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1954 Detroit Tigers season

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.

1954 Detroit Tigers
American League
Briggs Stadium
Detroit, Michigan
68–86 (.442)
6th
Walter Briggs, Jr.
Muddy Ruel
Fred Hutchinson
WJBK
WKMH(Van Patrick, Dizzy Trout)
Seasons

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.

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	111	43	.721	—	59‍–‍18	52‍–‍25
New York Yankees	103	51	.669	8	54‍–‍23	49‍–‍28
Chicago White Sox	94	60	.610	17	45‍–‍32	49‍–‍28
Boston Red Sox	69	85	.448	42	38‍–‍39	31‍–‍46
Detroit Tigers	68	86	.442	43	35‍–‍42	33‍–‍44
Washington Senators	66	88	.429	45	37‍–‍41	29‍–‍47
Baltimore Orioles	54	100	.351	57	32‍–‍45	22‍–‍55
Philadelphia Athletics	51	103	.331	60	29‍–‍47	22‍–‍56

.mw-parser-output .navbar-header{text-align:center;position:relative;white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .navbar-header .navbar{position:absolute;right:0;top:0;margin:0 5px}1954 American League recordvteSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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	—

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

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 |

Column 1	Column 2
	= Indicates team leader

Column 1	Column 2
	= Indicates league leader

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	Frank House	114	352	88	.250	9	38
1B	Walt Dropo	107	320	90	.281	4	44
2B	Frank Bolling	117	368	87	.236	6	38
SS	Harvey Kuenn	155	656	201	.306	5	48
3B	Ray Boone	148	543	160	.295	20	85
LF	Jim Delsing	122	371	92	.248	6	38
CF	Bill Tuttle	147	530	141	.266	7	58
RF	Al Kaline	138	504	139	.276	4	43

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
Bob Nieman	91	251	66	.263	8	35
Wayne Belardi	88	250	58	.232	11	24
Fred Hatfield	81	218	64	.294	2	25
Red Wilson	54	170	48	.282	2	22
Hoot Evers	30	60	11	.183	0	5
Don Lund	35	54	7	.130	0	3
Bud Souchock	25	39	7	.179	3	8
Reno Bertoia	54	37	6	.162	1	2
Chuck Kress	24	37	7	.189	0	3
Chick King	11	28	6	.214	0	3
Matt Batts	12	21	6	.286	0	5
Johnny Pesky	20	17	3	.176	1	1
Al Lakeman	5	6	0	.000	0	0
George Bullard	4	1	0	.000	0	0
Walt Streuli	1	0	0	----	0	0

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Steve Gromek	36	252.2	18	16	2.74	102
Ned Garver	35	246.1	14	11	2.81	93
George Zuverink	35	203.0	9	13	3.59	70
Billy Hoeft	34	175.0	7	15	4.58	114

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Al Aber	32	124.2	5	11	3.97	54
Ted Gray	19	72.0	3	5	5.38	29
Ralph Branca	17	45.1	3	3	5.76	15
Dick Weik	9	16.1	0	1	7.16	9

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Dick Marlowe	38	5	4	2	4.18	39
Ray Herbert	42	3	6	0	5.87	44
Bob Miller	32	1	1	1	2.45	27
Frank Lary	3	0	0	0	2.45	5
Dick Donovan	2	0	0	0	10.50	2

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

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