1954 Detroit Tigers season explained

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

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		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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		114	352	88	.250	9	38
1B		107	320	90	.281	4	44
2B		117	368	87	.236	6	38
SS		155	656	201	.306	5	48
3B		148	543	160	.295	20	85
LF		122	371	92	.248	6	38
CF		147	530	141	.266	7	58
RF		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
	91	251	66	.263	8	35
	88	250	58	.232	11	24
	81	218	64	.294	2	25
	54	170	48	.282	2	22
	30	60	11	.183	0	5
	35	54	7	.130	0	3
	25	39	7	.179	3	8
	54	37	6	.162	1	2
	24	37	7	.189	0	3
	11	28	6	.214	0	3
	12	21	6	.286	0	5
	20	17	3	.176	1	1
	5	6	0	.000	0	0
	4	1	0	.000	0	0
	1	0	0	----	0	0

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
	36	252.2	18	16	2.74	102
	35	246.1	14	11	2.81	93
	35	203.0	9	13	3.59	70
	34	175.0	7	15	4.58	114

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
	32	124.2	5	11	3.97	54
	19	72.0	3	5	5.38	29
	17	45.1	3	3	5.76	15
	9	16.1	0	1	7.16	9

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
	38	5	4	2	4.18	39
	42	3	6	0	5.87	44
	32	1	1	1	2.45	27
	3	0	0	0	2.45	5
	2	0	0	0	10.50	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

References

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fletcva01.shtml Van Fletcher