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1928 Detroit Tigers

Batting Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1927 / 1929

68-86, Finished 6th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: George Moriarty (68-86)
Scored 744 runs, Allowed 804 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 72-82

Ballparks: Navin Field · Attendance: 474,323 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100


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1927 / 1929 Batting Statistics

Team Batting

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Rk Pos 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
1 C Pinky Hargrave# 32 121 359 320 38 88 13 5 10 63 4 1 32 28 .275 .343 .441 .783 103 141 1 6
2 1B Bill Sweeney 23 89 329 309 47 78 15 5 0 19 12 8 15 28 .252 .287 .333 .620 61 103 0 5
3 2B Charlie Gehringer* 25 154 691 603 108 193 29 16 6 74 15 9 69 22 .320 .395 .451 .846 120 272 6 13
4 SS Jackie Tavener* 30 132 529 473 59 123 24 15 5 52 13 8 33 51 .260 .314 .406 .720 86 192 4 19
5 3B Marty McManus 28 139 565 500 78 144 37 5 8 73 11 13 51 32 .288 .355 .430 .785 104 215 1 13
6 OF Harry Heilmann 33 151 633 558 83 183 38 10 14 107 7 3 57 45 .328 .390 .507 .897 132 283 0 18
7 OF Bob Fothergill 30 111 384 347 49 110 28 10 3 63 8 3 24 19 .317 .366 .481 .848 119 167 3 10
8 OF Harry Rice* 26 131 573 510 87 154 21 12 6 81 20 12 44 27 .302 .360 .425 .785 104 217 2 17
Rk Pos 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
9 OF Al Wingo* 30 87 287 242 30 69 13 2 2 30 2 2 40 17 .285 .389 .380 .769 101 92 1 4
10 3B Jack Warner 24 75 229 206 33 44 4 4 0 13 4 5 16 15 .214 .274 .272 .545 42 56 1 6
11 C Larry Woodall 33 65 216 186 19 39 7 1 0 13 3 1 24 10 .210 .300 .258 .558 47 48 0 6
12 IF Chick Galloway 31 53 169 148 17 39 5 2 1 17 7 3 15 3 .264 .331 .345 .676 76 51 0 6
13 OF Paul Easterling 22 43 124 114 17 37 7 1 3 12 2 1 8 24 .325 .374 .482 .856 122 55 1 1
14 OF John Stone* 22 26 122 113 20 40 10 3 2 21 1 0 5 8 .354 .387 .549 .935 141 62 1 3
15 1B Johnny Neun# 27 36 116 108 15 23 3 1 0 5 2 2 7 10 .213 .261 .259 .520 36 28 0 1
16 C Merv Shea 27 39 97 85 8 20 2 3 0 9 2 1 9 11 .235 .316 .329 .645 68 28 1 2
Rk Pos 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
17 P Ownie Carroll 25 43 114 98 7 19 3 1 0 9 0 1 7 14 .194 .248 .245 .493 29 24 0 9
18 P Earl Whitehill* 29 31 75 67 4 13 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 11 .194 .250 .194 .444 17 13 0 3
19 P Vic Sorrell 27 29 61 55 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .109 .109 .145 .255 -34 8 0 6
20 P Elam Vangilder 32 38 59 58 4 15 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 11 .259 .259 .362 .621 60 21 0 1
21 P Sam Gibson* 28 20 45 42 4 12 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 2 .286 .318 .310 .628 64 13 0 1
22 P Lil Stoner 29 36 44 39 4 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .179 .220 .231 .450 17 9 1 3
