Hal Newhouser
Harold Newhouser (Prince Hal)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 192 lb.

Born: May 20, 1921 in Detroit, MI
High School: Wilbur Wright (Detroit, MI)
Signed
by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 29, 1939
Final Game: May 3, 1955
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1992.
Died: November 10, 1998 in Southfield, MI
Relatives: Cousin of Ken Macha
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1939 18 DET AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1940 19 DET AL 28 47 40 3 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 4 .200 .256 .200 .456 16 8 0 0 4 1
1941 20 DET AL 33 68 60 3 9 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 8 .150 .190 .150 .340 -12 9 2 0 5 1
1942 21 DET AL 39 58 52 1 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 .154 .200 .192 .392 7 10 2 0 3 1 AS
1943 22 DET AL 37 72 65 4 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 8 .185 .221 .215 .436 24 14 0 0 4 1 AS
1944 23 DET AL 47 132 120 10 29 4 0 0 5 1 0 6 12 .242 .278 .275 .553 54 33 5 0 6 1 AS,MVP-1
1945 24 DET AL 40 124 109 9 28 5 1 0 17 0 1 7 10 .257 .302 .321 .623 76 35 1 0 8 1 MVP-1
1946 25 DET AL 37 117 103 6 13 3 0 2 11 1 0 6 27 .126 .174 .214 .388 5 22 1 0 8 1 AS,MVP-2
1947 26 DET AL 40 114 96 5 19 0 0 0 9 0 0 15 20 .198 .306 .198 .504 40 19 3 0 3 1 AS
1948 27 DET AL 39 108 92 6 19 0 1 0 6 0 0 10 14 .207 .284 .228 .513 36 21 1 0 6 1 AS,MVP-9
1949 28 DET AL 38 117 91 8 18 3 0 0 6 0 2 12 19 .198 .291 .231 .522 39 21 3 0 14 1
1950 29 DET AL 35 84 74 6 13 2 0 0 8 0 0 5 8 .176 .228 .203 .431 10 15 2 0 5 1
1951 30 DET AL 17 38 29 4 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 3 .310 .412 .310 .722 97 9 2 0 4 1
1952 31 DET AL 26 57 46 5 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 10 9 .217 .357 .239 .596 67 11 2 0 1 1
1953 32 DET AL 7 9 8 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 .556 .500 1.056 188 4 0 0 0 /1
1954 33 CLE AL 26 14 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308 -16 2 0 0 1 0 1
1955 34 CLE AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
17 Seasons 492 1160 999 71 201 22 2 2 81 3 3 89 150 .201 .267 .233 .500 36 233 24 0 72 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 382 329 23 66 7 1 1 27 1 1 29 49 .201 .267 .233 .500 36 77 8 0 24
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
DET (15 yrs) 464 1146 986 71 199 22 2 2 80 3 3 89 150 .202 .268 .234 .502 36 231 24 0 71
CLE (2 yrs) 28 14 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308 -16 2 0 0 1 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1939 18 DET AL 1 1 0 0.0 120 .000 .000 .295 .000 .371 .000 .436 .000 .807 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1940 19 DET AL 47 36 2 1.5 119 .222 .200 .290 .256 .364 .200 .439 .456 .804 16 .098 -5.3 -0.5 .344 .075 .000
1941 20 DET AL 68 58 2 0.9 115 .173 .150 .287 .190 .365 .150 .423 .340 .789 -12 .048 -10.4 -1.0 .245 .067 .000 .0
1942 21 DET AL 58 49 2 1.1 101 .182 .154 .275 .200 .350 .192 .385 .392 .735 7 .082 -6.8 -0.7 .283 .096 .038
1943 22 DET AL 72 57 3 1.4 93 .211 .185 .265 .221 .341 .215 .366 .436 .706 24 .145 -6.6 -0.7 .321 .077 .031
1944 23 DET AL 132 102 9 2.4 96 .269 .242 .275 .278 .343 .275 .375 .553 .718 54 .277 -7.5 -0.8 .417 .092 .033 .0
1945 24 DET AL 124 91 10 3.0 93 .283 .257 .268 .302 .342 .321 .365 .623 .706 76 .378 -3.6 -0.4 .494 .119 .064
1946 25 DET AL 117 99 4 1.1 101 .149 .126 .271 .174 .346 .214 .389 .388 .735 5 .078 -14.0 -1.5 .319 .155 .087 1.3
1947 26 DET AL 114 83 6 1.9 99 .250 .198 .266 .306 .346 .198 .382 .504 .729 40 .196 -7.5 -0.8 .425 .156 .000
