1956 Detroit Tigers Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 82-72
Finished 5th in the AL
Attendance: 1,051,182, Avg. 14,837
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Manager: Bucky Harris (82-72)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1956 Detroit Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 82-72
Finished 5th in the AL
Attendance: 1,051,182, Avg. 14,837
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Manager: Bucky Harris (82-72)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1956 Detroit Tigers Results
The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1956 season with a record of 82 wins and 72 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.
The Tigers tallied 789 runs and gave up 699 runs. Charlie Maxwell paced Detroit with 28 home runs, while Ray Boone and Al Kaline walloped 20 or more, too. Al Kaline recorded 128 runs batted in. Harvey Kuenn led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .332. Frank Lary topped the squad with 21 wins, and Billy Hoeft and Paul Foytack as well added 15 or more victories as well Frank Lary recorded a 3.15 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Bucky Harris coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Aber | P | L | L | July 31, 1927 | 6'2" | 195 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Wayne Belardi | 1B | L | L | September 5, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | St. Helena, CA USA |
| Reno Bertoia | 2B | R | R | January 8, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | San Vito al Tagliamento, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italy |
| Bud Black | P | R | R | July 9, 1932 | 6'3" | 197 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Frank Bolling | 2B | R | R | November 16, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | Mobile, AL USA |
| Ray Boone | 3B | R | R | July 27, 1923 | 6'0" | 172 | San Diego, CA USA |
| Jim Brady | P | L | L | March 2, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 | Jersey City, NJ USA |
| Jim Brideweser | IF | R | R | February 13, 1927 | 6'0" | 165 | Lancaster, OH USA |
| Jim Bunning | P | R | R | October 23, 1931 | 6'3" | 190 | Southgate, KY USA |
| Jim Delsing | LF | L | R | November 13, 1925 | 5'10" | 175 | Rudolph, WI USA |
| Paul Foytack | P | R | R | November 16, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | Scranton, PA USA |
| Ned Garver | P | R | R | December 25, 1925 | 5'10" | 180 | Ney, OH USA |
| Steve Gromek | P | B | R | January 15, 1920 | 6'2" | 180 | Hamtramck, MI USA |
| Fred Hatfield | 2B | L | R | March 18, 1925 | 6'1" | 171 | Lanett, AL USA |
| Buddy Hicks | SS | B | R | February 15, 1927 | 5'10" | 170 | Belvedere, CA USA |
| Billy Hoeft | P | L | L | May 17, 1932 | 6'3" | 180 | Oshkosh, WI USA |
| Gene Host | P | B | L | January 1, 1933 | 5'11" | 190 | Leeper, PA USA |
| Frank House | C | L | R | February 18, 1930 | 6'1" | 190 | Bessemer, AL USA |
| Al Kaline | RF | R | R | December 19, 1934 | 6'1" | 175 | Baltimore, MD USA |
| Bob Kennedy | OF | R | R | August 18, 1920 | 6'2" | 193 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Chick King | LF | R | R | November 10, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Paris, TN USA |
| Harvey Kuenn | SS | R | R | December 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 187 | West Allis, WI USA |
| Frank Lary | P | R | R | April 10, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | Northport, AL USA |
| Charlie Lau | C | L | R | April 12, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | Romulus, MI USA |
| Duke Maas | P | R | R | January 31, 1929 | 5'10" | 170 | Utica, MI USA |
| Dick Marlowe | P | R | R | June 27, 1929 | 6'2" | 165 | Hickory, NC USA |
| Walt Masterson | P | R | R | June 22, 1920 | 6'2" | 189 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Charlie Maxwell | LF | L | L | April 8, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | Lawton, MI USA |
| Bob Miller | P | R | L | July 15, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | Berwyn, IL USA |
| Jack Phillips | 1B | R | R | September 6, 1921 | 6'4" | 193 | Clarence, NY USA |
| Jay Porter | C | R | R | January 17, 1933 | 6'2" | 180 | Shawnee, OK USA |
| Jim Small | OF | L | L | March 8, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | Portland, OR USA |
| Walt Streuli | C | R | R | September 26, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | Memphis, TN USA |
| Earl Torgeson | 1B | L | L | January 1, 1924 | 6'3" | 180 | Snohomish, WA USA |
| Virgil Trucks | P | R | R | April 26, 1917 | 5'11" | 198 | Birmingham, AL USA |
| Bill Tuttle | CF | R | R | July 4, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | Elmwood, IL USA |
| Red Wilson | C | R | R | March 7, 1929 | 6'0" | 200 | Milwaukee, WI USA |
| Pete Wojey | P | R | R | December 1, 1919 | 5'11" | 185 | Stowe, PA USA |
| Hal Woodeshick | P | R | L | August 24, 1932 | 6'3" | 200 | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA |
