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1959 Detroit Tigers season

January 01, 1970

The 1959 Detroit Tigers season was the 59th season for the American League franchise in Detroit. Although the Tigers lost 15 of their first 17 games in 1959—resulting in the May 2 firing of manager Bill Norman—they recovered under his successor, Jimmy Dykes, to finish in fourth place with a record of 76–78, eighteen games behind the AL Champion Chicago White Sox.

Offseason edit

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

American League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Sox 94 60 0.610 — 47–30 47–30
Cleveland Indians 89 65 0.578 5 43–34 46–31
New York Yankees 79 75 0.513 15 40–37 39–38
Detroit Tigers 76 78 0.494 18 41–36 35–42
Boston Red Sox 75 79 0.487 19 43–34 32–45
Baltimore Orioles 74 80 0.481 20 38–39 36–41
Kansas City Athletics 66 88 0.429 28 37–40 29–48
Washington Senators 63 91 0.409 31 34–43 29–48

Record vs. opponents edit

1959 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BAL BOS CHW CLE DET KCA NYY WSH
Baltimore — 8–14 11–11–1 10–12 13–9 8–14 12–10 12–10
Boston 14–8 — 8–14 8–14 11–11 11–11 13–9 10–12
Chicago 11–11–1 14–8 — 15–7 13–9 12–10 13–9–1 16–6
Cleveland 12–10 14–8 7–15 — 14–8 15–7 11–11 16–6
Detroit 9–13 11–11 9–13 8–14 — 15–7 14–8 10–12
Kansas City 14–8 11–11 10–12 7–15 7–15 — 5–17 12–10
New York 10–12 9–13 9–13–1 11–11 8–14 17–5 — 15–7
Washington 10–12 12–10 6–16 6–16 12–10 10–12 7–15 —


Notable transactions edit

  • March 21, 1959: Future Hall of Famer Larry Doby, who integrated the American League in 1947 with the Cleveland Indians, is acquired by the Tigers from Cleveland for outfielder Tito Francona. On April 10, Opening Day, left-fielder Doby becomes the second Black player (after Ozzie Virgil Sr.) and first African-American to appear in a Detroit uniform.
  • April 2, 1959: Maury Wills was returned by the Tigers to the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a conditional deal.[1]
  • May 13, 1959: Larry Doby's contract is sold to the Chicago White Sox. The 35-year-old Doby batted only .218 with no home runs in 55 at-bats with the Tigers and he will end his playing career in U.S. pro baseball later in 1959.[5]
  • June 13, 1959: Bob Smith was selected off waivers by the Tigers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[6]

Roster edit

Player stats edit

Batting edit

Starters by position edit

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 Lou Berberet 100 338 73 .216 13 44
1B Gail Harris 114 349 77 .221 9 39
2B Frank Bolling 127 459 122 .266 13 55
SS Rocky Bridges 116 381 102 .268 3 35
3B Eddie Yost 148 521 145 .278 21 60
LF Charlie Maxwell 145 518 130 .251 31 95
CF Al Kaline 136 511 167 .327 27 94
RF Harvey Kuenn 139 561 198 .353 9 71

Other batters edit

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
Red Wilson 67 228 60 .263 4 35
Ted Lepcio 76 215 60 .279 7 24
Bobo Osborne 86 209 40 .191 3 21
Gus Zernial 60 132 30 .227 7 26
Neil Chrisley 65 106 14 .132 6 11
Johnny Groth 55 102 24 .235 1 10
Coot Veal 77 89 18 .202 1 15
Larry Doby 18 55 12 .218 0 4
Steve Demeter 11 18 2 .111 0 1
Ron Shoop 3 7 1 .143 0 1
Charley Lau 2 6 1 .167 0 0
Ossie Álvarez 8 2 1 .500 0 0

Pitching edit

Starting pitchers edit

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jim Bunning 40 249.2 17 13 3.89 201
Paul Foytack 39 240.1 14 14 4.64 110
Don Mossi 34 228.0 17 9 3.36 125
Frank Lary 32 223.0 17 10 3.55 137
Billy Hoeft 2 9.0 1 1 5.00 2

Other pitchers edit

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Ray Narleski 42 104.1 4 12 5.78 71
Jerry Davie 11 36.2 2 2 4.17 20
Jim Proctor 2 2.2 0 1 16.88 0
Bob Bruce 2 2.0 0 1 9.00 1

Relief pitchers edit

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Tom Morgan 46 1 4 9 3.98 39
Dave Sisler 32 1 3 7 4.01 29
Pete Burnside 30 1 3 1 3.77 49
Barney Schultz 13 1 2 0 4.42 17
George Susce 9 0 0 0 12.89 9
Bob Smith 9 0 0 0 8.18 10
Jim Stump 5 0 0 0 2.38 6
Hank Aguirre 3 0 0 0 3.38 3

Farm system edit

See also: Minor League Baseball

References edit

  1. ^ a b Maury Wills at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Billy Martin at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Lou Skizas at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Andy Kosco at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Larry Doby at Baseball Reference]
  6. ^ Bob Smith at Baseball Reference

External links edit

  • 1959 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference

January 01, 1970
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The 1959 Detroit Tigers season was the 59th season for the American League franchise in Detroit Although the Tigers lost 15 of their first 17 games in 1959 resulting in the May 2 firing of manager Bill Norman they recovered under his successor Jimmy Dykes to finish in fourth place with a record of 76 78 eighteen games behind the AL Champion Chicago White Sox 1959 Detroit TigersLeagueAmerican LeagueBallparkBriggs StadiumCityDetroit MichiganOwnersFred Knorr John FetzerGeneral managersRick Ferrell Bill DeWittManagersBill Norman Jimmy DykesTelevisionWJBKRadioWKMH Van Patrick George Kell 1958 Seasons 1960 Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2 1 Season standings 2 2 Record vs opponents 2 3 Notable transactions 2 4 Roster 3 Player stats 3 1 Batting 3 1 1 Starters by position 3 1 2 Other batters 3 2 Pitching 3 2 1 Starting pitchers 3 2 2 Other pitchers 3 2 3 Relief pitchers 4 Farm system 5 References 6 External linksOffseason editOctober 13 1958 Maury Wills was sent to the Tigers by the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a conditional deal 1 November 20 1958 Billy Martin and Al Cicotte were traded by the Tigers to the Cleveland Indians for Don Mossi Ray Narleski and Ossie Alvarez 2 December 1 1958 Lou Skizas was drafted from the Tigers by the Chicago White Sox in the 1958 rule 5 draft 3 Prior to 1959 season Andy Kosco was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers 4 Regular season editSeason standings edit vteAmerican League W L Pct GB Home Road Chicago White Sox 94 60 0 610 47 30 47 30 Cleveland Indians 89 65 0 578 5 43 34 46 31 New York Yankees 79 75 0 513 15 40 37 39 38 Detroit Tigers 76 78 0 494 18 41 36 35 42 Boston Red Sox 75 79 0 487 19 43 34 32 45 Baltimore Orioles 74 80 0 481 20 38 39 36 41 Kansas City Athletics 66 88 0 429 28 37 40 29 48 Washington Senators 63 91 0 409 31 34 43 29 48 Record vs opponents edit 1959 American League recordvteSources 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Team BAL BOS CHW CLE DET KCA NYY WSH Baltimore 8 14 11 11 1 10 12 13 9 8 14 12 10 12 10 Boston 14 8 8 14 8 14 11 11 11 11 13 9 10 12 Chicago 11 11 1 14 8 15 7 13 9 12 10 13 9 1 16 6 Cleveland 12 10 14 8 7 15 14 8 15 7 11 11 16 6 Detroit 9 13 11 11 9 13 8 14 15 7 14 8 10 12 Kansas City 14 8 11 11 10 12 7 15 7 15 5 17 12 10 New York 10 12 9 13 9 13 1 11 11 8 14 17 5 15 7 Washington 10 12 12 10 6 16 6 16 12 10 10 12 7 15 Notable transactions edit March 21 1959 Future Hall of Famer Larry Doby who integrated the American League in 1947 with the Cleveland Indians is acquired by the Tigers from Cleveland for outfielder Tito Francona On April 10 Opening Day left fielder Doby becomes the second Black player after Ozzie Virgil Sr and first African American to appear in a Detroit uniform April 2 1959 Maury Wills was returned by the Tigers to