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1953 Detroit Tigers

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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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1952 / 1954 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

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

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Fred Hatfield
Al Aber
Reno Bertoia
Joe Ginsberg
Walt Dropo
Jerry Priddy
Bob Nieman
Pat Mullin
Johnny Pesky
Ray Boone
Owen Friend

Bob Swift
Matt Batts
Bud Souchock
Dave Madison
George Freese
Hal Newhouser
Billy Hitchcock
Steve Gromek
Bill Wight

Ray Scarborough
Russ Sullivan
Ray Herbert
Art Houtteman
Dick Weik
Al Aber
Frank Carswell
Jim Delsing
Al Kaline
Harvey Kuenn
Hal Erickson

Bob Miller
Fred Hutchinson
Don Lund
Ned Garver
Johnny Bucha
Ted Gray
Ralph Branca
Earl Harrist
Milt Jordan
Dick Marlowe

John Baumgartner
Paul Foytack
Earl Harrist
Billy Hoeft
Ray Herbert

1952 / 1954 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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