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1929 Detroit Tigers

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1928 / 1930

70-84, Finished 6th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bucky Harris (70-84)
Scored 926 runs, Allowed 928 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-77

Ballparks: Navin Field · Attendance: 869,318 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 98

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1928 / 1930 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
Bill Akers	24	24	24	22	107	43	57	7	13	.935	4.17								SS
Dale Alexander	26	155	155	153	1551	1443	90	18	129	.988	9.89								1B
Frank Barnes	29	4	1	0	4	0	3	1	0	.750	0.75								P
Josh Billings	21	8	0	0	12	2	9	1	0	.917	1.38								P
Ownie Carroll	26	34	26	12	71	10	56	5	2	.930	1.94								P
Bob Fothergill	31	59	50	49	122	116	2	4	1	.967	2.00								OF
Charlie Gehringer	26	154	152	151	928	404	501	23	93	.975	5.88								2B
Skinny Graham	29	13	6	2	9	0	9	0	1	1.000	0.69								P
Pinky Hargrave	33	48	41	40	219	175	38	6	7	.973	4.44	5		32	26	45%	44%		C
Bucky Harris	32	5	3	1	20	5	13	2	0	.900	3.60								2B-SS
Ray Hayworth	25	14	13	9	61	46	12	3	1	.951	4.14	1		6	7	54%	44%		C
Harry Heilmann	34	115	111	103	208	193	8	7	3	.966	1.73								OF-1B
Art Herring	23	4	4	2	9	2	7	0	0	1.000	2.25								P
Chief Hogsett	25	4	4	2	9	1	8	0	1	1.000	2.25								P
Roy Johnson	26	146	146	137	433	377	25	31	5	.928	2.75								OF
Marty McManus	29	154	154	147	538	215	309	14	31	.974	3.32								3B-SS
Phil Page	23	10	4	1	5	2	2	1	0	.800	0.40								P
Eddie Phillips	28	63	59	52	299	255	34	10	4	.967	4.59	5		43	18	30%	44%		C
Augie Prudhomme	26	34	6	2	28	3	24	1	3	.964	0.79								P
Harry Rice	27	129	129	120	382	347	20	15	6	.961	2.82								OF-3B
Nolen Richardson	26	13	6	2	31	15	11	5	2	.839	2.00								SS
Heinie Schuble	22	86	74	59	406	142	217	47	43	.884	4.08								SS-3B
Merv Shea	28	46	42	38	196	157	32	7	4	.964	4.11	2		31	19	38%	44%		C
Frank Sigafoos	25	11	7	4	29	16	10	3	2	.897	2.36								3B-SS
George Smith	27	14	2	1	17	3	11	3	2	.824	1.00								P
Vic Sorrell	28	36	31	13	48	7	41	0	2	1.000	1.33								P
John Stone	23	36	31	28	73	68	4	1	0	.986	2.00								OF
Lil Stoner	30	24	3	1	25	3	20	2	2	.920	0.96								P
George Uhle	30	32	30	22	56	13	39	4	2	.929	1.63								P
Elam Vangilder	33	6	0	0	9	3	6	0	0	1.000	1.50								P
Earl Whitehill	30	38	28	18	68	15	49	4	0	.941	1.68								P
Yats Wuestling	25	54	43	37	230	77	140	13	19	.943	4.02								SS-2B-3B
Whit Wyatt	21	4	4	1	9	0	8	1	1	.889	2.00								P
Emil Yde	29	30	6	4	24	5	16	3	0	.875	0.70								P-OF
Team Totals	27.5	155	1395	1233	6236	4163	1831	242	379	.961	3.71	13		112	70	38%	44%
Rank in 8 AL teams								1	6	8
	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%
Eddie Phillips	28	63	59	52	299	255	34	10	4	.967	4.59	5	43	18	30%
Pinky Hargrave	33	48	41	40	219	175	38	6	7	.973	4.44	5	32	26	45%
Merv Shea	28	46	42	38	196	157	32	7	4	.964	4.11	2	31	19	38%
Ray Hayworth	25	14	13	9	61	46	12	3	1	.951	4.14	1	6	7	54%
League Average										.976	4.04				44%
Team Total		155	155	139	775	633	116	26	16	.966	4.38	13	112	70	38%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Dale Alexander	26	155	155	153	1551	1443	90	18	129	.988	9.89
Harry Heilmann	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.993	9.74
Team Total		155	155	153	1551	1443	90	18	129	.988	9.76

