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1940 Detroit Tigers

Pitching Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1939 / 1941

90-64, Finished 1st in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Del Baker (90-64)
Scored 888 runs, Allowed 717 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 92-62

Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · 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 - 110, Pitching - 108

Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-3) to Cincinnati Reds


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1939 / 1941 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Bobo Newsom 32 21 5 .808 2.83 36 34 1 20 3 0 264.0 235 110 83 19 100 164 3 2 2 1101 168 1.269 8.0 0.6 3.4 5.6 1.64
2 SP Tommy Bridges 33 12 9 .571 3.37 29 28 1 12 2 0 197.2 171 89 74 11 88 133 0 0 5 843 141 1.310 7.8 0.5 4.0 6.1 1.51
3 SP Schoolboy Rowe 30 16 3 .842 3.46 27 23 4 11 1 0 169.0 170 68 65 15 43 61 1 0 2 706 137 1.260 9.1 0.8 2.3 3.2 1.42
4 SP Johnny Gorsica 25 7 7 .500 4.33 29 20 2 5 2 0 160.0 170 85 77 10 57 68 4 1 2 692 110 1.419 9.6 0.6 3.2 3.8 1.19
5 SP Hal Newhouser* 19 9 9 .500 4.86 28 20 3 7 0 0 133.1 149 81 72 12 76 89 2 1 1 613 98 1.688 10.1 0.8 5.1 6.0 1.17
6 SP Fred Hutchinson 20 3 7 .300 5.68 17 10 6 1 0 0 76.0 85 52 48 6 26 32 2 1 0 335 84 1.461 10.1 0.7 3.1 3.8 1.23
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
7 CL Al Benton 29 6 10 .375 4.42 42 0 35 0 0 17 79.1 93 44 39 5 36 50 0 0 2 361 107 1.626 10.6 0.6 4.1 5.7 1.39
8 RP Dizzy Trout 25 3 7 .300 4.47 33 10 6 1 0 2 100.2 125 60 50 4 54 64 3 0 3 469 106 1.778 11.2 0.4 4.8 5.7 1.19
9 RP Tom Seats* 29 2 2 .500 4.69 26 2 10 0 0 1 55.2 67 43 29 4 21 25 0 0 2 256 102 1.581 10.8 0.6 3.4 4.0 1.19
10 RP Archie McKain* 29 5 0 1.000 2.82 27 0 17 0 0 3 51.0 48 18 16 2 25 24 0 0 1 224 169 1.431 8.5 0.4 4.4 4.2 0.96
11 RP Clay Smith 25 1 1 .500 5.08 14 1 5 0 0 0 28.1 32 18 16 3 13 14 1 0 2 128 94 1.588 10.2 1.0 4.1 4.4 1.08
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
12 Cotton Pippen 29 1 2 .333 6.75 4 3 0 0 0 0 21.1 29 16 16 3 10 9 1 0 1 102 71 1.828 12.2 1.3 4.2 3.8 0.90
13 Floyd Giebell 30 2 0 1.000 1.00 2 2 0 2 1 0 18.0 14 2 2 2 4 11 0 0 1 73 482 1.000 7.0 1.0 2.0 5.5 2.75
14 Lynn Nelson 35 1 1 .500 10.93 6 2 4 0 0 0 14.0 23 19 17 5 9 7 0 0 0 73 44 2.286 14.8 3.2 5.8 4.5 0.78
15 Bud Thomas 29 0 1 .000 9.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 8 5 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 24 57 2.750 18.0 2.3 6.8 0.0 0.00
16 Dick Conger 19 1 0 1.000 3.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 14 175 1.667 6.0 0.0 9.0 3.0 0.33
17 Bob Uhl* 26 0 0 inf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 6 4 0.00
Team Totals 28.0 90 64 .584 4.01 155 155 96 59 9 23 1375.1 1425 716 613 102 570 752 17 5 25 6020 118 1.451 9.3 0.7 3.7 4.9 1.32
Rank in 8 AL teams 1 8 4 7 2 1 3 4 4 4 3 5 1
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact
Al Benton 29 5 4 .556 3.49 85.0 88 37 33 5 34 54 0 1.435 9.3 3.6 5.7 1.59 0.5 42 42
Tommy Bridges 33 16 7 .696 2.72 212.0 162 71 64 10 83 143 0 1.156 6.9 3.5 6.1 1.72 0.4 29 29
Dick Conger 19 0 0 3.00 3.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 1.667 6.0 9.0 3.0 0.33 0.0 2 2
Floyd Giebell 30 2 0 1.000 0.95 19.0 14 2 2 2 4 12 0 0.947 6.6 1.9 5.7 3.00 0.9 2 2
Johnny Gorsica 25 10 8 .556 3.54 168.0 161 73 66 9 54 71 4 1.280 8.6 2.9 3.8 1.31 0.5 29 29
