1953 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1953 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 60-94. They scored 695 runs and belted 108 home runs to go along with a .266 batting average. Ray Boone led the team in home runs with 22. Walt Dropo was the best run producer with 96 RBI. Harvey Kuenn led the team with 209 hits for a .308 average.
The team allowed 923 runs and had a team ERA of 5.25. Ned Garver led the team with 11 wins. Ted Gray racked up 115 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| John Baumgartner | 3B | 7 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .185 | .185 | .370 | .185 |
| Reno Bertoia | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ray Boone | 3B | 101 | 385 | 73 | 120 | 22 | 93 | 2 | .395 | .556 | .951 | .312 |
| Walt Dropo | 1B | 152 | 606 | 61 | 150 | 13 | 96 | 2 | .289 | .371 | .660 | .248 |
| Owen Friend | 2B | 31 | 96 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .233 | .313 | .546 | .177 |
| Fred Hatfield | 3B | 109 | 311 | 41 | 79 | 3 | 19 | 3 | .341 | .325 | .666 | .254 |
| Billy Hitchcock | 3B | 22 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .211 | .479 | .211 |
| Harvey Kuenn | SS | 155 | 679 | 94 | 209 | 2 | 48 | 6 | .356 | .386 | .742 | .308 |
| Johnny Pesky | 2B | 103 | 308 | 43 | 90 | 2 | 24 | 3 | .353 | .390 | .743 | .292 |
| Jerry Priddy | 2B | 65 | 196 | 14 | 46 | 1 | 24 | 1 | .299 | .301 | .600 | .235 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Carswell | OF | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .389 | .267 | .656 | .267 |
| Jim Delsing | OF | 138 | 479 | 77 | 138 | 11 | 62 | 1 | .380 | .436 | .816 | .288 |
| Al Kaline | OF | 30 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .300 | .357 | .657 | .250 |
| Don Lund | OF | 131 | 421 | 51 | 108 | 9 | 47 | 3 | .323 | .390 | .713 | .257 |
| Pat Mullin | OF | 79 | 97 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .360 | .402 | .762 | .268 |
| Bob Nieman | OF | 142 | 508 | 72 | 143 | 15 | 69 | 0 | .354 | .453 | .807 | .281 |
| Bud Souchock | OF | 89 | 278 | 29 | 84 | 11 | 46 | 5 | .326 | .489 | .815 | .302 |
| Russ Sullivan | OF | 23 | 72 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .379 | .389 | .768 | .250 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Matt Batts | C | 116 | 374 | 38 | 104 | 6 | 43 | 2 | .322 | .406 | .728 | .278 |
| Johnny Bucha | C | 60 | 158 | 17 | 35 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .309 | .297 | .606 | .222 |
| Joe Ginsberg | C | 18 | 53 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .422 | .340 | .762 | .302 |
| Bob Swift | C | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .600 | .667 | 1.267 | .333 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| George Freese | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5553 | 695 | 1479 | 108 | 661 | 30 | .327 | .387 | .715 | .266 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Al Aber | 17 | 10 | 66.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 34 | 41 | 4.45 | 1.559 | |||
| Ralph Branca | 17 | 14 | 102 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 1 | 50 | 31 | 4.15 | 1.265 | |||
| Hal Erickson | 18 | 0 | 32.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 4.73 | 1.641 | |||
| Paul Foytack | 6 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 11.17 | 2.474 | |||
| Ned Garver | 30 | 26 | 198.3 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 1 | 69 | 66 | 4.45 | 1.483 | |||
| Ted Gray | 30 | 28 | 176 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 0 | 115 | 76 | 4.60 | 1.375 | |||
| Steve Gromek | 19 | 17 | 125.7 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 1 | 59 | 36 | 4.51 | 1.384 | |||
| Earl Harrist | 8 | 1 | 18.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 8.68 | 2.139 | |||
| Ray Herbert | 43 | 3 | 87.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 6 | 37 | 46 | 5.24 | 1.767 | |||
| Billy Hoeft | 29 | 27 | 197.7 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 2 | 90 | 58 | 4.83 | 1.421 | |||
| Art Houtteman | 16 | 9 | 68.7 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 5.90 | 1.689 | |||
| Fred Hutchinson | 3 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.79 | 0.928 | |||
| Milt Jordan | 8 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5.82 | 1.824 | |||
| Dave Madison | 32 | 1 | 62 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 27 | 44 | 6.82 | 1.935 | |||
| Dick Marlowe | 42 | 11 | 119.7 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 0 | 52 | 42 | 5.26 | 1.621 | |||
| Bob Miller | 13 | 1 | 36.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 5.94 | 1.763 | |||
| Hal Newhouser | 7 | 4 | 21.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7.06 | 1.797 | |||
| Ray Scarborough | 13 | 0 | 20.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8.27 | 2.174 | |||
| Dick Weik | 12 | 1 | 19.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 13.97 | 2.850 | |||
| Bill Wight | 13 | 4 | 25.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 8.88 | 1.937 | |||
| Team Totals | 376 | 158 | 1415.2 | 60 | 94 | .390 | 16 | 645 | 585 | 5.25 | 1.567 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Harvey Kuenn | 155 |
| At Bats | Harvey Kuenn | 679 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Harvey Kuenn | 731 |
| Batting Average | Harvey Kuenn | .308 |
| On-Base % | Jim Delsing | .380 |
| Slugging % | Bob Nieman | .453 |
| OPS | Jim Delsing | .816 |
| Runs | Harvey Kuenn | 94 |
| Hits | Harvey Kuenn | 209 |
| Total Bases | Harvey Kuenn | 262 |
| Doubles | Harvey Kuenn | 33 |
| Triples | Harvey Kuenn | 7 |
| Home Runs | Ray Boone | 22 |
| RBI | Walt Dropo | 96 |
| Walks | Jim Delsing | 66 |
| Strikeouts | Walt Dropo | 69 |
| Stolen Bases | Harvey Kuenn | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | Johnny Pesky | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Lund | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Walt Dropo | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ned Garver | 11 |
| Losses | Ted Gray | 15 |
| Saves | Ray Herbert | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Ned Garver | .500 |
| ERA | Ned Garver | 4.45 |
| WHIP | Ted Gray | 1.375 |
| Innings Pitched | Ned Garver | 198.3 |
| Games | Ray Herbert | 43 |
| Games Started | Ted Gray | 28 |
| Strikeouts | Ted Gray | 115 |
| Complete Games | Ned Garver | 13 |
| Shutouts | Steve Gromek and Art Houtteman | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Ned Garver | 868 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Billy Hoeft | 106 |
| Hits Allowed | Ned Garver | 228 |
| Walks Allowed | Ted Gray | 76 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ted Gray | 25 |
| Wild Pitches | Ray Herbert | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Steve Gromek | 8 |
