1958 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1958 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 77-77. They scored 659 runs and belted 109 home runs to go along with a .266 batting average. Gail Harris led the team in home runs with 20. Al Kaline was the best run producer with 85 RBI. Harvey Kuenn led the team with 179 hits for a .319 average.
The team allowed 606 runs and had a team ERA of 3.59. Leading the team in wins was Frank Lary, with 16. Jim Bunning led the team with 177 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Reno Bertoia | 3B | 86 | 240 | 28 | 56 | 6 | 27 | 5 | .290 | .333 | .623 | .233 |
| Frank Bolling | 2B | 154 | 610 | 91 | 164 | 14 | 75 | 6 | .328 | .392 | .720 | .269 |
| Milt Bolling | SS | 24 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .258 | .564 | .194 |
| Ray Boone | 1B | 39 | 114 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 20 | 0 | .323 | .447 | .770 | .237 |
| Steve Boros | 2B | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Gail Harris | 1B | 134 | 451 | 63 | 123 | 20 | 83 | 1 | .328 | .481 | .809 | .273 |
| Billy Martin | SS | 131 | 498 | 56 | 127 | 7 | 42 | 5 | .279 | .339 | .618 | .255 |
| Coot Veal | SS | 58 | 207 | 29 | 53 | 0 | 16 | 1 | .304 | .324 | .628 | .256 |
| Ozzie Virgil | 3B | 49 | 193 | 19 | 47 | 3 | 19 | 1 | .272 | .363 | .635 | .244 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Alusik | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tito Francona | OF | 45 | 69 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .381 | .319 | .700 | .246 |
| Johnny Groth | OF | 88 | 146 | 24 | 41 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .340 | .384 | .724 | .281 |
| Bob Hazle | OF | 43 | 58 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .302 | .379 | .681 | .241 |
| Al Kaline | OF | 146 | 543 | 84 | 170 | 16 | 85 | 7 | .374 | .490 | .864 | .313 |
| Harvey Kuenn | OF | 139 | 561 | 73 | 179 | 8 | 54 | 5 | .373 | .442 | .815 | .319 |
| Charlie Maxwell | OF | 131 | 397 | 56 | 108 | 13 | 65 | 6 | .369 | .426 | .795 | .272 |
| Lou Skizas | OF | 23 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .342 | .394 | .736 | .242 |
| Bill Taylor | OF | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .750 | .375 |
| George Thomas | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Gus Zernial | OF | 66 | 124 | 8 | 40 | 5 | 23 | 0 | .351 | .516 | .867 | .323 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jack Feller | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jim Hegan | C | 45 | 130 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .250 | .262 | .512 | .192 |
| Charlie Lau | C | 30 | 68 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .293 | .221 | .514 | .147 |
| Tim Thompson | C | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .167 | .611 | .167 |
| Red Wilson | C | 103 | 298 | 31 | 89 | 3 | 29 | 10 | .373 | .379 | .752 | .299 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bobo Osborne | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5194 | 659 | 1384 | 109 | 612 | 48 | .322 | .389 | .711 | .266 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Hank Aguirre | 44 | 3 | 69.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 3.75 | 1.349 | |||
| Jim Bunning | 35 | 34 | 219.7 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 0 | 177 | 79 | 3.52 | 1.215 | |||
| Al Cicotte | 14 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 3.56 | 1.512 | |||
| Bill Fischer | 22 | 0 | 30.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7.63 | 1.922 | |||
| Paul Foytack | 39 | 33 | 230 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | 135 | 77 | 3.44 | 1.196 | |||
| Billy Hoeft | 36 | 21 | 143 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3 | 94 | 49 | 4.15 | 1.378 | |||
| Frank Lary | 39 | 34 | 260.3 | 16 | 15 | .516 | 1 | 131 | 68 | 2.90 | 1.218 | |||
| Don Lee | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Mickey McDermott | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 4.000 | |||
| Herb Moford | 25 | 11 | 109.7 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 1 | 58 | 42 | 3.61 | 1.139 | |||
| Tom Morgan | 39 | 1 | 62.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 3.16 | 1.180 | |||
| Joe Presko | 7 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3.38 | 1.308 | |||
| Bob Shaw | 11 | 2 | 26.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 5.06 | 1.685 | |||
| Lou Sleater | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6.75 | 1.698 | |||
| George Spencer | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2.70 | 1.500 | |||
| George Susce | 27 | 10 | 90.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 42 | 26 | 3.67 | 1.279 | |||
| Vito Valentinetti | 15 | 0 | 18.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3.38 | 1.230 | |||
| Herm Wehmeier | 7 | 3 | 22.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2.38 | 1.145 | |||
| Team Totals | 374 | 154 | 1357.6 | 77 | 77 | .500 | 19 | 797 | 437 | 3.59 | 1.275 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Frank Bolling | 154 |
| At Bats | Frank Bolling | 610 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Frank Bolling | 681 |
| Batting Average | Harvey Kuenn | .319 |
| On-Base % | Al Kaline | .374 |
| Slugging % | Al Kaline | .490 |
| OPS | Al Kaline | .864 |
| Runs | Frank Bolling | 91 |
| Hits | Harvey Kuenn | 179 |
| Total Bases | Al Kaline | 266 |
| Doubles | Harvey Kuenn | 39 |
| Triples | Gail Harris | 8 |
| Home Runs | Gail Harris | 20 |
| RBI | Al Kaline | 85 |
| Walks | Charlie Maxwell | 64 |
| Strikeouts | Billy Martin | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | Red Wilson | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Harvey Kuenn | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Billy Martin | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Frank Bolling | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Al Kaline | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Frank Lary | 16 |
| Losses | Frank Lary | 15 |
| Saves | Hank Aguirre | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Bunning | .538 |
| ERA | Frank Lary | 2.90 |
| WHIP | Paul Foytack | 1.196 |
| Innings Pitched | Frank Lary | 260.3 |
| Games | Hank Aguirre | 44 |
| Games Started | Jim Bunning and Frank Lary | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Bunning | 177 |
| Complete Games | Frank Lary | 19 |
| Shutouts | Jim Bunning and Frank Lary | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Frank Lary | 1085 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Paul Foytack | 88 |
| Hits Allowed | Frank Lary | 249 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Bunning | 79 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Bunning | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Paul Foytack | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Billy Hoeft | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Bunning | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Frank Lary | 12 |
| Double Plays Induced | Frank Lary | 29 |
