| Detroit Tigers | |
| Season: | 1955 |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | Briggs Stadium |
| City: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Owners: | Walter Briggs, Jr. |
| General Managers: | Muddy Ruel |
| Managers: | Bucky Harris |
| Television: | WJBK |
| Radio: | WKMH (Van Patrick, Dizzy Trout) |
The 1955 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 79–75, 17 games behind the New York Yankees.
Al Kaline became the youngest major league player to win the American League (AL) batting title at 20 years old which still stands to this day. He hit .340 for the season, 21 points better than runner-up Vic Power.
| 1955 Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
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 | 102 | 328 | 85 | .259 | 15 | 53 | ||
| 1B | 89 | 300 | 85 | .283 | 9 | 50 | ||
| 2B | 122 | 413 | 96 | .232 | 8 | 33 | ||
| SS | 145 | 620 | 190 | .306 | 8 | 62 | ||
| 3B | 135 | 500 | 142 | .284 | 20 | 116 | ||
| LF | 114 | 356 | 85 | .239 | 10 | 60 | ||
| CF | 154 | 603 | 168 | .279 | 14 | 78 | ||
| RF | 152 | 588 | 200 | .340 | 27 | 102 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 241 | 53 | .220 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 67 | 208 | 45 | .216 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 95 | 184 | 43 | .234 | 3 | 23 | ||
| 58 | 140 | 37 | .264 | 2 | 23 | ||
| 55 | 117 | 37 | .316 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 55 | 109 | 29 | .266 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 38 | 68 | 14 | .206 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 24 | 55 | 13 | .236 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 21 | 5 | .238 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 235.0 | 14 | 15 | 3.10 | 98 | ||
| 33 | 230.2 | 12 | 16 | 3.98 | 83 | ||
| 32 | 220.0 | 16 | 7 | 2.99 | 133 | ||
| 28 | 181.0 | 13 | 10 | 3.98 | 73 | ||
| 18 | 86.2 | 5 | 6 | 4.88 | 42 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 51.0 | 3 | 5 | 6.35 | 37 | ||
| 7 | 25.1 | 2 | 1 | 2.49 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 15.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 14.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.29 | 7 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3.38 | 37 | ||
| 36 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4.15 | 28 | ||
| 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.26 | 38 | ||
| 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.19 | 9 | ||
| 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.20 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.99 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 0 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
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