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1940 Detroit Tigers Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(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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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Earl Averill HOF 38 L R 172 May 21, 1902 12 64 64 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 5 22
Dick Bartell 32 R R 5' 9" 160 Nov 22, 1907 14 139 139 139 0 0 0 0 0 139 0 0 0 0
Al Benton 29 R R 6' 4" 215 Mar 18, 1911 5 42 42 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tommy Bridges 33 R R 155 Dec 28, 1906 11 29 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Bruce Campbell 30 L R 6' 1" 185 Oct 20, 1909 11 103 103 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 74
Dick Conger 19 R R 6' 0" 185 Apr 3, 1921 1st 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frank Croucher 25 R R 5' 11" 165 Jul 23, 1914 2 37 37 37 0 0 0 7 1 26 0 0 0 0
Pete Fox 31 R R 5' 11" 165 Mar 8, 1909 8 93 93 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 82 85
Charlie Gehringer HOF 37 L R 5' 11" 180 May 11, 1903 17 139 139 139 0 0 0 138 0 0 0 0 0 0
Floyd Giebell 30 L R 172 Dec 10, 1909 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Gorsica 25 R R 6' 2" 180 Mar 29, 1915 1st 29 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hank Greenberg HOF 29 R R 6' 4" 210 Jan 1, 1911 9 148 148 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 0 0 148 All-Star
Pinky Higgins 31 R R 6' 1" 185 May 27, 1909 9 131 131 131 0 0 0 0 129 0 0 0 0 0
Fred Hutchinson 20 L R 6' 2" 200 Aug 12, 1919 2 17 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Red Kress 33 R R 165 Jan 2, 1907 13 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 17 12 0 0 0 0
Barney McCosky 23 L R 6' 1" 184 Apr 11, 1917 2 143 143 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 141 0 141
Archie McKain 29 B L 5' 10" 175 May 12, 1911 4 27 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scat Metha 26 R R 5' 11" 165 Dec 13, 1913 1st 26 26 26 0 0 0 10 6 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch Meyer 24 R R 181 Oct 6, 1915 2 23 23 23 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pat Mullin 22 L R 6' 2" 190 Nov 1, 1917 1st 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Lynn Nelson 35 L R 170 Feb 24, 1905 7 19 19 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hal Newhouser HOF 19 L L 6' 2" 192 May 20, 1921 2 28 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bobo Newsom 32 R R 6' 2" 220 Aug 11, 1907 10 36 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Cotton Pippen 29 R R 6' 2" 180 Apr 2, 1911 3 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Schoolboy Rowe 30 R R 210 Jan 11, 1910 8 27 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Seats 29 R L 5' 11" 190 Sep 24, 1910 1st 26 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frank Secory 27 R R 6' 1" 200 Aug 24, 1912 1st 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clay Smith 25 R R 6' 2" 190 Sep 11, 1914 2 14 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tuck Stainback 28 R R 175 Aug 4, 1911 7 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 9
Billy Sullivan 29 L R 6' 0" 170 Oct 23, 1910 9 78 78 78 0 57 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
Birdie Tebbetts 27 R R 170 Nov 10, 1912 5 111 111 111 0 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bud Thomas 29 R R 6' 0" 180 Sep 9, 1910 6 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dizzy Trout 25 R R 195 Jun 29, 1915 2 33 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Uhl 26 B L 5' 11" 175 Sep 17, 1913 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rudy York 26 R R 6' 1" 209 Aug 17, 1913 5 155 155 155 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

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