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1952 Detroit Tigers (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
Managed by Red Rolfe and Fred Hutchinson

Ballpark: Briggs Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,026,846 (5th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 101, Pitching - 103
  (one-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 103
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 Stats / Schedule (1951/1953) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   50-104, Final Rank: 8, GB:   45.0
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:       never
Most Games under .500:          54 (last on September 28)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       45.0 (last on September 28)

Longest Winning Streak:          4 (July 24 to July 27 and September 7 to September 11)
Longest Losing Streak:           8 (April 15 to April 22 and September 16 to September 24)

Most Runs Allowed:              16 (July 11)
Most Runs Scored:               13 (April 26)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      18
Times Opponent Shutout:         10

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        50 104     557     738    .325

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           32  45     284     366    .416
Road           18  59     273     372    .234

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           2   9      31      40    .182
May            10  16     101     114    .385
June           10  21     119     157    .323
July           13  19     136     167    .406
August          8  22      83     116    .267
September       7  17      87     144    .292

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     25  49     273     345    .338
Second Half    25  55     284     393    .313
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        16  35     164     183    .314

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        12  29     164     278    .293

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BOS             6  16      93     134    .273
CHW             5  17      66      86    .227
CLE             6  16      76     131    .273
NYY             9  13      78     118    .409
PHA             5  17      91     113    .227
SLB             8  14      71      72    .364
WSH            11  11      82      84    .500

