1953 Detroit Tigers

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W-L Record: 60-94 -- 6th in American League - Manager: Fred Hutchinson Location: Baseball Stadium: Briggs Stadium Top Draft Pick: Attendance: 884,658 Youngest Player: Bob Miller (17) Oldest Player: Bob Swift (38) Longest Tenure: Hal Newhouser (15)

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Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1953 Detroit Tigers

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
2	Al Aber	P	25	L	L	6-2	195	7/31/1927	Cleveland,Ohio	MLB	1950-1957
10	Matt Batts	C	31	R	R	5-11	200	10/16/1921	San Antonio,Texas	MLB	1947-1956
38	John Baumgartner	3B	22	R	R	6-1	190	5/29/1931	Birmingham,Alabama	MLB	1953-1953
2	Reno Bertoia	3B-2B	18	R	R	5-11	185	1/8/1935	St. Vido Utine,Italy	MLB	1953-1962
8	Ray Boone	3B-SS	29	R	R	6-1	188	7/27/1923	San Diego,California	MLB	1948-1960
16,35	Ralph Branca	P	27	R	R	6-3	220	1/6/1926	Mount Vernon,New York	MLB	1944-1956
32	Johnny Bucha	C	28	R	R	5-11	190	1/22/1925	Allentown,Pennsylvania	MLB	1948-1953
22	Frank Carswell	OF	33	R	R	6-0	195	11/6/1919	Palestine,Texas	MLB	1953-1953
24	Jim Delsing	OF	27	L	R	5-10	175	11/13/1925	Rudolph,Wisconsin	MLB	1948-1960
3	Walt Dropo	1B	30	R	R	6-5	220	1/30/1923	Moosup,Connecticut	MLB	1949-1961
27	Hal Erickson	P	33	R	R	6-5	230	7/17/1919	Portland,Oregon	MLB	1953-1953
21	Paul Foytack	P	22	R	R	5-11	180	11/16/1930	Scranton,Pennsylvania	MLB	1953-1964
15	George Freese	3B	26	R	R	6-0	190	9/12/1926	Wheeling,West Virginia	MLB	1953-1961
8	Owen Friend	2B	26	R	R	6-1	180	3/21/1927	Granite City,Illinois	MLB	1949-1956
31	Ned Garver	P	27	R	R	5-10	180	12/25/1925	Ney,Ohio	MLB	1948-1961
2	Joe Ginsberg	C	26	L	R	5-11	180	10/11/1926	New York,New York	MLB	1948-1962
34	Ted Gray	P	28	B	L	5-11	175	12/31/1924	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1946-1955
18	Steve Gromek	P	33	B	R	6-2	180	1/15/1920	Hamtramck,Michigan	MLB	1941-1957
35,39	Earl Harrist	P	33	R	R	6-0	178	8/2/1919	Dubach,Louisiana	MLB	1945-1953
1	Fred Hatfield	3B-2B	28	L	R	6-1	171	3/18/1925	Lanett,Alabama	MLB	1950-1958
20	Ray Herbert	P	23	R	R	5-11	185	12/15/1929	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1950-1966
17	Billy Hitchcock	3B-2B	36	R	R	6-1	185	7/31/1916	Inverness,Alabama	MLB	1942-1953
44	Billy Hoeft	P	21	L	L	6-3	205	5/17/1932	Oshkosh,Wisconsin	MLB	1952-1966
21	Art Houtteman	P	25	R	R	6-2	188	8/7/1927	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1945-1957
29	Fred Hutchinson	P	33	L	R	6-2	200	8/12/1919	Seattle,Washington	MLB	1939-1953
35	Milt Jordan	P	26	R	R	6-2	207	5/24/1927	Mineral Springs,Pennsylvania	MLB	1953-1953
25	Al Kaline	OF	18	R	R	6-2	180	12/19/1934	Baltimore,Maryland	MLB	1953-1974
26	Harvey Kuenn	OF-SS	22	R	R	6-2	190	12/4/1930	West Allis,Wisconsin	MLB	1952-1966
30	Don Lund	OF	30	R	R	6-0	200	5/18/1923	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1945-1954
14	Dave Madison	P	32	R	R	6-3	190	2/1/1921	Brooksville,Mississippi	MLB	1950-1953
37	Dick Marlowe	P	24	R	R	6-2	170	6/27/1929	Hickory,North Carolina	MLB	1951-1956
28	Bob Miller	P	17	R	L	6-1	185	7/15/1935	Berwyn,Illinois	MLB	1953-1962
6	Pat Mullin	OF	35	L	R	6-2	190	11/1/1917	Trotter,Pennsylvania	MLB	1940-1953
16	Hal Newhouser	P	32	L	L	6-2	192	5/20/1921	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1939-1955
5	Bob Nieman	OF	26	R	R	5-11	195	1/26/1927	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1951-1962
7	Johnny Pesky	SS-3B	33	L	R	5-9	168	9/27/1919	Portland,Oregon	MLB	1942-1954
4	Jerry Priddy	2B	33	R	R	5-11	180	11/9/1919	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1941-1953
19	Ray Scarborough	P	35	R	R	6-0	185	7/23/1917	Mount Gilead,North Carolina	MLB	1942-1953
12	Steve Souchock	OF-1B	34	R	R		203	3/3/1919	Yatesboro,Pennsylvania	MLB	1946-1955
19	Russ Sullivan	OF	30	L	R	6-0	196	2/19/1923	Fredericksburg,Virginia	MLB	1951-1953
9	Bob Swift	C	38	R	R	5-11	180	3/6/1915	Salina,Kansas	MLB	1940-1953
21	Dick Weik	P	25	R	R	6-3	184	11/17/1927	Waterloo,Iowa	MLB	1948-1954
18	Bill Wight	P	31	L	L	6-1	180	4/12/1922	Rio Vista,California	MLB	1946-1958

Team Personnel

Rick Ferrell (Assistant Coach)
Charlie Gehringer (General Manager)
Fred Hutchinson (Manager)
Ed Katalinas (Scout)
Ted Lyons (Assistant Coach)
Van Patrick (Broadcaster)
Bob Swift (Assistant Coach)
Dizzy Trout (Broadcaster)

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