1948 27 DET AL 108 80 6 2.0 108 .244 .207 .276 .284 .362 .228 .400 .513 .762 36 .178 -8.9 -0.9 .419 .130 .022
1949 28 DET AL 117 92 6 1.7 107 .250 .198 .271 .291 .363 .231 .393 .522 .756 39 .145 -8.0 -0.8 .397 .143 .033
1950 29 DET AL 84 68 3 1.2 116 .197 .176 .282 .228 .370 .203 .423 .431 .793 10 .066 -10.5 -1.0 .317 .095 .027
1951 30 DET AL 38 26 4 4.1 102 .346 .310 .267 .412 .349 .310 .392 .722 .741 97 .460 0.2 0.0 .636 .172 .000
1952 31 DET AL 57 39 4 2.8 97 .270 .217 .261 .357 .341 .239 .381 .596 .723 67 .323 -1.5 -0.2 .553 .239 .022
1953 32 DET AL 9 4 2 13.4 102 .500 .500 .268 .556 .344 .500 .395 1.056 .740 188 .882 1.1 0.1 1.250 .125 .000
1954 33 CLE AL 14 12 0 0.0 100 .154 .154 .268 .154 .344 .154 .391 .308 .735 -16 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .182 .000 .000
17 Seasons 1160 897 63 1.9 102 .235 .201 .273 .267 .352 .233 .390 .500 .742 36 .180 -91.9 -9.4 .390 .121 .032 2.4
162 Game Avg. 382 295 21 1.9 102 .235 .201 .273 .267 .352 .233 .390 .500 .742 36 .180 -91.9 -9.4 .390 .121 .032 1
DET (15 yrs) 1146 885 63 1.9 103 .236 .202 .273 .268 .352 .234 .390 .502 .742 36 .183 -89.8 -9.2 .393 .123 .032 2.4
CLE (2 yrs) 14 12 0 0.0 100 .154 .154 .268 .154 .344 .154 .391 .308 .735 -16 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .182 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1945 24 DET AL WS CHC W 3 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 2 0 0 0 0
1954 33 CLE AL WS NYG L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 4 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 2 0 0 0 0
2 WS 4 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 2 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1942 DET AL 21 DNP
1943 DET AL 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
1944 DET AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1945 DET AL 24 DNP
1946 DET AL 25 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1947 DET AL 26 as P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 DET AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons (5 Appearances) 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 1 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1939 18 DET AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1940 19 DET AL 47 0.0% 8.5% 6.4% 0.0% 0% 1.33 10.0 20.0 77%
1941 20 DET AL 68 0.0% 11.8% 4.4% 0.0% 0% 2.67 7.5 30.0 76%
1942 21 DET AL 58 0.0% 13.8% 5.2% 3.5% 25% 2.67 6.5 52.0 76%
1943 22 DET AL 72 0.0% 11.1% 4.2% 2.8% 17% 2.67 8.1 13.0 79%
1944 23 DET AL 132 0.0% 9.1% 4.6% 3.0% 14% 2.00 10.0 24.0 82%
1945 24 DET AL 124 0.0% 8.1% 5.7% 4.8% 21% 1.43 10.9 6.4 80%
1946 25 DET AL 117 1.7% 23.1% 5.1% 4.3% 39% 4.50 3.8 51.5 9.4 63%
1947 26 DET AL 114 0.0% 17.5% 13.2% 0.0% 0% 1.33 4.8 10.7 67%
1948 27 DET AL 108 0.0% 13.0% 9.3% 0.9% 5% 1.40 6.6 15.3 72%
1949 28 DET AL 117 0.0% 16.2% 10.3% 2.6% 17% 1.58 4.8 15.2 62%
1950 29 DET AL 84 0.0% 9.5% 6.0% 2.4% 15% 1.60 9.3 9.3 79%
1951 30 DET AL 38 0.0% 7.9% 13.2% 0.0% 0% 0.60 9.7 9.7 68%
1952 31 DET AL 57 0.0% 15.8% 17.5% 1.8% 10% 0.90 5.1 11.5 65%
1953 32 DET AL 9 0.0% 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% 0% 0.00 8.0 89%
1954 33 CLE AL 14 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 13.0 2.67 93%
17 Seasons 1160 0.2% 12.9% 7.7% 2.2% 13% 1.69 6.7 499.5 12.3 2.67 73%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 33 CLE AL 1 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Seasons 1 0 24% 5 3 3 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 33 CLE AL 14 64% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 3 2 67% 9 1 11% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
17 Seasons 14 64% 201 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 72 7200% 3 24 800% 3 2 67% 9 1 11% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1939 18 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1940 19 29 48 41 3 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 4 .195 .250 .195 .445 13 8 0 0 4
1941 20 62 116 101 6 17 0 0 0 4 1 0 6 12 .168 .215 .168 .383 -2 17 2 0 9
1942 21 101 174 153 7 25 2 0 0 5 1 0 9 20 .163 .210 .176 .386 1 27 4 0 12
1943 22 138 246 218 11 37 4 0 0 10 1 0 12 28 .170 .213 .188 .401 7 41 4 0 16
1944 23 185 378 338 21 66 8 0 0 15 2 0 18 40 .195 .236 .219 .455 23 74 9 0 22
1945 24 225 502 447 30 94 13 1 0 32 2 1 25 50 .210 .252 .244 .496 36 109 10 0 30
1946 25 262 619 550 36 107 16 1 2 43 3 1 31 77 .195 .238 .238 .476 30 131 11 0 38
1947 26 302 733 646 41 126 16 1 2 52 3 1 46 97 .195 .249 .232 .481 32 150 14 0 41
1948 27 341 841 738 47 145 16 2 2 58 3 1 56 111 .196 .253 .232 .485 32 171 15 0 47
1949 28 379 958 829 55 163 19 2 2 64 3 3 68 130 .197 .258 .232 .489 33 192 18 0 61
1950 29 414 1042 903 61 176 21 2 2 72 3 3 73 138 .195 .255 .229 .484 31 207 20 0 66
1951 30 431 1080 932 65 185 21 2 2 75 3 3 78 141 .198 .260 .232 .492 33 216 22 0 70
1952 31 457 1137 978 70 195 22 2 2 79 3 3 88 150 .199 .265 .232 .498 35 227 24 0 71
1953 32 464 1146 986 71 199 22 2 2 80 3 3 89 150 .202 .268 .234 .502 36 231 24 0 71
1954 33 490 1160 999 71 201 22 2 2 81 3 3 89 150 .201 .267 .233 .500 36 233 24 0 72 0
1955 34 492 1160 999 71 201 22 2 2 81 3 3 89 150 .201 .267 .233 .500 36 233 24 0 72 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1939 18 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1940 19 29 44 41 3 8 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 .195 .250 .195 .445 2 28
1941 20 34 66 63 3 10 0 0 0 2 1 3 8 .159 .197 .159 .356 2 33
1942 21 41 58 55 1 8 2 0 0 1 0 3 8 .145 .190 .182 .371 2 39
1943 22 39 71 68 4 12 2 0 0 5 0 3 8 .176 .211 .206 .417 3 37
1944 23 49 134 127 11 32 4 0 0 6 1 7 13 .252 .291 .283 .575 10 47
1945 24 42 124 116 10 30 5 1 0 19 0 8 11 .259 .306 .319 .625 12 40
1946 25 39 114 108 6 14 3 0 2 12 1 6 28 .130 .175 .213 .388 4 37
1947 26 42 116 100 5 20 0 0 0 10 0 16 21 .200 .310 .200 .510 6 40
1948 27 41 103 94 5 18 0 1 0 5 0 9 15 .191 .262 .213 .475 5 39
1949 28 40 104 93 7 17 3 0 0 5 0 11 20 .183 .269 .215 .484 5 38
1950 29 37 82 77 6 13 2 0 0 7 0 5 8 .169 .220 .195 .414 3 35
1951 30 18 37 31 5 10 0 0 0 3 0 6 3 .323 .432 .323 .755 4 17
1952 31 27 60 49 5 11 1 0 0 4 0 11 9 .224 .367 .245 .612 4 26
1953 32 7 9 8 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .500 .556 .500 1.056 2 7
1954 33 27 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 26
16 Seasons 513 1137 1045 72 207 22 2 2 82 3 92 156 .198 .263 .229 .492 64 490
162 Game Avg. 162 359 330 23 65 7 1 1 26 1 29 49 .198 .263 .229 .492 20 490

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1942
1943 *
1944 *
1945
1946 *
1947 (P)
1948 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1944-AL-MVP
1944-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year
1945-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1945-AL-MVP
1945-AL-Triple Crown
1945-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1944-AL-1-70%
1945-AL-1-70%
1946-AL-2-59%
1948-AL-9-14%
2 MVPs
2.13 Career Shares (78th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1949 AL--14--5th

Youngest s c a p y
1939 AL--born 1921-05-20--1st
1940 AL--born 1921-05-20--1st
1941 AL--born 1921-05-20--2nd
1942 AL--born 1921-05-20--9th

                                         
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