1961 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1961 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 101-61. They scored 841 runs and belted 180 home runs to go along with a .266 batting average. The offense was powered by Rocky Colavito, who led the team with 45 home runs and 140 RBI. Norm Cash led the team with 193 hits for a .361 average.
The team allowed 671 runs and had a team ERA of 3.55. Frank Lary led the team with 23 wins. Jim Bunning racked up 194 strkeouts to lead the team. Terry Fox was the team's best fireman, with 12 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Reno Bertoia | 3B | 24 | 46 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .265 | .304 | .569 | .217 |
| Steve Boros | 3B | 116 | 396 | 51 | 107 | 5 | 62 | 4 | .382 | .364 | .746 | .270 |
| Norm Cash | 1B | 159 | 535 | 119 | 193 | 41 | 132 | 11 | .487 | .662 | 1.149 | .361 |
| Chuck Cottier | SS | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .286 | .661 | .286 |
| Chico Fernandez | SS | 133 | 435 | 41 | 108 | 3 | 40 | 8 | .305 | .322 | .627 | .248 |
| Dick McAuliffe | SS | 80 | 285 | 36 | 73 | 6 | 33 | 2 | .322 | .389 | .711 | .256 |
| Bobo Osborne | 1B | 71 | 93 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .354 | .355 | .709 | .215 |
| Ozzie Virgil | 3B | 20 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .161 | .233 | .394 | .133 |
| Jake Wood | 2B | 162 | 663 | 96 | 171 | 11 | 69 | 30 | .320 | .376 | .696 | .258 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Alusik | OF | 15 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .188 | .143 | .331 | .143 |
| Bill Bruton | OF | 160 | 596 | 99 | 153 | 17 | 63 | 22 | .327 | .384 | .711 | .257 |
| Rocky Colavito | OF | 163 | 583 | 129 | 169 | 45 | 140 | 1 | .402 | .580 | .982 | .290 |
| Al Kaline | OF | 153 | 586 | 116 | 190 | 19 | 82 | 14 | .393 | .515 | .908 | .324 |
| Charlie Maxwell | OF | 79 | 131 | 11 | 30 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .333 | .405 | .738 | .229 |
| Bubba Morton | OF | 77 | 108 | 26 | 31 | 2 | 19 | 3 | .342 | .407 | .749 | .287 |
| George Thomas | OF | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dick Brown | C | 93 | 308 | 32 | 82 | 16 | 45 | 0 | .312 | .474 | .786 | .266 |
| Harry Chiti | C | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .083 | .237 | .083 |
| Bill Freehan | C | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .455 | .400 | .855 | .400 |
| Frank House | C | 17 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .364 | .697 | .227 |
| Mike Roarke | C | 86 | 229 | 21 | 51 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .283 | .284 | .567 | .223 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Dick Gernert | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .800 | 1.133 | .200 | |
| Vic Wertz | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5561 | 841 | 1481 | 180 | 779 | 98 | .344 | .421 | .765 | .266 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Hank Aguirre | 45 | 0 | 55.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 8 | 32 | 38 | 3.25 | 1.483 | |||
| Bob Bruce | 14 | 6 | 44.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 4.43 | 1.812 | |||
| Jim Bunning | 38 | 37 | 268 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 1 | 194 | 71 | 3.19 | 1.131 | |||
| Jerry Casale | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5.25 | 1.500 | |||
| Jim Donohue | 14 | 0 | 20.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 3.54 | 1.872 | |||
| Bill Fischer | 26 | 1 | 46.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 5.01 | 1.520 | |||
| Terry Fox | 39 | 0 | 57.3 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 12 | 32 | 16 | 1.41 | 1.012 | |||
| Paul Foytack | 32 | 20 | 169.7 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0 | 89 | 56 | 3.93 | 1.226 | |||
| Fred Gladding | 8 | 0 | 16.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3.31 | 1.779 | |||
| Joe Grzenda | 4 | 0 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.94 | 1.930 | |||
| Ron Kline | 10 | 8 | 56.3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 2.72 | 1.243 | |||
| Howie Koplitz | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2.25 | 2.000 | |||
| Frank Lary | 36 | 36 | 275.3 | 23 | 9 | .719 | 0 | 146 | 66 | 3.24 | 1.155 | |||
| Manny Montejo | 12 | 0 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3.86 | 1.166 | |||
| Don Mossi | 35 | 34 | 240.3 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 1 | 137 | 47 | 2.96 | 1.182 | |||
| Ron Nischwitz | 6 | 1 | 11.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 5.56 | 1.858 | |||
| Phil Regan | 32 | 16 | 120 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2 | 46 | 41 | 5.25 | 1.458 | |||
| Gerry Staley | 13 | 0 | 13.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3.38 | 1.579 | |||
| Hal Woodeshick | 12 | 2 | 18.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 7.85 | 2.295 | |||
| Team Totals | 383 | 163 | 1459.1 | 101 | 61 | .623 | 30 | 836 | 469 | 3.55 | 1.284 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rocky Colavito | 163 |
| At Bats | Jake Wood | 663 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jake Wood | 731 |
| Batting Average | Norm Cash | .361 |
| On-Base % | Norm Cash | .487 |
| Slugging % | Norm Cash | .662 |
| OPS | Norm Cash | 1.149 |
| Runs | Rocky Colavito | 129 |
| Hits | Norm Cash | 193 |
| Total Bases | Norm Cash | 354 |
| Doubles | Al Kaline | 41 |
| Triples | Jake Wood | 14 |
| Home Runs | Rocky Colavito | 45 |
| RBI | Rocky Colavito | 140 |
| Walks | Norm Cash | 124 |
| Strikeouts | Jake Wood | 141 |
| Stolen Bases | Jake Wood | 30 |
| Caught Stealing | Jake Wood | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Steve Boros, Paul Foytack, and Don Mossi | 6 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Rocky Colavito | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Norm Cash and Al Kaline | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Frank Lary | 23 |
| Losses | Jim Bunning | 11 |
| Saves | Terry Fox | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Frank Lary | .719 |
| ERA | Don Mossi | 2.96 |
| WHIP | Jim Bunning | 1.131 |
| Innings Pitched | Frank Lary | 275.3 |
| Games | Hank Aguirre | 45 |
| Games Started | Jim Bunning | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Bunning | 194 |
| Complete Games | Frank Lary | 22 |
| Shutouts | Jim Bunning and Frank Lary | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Frank Lary | 1127 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Frank Lary | 99 |
| Hits Allowed | Frank Lary | 252 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Bunning | 71 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Don Mossi | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Don Mossi | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Bunning and Frank Lary | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Frank Lary | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Bunning | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Frank Lary | 25 |
