1957 Detroit Tigers

78-76 • .506 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1957 Detroit Tigers went 78-76 (.506) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 614 runs, allowed 614, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Charlie Maxwell (24 HR, 82 RBI) and Jim Bunning (20-8, 2.69 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

78 Wins
76 Losses
.506 Win %
4th Rank
614 R 614 RA
Diff 0

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614 Runs Scored
614 Runs Allowed
0 Run Diff
1,272K Attendance

📈 vs. 1957 AL Average

Batting Avg .257 1% above the 1957 league average (.254)
OBP .322 1% below the 1957 league average (.325)
SLG .378 1% below the 1957 league average (.382)
Team ERA 3.56 6% better than the 1957 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 614 6% below the 1957 league average (651 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,272,386
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Avg per Game 16,524

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1957

Batting Avg

1 Al Kaline 0.295 2 Johnny Groth 0.291 3 Dave Philley 0.283 4 Harvey Kuenn 0.277 5 Charlie Maxwell 0.276

Home Runs

1 Charlie Maxwell 24 2 Al Kaline 23 3 Frank Bolling 15 4 Ray Boone 12 5 Harvey Kuenn 9

RBI

1 Al Kaline 90 2 Charlie Maxwell 82 3 Ray Boone 65 4 Bill Tuttle 47 5 Harvey Kuenn 44
1957 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harvey Kuenn 151 624 74 173 30 6 9 44 47 28 5 0.277
Al Kaline 149 577 83 170 29 4 23 90 43 38 11 0.295
Frank Bolling 146 576 72 149 27 6 15 40 57 64 4 0.259
Charlie Maxwell 138 492 75 136 23 3 24 82 76 84 3 0.276
Ray Boone 129 462 48 126 25 3 12 65 57 47 1 0.273
Bill Tuttle 133 451 49 113 12 4 5 47 44 41 2 0.251
Frank House 106 348 31 90 9 0 7 36 35 26 1 0.259
Reno Bertoia 97 295 28 81 16 2 4 28 19 43 2 0.275
Red Wilson 60 180 21 43 8 1 3 13 25 19 2 0.239
Jim Finigan 64 174 20 47 4 2 0 17 23 18 1 0.270
Dave Philley 65 173 15 49 8 1 2 16 7 16 3 0.283
Jay Porter 58 140 14 35 8 0 2 18 14 20 0 0.250
Johnny Groth 38 103 11 30 10 0 0 16 6 7 0 0.291
Jim Bunning 45 94 10 20 2 1 1 4 5 29 0 0.213
Ron Samford 54 91 6 20 1 2 0 5 6 15 1 0.220
Frank Lary 40 73 4 9 0 1 0 4 2 22 0 0.123
Duke Maas 45 71 2 6 1 0 1 8 3 27 0 0.085
Billy Hoeft 42 67 13 10 2 0 3 10 5 14 0 0.149
Paul Foytack 38 63 4 14 0 0 0 5 4 17 0 0.222
Earl Torgeson 30 50 5 12 2 1 1 5 12 10 0 0.240
Jim Small 36 42 7 9 2 0 0 0 2 11 0 0.214
Steve Boros 24 41 4 6 1 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.146
Bobo Osborne 11 27 4 4 1 0 0 1 3 7 0 0.148
Bill Taylor 9 23 4 8 2 0 1 3 0 3 0 0.348
Jack Dittmer 16 22 3 5 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.227
Lou Sleater 41 20 4 5 0 0 3 7 1 2 0 0.250
Karl Olson 8 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.143
Don Lee 11 12 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.167
Eddie Robinson 13 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.000
Al Aber 28 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.125
Harry Byrd 37 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mel Clark 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.000
Steve Gromek 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bob Shaw 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Stump 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Jack Phillips 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Presko 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Thomas 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Tsitouris 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Yewcic 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Crimian 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Daniel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Wojey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1957

ERA

1 Jim Bunning 2.69 2 Paul Foytack 3.14 3 Duke Maas 3.28 4 Harry Byrd 3.36 5 Billy Hoeft 3.48

Wins

1 Jim Bunning 20 2 Paul Foytack 14 3 Frank Lary 11 4 Duke Maas 10 5 Billy Hoeft 9

Strikeouts

1 Jim Bunning 182 2 Paul Foytack 118 3 Duke Maas 116 4 Billy Hoeft 111 5 Frank Lary 107
1957 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Bunning 20 8 2.69 45 30 1 267.1 214 80 72 182
Frank Lary 11 16 3.98 40 35 3 237.2 250 105 72 107
Duke Maas 10 14 3.28 45 26 6 219.1 210 80 65 116
Paul Foytack 14 11 3.14 38 27 1 212.0 175 74 104 118
Billy Hoeft 9 11 3.48 34 28 1 207.0 188 80 69 111
Lou Sleater 3 3 3.76 41 0 2 69.1 61 29 28 43
Harry Byrd 4 3 3.36 37 1 5 59.0 53 22 28 20
Don Lee 1 3 4.66 11 6 0 38.2 48 20 18 19
Al Aber 3 3 6.81 28 0 1 37.0 46 28 11 15
Steve Gromek 0 1 6.08 15 1 1 23.2 32 16 13 11
Jim Stump 1 0 2.03 6 0 0 13.1 11 3 8 2
Joe Presko 1 1 1.64 7 0 0 11.0 10 2 4 3
Bob Shaw 0 1 7.45 7 0 0 9.2 11 8 7 4
Jack Crimian 0 1 12.71 4 0 0 5.2 9 8 4 1
John Tsitouris 1 0 8.10 2 0 0 3.1 8 3 2 2
Chuck Daniel 0 0 7.71 1 0 0 2.1 3 2 0 2
Pete Wojey 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (43)

Al Aber Reno Bertoia Frank Bolling Ray Boone Steve Boros Jim Bunning Harry Byrd Mel Clark Jack Crimian Chuck Daniel Jack Dittmer Jim Finigan +31 more

43 players

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The 1957 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1957 Detroit Tigers won 78 games and lost 76, ending up 4th in the AL. The Detroit Tigers scored and allowed exactly 614 runs. The team batting average of .257 was 1% above the 1957 league mark of .254. Pitchers allowed 3.56 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.79. Measured against the 651-run league average, the offense was 6% behind. Attendance at Briggs Stadium totaled 1,272,386 for the year.

Charlie Maxwell led the club in home runs with 24. The RBI leader was Al Kaline, with 90. The hits leader was Harvey Kuenn with 173. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jim Bunning (20). In all, the roster shows 43 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1956 season and the 1958 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1957 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1957 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1957 Detroit Tigers finished 78-76 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 1957 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Charlie Maxwell led the 1957 Detroit Tigers with 24 home runs.
What was the 1957 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1957 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.56.
Did the 1957 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1957 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1957 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1957 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1957 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Charlie Maxwell (24 HR, 82 RBI) and Jim Bunning (20-8, 2.69 ERA).
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