1956 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1956 American League Briggs Stadium Detroit, Michigan 82 72 y 5th Walter Briggs, Jr., Fred Knorr, John Fetzer Muddy Ruel Bucky Harris WJBK WKMH(Van Patrick, Mel Ott) 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. Offseason December 30, 1955: Leo Cristante and cash were traded by the Tigers to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Pete Wojey.Pete Wojey at Baseball Reference Prior to 1956 season: Howie Koplitz was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.Howie Koplitz at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents DET Notable transactions 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.Jim Brideweser at Baseball Reference Roster 1956 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers 22 Al Aber 14 Bud Black 26 Jim Brady 15 Jim Bunning 21 Paul Foytack 31 Ned Garver 18 Steve Gromek 44 Billy Hoeft 19 Gene Host 17 Frank Lary 47 Duke Maas 37 Dick Marlowe 29 Walt Masterson 28 Bob Miller 23 Virgil Trucks 29 Pete Wojey 25 Hal Woodeshick Catchers  2 Frank House 12 Charley Lau 15 Jay Porter 25 Walt Streuli 10 Red Wilson Infielders 27 Wayne Belardi 16 Reno Bertoia 24 Frank Bolling  8 Ray Boone  1 Jim Brideweser  1 Fred Hatfield 12 Buddy Hicks  7 Harvey Kuenn 30 Jack Phillips  9 Earl Torgeson Outfielders 24 Jim Delsing  6 Al Kaline  3 Bob Kennedy  3 Chick King  4 Charlie Maxwell 20 Jim Small 5,13 Bill Tuttle Manager 32 Bucky Harris Coaches 33 Joe Gordon 34 Billy Hitchcock 35 Jack Tighe Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Starters by position 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 Frank House (baseball) 94 321 77 .240 10 44 1B Earl Torgeson 117 318 84 .264 12 42 2B Frank Bolling 102 366 103 .281 7 45 SS Harvey Kuenn 146 591 196 .332 12 88 3B Ray Boone 131 481 148 .308 25 81 OF Charlie Maxwell 141 500 163 .326 28 87 OF Bill Tuttle 140 546 138 .253 9 65 OF Al Kaline 153 617 194 .314 27 128 Other batters 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 Red Wilson baseball 78 228 66 .289 7 38 Jack Phillips Jack Phillips (first baseman) 67 224 66 .295 1 20 Bob Kennedy 70 177 41 .232 4 22 Jim Brideweser 70 156 34 .218 0 10 Wayne Belardi 79 154 43 .279 6 15 Jim Small Jim Small (baseball) 58 91 29 .319 0 10 Reno Bertoia 22 66 12 .182 1 5 Buddy Hicks 26 47 10 .213 0 5 Jay Porter 14 21 2 .095 0 3 Jim Delsing 10 12 0 .000 0 0 Fred Hatfield 8 12 3 .250 0 2 Chick King 6 9 2 .222 0 0 Charley Lau 3 9 2 .222 0 0 Walt Streuli 3 8 2 .250 0 1 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Frank Lary 41 294.0 21 13 3.15 165 Paul Foytack 43 256.0 15 13 3.59 184 Billy Hoeft 38 248.0 20 14 4.06 172 Virgil Trucks 22 120.0 6 5 3.83 43 Hal Woodeshick 2 5.1 0 2 13.50 1 Gene Host 1 4.2 0 0 7.71 5 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Steve Gromek 40 141.0 8 6 4.28 64 Duke Maas 26 63.1 0 7 6.54 34 Jim Bunning 15 53.1 5 1 3.71 34 Bob Miller Bob Miller (baseball, born 1935) 11 31.2 0 2 5.68 16 Ned Garver 6 17.2 0 2 4.08 6 Dick Marlowe 7 11.0 1 1 5.73 4 Bud Black Bud Black (right-handed pitcher) 5 10.0 1 1 3.60 7 Relief pitchers 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 Walt Masterson 35 1 1 1 4.17 28 Jim Brady Jim Brady (baseball) 6 0 0 0 28.42 3 Pete Wojey 2 0 0 0 2.25 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball 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: ValdostaTerre Haute club folded, July 3, 1956 Notes 2 References Baseball Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1956 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Tigers season Detroit Tigers Category:1956 in Detroit