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1954 Detroit Tigers (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1953/1955)
68-86, Finished 5th in American League
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Scored 584 runs, Allowed 664 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 68-86
Managed by Fred Hutchinson

Ballpark: Briggs Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,079,847 (4th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 98, Pitching - 99
  (one-year): Batting - 100, Pitching - 101
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1954 Stats / Schedule (1953/1955) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   68-86 , Final Rank: 5, GB:   43.0
Days in First:                   9 (last on May 9, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:           6 (last on May 27)
Most Games under .500:          20 (last on September 21)

Biggest Lead:                  1.5 (last on April 18)
Farthest Behind Leader:       44.0 (last on September 25)

Longest Winning Streak:          4 (July 28 to July 30)
Longest Losing Streak:           5 (September 14 to September 19)

Most Runs Allowed:              16 (September 2)
Most Runs Scored:               16 (June 11)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      19
Times Opponent Shutout:         13

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        68  86     584     664    .442

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           35  42     285     336    .455
Road           33  44     299     328    .429

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           7   4      43      35    .636
May            13  13     113     117    .500
June           11  20     118     131    .355
July           14  18     106     133    .438
August         12  18     115     133    .400
September      11  13      89     115    .458

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     35  44     296     328    .443
Second Half    33  42     288     336    .440
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        27  26     182     181    .509

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        19  24     216     261    .442

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BAL            14   8      83      64    .636
BOS             8  14      84      97    .364
CHW            10  12      75      86    .455
CLE             8  14      73     108    .364
NYY             6  16      74     132    .273
PHA            13   9     118      73    .591
WSH             9  13      77     104    .409

