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1952 Detroit Tigers Fielding Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1951 / 1953)
50-104, Finished 8th in American League
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Scored 557 runs, Allowed 738 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 58-96
Manager: Red Rolfe (23-49) and Fred Hutchinson (27-55)
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,026,846 (5th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 101, Pitching - 103;   one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 103
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1951 / 1953 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Matt Batts 30 55 303 262 36 5 4 .983 5.42 4 C
Neil Berry 30 68 260 91 160 9 26 .965 3.69 SS-3B
Bud Black 19 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 P
Jim Delsing 26 32 32 0 0 71 67 1 3 0 .958 2.13 OF
Walt Dropo 29 115 1095 1005 78 12 104 .989 9.42 1B
Al Federoff 27 77 360 148 203 9 45 .975 4.56 2B-SS
Ned Garver 26 1 5 3 2 0 1 1.000 5.00 P
Joe Ginsberg 25 101 491 442 41 8 7 .984 4.78 8 C
Ted Gray 27 35 56 14 40 2 3 .964 1.54 P
Johnny Groth 25 139 2 137 0 348 329 14 5 3 .986 2.47 OF
Fred Hatfield 27 116 405 125 266 14 35 .965 3.37 3B-SS
Billy Hoeft 20 34 32 5 25 2 4 .938 0.88 P
Johnny Hopp 35 5 4 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.40 OF-1B
Art Houtteman 24 35 57 16 40 1 3 .982 1.60 P
Fred Hutchinson 32 12 16 1 15 0 1 1.000 1.33 P
Ken Johnson 29 9 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.33 P
George Kell 29 39 121 38 78 5 7 .959 2.97 3B
Don Kolloway 33 40 317 266 44 7 19 .978 7.75 1B-2B
Harvey Kuenn 21 19 105 44 57 4 12 .962 5.32 SS
Don Lenhardt 29 43 43 0 0 95 89 5 1 1 .989 2.19 OF
George Lerchen 29 7 0 3 4 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 2.14 OF
Johnny Lipon 29 39 185 80 101 4 12 .978 4.64 SS
Dick Littlefield 26 28 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 0.21 P
Don Lund 29 7 0 0 7 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 1.57 OF
Dave Madison 31 10 2 0 1 1 1 .500 0.10 P
Cliff Mapes 30 63 5 18 43 92 86 3 3 1 .967 1.41 OF
Dick Marlowe 23 4 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.25 P
Wayne McLeland 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
Pat Mullin 34 65 60 2 5 140 131 6 3 2 .979 2.11 OF
Hal Newhouser 31 25 44 10 31 3 2 .932 1.64 P
Johnny Pesky 32 66 260 107 142 11 37 .958 3.77 SS-2B-3B
Jerry Priddy 32 75 434 211 209 14 48 .968 5.60 2B
Steve Souchock 33 78 16 1 41 234 195 31 8 7 .966 2.90 OF-3B-1B
Marlin Stuart 33 30 26 7 16 3 0 .885 0.77 P
Russ Sullivan 29 14 6 0 9 23 17 2 4 0 .826 1.36 OF
Bob Swift 37 28 133 118 12 3 1 .977 4.64 1 C
Ben Taylor 27 4 38 36 2 0 4 1.000 9.50 1B
Dizzy Trout 37 10 12 4 7 1 0 .917 1.10 P
Virgil Trucks 35 35 60 21 37 2 1 .967 1.66 P
Bill Tuttle 22 6 3 3 0 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 3.17 OF
Vic Wertz 27 79 0 0 79 144 134 8 2 3 .986 1.80 OF
Hal White 33 41 21 3 18 0 0 1.000 0.51 P
Bill Wight 30 23 47 4 40 3 0 .936 1.91 P
Team Totals 28.9 156 6095 4165 1778 152 394 .975 3.46 13
Rank in 8 AL teams 3 7 6
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Joe Ginsberg 25 101 491 442 41 8 7 .984 4.78
Matt Batts 30 55 303 262 36 5 4 .983 5.42
Bob Swift 37 28 133 118 12 3 1 .977 4.64
League Average .984 4.66
Team Total 156 927 822 89 16 12 .983 4.95