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 15     DET  SLB  L   0-3        0-1     4     1.0  2:10 N Garver                   43,112 -
  2 Wed, Apr 16     DET  SLB  L   4-5        0-2     7     2.0  2:11 T Byrne                     5,524 --
  3 Thu, Apr 17     DET  SLB  L   1-3        0-3     7     3.0  2:13 B Cain                      5,778 ---
  4 Fri, Apr 18     DET @CLE  L   0-5        0-4     7     4.0  2:40 B Feller                   56,068 ----
  5 Sat, Apr 19     DET @CLE  L   5-7        0-5     8     5.0  2:43 E Wynn                     11,829 -----
  6 Sun, Apr 20     DET @CLE  L   2-3        0-6     8     7.0  2:11 B Lemon                         0 ------
  7                 DET @CLE  L   2-7        0-7     8     7.0  2:13 S Gromek                   35,549 -------
  8 Tue, Apr 22     DET @CHW  L   0-2        0-8     8     7.0  2:03 S Rogovin                   3,252 --------
  9 Sat, Apr 26     DET  CLE  W  13-0        1-8     8     7.0  2:18 A Houtteman                17,922 +
 10 Sun, Apr 27     DET  CLE  W   1-0        2-8     7     6.5  2:10 T Gray                     42,831 ++
 11 Wed, Apr 30     DET @BOS  L   3-5        2-9     8     7.5  2:52 I Delock                   24,764 -
 12 Thu, May  1     DET @NYY  W   5-4        3-9     7     6.5  2:25 A Houtteman                21,127 +
 13 Fri, May  2     DET @NYY  L   1-4        3-10    8     7.5  2:05 E Lopat                     7,540 -
 14 Sat, May  3     DET @NYY  W   6-3        4-10    8     7.5  2:40 M Stuart                   16,525 +
 15 Sun, May  4     DET @PHA  L   6-10       4-11    8     8.0  2:25 B Shantz                          -
 16                 DET @PHA  L   5-6        4-12    8     8.0  2:37 C Scheib                   12,655 --
 17 Tue, May  6     DET @WSH  L   2-5        4-13    8     8.5  1:56 C Marrero                  12,665 ---
 18 Wed, May  7     DET @WSH  L   2-6        4-14    8     9.5  1:53 S Hudson                    6,728 ----
 19 Thu, May  8     DET @WSH  -   4-4        4-14    8     9.0  3:43                             2,903 ----
 20 Fri, May  9     DET  CHW  L   5-8        4-15    8     9.5  4:27 H Dorish                    2,857 -----
 21 Sat, May 10     DET  CHW  L   3-6        4-16    8     9.5  2:31 J Dobson                    7,533 ------
 22 Sun, May 11     DET  CHW  L   5-6        4-17    8    10.5  2:34 C Stobbs                          -------
 23                 DET  CHW  W   2-1        5-17    8    10.5  2:03 T Gray                     24,053 +
 24 Tue, May 13     DET  WSH  L   3-4        5-18    8    11.5  1:58 C Marrero                  19,092 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Wed, May 14     DET  WSH  W   3-2        6-18    8    10.5  1:55 A Houtteman                 2,886 +
 26 Thu, May 15     DET  WSH  W   1-0        7-18    8    10.0  1:32 V Trucks                    2,215 ++
 27 Fri, May 16     DET  NYY  L   2-3        7-19    8    10.0  2:26 A Reynolds                  6,209 -
 28 Sun, May 18     DET  BOS  L   4-7        7-20    8    11.0  2:38 B Wight                    25,971 --
 29 Mon, May 19     DET  BOS  L   2-3        7-21    8    11.5  1:59 B Henry                     4,950 ---
 30 Wed, May 21     DET  PHA  W   5-1        8-21    8    11.5  2:07 V Trucks                    3,718 +
 31 Fri, May 23     DET @CHW  W   9-2        9-21    8    11.0  2:35 T Gray                     16,524 ++
 32 Sun, May 25     DET @CHW  L   0-3        9-22    8    12.5  1:46 J Dobson                        0 -
 33                 DET @CHW  L   0-1        9-23    8    12.5  1:51 M Grissom                  16,544 --
 34 Tue, May 27     DET @CLE  W   6-4       10-23    8    11.5  2:35 H Newhouser                15,615 +
 35 Wed, May 28     DET  CLE  W   6-2       11-23    8    10.5  2:18 T Gray                     38,662 ++
 36 Thu, May 29     DET  CLE  L   4-11      11-24    8    11.5  2:59 B Feller                    6,820 -
 37 Fri, May 30     DET @SLB  L   2-3       11-25    8    10.5  2:06 S Paige                           --
 38                 DET @SLB  W   8-5       12-25    8    10.5  3:15 D Trout                    13,162 +
 39 Sun, Jun  1     DET @WSH  L   3-4       12-26    8    10.5  2:10 L Sleater                       0 -
 40                 DET @WSH  W   6-3       13-26    8    10.5  2:04 T Gray                     17,474 +
 41 Mon, Jun  2     DET @WSH  L   2-5       13-27    8    10.5  1:46 C Marrero                   9,853 -
 42 Tue, Jun  3     DET @PHA  L   1-3       13-28    8    11.5  2:55 A Kellner                   5,733 --
 43 Wed, Jun  4     DET @PHA  L   3-4       13-29    8    11.5  2:02 B Shantz                    7,827 ---
 44 Thu, Jun  5     DET @PHA  W  12-2       14-29    8    11.5  2:05 M Stuart                    2,616 +
 45 Fri, Jun  6     DET @BOS  W   4-2       15-29    8    11.5  2:32 T Gray                     30,808 ++
 46 Sat, Jun  7     DET @BOS  L   9-11      15-30    8    12.5  3:06 R Gumpert                  15,602 -
 47 Sun, Jun  8     DET @BOS  L   2-5       15-31    8    12.5  2:37 M McDermott                       --
 48                 DET @BOS  L   2-5       15-32    8    12.5  2:16 D Trout                    33,312 ---
 49 Mon, Jun  9     DET @BOS  L   8-9       15-33    8    13.5  3:03 W Masterson                 5,884 ----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Tue, Jun 10     DET @NYY  L   0-4       15-34    8    14.0  1:55 E Lopat                    35,914 -----
 51 Wed, Jun 11     DET @NYY  L   2-7       15-35    8    14.5  2:15 J Sain                     10,154 ------
 52 Thu, Jun 12     DET @NYY  L   0-3       15-36    8    15.5  2:02 T Morgan                   10,504 -------
 53 Sat, Jun 14     DET  WSH  W   7-6       16-36    8    15.0  2:14 H White                     9,997 +
 54 Sun, Jun 15     DET  WSH  W   6-3       17-36    8    16.0  2:06 T Gray                          0 ++
 55                 DET  WSH  L   2-4       17-37    8    16.0  2:20 W Masterson                25,541 -
 56 Tue, Jun 17     DET  NYY  W   7-6       18-37    8    15.0  3:23 F Hutchinson               47,544 +
 57 Wed, Jun 18     DET  NYY  L   6-10      18-38    8    16.0  2:37 J Sain                      9,756 -
 58 Thu, Jun 19     DET  NYY  L   0-8       18-39    8    17.0  2:29 A Reynolds                  9,506 --
 59 Fri, Jun 20     DET  PHA  L   1-3       18-40    8    17.0  2:23 H Byrd                     13,944 ---
 60 Sun, Jun 22     DET  PHA  W   4-3       19-40    8    16.5  2:50 H Newhouser                       +
 61                 DET  PHA  L   0-10      19-41    8    16.5  2:20 C Scheib                   13,958 -
 62 Mon, Jun 23     DET  BOS  L   6-12      19-42    8    17.5  2:42 I Delock                    6,290 --
 63 Tue, Jun 24     DET  BOS  W   7-1       20-42    8    17.5  2:48 V Trucks                   38,698 +
 64 Wed, Jun 25     DET  BOS  L   3-10      20-43    8    17.5  2:12 D Brodowski                 6,840 -
 65 Thu, Jun 26     DET @SLB  W   6-0       21-43    8    17.0  2:12 B Wight                     5,748 +
 66 Fri, Jun 27     DET @SLB  L   1-2       21-44    8    18.0  1:59 B Cain                      4,972 -
 67 Sat, Jun 28     DET @SLB  W   5-2       22-44    8    17.0  2:08 T Gray                      8,017 +
 68 Sun, Jun 29     DET @SLB  L   2-3       22-45    8    18.5  2:59 S Paige                     4,858 -
 69 Mon, Jun 30     DET  CHW  L   2-7       22-46    8    18.5  2:30 J Dobson                   28,740 --
 70 Tue, Jul  1     DET  CHW  W   6-4       23-46    8    18.5  2:16 F Hutchinson                5,396 +
 71 Wed, Jul  2     DET  CHW  L   2-3       23-47    8    18.5  2:05 B Pierce                    4,273 -
 72 Fri, Jul  4     DET  CLE  L   0-11      23-48    8    20.5  2:07 E Wynn                            --
 73                 DET  CLE  L   1-10      23-49    8    20.5  2:22 B Lemon                    42,035 ---
 74 Sat, Jul  5     DET  SLB  W   5-0       24-49    8    20.5  2:39 B Wight                    32,221 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Sun, Jul  6     DET  SLB  W   8-6       25-49    8    20.0  2:16 H Newhouser                11,344 ++
 76 Fri, Jul 11     DET @BOS  L   6-16      25-50    8    21.0  2:28 D Brodowski                     0 -
 77                 DET @BOS  L   3-5       25-51    8    21.0  2:19 M Parnell                  12,655 --
 78 Sat, Jul 12     DET @BOS  L   4-5       25-52    8    22.0  2:12 S Hudson                   11,394 ---