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 13     DET  BAL  W   3-0        1-0     1    Tied  2:02 S Gromek                   46,994 +
  2 Wed, Apr 14     DET  BAL  L   2-3        1-1     3     1.0  2:12 D Pillette                  4,847 -
  3 Thu, Apr 15     DET @CLE  W   3-2        2-1     1    Tied  2:22 R Branca                   40,421 +
  4 Sat, Apr 17     DET @BAL  W   1-0        3-1     1  up 0.5  1:53 N Garver                    9,955 ++
  5 Sun, Apr 18     DET @BAL  W   8-3        4-1     1  up 1.5  2:25 S Gromek                   20,057 +++
  6 Mon, Apr 19     DET  CHW  L   1-5        4-2     1  up 0.5  2:16 H Dorish                   13,854 -
  7 Tue, Apr 20     DET  CHW  L   2-7        4-3     1    Tied  2:45 V Trucks                    5,709 --
  8 Fri, Apr 23     DET  CLE  W   6-1        5-3     1    Tied  2:09 N Garver                    6,773 +
  9 Sat, Apr 24     DET  CLE  W   6-3        6-3     1  up 1.0  1:49 S Gromek                   25,445 ++
 10 Sun, Apr 25     DET  CLE  L   9-10       6-4     2     0.5  3:45 D Mossi                    25,275 -
 11 Fri, Apr 30     DET @WSH  W   2-1        7-4     2     0.5  2:47 R Branca                    6,423 +
 12 Sat, May  1     DET @WSH  W   6-1        8-4     2     0.5  2:05 S Gromek                    3,624 ++
 13 Sun, May  2     DET @NYY  L   4-12       8-5     2     0.5  2:44 A Reynolds                      0 -
 14                 DET @NYY  W   4-0        9-5     2     0.5  1:21 B Hoeft                    24,416 +
 15 Sat, May  8     DET @CHW  W  12-1       10-5     2     0.5  2:24 N Garver                    5,910 ++
 16 Sun, May  9     DET @CHW  W   3-2       11-5     1  up 0.5  2:50 S Gromek                        0 +++
 17                 DET @CHW  -   0-0       11-5     1  up 0.5  2:33                            15,882 +++
 18 Tue, May 11     DET  WSH  L   3-5       11-6     2     0.5  2:01 B Porterfiel                2,803 -
 19 Wed, May 12     DET  WSH  W   4-2       12-6     2     0.5  2:04 T Gray                      4,087 +
 20 Thu, May 13     DET  NYY  L   3-5       12-7     2     0.5  2:32 T Morgan                   50,916 -
 21 Fri, May 14     DET  NYY  L   4-6       12-8     4     1.5  2:27 B Grim                      9,292 --
 22 Sat, May 15     DET  NYY  L   5-7       12-9     4     2.5  2:50 W Ford                     27,115 ---
 23 Sun, May 16     DET  BOS  W   7-6       13-9     4     1.5  2:23 D Marlowe                       0 +
 24                 DET  BOS  W   9-8       14-9     4     1.5  3:43 S Gromek                   42,957 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Mon, May 17     DET  BOS  L   3-4       14-10    4     2.0  2:21 T Brewer                    5,254 -
 26 Tue, May 18     DET  PHA  W   8-3       15-10    4     2.0  2:10 S Gromek                    4,248 +
 27 Wed, May 19     DET  PHA  W   4-3       16-10    3     2.0  2:20 D Marlowe                   3,549 ++
 28 Fri, May 21     DET  CHW  L   0-8       16-11    4     3.0  2:23 B Keegan                   41,641 -
 29 Sat, May 22     DET  CHW  L   3-5       16-12    4     4.0  2:51 M Fornieles                10,947 --
 30 Sun, May 23     DET  CHW  L   3-4       16-13    4     5.5  2:09 S Consuegra                26,047 ---
 31 Tue, May 25     DET  BAL  W   5-4       17-13    4     4.5  2:35 D Marlowe                  17,273 +
 32 Wed, May 26     DET  BAL  W   6-3       18-13    4     3.5  2:04 G Zuverink                  3,609 ++
 33 Thu, May 27     DET  BAL  W   7-1       19-13    4     3.0  1:57 N Garver                    3,716 +++
 34 Fri, May 28     DET @CLE  L   0-3       19-14    4     4.0  1:47 E Wynn                     15,413 -
 35 Sat, May 29     DET @CLE  L   0-12      19-15    4     5.0  2:20 B Lemon                    18,684 --
 36 Sun, May 30     DET @CLE  L   1-3       19-16    4     6.0  2:02 M Garcia                   16,945 ---
 37 Mon, May 31     DET @BAL  W   7-5       20-16    4     6.0  2:43 R Herbert                       0 +
 38                 DET @BAL  L   2-4       20-17    4     6.0  2:23 D Pillette                 23,709 -
 39 Tue, Jun  1     DET @BAL  W   4-3       21-17    4     5.5  2:25 R Branca                   10,397 +
