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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. They finished
the regular season 88–74. They defeated the Oakland Athletics in the American League
Divisional Series, 3 games to 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 before being swept themselves by the San Francisco Giants in the World Series.
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On December 16, the team announced that relief pitcher Al Alburquerque had surgery
on his pitching elbow, to replace a stress fracture.
On January 17, it was reported that designated hitter/catcher/infielder Víctor Martínez
tore his ACL and needs surgery to repair it. On March 12, the team placed Martinez on
the 60-day disabled list and declared him out for the season.
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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.
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 of Batting, leading the American
League in all three categories. The last player to accomplish this feat was Carl
Yastrzemski in 1967. He went on to win the 2012 AL Most Valuable Player Award. He
also won this year's AL Hank Aaron Award, and the AL Silver Slugger award.
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Starters Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer finished first and second among the
American League strikeout leaders, with 239 and 231, respectively. 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.
On October 13, during Game 1 of the ALCS, Delmon Young hit his sixth career post-
season home run, setting a new franchise record. Young later won the ALCS MVP
Award.
Outfielder Austin Jackson won the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award.
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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, and won the Home Run Derby with 28 home runs,
the second time in his career and his first with the Tigers. Fielder also won a Silver
Slugger Award.
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