Player Standard Fielding--1B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Walt Dropo 29 115 1095 1005 78 12 104 .989 9.42
Don Kolloway 33 32 286 252 28 6 15 .979 8.75
Steve Souchock 33 9 88 81 6 1 4 .989 9.67
Ben Taylor 27 4 38 36 2 0 4 1.000 9.50
Johnny Hopp 35 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
League Average .988 8.89
Team Total 156 1508 1375 114 19 127 .987 9.25

Player Standard Fielding--2B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Jerry Priddy 32 75 434 211 209 14 48 .968 5.60
Al Federoff 27 70 328 136 184 8 42 .976 4.57
Johnny Pesky 32 22 65 27 36 2 12 .969 2.86
Don Kolloway 33 8 31 14 16 1 4 .968 3.75
League Average .978 5.11
Team Total 156 858 388 445 25 106 .971 4.76

Player Standard Fielding--3B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Fred Hatfield 27 107 379 114 253 12 32 .968 3.43
George Kell 29 39 121 38 78 5 7 .959 2.97
Steve Souchock 33 13 35 11 21 3 1 .914 2.46
Johnny Pesky 32 3 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 2.33
Neil Berry 30 2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.50
League Average .954 2.99
Team Total 156 545 166 359 20 40 .963 3.20

Player Standard Fielding--SS

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Neil Berry 30 66 257 90 158 9 26 .965 3.76
Johnny Pesky 32 41 188 78 101 9 25 .952 4.37
Johnny Lipon 29 39 185 80 101 4 12 .978 4.64
Harvey Kuenn 21 19 105 44 57 4 12 .962 5.32
Fred Hatfield 27 9 26 11 13 2 3 .923 2.67
Al Federoff 27 7 32 12 19 1 3 .969 4.43
League Average .963 4.26
Team Total 156 793 315 449 29 81 .963 4.22

Player Standard Fielding--OF

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Johnny Groth 25 139 2 137 0 348 329 14 5 3 .986 2.47
Vic Wertz 27 79 0 0 79 144 134 8 2 3 .986 1.80
Pat Mullin 34 65 60 2 5 140 131 6 3 2 .979 2.11
Cliff Mapes 30 63 5 18 43 92 86 3 3 1 .967 1.41
Steve Souchock 33 56 16 1 41 111 103 4 4 2 .964 1.91
Don Lenhardt 29 43 43 0 0 95 89 5 1 1 .989 2.19
Jim Delsing 26 32 32 0 0 71 67 1 3 0 .958 2.13
Russ Sullivan 29 14 6 0 9 23 17 2 4 0 .826 1.36
George Lerchen 29 7 0 3 4 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 2.14
Don Lund 29 7 0 0 7 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 1.57
Bill Tuttle 22 6 3 3 0 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 3.17
Johnny Hopp 35 4 4 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.50
League Average .980 2.19
Team Total 156 1075 1006 44 25 12 .977 2.04

Player Standard Fielding--P

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Hal White 33 41 21 3 18 0 0 1.000 0.51
Ted Gray 27 35 56 14 40 2 3 .964 1.54
Art Houtteman 24 35 57 16 40 1 3 .982 1.60
Virgil Trucks 35 35 60 21 37 2 1 .967 1.66
Billy Hoeft 20 34 32 5 25 2 4 .938 0.88
Marlin Stuart 33 30 26 7 16 3 0 .885 0.77
Dick Littlefield 26 28 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 0.21
Hal Newhouser 31 25 44 10 31 3 2 .932 1.64
Bill Wight 30 23 47 4 40 3 0 .936 1.91
Fred Hutchinson 32 12 16 1 15 0 1 1.000 1.33
Dave Madison 31 10 2 0 1 1 1 .500 0.10
Dizzy Trout 37 10 12 4 7 1 0 .917 1.10
Ken Johnson 29 9 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.33
Dick Marlowe 23 4 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.25
Wayne McLeland 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Bud Black 19 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50
Ned Garver 26 1 5 3 2 0 1 1.000 5.00
League Average .963 1.02
Team Total 156 389 93 278 18 16 .954 1.10

1951 / 1953 Fielding Statistics