1953 Detroit Tigers

60-94 • .390 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1953 Detroit Tigers went 60-94 (.390) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 695 runs, allowed 923, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Ray Boone (22 HR, 93 RBI) and Ned Garver (11-11, 4.45 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

60 Wins
94 Losses
.390 Win %
6th Rank
695 R 923 RA
Diff -228

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695 Runs Scored
923 Runs Allowed
-228 Run Diff
884K Attendance

📈 vs. 1953 AL Average

Batting Avg .266 1% above the 1953 league average (.262)
OBP .330 2% below the 1953 league average (.336)
SLG .387 1% above the 1953 league average (.383)
Team ERA 5.25 31% worse than the 1953 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 695 1% above the 1953 league average (689 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 884,659
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Avg per Game 11,198

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1953

Batting Avg

1 Ray Boone 0.312 2 Harvey Kuenn 0.308 3 Bud Souchock 0.302 4 Joe Ginsberg 0.302 5 Johnny Pesky 0.292

Home Runs

1 Ray Boone 22 2 Bob Nieman 15 3 Walt Dropo 13 4 Jim Delsing 11 5 Bud Souchock 11

RBI

1 Walt Dropo 96 2 Ray Boone 93 3 Bob Nieman 69 4 Jim Delsing 62 5 Harvey Kuenn 48
1953 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harvey Kuenn 155 679 94 209 33 7 2 48 50 31 6 0.308
Walt Dropo 152 606 61 150 30 3 13 96 29 69 2 0.248
Bob Nieman 142 508 72 143 32 5 15 69 57 57 0 0.281
Jim Delsing 138 479 77 138 26 6 11 62 66 39 1 0.288
Don Lund 131 421 51 108 21 4 9 47 39 65 3 0.257
Ray Boone 101 385 73 120 16 6 22 93 48 47 2 0.312
Matt Batts 116 374 38 104 24 3 6 43 24 36 2 0.278
Fred Hatfield 109 311 41 79 11 1 3 19 40 34 3 0.254
Johnny Pesky 103 308 43 90 22 1 2 24 27 10 3 0.292
Bud Souchock 89 278 29 84 13 3 11 46 8 35 5 0.302
Jerry Priddy 65 196 14 46 6 2 1 24 17 19 1 0.235
Johnny Bucha 60 158 17 35 9 0 1 14 20 14 1 0.222
Pat Mullin 79 97 11 26 1 0 4 17 14 15 0 0.268
Owen Friend 31 96 10 17 4 0 3 10 6 9 0 0.177
Ned Garver 30 72 3 11 0 0 1 6 6 12 0 0.153
Russ Sullivan 23 72 7 18 5 1 1 6 13 5 0 0.250
Billy Hoeft 30 64 8 11 1 0 0 4 9 17 0 0.172
Ted Gray 32 61 5 14 0 1 0 7 6 14 0 0.230
Joe Ginsberg 18 53 6 16 2 0 0 3 10 1 0 0.302
Steve Gromek 19 41 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0.073
Billy Hitchcock 22 38 8 8 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.211
Ralph Branca 17 34 3 4 0 1 0 4 2 14 0 0.118
Dick Marlowe 42 32 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 13 0 0.219
Al Kaline 30 28 9 7 0 0 1 2 1 5 1 0.250
John Baumgartner 7 27 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.185
Al Aber 17 23 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.130
Ray Herbert 43 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.158
Art Houtteman 16 19 4 3 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0.158
Frank Carswell 16 15 2 4 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0.267
Dave Madison 32 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.091
Bob Miller 13 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Hal Newhouser 7 8 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.500
Bill Wight 13 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.429
Fred Hutchinson 4 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.167
Hal Erickson 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Earl Harrist 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bob Swift 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.333
Milt Jordan 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Ray Scarborough 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Weik 12 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Reno Bertoia 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Paul Foytack 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
George Freese 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1953

ERA

1 Ralph Branca 4.15 2 Ned Garver 4.45 3 Al Aber 4.46 4 Steve Gromek 4.51 5 Ted Gray 4.60

Wins

1 Ned Garver 11 2 Ted Gray 10 3 Billy Hoeft 9 4 Steve Gromek 6 5 Dick Marlowe 6

Strikeouts

1 Ted Gray 115 2 Billy Hoeft 90 3 Ned Garver 69 4 Steve Gromek 59 5 Dick Marlowe 52
1953 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ned Garver 11 11 4.45 30 26 1 198.1 228 98 66 69
Billy Hoeft 9 14 4.83 29 27 2 197.2 223 106 58 90
Ted Gray 10 15 4.60 30 28 0 176.0 166 90 76 115
Steve Gromek 6 8 4.51 19 17 1 125.2 138 63 36 59
Dick Marlowe 6 7 5.26 42 11 0 119.2 152 70 42 52
Ralph Branca 4 7 4.15 17 14 1 102.0 98 47 31 50
Ray Herbert 4 6 5.24 43 3 6 87.2 109 51 46 37
Art Houtteman 2 6 5.90 16 9 1 68.2 87 45 29 28
Al Aber 4 3 4.46 17 10 0 66.2 63 33 41 34
Dave Madison 3 4 6.82 32 1 0 62.0 76 47 44 27
Bob Miller 1 2 5.94 13 1 0 36.1 43 24 21 9
Hal Erickson 0 1 4.73 18 0 1 32.1 43 17 10 19
Bill Wight 0 3 8.88 13 4 0 25.1 35 25 14 10
Hal Newhouser 0 1 7.06 7 4 1 21.2 31 17 8 6
Ray Scarborough 0 2 8.27 13 0 2 20.2 34 19 11 12
Dick Weik 0 1 13.97 12 1 0 19.1 32 30 23 6
Earl Harrist 0 2 8.68 8 1 0 18.2 25 18 15 7
Milt Jordan 0 1 5.82 8 1 0 17.0 26 11 5 4
Paul Foytack 0 0 11.17 6 0 0 9.2 15 12 9 7
Fred Hutchinson 0 0 2.79 3 0 0 9.2 9 3 0 4

👥 Roster (43)

Al Aber Matt Batts John Baumgartner Reno Bertoia Ray Boone Ralph Branca Johnny Bucha Frank Carswell Jim Delsing Walt Dropo Hal Erickson Paul Foytack +31 more

43 players

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The 1953 Detroit Tigers in brief

A 60-94 record (.390) put the 1953 Detroit Tigers 6th in the AL. The run column shows 695 for and 923 against. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .266, 1% better than the league's .262. Pitchers allowed 5.25 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.99. Measured against the 689-run league average, the offense was 1% ahead. Home games were played at Briggs Stadium, where 884,659 fans came through the gates.

For power, Ray Boone led the way with 22 homers. Walt Dropo led in RBI with 96. The hits leader was Harvey Kuenn with 209. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ned Garver (11). The strikeout leader was Ted Gray with 115. The 1953 roster runs to 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1953 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1953 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1953 Detroit Tigers finished 60-94 (.390 win pct).
Who led the 1953 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Ray Boone led the 1953 Detroit Tigers with 22 home runs.
What was the 1953 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1953 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 5.25.
Did the 1953 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1953 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1953 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1953 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1953 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ray Boone (22 HR, 93 RBI) and Ned Garver (11-11, 4.45 ERA).
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