1953 Detroit Tigers season

The 1953 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the American League with a record of 60–94, 40½ games behind the New York Yankees.

1953 Detroit Tigers
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Walter Briggs, Jr.
General manager(s)Charlie Gehringer
Manager(s)Fred Hutchinson
Local televisionWWJ
Local radioWJBK/WXYZ
(Van Patrick, Dizzy Trout)
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 9952 0.656 50–27 49–25
Cleveland Indians 9262 0.597 53–24 39–38
Chicago White Sox 8965 0.578 11½ 41–36 48–29
Boston Red Sox 8469 0.549 16 38–38 46–31
Washington Senators 7676 0.500 23½ 39–36 37–40
Detroit Tigers 6094 0.390 40½ 30–47 30–47
Philadelphia Athletics 5995 0.383 41½ 27–50 32–45
St. Louis Browns 54100 0.351 46½ 23–54 31–46

Record vs. opponents

1953 American League Records

Sources:
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHI STL WSH
Boston 6–1613–913–910–1115–717–510–12
Chicago 16–611–11–114–8–19–1310–1217–512–10
Cleveland 9–1311–11–114–811–1119–317–511–11
Detroit 9–138–14–18–146–1611–11–37–1511–11
New York 11–1013–911–1116–617–517–514–6
Philadelphia 7–1512–103–1911–11–35–1713–98–14
St. Louis 5–175–175–1715–75–179–1310–12
Washington 12–1010–1211–1111–116–1414–812–10

Notable transactions

Roster

1953 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
OFBob Nieman142508143.2811569

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
Owen Friend319617.177310
Al Kaline30287.25012

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

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
Al Aber1766.2434.4634

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

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Buffalo Bisons International League Jack Tighe
AA Little Rock Travelers Southern Association Paul Campbell
A Montgomery Grays Sally League Charlie Metro
B Durham Bulls Carolina League Marv Owen
C Bakersfield Indians California League Ray Perry
C Jackson Senators Cotton States League Marland Doolittle
D Jamestown Falcons PONY League Dan Carnevale
D Wausau Timberjacks Wisconsin State League Wayne Blackburn

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Jamestown

Notes

  1. Neil Berry at Baseball Reference
  2. Jay Porter at Baseball Reference
  3. Bob Shaw at Baseball-Reference
  4. Ray Boone at Baseball Reference
  5. Hal Newhouser at Baseball Reference

References

  • 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.
  • 1953 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference
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