1964 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1964 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 85-77. They scored 699 runs and belted 157 home runs to go along with a .253 batting average. Dick McAuliffe provided the power for the team with 24 homers. Norm Cash knocked in 83 runs. Jerry Lumpe led the team with 160 hits for a .256 average.
The team allowed 678 runs and had a team ERA of 3.84. Dave Wickersham was the winningest pitcher, with 19 games won. Mickey Lolich struck out 192 batters to lead the team. Larry Sherry led the team 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 | 144 | 479 | 63 | 123 | 23 | 83 | 2 | .351 | .453 | .804 | .257 |
| Jerry Lumpe | 2B | 158 | 624 | 75 | 160 | 6 | 46 | 2 | .312 | .338 | .650 | .256 |
| Dick McAuliffe | SS | 162 | 557 | 85 | 134 | 24 | 66 | 8 | .334 | .427 | .761 | .241 |
| Bubba Phillips | 3B | 46 | 87 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .327 | .368 | .695 | .253 |
| Bill Roman | 1B | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .750 | 1.125 | .375 |
| George Smith | 2B | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .375 | .286 | .661 | .286 |
| Don Wert | 3B | 148 | 525 | 63 | 135 | 9 | 55 | 3 | .325 | .362 | .687 | .257 |
| Jake Wood | 1B | 64 | 125 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .254 | .304 | .558 | .232 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Gates Brown | OF | 123 | 426 | 65 | 116 | 15 | 54 | 11 | .326 | .458 | .784 | .272 |
| Bill Bruton | OF | 106 | 296 | 42 | 82 | 5 | 33 | 14 | .347 | .399 | .746 | .277 |
| Don Demeter | OF | 134 | 441 | 57 | 113 | 22 | 80 | 4 | .290 | .460 | .750 | .256 |
| Willie Horton | OF | 25 | 80 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .272 | .287 | .559 | .162 |
| Al Kaline | OF | 146 | 525 | 77 | 154 | 17 | 68 | 4 | .383 | .469 | .852 | .293 |
| Jim Northrup | OF | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .083 | .167 | .250 | .083 |
| Mickey Stanley | OF | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .546 | .273 |
| George Thomas | OF | 105 | 308 | 39 | 88 | 12 | 44 | 4 | .329 | .464 | .793 | .286 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Freehan | C | 144 | 520 | 69 | 156 | 18 | 80 | 5 | .350 | .462 | .812 | .300 |
| Mike Roarke | C | 29 | 82 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .315 | .244 | .559 | .232 |
| John Sullivan | C | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5513 | 699 | 1394 | 157 | 658 | 60 | .316 | .395 | .711 | .253 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Hank Aguirre | 32 | 27 | 161.7 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 1 | 88 | 59 | 3.79 | 1.194 | |||
| Dick Egan | 23 | 0 | 34.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4.46 | 1.458 | |||
| Bill Faul | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.80 | 1.400 | |||
| Fritz Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 108.00 | 13.333 | |||
| Terry Fox | 32 | 0 | 61 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 3.39 | 1.525 | |||
| Fred Gladding | 42 | 0 | 67.3 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 7 | 59 | 27 | 3.07 | 1.248 | |||
| Jack Hamilton | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8.40 | 2.133 | |||
| Alan Koch | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.75 | 2.250 | |||
| Frank Lary | 6 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7.00 | 1.889 | |||
| Mickey Lolich | 44 | 33 | 232 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 2 | 192 | 64 | 3.26 | 1.121 | |||
| Denny McLain | 19 | 16 | 100 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 70 | 37 | 4.05 | 1.210 | |||
| Julio Navarro | 26 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 3.95 | 1.366 | |||
| Ed Rakow | 42 | 13 | 152.3 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 3 | 96 | 59 | 3.72 | 1.405 | |||
| Phil Regan | 32 | 21 | 146.7 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 1 | 91 | 49 | 5.03 | 1.438 | |||
| Johnnie Seale | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3.60 | 1.000 | |||
| Larry Sherry | 38 | 0 | 66.3 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 11 | 58 | 37 | 3.66 | 1.342 | |||
| Joe Sparma | 21 | 11 | 84 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 71 | 45 | 3.00 | 1.274 | |||
| Dave Wickersham | 40 | 36 | 254 | 19 | 12 | .613 | 1 | 164 | 81 | 3.44 | 1.201 | |||
| Team Totals | 411 | 163 | 1452.9 | 85 | 77 | .525 | 35 | 993 | 536 | 3.84 | 1.293 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dick McAuliffe | 162 |
| At Bats | Jerry Lumpe | 624 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jerry Lumpe | 688 |
| Batting Average | Bill Freehan | .300 |
| On-Base % | Al Kaline | .383 |
| Slugging % | Al Kaline | .469 |
| OPS | Al Kaline | .852 |
| Runs | Dick McAuliffe | 85 |
| Hits | Jerry Lumpe | 160 |
| Total Bases | Al Kaline | 246 |
| Doubles | Al Kaline | 31 |
| Triples | Bill Freehan | 8 |
| Home Runs | Dick McAuliffe | 24 |
| RBI | Norm Cash | 83 |
| Walks | Dick McAuliffe | 77 |
| Strikeouts | Dick McAuliffe | 96 |
| Stolen Bases | Bill Bruton | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Bill Bruton and Dick McAuliffe | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dave Wickersham | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Norm Cash, Bill Freehan, and Don Wert | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dick McAuliffe | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dave Wickersham | 19 |
| Losses | Dave Wickersham | 12 |
| Saves | Larry Sherry | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Mickey Lolich | .667 |
| ERA | Mickey Lolich | 3.26 |
| WHIP | Mickey Lolich | 1.121 |
| Innings Pitched | Dave Wickersham | 254 |
| Games | Mickey Lolich | 44 |
| Games Started | Dave Wickersham | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Mickey Lolich | 192 |
| Complete Games | Mickey Lolich | 12 |
| Shutouts | Mickey Lolich | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Dave Wickersham | 1064 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dave Wickersham | 97 |
| Hits Allowed | Dave Wickersham | 224 |
| Walks Allowed | Dave Wickersham | 81 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dave Wickersham | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dave Wickersham | 33 |
| Triples Allowed | Phil Regan and Dave Wickersham | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Mickey Lolich | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dave Wickersham | 12 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ed Rakow | 20 |
