1956 Detroit Tigers season
1956 Detroit Tigers season
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1956 Detroit Tigers | |
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| Owner(s) | Walter Briggs, Jr., Fred Knorr, John Fetzer |
| General manager(s) | Muddy Ruel |
| Manager(s) | Bucky Harris |
| Local television | WJBK |
| Local radio | WKMH (Van Patrick, Mel Ott) |
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The 1956 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 82–72, 15 games behind the New York Yankees.
Contents
1 Offseason
2 Regular season
2.1 Season standings
2.2 Record vs. opponents
2.3 Notable transactions
2.4 Roster
3 Player stats
3.1 Batting
3.1.1 Starters by position
3.1.2 Other batters
3.2 Pitching
3.2.1 Starting pitchers
3.2.2 Other pitchers
3.2.3 Relief pitchers
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References
Offseason[edit]
- December 30, 1955: Leo Cristante and cash were traded by the Tigers to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Pete Wojey.[1]
- Prior to 1956 season: Howie Koplitz was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.[2]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | -- |
| Cleveland Indians | 88 | 66 | .571 | 9 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 69 | .552 | 12 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | .545 | 13 |
| Detroit Tigers | 82 | 72 | .532 | 15 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 69 | 85 | .448 | 28 |
| Washington Senators | 59 | 95 | .383 | 38 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 52 | 102 | .338 | 45 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1956 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | NYY | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 6–16 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 9–13 | 12–10 | |||||
Boston | 16–6 | — | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 9–13 | |||||
Chicago | 13–9 | 8–14 | — | 15–7 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 13–9 | |||||
Cleveland | 17–5 | 9–13–1 | 7–15 | — | 11–11 | 17–5 | 10–12 | 17–5 | |||||
Detroit | 9–13 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 16–6 | 12–10 | 15–7–1 | |||||
Kansas City | 7–15 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 6–16 | — | 4–18 | 12–10 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 18–4 | — | 17–5 | |||||
Washington | 10–12 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 7–15–1 | 10–12 | 5–17 | — | |||||
Notable transactions[edit]
- May 15, 1956: Jim Delsing and Fred Hatfield were traded by the Tigers to the Chicago White Sox for Jim Brideweser, Harry Byrd and Bob Kennedy.[3]
Roster[edit]
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Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
| Outfielders
| 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 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Kennedy | 70 | 177 | 41 | .232 | 4 | 22 |
| Jim Brideweser | 70 | 156 | 34 | .218 | 0 | 10 |
| Jim Small | 58 | 91 | 29 | .319 | 0 | 10 |
| Jim Delsing | 10 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Hatfield | 8 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Foytack | 43 | 256 | 15 | 13 | 3.59 | 184 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Black | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3.60 | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Aber | 42 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3.43 | 21 |
| Jim Bunning | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3.71 | 34 |
| Jim Brady | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.42 | 3 |
| Pete Wojey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 |
Farm system[edit]
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
AAA | Charleston Senators | American Association | Charlie Metro and Frank Skaff |
A | Syracuse Chiefs | Eastern League | Glenn McQuillen, Joe Torpey and Frank Calo |
A | Augusta Tigers | Sally League | Frank Skaff, Willis Hudlin and Bill Norman |
B | Durham Bulls | Carolina League | Johnny Pesky |
B | Terre Haute Tigers | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Bill Norman and Charlie Metro |
C | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | Stan Wasiak and Charlie Metro |
D | Panama City Fliers | Alabama–Florida League | Al Lakeman |
D | Palatka Tigers | Florida State League | Ralph Hodgin and Charlie Baird |
D | Hazlehurst-Baxley Tigers | Georgia State League | Wayne Wallace and Stan Wasiak |
D | Valdosta Tigers | Georgia–Florida League | Bill Adair |
D | Jamestown Falcons | PONY League | Pat Mullin, Don Lund and Wayne Blackburn |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Valdosta
Terre Haute club folded, July 3, 1956
Notes[edit]
^ Pete Wojey at Baseball Reference
^ Howie Koplitz at Baseball Reference
^ Jim Brideweser at Baseball Reference
References[edit]
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em- 1956 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference
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