1959 Detroit Tigers

76-78 • .494 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1959 Detroit Tigers went 76-78 (.494) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 713 runs, allowed 732, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Charlie Maxwell (31 HR, 95 RBI) and Jim Bunning (17-13, 3.89 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

76 Wins
78 Losses
.494 Win %
4th Rank
713 R 732 RA
Diff -19

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⚡ Quick Stats

713 Runs Scored
732 Runs Allowed
-19 Run Diff
1,221K Attendance

📈 vs. 1959 AL Average

Batting Avg .258 2% above the 1959 league average (.253)
OBP .335 4% above the 1959 league average (.322)
SLG .399 4% above the 1959 league average (.384)
Team ERA 4.20 9% worse than the 1959 league average (3.86)
Runs Scored 713 6% above the 1959 league average (674 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,221,491
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Avg per Game 15,863

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1959

Batting Avg

1 Harvey Kuenn 0.353 2 Al Kaline 0.327 3 Ted Lepcio 0.279 4 Eddie Yost 0.278 5 Rocky Bridges 0.268

Home Runs

1 Charlie Maxwell 31 2 Al Kaline 27 3 Eddie Yost 21 4 Lou Berberet 13 5 Frank Bolling 13

RBI

1 Charlie Maxwell 95 2 Al Kaline 94 3 Harvey Kuenn 71 4 Eddie Yost 61 5 Frank Bolling 55
1959 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harvey Kuenn 139 561 99 198 42 7 9 71 48 37 7 0.353
Eddie Yost 148 521 115 145 19 0 21 61 135 77 9 0.278
Charlie Maxwell 145 518 81 130 12 2 31 95 81 91 0 0.251
Al Kaline 136 511 86 167 19 2 27 94 72 42 10 0.327
Frank Bolling 127 459 56 122 18 3 13 55 45 37 2 0.266
Rocky Bridges 116 381 38 102 16 3 3 35 30 35 1 0.268
Gail Harris 114 349 39 77 4 3 9 39 29 49 0 0.221
Lou Berberet 100 338 38 73 8 2 13 44 35 59 0 0.216
Red Wilson 67 228 28 60 17 2 4 35 10 23 2 0.263
Ted Lepcio 76 215 25 60 8 0 7 24 17 49 2 0.279
Bobo Osborne 86 209 27 40 7 1 3 21 16 41 1 0.191
Gus Zernial 60 132 11 30 4 0 7 26 7 27 0 0.227
Neil Chrisley 65 106 7 14 3 0 6 11 12 10 0 0.132
Johnny Groth 55 102 12 24 7 1 1 10 7 14 0 0.235
Jim Bunning 40 89 7 17 0 1 1 7 5 25 0 0.191
Coot Veal 77 89 12 18 1 0 1 15 8 7 0 0.202
Paul Foytack 39 81 6 9 1 0 0 2 5 20 0 0.111
Frank Lary 32 80 7 10 1 1 1 2 4 26 0 0.125
Don Mossi 36 77 6 13 4 0 1 8 3 28 0 0.169
Larry Doby 18 55 5 12 3 1 0 4 8 9 0 0.218
Tom Morgan 46 23 3 9 0 0 2 4 0 6 0 0.391
Ray Narleski 42 21 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.095
Steve Demeter 11 18 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.111
Pete Burnside 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Jerry Davie 11 10 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.400
Ron Shoop 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.143
Charlie Lau 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Dave Sisler 32 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Billy Hoeft 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Ossie Alvarez 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Barney Schultz 13 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Bob Smith 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Stump 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
George Susce 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Hank Aguirre 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Bruce 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Proctor 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1959

ERA

1 Don Mossi 3.36 2 Frank Lary 3.55 3 Pete Burnside 3.77 4 Jim Bunning 3.89 5 Tom Morgan 3.98

Wins

1 Jim Bunning 17 2 Frank Lary 17 3 Don Mossi 17 4 Paul Foytack 14 5 Ray Narleski 4

Strikeouts

1 Jim Bunning 201 2 Frank Lary 137 3 Don Mossi 125 4 Paul Foytack 110 5 Ray Narleski 71
1959 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Bunning 17 13 3.89 40 35 1 249.2 220 108 75 201
Paul Foytack 14 14 4.64 39 37 1 240.1 239 124 64 110
Don Mossi 17 9 3.36 34 30 0 228.0 210 85 49 125
Frank Lary 17 10 3.55 32 32 0 223.0 225 88 46 137
Ray Narleski 4 12 5.78 42 10 5 104.1 105 67 59 71
Tom Morgan 1 4 3.98 46 1 9 92.2 94 41 18 39
Pete Burnside 1 3 3.77 30 0 1 62.0 55 26 25 49
Dave Sisler 1 3 4.01 32 0 7 51.2 46 23 36 29
Jerry Davie 2 2 4.17 11 5 0 36.2 40 17 17 20
Barney Schultz 1 2 4.42 13 0 0 18.1 17 9 14 17
George Susce 0 0 12.89 9 0 0 14.2 24 21 9 9
Jim Stump 0 0 2.38 5 0 0 11.1 12 3 4 6
Bob Smith 0 3 8.18 9 0 0 11.0 20 10 3 10
Billy Hoeft 1 1 5.00 2 2 0 9.0 6 5 4 2
Hank Aguirre 0 0 3.38 3 0 0 2.2 4 1 3 3
Jim Proctor 0 1 16.88 2 1 0 2.2 8 5 3 0
Bob Bruce 0 1 9.00 2 1 0 2.0 2 2 3 1

👥 Roster (37)

Hank Aguirre Ossie Alvarez Lou Berberet Frank Bolling Rocky Bridges Bob Bruce Jim Bunning Pete Burnside Neil Chrisley Jerry Davie Steve Demeter Larry Doby +25 more

37 players

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The 1959 Detroit Tigers in brief

The record for the 1959 Detroit Tigers reads 76 wins and 78 losses, good for 4th in the AL. The Detroit Tigers scored 713 runs and allowed 732, a run differential of -19. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .258, 2% better than the league's .253. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 4.20 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.86. The 1959 Detroit Tigers outscored the average club by 6% (713 against 674).

Home games were played at Briggs Stadium, where 1,221,491 fans came through the gates. Charlie Maxwell topped the Detroit Tigers with 31 home runs. Harvey Kuenn collected the most hits, 198. Don Mossi led the pitchers with 17 wins. Jim Bunning struck out 201, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1959 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1959 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1959 Detroit Tigers finished 76-78 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1959 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Charlie Maxwell led the 1959 Detroit Tigers with 31 home runs.
What was the 1959 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1959 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.20.
Did the 1959 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1959 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1959 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1959 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1959 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Charlie Maxwell (31 HR, 95 RBI) and Jim Bunning (17-13, 3.89 ERA).
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