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1955 Detroit Tigers
Record: 92-70
Finish: 3rd in AL American Division
Runs Scored: 883
Runs Allowed: 780
Exp W-L: 90-72
 
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Attendance: 2,405,537
Manager: Pie Traynor

Statistics / Schedule

 Minor League Records:
AAA: 60-77, 6th in the AL
AA: 59-78, 8th in the AL
A: 62-75, 5th in the AL
 
 
 
 
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Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
2B  Billy Cox 35 157 646 101 190 47 2 6 89 0 0 54 17 .294 .346 .401 .747 85.2 13.5 5.9
LF *Irv Noren 30 152 617 96 183 36 7 17 97 3 0 61 74 .297 .358 .460 .818 94.1 16.1 3.4
1B *Ferris Fain 34 142 548 111 173 53 5 6 72 0 0 102 45 .316 .420 .464 .884 103.4 21.0 2.4
3B  Al Rosen 31 150 552 83 145 39 1 34 110 0 1 63 102 .263 .338 .522 .859 91.4 15.1 2.4
3B *Joe Garagiola 29 146 512 83 160 36 4 12 86 0 1 63 78 .313 .386 .469 .854 89.1 16.5 6.0
RF  Andy Pafko 34 147 495 60 120 10 2 14 66 8 3 54 60 .242 .318 .356 .673 57.7 5.7 5.1
RF *Ted Williams 36 119 404 83 126 20 7 18 84 0 0 119 56 .312 .469 .530 .998 98.4 21.2 3.5
SS  Gene Mauch 29 108 295 46 82 18 2 6 30 3 3 47 32 .278 .376 .414 .789 47.7 8.0 4.2
2B *Solly Hemus 32 97 266 48 78 20 5 10 41 4 1 40 39 .293 .390 .519 .909 52.2 10.4 2.4
CF *Stan Musial 34 77 260 50 74 21 3 21 81 2 0 12 27 .285 .318 .631 .948 49.9 9.3 1.7
LF  Jim Greengrass 27 108 217 27 52 14 2 5 30 0 0 19 39 .240 .298 .392 .690 24.1 2.3 1.2
C  Roy Campanella 33 61 178 23 43 11 1 3 17 1 0 25 29 .242 .332 .365 .697 21.8 2.6 1.5
P *Jack Harshman 27 41 116 8 21 3 0 0 8 0 0 1 36 .181 .188 .207 .395 2.7 0.0 0.0
P  Walt Masterson 35 41 111 5 14 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 43 .126 .133 .153 .286 -1.0 0.0 0.0
3B  Frankie Zak 33 80 111 22 39 5 0 4 24 1 0 12 13 .351 .411 .505 .916 21.3 4.5 0.5
P  Jack Kramer 37 44 102 5 20 3 0 0 7 0 1 1 36 .196 .204 .225 .429 2.7 0.0 0.0
SS *Merl Combs 35 32 81 15 17 1 0 0 3 0 0 10 14 .210 .297 .222 .519 5.5 0.0 1.3
P *Luis Arroyo 28 34 74 9 14 1 1 1 4 1 0 3 21 .189 .221 .270 .491 4.4 0.0 0.0
C  Eddie Malone 35 30 63 7 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 18 .143 .239 .143 .382 1.5 0.0 0.7
P *Bob Chipman 36 70 18 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .056 .056 .056 .111 -1.0 0.0 0.0
P #Bob Kuzava 32 103 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .091 .000 .091 -0.6 0.0 0.0
P  Bob Harris 38 21 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .286 .333 .619 0.7 0.1 0.0
P  Bob Porterfield 31 40 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0 0.0
C *Butch Nieman 37 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1.0 0.3 0.0
  Team Totals 32.8 2003 5688 883 1564 342 42 157 859 23 10 697 791 .275 .353 .433 .786 851.9 146.8 42.2
  Rank among 8 AL teams 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 5 3 1 5 2 1 2 2 1  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
 Walt Masterson 35 14 14 .500 41 41 0 305.3 316 154 50 95 152 4.54 12.7
*Jack Harshman 27 20 12 .625 41 41 0 299.3 268 142 23 148 201 4.27 17.2
 Jack Kramer 37 18 12 .600 44 38 1 278.3 261 114 21 88 126 3.69 21.3
*Luis Arroyo 28 13 7 .650 34 34 0 211.3 219 116 24 96 114 4.94 9.7
*Bob Kuzava 32 11 8 .579 103 2 13 126.0 126 63 13 62 63 4.50 10.5
*Bob Chipman 36 9 9 .500 70 6 6 113.7 113 69 20 37 33 5.46 5.2
 Bob Porterfield 31 3 1 .750 40 0 3 53.0 54 18 7 17 11 3.06 6.0
*Ken Johnson 32 4 3 .571 56 0 3 43.7 39 18 5 27 27 3.71 4.4
 Bob Harris 38 0 4 .000 21 0 2 35.0 52 28 6 18 13 7.20 0.0
*Bob Smith 24 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0.3 2 1 0 1 0 27.27 0.0
Team Totals 32.0 92 70 .568 451 162 28 1466.0 1450 723 169 589 740 4.44 87.0
Rank among 8 AL teams 3 3 4 3 2 4 5 5 4 4 5  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 32.3
J.Garagiola 1047.7 114 121 547 41 0 3 1.000 28.9
R.Campanella 319.5 34 34 137 12 2 0 .987 50.0
E.Malone 142.0 16 17 81 5 2 0 .977 11.1
B.Nieman 1.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0
Team Total 1510.2 164 173 766 58 4 3 .995 30.6
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 12.09
F.Fain 1221.7 136 140 1470 139 12 124 .993 11.85
J.Garagiola 64.0 7 7 70 5 1 5 .987 10.55
R.Campanella 54.1 5 6 66 3 1 5 .986 11.48
J.Greengrass 34.0 4 4 50 5 1 10 .982 14.56
S.Hemus 18.3 2 2 21 3 1 2 .960 11.80
S.Musial 12.1 2 2 16 1 2 2 .895 12.64
Team Total 1404.2 156 161 1693 156 18 148 .990 11.85
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 6.12
B.Cox 741.3 83 84 167 321 4 56 .992 5.92
S.Hemus 428.7 50 58 90 181 5 32 .982 5.69
G.Mauch 99.7 10 13 27 50 1 6 .987 6.95
F.Zak 34.0 4 4 12 12 0 5 1.000 6.35
A.Rosen 13.0 1 2 4 7 0 1 1.000 7.62
Team Total 1316.7 148 161 300 571 10 100 .989 5.95
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .961 2.93
A.Rosen 1257.7 143 145 86 315 15 27 .964 2.87
G.Mauch 96.0 12 12 16 30 0 3 1.000 4.31
F.Zak 72.0 7 15 3 13 1 1 .941 2.00
S.Hemus 12.6 0 6 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.14
J.Garagiola 11.7 0 6 0 1 1 0 .500 0.77
B.Cox 9.7 0 5 2 1 1 0 .750 2.80
A.Pafko 4.0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 6.75
Team Total 1463.6 162 191 111 362 18 31 .963 2.91
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .967 5.32
G.Mauch 616.0 75 78 92 255 12 39 .967 5.07
B.Cox 589.3 65 67 109 241 13 47 .964 5.35
M.Combs 184.7 22 24 33 85 3 18 .975 5.75
S.Hemus 172.3 20 21 26 72 4 15 .961 5.12
F.Zak 61.3 0 34 7 18 0 5 1.000 3.67
A.Rosen 12.0 0 5 3 5 1 1 .889 6.00
R.Campanella 2.8 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.21
Team Total 1638.4 182 230 271 676 33 125 .966 5.20
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .982 1.92
I.Noren 1330.0 147 148 266 5 7 1 .975 1.83
J.Greengrass 112.0 13 13 24 0 1 0 .960 1.93
S.Musial 18.0 2 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00
T.Williams 4.0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1464.0 162 168 294 5 8 1 .974 1.84
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .983 2.40
A.Pafko 1187.0 136 137 341 10 5 4 .986 2.66
S.Musial 346.5 38 45 85 2 2 1 .978 2.26
J.Greengrass 122.3 11 25 32 2 1 0 .971 2.50
I.Noren 3.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1658.8 185 209 458 14 8 5 .983 2.56
