The 1956 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 82–72, 15 games behind the New York Yankees.
Offseason December 30, 1955: Leo Cristante and cash were traded by the Tigers to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Pete Wojey.Pete Wojey at Baseball Reference Prior to 1956 season: Howie Koplitz was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.Howie Koplitz at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 15, 1956: Jim Delsing and Fred Hatfield were traded by the Tigers to the Chicago White Sox for Jim Brideweser, Harry Byrd and Bob Kennedy.Jim Brideweser at Baseball Reference
Roster 1956 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader
= Indicates league leader 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 94 321 77 .240 10 44 1B 117 318 84 .264 12 42 2B 102 366 103 .281 7 45 SS 146 591 196 .332 12 88 3B 131 481 148 .308 25 81 OF 141 500 163 .326 28 87 OF 140 546 138 .253 9 65 OF 153 617 194 .314 27 128
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 78 228 66 .289 7 38 67 224 66 .295 1 20 70 177 41 .232 4 22 70 156 34 .218 0 10 79 154 43 .279 6 15 58 91 29 .319 0 10 22 66 12 .182 1 5 26 47 10 .213 0 5 14 21 2 .095 0 3 10 12 0 .000 0 0 8 12 3 .250 0 2 6 9 2 .222 0 0 3 9 2 .222 0 0 3 8 2 .250 0 1
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 41 294.0 21 13 3.15 165 43 256.0 15 13 3.59 184 38 248.0 20 14 4.06 172 22 120.0 6 5 3.83 43 2 5.1 0 2 13.50 1 1 4.2 0 0 7.71 5
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 40 141.0 8 6 4.28 64 26 63.1 0 7 6.54 34 15 53.1 5 1 3.71 34 11 31.2 0 2 5.68 16 6 17.2 0 2 4.08 6 7 11.0 1 1 5.73 4 5 10.0 1 1 3.60 7
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 42 4 4 7 3.43 21 35 1 1 1 4.17 28 6 0 0 0 28.42 3 2 0 0 0 2.25 1
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: ValdostaTerre Haute club folded, July 3, 1956
Notes
References
1956 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference