1956 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1956 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 82-72. They scored 789 runs and belted 150 home runs to go along with a .279 batting average. Charlie Maxwell led the team in home runs with 28. Al Kaline knocked in 128 runs. Harvey Kuenn led the team with 196 hits for a .332 average.
The team allowed 699 runs and had a team ERA of 4.06. Leading the team in wins was Frank Lary, with 21. Paul Foytack struck out 184 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Wayne Belardi | 1B | 79 | 154 | 24 | 43 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .371 | .429 | .800 | .279 |
| Reno Bertoia | 2B | 22 | 66 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .260 | .258 | .518 | .182 |
| Frank Bolling | 2B | 102 | 366 | 53 | 103 | 7 | 45 | 6 | .354 | .434 | .788 | .281 |
| Ray Boone | 3B | 131 | 481 | 77 | 148 | 25 | 81 | 0 | .403 | .518 | .921 | .308 |
| Jim Brideweser | SS | 70 | 156 | 23 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 3 | .307 | .244 | .551 | .218 |
| Fred Hatfield | 2B | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .250 | .650 | .250 |
| Buddy Hicks | SS | 26 | 47 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .260 | .255 | .515 | .213 |
| Harvey Kuenn | SS | 146 | 591 | 96 | 196 | 12 | 88 | 9 | .387 | .470 | .857 | .332 |
| Jack Phillips | 1B | 67 | 224 | 31 | 66 | 1 | 20 | 1 | .354 | .384 | .738 | .295 |
| Earl Torgeson | 1B | 117 | 318 | 61 | 84 | 12 | 42 | 6 | .406 | .425 | .831 | .264 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Delsing | OF | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Al Kaline | OF | 153 | 617 | 96 | 194 | 27 | 128 | 7 | .383 | .530 | .913 | .314 |
| Bob Kennedy | OF | 69 | 177 | 17 | 41 | 4 | 22 | 2 | .328 | .328 | .656 | .232 |
| Chick King | OF | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .222 | .522 | .222 |
| Charlie Maxwell | OF | 141 | 500 | 96 | 163 | 28 | 87 | 1 | .414 | .534 | .948 | .326 |
| JW Porter | OF | 14 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .091 | .095 | .186 | .095 |
| Jim Small | OF | 58 | 91 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .361 | .407 | .768 | .319 |
| Bill Tuttle | OF | 140 | 546 | 61 | 138 | 9 | 65 | 5 | .301 | .357 | .658 | .253 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Frank House | C | 94 | 321 | 44 | 77 | 10 | 44 | 1 | .290 | .364 | .654 | .240 |
| Charlie Lau | C | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .444 | .222 |
| Walt Streuli | C | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .375 | .708 | .250 |
| Red Wilson | C | 78 | 228 | 32 | 66 | 7 | 38 | 2 | .393 | .452 | .845 | .289 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5364 | 789 | 1494 | 150 | 745 | 43 | .352 | .420 | .772 | .279 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Al Aber | 42 | 0 | 63 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 3.43 | 1.429 | |||
| Bud Black | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3.60 | 1.500 | |||
| Jim Brady | 6 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 28.42 | 4.127 | |||
| Jim Bunning | 15 | 3 | 53.3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1 | 34 | 28 | 3.71 | 1.557 | |||
| Paul Foytack | 43 | 33 | 256 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | 184 | 142 | 3.59 | 1.379 | |||
| Ned Garver | 6 | 3 | 17.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 4.08 | 1.582 | |||
| Steve Gromek | 40 | 13 | 141 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4 | 64 | 47 | 4.28 | 1.340 | |||
| Billy Hoeft | 38 | 34 | 248 | 20 | 14 | .588 | 0 | 172 | 104 | 4.06 | 1.532 | |||
| Gene Host | 1 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7.71 | 2.340 | |||
| Frank Lary | 41 | 38 | 294 | 21 | 13 | .618 | 1 | 165 | 116 | 3.15 | 1.378 | |||
| Duke Maas | 26 | 7 | 63.3 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 0 | 34 | 32 | 6.54 | 1.785 | |||
| Dick Marlowe | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5.73 | 1.909 | |||
| Walt Masterson | 35 | 0 | 49.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 28 | 32 | 4.17 | 1.730 | |||
| Bob Miller | 11 | 3 | 31.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 5.68 | 1.861 | |||
| Virgil Trucks | 22 | 16 | 120 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 1 | 43 | 63 | 3.83 | 1.392 | |||
| Pete Wojey | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.25 | 0.750 | |||
| Hal Woodeshick | 2 | 2 | 5.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13.50 | 2.830 | |||
| Team Totals | 342 | 155 | 1379 | 82 | 72 | .532 | 15 | 788 | 655 | 4.06 | 1.482 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Al Kaline | 153 |
| At Bats | Al Kaline | 617 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Al Kaline | 693 |
| Batting Average | Harvey Kuenn | .332 |
| On-Base % | Charlie Maxwell | .414 |
| Slugging % | Charlie Maxwell | .534 |
| OPS | Charlie Maxwell | .948 |
| Runs | Al Kaline, Harvey Kuenn, and Charlie Maxwell | 96 |
| Hits | Harvey Kuenn | 196 |
| Total Bases | Al Kaline | 327 |
| Doubles | Al Kaline and Harvey Kuenn | 32 |
| Triples | Al Kaline | 10 |
| Home Runs | Charlie Maxwell | 28 |
| RBI | Al Kaline | 128 |
| Walks | Charlie Maxwell | 79 |
| Strikeouts | Charlie Maxwell | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | Harvey Kuenn | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Harvey Kuenn | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Frank Bolling | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Harvey Kuenn and Charlie Maxwell | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bill Tuttle | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Frank Lary | 21 |
| Losses | Billy Hoeft | 14 |
| Saves | Al Aber | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Frank Lary | .618 |
| ERA | Frank Lary | 3.15 |
| WHIP | Frank Lary | 1.378 |
| Innings Pitched | Frank Lary | 294 |
| Games | Paul Foytack | 43 |
| Games Started | Frank Lary | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Paul Foytack | 184 |
| Complete Games | Frank Lary | 20 |
| Shutouts | Billy Hoeft | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Frank Lary | 1269 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Billy Hoeft | 112 |
| Hits Allowed | Frank Lary | 289 |
| Walks Allowed | Paul Foytack | 142 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Steve Gromek | 25 |
| Wild Pitches | Paul Foytack | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Frank Lary | 12 |
