1953 Detroit Tigers season

The 1953 Detroit Tigers season was the franchise's 54th. The team finished sixth in the American League with a record of 60–94, games behind the New York Yankees.

The team has the dubious distinction of having surrendered a 17-run inning — the most runs scored in a single inning in the Modern Era — in a 23–3 loss to the Boston Red Sox.

Offseason

• October 27, 1952: Neil Berry, Cliff Mapes and $25,000 were traded by the Tigers to the St. Louis Browns for Jake Crawford.
• December 4, 1952: Johnny Groth, Virgil Trucks and Hal White were traded by the Tigers to the St. Louis Browns for Jay Porter, Owen Friend and Bob Nieman.
• Prior to 1953 season: Bob Shaw was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• June 15, 1953: Art Houtteman, Owen Friend, Bill Wight, and Joe Ginsberg were traded by the Tigers to the Cleveland Indians for Ray Boone, Al Aber, Steve Gromek, and Dick Weik.
• July 27, 1953: Hal Newhouser was released by the Tigers.

Roster

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Jamestown</small>

Notes

References

• 1953 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference