The 1955 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1955 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 1955 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1955 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1955 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1955 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
22 | Al Aber | 6-02 | 195 | Left | Left | 1927-07-31 |
19 | Babe Birrer | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1929-07-04 |
14 | Bud Black | 6-03 | 197 | Right | Right | 1932-07-09 |
15 | Jim Bunning | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1931-10-23 |
12 | Joe Coleman | 6-02½ | 200 | Right | Right | 1922-07-30 |
27 | Leo Cristante | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Right | 1926-12-10 |
26 | Van Fletcher | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1924-08-06 |
40 | Ben Flowers | 6-04 | 195 | Right | Right | 1927-06-15 |
36 | Paul Foytack | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 1930-11-16 |
38 | Bill Froats | 6-00 | 180 | Left | Left | 1930-10-20 |
31 | Ned Garver | 5-10½ | 180 | Right | Right | 1925-12-25 |
18 | Steve Gromek | 6-02 | 180 | Right | Both | 1920-01-15 |
44 | Billy Hoeft | 6-03 | 205 | Left | Left | 1932-05-17 |
17 | Frank Lary | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 1930-04-10 |
47 | Duke Maas | 5-10 | 170 | Right | Right | 1929-01-31 |
37 | Dick Marlowe | 6-02 | 170 | Right | Right | 1929-06-27 |
28 | Bob Miller | 6-01 | 185 | Left | Right | 1935-07-15 |
19 | Bob Schultz | 6-03 | 200 | Left | Right | 1923-11-27 |
15 | George Zuverink | 6-04 | 200 | Right | Right | 1924-08-20 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
2 | Frank House | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Left | 1930-02-18 |
40 | Walt Streuli | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1935-09-26 |
10 | Red Wilson | 6-00 | 200 | Right | Right | 1929-03-07 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
16 | Reno Bertoia | 5-11½ | 185 | Right | Right | 1935-01-08 |
8 | Ray Boone | 6-01 | 188 | Right | Right | 1923-07-27 |
3 | Ferris Fain | 5-11 | 186 | Left | Left | 1921-03-29 |
1 | Fred Hatfield | 6-01 | 171 | Right | Left | 1925-03-18 |
7 | Harvey Kuenn | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1930-12-04 |
21, 25 | Harry Malmberg | 6-01 | 170 | Right | Right | 1925-07-31 |
30 | Jack Phillips | 6-04 | 193 | Right | Right | 1921-09-06 |
8 | Jay Porter | 6-02 | 180 | Right | Right | 1933-01-17 |
37 | Ron Samford | 5-11 | 156 | Right | Right | 1930-02-28 |
9 | Earl Torgeson | 6-03 | 180 | Left | Left | 1924-01-01 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
24 | Jim Delsing | 5-10 | 175 | Right | Left | 1925-11-13 |
6 | Al Kaline | 6-02 | 180 | Right | Right | 1934-12-19 |
21 | Chick King | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1930-11-10 |
4 | Charlie Maxwell | 5-11 | 185 | Left | Left | 1927-04-08 |
11 | Bubba Phillips | 5-09 | 180 | Right | Right | 1928-02-24 |
20, 21 | Jim Small | 6-01½ | 180 | Left | Left | 1937-03-08 |
5 | Bill Tuttle | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1929-07-04 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
4 | Wayne Belardi | 6-01 | 185 | Left | Left | 1930-09-05 |
12 | Steve Souchock | 6-02½ | 203 | Right | Right | 1919-03-03 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1955 Detroit Tigers Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1955 Detroit Tigers played 154 games during the regular season, won 79 games, lost 75 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Briggs Stadium (Park Factors: 98/97) where 1,181,838 fans witnessed their 1955 Tigers finish the season with a .513 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 1955 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1955 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1955 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1955 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1955 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)?