1955 Detroit Tigers Roster (40-man)

1954 Season 1956 Season

Record: 79-75-0, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Bucky Harris (79-75)

General Manager: Muddy Ruel

Ballpark: Briggs Stadium

Attendance: 1,181,838 (5th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 98
One-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 96

Pythagorean W-L: 88-66, 775 Runs, 658 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Al Aber	27	us US	L	L	6' 2"	195	Jul 31, 1927	4	39	1	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	$7,500
Wayne Belardi	24	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Sep 5, 1930	5	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		$9,000
Reno Bertoia	20	it IT	R	R	5' 11"	185	Jan 8, 1935	3	38	16	38	25	0	0	0	6	14	5	0	0	0	0	6	10	-0.4	$5,000
Babe Birrer	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Jul 4, 1929	1st	36	3	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	$4,200
Bud Black	22	us US	R	R	6' 3"	197	Jul 9, 1932	2	3	2	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	$6,000
Ray Boone	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	172	Jul 27, 1923	8	135	126	135	126	0	0	0	0	126	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	3.5	$23,500
Jim Bunning HOF	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Oct 23, 1931	1st	15	8	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0	$5,700
Joe Coleman	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Jul 30, 1922	10	17	0	17	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Leo Cristante	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Dec 10, 1926	2	20	1	20	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Jim Delsing	29	us US	L	R	5' 10"	175	Nov 13, 1925	8	114	91	114	101	0	0	0	0	0	0	101	0	0	101	19	0	0.1
Ferris Fain	34	us US	L	L	5' 11"	180	Mar 29, 1921	9	58	42	58	44	0	0	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	1.1	$18,000
Van Fletcher	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Aug 6, 1924	1st	9	0	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Ben Flowers	28	us US	R	R	6' 4"	195	Jun 15, 1927	3	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Paul Foytack	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Nov 16, 1930	2	22	1	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Bill Froats	24	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Oct 20, 1930	1st	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Ned Garver	29	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Dec 25, 1925	8	33	32	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6
Steve Gromek	35	us US	B	R	6' 2"	180	Jan 15, 1920	15	28	25	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6	$18,000
Fred Hatfield	30	us US	L	R	6' 1"	171	Mar 18, 1925	6	122	114	122	119	0	0	0	92	16	14	0	0	0	0	4	3	1.1
Billy Hoeft	23	us US	L	L	6' 3"	180	May 17, 1932	4	36	29	36	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5.4		All-Star
Frank House	25	us US	L	R	6' 1"	190	Feb 18, 1930	4	102	87	102	93	0	93	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	1.5	$12,600
Al Kaline HOF	20	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Dec 19, 1934	3	152	151	152	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	152	152	0	0	8.2	$9,000	All-Star
Chick King	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Nov 10, 1930	2	7	6	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	6	0	1	0.0
Harvey Kuenn	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	187	Dec 4, 1930	4	145	140	145	141	0	0	0	0	0	141	0	0	0	0	5	0	3.1		All-Star
Frank Lary	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Apr 10, 1930	2	36	31	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.8
Duke Maas	26	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Jan 31, 1929	1st	18	16	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Harry Malmberg	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	Jul 31, 1925	1st	67	61	67	65	0	0	0	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.0
Dick Marlowe	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	165	Jun 27, 1929	5	4	1	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Charlie Maxwell	28	us US	L	L	5' 11"	185	Apr 8, 1927	5	55	23	55	28	0	0	2	0	0	0	22	0	4	26	29	1	1.2
Bob Miller	19	us US	R	L	6' 1"	185	Jul 15, 1935	3	9	3	9	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.2
Bubba Phillips	27	us US	R	R	5' 9"	180	Feb 24, 1928	1st	95	39	95	69	0	0	0	0	4	0	60	3	4	65	21	16	-0.2
Jack Phillips	33	us US	R	R	6' 4"	193	Sep 6, 1921	7	55	26	55	38	0	0	35	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	0.9
Jay Porter	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Jan 17, 1933	2	24	14	24	14	0	4	6	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	10	0	-0.1
Ron Samford	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	156	Feb 28, 1930	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Bob Schultz	31	us US	R	L	6' 3"	200	Nov 27, 1923	4	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Jim Small	18	us US	L	L	6' 1"	180	Mar 8, 1937	1st	12	0	12	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	4	3	7	0.1	$4,000
Bud Souchock	36	us US	R	R	6' 2"	203	Mar 3, 1919	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Walt Streuli	19	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Sep 26, 1935	2	2	1	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Earl Torgeson	31	us US	L	L	6' 3"	180	Jan 1, 1924	9	89	80	89	84	0	0	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	2.4
Bill Tuttle	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Jul 4, 1929	3	154	153	154	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	154	0	154	1	0	2.8
Red Wilson	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	Mar 7, 1929	5	78	62	78	72	0	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	-0.4
George Zuverink	30	us US	R	R	6' 4"	195	Aug 20, 1924	4	14	1	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.2
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Bucky Harris HOF	58	us US	Nov 8, 1896	Manager	Apr 12	Sep 25
Schoolboy Rowe	45	us US	Jan 11, 1910	First base	Apr 12	Sep 25
Billy Hitchcock	38	us US	Jul 31, 1916	Third base	Apr 12	Sep 25
Jack Tighe	41	us US	Aug 9, 1913		Apr 12	Sep 25
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date