1938 Detroit Tigers

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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 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
George Archie	24	R	R	6' 0"	170	Apr 27, 1914	1st	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	-0.1
Elden Auker	27	R	R	6' 2"	194	Sep 21, 1910	6	27	24	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4
Al Benton	27	R	R	6' 4"	215	Mar 18, 1911	3	19	10	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3
Tommy Bridges	31	R	R	5' 10"	155	Dec 28, 1906	9	25	20	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3
Mark Christman	24	R	R	5' 11"	175	Oct 21, 1913	1st	95	87	95	88	0	0	0	0	67	23	0	0	0	0	0	8	-0.4
Slick Coffman	27	R	R	6' 0"	155	Dec 11, 1910	2	39	6	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Roy Cullenbine	24	B	R	6' 1"	190	Oct 18, 1913	1st	25	14	25	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	17	9	0	0.3
Woody Davis	25	L	R	6' 1"	200	Apr 25, 1913	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Harry Eisenstat	22	L	L	5' 11"	185	Oct 10, 1915	4	32	9	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.6
Pete Fox	29	R	R	5' 11"	165	Mar 8, 1909	6	155	155	155	155	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	155	155	0	0	-0.2
Charlie Gehringer HOF	35	L	R	5' 11"	180	May 11, 1903	15	152	152	152	152	0	0	0	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.2	All-Star
George Gill	29	R	R	6' 1"	185	Feb 13, 1909	2	24	23	24	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.8
Hank Greenberg HOF	27	R	R	6' 3"	210	Jan 1, 1911	7	155	155	155	155	0	0	155	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1	All-Star
Bob Harris	23	R	R	6' 0"	185	May 1, 1915	1st	3	1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Ray Hayworth	34	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jan 29, 1904	11	8	6	8	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.1
Vern Kennedy	31	L	R	6' 0"	175	Mar 20, 1907	5	37	26	37	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1.9	All-Star
Chet Laabs	26	R	R	5' 8"	175	Apr 30, 1912	2	64	51	64	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	37	0	53	12	0	-0.6
Roxie Lawson	32	R	R	6' 0"	170	Apr 13, 1906	7	27	16	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Benny McCoy	22	L	R	5' 9"	170	Nov 9, 1915	1st	7	3	7	7	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Chet Morgan	28	L	R	5' 9"	160	Jun 6, 1910	2	74	74	74	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	69	0	74	0	0	-0.8
Tony Piet	31	R	R	6' 0"	175	Dec 7, 1906	8	41	17	41	19	0	0	0	1	18	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	-0.1
Boots Poffenberger	22	R	R	5' 10"	178	Jul 1, 1915	2	25	15	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5
Joe Rogalski	25	R	R	6' 2"	187	Jul 15, 1912	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Billy Rogell	33	B	R	5' 10"	163	Nov 24, 1904	12	136	133	136	134	0	0	0	0	0	134	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.1
Don Ross	23	R	R	6' 1"	185	Jul 16, 1914	1st	77	73	77	75	0	0	0	0	75	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.4
Schoolboy Rowe	28	R	R	6' 4"	210	Jan 11, 1910	6	4	3	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Birdie Tebbetts	25	R	R	5' 11"	170	Nov 10, 1912	3	53	35	53	43	0	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0.3
Jake Wade	26	L	L	6' 2"	175	Apr 1, 1912	3	27	2	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Dixie Walker	27	L	R	6' 1"	175	Sep 24, 1910	7	127	112	127	114	0	0	0	0	0	0	95	25	0	114	13	0	1.7
Jo-Jo White	29	L	R	5' 11"	165	Jun 1, 1909	7	78	45	78	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	34	0	55	22	3	-0.1
Rudy York	24	R	R	6' 1"	209	Aug 17, 1913	3	135	128	135	129	0	116	1	0	0	0	14	0	0	14	6	0	4.5	All-Star
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Charlie Gehringer	Chet Laabs	Rudy York	Hank Greenberg	Don Ross	Billy Rogell	Dixie Walker	Pete Fox
Tommy Bridges	Vern Kennedy	Elden Auker	Bob Harris Schoolboy Rowe	Roxie Lawson	George Gill	Boots Poffenberger	Jake Wade
Roy Cullenbine	Mark Christman	Slick Coffman	Jo-Jo White	Ray Hayworth	Benny McCoy	Chet Laabs Chet Morgan	Harry Eisenstat
Al Benton Tony Piet	Birdie Tebbetts	Al Benton	Joe Rogalski	George Archie Woody Davis

1937 / 1939 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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