 40 Wed, Jun  2     DET @WSH  L   2-7       21-18    4     6.5  2:13 D Stone                     4,567 -
 41 Thu, Jun  3     DET @WSH  L   3-4       21-19    4     6.5  2:30 M McDermott                 5,203 --
 42 Fri, Jun  4     DET @WSH  W   3-2       22-19    4     5.5  1:55 B Hoeft                     1,689 +
 43 Sat, Jun  5     DET @BOS  W   6-0       23-19    4     6.0  2:29 G Zuverink                  4,624 ++
 44                 DET @BOS  L   4-5       23-20    4     6.0  2:14 L Kiely                    19,085 -
 45 Sun, Jun  6     DET @BOS  L   4-7       23-21    4     7.5  2:45 W Nixon                    15,838 --
 46 Mon, Jun  7     DET @BOS  L   2-3       23-22    4     8.5  2:16 F Sullivan                      0 ---
 47                 DET @BOS  L   4-5       23-23    4     8.5  3:28 T Brewer                    7,135 ----
 48 Tue, Jun  8     DET @NYY  W   8-0       24-23    4     8.5  2:14 B Hoeft                    21,753 +
 49 Wed, Jun  9     DET @NYY  L   1-5       24-24    4     9.5  2:17 T Morgan                    8,788 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Thu, Jun 10     DET @NYY  L   5-9       24-25    4    10.0  2:32 B Grim                      7,058 --
 51 Fri, Jun 11     DET @PHA  W  16-5       25-25    4     9.5  2:52 R Herbert                         +
 52                 DET @PHA  L   1-2       25-26    4     9.5  1:56 M Fricano                   4,753 -
 53 Sat, Jun 12     DET @PHA  L   2-4       25-27    4    10.0  2:15 B Trice                     2,012 --
 54 Sun, Jun 13     DET @PHA  L   3-4       25-28    4    12.0  2:35 A Kellner                       0 ---
 55                 DET @PHA  L   3-6       25-29    4    12.0  2:14 A Portocarre                5,368 ----
 56 Tue, Jun 15     DET  BOS  W   4-1       26-29    4    12.5  2:30 S Gromek                   32,330 +
 57 Wed, Jun 16     DET  BOS  L   2-3       26-30    4    13.5  2:04 W Nixon                     5,105 -
 58 Thu, Jun 17     DET  BOS  W   2-1       27-30    4    13.5  2:08 G Zuverink                  3,285 +
 59 Fri, Jun 18     DET  PHA  L   1-2       27-31    4    14.5  2:13 A Portocarre               23,216 -
 60 Sat, Jun 19     DET  PHA  L   4-5       27-32    4    14.5  2:31 D Romberger                 7,321 --
 61 Tue, Jun 22     DET  NYY  W   4-1       28-32    4    14.5  2:30 S Gromek                    9,141 +
 62 Wed, Jun 23     DET  NYY  L   4-9       28-33    4    15.5  2:58 W Ford                     12,887 -
 63 Thu, Jun 24     DET  NYY  L   2-11      28-34    4    15.5  2:44 T Morgan                    8,962 --
 64 Fri, Jun 25     DET  WSH  L   3-4       28-35    4    15.5  2:42 D Stone                    25,996 ---
 65 Sat, Jun 26     DET  WSH  W   5-4       29-35    4    14.5  2:20 A Aber                      5,800 +
 66 Sun, Jun 27     DET  WSH  L   2-8       29-36    4    15.5  2:38 B Porterfiel               15,483 -
 67 Tue, Jun 29     DET @CHW  W  10-3       30-36    4    16.0  2:38 N Garver                        0 +
 68                 DET @CHW  L   0-5       30-37    4    16.0  1:44 S Consuegra                30,055 -
 69 Wed, Jun 30     DET @CHW  W   4-3       31-37    4    16.0  2:45 B Hoeft                     8,511 +
 70 Fri, Jul  2     DET @BAL  L   0-2       31-38    4    17.5  1:51 J Coleman                  11,303 -
 71 Sat, Jul  3     DET @BAL  L   3-5       31-39    4    18.5  2:42 B Turley                   17,126 --
 72 Sun, Jul  4     DET @BAL  L   1-3       31-40    4    19.5  1:57 L Kretlow                  11,506 ---
 73 Mon, Jul  5     DET  CLE  L   6-13      31-41    4    19.5  2:59 A Houtteman                     0 ----
 74                 DET  CLE  W   1-0       32-41    4    19.5  2:18 G Zuverink                 46,935 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Tue, Jul  6     DET  CHW  L   0-4       32-42    4    20.5  2:12 V Trucks                    5,174 -
 76 Wed, Jul  7     DET  CHW  L   0-9       32-43    4    21.5  2:28 D Johnson                   5,099 --
 77 Thu, Jul  8     DET  CHW  W   2-0       33-43    4    21.5  1:50 S Gromek                    6,214 +
 78 Fri, Jul  9     DET  BAL  L   5-7       33-44    4    21.5  2:15 D Pillette                  3,240 -