the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a conditional deal 1 May 13 1959 Larry Doby s contract is sold to the Chicago White Sox The 35 year old Doby batted only 218 with no home runs in 55 at bats with the Tigers and he will end his playing career in U S pro baseball later in 1959 5 June 13 1959 Bob Smith was selected off waivers by the Tigers from the Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Roster edit 1959 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers 30 Hank Aguirre 20 Bob Bruce 14 Jim Bunning 19 Pete Burnside 27 Jerry Davie 21 Paul Foytack 44 Billy Hoeft 17 Frank Lary 18 Tom Morgan 15 Don Mossi 16 Ray Narleski 37 Jim Proctor 20 Barney Schultz 30 Dave Sisler 26 Bob Smith 26 Jim Stump 26 George Susce Catchers 11 Lou Berberet 12 Charley Lau 25 Ron Shoop 10 Red Wilson Infielders 2 Frank Bolling 8 Rocky Bridges 26 Steve Demeter 5 Gail Harris 22 Ted Lepcio 32 Bobo Osborne 23 Coot Veal 1 Eddie Yost 9 Gus Zernial Outfielders 24 Neil Chrisley 25 Larry Doby 3 Johnny Groth 6 Al Kaline 7 Harvey Kuenn 4 Charlie Maxwell Other batters 36 Ossie Alvarez Manager 28 Jimmy Dykes 29 Bill Norman Coaches 31 Tommy Henrich 34 Billy Hitchcock 33 Willis HudlinPlayer stats editBatting edit Starters by position edit 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 Lou Berberet 100 338 73 216 13 44 1B Gail Harris 114 349 77 221 9 39 2B Frank Bolling 127 459 122 266 13 55 SS Rocky Bridges 116 381 102 268 3 35 3B Eddie Yost 148 521 145 278 21 60 LF Charlie Maxwell 145 518 130 251 31 95 CF Al Kaline 136 511 167 327 27 94 RF Harvey Kuenn 139 561 198 353 9 71 Other batters edit 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 Red Wilson 67 228 60 263 4 35 Ted Lepcio 76 215 60 279 7 24 Bobo Osborne 86 209 40 191 3 21 Gus Zernial 60 132 30 227 7 26 Neil Chrisley 65 106 14 132 6 11 Johnny Groth 55 102 24 235 1 10 Coot Veal 77 89 18 202 1 15 Larry Doby 18 55 12 218 0 4 Steve Demeter 11 18 2 111 0 1 Ron Shoop 3 7 1 143 0 1 Charley Lau 2 6 1 167 0 0 Ossie Alvarez 8 2 1 500 0 0 Pitching edit Starting pitchers edit Note G Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Jim Bunning 40 249 2 17 13 3 89 201 Paul Foytack 39 240 1 14 14 4 64 110 Don Mossi 34 228 0 17 9 3 36 125 Frank Lary 32 223 0 17 10 3 55 137 Billy Hoeft 2 9 0 1 1 5 00 2 Other pitchers edit Note G Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Ray Narleski 42 104 1 4 12 5 78 71 Jerry Davie 11 36 2 2 2 4 17 20 Jim Proctor 2 2 2 0 1 16 88 0 Bob Bruce 2 2 0 0 1 9 00 1 Relief pitchers edit Note G Games pitched W Wins L Losses SV Saves ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Tom Morgan 46 1 4 9 3 98 39 Dave Sisler 32 1 3 7 4 01 29 Pete Burnside 30 1 3 1 3 77 49 Barney Schultz 13 1 2 0 4 42 17 George Susce 9 0 0 0 12 89 9 Bob Smith 9 0 0 0 8 18 10 Jim Stump 5 0 0 0 2 38 6 Hank Aguirre 3 0 0 0 3 38 3Farm system editSee also Minor League Baseball Level Team League Manager AAA Charleston Senators American Association Bill Adair AA Birmingham Barons Southern Association Skeeter Newsome A Knoxville Smokies Sally League Johnny Pesky B Durham Bulls Carolina League Frank Skaff D Montgomery Rebels Alabama Florida League Frank Carswell D Decatur Commodores Midwest League Stubby Overmire D Erie Sailors New York Penn League Al Lakeman and Pat MullinReferences edit a b Maury Wills at Baseball Reference Billy Martin at Baseball Reference Lou Skizas at Baseball Reference Andy Kosco at Baseball Reference Larry Doby at Baseball Reference Bob Smith at Baseball ReferenceExternal links edit nbsp Baseball portal 1959 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1959 Detroit Tigers season amp oldid 1212596731, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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