23 P Josh Billings 20 21 42 35 7 10 2 1 0 5 0 0 3 6 .286 .342 .400 .742 93 14 0 4
24 P Ken Holloway 30 30 38 33 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .121 .121 .182 .303 -22 6 0 5
25 P George Smith 26 39 29 27 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .111 .143 .111 .254 -33 3 0 1
26 P Phil Page 22 3 9 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .222 .444 16 2 0 0
27 P Charlie Sullivan* 25 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
Team Totals 28.1 154 5943 5289 744 1475 268 97 62 686 113 73 468 433 .279 .340 .401 .742 92 2123 23 163
Rank in 8 AL teams 4 4 5 6 1 4 2 2 5 6 5 5 3 3 3 6 1
Rk Pos 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
* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Player Value--Batters

League Register · WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary
Josh Billings 20 42 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0.4 4 0.4 0.0 $ 1
Ownie Carroll 25 114 -10 -1 0 0 0 7 4 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ Amateur Free Agent 1/O78
Paul Easterling 22 124 3 0 0 0 -1 -2 4 4 0.4 5 0.5 -0.1 $ O7/98
Bob Fothergill 30 384 9 1 0 0 -1 -4 13 18 1.8 19 1.9 -0.1 $ O79/8
Chick Galloway 31 169 -4 1 0 0 -3 2 5 1 0.2 4 0.4 -0.2 $ Traded 65/37O
Charlie Gehringer* 25 691 22 2 0 0 -6 5 21 44 4.4 50 5.1 -0.7 $ Free Agency *4
Sam Gibson* 28 45 -2 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0.3 2 0.2 0.1 $ 1
Pinky Hargrave# 32 359 1 0 0 0 0 3 12 16 1.6 16 1.6 0.0 $ Traded 2
Harry Heilmann 33 633 26 0 0 0 -4 -7 20 35 3.5 39 4.0 -0.5 $ Rule 5 Draft *9O3
Ken Holloway 30 38 -6 0 0 0 0 2 1 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ 1
Marty McManus 28 565 3 -3 0 0 2 1 19 22 2.2 20 2.0 0.2 $ Traded 53/6
Johnny Neun# 27 116 -10 0 0 0 0 -1 4 -7 -0.7 -7 -0.7 0.0 $ 3
Phil Page 22 9 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
Harry Rice* 26 573 4 2 0 0 -1 -3 18 20 2.0 21 2.1 -0.1 $ Traded *8O/5
Merv Shea 27 97 -4 0 0 0 -1 1 3 -1 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ 2
George Smith 26 29 -5 0 0 0 0 2 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1
Vic Sorrell 27 61 -11 0 0 0 0 4 2 -5 -0.5 -5 -0.5 0.0 $ Traded 1
John Stone* 22 122 6 1 0 0 0 -1 3 9 1.0 9 0.9 0.1 $ 7O
Lil Stoner 29 44 -5 0 0 0 0 3 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
Charlie Sullivan* 25 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
Bill Sweeney 23 329 -18 1 0 0 3 -4 11 -7 -0.7 -10 -1.0 0.3 $ 3/7O
Jackie Tavener* 30 529 -12 1 0 0 -5 9 17 10 1.0 15 1.5 -0.5 $ *6
Elam Vangilder 32 59 -4 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ Traded 1
Jack Warner 24 229 -17 1 0 0 1 2 7 -6 -0.6 -7 -0.7 0.1 $ 5/6
Earl Whitehill* 29 75 -8 0 0 0 0 5 2 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
Al Wingo* 30 287 3 -1 0 0 -3 -3 10 6 0.6 9 0.9 -0.3 $ O789
Larry Woodall 33 216 -14 0 0 0 1 2 7 -4 -0.4 -5 -0.5 0.1 $ 2
Team Total 28.1 5943 -55 5 0 0 -18 34 189 155 15.7 173 17.5 -1.8 $
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
Josh Billings 20 42 29 5 4.6 110 .345 .286 .291 .342 .356 .400 .414 .742 .770 93 .486 -0.5 -0.0 .680 .200 .114 1
Ownie Carroll 25 114 89 6 1.8 110 .226 .194 .291 .248 .356 .245 .414 .493 .770 29 .145 -10.6 -1.0 .375 .112 .051 1/O78
Paul Easterling 22 124 79 20 6.8 110 .391 .325 .291 .374 .357 .482 .414 .856 .770 122 .657 3.4 0.3 .833 .237 .158 2.4 O7/98
Bob Fothergill 30 384 250 61 6.5 110 .329 .317 .291 .366 .356 .481 .414 .848 .770 119 .641 8.9 0.8 .829 .248 .164 4.4 O79/8
Chick Galloway 31 169 118 17 3.8 110 .264 .264 .291 .331 .357 .345 .414 .676 .770 76 .406 -5.3 -0.5 .625 .209 .081 1.8 65/37O
Charlie Gehringer* 25 691 432 106 6.6 110 .325 .320 .291 .395 .356 .451 .414 .846 .770 120 .644 18.5 1.8 .842 .255 .131 8.6 *4
Sam Gibson* 28 45 31 4 3.4 110 .300 .286 .291 .318 .356 .310 .414 .628 .770 64 .357 -2.3 -0.2 .500 .071 .024 1
Pinky Hargrave# 32 359 239 48 5.4 110 .277 .275 .291 .343 .356 .441 .414 .783 .770 103 .556 0.1 0.0 .760 .275 .166 5.7 2
Harry Heilmann 33 633 396 111 7.5 110 .339 .328 .291 .390 .357 .507 .414 .897 .770 132 .697 25.9 2.5 .910 .289 .179 9.3 *9O3
Ken Holloway 30 38 34 1 0.8 110 .154 .121 .291 .121 .356 .182 .414 .303 .770 -22 .036 -6.0 -0.6 .207 .061 .061 1
Marty McManus 28 565 382 73 5.1 110 .296 .288 .291 .355 .356 .430 .414 .785 .770 104 .533 3.0 0.3 .718 .240 .142 9.3 53/6
Johnny Neun# 27 116 88 7 2.1 110 .235 .213 .291 .261 .356 .259 .414 .520 .770 36 .187 -10.5 -1.0 .402 .111 .046 .0 3
Phil Page 22 9 7 0 0.0 110 .400 .222 .291 .222 .356 .222 .414 .444 .770 16 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .286 .000 .000 /1
Harry Rice* 26 573 385 77 5.3 110 .310 .302 .291 .360 .356 .425 .414 .785 .770 104 .554 1.6 0.2 .736 .225 .124 9.2 *8O/5
Merv Shea 27 97 68 9 3.5 110 .270 .235 .291 .316 .357 .329 .414 .645 .770 68 .368 -4.2 -0.4 .591 .212 .094 .0 2
George Smith 26 29 25 0 0.0 110 .158 .111 .291 .143 .356 .111 .414 .254 .770 -33 .000 -5.4 -0.5 .167 .037 .000 1
Vic Sorrell 27 61 55 1 0.5 110 .146 .109 .291 .109 .356 .145 .414 .255 .770 -34 .016 -11.0 -1.1 .163 .036 .036 1
John Stone* 22 122 76 24 8.4 110 .369 .354 .291 .387 .357 .549 .414 .935 .770 141 .742 6.3 0.6 .945 .248 .195 1.3 7O
Lil Stoner 29 44 35 2 1.5 110 .212 .179 .291 .220 .356 .231 .414 .450 .770 17 .112 -4.8 -0.5 .344 .077 .051 1
Charlie Sullivan* 25 4 4 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .291 .000 .356 .000 .414 .000 .770 -100 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /1
Bill Sweeney 23 329 244 29 3.2 110 .278 .252 .291 .287 .356 .333 .414 .620 .770 61 .324 -18.7 -1.8 .510 .142 .081 .0 3/7O
Jackie Tavener* 30 529 377 58 4.1 110 .283 .260 .291 .314 .356 .406 .414 .720 .770 86 .435 -12.2 -1.2 .654 .226 .146 7.2 *6
Elam Vangilder 32 59 44 5 3.0 110 .289 .259 .291 .259 .356 .362 .414 .621 .770 60 .306 -3.9 -0.4 .488 .103 .103 .0 1