Fred Hutchinson 20 4 5 .444 4.56 81.0 80 46 41 6 24 34 2 1.284 8.9 2.7 3.8 1.42 0.7 17 17
Archie McKain* 29 4 2 .667 2.29 55.0 46 16 14 2 24 26 0 1.273 7.5 3.9 4.3 1.08 0.3 27 27
Lynn Nelson 35 0 1 .000 8.40 15.0 22 16 14 5 9 8 0 2.067 13.2 5.4 4.8 0.89 3.0 6 6
Hal Newhouser* 19 8 7 .533 3.93 142.0 141 69 62 11 72 95 2 1.500 8.9 4.6 6.0 1.32 0.7 28 28
Bobo Newsom 32 22 8 .733 2.34 277.0 223 80 72 18 95 172 3 1.148 7.2 3.1 5.6 1.81 0.6 36 36
Cotton Pippen 29 1 1 .500 5.09 23.0 27 14 13 3 9 10 1 1.565 10.6 3.5 3.9 1.11 1.2 4 4
Schoolboy Rowe 30 13 6 .684 2.83 178.0 161 62 56 14 41 64 1 1.135 8.1 2.1 3.2 1.56 0.7 27 27
Tom Seats* 29 3 3 .500 3.69 61.0 64 28 25 4 20 28 0 1.377 9.4 3.0 4.1 1.40 0.6 26 26
Clay Smith 25 2 1 .667 3.90 30.0 30 14 13 3 12 15 1 1.400 9.0 3.6 4.5 1.25 0.9 14 14
Bud Thomas 29 0 0 7.20 5.0 8 4 4 1 3 0 0 2.200 14.4 5.4 0.0 0.00 1.8 3 3
Dizzy Trout 25 6 5 .545 3.65 106.0 119 48 43 4 51 67 3 1.604 10.1 4.3 5.7 1.31 0.3 33 33
Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
Al Benton 29 5 27 34 .443 4.85 157 56 68 16 0 23 558.0 623 357 301 40 268 250 5 1 15 2533 97 1.597 10.0 0.6 4.3 4.0 0.93 97
Tommy Bridges 33 11 162 111 .593 3.73 338 294 33 168 27 8 2280.2 2186 1110 944 149 990 1340 29 7 46 9876 124 1.393 8.6 0.6 3.9 5.3 1.35 124
Dick Conger 19 1 1 0 1.000 3.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 14 175 1.667 6.0 0.0 9.0 3.0 0.33 175
Floyd Giebell 30 2 3 1 .750 1.89 11 2 6 2 1 0 33.1 33 9 7 3 16 20 0 0 3 147 258 1.470 8.9 0.8 4.3 5.4 1.25 258
Johnny Gorsica 25 1 7 7 .500 4.33 29 20 2 5 2 0 160.0 170 85 77 10 57 68 4 1 2 692 110 1.419 9.6 0.6 3.2 3.8 1.19 110
Fred Hutchinson 20 2 6 13 .316 5.43 30 22 6 4 0 0 160.2 180 108 97 15 77 54 2 1 1 726 89 1.600 10.1 0.8 4.3 3.0 0.70 89
Red Kress 35 1 0 0 12.71 3 0 3 0 0 0 5.2 8 9 8 0 5 5 0 0 0 31 36 2.294 12.7 0.0 7.9 7.9 1.00 36
Archie McKain* 29 4 23 18 .561 4.10 132 34 51 8 1 15 417.1 439 228 190 21 187 166 2 0 3 1861 119 1.500 9.5 0.5 4.0 3.6 0.89 119
Lynn Nelson 35 7 33 42 .440 5.25 166 60 76 29 2 6 676.2 777 446 395 86 262 255 16 0 12 3046 88 1.535 10.3 1.1 3.5 3.4 0.97 88
Hal Newhouser* 19 2 9 10 .474 4.88 29 21 3 8 0 0 138.1 152 84 75 12 80 93 2 1 4 635 98 1.677 9.9 0.8 5.2 6.1 1.16 98
Bobo Newsom 32 10 121 102 .543 4.21 293 249 30 149 15 13 1963.0 1957 1053 918 125 984 1133 25 6 34 8629 114 1.498 9.0 0.6 4.5 5.2 1.15 114
Cotton Pippen 29 3 5 16 .238 6.38 38 25 4 5 0 1 175.0 253 144 124 22 64 55 4 0 6 842 73 1.811 13.0 1.1 3.3 2.8 0.86 73
Schoolboy Rowe 30 8 96 56 .632 4.03 216 166 38 88 16 7 1295.2 1357 649 580 85 368 601 10 3 15 5509 113 1.331 9.4 0.6 2.6 4.2 1.63 113
Tom Seats* 29 1 2 2 .500 4.69 26 2 10 0 0 1 55.2 67 43 29 4 21 25 0 0 2 256 102 1.581 10.8 0.6 3.4 4.0 1.19 102
Clay Smith 25 2 1 1 .500 5.49 18 1 9 0 0 0 39.1 50 28 24 4 15 17 1 0 2 179 87 1.653 11.4 0.9 3.4 3.9 1.13 87
Bud Thomas 29 6 24 31 .436 5.08 117 57 36 13 2 1 453.1 551 299 256 49 144 118 4 3 14 2029 94 1.533 10.9 1.0 2.9 2.3 0.82 94
Dizzy Trout 25 2 12 17 .414 3.94 66 32 12 7 0 4 262.2 293 142 115 9 128 136 7 1 8 1185 122 1.603 10.0 0.3 4.4 4.7 1.06 122
Bob Uhl* 26 2 0 0 18.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 5 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 12 36 3.500 22.5 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00 36
Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+

1939 / 1941 Pitching Statistics