1958 Detroit Tigers

77-77 • .500 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1958 Detroit Tigers went 77-77 (.500) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 659 runs, allowed 606, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Gail Harris (20 HR, 83 RBI) and Frank Lary (16-15, 2.90 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

77 Wins
77 Losses
.500 Win %
5th Rank
659 R 606 RA
Diff +53

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659 Runs Scored
606 Runs Allowed
+53 Run Diff
1,086K Attendance

📈 vs. 1958 AL Average

Batting Avg .266 5% above the 1958 league average (.254)
OBP .326 1% above the 1958 league average (.321)
SLG .389 2% above the 1958 league average (.383)
Team ERA 3.59 5% better than the 1958 league average (3.77)
Runs Scored 659 2% above the 1958 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,086,484
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Avg per Game 14,110

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1958

Batting Avg

1 Gus Zernial 0.323 2 Harvey Kuenn 0.319 3 Al Kaline 0.313 4 Red Wilson 0.299 5 Johnny Groth 0.281

Home Runs

1 Gail Harris 20 2 Al Kaline 16 3 Frank Bolling 14 4 Charlie Maxwell 13 5 Harvey Kuenn 8

RBI

1 Al Kaline 85 2 Gail Harris 83 3 Frank Bolling 75 4 Charlie Maxwell 65 5 Harvey Kuenn 54
1958 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank Bolling 154 610 91 164 25 4 14 75 54 54 6 0.269
Harvey Kuenn 139 561 73 179 39 3 8 54 51 34 5 0.319
Al Kaline 146 543 84 170 34 7 16 85 54 47 7 0.313
Billy Martin 131 498 56 127 19 1 7 42 16 62 5 0.255
Gail Harris 134 451 63 123 18 8 20 83 36 60 1 0.273
Charlie Maxwell 131 397 56 108 14 4 13 65 64 54 6 0.272
Red Wilson 103 298 31 89 13 1 3 29 35 30 10 0.299
Reno Bertoia 86 240 28 56 6 0 6 27 20 35 5 0.233
Coot Veal 58 207 29 53 10 2 0 16 14 21 1 0.256
Ozzie Virgil 49 193 19 47 10 2 3 19 8 20 1 0.244
Johnny Groth 88 146 24 41 5 2 2 11 13 19 0 0.281
Jim Hegan 45 130 14 25 6 0 1 7 10 32 0 0.192
Gus Zernial 66 124 8 40 7 1 5 23 6 25 0 0.323
Ray Boone 39 114 16 27 4 1 6 20 14 13 0 0.237
Frank Lary 39 88 6 15 1 1 1 6 3 20 0 0.170
Jim Bunning 36 75 7 14 2 0 0 3 3 24 0 0.187
Paul Foytack 39 75 5 18 2 0 0 9 6 20 1 0.240
Tito Francona 45 69 11 17 5 0 0 10 15 16 0 0.246
Charlie Lau 30 68 8 10 1 2 0 6 12 15 0 0.147
Bob Hazle 43 58 5 14 2 0 2 5 5 13 0 0.241
Billy Hoeft 43 44 10 12 0 2 0 5 4 11 0 0.273
Herb Moford 25 37 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.027
Lou Skizas 23 33 4 8 2 0 1 2 5 1 0 0.242
Milt Bolling 24 31 3 6 2 0 0 0 5 7 0 0.194
George Susce 27 24 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 11 0 0.125
Al Cicotte 15 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.176
Hank Aguirre 44 14 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.214
Tom Morgan 39 10 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.200
Bob Shaw 12 8 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.375
Bill Taylor 8 8 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.375
Tim Thompson 4 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.167
Herm Wehmeier 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Mickey McDermott 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
George Alusik 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Steve Boros 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobo Osborne 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Fischer 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Lou Sleater 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Jack Feller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Lee 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Presko 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
George Spencer 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vito Valentinetti 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1958

ERA

1 Frank Lary 2.90 2 Tom Morgan 3.16 3 Paul Foytack 3.44 4 Jim Bunning 3.52 5 Al Cicotte 3.56

Wins

1 Frank Lary 16 2 Paul Foytack 15 3 Jim Bunning 14 4 Billy Hoeft 10 5 Herb Moford 4

Strikeouts

1 Jim Bunning 177 2 Paul Foytack 135 3 Frank Lary 131 4 Billy Hoeft 94 5 Herb Moford 58
1958 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Frank Lary 16 15 2.90 39 34 1 260.1 249 84 68 131
Paul Foytack 15 13 3.44 39 33 1 230.0 198 88 77 135
Jim Bunning 14 12 3.52 35 34 0 219.2 188 86 79 177
Billy Hoeft 10 9 4.15 36 21 3 143.0 148 66 49 94
Herb Moford 4 9 3.61 25 11 1 109.2 83 44 42 58
George Susce 4 3 3.67 27 10 1 90.2 90 37 26 42
Hank Aguirre 3 4 3.75 44 3 5 69.2 67 29 27 38
Tom Morgan 2 5 3.16 39 1 1 62.2 70 22 4 32
Al Cicotte 3 1 3.56 14 2 0 43.0 50 17 15 21
Bill Fischer 2 4 7.63 22 0 2 30.2 46 26 13 16
Bob Shaw 1 2 5.06 11 2 0 26.2 32 15 13 17
Herm Wehmeier 1 0 2.38 7 3 0 22.2 21 6 5 11
Vito Valentinetti 1 0 3.38 15 0 2 18.2 18 7 5 10
Joe Presko 0 0 3.38 7 0 2 10.2 13 4 1 6
George Spencer 1 0 2.70 7 0 0 10.0 11 3 4 5
Lou Sleater 0 0 6.75 4 0 0 5.1 3 4 6 4
Don Lee 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 2 1 0
Mickey McDermott 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 2.0 6 2 2 0

👥 Roster (44)

Hank Aguirre George Alusik Reno Bertoia Frank Bolling Milt Bolling Ray Boone Steve Boros Jim Bunning Al Cicotte Jack Feller Bill Fischer Paul Foytack +32 more

44 players

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The 1958 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1958 Detroit Tigers won 77 games and lost 77, ending up 5th in the AL. The Detroit Tigers scored 659 runs and allowed 606, a run differential of +53. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .266, 5% better than the league's .254. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 3.59 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.77. The 1958 Detroit Tigers outscored the average club by 2% (659 against 645).

Attendance at Briggs Stadium totaled 1,086,484 for the year. Gail Harris topped the Detroit Tigers with 20 home runs. Al Kaline led in RBI with 85. The hits leader was Harvey Kuenn with 179. Frank Lary was the top winner, with 16 victories. Jim Bunning struck out 177, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1958 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1958 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1958 Detroit Tigers finished 77-77 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1958 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Gail Harris led the 1958 Detroit Tigers with 20 home runs.
What was the 1958 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1958 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.59.
Did the 1958 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1958 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1958 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1958 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1958 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gail Harris (20 HR, 83 RBI) and Frank Lary (16-15, 2.90 ERA).
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