 79 Sun, Jul 13     DET @NYY  L   1-11      25-53    8    24.0  2:04 V Raschi                          ----
 80                 DET @NYY  L   2-12      25-54    8    24.0  2:13 T Morgan                   30,775 -----
 81 Mon, Jul 14     DET @NYY  W   8-2       26-54    8    23.0  2:59 B Hoeft                     6,611 +
 82 Tue, Jul 15     DET @WSH  L   2-8       26-55    8    23.5  2:10 W Masterson                     0 -
 83                 DET @WSH  L   8-9       26-56    8    23.5  2:23 L Sleater                   8,382 --
 84 Wed, Jul 16     DET @WSH  W   9-0       27-56    8    24.0  2:09 B Wight                     4,088 +
 85 Thu, Jul 17     DET @WSH  L   0-1       27-57    8    24.5  1:45 S Shea                      4,804 -
 86 Fri, Jul 18     DET @PHA  W   2-1       28-57    8    24.5  1:36 A Houtteman                 8,846 +
 87 Sat, Jul 19     DET @PHA  L   4-5       28-58    8    25.5  2:21 B Hooper                    1,963 -
 88 Sun, Jul 20     DET @PHA  L   7-8       28-59    8    25.5  2:52 E Wright                          --
 89                 DET @PHA  -   3-3       28-59    8    25.5  2:42                             7,103 --
 90 Tue, Jul 22     DET  WSH  W   1-0       29-59    8    26.0  1:46 V Trucks                   18,706 +
 91 Wed, Jul 23     DET  WSH  L   2-5       29-60    8    26.0  2:21 S Consuegra                 4,351 -
 92 Thu, Jul 24     DET  WSH  W   4-2       30-60    8    25.0  2:14 B Wight                     4,027 +
 93 Fri, Jul 25     DET  NYY  W   2-1       31-60    8    24.0  2:08 A Houtteman                41,538 ++
 94 Sat, Jul 26     DET  NYY  W  10-6       32-60    8    23.0  3:14 T Gray                     13,060 +++
 95 Sun, Jul 27     DET  NYY  W   8-3       33-60    8    23.0  2:50 B Hoeft                           ++++
 96                 DET  NYY  L   0-6       33-61    8    23.0  2:24 B Miller                   40,315 -
 97 Mon, Jul 28     DET  NYY  W  12-2       34-61    8    22.0  2:20 H Newhouser                 8,046 +
 98 Tue, Jul 29     DET  PHA  L   0-5       34-62    8    22.5  2:58 H Byrd                            -
 99                 DET  PHA  W  10-8       35-62    8    22.5  2:34 M Stuart                   30,654 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Wed, Jul 30     DET  PHA  L   3-4       35-63    8    22.5  1:59 D Fowler                    4,490 -
101 Thu, Jul 31     DET  PHA  L   1-2       35-64    8    24.0  1:49 B Shantz                          --
102                 DET  PHA  L   2-3       35-65    8    24.0  2:02 A Kellner                  13,180 ---
103 Fri, Aug  1     DET  BOS  L   1-3       35-66    8    24.0  2:10 M Parnell                  37,412 ----
104 Sat, Aug  2     DET  BOS  L   5-10      35-67    8    24.0  2:20 D Trout                    10,834 -----
105 Sun, Aug  3     DET  BOS  W   6-0       36-67    8    24.5  2:03 A Houtteman                17,659 +
106 Tue, Aug  5     DET @SLB  L   1-5       36-68    8    26.0  2:02 B Cain                      4,609 -
107 Wed, Aug  6     DET @SLB  L   0-1       36-69    8    26.0  3:01 S Paige                     6,162 --
108 Thu, Aug  7     DET @SLB  L   4-5       36-70    8    26.5  3:13 D Madison                   3,040 ---
109 Fri, Aug  8     DET @CHW  L   3-4       36-71    8    27.5  2:25 B Pierce                          ----
110                 DET @CHW  L   1-2       36-72    8    27.5  2:12 J Dobson                   20,648 -----
111 Sat, Aug  9     DET @CHW  W   6-1       37-72    8    26.5  2:30 H Newhouser                 7,533 +
112 Sun, Aug 10     DET @CHW  L   1-3       37-73    8    27.5  2:10 L Kretlow                       0 -
113                 DET @CHW  L   4-5       37-74    8    27.5  2:26 L Aloma                    20,757 --
114 Wed, Aug 13     DET  CHW  L   1-7       37-75    8    28.5  2:26 J Dobson                   23,951 ---
115 Thu, Aug 14     DET  CHW  L   0-2       37-76    8    29.5  2:20 M Grissom                   6,974 ----
116 Sat, Aug 16     DET  SLB  W   5-2       38-76    8    29.0  2:09 T Gray                      5,098 +
117 Sun, Aug 17     DET  SLB  L   2-4       38-77    8    29.5  2:31 G Bearden                         -
118                 DET  SLB  W   4-2       39-77    8    29.5  2:25 N Garver                   27,479 +
119 Tue, Aug 19     DET @PHA  L   3-4       39-78    8    30.5  2:10 H Byrd                            -
120                 DET @PHA  L   5-6       39-79    8    30.5  2:06 B Hooper                    8,982 --
121 Wed, Aug 20     DET @PHA  L   3-4       39-80    8    30.5  2:27 C Scheib                    1,487 ---
122 Fri, Aug 22     DET @WSH  W   2-0       40-80    8    29.0  2:18 T Gray                      6,552 +
123 Sat, Aug 23     DET @WSH  W   6-3       41-80    8    29.0  2:34 H Newhouser                 5,355 ++
124 Sun, Aug 24     DET @NYY  L   2-4       41-81    8    30.0  2:27 E Lopat                    27,773 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Mon, Aug 25     DET @NYY  W   1-0       42-81    8    29.0  2:03 V Trucks                   13,442 +
126 Tue, Aug 26     DET @BOS  L   3-11      42-82    8    30.0  2:09 S Hudson                   26,287 -
127 Wed, Aug 27     DET @BOS  L   0-5       42-83    8    31.0  2:17 M Parnell                  10,814 --
128 Thu, Aug 28     DET  CLE  L   3-9       42-84    8    31.0  2:29 E Wynn                          0 ---
129                 DET  CLE  W   4-1       43-84    8    31.0  1:57 H Newhouser                53,988 +
130 Fri, Aug 29     DET  CLE  L   2-4       43-85    8    31.0  2:27 B Lemon                     8,130 -
131 Sat, Aug 30     DET @SLB  L   1-2       43-86    8    32.0  1:58 D Pillette                  4,508 --
132 Sun, Aug 31     DET @SLB  L   4-7       43-87    8    33.0  2:04 B Cain                      6,589 ---
133 Tue, Sep  2     DET @CHW  L   5-6       43-88    8    35.5  2:23 L Aloma                         0 ----
134                 DET @CHW  L   4-7       43-89    8    35.5  2:21 M Grissom                   5,294 -----
135 Wed, Sep  3     DET @CLE  W  11-8       44-89    8    34.5  2:41 A Houtteman                13,897 +
136 Thu, Sep  4     DET @CLE  L   0-2       44-90    8    35.5  1:38 M Garcia                    5,077 -
137 Sat, Sep  6     DET  CHW  L   3-4       44-91    8    36.0  2:23 H Dorish                    4,949 --
138 Sun, Sep  7     DET  CHW  W   4-2       45-91    8    36.0  2:22 T Gray                     11,290 +
139 Tue, Sep  9     DET  BOS  W   4-3       46-91    8    35.0  2:29 A Houtteman                 3,718 ++
140 Wed, Sep 10     DET  BOS  W   6-2       47-91    8    35.0  2:19 B Wight                     3,079 +++
141 Thu, Sep 11     DET  BOS  W   5-4       48-91    8    34.5  2:16 D Madison                   3,550 ++++
142 Fri, Sep 12     DET  PHA  L   6-7       48-92    8    35.5  2:42 M Fricano                   1,826 -
143 Sat, Sep 13     DET  PHA  L   5-11      48-93    8    36.5  2:47 B Newsom                    5,985 --
144 Sun, Sep 14     DET  WSH  L   2-6       48-94    8    37.5  1:46 C Marrero                   7,954 ---
145 Mon, Sep 15     DET  WSH  W   5-4       49-94    8    37.0  2:20 H Newhouser                 1,239 +
146 Tue, Sep 16     DET  NYY  L   0-7       49-95    8    38.0  2:22 B Miller                    8,223 -
147 Wed, Sep 17     DET  NYY  L   3-12      49-96    8    39.0  2:27 B Kuzava                    6,879 --
148 Fri, Sep 19     DET @CLE  L   1-4       49-97    8    39.0  2:02 E Wynn                      8,104 ---
149 Sat, Sep 20     DET @CLE  L   3-11      49-98    8    40.0  2:13 M Garcia                   20,878 ----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Sun, Sep 21     DET @CLE  L   1-7       49-99    8    41.0  2:17 B Lemon                    22,430 -----
151 Mon, Sep 22     DET @CLE  L   3-6       49-100   8    41.5  2:32 E Wynn                      3,054 ------
152 Tue, Sep 23     DET  SLB  L   1-3       49-101   8    42.0  1:54 B Cain                      7,888 -------
153 Wed, Sep 24     DET  SLB  L   4-7       49-102   8    43.5  2:06 T Byrne                       850 --------
154 Thu, Sep 25     DET  SLB  W   3-2       50-102   8    43.5  1:41 H Newhouser                   569 +
155 Sat, Sep 27     DET  CLE  L   6-11      50-103   8    45.0  2:06 B Chakales                  7,875 -
156 Sun, Sep 28     DET  CLE  L   2-8       50-104   8    45.0  2:03 D Rozek                    14,910 --

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