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1938 Detroit Tigers

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1937 / 1939

84-70, Finished 4th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Mickey Cochrane (47-51) and Del Baker (37-19)
Scored 862 runs, Allowed 795 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-71

Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 799,557 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 107, Pitching - 106 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99


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1937 / 1939 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
Elden Auker 27 27 24 12 54 12 41 1 1 .981 1.96 P
Al Benton 27 19 10 6 29 3 25 1 0 .966 1.47 P
Tommy Bridges 31 25 20 13 29 8 19 2 0 .931 1.08 P
Mark Christman 24 88 87 83 348 132 206 10 31 .971 3.76 3B-SS
Slick Coffman 27 39 6 1 17 1 16 0 0 1.000 0.44 P
Roy Cullenbine 24 17 14 14 35 34 1 0 0 1.000 2.06 OF
Woody Davis 25 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0.50 P
Harry Eisenstat 22 32 9 5 35 6 27 2 2 .943 1.03 P
Pete Fox 29 155 155 155 316 301 13 2 2 .994 2.03 OF
Charlie Gehringer 35 152 152 148 869 393 455 21 115 .976 5.58 2B
George Gill 29 24 23 13 36 3 32 1 1 .972 1.46 P
Hank Greenberg 27 155 155 154 1618 1484 120 14 146 .991 10.35 1B
Bob Harris 23 3 1 1 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.67 P
Ray Hayworth 34 7 6 5 34 32 1 1 0 .971 4.71 0 4 1 20% 37% C
Vern Kennedy 31 33 26 11 55 6 46 3 4 .945 1.58 P
Chet Laabs 26 53 51 50 136 128 4 4 1 .971 2.49 OF
Roxie Lawson 32 27 16 5 37 9 26 2 0 .946 1.30 P
Benny McCoy 22 7 3 3 29 10 16 3 4 .897 3.71 2B-3B
Chet Morgan 28 74 74 71 202 192 6 4 2 .980 2.68 OF
Tony Piet 31 19 17 17 62 12 45 5 3 .919 3.00 3B-2B
Boots Poffenberger 22 25 15 8 23 5 17 1 1 .957 0.88 P
Joe Rogalski 25 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 P
Billy Rogell 33 134 133 132 753 291 431 31 101 .959 5.39 SS
Don Ross 23 75 73 70 261 90 157 14 15 .946 3.29 3B
Schoolboy Rowe 28 4 3 0 9 0 8 1 0 .889 2.00 P
Birdie Tebbetts 25 43 35 33 130 108 20 2 4 .985 2.42 5 6 6 50% 37% C
Jake Wade 26 27 2 0 17 2 14 1 1 .941 0.59 P
Dixie Walker 27 114 112 101 237 224 8 5 1 .979 2.04 OF
Jo-Jo White 29 55 45 43 150 141 4 5 0 .967 2.64 OF
Rudy York 24 129 128 112 512 431 71 10 11 .980 3.83 10 39 28 42% 37% C-OF-1B
Team Totals 28.0 155 1395 1266 6041 4062 1832 147 446 .976 3.73 15 49 35 42% 37%
Rank in 8 AL teams 7 3 1
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%
Rudy York 24 116 114 106 481 406 70 5 10 .990 4.10 10 39 28 42%
Birdie Tebbetts 25 53 35 33 130 108 20 2 4 .985 2.42 5 6 6 50%
Ray Hayworth 34 7 6 5 34 32 1 1 0 .971 4.71 0 4 1 20%
League Average .983 4.37 37%
Team Total 155 155 144 645 546 91 8 14 .988 3.62 15 49 35 42%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Hank Greenberg 27 155 155 154 1618 1484 120 14 146 .991 10.35
Rudy York 24 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 1.000 4.00
League Average .990 9.56
Team Total 155 155 154 1622 1488 120 14 147 .991 10.31

Player Standard Fielding--2B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Charlie Gehringer 35 152 152 148 869 393 455 21 115 .976 5.58
Benny McCoy 22 6 3 3 27 10 16 1 4 .963 4.33
Tony Piet 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .967 5.32
Team Total 155 155 151 896 403 471 22 119 .975 5.50

Player Standard Fielding--3B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Don Ross 23 75 73 70 261 90 157 14 15 .946 3.29
Mark Christman 24 69 65 62 230 86 140 4 14 .983 3.28
Tony Piet 31 18 17 17 62 12 45 5 3 .919 3.17
Benny McCoy 22 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 .000 0.00
League Average .941 3.07
Team Total 155 155 149 555 188 342 25 32 .955 3.25

Player Standard Fielding--SS

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Billy Rogell 33 134 133 132 753 291 431 31 101 .959 5.39
Mark Christman 24 21 22 21 118 46 66 6 17 .949 5.33
League Average .953 4.99
Team Total 155 155 153 871 337 497 37 118 .958 5.38

Player Standard Fielding--OF

Age G LF CF RF GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Pete Fox 29 155 155 155 316 301 13 2 2 .994 2.03
Dixie Walker 27 114 112 101 237 224 8 5 1 .979 2.04
Chet Morgan 28 74 74 71 202 192 6 4 2 .980 2.68
Jo-Jo White 29 55 45 43 150 141 4 5 0 .967 2.64
Chet Laabs 26 53 51 50 136 128 4 4 1 .971 2.49
Roy Cullenbine 24 17 14 14 35 34 1 0 0 1.000 2.06
Rudy York 24 14 14 6 27 21 1 5 0 .815 1.57
League Average .972 2.31
Team Total 155 465 440 1103 1041 37 25 6 .977 2.24

Player Standard Fielding--P

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Vern Kennedy 31 33 26 11 55 6 46 3 4 .945 1.58
George Gill 29 24 23 13 36 3 32 1 1 .972 1.46
Elden Auker 27 27 24 12 54 12 41 1 1 .981 1.96
Tommy Bridges 31 25 20 13 29 8 19 2 0 .931 1.08
Roxie Lawson 32 27 16 5 37 9 26 2 0 .946 1.30
Harry Eisenstat 22 32 9 5 35 6 27 2 2 .943 1.03
Boots Poffenberger 22 25 15 8 23 5 17 1 1 .957 0.88
Slick Coffman 27 39 6 1 17 1 16 0 0 1.000 0.44
Al Benton 27 19 10 6 29 3 25 1 0 .966 1.47
Jake Wade 26 27 2 0 17 2 14 1 1 .941 0.59
Schoolboy Rowe 28 4 3 0 9 0 8 1 0 .889 2.00
Bob Harris 23 3 1 1 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.67
Joe Rogalski 25 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50
Woody Davis 25 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0.50
League Average .952 1.12
Team Total 155 155 75 349 59 274 16 10 .954 1.15

1937 / 1939 Fielding Statistics