1954 Detroit Tigers season

1954 Detroit Tigers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Briggs Stadium (since 1912)
Detroit, Michigan (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Walter Briggs, Jr.
General manager(s)	Muddy Ruel
Manager(s)	Fred Hutchinson
Local television	WJBK
Local radio	WKMH (Van Patrick, Dizzy Trout)
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The 1954 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 68–86, 43 games behind the Cleveland Indians.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Cleveland Indians	111	43	.721	--
New York Yankees	103	51	.669	8
Chicago White Sox	94	60	.610	17
Boston Red Sox	69	85	.448	42
Detroit Tigers	68	86	.442	43
Washington Senators	66	88	.429	45
Baltimore Orioles	54	100	.351	57
Philadelphia Athletics	51	103	.331	60

Record vs. opponents

1954 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	WSH
Baltimore	—	11–11	7–15	3–19	8–14	5–17	10–12	10–12
Boston	11–11	—	5–17	2–20–2	14–8	9–13	15–7	13–9
Chicago	15–7	17–5	—	11–11	12–10–1	7–15	17–5	15–7
Cleveland	19–3	20–2–2	11–11	—	14–8	11–11	18–4	18–4
Detroit	14–8	8–14	10–12–1	8–14	—	6–16	13–9	9–13
New York	17–5	13–9	15–7	11–11	16–6	—	18–4–1	13–9
Philadelphia	12–10	7–15	5–17	4–18	9–13	4–18–1	—	10–12–1
Washington	12–10	9–13	7–15	4–18	13–9	9–13	12–10–1	—

Notable transactions

• August 20, 1954: Earl Harrist and cash were traded by the Tigers to the Seattle Rainiers for Van Fletcher.^[1]

Roster

1954 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers 22 Al Aber 35 Ralph Branca 49 Dick Donovan 31 Ned Garver 34 Ted Gray 18 Steve Gromek 20 Ray Herbert 44 Billy Hoeft 30 Frank Lary 37 Dick Marlowe 28 Bob Miller 21,30 Dick Weik 38 George Zuverink		Catchers 10 Matt Batts  2 Frank House 14,50 Al Lakeman 19 Walt Streuli 10 Red Wilson Infielders  4 Wayne Belardi 16 Reno Bertoia 15,40 Frank Bolling  8 Ray Boone 50 George Bullard  3 Walt Dropo  1 Fred Hatfield 4,38 Chuck Kress 26 Harvey Kuenn		Outfielders 24 Jim Delsing 14 Hoot Evers  6 Al Kaline 21 Chick King 21,30 Don Lund  5 Bob Nieman 12 Steve Souchock 17 Bill Tuttle Other batters  7 Johnny Pesky		Manager 29 Fred Hutchinson Coaches 36 Johnny Hopp 33 Schoolboy Rowe  9 Bob Swift

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	House, FrankFrank House	114	352	88	.250	9	38
RF	Kaline, AlAl Kaline	138	504	139	.276	4	43

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Aber, AlAl Aber	32	124.2	5	11	3.97	54
Branca, RalphRalph Branca	17	45.1	3	3	5.76	15

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Miller, BobBob Miller	32	1	1	1	2.45	27
Donovan, DickDick Donovan	2	0	0	0	10.50	2

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	International League	Billy Hitchcock
AA	Little Rock Travelers	Southern Association	Bill Norman, Stubby Overmire and Pat Mullin
A	Wilkes-Barre Barons	Eastern League	Dan Carnevale
B	Durham Bulls	Carolina League	Charlie Metro
C	Greenville Tigers	Cotton States League	Willis Hudlin
C	Idaho Falls Russets	Pioneer League	Bob Mavis
D	Valdosta Tigers	Georgia–Florida League	Marv Owen and Stan Wasiak
D	Jamestown Falcons	PONY League	Danny Litwhiler and Wayne Blackburn

Notes

1. Van Fletcher at Baseball-Reference

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1954 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference