1963 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1963 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 79-83. They scored 700 runs and belted 148 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. The offense was powered by Al Kaline, who led the team with 27 home runs, 101 RBI, and 172 hits.
The team allowed 703 runs and had a team ERA of 3.90. Leading the team in wins was Phil Regan, with 15. Jim Bunning led the team with 196 strikeouts. Terry Fox was the team's best fireman, with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Norm Cash | 1B | 147 | 493 | 67 | 133 | 26 | 79 | 2 | .386 | .471 | .857 | .270 |
| Chico Fernandez | SS | 15 | 49 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .236 | .163 | .399 | .143 |
| Whitey Herzog | 1B | 52 | 53 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .303 | .226 | .529 | .151 |
| Frank Kostro | 3B | 31 | 52 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .344 | .250 | .594 | .231 |
| Dick McAuliffe | SS | 150 | 568 | 77 | 149 | 13 | 61 | 11 | .334 | .384 | .718 | .262 |
| Bubba Phillips | 3B | 128 | 464 | 42 | 114 | 5 | 45 | 6 | .276 | .310 | .586 | .246 |
| George Smith | 2B | 52 | 171 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 17 | 4 | .298 | .287 | .585 | .216 |
| Coot Veal | SS | 15 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .297 | .219 | .516 | .219 |
| Don Wert | 3B | 78 | 251 | 31 | 65 | 7 | 25 | 3 | .326 | .382 | .708 | .259 |
| Jake Wood | 2B | 85 | 351 | 50 | 95 | 11 | 27 | 18 | .330 | .407 | .737 | .271 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Gates Brown | OF | 55 | 82 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 2 | .333 | .402 | .735 | .268 |
| Bill Bruton | OF | 145 | 524 | 84 | 134 | 8 | 48 | 14 | .330 | .372 | .702 | .256 |
| Rocky Colavito | OF | 160 | 597 | 91 | 162 | 22 | 91 | 0 | .358 | .437 | .795 | .271 |
| Willie Horton | OF | 15 | 43 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .326 | .488 | .814 | .326 |
| Al Kaline | OF | 145 | 551 | 89 | 172 | 27 | 101 | 6 | .375 | .514 | .889 | .312 |
| Bubba Morton | OF | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .231 | .091 | .322 | .091 |
| George Thomas | OF | 49 | 109 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .306 | .321 | .627 | .239 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Freehan | C | 100 | 300 | 37 | 73 | 9 | 36 | 2 | .331 | .387 | .718 | .243 |
| Mike Roarke | C | 23 | 44 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .362 | .318 | .680 | .318 |
| John Sullivan | C | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .000 | .286 | .000 |
| Gus Triandos | C | 106 | 327 | 28 | 78 | 14 | 41 | 0 | .315 | .407 | .722 | .239 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Purnal Goldy | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 | |
| Vic Wertz | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5500 | 700 | 1388 | 148 | 649 | 73 | .323 | .382 | .705 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Hank Aguirre | 38 | 33 | 225.7 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 0 | 134 | 68 | 3.67 | 1.285 | |||
| Bob Anderson | 32 | 3 | 60 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 38 | 21 | 3.30 | 1.317 | |||
| Jim Bunning | 39 | 35 | 248.3 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 1 | 196 | 69 | 3.88 | 1.265 | |||
| Bob Dustal | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9.00 | 2.500 | |||
| Dick Egan | 20 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 5.14 | 1.333 | |||
| Bill Faul | 28 | 10 | 97 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 1 | 64 | 48 | 4.64 | 1.454 | |||
| Larry Foster | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Terry Fox | 46 | 0 | 80.3 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 11 | 35 | 20 | 3.59 | 1.258 | |||
| Paul Foytack | 9 | 0 | 17.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.66 | 1.469 | |||
| Fred Gladding | 22 | 0 | 27.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 1.98 | 1.209 | |||
| Alan Koch | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 3.000 | |||
| Frank Lary | 16 | 14 | 107.3 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 0 | 46 | 26 | 3.27 | 1.081 | |||
| Mickey Lolich | 33 | 18 | 144.3 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 0 | 103 | 56 | 3.55 | 1.393 | |||
| Denny McLain | 3 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 4.29 | 1.714 | |||
| Don Mossi | 24 | 16 | 122.7 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 2 | 68 | 17 | 3.74 | 1.035 | |||
| Phil Regan | 38 | 27 | 189 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 1 | 115 | 59 | 3.86 | 1.259 | |||
| Willie Smith | 11 | 2 | 21.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4.57 | 1.705 | |||
| Tom Sturdivant | 28 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 36 | 24 | 3.76 | 1.218 | |||
| Team Totals | 402 | 162 | 1456.3 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 28 | 930 | 477 | 3.90 | 1.294 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rocky Colavito | 160 |
| At Bats | Rocky Colavito | 597 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rocky Colavito | 692 |
| Batting Average | Al Kaline | .312 |
| On-Base % | Norm Cash | .386 |
| Slugging % | Al Kaline | .514 |
| OPS | Al Kaline | .889 |
| Runs | Rocky Colavito | 91 |
| Hits | Al Kaline | 172 |
| Total Bases | Al Kaline | 283 |
| Doubles | Rocky Colavito | 29 |
| Triples | Bill Bruton | 8 |
| Home Runs | Al Kaline | 27 |
| RBI | Al Kaline | 101 |
| Walks | Norm Cash | 89 |
| Strikeouts | Rocky Colavito | 78 |
| Stolen Bases | Jake Wood | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Bill Bruton | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bill Bruton | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bubba Phillips | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Rocky Colavito | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Phil Regan | 15 |
| Losses | Hank Aguirre | 15 |
| Saves | Terry Fox | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Phil Regan | .625 |
| ERA | Hank Aguirre | 3.67 |
| WHIP | Phil Regan | 1.259 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Bunning | 248.3 |
| Games | Terry Fox | 46 |
| Games Started | Jim Bunning | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Bunning | 196 |
| Complete Games | Hank Aguirre | 14 |
| Shutouts | Hank Aguirre | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Bunning | 1051 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Bunning | 107 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Bunning | 245 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Bunning | 69 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Bunning | 38 |
| Doubles Allowed | Hank Aguirre | 34 |
| Triples Allowed | Hank Aguirre | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Mickey Lolich | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Hank Aguirre | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Hank Aguirre | 23 |