 79 Sat, Jul 10     DET  BAL  W   2-1       34-44    4    20.5  1:47 N Garver                    6,729 +
 80 Sun, Jul 11     DET  BAL  W   2-1       35-44    4    19.0  2:03 A Aber                     10,874 ++
 81 Thu, Jul 15     DET @BOS  L   1-3       35-45    4    19.5  2:12 W Nixon                     4,801 -
 82                 DET @BOS  W   4-2       36-45    4    19.5  2:26 G Zuverink                 16,893 +
 83 Fri, Jul 16     DET @BOS  L   0-3       36-46    4    20.5  2:00 F Sullivan                  4,872 -
 84 Sat, Jul 17     DET @BOS  L   6-7       36-47    4    21.5  2:31 T Brewer                    8,796 --
 85 Sun, Jul 18     DET @NYY  L   0-6       36-48    4    21.5  2:24 H Byrd                          0 ---
 86                 DET @NYY  W   8-6       37-48    4    21.5  2:58 A Aber                     28,387 +
 87 Mon, Jul 19     DET @NYY  L   0-8       37-49    4    22.5  2:17 A Reynolds                  7,462 -
 88 Tue, Jul 20     DET @PHA  W  12-0       38-49    4    21.5  2:16 S Gromek                        0 +
 89                 DET @PHA  W   4-3       39-49    4    21.5  2:28 N Garver                    4,351 ++
 90 Wed, Jul 21     DET @PHA  L   1-4       39-50    4    22.0  1:49 S Dixon                     1,760 -
 91 Thu, Jul 22     DET @PHA  W   9-4       40-50    4    22.5  2:47 D Marlowe                   1,675 +
 92 Fri, Jul 23     DET @WSH  L   3-8       40-51    4    23.5  2:03 C Stobbs                    4,353 -
 93 Sat, Jul 24     DET @WSH  L   1-2       40-52    5    24.5  2:30 D Stone                     4,508 --
 94 Sun, Jul 25     DET @WSH  L   3-11      40-53    5    24.5  2:28 S Shea                      6,183 ---
 95 Tue, Jul 27     DET  PHA  W   3-2       41-53    5    25.0  1:54 S Gromek                        0 +
 96                 DET  PHA  L   3-8       41-54    5    25.0  2:10 M Fricano                  22,603 -
 97 Wed, Jul 28     DET  PHA  W  10-2       42-54    5    25.0  2:15 A Aber                      3,535 +
 98 Thu, Jul 29     DET  PHA  W   4-2       43-54    4    23.5  1:59 G Zuverink                      0 ++
 99                 DET  PHA  W   7-3       44-54    4    23.5  2:15 B Hoeft                     4,872 +++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Fri, Jul 30     DET  BOS  W   5-0       45-54    4    23.5  2:20 N Garver                   29,402 ++++
101 Sat, Jul 31     DET  BOS  L   0-4       45-55    4    24.5  2:02 T Brewer                    7,526 -
102 Sun, Aug  1     DET  BOS  L   8-10      45-56    4    26.0  2:57 S Hudson                   15,825 --
103 Mon, Aug  2     DET  WSH  L   6-11      45-57    4    26.5  2:43 D Stone                    13,117 ---
104 Tue, Aug  3     DET  WSH  W   2-0       46-57    4    25.5  2:02 B Hoeft                     3,682 +
105 Wed, Aug  4     DET  WSH  W   6-2       47-57    4    25.5  2:17 N Garver                    4,873 ++
106 Thu, Aug  5     DET  WSH  L   1-4       47-58    4    25.5  1:54 B Porterfiel                3,802 -
107 Fri, Aug  6     DET  NYY  L   3-4       47-59    4    26.5  2:38 M Stuart                   43,982 --
108 Sat, Aug  7     DET  NYY  W   3-1       48-59    4    26.5  2:05 G Zuverink                 15,896 +
109 Sun, Aug  8     DET  NYY  W  10-8       49-59    4    27.0  3:20 S Gromek                   24,431 ++
110 Tue, Aug 10     DET  CLE  W   4-0       50-59    4    26.0  2:22 N Garver                   53,778 +++
111 Wed, Aug 11     DET  CLE  L   0-2       50-60    4    27.0  1:45 M Garcia                   14,117 -
112 Thu, Aug 12     DET  CLE  L   1-10      50-61    4    28.0  2:25 B Lemon                    13,979 --
113 Fri, Aug 13     DET @CHW  L   0-1       50-62    4    29.0  3:50 J Harshman                  9,487 ---
114 Sat, Aug 14     DET @CHW  L   3-4       50-63    4    30.0  2:33 D Johnson                  10,878 ----
115 Sun, Aug 15     DET @CHW  W   2-1       51-63    4    30.0  2:05 S Gromek                        0 +
116                 DET @CHW  W   8-7       52-63    4    30.0  2:55 N Garver                   27,193 ++
117 Tue, Aug 17     DET @CLE  L   3-4       52-64    4    31.0  2:19 B Lemon                    25,883 -