Jack Warner 24 229 173 14 2.2 110 .230 .214 .291 .274 .357 .272 .414 .545 .770 42 .192 -18.2 -1.8 .431 .131 .058 .0 5/6
Earl Whitehill* 29 75 57 3 1.4 110 .232 .194 .291 .250 .356 .194 .414 .444 .770 17 .098 -8.3 -0.8 .333 .075 .000 1
Al Wingo* 30 287 179 35 5.2 110 .300 .285 .291 .389 .357 .380 .414 .769 .770 101 .544 2.2 0.2 .760 .260 .095 2.0 O789
Larry Woodall 33 216 154 15 2.6 110 .222 .210 .291 .300 .356 .258 .414 .558 .770 47 .250 -14.3 -1.4 .500 .188 .048 .0 2
League Average 4.8 108 .298 .280 .289 .343 .354 .395 .410 .739 .764 93 .506 .679 .211 .115
Team Total 28.1 5943 4050 731 4.8 110 .295 .279 .291 .340 .356 .401 .414 .742 .770 92 .508 -68.7 -6.8 .683 .219 .123 80.1
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
Josh Billings 20 22 38 35 6 9 2 1 0 4 0 3 6 .257 .316 .371 .687 4 21 21
Ownie Carroll 25 45 108 101 6 18 3 1 0 8 0 7 15 .178 .231 .228 .459 5 43 43
Paul Easterling 22 45 126 117 16 36 7 1 3 11 2 8 25 .308 .357 .462 .819 19 43 43
Bob Fothergill 30 117 385 358 47 109 28 10 3 60 8 24 20 .304 .353 .464 .817 58 111 111
Chick Galloway 31 56 168 153 16 38 5 2 1 16 7 15 3 .248 .315 .327 .642 16 53 53
Charlie Gehringer* 25 162 698 623 104 192 29 16 6 71 15 69 23 .308 .383 .435 .818 102 154 154
Sam Gibson* 28 21 46 44 4 12 1 0 0 6 0 2 2 .273 .304 .295 .600 4 20 20
Pinky Hargrave# 32 127 365 332 37 88 13 5 10 61 4 32 29 .265 .332 .425 .756 46 121 121
Harry Heilmann 33 159 633 576 80 182 38 10 14 103 7 57 47 .316 .378 .490 .867 106 151 151
Ken Holloway 30 32 36 36 3 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 .139 .139 .194 .333 1 30 30
Marty McManus 28 146 569 517 74 143 37 5 8 70 11 51 34 .277 .343 .414 .757 73 139 139
Johnny Neun# 27 38 120 113 15 24 3 1 0 5 2 7 11 .212 .258 .257 .515 7 36 36
Phil Page 22 3 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3 3
Harry Rice* 26 138 574 528 84 154 21 12 6 78 20 44 28 .292 .348 .411 .759 75 131 131
Merv Shea 27 41 98 88 8 20 2 3 0 9 2 9 12 .227 .306 .318 .624 8 39 39
George Smith 26 41 29 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .034 .000 .034 0 39 39
Vic Sorrell 27 31 59 59 2 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 15 .119 .119 .153 .271 1 29 29
John Stone* 22 27 123 117 20 40 10 3 2 21 1 5 8 .342 .374 .530 .904 23 26 26
Lil Stoner 29 38 44 42 5 8 2 0 0 4 0 1 6 .190 .227 .238 .465 2 36 36
Charlie Sullivan* 25 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3 3
Bill Sweeney 23 94 336 321 45 78 15 5 0 18 12 15 29 .243 .277 .321 .598 28 89 89
Jackie Tavener* 30 139 528 491 57 123 24 15 5 50 13 33 54 .251 .303 .391 .694 57 132 132
Elam Vangilder 32 40 60 60 4 15 0 0 2 6 0 0 12 .250 .250 .350 .600 5 38 38
Jack Warner 24 79 231 214 32 44 4 4 0 13 4 16 16 .206 .264 .262 .526 15 75 75
Earl Whitehill* 29 33 75 70 4 13 0 0 0 3 0 5 12 .186 .240 .186 .426 3 31 31
Al Wingo* 30 92 290 250 28 68 13 2 2 28 2 39 18 .272 .372 .364 .736 34 87 87
