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Record: 101-61 .623.... 2nd in American League
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,600,710

Manager - Bob Scheffing

Team Leaders

HR: Colavito [45]
RBI: Colavito [140]
2B: Kaline [41]
SB: Wood [30]
W: Lary [23]
SV: Fox [12]
SO: Bunning [194]

Oldest Player: Gerry Staley [40]
Youngest Player: Bill Freehan [19]
Longest Tenure: Al Kaline [9]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Bill Freehan (Sep 26) Bubba Morton (Apr 19) Mike Roarke (Apr 19) Jake Wood (Apr 11)
Pitchers: Jim Donohue (Apr 11) Fred Gladding (Jul 1) Joe Grzenda (Apr 26) Howie Koplitz (Sep 8) Manny Montejo (Jul 25) Ron Nischwitz (Sep 4)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
37	Hank Aguirre	P	30	B	L	6-4	205	1/31/1931	Azusa, CA	MLB	1955-1970
26	George Alusik	OF	26	R	R	6-3	175	2/11/1935	Ashley, PA	MLB	1958-1964
8	Reno Bertoia	3B-2B	26	R	R		185	1/8/1935	St. Vido Utine, IT	MLB	1953-1962
1	Steve Boros	3B	24	R	R	6-0	185	9/3/1936	Flint, MI	MLB	1957-1965
10	Dick Brown	C	26	R	R	6-3	190	1/17/1935	Shinnston, WV	MLB	1957-1965
32	Bob Bruce	P	28	R	R	6-3	210	5/18/1933	Detroit, MI	MLB	1959-1967
38	Bill Bruton	OF	35	L	R	6-0	169	11/9/1925	Panola, AL	MLB	1953-1964
14	Jim Bunning	P	29	R	R	6-3	195	10/23/1931	Southgate, KY	MLB	1955-1971
19	Jerry Casale	P	27	R	R	6-2	200	9/27/1933	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1958-1962
25	Norm Cash	1B	26	L	L	6-0	190	11/10/1934	Justiceburg, TX	MLB	1958-1974
11	Harry Chiti	C	28	R	R	6-3	225	11/16/1932	Kincaid, IL	MLB	1950-1962
7	Rocky Colavito	OF	27	R	R	6-3	190	8/10/1933	New York, NY	MLB	1955-1968
3	Chuck Cottier	2B	25	R	R		175	1/8/1936	Delta, CO	MLB	1959-1969
19	Jim Donohue	P	22	R	R	6-4	190	10/31/1938	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1961-1962
9	Chico Fernandez	SS	29	R	R	6-0	170	3/2/1932	Havana, CU	MLB	1956-1963
26	Bill Fischer	P	30	R	R	6-0	190	10/11/1930	Wausau, WI	MLB	1956-1964
18	Terry Fox	P	25	R	R	6-0	175	7/31/1935	Chicago, IL	MLB	1960-1966
21	Paul Foytack	P	30	R	R	5-11	180	11/16/1930	Scranton, PA	MLB	1953-1964
19	Bill Freehan	C	19	R	R	6-2	205	11/29/1941	Detroit, MI	MLB	1961-1976
5	Dick Gernert	1B	32	R	R	6-3	210	9/28/1928	Reading, PA	MLB	1952-1962
11	Fred Gladding	P	25	L	R	6-0	225	6/28/1936	Flat Rock, MI	MLB	1961-1973
46	Joe Grzenda	P	24	R	L	6-2	180	6/8/1937	Scranton, PA	MLB	1961-1972
5	Frank House	C	31	L	R	6-2	190	2/18/1930	Bessemer, AL	MLB	1950-1961
6	Al Kaline	OF	26	R	R	6-2	180	12/19/1934	Baltimore, MD	MLB	1953-1974
11	Ron Kline	P	29	R	R	6-3	205	3/9/1932	Callery, PA	MLB	1952-1970
45	Howie Koplitz	P	23	R	R	5-11	195	5/4/1938	Oshkosh, WI	MLB	1961-1966
17	Frank Lary	P	31	R	R	5-11	180	4/10/1930	Northport, AL	MLB	1954-1965
4	Charlie Maxwell	OF	34	L	L	5-11	185	4/8/1927	Lawton, MI	MLB	1950-1964
3	Dick McAuliffe	2B-SS	21	L	R	5-11	176	11/29/1939	Hartford, CT	MLB	1960-1975
24	Manny Montejo	P	25	R	R	5-11	150	10/16/1935	Caibarien, CU	MLB	1961-1961
40	Bubba Morton	OF	29	R	R	5-10	180	12/13/1931	Washington, DC	MLB	1961-1969
15	Don Mossi	P	32	L	L	6-1	195	1/11/1929	St. Helena, CA	MLB	1954-1965
32	Ron Nischwitz	P	23	B	L	6-3	205	7/1/1937	Dayton, OH	MLB	1961-1965
28	Bobo Osborne	1B-3B	25	L	R	6-1	205	10/12/1935	Chattahoochee, GA	MLB	1957-1963
16	Phil Regan	P	24	R	R	6-3	200	4/6/1937	Otsego, MI	MLB	1960-1972
12	Mike Roarke	C	30	R	R	6-2	195	11/8/1930	West Warwick, RI	MLB	1961-1964
20	Gerry Staley	P	40	R	R	6-0	195	8/21/1920	Brush Prairie, WA	MLB	1947-1961
24	George Thomas	OF	23	R	R		190	11/29/1937	Minneapolis, MN	MLB	1957-1971
8	Ozzie Virgil	3B	28	R	R	6-1	195	5/17/1933	Monte Cristi, DR	MLB	1956-1969
22	Vic Wertz	OF-1B	36	L	R	6-0	186	2/9/1925	York, PA	MLB	1947-1963
2	Jake Wood	2B	24	R	R	6-1	170	6/22/1937	Elizabeth, NJ	MLB	1961-1967
20	Hal Woodeshick	P	28	R	L	6-3	200	8/24/1932	Wilkes-Barre, PA	MLB	1956-1967