1959 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1959 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 76-78. They scored 713 runs and belted 160 home runs to go along with a .258 batting average. The offense was powered by Charlie Maxwell, who led the team with 31 home runs and 95 RBI. Harvey Kuenn led the team with 198 hits for a .353 average.
The team allowed 732 runs and had a team ERA of 4.20. Jim Bunning, Frank Lary, and Don Mossi were tied for the team lead in wins with 17. Jim Bunning led the team with 201 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Bolling | 2B | 127 | 459 | 56 | 122 | 13 | 55 | 2 | .339 | .403 | .742 | .266 |
| Rocky Bridges | SS | 116 | 381 | 38 | 102 | 3 | 35 | 1 | .320 | .349 | .669 | .268 |
| Steve Demeter | 3B | 11 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .167 | .278 | .111 |
| Gail Harris | 1B | 114 | 349 | 39 | 77 | 9 | 39 | 0 | .290 | .327 | .617 | .221 |
| Ted Lepcio | SS | 76 | 215 | 25 | 60 | 7 | 24 | 2 | .332 | .414 | .746 | .279 |
| Bobo Osborne | 1B | 86 | 209 | 27 | 40 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .254 | .278 | .532 | .191 |
| Coot Veal | SS | 77 | 89 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .273 | .247 | .520 | .202 |
| Eddie Yost | 3B | 148 | 521 | 115 | 145 | 21 | 61 | 9 | .435 | .436 | .871 | .278 |
| Gus Zernial | 1B | 60 | 132 | 11 | 30 | 7 | 26 | 0 | .262 | .417 | .679 | .227 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Neil Chrisley | OF | 65 | 106 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 0 | .225 | .330 | .555 | .132 |
| Larry Doby | OF | 18 | 55 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .313 | .309 | .622 | .218 |
| Johnny Groth | OF | 55 | 102 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .284 | .353 | .637 | .235 |
| Al Kaline | OF | 136 | 511 | 86 | 167 | 27 | 94 | 10 | .410 | .530 | .940 | .327 |
| Harvey Kuenn | OF | 139 | 561 | 99 | 198 | 9 | 71 | 7 | .402 | .501 | .903 | .353 |
| Charlie Maxwell | OF | 145 | 518 | 81 | 130 | 31 | 95 | 0 | .357 | .461 | .818 | .251 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Lou Berberet | C | 100 | 338 | 38 | 73 | 13 | 44 | 0 | .284 | .367 | .651 | .216 |
| Charlie Lau | C | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Ron Shoop | C | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Red Wilson | C | 67 | 228 | 28 | 60 | 4 | 35 | 2 | .295 | .408 | .703 | .263 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ossie Alvarez | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5211 | 713 | 1346 | 160 | 667 | 34 | .331 | .400 | .731 | .258 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Hank Aguirre | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.38 | 2.593 | |||
| Bob Bruce | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 | 2.500 | |||
| Jim Bunning | 40 | 35 | 249.7 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 1 | 201 | 75 | 3.89 | 1.181 | |||
| Pete Burnside | 30 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 49 | 25 | 3.77 | 1.290 | |||
| Jerry Davie | 11 | 5 | 36.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 4.17 | 1.553 | |||
| Paul Foytack | 39 | 37 | 240.3 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 1 | 110 | 64 | 4.64 | 1.261 | |||
| Billy Hoeft | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5.00 | 1.111 | |||
| Frank Lary | 32 | 32 | 223 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 0 | 137 | 46 | 3.55 | 1.215 | |||
| Tom Morgan | 46 | 1 | 92.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 9 | 39 | 18 | 3.98 | 1.208 | |||
| Don Mossi | 34 | 30 | 228 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0 | 125 | 49 | 3.36 | 1.136 | |||
| Ray Narleski | 42 | 10 | 104.3 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 5 | 71 | 59 | 5.78 | 1.572 | |||
| Jim Proctor | 2 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16.88 | 4.074 | |||
| Barney Schultz | 13 | 0 | 18.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 4.42 | 1.694 | |||
| Dave Sisler | 32 | 0 | 51.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 4.01 | 1.586 | |||
| Bob Smith | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8.18 | 2.091 | |||
| Jim Stump | 5 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2.38 | 1.416 | |||
| George Susce | 9 | 0 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 12.89 | 2.245 | |||
| Team Totals | 351 | 154 | 1360.1 | 76 | 78 | .494 | 24 | 829 | 432 | 4.20 | 1.293 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eddie Yost | 148 |
| At Bats | Harvey Kuenn | 561 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Yost | 675 |
| Batting Average | Harvey Kuenn | .353 |
| On-Base % | Eddie Yost | .435 |
| Slugging % | Al Kaline | .530 |
| OPS | Al Kaline | .940 |
| Runs | Eddie Yost | 115 |
| Hits | Harvey Kuenn | 198 |
| Total Bases | Harvey Kuenn | 281 |
| Doubles | Harvey Kuenn | 42 |
| Triples | Harvey Kuenn | 7 |
| Home Runs | Charlie Maxwell | 31 |
| RBI | Charlie Maxwell | 95 |
| Walks | Eddie Yost | 135 |
| Strikeouts | Charlie Maxwell | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | Al Kaline | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Al Kaline | 4 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jim Bunning and Frank Lary | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Lou Berberet | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Rocky Bridges | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Bunning, Frank Lary, and Don Mossi | 17 |
| Losses | Paul Foytack | 14 |
| Saves | Tom Morgan | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Don Mossi | .654 |
| ERA | Don Mossi | 3.36 |
| WHIP | Don Mossi | 1.136 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Bunning | 249.7 |
| Games | Tom Morgan | 46 |
| Games Started | Paul Foytack | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Bunning | 201 |
| Complete Games | Don Mossi | 15 |
| Shutouts | Frank Lary and Don Mossi | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Bunning | 1037 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Paul Foytack | 124 |
| Hits Allowed | Paul Foytack | 239 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Bunning | 75 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Bunning | 37 |
| Doubles Allowed | Frank Lary | 42 |
| Triples Allowed | Frank Lary and Tom Morgan | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Paul Foytack | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Bunning and Frank Lary | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Paul Foytack | 24 |
