1957 Detroit Tigers Roster (40-man)

1956 Season 1958 Season

Record: 78-76-0, Finished 4th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Jack Tighe (78-76)

General Manager: John McHale (Promoted "early in season")

Ballpark: Briggs Stadium

Attendance: 1,272,346 (2nd of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102
One-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 108

Pythagorean W-L: 77-77, 614 Runs, 614 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	29	us US	L	L	6' 2"	195	Jul 31, 1927	6	28	0	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2.1	$9,000
Reno Bertoia	22	it IT	R	R	5' 11"	185	Jan 8, 1935	5	97	80	97	87	0	0	0	2	83	7	0	0	0	0	9	4	-0.1	$6,600
Frank Bolling	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Nov 16, 1931	3	146	144	146	146	0	0	0	146	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2
Ray Boone	33	us US	R	R	6' 0"	172	Jul 27, 1923	10	129	121	129	121	0	0	117	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0.4	$28,000
Steve Boros	20	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Sep 3, 1936	1st	24	7	24	14	0	0	0	0	9	5	0	0	0	0	4	7	-0.6
Jim Bunning HOF	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Oct 23, 1931	3	45	30	45	45	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	$8,500	All-Star
Harry Byrd	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	188	Feb 3, 1925	7	37	1	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	$9,000
Mel Clark	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jul 7, 1924	6	5	1	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	3	1	-0.1	$9,500
Jack Crimian	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Feb 17, 1926	4	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Chuck Daniel	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Sep 17, 1933	1st	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Jack Dittmer	29	us US	L	R	6' 1"	175	Jan 10, 1928	6	16	3	16	4	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0.0
Jim Finigan	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Aug 19, 1928	4	64	48	64	62	0	0	0	3	59	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.7
Paul Foytack	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Nov 16, 1930	4	38	27	38	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.8
Steve Gromek	37	us US	B	R	6' 2"	180	Jan 15, 1920	17	15	1	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Johnny Groth	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	182	Jul 23, 1926	12	38	24	38	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	25	0	36	2	1	0.4
Billy Hoeft	25	us US	L	L	6' 3"	180	May 17, 1932	6	42	28	42	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3.4
Frank House	27	us US	L	R	6' 1"	190	Feb 18, 1930	6	106	95	106	97	0	97	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0.6	$14,000
Al Kaline HOF	22	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Dec 19, 1934	5	149	143	149	145	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	23	136	145	5	0	5.5	$29,000	All-Star
Harvey Kuenn	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	187	Dec 4, 1930	6	151	150	151	150	0	0	1	0	17	136	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.9	$32,000	All-Star
Frank Lary	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Apr 10, 1930	4	40	35	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6
Don Lee	23	us US	R	R	6' 4"	205	Feb 26, 1934	1st	11	6	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Duke Maas	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Jan 31, 1929	3	45	26	45	45	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.6
Charlie Maxwell	30	us US	L	L	5' 11"	185	Apr 8, 1927	7	138	133	138	137	0	0	0	0	0	0	136	0	4	137	3	0	5.2		All-Star
Karl Olson	26	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Jul 6, 1930	6	8	1	8	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	5	3	1	-0.3
Bobo Osborne	21	us US	L	R	6' 1"	205	Oct 12, 1935	1st	11	7	11	9	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	2	1	-0.2
Dave Philley	37	us US	B	R	6' 0"	188	May 16, 1920	13	65	34	65	39	0	0	27	0	1	0	4	0	8	12	26	1	0.0
Jack Phillips	35	us US	R	R	6' 4"	193	Sep 6, 1921	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jay Porter	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Jan 17, 1933	4	58	37	58	42	0	12	3	0	0	0	6	0	21	27	20	0	0.2
Joe Presko	28	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Oct 7, 1928	5	7	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Eddie Robinson	36	us US	L	R	6' 2"	210	Dec 15, 1920	13	13	0	13	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	-0.1
Ron Samford	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	156	Feb 28, 1930	3	54	26	54	49	0	0	0	11	4	35	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.3
Bob Shaw	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Jun 29, 1933	1st	7	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4	$5,400
Lou Sleater	30	us US	L	L	5' 11"	185	Sep 8, 1926	6	41	0	41	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.9	$8,500
Jim Small	20	us US	L	L	6' 1"	180	Mar 8, 1937	3	36	7	36	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	6	14	14	10	-0.6	$6,000
Jim Stump	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	188	Feb 10, 1932	1st	6	0	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Bill Taylor	27	us US	L	L	6' 3"	212	Dec 30, 1929	4	9	5	9	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	4	0	0.1
George Thomas	19	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Nov 29, 1937	1st	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.1
Earl Torgeson	33	us US	L	L	6' 3"	180	Jan 1, 1924	11	30	9	30	17	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	2	0.0
John Tsitouris	21	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	May 4, 1936	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Bill Tuttle	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Jul 4, 1929	5	133	107	133	128	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	128	0	128	4	5	-1.0
Red Wilson	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	Mar 7, 1929	7	60	50	60	60	0	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.9
Pete Wojey	37	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Dec 1, 1919	3	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Tom Yewcic	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	May 9, 1932	1st	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
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
Jack Tighe	43	us US	Aug 9, 1913	Manager	Apr 16	Sep 29
Billy Hitchcock	40	us US	Jul 31, 1916	Hitting	Apr 16	Sep 29
Willis Hudlin	51	us US	May 23, 1906	Pitching	Apr 16	Sep 29
Don Lund	34	us US	May 18, 1923	First base	Apr 16	Sep 29
Billy Hitchcock	40	us US	Jul 31, 1916	Third base	Apr 16	Sep 29
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date