118 Wed, Aug 18     DET @CLE  L   0-4       52-65    4    32.0  2:22 E Wynn                      9,442 --
119 Thu, Aug 19     DET @CLE  L   3-4       52-66    4    32.0  2:28 B Feller                        0 ---
120                 DET @CLE  W   8-2       53-66    4    32.0  2:36 A Aber                     23,107 +
121 Fri, Aug 20     DET  CHW  L   2-8       53-67    4    33.0  2:25 V Trucks                   36,544 -
122 Sat, Aug 21     DET  CHW  L   1-2       53-68    4    34.0  2:36 B Keegan                   12,901 --
123 Sun, Aug 22     DET  CHW  W   7-4       54-68    4    34.0  2:19 B Hoeft                    18,874 +
124 Tue, Aug 24     DET @BOS  W   8-7       55-68    4    33.0  3:06 R Herbert                  17,637 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Wed, Aug 25     DET @BOS  L   3-5       55-69    4    34.0  2:14 W Nixon                     7,856 -
126 Thu, Aug 26     DET @NYY  L   2-11      55-70    4    35.0  2:44 B Grim                      9,801 --
127 Fri, Aug 27     DET @NYY  L   0-4       55-71    5    35.0  2:25 T Morgan                   21,724 ---
128 Sat, Aug 28     DET @NYY  L   2-4       55-72    5    36.0  1:52 H Byrd                     15,749 ----
129 Sun, Aug 29     DET @PHA  W  14-3       56-72    4    36.0  2:25 S Gromek                        0 +
130                 DET @PHA  W   2-1       57-72    4    36.0  2:12 N Garver                    3,973 ++
131 Tue, Aug 31     DET @WSH  L   3-5       57-73    4    37.5  2:36 M McDermott                 1,839 -
132 Wed, Sep  1     DET @WSH  L   0-4       57-74    5    37.5  2:05 J Schmitz                   4,010 --
133 Thu, Sep  2     DET @WSH  L   6-16      57-75    5    37.5  2:23 B Porterfiel                1,260 ---
134 Fri, Sep  3     DET  BAL  W   4-3       58-75    5    37.5  2:16 S Gromek                   15,611 +
135 Sat, Sep  4     DET  BAL  W   7-4       59-75    4    36.5  2:08 D Marlowe                   5,279 ++
136 Sun, Sep  5     DET  BAL  L   3-4       59-76    5    37.5  2:21 L Kretlow                   9,638 -
137 Mon, Sep  6     DET @CHW  W   9-1       60-76    5    36.5  2:37 N Garver                        0 +
138                 DET @CHW  W   3-2       61-76    5    36.5  2:31 G Zuverink                 16,256 ++
139 Wed, Sep  8     DET  BOS  L   2-5       61-77    5    37.5  2:09 F Sullivan                  5,625 -
140 Thu, Sep  9     DET  BOS  L   0-8       61-78    5    38.5  2:03 W Nixon                     3,897 --
141 Fri, Sep 10     DET  PHA  L   5-6       61-79    5    39.5  2:29 S Dixon                     1,389 ---
142 Sat, Sep 11     DET  PHA  W   2-1       62-79    5    39.5  1:55 N Garver                    3,332 +
143 Sun, Sep 12     DET  WSH  W   5-0       63-79    4    39.5  2:11 S Gromek                        0 ++
144                 DET  WSH  W   8-3       64-79    4    39.5  2:07 T Gray                     12,338 +++
145 Tue, Sep 14     DET  NYY  L   0-11      64-80    4    40.5  2:02 T Morgan                    3,460 -
146 Thu, Sep 16     DET  NYY  L   2-4       64-81    4    41.0  2:07 B Grim                      2,514 --
147 Fri, Sep 17     DET  CLE  L   3-6       64-82    4    42.0  2:15 B Lemon                    28,386 ---
148 Sat, Sep 18     DET  CLE  L   2-3       64-83    4    43.0  2:10 E Wynn                      6,913 ----
149 Sun, Sep 19     DET  CLE  L   2-4       64-84    5    44.0  2:30 M Garcia                   22,277 -----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Mon, Sep 20     DET @BAL  W   4-3       65-84    5    44.0  2:45 G Zuverink                  7,829 +
151 Tue, Sep 21     DET @BAL  L   3-4       65-85    5    44.0  2:22 B Turley                    6,096 -
152 Wed, Sep 22     DET @BAL  W   4-1       66-85    5    44.0  1:43 S Gromek                    3,042 +
153 Fri, Sep 24     DET @CLE  W   6-4       67-85    4    43.0  2:18 T Gray                      3,788 ++
154 Sat, Sep 25     DET @CLE  L   1-11      67-86    5    44.0  2:28 E Wynn                      8,647 -
155 Sun, Sep 26     DET @CLE  W   8-7       68-86    5    43.0  3:08 B Miller                   17,225 +

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.


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