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1956 Detroit Tigers

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1955 / 1957

82-72, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bucky Harris (82-72)
Scored 789 runs, Allowed 699 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-69

Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 1,051,182 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 96

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1955 / 1957 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 Salary
Al Aber 28 L L 6' 2" 195 Jul 31, 1927 5 42 0 42 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 $
Wayne Belardi 25 L L 6' 1" 185 Sep 5, 1930 6 79 26 79 33 0 0 31 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 51 0 0.0 $
Reno Bertoia 21 R R 5' 11" 185 Jan 8, 1935 4 22 19 22 20 0 0 0 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.1 $
Bud Black 23 R R 6' 3" 197 Jul 9, 1932 3 5 1 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 $
Frank Bolling 24 R R 6' 1" 175 Nov 16, 1931 2 102 99 102 102 0 0 0 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 $
Ray Boone 32 R R 6' 0" 172 Jul 27, 1923 9 131 130 131 130 0 0 0 0 130 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.2 $ All-Star
Jim Brady 20 L L 6' 2" 185 Mar 2, 1936 1st 6 0 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.1 $
Jim Brideweser 29 R R 6' 0" 165 Feb 13, 1927 6 70 45 70 67 0 0 0 31 4 32 0 0 0 0 1 9 -0.2 $
Jim Bunning HOF 24 R R 6' 3" 190 Oct 23, 1931 2 15 3 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 $7,500
Jim Delsing 30 L R 5' 10" 175 Nov 13, 1925 9 10 2 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 0 -0.3 $
Paul Foytack 25 R R 5' 11" 175 Nov 16, 1930 3 43 33 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 $
Ned Garver 30 R R 5' 10" 180 Dec 25, 1925 9 6 3 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Steve Gromek 36 B R 6' 2" 180 Jan 15, 1920 16 40 13 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 $
Fred Hatfield 31 L R 6' 1" 171 Mar 18, 1925 7 8 2 8 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.0 $
Buddy Hicks 29 B R 5' 10" 170 Feb 15, 1927 1st 26 9 26 24 0 0 0 6 1 17 0 0 0 0 2 1 -0.5 $
Billy Hoeft 24 L L 6' 3" 180 May 17, 1932 5 42 34 42 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.9 $
Gene Host 23 B L 5' 11" 190 Jan 1, 1933 1st 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $
Frank House 26 L R 6' 1" 190 Feb 18, 1930 5 94 78 94 88 0 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 -0.3 $
Al Kaline HOF 21 R R 6' 1" 175 Dec 19, 1934 4 153 153 153 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 144 153 0 0 5.8 $20,000 All-Star
Bob Kennedy 35 R R 6' 2" 193 Aug 18, 1920 15 70 41 70 56 0 0 0 0 27 0 21 0 9 30 17 2 -0.8 $
Chick King 25 R R 6' 2" 190 Nov 10, 1930 3 6 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 2 0.0 $
Harvey Kuenn 25 R R 6' 2" 187 Dec 4, 1930 5 146 140 146 141 0 0 0 0 0 141 1 0 0 1 6 0 4.4 $ All-Star
Frank Lary 26 R R 5' 11" 175 Apr 10, 1930 3 41 38 41 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.9 $
Charlie Lau 23 L R 6' 0" 190 Apr 12, 1933 1st 3 3 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Duke Maas 27 R R 5' 10" 170 Jan 31, 1929 2 26 7 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.5 $
Dick Marlowe 27 R R 6' 2" 165 Jun 27, 1929 6 7 1 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Walt Masterson 36 R R 6' 2" 189 Jun 22, 1920 14 35 0 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Charlie Maxwell 29 L L 5' 11" 185 Apr 8, 1927 6 141 132 141 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 0 2 136 7 0 5.8 $ All-Star
Bob Miller 20 R L 6' 1" 185 Jul 15, 1935 4 11 3 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 $
Jack Phillips 34 R R 6' 4" 193 Sep 6, 1921 8 67 56 67 57 0 0 56 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 0 -0.1 $
Jay Porter 23 R R 6' 2" 180 Jan 17, 1933 3 14 3 14 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 -0.6 $
Jim Small 19 L L 6' 1" 180 Mar 8, 1937 2 58 19 58 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 8 26 16 21 0.3 $
Walt Streuli 20 R R 6' 2" 195 Sep 26, 1935 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Earl Torgeson 32 L L 6' 3" 180 Jan 1, 1924 10 117 75 117 83 0 0 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 6 1.6 $
Virgil Trucks 39 R R 5' 11" 198 Apr 26, 1917 15 22 16 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 $
Bill Tuttle 26 R R 6' 0" 190 Jul 4, 1929 4 140 133 140 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 0 137 5 0 -2.0 $
Red Wilson 27 R R 5' 10" 160 Mar 7, 1929 6 78 70 78 78 0 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.4 $
Pete Wojey 36 R R 5' 11" 185 Dec 1, 1919 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 $
Hal Woodeshick 23 R L 6' 3" 200 Aug 24, 1932 1st 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 $
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Jim Brideweser
Fred Hatfield
Frank House
Bob Kennedy
Chick King
Charlie Maxwell
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Harvey Kuenn
Ray Boone

Earl Torgeson
Red Wilson
Virgil Trucks
Buddy Hicks
Charlie Lau
Bob Miller
Bill Tuttle
Bud Black
Jim Bunning
Jay Porter
Reno Bertoia
Walt Masterson

Frank Lary
Steve Gromek
Jim Small
Paul Foytack
Al Aber
Jay Porter
Virgil Trucks
Frank Bolling
Jim Delsing
Hal Woodeshick

Jim Brady
Wayne Belardi
Bob Miller
Walt Masterson
Pete Wojey
Jack Phillips
Ned Garver
Gene Host
Dick Marlowe

Walt Streuli
Jim Bunning
Billy Hoeft
Duke Maas

1955 / 1957 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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