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1939 Detroit Tigers

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940

81-73, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Del Baker (81-73)
Scored 849 runs, Allowed 762 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-69

Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 836,279 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 105 · one-year: Batting - 111, Pitching - 110


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1938 / 1940 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
Earl Averill 37 80 78 72 164 157 3 4 0 .976 2.00 OF
Beau Bell 31 37 35 33 77 73 4 0 1 1.000 2.08 OF
Al Benton 28 37 16 3 35 6 27 2 0 .943 0.89 P
Tommy Bridges 32 29 26 16 39 8 28 3 2 .923 1.24 P
Mark Christman 25 5 3 3 10 4 5 1 1 .900 1.80 3B
Slick Coffman 28 23 1 0 9 1 8 0 0 1.000 0.39 P
Frank Croucher 24 96 89 79 437 144 264 29 50 .934 4.25 SS-2B
Roy Cullenbine 25 48 41 39 117 104 4 9 5 .923 2.25 OF-1B
Harry Eisenstat 23 10 2 1 11 3 8 0 1 1.000 1.10 P
Les Fleming 23 3 3 3 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 OF
Pete Fox 30 126 123 123 296 275 12 9 3 .970 2.28 OF
Charlie Gehringer 36 107 106 100 570 245 312 13 67 .977 5.21 2B
Floyd Giebell 29 9 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 .667 0.22 P
George Gill 30 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1.000 0.67 P
Hank Greenberg 28 136 136 134 1289 1205 75 9 108 .993 9.41 1B
Bob Harris 24 5 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 0.60 P
Pinky Higgins 30 130 128 127 417 140 241 36 22 .914 2.93 3B
Fred Hutchinson 19 13 12 3 19 6 13 0 1 1.000 1.46 P
Vern Kennedy 32 4 4 1 7 1 6 0 1 1.000 1.75 P
Red Kress 34 45 43 35 219 84 123 12 29 .945 4.60 SS-2B-3B
Chet Laabs 27 5 5 4 15 13 1 1 0 .933 2.80 OF
Roxie Lawson 33 2 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.50 P
Red Lynn 25 4 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 P
Barney McCosky 22 145 145 142 441 428 7 6 2 .986 3.00 OF
Benny McCoy 23 50 45 45 269 108 150 11 25 .959 5.16 2B-SS
Archie McKain 28 32 11 4 18 1 15 2 0 .889 0.50 P
Hal Newhouser 18 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 P
Bobo Newsom 31 35 31 21 44 8 33 3 1 .932 1.17 P
Dixie Parsons 23 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 1 0 0 C
Cotton Pippen 28 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.33 P
Billy Rogell 34 65 51 43 235 84 135 16 26 .932 3.32 SS-3B-2B
Schoolboy Rowe 29 28 24 8 38 9 27 2 5 .947 1.29 P
Merv Shea 38 4 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0.25 0 0 0 C
Birdie Tebbetts 26 100 94 82 529 449 64 16 10 .970 5.13 8 38 33 46% 37% C
Bud Thomas 28 27 0 0 12 2 10 0 0 1.000 0.44 P
Dizzy Trout 24 33 22 6 30 3 23 4 1 .867 0.79 P
Dixie Walker 28 37 36 34 100 93 4 3 1 .970 2.62 OF
Jim Walkup 29 7 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.43 P
Rudy York 25 85 79 72 478 434 39 5 22 .990 5.50 6 27 20 43% 37% C-1B
Team Totals 28.4 155 1395 1234 5953 4101 1654 198 386 .967 3.56 15 65 53 45% 37%
Rank in 8 AL teams 4 4 6
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

