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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1959 / 1961
71-83, Finished 6th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jimmy Dykes (44-52), Billy Hitchcock (1-0) and Joe Gordon (26-31)
Scored 633 runs, Allowed 644 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 76-78
Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 1,167,669 (4th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103 · one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Aguirre | 29 | R | L | 6' 4" | 205 | Jan 31, 1931 | 6 | 37 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | $ | |
| Sandy Amoros | 30 | L | L | 5' 7" | 170 | Jan 30, 1930 | 7 | 65 | 6 | 65 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 53 | 3 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Lou Berberet | 30 | L | R | 5' 11" | 200 | Nov 20, 1929 | 7 | 85 | 68 | 85 | 81 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Steve Bilko | 31 | R | R | 6' 1" | 230 | Nov 13, 1928 | 8 | 78 | 59 | 78 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Frank Bolling | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Nov 16, 1931 | 6 | 139 | 137 | 139 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Rocky Bridges | 32 | R | R | 5' 8" | 170 | Aug 7, 1927 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Bob Bruce | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | May 16, 1933 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | $ | |
| Jim Bunning HOF | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Oct 23, 1931 | 6 | 38 | 34 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.0 | $ | |
| Pete Burnside | 29 | R | L | 6' 2" | 180 | Jul 2, 1930 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | $ | |
| Norm Cash | 25 | L | L | 6' 0" | 185 | Nov 10, 1934 | 3 | 121 | 89 | 121 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 2.8 | $ | |
| Harry Chiti | 27 | R | R | 6' 2" | 221 | Nov 16, 1932 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.1 | $ | |
| Neil Chrisley | 28 | L | R | 6' 3" | 187 | Dec 16, 1931 | 4 | 96 | 43 | 96 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 49 | 1 | 0.5 | $ | |
| Rocky Colavito | 26 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Aug 10, 1933 | 6 | 145 | 143 | 145 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | $35,000 | |
| Chico Fernandez | 28 | R | R | 6' 0" | 165 | Mar 2, 1932 | 5 | 133 | 121 | 133 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Bill Fischer | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Oct 11, 1930 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | $ | |
| Hank Foiles | 31 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Jun 10, 1929 | 7 | 26 | 13 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Paul Foytack | 29 | R | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Nov 16, 1930 | 7 | 29 | 13 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.2 | $ | |
| Dick Gernert | 31 | R | R | 6' 3" | 209 | Sep 28, 1928 | 9 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Johnny Groth | 33 | R | R | 6' 0" | 182 | Jul 23, 1926 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Gail Harris | 28 | L | L | 6' 0" | 195 | Oct 15, 1931 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Al Kaline HOF | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Dec 19, 1934 | 8 | 147 | 142 | 147 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 142 | 5 | 0 | 2.4 | $42,000 | All-Star |
| Clem Labine | 33 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Aug 6, 1926 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Frank Lary | 30 | R | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Apr 10, 1930 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 | $26,000 | All-Star |
| Em Lindbeck | 25 | L | R | 6' 0" | 185 | Aug 27, 1934 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Charlie Maxwell | 33 | L | L | 5' 11" | 185 | Apr 8, 1927 | 10 | 134 | 118 | 134 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 16 | 0 | 1.9 | $26,000 | |
| Dick McAuliffe | 20 | L | R | 5' 11" | 176 | Nov 29, 1939 | 1st | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Tom Morgan | 30 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | May 20, 1930 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Don Mossi | 31 | L | L | 6' 1" | 195 | Jan 11, 1929 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | $ | |
| Phil Regan | 23 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Apr 6, 1937 | 1st | 17 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Ray Semproch | 29 | R | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Jan 7, 1931 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Dave Sisler | 28 | R | R | 6' 4" | 200 | Oct 16, 1931 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | $ | |
| George Spencer | 33 | R | R | 6' 1" | 215 | Jul 7, 1926 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Coot Veal | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 165 | Jul 9, 1932 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Ozzie Virgil | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 174 | May 17, 1932 | 4 | 62 | 26 | 62 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Red Wilson | 31 | R | R | 5' 10" | 160 | Mar 7, 1929 | 10 | 45 | 39 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Casey Wise | 27 | B | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Sep 8, 1932 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Eddie Yost | 33 | R | R | 5' 10" | 170 | Oct 13, 1926 | 16 | 143 | 137 | 143 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.9 | $ | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR |