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1937 Detroit Tigers

Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1936 / 1938

89-65, Finished 2nd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Mickey Cochrane (42-33), Del Baker (41-23) and Cy Perkins (6-9)
Scored 935 runs, Allowed 841 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-70

Ballparks: Navin Field · Attendance: 1,072,276 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 110, Pitching - 108


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1936 / 1938 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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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 Rudy York 23 104 417 375 72 115 18 3 35 103 3 2 41 52 .307 .375 .651 1.026 151 244 0 1
2 1B Hank Greenberg 26 154 701 594 137 200 49 14 40 183 8 3 102 101 .337 .436 .668 1.105 172 397 3 2
3 2B Charlie Gehringer* 34 144 660 564 133 209 40 1 14 96 11 4 90 25 .371 .458 .520 .978 144 293 1 5
4 SS Billy Rogell# 32 146 632 536 85 148 30 7 8 64 5 5 83 48 .276 .376 .403 .779 95 216 3 10
5 3B Marv Owen 31 107 441 396 48 114 22 5 1 45 3 4 41 24 .288 .358 .376 .734 84 149 2 2
6 OF Gee Walker 29 151 683 635 105 213 42 4 18 113 23 7 41 74 .335 .380 .499 .880 118 317 5 2
7 OF Jo-Jo White* 28 94 358 305 50 75 5 7 0 21 12 7 50 40 .246 .354 .308 .662 67 94 1 2
8 OF Pete Fox 28 148 679 628 116 208 39 8 12 82 12 8 41 43 .331 .372 .476 .848 110 299 0 10
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 Chet Laabs 25 72 267 242 31 58 13 5 8 37 6 2 24 66 .240 .308 .434 .742 83 105 0 1
10 OF Goose Goslin* 36 79 219 181 30 43 11 1 4 35 0 1 35 18 .238 .367 .376 .743 86 68 2 1
11 C Birdie Tebbetts 24 50 175 162 15 31 4 3 2 16 0 0 10 13 .191 .238 .290 .528 31 47 0 3
12 C Mickey Cochrane* 34 27 126 98 27 30 10 1 2 12 0 1 25 4 .306 .452 .490 .941 135 48 1 2
13 C Ray Hayworth 33 30 96 78 9 21 2 0 1 8 0 0 14 15 .269 .394 .333 .727 84 26 2 2
14 IF Gil English 27 18 72 65 6 17 1 0 1 6 1 1 6 4 .262 .333 .323 .656 65 21 1 0
15 C Cliff Bolton* 30 27 65 57 6 15 2 0 1 7 0 0 8 6 .263 .354 .351 .705 77 20 0 0
16 IF Flea Clifton 28 15 52 43 4 5 1 0 0 2 3 0 7 10 .116 .240 .140 .380 -3 6 0 2
17 SS Charlie Gelbert 31 20 51 47 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 .085 .157 .128 .285 -28 6 0 0
18 OF Babe Herman* 34 17 22 20 2 6 3 0 0 3 2 0 1 6 .300 .364 .450 .814 102 9 1 0
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
19 P Elden Auker 26 43 105 91 14 18 4 2 3 16 0 0 8 36 .198 .263 .385 .647 60 35 0 6
20 P Tommy Bridges 30 34 104 96 9 23 2 1 0 8 0 0 5 26 .240 .277 .281 .558 40 27 0 3
21 P Roxie Lawson 31 37 92 81 11 21 3 0 0 6 0 0 6 14 .259 .310 .296 .607 52 24 0 5
22 P Jake Wade* 25 33 63 59 4 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 31 .186 .226 .203 .429 8 12 0 1
23 P Boots Poffenberger 21 29 53 51 5 11 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .216 .216 .275 .490 22 14 0 2
24 P George Gill 28 31 52 50 6 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 12 .140 .157 .160 .317 -21 8 0 1
25 P Slick Coffman 26 28 38 29 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 13 .172 .294 .207 .501 27 6 0 4
26 P Schoolboy Rowe 27 10 12 10 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .200 .273 .200 .473 20 2 0 1
27 P Pat McLaughlin 26 11 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .100 .182 .100 .282 -28 1 0 0
28 P Jack Russell 31 25 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .222 .000 .222 -40 0 0 1
29 P Vic Sorrell 36 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 1
30 P Clyde Hatter 28 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 -32 0 0 0
31 P Bob Logan 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 29.0 155 6264 5516 935 1611 309 62 150 873 89 45 656 712 .292 .370 .452 .822 104 2494 22 70
Rank in 8 AL teams 2 2 1 2 6 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 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 Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Elden Auker 26 17 9 .654 3.88 39 32 6 19 1 1 252.2 250 127 109 13 97 73 6 0 2 1081 120 1.373 8.9 0.5 3.5 2.6 0.75
2 SP Tommy Bridges 30 15 12 .556 4.07 34 31 2 18 3 0 245.1 267 129 111 15 91 138 3 1 4 1076 115 1.459 9.8 0.6 3.3 5.1 1.52
3 SP Roxie Lawson 31 18 7 .720 5.26 37 29 5 15 0 1 217.1 236 141 127 17 115 68 1 1 6 995 89 1.615 9.8 0.7 4.8 2.8 0.59
4 SP Jake Wade* 25 7 10 .412 5.39 33 25 4 7 1 0 165.1 160 106 99 13 107 69 3 0 5 744 87 1.615 8.7 0.7 5.8 3.8 0.64
5 SP Boots Poffenberger 21 10 5 .667 4.65 29 16 10 5 0 3 137.1 147 83 71 8 79 35 4 0 2 625 101 1.646 9.6 0.5 5.2 2.3 0.44
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
6 RP George Gill 28 11 4 .733 4.51 31 10 18 4 1 1 127.2 146 74 64 11 42 40 1 0 2 564 104 1.473 10.3 0.8 3.0 2.8 0.95
7 RP Slick Coffman 26 7 5 .583 4.37 28 5 15 1 0 0 101.0 121 61 49 8 39 22 3 2 1 457 107 1.584 10.8 0.7 3.5 2.0 0.56
8 RP Jack Russell 31 2 5 .286 7.59 25 0 16 0 0 4 40.1 63 35 34 4 20 10 1 0 0 196 62 2.058 14.1 0.9 4.5 2.2 0.50
9 RP Pat McLaughlin 26 0 2 .000 6.34 10 3 6 0 0 0 32.2 39 23 23 3 16 8 0 0 0 150 74 1.684 10.7 0.8 4.4 2.2 0.50
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
10 Schoolboy Rowe 27 1 4 .200 8.62 10 2 2 1 0 0 31.1 49 32 30 7 9 6 1 0 1 152 55 1.851 14.1 2.0 2.6 1.7 0.67
11 Vic Sorrell 36 0 2 .000 9.00 7 2 1 0 0 1 17.0 25 18 17 3 8 11 0 0 1 83 53 1.941 13.2 1.6 4.2 5.8 1.38
12 Clyde Hatter* 28 1 0 1.000 11.57 3 0 0 0 0 0 9.1 17 12 12 0 11 4 1 0 0 54 42 3.000 16.4 0.0 10.6 3.9 0.36
13 Bob Logan* 27 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 3.000 13.5 0.0 13.5 13.5 1.00
Team Totals 27.4 89 65 .578 4.87 155 155 85 70 6 11 1378.0 1521 841 746 102 635 485 24 4 24 6181 96 1.565 9.9 0.7 4.1 3.2 0.76
Rank in 8 AL teams 2 7 7 4 3 6 3 6 5 7 5 6 6
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% PO Pos. Summary
Elden Auker 26 39 32 19 90 15 72 3 4 .967 2.23 P
Cliff Bolton 30 13 13 11 57 47 9 1 2 .982 4.31 1 11 3 21% C
Tommy Bridges 30 34 31 18 61 14 46 1 2 .984 1.76 P
Flea Clifton 28 14 12 10 54 21 29 4 4 .926 3.57 3B-SS-2B
Mickey Cochrane 34 27 27 25 121 108 13 0 1 1.000 4.48 0 10 4 29% C
Slick Coffman 26 28 5 1 21 4 16 1 1 .952 0.71 P
Gil English 27 17 16 15 62 26 34 2 5 .968 3.33 2B-3B
Pete Fox 28 143 141 140 335 321 6 8 0 .976 2.29 OF
Charlie Gehringer 34 142 142 141 828 331 485 12 102 .986 5.75 2B
Charlie Gelbert 31 16 8 7 61 22 35 4 7 .934 3.56 SS
George Gill 28 31 10 4 37 3 32 2 3 .946 1.13 P
Goose Goslin 36 42 41 32 101 93 3 5 1 .950 2.34 OF-1B
Hank Greenberg 26 154 154 153 1592 1477 102 13 133 .992 10.25 1B
Clyde Hatter 28 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.33 P
Ray Hayworth 33 28 21 17 133 118 14 1 2 .992 4.71 2 5 5 50% C
Babe Herman 34 2 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 OF
Chet Laabs 25 62 60 57 139 133 2 4 0 .971 2.18 OF
Roxie Lawson 31 37 29 15 51 16 33 2 2 .961 1.32 P
Bob Logan 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
Pat McLaughlin 26 10 3 0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 0.40 P
Marv Owen 31 106 102 102 337 108 219 10 17 .970 3.08 3B
Boots Poffenberger 21 29 16 5 41 8 32 1 3 .976 1.38 P
Billy Rogell 32 146 145 135 800 323 451 26 103 .968 5.30 SS
Schoolboy Rowe 27 10 2 1 12 6 6 0 0 1.000 1.20 P
Jack Russell 31 25 0 0 14 1 13 0 0 1.000 0.56 P
Vic Sorrell 36 7 2 0 5 1 3 1 0 .800 0.57 P
Birdie Tebbetts 24 48 40 37 187 155 25 7 1 .963 3.75 4 19 11 37% C
Jake Wade 25 33 25 7 39 6 33 0 1 1.000 1.18 P
Gee Walker 29 151 151 143 340 316 9 15 2 .956 2.15 OF
Jo-Jo White 28 82 71 71 226 216 4 6 0 .973 2.68 OF
Rudy York 23 97 94 87 359 246 95 18 11 .950 3.52 12 29 11 28% C-3B-1B
Team Totals 28.8 155 1395 1253 6111 4139 1825 147 407 .976 3.78 19 74 34 31%
Rank in 8 AL teams 8 6 1
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% PO Pos. Summary

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
Elden Auker 26 105 -8 1 0 0 0 8 3 4 0.5 4 0.4 0.1 $ 1
Cliff Bolton* 30 65 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ Purchased 2
Tommy Bridges 30 104 -10 0 0 0 0 8 3 1 0.2 1 0.1 0.1 $16,500 1
Flea Clifton 28 52 -7 1 0 0 -1 0 2 -5 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $ /564
Mickey Cochrane* 34 126 7 0 0 0 1 1 4 13 1.2 12 1.2 0.0 $ Traded 2
Slick Coffman 26 38 -4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
Gil English 27 72 -3 -1 0 0 0 1 2 -1 0.0 -1 -0.1 0.1 $ 4/5
Pete Fox 28 679 10 2 0 0 4 -6 20 30 2.9 26 2.5 0.4 $ *O987
Charlie Gehringer* 34 660 47 2 0 0 6 5 19 79 7.6 73 7.0 0.6 $18,500 Free Agency *4
Charlie Gelbert 31 51 -10 0 0 0 0 1 2 -7 -0.7 -7 -0.7 0.0 $ Waivers 6
George Gill 28 52 -10 0 0 0 0 4 2 -4 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $ 1
Goose Goslin* 36 219 -3 -1 0 0 0 -2 7 1 0.2 1 0.1 0.1 $ Traded 7O/39
Hank Greenberg 26 701 65 2 0 0 2 -7 21 83 7.8 81 7.8 0.0 $25,000 Free Agency *3
Clyde Hatter 28 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
Ray Hayworth 33 96 -1 -1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ Purchased 2
Babe Herman* 34 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ Purchased /7O
Chet Laabs 25 267 -10 0 0 0 -3 -2 9 -6 -0.5 -3 -0.3 -0.2 $ O87
Roxie Lawson 31 92 -6 0 0 0 0 7 3 4 0.4 4 0.4 0.0 $ 1
Pat McLaughlin 26 11 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
Marv Owen 31 441 -8 -2 0 0 4 2 14 10 1.1 6 0.6 0.5 $ *5
Boots Poffenberger 21 53 -7 0 0 0 0 4 2 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
Billy Rogell# 32 632 -1 -1 0 0 0 9 20 27 2.7 27 2.6 0.1 $ *6
Schoolboy Rowe 27 12 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
Jack Russell 31 10 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Free Agency 1
Vic Sorrell 36 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Traded /1
Birdie Tebbetts 24 175 -19 0 0 0 -2 2 6 -13 -1.2 -11 -1.1 -0.1 $ Amateur Free Agent 2
Jake Wade* 25 63 -9 0 0 0 0 5 2 -2 -0.1 -2 -0.2 0.1 $ 1
Gee Walker 29 683 17 2 0 0 1 -7 20 33 3.2 32 3.1 0.1 $ *O798
Jo-Jo White* 28 358 -14 1 0 0 -2 -1 12 -4 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ O8/7
Rudy York 23 417 25 -1 0 0 -5 2 14 35 3.3 40 3.8 -0.5 $ 25/3
Team Total 29.0 6264 32 4 0 0 5 41 194 276 27.2 271 26.0 1.2 $60,000
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary

Team Player Value--Pitchers

League Register · WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Age IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Acquired
Elden Auker 26 252.2 32 127 174 1 1.0 47 4.3 $
Tommy Bridges 30 245.1 31 129 169 1 1.0 40 3.7 $
Slick Coffman 26 101.0 5 61 69 0 1.0 8 0.8 $
George Gill 28 127.2 10 74 88 0 1.0 14 1.3 $
Clyde Hatter* 28 9.1 0 12 6 0 1.0 -6 -0.5 $
Roxie Lawson 31 217.1 29 141 149 1 1.0 8 0.8 $
Bob Logan* 27 0.2 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 $ Traded
Pat McLaughlin 26 32.2 3 23 22 0 1.0 -1 0.0 $
Boots Poffenberger 21 137.1 16 83 94 0 1.0 11 1.1 $
Schoolboy Rowe 27 31.1 2 32 22 0 1.0 -10 -0.9 $
Jack Russell 31 40.1 0 35 28 0 1.0 -7 -0.6 $ Free Agency
Vic Sorrell 36 17.0 2 18 12 0 1.0 -6 -0.6 $ Traded
Jake Wade* 25 165.1 25 106 114 0 1.0 8 0.8 $
Team Total 27.4 1378.0 155 841 947 3 1.0 106 10.2 $
Age IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Acquired

1936 / 1938 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics