingers to put Detroit ahead. After Sal Bando and Mike Epstein singled to open the bottom of the 11th, Chuck Seelbach came on in relief of Lolich who had pitched 10 innings. Gonzalo Marquez singled to right, driving in two runs to give the A's the win in Game 1.

[edit] Game 2

October 8, 1972 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Oakland 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 X 5 8 0
W: Blue Moon Odom (1-0)   L: Woodie Fryman (0-1)   
HR: None

Game 2 was a lopsided 5-0 win for the A's, as Blue Moon Odom (15-6) pitched a complete game shutout and held the Tigers to three hits. Woodie Fryman (10-3), who had been virtually unhittable in August and September, gave up four runs in 4-1/3 innings. Bert Campaneris signled in the first inning, stole second and third on successive pitches, and then scored on a single by Joe Rudi. Campaneris singled again in the third inning, and singled and scored again in the firth inning. When Campaneris came to bat in the seventh inning, Lerrin LaGrow's first pitch hit Campaneris in the ankle. Campaneris staggered for a moment, glared at LaGrow and then flung his bat toward the mound. The bat spiraled at LaGrow five feet off the ground, but LaGrow ducked, and the bat narrowly missed LaGrow, landing a few feet behind the mound. A bench-clearing brawl ensued, and Tigers manager Billy Martin had to be restrained by umpires and teammates to prevent him from going after Campaneris. Both LaGrow and Campaneris were suspended for the rest of the ALCS. [1] [2]

[edit] Game 3

October 10, 1972 at Tiger Stadium

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Detroit 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 3 8 1
W: Joe Coleman (1-0)   L: Ken Holtzman (0-1)   
HR: DET – Bill Freehan (1)

The Series moved to Detroit for the final three games. In Game 3, Joe Coleman (19-14) pitched a complete game shutout and set an ALCS record by striking out 14 A's batters. The Tigers won, 3-0, as Ike Brown hit a single in the 4th inning that drove in Al Kaline and Bill Freehan. Freehan also hit a home run in the 8th inning to complete the scoring. Ken Holtzman (19-11) was the losing pitcher for the A's.

[edit] Game 4

October 11, 1972 at Tiger Stadium

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 9 2
Detroit 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 10 1
W: John Hiller (1-0)   L: Bob Locker (0-1)  
HR: OAK – Mike Epstein (1) DET – Dick McAuliffe (1)

Game 4 was the most exciting game of the Series and was rated by The Sporting News as one of the five greatest games ever played at Tiger Stadium. [3] The game featured a rematch of Game 1 -- Mickey Lolich for Detroit and Catfish Hunter for Oakland. Detroit took the lead in the 3rd inning on a solo home run by Dick McAuliffe, and Lolich held the A's scoreless through six innings. The A's tied the game, 1-1, on a Mike Epstein home run in the 7th inning, and the game went into extra innings with the score tied, 1-1. In the top of the 10th inning, Chuck Seelbach replaced Lolich and gave up two runs. With the Tigers on the verge of elimination, the Tigers staged a dramatic comeback in the bottom of the 10th inning. Dick McAuliffe and Al Kaline opened the inning with singles, and Gates Brown walked to load the bases with nobody out. Bill Freehan bounced a double play ball to third, but Sal Bando's throw to second baseman Gene Tenace was dropped, allowing McAuliffe to score. Norm Cash walked, and Kaline scored to tie the game at 3-3. Jim Northrup ended it with a walk-off game-winning single, as Gates Brown scored the winning run.

[edit] Game 5

October 12, 1972 at Tiger Stadium

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Detroit 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
W: Blue Moon Odom (2-0)   L: Woodie Fryman (0-2)   S: Vida Blue (1)
HR: None

The decisive Game 5 was another pitching duel between Blue Moon Odom and Woodie Fryman. Both teams combined for only nine hits, and the only extra-base hit was a double by Odom. The Tigers scored first in the bottom of the first inning, as Dick McAuliffe singled, moved to second on a walk, moved to third on a passed ball, and scored on a groundball by Bill Freehan. The A's tied in the top of the second inning, as Reggie Jackson walked, stole second base, advanced to third on a flybal, and then stole home. In the fourth inning, George Hendrick reached base on a throwing error, advanced to second on a bunt, and scored on aGene Tenace single to left field. Neither team scored a run after the top of the fourth, and the A's won the game, 2-1. In the 9th inning, Norm Cash singled, but Tony Taylor hit a fly ball to center for the final out. Odom and Vida Blue combined to hold the Tigers to four hits, and despite allowing only one earned run, Fryman took the loss.

[edit] Postseason player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Norm Cash 5 16 4 .250 1 2
Willie Horton 5 10 1 .100 0 0
Al Kaline 5 19 5 .263 1 1
Dick McAuliffe 5 20 4 .200 1 1
Jim Northrup 5 15 5 .333 0 1
Aurelio Rodriguez 5 16 0 .000 0 0
Duke Sims 4 15 3 .200 0 0
Tony Taylor 4 15 2 .133 0 0
Bill Freehan 3 12 3 .250 1 3

[edit] Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Mickey Lolich 2 19.0 0 1 1.42 9
Woodie Fryman 2 12.1 0 2 3.65 8
Joe Coleman 1 9.0 1 0 0.00 14
John Hiller 3 3.1 1 0 0.00 1

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