1955 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1955 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 79-75. They scored 775 runs and belted 130 home runs to go along with a .266 batting average. The offense was powered by Al Kaline, who led the team with 27 home runs and 200 hits. Ray Boone knocked in 116 runs.
The team allowed 658 runs and had a team ERA of 3.79. Billy Hoeft led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 133 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Reno Bertoia | 3B | 38 | 68 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .253 | .309 | .562 | .206 |
| Ray Boone | 3B | 135 | 500 | 61 | 142 | 20 | 116 | 1 | .346 | .476 | .822 | .284 |
| Ferris Fain | 1B | 58 | 140 | 23 | 37 | 2 | 23 | 2 | .459 | .364 | .823 | .264 |
| Fred Hatfield | 2B | 122 | 413 | 51 | 96 | 8 | 33 | 3 | .337 | .341 | .678 | .232 |
| Harvey Kuenn | SS | 145 | 620 | 101 | 190 | 8 | 62 | 8 | .347 | .423 | .770 | .306 |
| Harry Malmberg | 2B | 67 | 208 | 25 | 45 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .310 | .260 | .570 | .216 |
| Jack Phillips | 1B | 55 | 117 | 15 | 37 | 1 | 20 | 0 | .364 | .444 | .808 | .316 |
| JW Porter | 1B | 24 | 55 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .273 | .606 | .236 |
| Ron Samford | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Earl Torgeson | 1B | 89 | 300 | 58 | 85 | 9 | 50 | 9 | .397 | .413 | .810 | .283 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Delsing | OF | 114 | 356 | 49 | 85 | 10 | 60 | 2 | .328 | .376 | .704 | .239 |
| Al Kaline | OF | 152 | 588 | 121 | 200 | 27 | 102 | 6 | .421 | .546 | .967 | .340 |
| Chick King | OF | 7 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .238 | .511 | .238 |
| Charlie Maxwell | OF | 55 | 109 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 18 | 0 | .325 | .541 | .866 | .266 |
| Bubba Phillips | OF | 95 | 184 | 18 | 43 | 3 | 23 | 2 | .289 | .304 | .593 | .234 |
| Jim Small | OF | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Bill Tuttle | OF | 154 | 603 | 102 | 168 | 14 | 78 | 6 | .358 | .400 | .758 | .279 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Frank House | C | 102 | 328 | 37 | 85 | 15 | 53 | 0 | .308 | .436 | .744 | .259 |
| Walt Streuli | C | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .500 | .700 | .250 |
| Red Wilson | C | 78 | 241 | 26 | 53 | 2 | 17 | 1 | .296 | .282 | .578 | .220 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Wayne Belardi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Bud Souchock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5283 | 775 | 1407 | 130 | 724 | 41 | .340 | .394 | .735 | .266 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Al Aber | 39 | 1 | 80 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3 | 37 | 28 | 3.38 | 1.425 | |||
| Babe Birrer | 36 | 3 | 80.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 | 28 | 29 | 4.15 | 1.320 | |||
| Bud Black | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1.29 | 1.429 | |||
| Jim Bunning | 15 | 8 | 51 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 1 | 37 | 32 | 6.35 | 1.784 | |||
| Joe Coleman | 17 | 0 | 25.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 3.20 | 1.423 | |||
| Leo Cristante | 20 | 1 | 36.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 3.19 | 1.390 | |||
| Van Fletcher | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3.00 | 1.250 | |||
| Ben Flowers | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.00 | 1.167 | |||
| Paul Foytack | 22 | 1 | 49.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 38 | 36 | 5.26 | 1.690 | |||
| Bill Froats | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Ned Garver | 33 | 32 | 230.7 | 12 | 16 | .429 | 0 | 83 | 67 | 3.98 | 1.378 | |||
| Steve Gromek | 28 | 25 | 181 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 0 | 73 | 37 | 3.98 | 1.215 | |||
| Billy Hoeft | 32 | 29 | 220 | 16 | 7 | .696 | 0 | 133 | 75 | 2.99 | 1.191 | |||
| Frank Lary | 36 | 31 | 235 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 1 | 98 | 89 | 3.10 | 1.366 | |||
| Duke Maas | 18 | 16 | 86.7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 42 | 50 | 4.88 | 1.626 | |||
| Dick Marlowe | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1.80 | 1.067 | |||
| Bob Miller | 7 | 3 | 25.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 2.49 | 1.502 | |||
| Bob Schultz | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.25 | 3.077 | |||
| George Zuverink | 14 | 1 | 28.3 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 6.99 | 1.837 | |||
| Team Totals | 339 | 154 | 1380.3 | 79 | 75 | .513 | 12 | 629 | 517 | 3.79 | 1.375 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bill Tuttle | 154 |
| At Bats | Harvey Kuenn | 620 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bill Tuttle | 698 |
| Batting Average | Al Kaline | .340 |
| On-Base % | Al Kaline | .421 |
| Slugging % | Al Kaline | .546 |
| OPS | Al Kaline | .967 |
| Runs | Al Kaline | 121 |
| Hits | Al Kaline | 200 |
| Total Bases | Al Kaline | 321 |
| Doubles | Harvey Kuenn | 38 |
| Triples | Al Kaline | 8 |
| Home Runs | Al Kaline | 27 |
| RBI | Ray Boone | 116 |
| Walks | Al Kaline | 82 |
| Strikeouts | Al Kaline | 57 |
| Stolen Bases | Earl Torgeson | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Al Kaline | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bill Tuttle | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ray Boone and Earl Torgeson | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bill Tuttle | 25 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Billy Hoeft | 16 |
| Losses | Ned Garver | 16 |
| Saves | Al Aber, Babe Birrer, and Joe Coleman | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Billy Hoeft | .696 |
| ERA | Billy Hoeft | 2.99 |
| WHIP | Billy Hoeft | 1.191 |
| Innings Pitched | Frank Lary | 235 |
| Games | Al Aber | 39 |
| Games Started | Ned Garver | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Billy Hoeft | 133 |
| Complete Games | Billy Hoeft | 17 |
| Shutouts | Billy Hoeft | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Frank Lary | 997 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ned Garver | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Ned Garver | 251 |
| Walks Allowed | Frank Lary | 89 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Steve Gromek | 26 |
| Wild Pitches | Frank Lary | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Steve Gromek | 9 |