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Charlie Gehringer	26	154	152	151	928	404	501	23	93	.975	5.88
Bucky Harris	32	4	3	1	20	5	13	2	0	.900	4.50
Yats Wuestling	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.968	5.48
Team Total		155	155	152	948	409	514	25	93	.974	5.81

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Marty McManus	29	150	148	143	509	206	289	14	29	.972	3.30
Frank Sigafoos	25	6	5	3	11	6	4	1	0	.909	1.67
Harry Rice	27	3	2	2	6	2	4	0	0	1.000	2.00
Heinie Schuble	22	2	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	.667	1.00
Yats Wuestling	25	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	2.00
League Average										.952	2.90
Team Total		155	155	148	531	216	299	16	29	.970	3.18

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Heinie Schuble	22	86	74	59	403	141	216	46	43	.886	4.15
Yats Wuestling	25	52	43	37	228	76	139	13	19	.943	4.13
Bill Akers	24	24	24	22	107	43	57	7	13	.935	4.17
Nolen Richardson	26	13	6	2	31	15	11	5	2	.839	2.00
Marty McManus	29	8	6	4	29	9	20	0	2	1.000	3.63
Frank Sigafoos	25	5	2	1	18	10	6	2	2	.889	3.20
Bucky Harris	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.937	4.67
Team Total		155	155	125	816	294	449	73	81	.911	3.93

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Roy Johnson	26	146	146	137	433	377	25	31	5	.928	2.75
Harry Rice	27	127	127	118	376	345	16	15	6	.960	2.84
Harry Heilmann	34	114	111	103	208	193	8	7	3	.966	1.76
Bob Fothergill	31	59	50	49	122	116	2	4	1	.967	2.00
John Stone	23	36	31	28	73	68	4	1	0	.986	2.00
Emil Yde	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000	0.00
League Average										.966	2.27
Team Total		155	465	435	1213	1099	55	59	15	.951	2.39

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
George Uhle	30	32	30	22	56	13	39	4	2	.929	1.63
Earl Whitehill	30	38	28	18	68	15	49	4	0	.941	1.68
Vic Sorrell	28	36	31	13	48	7	41	0	2	1.000	1.33
Ownie Carroll	26	34	26	12	71	10	56	5	2	.930	1.94
Augie Prudhomme	26	34	6	2	28	3	24	1	3	.964	0.79
Emil Yde	29	29	6	4	23	5	16	2	0	.913	0.72
Lil Stoner	30	24	3	1	25	3	20	2	2	.920	0.96
Skinny Graham	29	13	6	2	9	0	9	0	1	1.000	0.69
George Smith	27	14	2	1	17	3	11	3	2	.824	1.00
Art Herring	23	4	4	2	9	2	7	0	0	1.000	2.25
Chief Hogsett	25	4	4	2	9	1	8	0	1	1.000	2.25
Phil Page	23	10	4	1	5	2	2	1	0	.800	0.40
Whit Wyatt	21	4	4	1	9	0	8	1	1	.889	2.00
Josh Billings	21	8	0	0	12	2	9	1	0	.917	1.38
Elam Vangilder	33	6	0	0	9	3	6	0	0	1.000	1.50
Frank Barnes	29	4	1	0	4	0	3	1	0	.750	0.75
League Average										.958	1.29
Team Total		155	155	81	402	69	308	25	16	.938	1.28

1928 / 1930 Fielding Statistics

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