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .982 1.94
T.Williams 1005.7 112 114 254 2 3 0 .988 2.29
S.Musial 158.1 17 18 35 1 1 0 .973 2.05
J.Greengrass 124.0 14 16 25 0 0 0 1.000 1.81
I.Noren 18.0 2 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
A.Pafko 5.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1310.8 145 153 316 3 4 0 .988 2.19
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .978 2.32
W.Masterson 305.3 41 41 18 49 2 3 .971 1.97
J.Harshman 299.3 41 41 18 54 2 2 .973 2.16
J.Kramer 278.3 38 44 23 55 1 3 .987 2.52
L.Arroyo 211.3 34 34 18 42 0 3 1.000 2.56
B.Kuzava 126.0 2 103 14 24 0 4 1.000 2.71
B.Chipman 113.7 6 70 7 24 0 4 1.000 2.45
B.Porterfield 53.0 0 40 6 10 0 1 1.000 2.72
K.Johnson 43.7 0 56 1 6 0 1 1.000 1.44
B.Harris 35.0 0 21 5 11 1 1 .941 4.11
B.Smith 0.3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 27.27
Team Total 1466.0 162 451 110 276 6 22 .985 2.37
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Fain .316
On-Base Pct Williams .469
Slugging Pct Williams .530
OPS Williams .998
XR Fain 103.4
Games Cox 157
At-Bats Cox 646
Runs Fain 111
Hits Cox 190
Total Bases Rosen 288
Singles Cox 135
Doubles Fain 53
Triples Noren, Williams 7
Homeruns Rosen 34
RBIs Rosen 110
Stolen Bases Pafko 8
Caught Stealing Mauch, Pafko 3
Walks Williams 119
Strikeouts Rosen 102
ERA Kramer 3.69
Wins Harshman 20
Losses Masterson 14
Winning Pct Arroyo .650
Saves Kuzava 13
Games Pitched Kuzava 103
Games Started Harshman, Masterson 41
Complete Games Masterson 10
Shutouts Kramer, Masterson 1
Innings Pitched Masterson 305.3
Hits Allowed Masterson 316
Homeruns Allowed Masterson 50
Strikeouts Harshman 201
Walks Allowed Harshman 148
Walks per 9IP Masterson 2.8
Hits per 9IP Harshman 8.1
Strikeouts per 9IP Harshman 6.0
WHiP Kramer 1.25
OAVG Harshman .235
OOBP Kramer .306
OSLG Kramer .349
OOPS Kramer .656
Team All-Stars
Billy Cox
Solly Hemus
Jack Kramer
Stan Musial
Irv Noren
Al Rosen
Player Salaries
Ted Williams $ 15,340,000
Stan Musial $ 13,500,000
Al Rosen $ 6,150,000
Ferris Fain $ 5,900,000
Bob Chipman $ 3,425,000
Andy Pafko $ 3,250,000
Irv Noren $ 3,000,000
Solly Hemus $ 2,992,857
Walt Masterson $ 2,250,000
Joe Garagiola $ 2,000,000
Bob Kuzava $ 1,500,000
Billy Cox $ 1,500,000
Bob Porterfield $ 1,250,000
Bob Harris $ 1,250,000
Jack Kramer $ 1,007,000
Merl Combs $ 700,000
Frankie Zak $ 550,000
Ken Johnson $ 460,000
Eddie Malone $ 350,000
Luis Arroyo $ 300,000
Jack Harshman $ 300,000
Jim Greengrass $ 300,000
Gene Mauch $ 300,000
Bob Smith $ 300,000
  
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/1 Traded Bill Howerton San Diego Pete Gebrian
2/4 Signed     Al Rosen
2/5 Signed     Roy Campanella
2/7 Traded Clint Hartung Tampa Bay Butch Nieman
2/7 Signed     Bob Chipman
2/8 Signed     Jack Kramer
2/10 Signed     Andy Pafko
2/10 Signed     Merl Combs
5/1 Traded Butch Nieman Cleveland Solly Hemus
Luis Arroyo
7/1 Traded Roy Campanella Seattle Stan Musial
7/31 Traded Bob Schultz Boston (A) Brandy Davis
$5,000,000
 
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