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1959 Detroit Tigers

American League
Season
League
American League
W-L Record
76-78 (.494)   GBL: 18.0
Div/Lg/MLB Rank
4 / 4 / 8
General Manager
Attendance
1,221,221 (Rank: 8)
Ballpark
Briggs Stadium
Playoffs
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#playerageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levsalary
30Hank Aguirre28P6-4205BL1931-01-31Azusa,CAMLB1955-19701955-1970     
36Ossie Alvarez25SS-2B5-10165RR1933-10-19Bolondron,CUMLB1958-19591958-1959     
11Lou Berberet29C5-11212LR1929-11-20Long Beach,CAMLB1954-19601954-1960     
2Frank Bolling272B6-1175RR1931-11-16Mobile,ALMLB1954-19661954-1966     
8Rocky Bridges31SS-2B5-8175RR1927-08-07Refugio,TXMLB1951-19611951-1961     
20Bob Bruce26P6-3210RR1933-05-18Detroit,MIMLB1959-19671959-1967
1953-  UDFA  -DET
    
14Jim Bunning27P6-3195RR1931-10-23Southgate,KYMLB1955-19711955-1971     
19Pete Burnside28P6-2190RL1930-07-02Evanston,ILMLB1955-19631955-1963     
19Pete Burnside28P6-2190RL1930-07-02Evanston,ILMLB1955-19631955-1963     
24Neil Chrisley27OF6-3187LR1931-12-16Calhoun Falls,SCMLB1957-19611957-1961     
27Jerry Davie26P6-0180RR1933-02-10Detroit,MIMLB1959-19591959-1959
1952-  UDFA  -DET
    
26Steve Demeter243B5-9185RR1935-01-27Homer City,PAMLB1959-19601959-1960
1953-  UDFA  -DET
    
25Larry Doby35OF6-1180LR1923-12-13Camden,SCMLB1947-19591947-1959     
21Paul Foytack28P5-11180RR1930-11-16Scranton,PAMLB1953-19641953-1964     
3Johnny Groth32OF6-0182RR1926-07-23Chicago,ILMLB1946-19601946-1960     
5Gail Harris271B6-0195LL1931-10-15Abingdon,VAMLB1955-19601955-1960     
44Billy Hoeft27P6-3205LL1932-05-17Oshkosh,WIMLB1952-19661952-1966     
6Al Kaline24OF6-2180RR1934-12-19Baltimore,MDMLB1953-19741953-1974     
7Harvey Kuenn28OF-SS6-2190RR1930-12-04West Allis,WIMLB1952-19661952-1966     
17Frank Lary29P5-11180RR1930-04-10Northport,ALMLB1954-19651954-1965     
17Frank Lary29P5-11180RR1930-04-10Northport,ALMLB1954-19651954-1965     
12Charlie Lau26C6-0190LR1933-04-12Romulus,MIMLB1956-19671956-1967     
22Ted Lepcio282B-3B5-10177RR1930-07-28Utica,NYMLB1952-19611952-1961     
4Charlie Maxwell32OF5-11185LL1927-04-08Lawton,MIMLB1950-19641950-1964     
18Tom Morgan29P6-2195RR1930-05-20El Monte,CAMLB1951-19631951-1963     
15Don Mossi30P6-1195LL1929-01-11St. Helena,CAMLB1954-19651954-1965     
16Ray Narleski30P6-1175RR1928-11-25Camden,NJMLB1954-19591954-1959     
32Bobo Osborne231B-3B6-1205LR1935-10-12Chattahoochee,GAMLB1957-19631957-1963     
37Jim Proctor23P6-0165RR1935-09-09Brandywine,MDMLB1959-19591959-1959
1955-  UDFA  -DET
    
20Barney Schultz32P6-2200RR1926-08-15Beverly,NJMLB1955-19651955-1965     
#playerageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levsalary
25Ron Shoop27C5-11180RR1931-09-19Rural Valley,PAMLB1959-19591959-1959
1951-  UDFA  -DET
    
30Dave Sisler27P6-4200RR1931-10-16St. Louis,MOMLB1956-19621956-1962     
26Bob Smith28P6-2190RL1931-02-01Woodsville,NHMLB1955-19591955-1959     
26Bob Smith28P6-2190RL1931-02-01Woodsville,NHMLB1955-19591955-1959     
26Jim Stump27P6-0188RR1932-02-10Lansing,MIMLB1957-19591957-1959     
26George Susce27P6-1180RR1931-09-13Pittsburgh,PAMLB1955-19591955-1959     
23Coot Veal26SS6-1165RR1932-07-09Sandersville,GAMLB1958-19631958-1963
1952-  UDFA  -DET
    
10Red Wilson30C6-0200RR1929-03-07Milwaukee,WIMLB1951-19601951-1960     
1Eddie Yost323B5-10170RR1926-10-13Brooklyn,NYMLB1944-19621944-1962     
9Gus Zernial36OF6-2210RR1923-06-27Beaumont,TXMLB1949-19591949-1959     
40 Record(s)
Listing of all players with at least 1 appearance during the selected season.
Opening Day Lineup
1. Eddie Yost (3b)
2. Harvey Kuenn (cf)
3. Al Kaline (rf)
4. Gail Harris (1b)
5. Frank Bolling (2b)
6. Larry Doby (lf)
7. Rocky Bridges (ss)
8. Red Wilson (c)
9. Jim Bunning (p)
P. Jim Bunning (p)