Detroit Tigers

1953 Roster

NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
Al Aber A. Aber	P	6'2"	195	7/31/1927	25	Cleveland, OH
Matt Batts M. Batts	C	5'11"	200	10/16/1921	31	San Antonio, TX
John Baumgartner J. Baumgartner	3B	6'1"	190	5/29/1931	22	Birmingham, AL
Reno Bertoia R. Bertoia	2B	6'0"	185	1/8/1935	18	San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy
Ray Boone R. Boone	3B	6'1"	188	7/27/1923	29	San Diego, CA
Ralph Branca R. Branca	P	6'3"	220	1/6/1926	27	Mount Vernon, NY
Johnny Bucha J. Bucha	C	5'11"	190	1/22/1925	28	Allentown, PA
Frank Carswell F. Carswell	OF	6'0"	195	11/6/1919	33	Palestine, TX
Jim Delsing J. Delsing	OF	5'10"	175	11/13/1925	27	Rudolph, WI
Walt Dropo W. Dropo	1B	6'5"	220	1/30/1923	30	Moosup, CT
Hal Erickson H. Erickson	P	6'5"	230	7/17/1919	33	Portland, OR
Paul Foytack P. Foytack	P	5'11"	180	11/16/1930	22	Scranton, PA
George Freese G. Freese	PH	6'0"	190	9/12/1926	26	Wheeling, WV
Owen Friend O. Friend	2B	6'1"	180	3/21/1927	26	Granite City, IL
Ned Garver N. Garver	P	5'11"	180	12/25/1925	27	Ney, OH
Joe Ginsberg J. Ginsberg	C	5'11"	180	10/11/1926	26	New York, NY
Ted Gray T. Gray	P	5'11"	175	12/31/1924	28	Detroit, MI
Steve Gromek S. Gromek	P	6'2"	180	1/15/1920	33	Hamtramck, MI
Earl Harrist E. Harrist	P	6'0"	175	8/20/1919	33	Dubach, LA
Fred Hatfield F. Hatfield	3B	6'1"	171	3/18/1925	28	Lanett, AL
Ray Herbert R. Herbert	P	5'11"	185	12/15/1929	23	Detroit, MI
Billy Hitchcock B. Hitchcock	3B	6'2"	185	7/31/1916	36	Inverness, AL
Billy Hoeft B. Hoeft	P	6'3"	205	5/17/1932	21	Oshkosh, WI
Art Houtteman A. Houtteman	P	6'2"	188	8/7/1927	25	Detroit, MI
Fred Hutchinson F. Hutchinson	P	6'2"	200	8/12/1919	33	Seattle, WA
Milt Jordan M. Jordan	P	6'3"	207	5/24/1927	26	Mineral Springs, PA
Al Kaline A. Kaline	OF	6'2"	180	12/19/1934	18	Baltimore, MD
Harvey Kuenn H. Kuenn	SS	6'2"	190	12/4/1930	22	West Allis, WI
Don Lund D. Lund	OF	6'0"	200	5/18/1923	30	Detroit, MI
Dave Madison D. Madison	P	6'3"	190	2/1/1921	32	Brooksville, MS
Dick Marlowe D. Marlowe	P	6'2"	170	6/27/1929	24	Hickory, NC
Bob Miller B. Miller	P	6'1"	185	7/15/1935	17	Berwyn, IL
Pat Mullin P. Mullin	OF	6'2"	190	11/1/1917	35	Trotter, PA
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser	P	6'2"	190	5/20/1921	32	Detroit, MI
Bob Nieman B. Nieman	OF	5'11"	195	1/26/1927	26	Cincinnati, OH
Johnny Pesky J. Pesky	2B	5'9"	168	9/27/1919	33	Portland, OR
Jerry Priddy J. Priddy	2B	6'0"	180	11/9/1919	33	Los Angeles, CA
Ray Scarborough R. Scarborough	P	6'0"	185	7/23/1917	35	Mount Gilead, NC
Steve Souchock S. Souchock	OF	6'3"	203	3/3/1919	34	Yatesboro, PA
Russ Sullivan R. Sullivan	OF	6'0"	196	2/19/1923	30	Fredericksburg, VA
Bob Swift B. Swift	C	5'11"	180	3/6/1915	38	Salina, KS
Dick Weik D. Weik	P	6'4"	184	11/17/1927	25	Waterloo, IA
Bill Wight B. Wight	P	6'1"	180	4/12/1922	31	Rio Vista, CA