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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 / 1954
60-94, Finished 6th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Fred Hutchinson (60-94)
Scored 695 runs, Allowed 923 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-97
Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 884,658 (5th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 102
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Aber | 25 | L | L | 6' 2" | 195 | Jul 31, 1927 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | |
| Matt Batts | 31 | R | R | 5' 11" | 200 | Oct 16, 1921 | 7 | 116 | 98 | 116 | 103 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0.8 | |
| John Baumgartner | 22 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | May 29, 1931 | 1st | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | |
| Reno Bertoia | 18 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Jan 8, 1935 | 1st | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Ray Boone | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 172 | Jul 27, 1923 | 6 | 101 | 100 | 101 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | |
| Ralph Branca | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 220 | Jan 6, 1926 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | |
| Johnny Bucha | 28 | R | R | 5' 11" | 190 | Jan 22, 1925 | 3 | 60 | 43 | 60 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -0.1 | |
| Frank Carswell | 33 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Nov 6, 1919 | 1st | 16 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jim Delsing | 27 | L | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Nov 13, 1925 | 6 | 138 | 130 | 138 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 133 | 6 | 0 | 2.2 | |
| Walt Dropo | 30 | R | R | 6' 5" | 220 | Jan 30, 1923 | 5 | 152 | 147 | 152 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.4 | |
| Hal Erickson | 33 | R | R | 6' 5" | 230 | Jul 17, 1919 | 1st | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | |
| Paul Foytack | 22 | R | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Nov 16, 1930 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | |
| George Freese | 26 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Sep 12, 1926 | 1st | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Owen Friend | 26 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Mar 21, 1927 | 3 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -0.8 | |
| Ned Garver | 27 | R | R | 5' 10" | 180 | Dec 25, 1925 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Joe Ginsberg | 26 | L | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Oct 11, 1926 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 | |
| Ted Gray | 28 | B | L | 5' 11" | 175 | Dec 31, 1924 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.2 | |
| Steve Gromek | 33 | B | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Jan 15, 1920 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | |
| Earl Harrist | 34 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Apr 20, 1919 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | |
| Fred Hatfield | 28 | L | R | 6' 1" | 171 | Mar 18, 1925 | 4 | 109 | 75 | 109 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 0.2 | |
| Ray Herbert | 23 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Dec 15, 1929 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | |
| Billy Hitchcock | 36 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Jul 31, 1916 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -0.1 | |
| Billy Hoeft | 21 | L | L | 6' 3" | 180 | May 17, 1932 | 2 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Art Houtteman | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 188 | Aug 7, 1927 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | |
| Fred Hutchinson | 33 | L | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Aug 12, 1919 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | |
| Milt Jordan | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 207 | May 24, 1927 | 1st | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | |
| Al Kaline HOF | 18 | R | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Dec 19, 1934 | 1st | 30 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 13 | -0.5 | |
| Harvey Kuenn | 22 | R | R | 6' 2" | 187 | Dec 4, 1930 | 2 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | All-Star |
| Don Lund | 30 | R | R | 6' 0" | 200 | May 18, 1923 | 6 | 131 | 112 | 131 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 29 | 70 | 123 | 8 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Dave Madison | 32 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Feb 1, 1921 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.7 | |
| Dick Marlowe | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 165 | Jun 27, 1929 | 3 | 42 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | |
| Bob Miller | 17 | R | L | 6' 1" | 185 | Jul 15, 1935 | 1st | 13 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | |
| Pat Mullin | 35 | L | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Nov 1, 1917 | 10 | 79 | 8 | 79 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 69 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Hal Newhouser HOF | 32 | L | L | 6' 2" | 180 | May 20, 1921 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | |
| Bob Nieman | 26 | R | R | 5' 11" | 195 | Jan 26, 1927 | 3 | 142 | 132 | 142 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 62 | 135 | 7 | 1 | 2.0 | |
| Johnny Pesky | 33 | L | R | 5' 9" | 168 | Sep 27, 1919 | 9 | 103 | 67 | 103 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Jerry Priddy | 33 | R | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Nov 9, 1919 | 11 | 65 | 47 | 65 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | -0.9 | |
| Ray Scarborough | 35 | R | R | 6' 0" | 185 | Jul 23, 1917 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.2 | |
| Bud Souchock | 34 | R | R | 6' 2" | 203 | Mar 3, 1919 | 6 | 89 | 69 | 89 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 45 | 80 | 10 | 0 | 0.6 | |
| Russ Sullivan | 30 | L | R | 6' 0" | 196 | Feb 19, 1923 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 | |
| Bob Swift | 38 | R | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Mar 6, 1915 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | |
| Dick Weik | 25 | R | R | 6' 3" | 184 | Nov 17, 1927 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.8 | |
| Bill Wight | 31 | L | L | 6' 1" | 180 | Apr 12, 1922 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.6 | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR |