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1928 Detroit Tigers

Fielding 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 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos. Summary
Josh Billings 20 21 16 3 28 5 22 1 1 .964 1.29 P
Ownie Carroll 25 39 32 22 92 27 60 5 2 .946 2.23 P-OF
Paul Easterling 22 34 28 26 76 68 2 6 0 .921 2.06 OF
Bob Fothergill 30 89 84 76 193 179 6 8 0 .959 2.06 OF
Chick Galloway 31 45 36 34 172 77 84 11 14 .936 3.58 SS-3B-OF-1B
Charlie Gehringer 25 154 154 154 919 377 507 35 101 .962 5.74 2B
Sam Gibson 28 20 18 5 32 7 24 1 2 .969 1.55 P
Pinky Hargrave 32 87 72 68 344 301 35 8 5 .977 3.82 6 35 21 38% 41% C
Harry Heilmann 33 150 149 144 492 449 34 9 22 .982 3.22 OF-1B
Ken Holloway 30 30 11 5 44 7 34 3 2 .932 1.37 P
Marty McManus 28 133 127 119 723 491 213 19 45 .974 5.06 3B-1B-SS
Johnny Neun 27 25 21 20 201 180 16 5 16 .975 7.84 1B
Phil Page 22 3 2 2 9 4 5 0 3 1.000 3.00 P
Harry Rice 26 129 129 123 373 348 11 14 0 .962 2.74 OF-3B
Merv Shea 27 30 26 17 123 93 24 6 2 .951 3.90 2 13 13 50% 41% C
George Smith 26 39 2 0 23 8 13 2 0 .913 0.54 P
Vic Sorrell 27 29 23 8 37 3 28 6 2 .838 1.07 P
John Stone 22 26 26 26 53 49 2 2 0 .962 1.96 OF
Lil Stoner 29 36 11 4 26 4 19 3 2 .885 0.64 P
Charlie Sullivan 25 3 2 0 4 0 3 1 1 .750 1.00 P
Bill Sweeney 23 77 74 61 740 680 55 5 51 .993 9.42 1B-OF
Jackie Tavener 30 131 130 125 749 302 405 42 81 .944 5.40 SS
Elam Vangilder 32 38 11 7 49 8 37 4 3 .918 1.18 P
Jack Warner 24 59 52 43 203 71 120 12 10 .941 3.24 3B-SS
Earl Whitehill 29 31 30 12 58 17 40 1 3 .983 1.84 P
Al Wingo 30 71 64 62 154 144 5 5 1 .968 2.10 OF
Larry Woodall 33 61 56 46 264 218 44 2 3 .992 4.23 4 38 28 42% 41% C
Team Totals 28.1 154 1386 1212 6181 4117 1848 216 372 .965 3.72 12 86 62 42% 41%
Rank in 8 AL teams 2 5 8
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos. Summary
Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Pinky Hargrave 32 88 72 68 344 301 35 8 5 .977 3.82 6 35 21 38%
Larry Woodall 33 62 56 46 264 218 44 2 3 .992 4.23 4 38 28 42%
Merv Shea 27 30 26 17 123 93 24 6 2 .951 3.90 2 13 13 50%
League Average .976 4.03 41%
Team Total 154 154 131 731 612 103 16 10 .978 3.97 12 86 62 42%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Bill Sweeney 23 75 72 60 737 677 55 5 51 .993 9.76
Marty McManus 28 45 37 35 409 376 28 5 33 .988 8.98
Harry Heilmann 33 25 24 23 253 234 17 2 20 .992 10.04
Johnny Neun 27 25 21 20 201 180 16 5 16 .975 7.84
Chick Galloway 31 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
League Average .990 9.88
Team Total 154 154 138 1601 1468 116 17 120 .989 9.26

Player Standard Fielding--2B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Charlie Gehringer 25 154 154 154 919 377 507 35 101 .962 5.74
League Average .963 5.31
Team Total 154 154 154 919 377 507 35 101 .962 5.74

Player Standard Fielding--3B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Marty McManus 28 92 90 84 311 114 183 14 12 .955 3.23
Jack Warner 24 52 48 41 179 62 107 10 6 .944 3.25
Chick Galloway 31 21 16 15 65 26 37 2 3 .969 3.00
Harry Rice 26 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.00
League Average .951 3.05
Team Total 154 154 140 557 203 328 26 21 .953 3.18

Player Standard Fielding--SS

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Jackie Tavener 30 131 130 125 749 302 405 42 81 .944 5.40
Chick Galloway 31 22 20 19 105 49 47 9 11 .914 4.36
Jack Warner 24 7 4 2 24 9 13 2 4 .917 3.14
Marty McManus 28 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.50
League Average .939 4.76
Team Total 154 154 146 881 361 467 53 96 .940 5.11

Player Standard Fielding--OF

Age G LF CF RF GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Harry Rice 26 129 129 123 371 347 10 14 0 .962 2.77
Harry Heilmann 33 125 125 121 239 215 17 7 2 .971 1.86
Bob Fothergill 30 90 84 76 193 179 6 8 0 .959 2.06
Al Wingo 30 71 64 62 154 144 5 5 1 .968 2.10
Paul Easterling 22 34 28 26 76 68 2 6 0 .921 2.06
John Stone 22 26 26 26 53 49 2 2 0 .962 1.96
Ownie Carroll 25 5 4 3 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 2.20
Bill Sweeney 23 3 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
Chick Galloway 31 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
League Average .973 2.22
Team Total 154 462 438 1101 1016 43 42 3 .962 2.19

Player Standard Fielding--P

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Ownie Carroll 25 34 28 19 81 17 59 5 2 .938 2.24
Earl Whitehill 29 31 30 12 58 17 40 1 3 .983 1.84
Vic Sorrell 27 29 23 8 37 3 28 6 2 .838 1.07
Elam Vangilder 32 38 11 7 49 8 37 4 3 .918 1.18
Lil Stoner 29 36 11 4 26 4 19 3 2 .885 0.64
Ken Holloway 30 30 11 5 44 7 34 3 2 .932 1.37
Sam Gibson 28 20 18 5 32 7 24 1 2 .969 1.55
Josh Billings 20 21 16 3 28 5 22 1 1 .964 1.29
George Smith 26 39 2 0 23 8 13 2 0 .913 0.54
Phil Page 22 3 2 2 9 4 5 0 3 1.000 3.00
Charlie Sullivan 25 3 2 0 4 0 3 1 1 .750 1.00
League Average .957 1.37
Team Total 154 154 65 391 80 284 27 21 .931 1.28

1927 / 1929 Fielding Statistics