1956 Detroit Tigers Roster (40-man)

1955 Season 1957 Season

Record: 82-72-1, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Bucky Harris (82-72-1)

General Manager: Muddy Ruel

Ballpark: Briggs Stadium

Attendance: 1,051,182 (3rd of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100
One-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 96

Pythagorean W-L: 85-69, 789 Runs, 699 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		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	28	us US	L	L	6' 2"	195	Jul 31, 1927	5	42	0	42	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	$9,000
Wayne Belardi	25	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Sep 5, 1930	6	79	26	79	33	0	0	31	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	51	0	0.1	$9,000
Reno Bertoia	21	it IT	R	R	5' 11"	185	Jan 8, 1935	4	22	19	22	20	0	0	0	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.1	$3,750
Bud Black	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	197	Jul 9, 1932	3	5	1	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$6,000
Frank Bolling	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Nov 16, 1931	2	102	99	102	102	0	0	0	102	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0
Ray Boone	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	172	Jul 27, 1923	9	131	130	131	130	0	0	0	0	130	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.4	$28,750	All-Star
Jim Brady	20	us US	L	L	6' 2"	185	Mar 2, 1936	1st	6	0	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.8	$6,000
Jim Brideweser	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	165	Feb 13, 1927	6	70	45	70	67	0	0	0	31	4	32	0	0	0	0	1	9	0.1
Jim Bunning HOF	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Oct 23, 1931	2	15	3	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	$7,000
Jim Delsing	30	us US	L	R	5' 10"	175	Nov 13, 1925	9	10	2	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	7	0	-0.3
Paul Foytack	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Nov 16, 1930	3	43	33	43	43	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.1
Ned Garver	30	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Dec 25, 1925	9	6	3	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Steve Gromek	36	us US	B	R	6' 2"	180	Jan 15, 1920	16	40	13	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0
Fred Hatfield	31	us US	L	R	6' 1"	171	Mar 18, 1925	7	8	2	8	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0.1
Buddy Hicks	29	us US	B	R	5' 10"	170	Feb 15, 1927	1st	26	9	26	24	0	0	0	6	1	17	0	0	0	0	2	1	-0.4
Billy Hoeft	24	us US	L	L	6' 3"	180	May 17, 1932	5	42	34	42	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2.8
Gene Host	23	us US	B	L	5' 11"	190	Jan 1, 1933	1st	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$4,200
Frank House	26	us US	L	R	6' 1"	190	Feb 18, 1930	5	94	78	94	88	0	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	-0.2	$13,000
Al Kaline HOF	21	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Dec 19, 1934	4	153	153	153	153	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	142	153	0	0	6.5	$20,000	All-Star
Bob Kennedy	35	us US	R	R	6' 2"	193	Aug 18, 1920	15	70	41	70	56	0	0	0	0	27	0	21	0	9	30	17	2	-0.6
Chick King	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Nov 10, 1930	3	6	2	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	2	2	0.0
Harvey Kuenn	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	187	Dec 4, 1930	5	146	140	146	141	0	0	0	0	0	141	1	0	0	1	6	0	4.6		All-Star
Frank Lary	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Apr 10, 1930	3	41	38	41	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Charley Lau	23	us US	L	R	6' 0"	190	Apr 12, 1933	1st	3	3	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Duke Maas	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Jan 31, 1929	2	26	7	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.1
Dick Marlowe	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	165	Jun 27, 1929	6	7	1	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Walt Masterson	36	us US	R	R	6' 2"	189	Jun 22, 1920	14	35	0	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Charlie Maxwell	29	us US	L	L	5' 11"	185	Apr 8, 1927	6	141	132	141	136	0	0	0	0	0	0	134	0	2	136	7	0	5.9		All-Star
Bob Miller	20	us US	R	L	6' 1"	185	Jul 15, 1935	4	11	3	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Jack Phillips	34	us US	R	R	6' 4"	193	Sep 6, 1921	8	67	56	67	57	0	0	56	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	10	0	0.1
Jay Porter	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Jan 17, 1933	3	14	3	14	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	10	0	-0.5
Jim Small	19	us US	L	L	6' 1"	180	Mar 8, 1937	2	58	19	58	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	10	26	16	21	0.3	$6,000
Walt Streuli	20	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Sep 26, 1935	3	3	3	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Earl Torgeson	32	us US	L	L	6' 3"	180	Jan 1, 1924	10	117	75	117	83	0	0	83	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	6	1.8
Virgil Trucks	39	us US	R	R	5' 11"	198	Apr 26, 1917	15	22	16	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3
Bill Tuttle	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Jul 4, 1929	4	140	133	140	137	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	137	0	137	5	0	-1.3
Red Wilson	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	Mar 7, 1929	6	78	70	78	78	0	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2.2
Pete Wojey	36	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Dec 1, 1919	2	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Hal Woodeshick	23	us US	R	L	6' 3"	200	Aug 24, 1932	1st	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Name	Age		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		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Bucky Harris HOF	59	us US	Nov 8, 1896	Manager	Apr 17	Sep 30
Billy Hitchcock	39	us US	Jul 31, 1916	Third base	Apr 17	Sep 30
Joe Gordon	41	us US	Feb 18, 1915		Apr 17	Sep 30
Jack Tighe	42	us US	Aug 9, 1913		Apr 17	Sep 30
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date