1939 Detroit Tigers Fielding Statistics

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1939 Detroit Tigers Fielding Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940)
81-73, Finished 5th in American League
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Scored 849 runs, Allowed 762 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-69
Manager: Del Baker (81-73)
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 836,279 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 106; one-year: Batting - 111, Pitching - 109

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1938 / 1940 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

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	Age	G	G_LF	G_CF	G_RF	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	Pos. Summary
Earl Averill	37	80	75	5	0	164	157	3	4	0	.976	2.00		OF
Beau Bell	31	37	37	0	0	77	73	4	0	1	1.000	2.08		OF
Al Benton	28	37				35	6	27	2	0	.943	0.89		P
Tommy Bridges	32	29				39	8	28	3	2	.923	1.24		P
Mark Christman	25	5				10	4	5	1	1	.900	1.80		3B
Slick Coffman	28	23				9	1	8	0	0	1.000	0.39		P
Frank Croucher	24	96				437	144	264	29	50	.934	4.25		SS-2B
Roy Cullenbine	25	48	24	4	19	117	104	4	9	5	.923	2.25		OF-1B
Harry Eisenstat	23	10				11	3	8	0	1	1.000	1.10		P
Les Fleming	23	3	1	0	2	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	2.00		OF
Pete Fox	30	126	0	0	126	296	275	12	9	3	.970	2.28		OF
Charlie Gehringer	36	107				570	245	312	13	67	.977	5.21		2B
Floyd Giebell	29	9				3	1	1	1	0	.667	0.22		P
George Gill	30	3				2	0	2	0	1	1.000	0.67		P
Hank Greenberg	28	136				1289	1205	75	9	108	.993	9.41		1B
Bob Harris	24	5				3	0	3	0	1	1.000	0.60		P
Pinky Higgins	30	130				417	140	241	36	22	.914	2.93		3B
Fred Hutchinson	19	13				19	6	13	0	1	1.000	1.46		P
Vern Kennedy	32	4				7	1	6	0	1	1.000	1.75		P
Red Kress	32	45				219	84	123	12	29	.945	4.60		SS-2B-3B
Chet Laabs	27	5	5	0	0	15	13	1	1	0	.933	2.80		OF
Roxie Lawson	33	2				3	0	3	0	0	1.000	1.50		P
Red Lynn	25	4				2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.50		P
Barney McCosky	22	145	0	145	0	441	428	7	6	2	.986	3.00		OF
Benny McCoy	23	50				269	108	150	11	25	.959	5.16		2B-SS
Archie McKain	28	32				18	1	15	2	0	.889	0.50		P
Hal Newhouser	18	1				1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00		P
Bobo Newsom	31	35				44	8	33	3	1	.932	1.17		P
Dixie Parsons	23	4				2	2	0	0	0	1.000	0.50	0	C
Cotton Pippen	28	3				1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.33		P
Billy Rogell	34	66				235	84	135	16	26	.932	3.32		SS-3B-2B
Schoolboy Rowe	29	28				38	9	27	2	5	.947	1.29		P
Merv Shea	38	4				2	1	0	1	0	.500	0.25	0	C
Birdie Tebbetts	26	100				529	449	64	16	10	.970	5.13	8	C
Bud Thomas	28	27				12	2	10	0	0	1.000	0.44		P
Dizzy Trout	24	33				30	3	23	4	1	.867	0.79		P
Dixie Walker	28	37	23	4	11	100	93	4	3	1	.970	2.62		OF
Jim Walkup	29	7				3	1	2	0	0	1.000	0.43		P
Rudy York	25	86				478	434	39	5	22	.990	5.50	6	C-1B
Team Totals	28.4	155				5953	4101	1654	198	386	.967	3.56	14
Rank in 8 AL teams									4	4	6
	Age	G	G_LF	G_CF	G_RF	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

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	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Birdie Tebbetts	26	100	529	449	64	16	10	.970	5.13
Rudy York	25	67	326	283	38	5	5	.985	4.79
Dixie Parsons	23	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	0.50
Merv Shea	38	4	2	1	0	1	0	.500	0.25
League Average								.981	4.44
Team Total		155	859	735	102	22	15	.974	4.78

Player Standard Fielding--1B

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

Player Standard Fielding--2B

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	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Charlie Gehringer	36	107	570	245	312	13	67	.977	5.21
Benny McCoy	23	34	191	79	104	8	19	.958	5.38
Red Kress	32	16	82	29	47	6	13	.927	4.75
Frank Croucher	24	3	14	5	8	1	3	.929	4.33
Billy Rogell	34	2	14	8	5	1	2	.929	6.50
League Average								.965	5.14
Team Total		155	871	366	476	29	104	.967	5.20

Player Standard Fielding--3B

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	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Pinky Higgins	30	130	417	140	241	36	22	.914	2.93
Billy Rogell	34	21	61	17	40	4	3	.934	2.71
Mark Christman	25	5	10	4	5	1	1	.900	1.80
Red Kress	32	4	15	7	7	1	1	.933	3.50
League Average								.943	3.03
Team Total		155	503	168	293	42	27	.917	2.88

Player Standard Fielding--SS

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	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Frank Croucher	24	93	423	139	256	28	47	.934	4.25
Billy Rogell	34	43	160	59	90	11	21	.931	3.47
Red Kress	32	25	122	48	69	5	15	.959	4.68
Benny McCoy	23	16	78	29	46	3	6	.962	4.69
League Average								.950	4.68
Team Total		155	783	275	461	47	89	.940	4.16

Player Standard Fielding--OF

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	Age	G	G_LF	G_CF	G_RF	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Barney McCosky	22	145	0	145	0	441	428	7	6	2	.986	3.00
Pete Fox	30	126	0	0	126	296	275	12	9	3	.970	2.28
Earl Averill	37	80	75	5	0	164	157	3	4	0	.976	2.00
Roy Cullenbine	25	46	24	4	19	92	81	2	9	1	.902	1.80
Beau Bell	31	37	37	0	0	77	73	4	0	1	1.000	2.08
Dixie Walker	28	37	23	4	11	100	93	4	3	1	.970	2.62
Chet Laabs	27	5	5	0	0	15	13	1	1	0	.933	2.80
Les Fleming	23	3	1	0	2	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	2.00
League Average											.969	2.33
Team Total		155				1191	1126	33	32	8	.973	2.42

Player Standard Fielding--P

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

1938 / 1940 Fielding Statistics

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