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1961 Detroit Tigers

1961 > Class Major League > 1961 American League
Overall: 101-61
Scored 841 runs, Allowed 671 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 98-64

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: Bob Scheffing
Represented: Detroit, MI
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1960 / 1962

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 Hank Aguirre 30 45 13 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 3 1 0
2 George Alusik 26 15 16 14 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .143 .188 .143 .330 2 0 0 0 1 0
3 Steve Boros 24 116 485 396 51 107 18 2 5 62 4 2 68 42 .270 .382 .364 .746 144 8 8 6 7 2
4 Dick Brown 26 93 336 308 32 82 12 2 16 45 0 2 22 57 .266 .312 .474 .786 146 10 0 3 3 2
5 Bob Bruce 28 14 12 9 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .111 .273 .222 .495 2 1 0 1 0 0
6 Bill Bruton* 35 160 668 596 99 153 15 5 17 63 22 6 61 66 .257 .327 .384 .712 229 9 3 5 3 0
7 Jim Bunning 29 38 104 100 6 13 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 30 .130 .147 .140 .287 14 3 0 2 0 0
8 Norm Cash* 26 159 672 535 119 193 22 8 41 132 11 5 124 85 .361 .487 .662 1.148 354 16 9 2 2 19
9 Harry Chiti 28 5 13 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083 .154 .083 .237 1 1 0 0 0 0
10 Rocky Colavito 27 163 708 583 129 169 30 2 45 140 1 2 113 75 .290 .402 .580 .982 338 14 2 2 8 2
11 Chico Fernandez 29 133 476 435 41 108 15 4 3 40 8 5 36 45 .248 .305 .322 .627 140 14 0 4 1 4
12 Terry Fox 25 39 14 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .167 .231 .167 .397 2 0 0 1 0 0
13 Paul Foytack 30 32 61 54 4 12 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 11 .222 .236 .296 .533 16 3 0 6 0 0
14 Bill Freehan 19 4 11 10 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 .400 .455 .400 .855 4 0 0 0 0 0
15 Dick Gernert 32 6 6 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 .200 .333 .800 1.133 4 1 0 0 0 0
16 Fred Gladding* 25 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Joe Grzenda 24 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 Frank House* 31 17 28 22 3 5 1 1 0 3 0 0 4 2 .227 .333 .364 .697 8 1 0 1 1 0
19 Al Kaline 26 153 665 586 116 190 41 7 19 82 14 1 66 42 .324 .393 .515 .909 302 16 4 4 5 2
20 Howie Koplitz 23 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Frank Lary 31 42 115 108 13 25 2 0 1 5 0 0 3 27 .231 .259 .278 .537 30 2 1 3 0 0
22 Charlie Maxwell* 34 79 153 131 11 30 4 2 5 18 0 0 20 24 .229 .333 .405 .738 53 1 1 0 1 2
23 Dick McAuliffe* 21 80 315 285 36 73 12 4 6 33 2 3 24 39 .256 .322 .389 .711 111 5 4 1 1 0
24 Bubba Morton 29 77 120 108 26 31 5 1 2 19 3 1 9 25 .287 .342 .407 .749 44 1 1 0 2 1
25 Don Mossi* 32 35 91 79 8 13 2 0 1 8 0 0 6 28 .165 .224 .228 .451 18 0 0 6 0 0
26 Ron Nischwitz# 23 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Bobo Osborne* 25 71 114 93 8 20 7 0 2 13 1 0 20 15 .215 .354 .355 .709 33 1 0 1 0 0
28 Phil Regan 24 33 46 40 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 15 .075 .140 .100 .240 4 1 0 3 0 0
29 Mike Roarke 30 86 253 229 21 51 6 1 2 22 0 0 20 31 .223 .283 .284 .567 65 6 0 2 2 3
30 Jake Wood 24 162 731 663 96 171 17 14 11 69 30 9 58 141 .258 .320 .376 .695 249 8 4 2 4 2
30 Players 27.4 163 6378 5561 841 1481 215 53 180 779 98 36 673 867 .266 .347 .421 .768 2342 125 38 64 42 39
Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 Hank Aguirre* 30 4 4 .500 3.25 45 0 21 0 0 8 55.1 44 22 20 5 38 3 32 2 0 4 244 1.482 7.2 0.8 6.2 5.2 0.84
2 Bob Bruce 28 1 2 .333 4.43 14 6 2 0 0 0 44.2 57 28 22 6 24 2 25 2 0 0 210 1.813 11.5 1.2 4.8 5.0 1.04
3 Jim Bunning 29 17 11 .607 3.19 38 37 1 12 4 1 268.0 232 113 95 25 71 3 194 9 0 2 1110 1.131 7.8 0.8 2.4 6.5 2.73
4 Terry Fox 25 5 2 .714 1.41 39 0 25 0 0 12 57.1 42 12 9 6 16 1 32 3 0 0 231 1.012 6.6 0.9 2.5 5.0 2.00
5 Paul Foytack 30 11 10 .524 3.93 32 20 4 6 0 0 169.2 152 81 74 27 56 0 89 2 0 1 702 1.226 8.1 1.4 3.0 4.7 1.59
6 Fred Gladding 25 1 0 1.000 3.31 8 0 2 0 0 0 16.1 18 7 6 1 11 1 11 2 0 1 79 1.776 9.9 0.6 6.1 6.1 1.00
7 Joe Grzenda* 24 1 0 1.000 7.94 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 9 5 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 28 1.941 14.3 3.2 3.2 0.0 0.00
8 Howie Koplitz 23 2 0 1.000 2.25 4 1 2 1 0 0 12.0 16 6 3 0 8 1 9 0 0 1 59 2.000 12.0 0.0 6.0 6.8 1.13
9 Frank Lary 31 23 9 .719 3.24 36 36 0 22 4 0 275.1 252 117 99 24 66 2 146 6 0 6 1127 1.155 8.2 0.8 2.2 4.8 2.21
10 Manny Montejo 25 0 0 3.86 12 0 2 0 0 0 16.1 13 7 7 2 6 1 15 2 0 1 68 1.163 7.2 1.1 3.3 8.3 2.50
11 Don Mossi* 32 15 7 .682 2.96 35 34 1 12 1 1 240.1 237 97 79 29 47 3 137 0 2 1 981 1.182 8.9 1.1 1.8 5.1 2.91
12 Ron Nischwitz* 23 0 1 .000 5.56 6 1 2 0 0 0 11.1 13 12 7 2 8 1 8 0 0 0 56 1.853 10.3 1.6 6.4 6.4 1.00
13 Phil Regan 24 10 7 .588 5.25 32 16 7 6 0 2 120.0 134 70 70 19 41 1 46 1 0 1 526 1.458 10.0 1.4 3.1 3.4 1.12
13 Players 28.6 101 61 .623 3.55 163 163 101 62 12 30 1459.1 1404 671 575 170 469 27 836 29 2 29 6170 1.283 8.7 1.0 2.9 5.2 1.78

