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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1961 / 1963
85-76, Finished 4th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bob Scheffing (85-76)
Scored 758 runs, Allowed 692 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 87-74
Ballparks: Tiger Stadium · Attendance: 1,207,881 (3rd of 10)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 111, Pitching - 110
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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 | 31 | R | L | 6' 4" | 205 | Jan 31, 1931 | 8 | 42 | 22 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | $ | All-Star |
| George Alusik | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 175 | Feb 11, 1935 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Reno Bertoia | 27 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Jan 8, 1935 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | $ | ||
| Steve Boros | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 185 | Sep 3, 1936 | 4 | 116 | 95 | 116 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Dick Brown | 27 | R | R | 6' 2" | 176 | Jan 17, 1935 | 6 | 134 | 122 | 134 | 132 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Bill Bruton | 36 | L | R | 6' 0" | 169 | Nov 9, 1925 | 10 | 147 | 134 | 147 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 0 | 145 | 7 | 1 | 2.6 | $ | |
| Don Buddin | 28 | R | R | 5' 11" | 178 | May 5, 1934 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 31 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Jim Bunning HOF | 30 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Oct 23, 1931 | 8 | 43 | 35 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.9 | $ | All-Star |
| Jerry Casale | 28 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Sep 27, 1933 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Norm Cash | 27 | L | L | 6' 0" | 185 | Nov 10, 1934 | 5 | 148 | 146 | 148 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.7 | $26,000 | |
| Rocky Colavito | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Aug 10, 1933 | 8 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | $ | All-Star |
| Bob Farley | 24 | L | L | 6' 2" | 200 | Nov 15, 1937 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 36 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 1 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Bill Faul | 22 | R | R | 5' 10" | 184 | Apr 21, 1940 | 1st | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Chico Fernandez | 30 | R | R | 6' 0" | 165 | Mar 2, 1932 | 7 | 141 | 132 | 141 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.1 | $ | |
| Tom Fletcher | 20 | B | L | 6' 0" | 170 | Jun 28, 1942 | 1st | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Terry Fox | 26 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Jul 31, 1935 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.1 | $ | |
| Paul Foytack | 31 | R | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Nov 16, 1930 | 9 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $ | |
| Doug Gallagher | 22 | R | L | 6' 3" | 195 | Feb 21, 1940 | 1st | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Fred Gladding | 26 | L | R | 6' 1" | 220 | Jun 28, 1936 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Purnal Goldy | 24 | R | R | 6' 5" | 200 | Nov 28, 1937 | 1st | 20 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Bob Humphreys | 26 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Aug 18, 1935 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Sam Jones | 36 | R | R | 6' 4" | 192 | Dec 14, 1925 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | $ | |
| Al Kaline HOF | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Dec 19, 1934 | 10 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | $ | All-Star |
| Ron Kline | 30 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Mar 9, 1932 | 9 | 36 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Howie Koplitz | 24 | R | R | 5' 10" | 190 | May 4, 1938 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Frank Kostro | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Aug 4, 1937 | 1st | 16 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Frank Lary | 32 | R | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Apr 10, 1930 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -0.7 | $40,000 | |
| Charlie Maxwell | 35 | L | L | 5' 11" | 185 | Apr 8, 1927 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Dick McAuliffe | 22 | L | R | 5' 11" | 176 | Nov 29, 1939 | 3 | 139 | 126 | 139 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 49 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Bubba Morton | 30 | R | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Dec 13, 1931 | 2 | 90 | 48 | 90 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 33 | 62 | 28 | 1 | 1.0 | $ | |
| Don Mossi | 33 | L | L | 6' 1" | 195 | Jan 11, 1929 | 9 | 36 | 27 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.9 | $ | |
| Ron Nischwitz | 24 | B | L | 6' 3" | 205 | Jul 1, 1937 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Bobo Osborne | 26 | L | R | 6' 1" | 205 | Oct 12, 1935 | 5 | 64 | 12 | 64 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Phil Regan | 25 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Apr 6, 1937 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | $ | |
| Mike Roarke | 31 | R | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Nov 8, 1930 | 2 | 56 | 39 | 56 | 53 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Vic Wertz | 37 | L | R | 6' 0" | 186 | Feb 9, 1925 | 16 | 74 | 14 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Jake Wood | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 163 | Jun 22, 1937 | 2 | 111 | 85 | 111 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | -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 |