1956 Detroit Tigers

82-72 • .532 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1956 Detroit Tigers went 82-72 (.532) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 789 runs, allowed 699, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Charlie Maxwell (28 HR, 87 RBI) and Frank Lary (21-13, 3.15 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

82 Wins
72 Losses
.532 Win %
5th Rank
789 R 699 RA
Diff +90

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789 Runs Scored
699 Runs Allowed
+90 Run Diff
1,038K Attendance

📈 vs. 1956 AL Average

Batting Avg .278 7% above the 1956 league average (.260)
OBP .355 4% above the 1956 league average (.340)
SLG .420 7% above the 1956 league average (.393)
Team ERA 4.06 2% better than the 1956 league average (4.16)
Runs Scored 789 10% above the 1956 league average (720 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,038,560
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Avg per Game 13,314

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1956

Batting Avg

1 Harvey Kuenn 0.332 2 Charlie Maxwell 0.326 3 Jim Small 0.319 4 Al Kaline 0.314 5 Ray Boone 0.308

Home Runs

1 Charlie Maxwell 28 2 Al Kaline 27 3 Ray Boone 25 4 Harvey Kuenn 12 5 Earl Torgeson 12

RBI

1 Al Kaline 128 2 Harvey Kuenn 88 3 Charlie Maxwell 87 4 Ray Boone 81 5 Bill Tuttle 65
1956 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Kaline 153 617 96 194 32 10 27 128 70 55 7 0.314
Harvey Kuenn 146 591 96 196 32 7 12 88 55 34 9 0.332
Bill Tuttle 140 546 61 138 22 4 9 65 38 48 5 0.253
Charlie Maxwell 141 500 96 163 14 3 28 87 79 74 1 0.326
Ray Boone 131 481 77 148 14 6 25 81 77 46 0 0.308
Frank Bolling 102 366 53 103 21 7 7 45 42 51 6 0.281
Frank House 94 321 44 77 6 2 10 44 21 19 1 0.240
Earl Torgeson 117 318 61 84 9 3 12 42 78 47 6 0.264
Red Wilson 78 228 32 66 12 2 7 38 42 18 2 0.289
Jack Phillips 67 224 31 66 13 2 1 20 21 19 1 0.295
Bob Kennedy 69 177 17 41 5 0 4 22 24 19 2 0.232
Jim Brideweser 70 156 23 34 4 0 0 10 20 19 3 0.218
Wayne Belardi 79 154 24 43 3 1 6 15 15 13 0 0.279
Frank Lary 41 103 14 19 2 0 1 12 8 25 0 0.184
Jim Small 58 91 13 29 4 2 0 10 6 10 0 0.319
Paul Foytack 43 90 7 11 2 0 0 7 2 30 0 0.122
Billy Hoeft 42 80 16 20 3 1 0 9 12 22 0 0.250
Reno Bertoia 22 66 7 12 2 0 1 5 6 12 0 0.182
Buddy Hicks 26 47 5 10 2 0 0 5 3 2 0 0.213
Virgil Trucks 22 45 4 11 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.244
Steve Gromek 40 27 3 4 0 0 0 1 11 10 0 0.148
Jay Porter 14 21 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 0.095
Jim Bunning 15 18 4 6 2 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.333
Duke Maas 26 16 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 8 0 0.188
Jim Delsing 10 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.000
Fred Hatfield 8 12 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.250
Al Aber 42 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.300
Chick King 7 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.222
Charlie Lau 3 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.222
Walt Streuli 3 8 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.250
Bob Miller 11 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.143
Ned Garver 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Walt Masterson 35 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Bud Black 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Host 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Marlowe 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Brady 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Pete Wojey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hal Woodeshick 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1956

ERA

1 Frank Lary 3.15 2 Al Aber 3.43 3 Paul Foytack 3.59 4 Jim Bunning 3.71 5 Virgil Trucks 3.83

Wins

1 Frank Lary 21 2 Billy Hoeft 20 3 Paul Foytack 15 4 Steve Gromek 8 5 Virgil Trucks 6

Strikeouts

1 Paul Foytack 184 2 Billy Hoeft 172 3 Frank Lary 165 4 Steve Gromek 64 5 Virgil Trucks 43
1956 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Frank Lary 21 13 3.15 41 38 1 294.0 289 103 116 165
Paul Foytack 15 13 3.59 43 33 1 256.0 211 102 142 184
Billy Hoeft 20 14 4.06 38 34 0 248.0 276 112 104 172
Steve Gromek 8 6 4.28 40 13 4 141.0 142 67 47 64
Virgil Trucks 6 5 3.83 22 16 1 120.0 104 51 63 43
Duke Maas 0 7 6.54 26 7 0 63.1 81 46 32 34
Al Aber 4 4 3.43 42 0 7 63.0 65 24 25 21
Jim Bunning 5 1 3.71 15 3 1 53.1 55 22 28 34
Walt Masterson 1 1 4.17 35 0 0 49.2 54 23 32 28
Bob Miller 0 2 5.68 11 3 0 31.2 37 20 22 16
Ned Garver 0 2 4.08 6 3 0 17.2 15 8 13 6
Dick Marlowe 1 1 5.73 7 1 0 11.0 12 7 9 4
Bud Black 1 1 3.60 5 1 0 10.0 10 4 5 7
Jim Brady 0 0 28.42 6 0 0 6.1 15 20 11 3
Hal Woodeshick 0 2 13.50 2 2 0 5.1 12 8 3 1
Gene Host 0 0 7.71 1 1 0 4.2 9 4 2 5
Pete Wojey 0 0 2.25 2 0 0 4.0 2 1 1 1

👥 Roster (39)

Al Aber Wayne Belardi Reno Bertoia Bud Black Frank Bolling Ray Boone Jim Brady Jim Brideweser Jim Bunning Jim Delsing Paul Foytack Ned Garver +27 more

39 players

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The 1956 Detroit Tigers in brief

A 82-72 record (.532) put the 1956 Detroit Tigers 5th in the AL. The run column shows 789 for and 699 against. The team batting average of .278 was 7% above the 1956 league mark of .260. The staff ERA of 4.06 was 2% better than the league average of 4.16. Measured against the 720-run league average, the offense was 10% ahead. Home games were played at Briggs Stadium, where 1,038,560 fans came through the gates.

For power, Charlie Maxwell led the way with 28 homers. Al Kaline drove in a team-high 128 runs. The hits leader was Harvey Kuenn with 196. The pitching staff's wins leader was Frank Lary (21). The strikeout leader was Paul Foytack with 184. In all, the roster shows 39 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1956 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1956 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1956 Detroit Tigers finished 82-72 (.532 win pct).
Who led the 1956 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Charlie Maxwell led the 1956 Detroit Tigers with 28 home runs.
What was the 1956 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1956 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.06.
Did the 1956 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1956 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1956 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1956 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1956 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Charlie Maxwell (28 HR, 87 RBI) and Frank Lary (21-13, 3.15 ERA).
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