1959 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 1959 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1959 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1959 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1959 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1959 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1959 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1959 Detroit Tigers



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Roster
Schedule
30 Hank Aguirre 6-04 205 Left Right 1931-01-31
20 Bob Bruce 6-03 210 Right Right 1933-05-16
14 Jim Bunning 6-03 195 Right Right 1931-10-23
19 Pete Burnside 6-02 190 Left Right 1930-07-02
27 Jerry Davie 6-00 180 Right Right 1933-02-10
21 Paul Foytack 5-11 180 Right Right 1930-11-16
44 Billy Hoeft 6-03 205 Left Left 1932-05-17
17 Frank Lary 5-11 180 Right Right 1930-04-10
18 Tom Morgan 6-02 195 Right Right 1930-05-20
15 Don Mossi 6-01 195 Left Left 1929-01-11
16 Ray Narleski 6-01 175 Right Right 1928-11-25
37 Jim Proctor 6-00 165 Right Right 1935-09-09
20 Barney Schultz 6-02 200 Right Right 1926-08-15
30 Dave Sisler 6-04 200 Right Right 1931-10-16
26 Bob Smith 6-01½ 190 Left Right 1931-02-01
26 Jim Stump 6-00 188 Right Right 1932-02-10
26 George Susce 6-01 180 Right Right 1931-09-13
11 Lou Berberet 5-11 212 Right Left 1929-11-20
12 Charlie Lau 6-00 190 Right Left 1933-04-12
25 Ron Shoop 5-11 180 Right Right 1931-09-19
10 Red Wilson 6-00 200 Right Right 1929-03-07
2 Frank Bolling 6-01 175 Right Right 1931-11-16
8 Rocky Bridges 5-08 175 Right Right 1927-08-07
26 Steve Demeter 5-09½ 185 Right Right 1935-01-27
5 Gail Harris 6-00 195 Left Left 1931-10-15
22 Ted Lepcio 5-10 177 Right Right 1930-07-28
32 Bobo Osborne 6-01 205 Right Left 1935-10-12
23 Coot Veal 6-01 165 Right Right 1932-07-09
1 Eddie Yost 5-10 170 Right Right 1926-10-13
9 Gus Zernial 6-02½ 210 Right Right 1923-06-27
24 Neil Chrisley 6-03 187 Right Left 1931-12-16
25 Larry Doby 6-01 182 Right Left 1923-12-13
3 Johnny Groth 6-00 182 Right Right 1926-07-23
6 Al Kaline 6-02 180 Right Right 1934-12-19
7 Harvey Kuenn 6-02 190 Right Right 1930-12-04
4 Charlie Maxwell 5-11 185 Left Left 1927-04-08
36 Ossie Alvarez 5-10 165 Right Right 1933-10-19
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The 1959 Detroit Tigers played 154 games during the regular season, won 76 games, lost 78 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Briggs Stadium (Park Factors: 105/105) where 1,221,221 fans witnessed their 1959 Tigers finish the season with a .494 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1959 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1959 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1959 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1959 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

1959 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1959 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Lou Berberet (95)
1B Gail Harris (93)
2B Frank Bolling (126)
3B Eddie Yost (146)
SS Rocky Bridges (110)
LF Charlie Maxwell (136)
CF Al Kaline (122)
RF Harvey Kuenn (116)
  
SP Jim Bunning
SP Paul Foytack
SP Frank Lary
SP Don Mossi
  
RP Pete Burnside
RP Dave Sisler
CL Tom Morgan


1959 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1959 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Eddie Yost
#2 Frank Bolling
#3 Johnny Groth
#4 Charlie Maxwell
#5 Gail Harris
#6 Al Kaline
#7 Harvey Kuenn
#8 Rocky Bridges
#9 Gus Zernial
#10 Red Wilson
#11 Lou Berberet
#12 Charlie Lau
#14 Jim Bunning
#15 Don Mossi
#16 Ray Narleski
#17 Frank Lary
#18 Tom Morgan
#19 Pete Burnside
#20 Bob Bruce
#20 Barney Schultz
#21 Paul Foytack
#22 Ted Lepcio
#23 Coot Veal
#24 Neil Chrisley
#25 Larry Doby
#25 Ron Shoop
#26 Steve Demeter
#26 Bob Smith
#26 Jim Stump
#26 George Susce
#27 Jerry Davie
#30 Hank Aguirre
#30 Dave Sisler
#32 Bobo Osborne
#36 Ossie Alvarez
#37 Jim Proctor
#44 Billy Hoeft

Did you know that a 1959 Detroit Tigers Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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