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO
Dick Brown 91 460 38 5 7 .990 5.47 6 19 24 56%
Mike Roarke 85 383 22 5 5 .988 4.76 6 17 14 45%
Frank House 14 36 1 1 0 .974 2.64 0 3 1 25%
Harry Chiti 5 19 3 0 0 1.000 4.40 1 2 3 60%
Bill Freehan 3 14 4 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 2 0 0%

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Norm Cash 157 1231 127 11 121 .992 8.65
Bobo Osborne 11 50 3 0 4 1.000 4.82

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Jake Wood 162 380 396 25 83 .969 4.79

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Steve Boros 116 115 192 15 15 .953 2.65
Dick McAuliffe 22 13 39 5 3 .912 2.36
Chico Fernandez 8 10 10 0 0 1.000 2.50
Bobo Osborne 8 10 12 1 2 .957 2.75
Al Kaline 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Chico Fernandez 121 207 312 23 59 .958 4.29
Dick McAuliffe 55 79 115 14 29 .933 3.53

LF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Rocky Colavito 150 0.00
Charlie Maxwell 22 0.00
Bubba Morton 8 0.00
Al Kaline 1 0.00

CF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Bill Bruton 155 0.00
Al Kaline 22 0.00
Bubba Morton 2 0.00

RF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Al Kaline 141 0.00
Rocky Colavito 20 0.00
Bubba Morton 20 0.00
Charlie Maxwell 4 0.00
George Alusik 1 0.00

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Rocky Colavito 161 329 16 9 4 .975 2.14
Bill Bruton 155 410 4 5 2 .988 2.67
Al Kaline 147 378 9 4 3 .990 2.63
Bubba Morton 30 39 1 2 1 .952 1.33
Charlie Maxwell 25 53 2 2 0 .965 2.20
George Alusik 1 0 0 0 0 0.00

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Hank Aguirre 45 1 7 2 0 .800 0.18
Terry Fox 39 6 12 1 1 .947 0.46
Jim Bunning 38 21 29 3 6 .943 1.32
Frank Lary 36 32 55 1 5 .989 2.42
Don Mossi 35 7 40 1 8 .979 1.34
Paul Foytack 32 8 13 0 2 1.000 0.66
Phil Regan 32 7 8 0 0 1.000 0.47
Bob Bruce 14 5 1 1 0 .857 0.43
Manny Montejo 12 0 0 0 0 0.00
Fred Gladding 8 1 1 1 0 .667 0.25
Ron Nischwitz 6 1 1 1 0 .667 0.33
Joe Grzenda 4 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.75
Howie Koplitz 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.25

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Hank Aguirre 30 R L 6' 4.0" 205 Jan 31, 1931 Azusa, CA, US 1961-04-26 1961-09-29
George Alusik 26 R R 6' 3.0" 175 Feb 11, 1935 Ashley, PA, US 1961-08-02 1961-09-25
Reno Bertoia 26 R R 5' 11.0" 185 Jan 8, 1935 San Vito al Tagliamento, IT 1961-08-03 1961-09-27
Steve Boros 24 R R 6' 0.0" 185 Sep 3, 1936 Flint, MI, US 1961-04-11 1961-10-01
Dick Brown 26 R R 6' 2.0" 176 Jan 17, 1935 Shinnston, WV, US 1961-04-11 1961-09-29
Bob Bruce 28 R R 6' 3.0" 200 May 16, 1933 Detroit, MI, US 1961-04-23 1961-09-25
Bill Bruton 35 L R 6' 0.0" 169 Nov 9, 1925 Panola, AL, US 1961-04-11 1961-10-01
Jim Bunning 29 R R 6' 3.0" 190 Oct 23, 1931 Southgate, KY, US 1961-04-11 1961-09-29
Jerry Casale 27 R R 6' 2.0" 200 Sep 27, 1933 Brooklyn, NY, US 1961-06-11 1961-06-27
Norm Cash 26 L L 6' 0.0" 185 Nov 10, 1934 Justiceburg, TX, US 1961-04-11 1961-10-01
Harry Chiti 28 R R 6' 2.0" 221 Nov 16, 1932 Kincaid, IL, US 1961-04-23 1961-05-09
Rocky Colavito 27 R R 6' 3.0" 190 Aug 10, 1933 New York, NY, US 1961-04-11 1961-10-01
Chuck Cottier 25 R R 5' 10.0" 175 Jan 18, 1936 Delta, CO, US 1961-04-19 1961-05-30
Jim Donohue 22 R R 6' 4.0" 190 Oct 31, 1938 St. Louis, MO, US 1961-04-11 1961-06-05
Chico Fernandez 29 R R 6' 0.0" 165 Mar 2, 1932 La Habana, La Habana, CU 1961-04-11 1961-10-01
Bill Fischer 30 R R 6' 0.0" 190 Oct 11, 1930 Wausau, WI, US 1961-04-11 1961-07-23
Terry Fox 25 R R 6' 0.0" 175 Jul 31, 1935 Chicago, IL, US 1961-04-15 1961-09-29
Paul Foytack 30 R R 5' 11.0" 175 Nov 16, 1930 Scranton, PA, US 1961-04-26 1961-10-01
Bill Freehan 19 R R 6' 3.0" 203 Nov 29, 1941 Detroit, MI, US 1961-09-26 1961-10-01
Dick Gernert 32 R R 6' 3.0" 209 Sep 28, 1928 Reading, PA, US 1961-04-23 1961-05-09
Fred Gladding 25 L R 6' 1.0" 220 Jun 28, 1936 Flat Rock, MI, US 1961-07-01 1961-08-06
Joe Grzenda 24 R L 6' 2.0" 180 Jun 8, 1937 Scranton, PA, US 1961-04-26 1961-05-09
Frank House 31 L R 6' 1.0" 190 Feb 18, 1930 Bessemer, AL, US 1961-07-23 1961-09-25
Al Kaline 26 R R 6' 1.0" 175 Dec 19, 1934 Baltimore, MD, US 1961-04-11 1961-10-01
Ron Kline 29 R R 6' 3.0" 205 Mar 9, 1932 Callery, PA, US 1961-08-13 1961-09-29
Howie Koplitz 23 R R 5' 10.0" 190 May 4, 1938 Oshkosh, WI, US 1961-09-08 1961-09-30
Frank Lary 31 R R 5' 11.0" 175 Apr 10, 1930 Northport, AL, US 1961-04-14 1961-09-27
Charlie Maxwell 34 L L 5' 11.0" 185 Apr 8, 1927 Lawton, MI, US 1961-04-19 1961-09-29
Dick McAuliffe 21 L R 5' 11.0" 176 Nov 29, 1939 Hartford, CT, US 1961-06-22 1961-10-01
Manny Montejo 25 R R 5' 11.0" 150 Oct 16, 1935 Caibarien, CU 1961-07-25 1961-09-15
Bubba Morton 29 R R 5' 10.0" 175 Dec 13, 1931 Washington, DC, US 1961-04-19 1961-10-01
Don Mossi 32 L L 6' 1.0" 195 Jan 11, 1929 St. Helena, CA, US 1961-04-15 1961-09-25
Ron Nischwitz 23 S L 6' 3.0" 205 Jul 1, 1937 Dayton, OH, US 1961-09-04 1961-09-26
Bobo Osborne 25 L R 6' 1.0" 205 Oct 12, 1935 Chattahoochee, GA, US 1961-04-11 1961-09-30
Phil Regan 24 R R 6' 3.0" 200 Apr 6, 1937 Otsego, MI, US 1961-04-11 1961-09-24
Mike Roarke 30 R R 6' 2.0" 195 Nov 8, 1930 West Warwick, RI, US 1961-04-19 1961-09-29
Gerry Staley 40 R R 6' 0.0" 195 Aug 21, 1920 Brush Prairie, WA, US 1961-08-05 1961-09-25
George Thomas 23 R R 6' 3.0" 190 Nov 29, 1937 Minneapolis, MN, US 1961-04-19 1961-06-20
Ozzie Virgil 29 R R 6' 1.0" 174 May 17, 1932 Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi, DO 1961-04-11 1961-07-30
Vic Wertz 36 L R 6' 0.0" 186 Feb 9, 1925 York, PA, US 1961-09-14 1961-09-29
Jake Wood 24 R R 6' 1.0" 163 Jun 22, 1937 Elizabeth, NJ, US 1961-04-11 1961-10-01
Hal Woodeshick 28 R L 6' 3.0" 200 Aug 24, 1932 Wilkes-Barre, PA, US 1961-06-11 1961-07-23

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