Larry Woodall 33 68 218 194 18 39 7 1 0 12 3 24 11 .201 .289 .247 .536 14 65 65
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Josh Billings 20 2 70 31 70 62 11 17 3 1 0 6 0 0 4 14 .274 .318 .355 .673 74 22 0 4
Ownie Carroll 25 3 202 91 202 183 22 37 6 2 0 18 0 1 9 20 .202 .240 .257 .496 29 47 0 10
Paul Easterling 22 1 124 43 124 114 17 37 7 1 3 12 2 1 8 24 .325 .374 .482 .856 122 55 1 1
Bob Fothergill 30 7 2247 632 2247 2024 325 688 149 35 18 371 32 44 135 117 .340 .385 .475 .860 123 961 15 73
Chick Galloway 31 10 3996 1076 3996 3583 391 946 136 46 17 407 79 72 274 225 .264 .317 .342 .659 69 1225 6 133
Charlie Gehringer* 25 5 1812 423 1812 1601 285 490 77 44 11 184 42 26 153 97 .306 .370 .430 .800 107 688 9 49
Sam Gibson* 28 3 188 89 188 180 16 44 9 0 0 12 0 0 3 14 .244 .257 .294 .551 43 53 0 5
Pinky Hargrave# 32 5 960 342 960 878 99 243 47 11 25 156 9 1 59 91 .277 .326 .441 .767 95 387 5 18
Harry Heilmann 33 14 7871 1865 7871 6844 1123 2343 456 138 149 1322 106 58 742 459 .342 .410 .515 .924 148 3522 37 248
Ken Holloway 30 7 339 232 339 312 14 53 5 2 0 14 0 1 6 52 .170 .186 .199 .384 -0 62 0 21
Marty McManus 28 9 4602 1103 4602 4050 642 1192 241 65 73 648 70 66 382 362 .294 .358 .440 .798 102 1782 22 148
Johnny Neun# 27 4 723 272 723 629 115 181 29 12 0 51 30 19 78 61 .288 .369 .372 .741 92 234 3 13
Phil Page 22 1 9 3 9 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .222 .444 16 2 0 0
Harry Rice* 26 6 2344 577 2344 2058 369 637 106 39 33 270 44 37 218 108 .310 .380 .447 .827 111 920 16 52
Merv Shea 27 2 191 73 191 170 13 35 8 6 0 18 2 1 16 26 .206 .278 .324 .602 56 55 1 4
George Smith 26 3 56 91 56 51 8 10 0 0 2 7 0 0 2 13 .196 .226 .314 .540 39 16 0 3
Vic Sorrell 27 1 61 29 61 55 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .109 .109 .145 .255 -34 8 0 6
John Stone* 22 1 122 26 122 113 20 40 10 3 2 21 1 0 5 8 .354 .387 .549 .935 141 62 1 3
Lil Stoner 29 6 345 194 345 318 24 57 15 1 2 31 1 1 15 59 .179 .221 .252 .472 22 80 2 10
Charlie Sullivan* 25 1 4 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
Bill Sweeney 23 1 329 89 329 309 47 78 15 5 0 19 12 8 15 28 .252 .287 .333 .620 61 103 0 5
Jackie Tavener* 30 5 2140 540 2140 1881 229 490 79 49 11 216 45 27 160 203 .260 .321 .372 .694 79 700 9 90
Elam Vangilder 32 10 650 367 650 600 61 146 30 4 8 52 0 1 21 98 .243 .275 .347 .621 58 208 5 24
Jack Warner 24 4 1270 324 1270 1115 159 284 34 19 1 94 26 13 104 90 .255 .325 .322 .647 68 359 12 39
Earl Whitehill* 29 6 475 189 475 423 34 94 5 5 0 30 2 0 34 76 .222 .282 .258 .539 40 109 1 17
Al Wingo* 30 6 1575 493 1575 1326 224 409 87 19 9 191 23 22 211 119 .308 .404 .423 .827 114 561 1 37
Larry Woodall 33 9 1518 547 1518 1316 161 353 52 15 1 161 16 4 159 67 .268 .348 .333 .680 78 438 1 42
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1927 / 1929 Batting Statistics

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