1955 Detroit Tigers Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 79-75
Finished 5th in the AL
Attendance: 1,178,828, Avg. 17,594
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Manager: Bucky Harris (79-75)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1955 Detroit Tigers Roster
1955 Detroit Tigers Results

The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1955 season with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.

The Tigers scored 775 runs, most in the league. Detroit conceded 658 runs. Al Kaline paced the squad with 27 home runs, while Frank House and Ray Boone walloped 20 or more also. Ray Boone recorded 116 runs batted in. Al Kaline topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .340. Billy Hoeft led the team with 16 wins and a team-best 2.99 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Bucky Harris coached the team.

Click on column headings to sort.

Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Billy Hoeft167.6962.99322901770220.0187757317751133300906
Frank Lary1415.4833.10363151621235.0232100811089398607997
Steve Gromek1310.5653.9828251820181.018389802637573911760
Ned Garver1216.4293.98333211610230.725111510221671083516992
Al Aber63.6673.383912200380.0863230928137001346
Duke Maas56.4554.881816152086.7915247750342202393
Babe Birrer43.5714.153631510380.3773937929428000343
Jim Bunning35.3756.35158300151.0593836832237301241
Bob Miller21.6672.4973210025.326127412111001112
Joe Coleman21.6673.201701300325.3229911405101109
Dick Marlowe101.0001.8041310115.01243141900159
Bud Black11.5001.2932011014.01252080720163
Bill Froats000.001010002.000002000007
Van Fletcher003.0090600012.013104121400054
Ben Flowers006.004010006.0544120200024
Bob Schultz0020.251000001.323302000018
Leo Cristante01.0003.19201100036.737151311429000159
Paul Foytack01.0005.26221700049.7482929436338004227
George Zuverink05.0006.99141600028.3382722614313100141
Totals7975.5133.79339154886615121380.3138165858212651740629322275941

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Al Kaline15268158812120024827102688257.340.421.546.9673211350612
Harvey Kuenn145666620101190385862834027.306.347.423.76926271053
Bill Tuttle1546986031021682341478637654.279.358.400.7572412511352
Ray Boone1355605006114222720116115049.284.346.476.822238161272
Fred Hatfield1224924135196153833326149.232.337.341.678141751126
Earl Torgeson893693005885101950906129.283.397.413.81012460172
Frank House10235932837851111553002225.259.308.436.74414343244
Jim Delsing11440935649851521060204840.239.328.376.70413461042
Red Wilson78274241265390217122623.220.296.282.57868130703
Harry Malmberg67242208254552019012919.216.310.260.5695470322
Bubba Phillips95205184184340323211420.234.289.304.5945632141
Jack Phillips55131117153782120001012.316.364.444.8095230220
Ferris Fain58196140233780223215212.264.459.364.8235150222
Charlie Maxwell5512210919297171800820.266.325.541.8665922210
Ned Garver3391761117101131095.224.295.276.5722150330
Billy Hoeft3696829172004001025.207.293.232.5251910400
Frank Lary369182416200200429.195.233.220.4521810500
Reno Bertoia38766813142111000511.206.253.309.5622110121
Jay Porter246355613200300815.236.333.273.6061510000
Steve Gromek2874541091005001612.167.357.185.5421000400
Chick King722213500000012.238.273.238.511500000
Duke Maas18333025010200112.167.194.233.427700200
Joe Coleman17542300000000.750.750.7501.500300100
Jim Bunning1517150300000005.200.200.200.400300200
Babe Birrer3621193310260024.158.238.526.7641010000
Bob Miller9991200020001.222.222.222.444200000
Bud Souchock11101000100001.0001.0001.0002.000100000
Walt Streuli2541110010000.250.200.500.700200010
Bud Black3541100000001.250.250.250.500100100
Paul Foytack2211110100010002.091.091.091.182120000
Al Aber3919170100000009.059.059.059.118110200
Leo Cristante20770000000005.000.000.000.000000000
Wayne Belardi3330000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Ben Flowers4110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
George Zuverink14440000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Dick Marlowe4541000000011.000.200.000.200000000
Jim Small12542000000011.000.200.000.200000000
Ron Samford1110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Bob Schultz1000000000000000000
Bill Froats1000000000000000000
Van Fletcher91000000000101.000000000
Totals1854607052837751407211381307244122638581.266.344.394.739208413021715742


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Earl Torgeson1B8380717.769553679.9929.3809.0120000
Ferris Fain1B4442366.337029542.9889.8039.0680000
Jack Phillips1B3525227.723613216.9929.8437.1140000
Jay Porter1B6652.0521051.0009.1738.8330000
Charlie Maxwell1B2117.021210.95812.17611.5000000
Fred Hatfield2B9288782.02162511274.9755.3755.0760000
Harry Malmberg2B6561552.7155181542.9855.4725.1690000
Reno Bertoia2B6546.072214.9675.6744.8330000
Ray Boone3B1261261107.31352521933.9533.1453.0710000
Fred Hatfield3B1614129.3173052.9043.2712.9380000
Reno Bertoia3B14995.0122434.9233.4112.5710000
Bubba Phillips3B4436.03921.8573.0003.0000000
Jack Phillips3B3113.032001.0003.4621.6670000
Frank HouseC9387750.34233565.9875.4944.925311272447.1
Red WilsonC7262586.32922555.9844.8664.403518111150.0
Jay PorterC4433.0161001.0004.6364.25000100.0
Walt StreuliC2111.070001.0005.7273.5000000
Bill TuttleOF1541531366.74421272.9852.9902.9480000
Al KalineOF1521511325.73061474.9792.1722.1050000
Jim DelsingOF10191805.7178311.9952.0221.7920000
Bubba PhillipsOF6535392.0128210.9922.9852.0000000
Charlie MaxwellOF2622171.055320.9673.0532.2310000
Chick KingOF6648.012010.9232.2502.0000000
Jay PorterOF4423.040001.0001.5651.0000000
Jim SmallOF4010.021001.0002.700.7500000
Frank LaryP3631235.0144634.9522.2981.6670000
Ned GarverP3332230.7174034.9502.2241.7270000
Billy HoeftP3229220.0721021.0001.145.8750000
Steve GromekP2825180.7122212.9711.6941.2140000
Duke MaasP181686.7217001.0001.9731.0560000
Babe BirrerP36380.388011.0001.793.4440000
Al AberP39180.341732.8752.353.5380000
Jim BunningP15851.04811.9232.118.8000000
Paul FoytackP22149.727001.0001.631.4090000
Leo CristanteP20136.71110.667.491.1000000
George ZuverinkP14128.326001.0002.541.5710000
Bob MillerP7325.313001.0001.421.5710000
Joe ColemanP17025.336001.0003.197.5290000
Dick MarloweP4115.001001.000.600.2500000
Bud BlackP3214.31310.8002.5121.3330000
Van FletcherP9012.01110.6671.500.2220000
Ben FlowersP406.01211.7504.500.7500000
Bill FroatsP102.001001.0004.5001.0000000
Bob SchultzP101.30000.000.0000000
Harvey KuennSS1411401236.72533782983.9564.5924.4750000
Fred HatfieldSS1412113.0194344.9394.9384.4290000
Reno BertoiaSS5227.046001.0003.3332.0000000
Ron SamfordSS104.002001.0004.5002.0000000
Totals1679138612426.041431604139423.9764.1623.423829393547.3




Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License



Baseball


Recent Updates

Baseball Search

Latest News