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1940 Detroit Tigers Fielding Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1939 / 1941)
90-64, Finished 1st in American League
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Scored 888 runs, Allowed 717 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 92-62
Manager: Del Baker (90-64)
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,112,693 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 109, Pitching - 108;   one-year: Batting - 111, Pitching - 108
Won AL Pennant
Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-3) to Cincinnati Reds

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1939 / 1941 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 38 22 7 11 5 26 23 2 1 0 .962 1.14 OF
Dick Bartell 32 139 723 295 394 34 74 .953 4.96 SS
Al Benton 29 42 19 5 11 3 1 .842 0.38 P
Tommy Bridges 33 29 36 4 30 2 0 .944 1.17 P
Bruce Campbell 30 74 0 0 74 145 133 6 6 0 .959 1.88 OF
Dick Conger 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
Frank Croucher 25 34 58 23 30 5 3 .914 1.56 SS-2B-3B
Pete Fox 31 85 2 1 82 181 169 6 6 0 .967 2.06 OF
Charlie Gehringer 37 138 669 276 374 19 72 .972 4.71 2B
Floyd Giebell 30 2 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 P
Johnny Gorsica 25 29 72 15 53 4 2 .944 2.34 P
Hank Greenberg 29 148 148 0 0 327 298 14 15 1 .954 2.11 OF
Pinky Higgins 31 129 401 133 239 29 16 .928 2.88 3B
Fred Hutchinson 20 17 20 2 16 2 1 .900 1.06 P
Red Kress 33 29 127 45 74 8 6 .937 4.10 3B-SS
Barney McCosky 23 141 0 141 0 362 349 7 6 2 .983 2.52 OF
Archie McKain 29 27 18 2 16 0 0 1.000 0.67 P
Scat Metha 26 16 39 10 27 2 3 .949 2.31 2B-3B
Dutch Meyer 24 21 75 28 44 3 6 .960 3.43 2B
Pat Mullin 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 OF
Lynn Nelson 35 6 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.50 P
Hal Newhouser 19 28 37 5 31 1 0 .973 1.29 P
Bobo Newsom 32 36 38 3 32 3 3 .921 0.97 P
Cotton Pippen 29 4 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 1.50 P
Schoolboy Rowe 30 27 38 10 28 0 2 1.000 1.41 P
Tom Seats 29 26 15 4 11 0 0 1.000 0.58 P
Clay Smith 25 14 11 1 10 0 0 1.000 0.79 P
Tuck Stainback 28 9 1 8 0 31 26 4 1 0 .968 3.33 OF
Billy Sullivan 29 63 349 296 43 10 5 .971 5.38 2 C-3B
Birdie Tebbetts 27 107 678 572 89 17 10 .975 6.18 6 C
Bud Thomas 29 3 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.33 P
Dizzy Trout 25 33 32 5 25 2 1 .938 0.91 P
Bob Uhl 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
Rudy York 26 155 1512 1390 107 15 101 .990 9.66 1B
Team Totals 29.0 155 6056 4126 1736 194 309 .968 3.58 8
Rank in 8 AL teams 2 8 6
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Birdie Tebbetts 27 107 678 572 89 17 10 .975 6.18
Billy Sullivan 29 57 329 292 29 8 4 .976 5.63
League Average .982 4.68
Team Total 155 1007 864 118 25 14 .975 5.99

Player Standard Fielding--1B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Rudy York 26 155 1512 1390 107 15 101 .990 9.66
League Average .989 9.60
Team Total 155 1512 1390 107 15 101 .990 9.66

Player Standard Fielding--2B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Charlie Gehringer 37 138 669 276 374 19 72 .972 4.71
Dutch Meyer 24 21 75 28 44 3 6 .960 3.43
Scat Metha 26 10 25 9 15 1 3 .960 2.40
Frank Croucher 25 7 6 4 2 0 1 1.000 0.86
League Average .969 5.22
Team Total 155 775 317 435 23 82 .970 4.27

Player Standard Fielding--3B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Pinky Higgins 31 129 401 133 239 29 16 .928 2.88
Red Kress 33 17 66 20 41 5 1 .924 3.59
Scat Metha 26 6 14 1 12 1 0 .929 2.17
Billy Sullivan 29 6 20 4 14 2 1 .900 3.00
Frank Croucher 25 1 5 2 1 2 0 .600 3.00
League Average .937 3.12
Team Total 155 506 160 307 39 18 .923 2.94

Player Standard Fielding--SS

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Dick Bartell 32 139 723 295 394 34 74 .953 4.96
Frank Croucher 25 26 47 17 27 3 2 .936 1.69
Red Kress 33 12 61 25 33 3 5 .951 4.83
League Average .949 4.52
Team Total 155 831 337 454 40 81 .952 4.47

Player Standard Fielding--OF

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Hank Greenberg 29 148 148 0 0 327 298 14 15 1 .954 2.11
Barney McCosky 23 141 0 141 0 362 349 7 6 2 .983 2.52
Pete Fox 31 85 2 1 82 181 169 6 6 0 .967 2.06
Bruce Campbell 30 74 0 0 74 145 133 6 6 0 .959 1.88
Earl Averill 38 22 7 11 5 26 23 2 1 0 .962 1.14
Tuck Stainback 28 9 1 8 0 31 26 4 1 0 .968 3.33
Pat Mullin 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .970 2.32
Team Total 155 1072 998 39 35 3 .967 2.16

Player Standard Fielding--P

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Al Benton 29 42 19 5 11 3 1 .842 0.38
Bobo Newsom 32 36 38 3 32 3 3 .921 0.97
Dizzy Trout 25 33 32 5 25 2 1 .938 0.91
Tommy Bridges 33 29 36 4 30 2 0 .944 1.17
Johnny Gorsica 25 29 72 15 53 4 2 .944 2.34
Hal Newhouser 19 28 37 5 31 1 0 .973 1.29
Archie McKain 29 27 18 2 16 0 0 1.000 0.67
Schoolboy Rowe 30 27 38 10 28 0 2 1.000 1.41
Tom Seats 29 26 15 4 11 0 0 1.000 0.58
Fred Hutchinson 20 17 20 2 16 2 1 .900 1.06
Clay Smith 25 14 11 1 10 0 0 1.000 0.79
Lynn Nelson 35 6 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.50
Cotton Pippen 29 4 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 1.50
Bud Thomas 29 3 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.33
Dick Conger 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Floyd Giebell 30 2 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 2.00
Bob Uhl 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .956 1.05
Team Total 155 353 60 276 17 10 .952 1.03

1939 / 1941 Fielding Statistics

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