1954 Detroit Tigers season
1954 Detroit Tigers season
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1954 Detroit Tigers | |
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| Major League affiliations | |
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| Location | |
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| Other information | |
| Owner(s) | Walter Briggs, Jr. |
| General manager(s) | Muddy Ruel |
| Manager(s) | Fred Hutchinson |
| Local television | WJBK |
| Local radio | WKMH (Van Patrick, Dizzy Trout) |
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The 1954 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 68–86, 43 games behind the Cleveland Indians.
Contents
1 Regular season
1.1 Season standings
1.2 Record vs. opponents
1.3 Notable transactions
1.4 Roster
2 Player stats
2.1 Batting
2.1.1 Starters by position
2.1.2 Other batters
2.2 Pitching
2.2.1 Starting pitchers
2.2.2 Other pitchers
2.2.3 Relief pitchers
3 Farm system
4 Notes
5 References
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 111 | 43 | .721 | -- |
| New York Yankees | 103 | 51 | .669 | 8 |
| Chicago White Sox | 94 | 60 | .610 | 17 |
| Boston Red Sox | 69 | 85 | .448 | 42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 68 | 86 | .442 | 43 |
| Washington Senators | 66 | 88 | .429 | 45 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 54 | 100 | .351 | 57 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 51 | 103 | .331 | 60 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1954 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 3–19 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
Boston | 11–11 | — | 5–17 | 2–20–2 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 13–9 | |||||
Chicago | 15–7 | 17–5 | — | 11–11 | 12–10–1 | 7–15 | 17–5 | 15–7 | |||||
Cleveland | 19–3 | 20–2–2 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 18–4 | 18–4 | |||||
Detroit | 14–8 | 8–14 | 10–12–1 | 8–14 | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 9–13 | |||||
New York | 17–5 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 16–6 | — | 18–4–1 | 13–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 12–10 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 4–18 | 9–13 | 4–18–1 | — | 10–12–1 | |||||
Washington | 12–10 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 4–18 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 12–10–1 | — | |||||
Notable transactions[edit]
- August 20, 1954: Earl Harrist and cash were traded by the Tigers to the Seattle Rainiers for Van Fletcher.[1]
Roster[edit]
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
| Outfielders
Other batters
| Manager
Coaches
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Frank House | 114 | 352 | 88 | .250 | 9 | 38 |
| RF | Al Kaline | 138 | 504 | 139 | .276 | 4 | 43 |
Other batters[edit]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Aber | 32 | 124.2 | 5 | 11 | 3.97 | 54 |
| Ralph Branca | 17 | 45.1 | 3 | 3 | 5.76 | 15 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Miller | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.45 | 27 |
| Dick Donovan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.50 | 2 |
Farm system[edit]
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
AAA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | Billy Hitchcock |
AA | Little Rock Travelers | Southern Association | Bill Norman, Stubby Overmire and Pat Mullin |
A | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Eastern League | Dan Carnevale |
B | Durham Bulls | Carolina League | Charlie Metro |
C | Greenville Tigers | Cotton States League | Willis Hudlin |
C | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | Bob Mavis |
D | Valdosta Tigers | Georgia–Florida League | Marv Owen and Stan Wasiak |
D | Jamestown Falcons | PONY League | Danny Litwhiler and Wayne Blackburn |
Notes[edit]
^ Van Fletcher at Baseball-Reference
References[edit]
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