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1953 Detroit Tigers Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 / 1954)
60-94, Finished 6th in American League
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Scored 695 runs, Allowed 923 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-97
Manager: Fred Hutchinson (60-94)
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 884,658 (5th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 101
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1952 / 1954 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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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
Al Aber 25 L L 6' 2" 195 Jul 31, 1927 2 17 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Batts 31 R R 5' 11" 200 Oct 16, 1921 7 116 116 116 0 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Baumgartner 22 R R 6' 1" 190 May 29, 1931 1st 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
Reno Bertoia 18 R R 185 Jan 8, 1935 1st 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ray Boone 29 R R 6' 1" 188 Jul 27, 1923 6 101 101 101 0 0 0 0 97 3 0 0 0 0
Ralph Branca 27 R R 6' 3" 220 Jan 6, 1926 10 17 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Bucha 28 R R 5' 11" 190 Jan 22, 1925 3 60 60 60 0 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frank Carswell 33 R R 6' 0" 195 Nov 6, 1919 1st 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Jim Delsing 27 L R 5' 10" 175 Nov 13, 1925 6 138 138 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 0 133
Walt Dropo 30 R R 6' 5" 220 Jan 30, 1923 5 152 152 152 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hal Erickson 33 R R 6' 5" 230 Jul 17, 1919 1st 18 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Foytack 22 R R 5' 11" 180 Nov 16, 1930 1st 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Freese 26 R R 6' 0" 190 Sep 12, 1926 1st 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Owen Friend 26 R R 6' 1" 180 Mar 21, 1927 3 31 31 31 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ned Garver 27 R R 180 Dec 25, 1925 6 30 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Ginsberg 26 L R 5' 11" 180 Oct 11, 1926 5 18 18 18 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ted Gray 28 B L 5' 11" 175 Dec 31, 1924 7 32 32 32 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Gromek 33 B R 6' 2" 180 Jan 15, 1920 13 19 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Earl Harrist 33 R R 6' 0" 178 Aug 20, 1919 5 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fred Hatfield 28 L R 6' 1" 171 Mar 18, 1925 4 109 109 109 0 0 0 28 54 1 0 0 0 0
Ray Herbert 23 R R 5' 11" 185 Dec 15, 1929 3 43 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Hitchcock 36 R R 185 Jul 31, 1916 9 22 22 22 0 0 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0
Billy Hoeft 21 L L 6' 3" 205 May 17, 1932 2 30 30 30 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Art Houtteman 25 R R 6' 2" 188 Aug 7, 1927 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fred Hutchinson 33 L R 6' 2" 200 Aug 12, 1919 11 4 4 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Milt Jordan 26 R R 207 May 24, 1927 1st 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Al Kaline HOF 18 R R 6' 2" 180 Dec 19, 1934 1st 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 4 20
Harvey Kuenn 22 R R 6' 2" 190 Dec 4, 1930 2 155 155 155 0 0 0 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Don Lund 30 R R 6' 0" 200 May 18, 1923 6 131 131 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 29 69 123
Dave Madison 32 R R 6' 3" 190 Feb 1, 1921 3 32 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Marlowe 24 R R 6' 2" 170 Jun 27, 1929 3 42 42 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Miller 17 R L 6' 1" 185 Jul 15, 1935 1st 13 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pat Mullin 35 L R 6' 2" 190 Nov 1, 1917 10 79 79 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 4 14
Hal Newhouser HOF 32 L L 6' 2" 192 May 20, 1921 15 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Nieman 26 R R 5' 11" 195 Jan 26, 1927 3 142 142 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 0 64 135
Johnny Pesky 33 L R 5' 9" 168 Sep 27, 1919 9 103 103 103 0 0 0 73 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jerry Priddy 33 R R 180 Nov 9, 1919 11 65 65 65 0 0 11 45 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ray Scarborough 35 R R 6' 0" 185 Jul 23, 1917 10 13 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Souchock 34 R R 203 Mar 3, 1919 6 89 89 89 0 0 1 0 0 0 39 0 44 80
Russ Sullivan 30 L R 6' 0" 196 Feb 19, 1923 3 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 20
Bob Swift 38 R R 180 Mar 6, 1915 14 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Weik 25 R R 184 Nov 17, 1927 4 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Wight 31 L L 6' 1" 180 Apr 12, 1922 8 13 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1952 / 1954 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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