1955 Detroit Tigers

79-75 • .513 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1955 Detroit Tigers went 79-75 (.513) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 775 runs, allowed 658, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Al Kaline (27 HR, 102 RBI) and Billy Hoeft (16-7, 2.99 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

79 Wins
75 Losses
.513 Win %
5th Rank
775 R 658 RA
Diff +117

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775 Runs Scored
658 Runs Allowed
+117 Run Diff
1,178K Attendance

📈 vs. 1955 AL Average

Batting Avg .266 3% above the 1955 league average (.258)
OBP .344 3% above the 1955 league average (.336)
SLG .394 4% above the 1955 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.79 4% better than the 1955 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 775 13% above the 1955 league average (686 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,178,828
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Avg per Game 15,309

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1955

Batting Avg

1 Al Kaline 0.340 2 Jack Phillips 0.316 3 Harvey Kuenn 0.306 4 Ray Boone 0.284 5 Earl Torgeson 0.283

Home Runs

1 Al Kaline 27 2 Ray Boone 20 3 Frank House 15 4 Bill Tuttle 14 5 Jim Delsing 10

RBI

1 Ray Boone 116 2 Al Kaline 102 3 Bill Tuttle 78 4 Harvey Kuenn 62 5 Jim Delsing 60
1955 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harvey Kuenn 145 620 101 190 38 5 8 62 40 27 8 0.306
Bill Tuttle 154 603 102 168 23 4 14 78 76 54 6 0.279
Al Kaline 152 588 121 200 24 8 27 102 82 57 6 0.340
Ray Boone 135 500 61 142 22 7 20 116 50 49 1 0.284
Fred Hatfield 122 413 51 96 15 3 8 33 61 49 3 0.232
Jim Delsing 114 356 49 85 15 2 10 60 48 40 2 0.239
Frank House 102 328 37 85 11 1 15 53 22 25 0 0.259
Earl Torgeson 89 300 58 85 10 1 9 50 61 29 9 0.283
Red Wilson 78 241 26 53 9 0 2 17 26 23 1 0.220
Harry Malmberg 67 208 25 45 5 2 0 19 29 19 0 0.216
Bubba Phillips 95 184 18 43 4 0 3 23 14 20 2 0.234
Ferris Fain 58 140 23 37 8 0 2 23 52 12 2 0.264
Jack Phillips 55 117 15 37 8 2 1 20 10 12 0 0.316
Charlie Maxwell 55 109 19 29 7 1 7 18 8 20 0 0.266
Billy Hoeft 36 82 9 17 2 0 0 4 10 25 0 0.207
Frank Lary 36 82 4 16 2 0 0 2 4 29 0 0.195
Ned Garver 33 76 11 17 1 0 1 13 9 5 1 0.224
Reno Bertoia 38 68 13 14 2 1 1 10 5 11 0 0.206
Jay Porter 24 55 6 13 2 0 0 3 8 15 0 0.236
Steve Gromek 28 54 10 9 1 0 0 5 16 12 0 0.167
Duke Maas 18 30 2 5 0 1 0 2 1 12 0 0.167
Chick King 7 21 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.238
Babe Birrer 36 19 3 3 1 0 2 6 2 4 0 0.158
Al Aber 39 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.059
Jim Bunning 15 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.200
Paul Foytack 22 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.091
Bob Miller 9 9 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.222
Leo Cristante 20 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Bud Black 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Joe Coleman 17 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.750
Dick Marlowe 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jim Small 12 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Walt Streuli 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
George Zuverink 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Wayne Belardi 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ben Flowers 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ron Samford 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bud Souchock 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Van Fletcher 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bill Froats 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Schultz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1955

ERA

1 Billy Hoeft 2.99 2 Frank Lary 3.10 3 Leo Cristante 3.19 4 Al Aber 3.38 5 Ned Garver 3.98

Wins

1 Billy Hoeft 16 2 Frank Lary 14 3 Steve Gromek 13 4 Ned Garver 12 5 Al Aber 6

Strikeouts

1 Billy Hoeft 133 2 Frank Lary 98 3 Ned Garver 83 4 Steve Gromek 73 5 Duke Maas 42
1955 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Frank Lary 14 15 3.10 36 31 1 235.0 232 81 89 98
Ned Garver 12 16 3.98 33 32 0 230.2 251 102 67 83
Billy Hoeft 16 7 2.99 32 29 0 220.0 187 73 75 133
Steve Gromek 13 10 3.98 28 25 0 181.0 183 80 37 73
Duke Maas 5 6 4.88 18 16 0 86.2 91 47 50 42
Babe Birrer 4 3 4.15 36 3 3 80.1 77 37 29 28
Al Aber 6 3 3.38 39 1 3 80.0 86 30 28 37
Jim Bunning 3 5 6.35 15 8 1 51.0 59 36 32 37
Paul Foytack 0 1 5.26 22 1 0 49.2 48 29 36 38
Leo Cristante 0 1 3.19 20 1 0 36.2 37 13 14 9
George Zuverink 0 5 6.99 14 1 0 28.1 38 22 14 13
Joe Coleman 2 1 3.20 17 0 3 25.1 22 9 14 5
Bob Miller 2 1 2.49 7 3 0 25.1 26 7 12 11
Dick Marlowe 1 0 1.80 4 1 1 15.0 12 3 4 9
Bud Black 1 1 1.29 3 2 0 14.0 12 2 8 7
Van Fletcher 0 0 3.00 9 0 0 12.0 13 4 2 4
Ben Flowers 0 0 6.00 4 0 0 6.0 5 4 2 2
Bill Froats 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 2 0
Bob Schultz 0 0 20.25 1 0 0 1.1 2 3 2 0

👥 Roster (41)

Al Aber Wayne Belardi Reno Bertoia Babe Birrer Bud Black Ray Boone Jim Bunning Joe Coleman Leo Cristante Jim Delsing Ferris Fain Van Fletcher +29 more

41 players

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The 1955 Detroit Tigers in brief

The record for the 1955 Detroit Tigers reads 79 wins and 75 losses, good for 5th in the AL. The Detroit Tigers scored 775 runs and allowed 658, a run differential of +117. The team batting average of .266 was 3% above the 1955 league mark of .258. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 3.79 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.96. League clubs averaged 686 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 13% more.

Home games were played at Briggs Stadium, where 1,178,828 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Al Kaline, who hit 27. The RBI leader was Ray Boone, with 116. Billy Hoeft was the top winner, with 16 victories. The 1955 roster runs to 41 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1955 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1955 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1955 Detroit Tigers finished 79-75 (.513 win pct).
Who led the 1955 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Al Kaline led the 1955 Detroit Tigers with 27 home runs.
What was the 1955 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1955 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.79.
Did the 1955 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1955 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1955 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1955 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1955 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Al Kaline (27 HR, 102 RBI) and Billy Hoeft (16-7, 2.99 ERA).
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