League Register
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Birdie Tebbetts 26 100 94 82 529 449 64 16 10 .970 5.13 8 38 33 46%
Rudy York 25 67 61 55 326 283 38 5 5 .985 4.79 6 27 20 43%
Dixie Parsons 23 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 1 0 0
Merv Shea 38 4 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0.25 0 0 0
League Average .981 4.44 37%
Team Total 155 155 137 859 735 102 22 15 .974 4.78 15 65 53 45%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Hank Greenberg 28 136 136 134 1289 1205 75 9 108 .993 9.41
Rudy York 25 19 18 17 152 151 1 0 17 1.000 8.00
Roy Cullenbine 25 2 1 1 25 23 2 0 4 1.000 12.50
League Average .990 9.43
Team Total 155 155 152 1466 1379 78 9 129 .994 9.28

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Charlie Gehringer 36 107 106 100 570 245 312 13 67 .977 5.21
Benny McCoy 23 34 31 31 191 79 104 8 19 .958 5.38
Red Kress 34 16 14 13 82 29 47 6 13 .927 4.75
Frank Croucher 24 3 2 2 14 5 8 1 3 .929 4.33
Billy Rogell 34 2 2 2 14 8 5 1 2 .929 6.50
League Average .965 5.14
Team Total 155 155 148 871 366 476 29 104 .967 5.20

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Pinky Higgins 30 130 128 127 417 140 241 36 22 .914 2.93
Billy Rogell 34 21 20 16 61 17 40 4 3 .934 2.71
Mark Christman 25 5 3 3 10 4 5 1 1 .900 1.80
Red Kress 34 4 4 4 15 7 7 1 1 .933 3.50
League Average .943 3.03
Team Total 155 155 150 503 168 293 42 27 .917 2.88

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Frank Croucher 24 93 87 77 423 139 256 28 47 .934 4.25
Billy Rogell 34 43 29 25 160 59 90 11 21 .931 3.47
Red Kress 34 25 25 18 122 48 69 5 15 .959 4.68
Benny McCoy 23 16 14 14 78 29 46 3 6 .962 4.69
League Average .950 4.68
Team Total 155 155 134 783 275 461 47 89 .940 4.16

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register
Age G LF CF RF GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Barney McCosky 22 145 145 142 441 428 7 6 2 .986 3.00
Pete Fox 30 126 123 123 296 275 12 9 3 .970 2.28
Earl Averill 37 80 78 72 164 157 3 4 0 .976 2.00
Roy Cullenbine 25 46 40 38 92 81 2 9 1 .902 1.80
Beau Bell 31 37 35 33 77 73 4 0 1 1.000 2.08
Dixie Walker 28 37 36 34 100 93 4 3 1 .970 2.62
Chet Laabs 27 5 5 4 15 13 1 1 0 .933 2.80
Les Fleming 23 3 3 3 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.00
League Average .969 2.33
Team Total 155 465 449 1191 1126 33 32 8 .973 2.42

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Bobo Newsom 31 35 31 21 44 8 33 3 1 .932 1.17
Tommy Bridges 32 29 26 16 39 8 28 3 2 .923 1.24
Schoolboy Rowe 29 28 24 8 38 9 27 2 5 .947 1.29
Dizzy Trout 24 33 22 6 30 3 23 4 1 .867 0.79
Al Benton 28 37 16 3 35 6 27 2 0 .943 0.89
Archie McKain 28 32 11 4 18 1 15 2 0 .889 0.50
Fred Hutchinson 19 13 12 3 19 6 13 0 1 1.000 1.46
Bud Thomas 28 27 0 0 12 2 10 0 0 1.000 0.44
Slick Coffman 28 23 1 0 9 1 8 0 0 1.000 0.39
Harry Eisenstat 23 10 2 1 11 3 8 0 1 1.000 1.10
Vern Kennedy 32 4 4 1 7 1 6 0 1 1.000 1.75
Bob Harris 24 5 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 0.60
Floyd Giebell 29 9 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 .667 0.22
Cotton Pippen 28 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.33
Jim Walkup 29 7 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.43
Roxie Lawson 33 2 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.50
George Gill 30 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1.000 0.67
Red Lynn 25 4 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.50
Hal Newhouser 18 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00
League Average .952 0.97
Team Total 155 155 64 280 52 211 17 14 .939 0.86

1938 / 1940 Fielding Statistics

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