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1941 Detroit Tigers

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1940 / 1942

75-79, Finished 4th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Del Baker (75-79)
Scored 686 runs, Allowed 743 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 71-83

Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 684,915 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 110, Pitching - 110 · one-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 107


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1940 / 1942 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary
Dick Bartell 33 R R 5' 9" 160 Nov 22, 1907 15 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 $
Al Benton 30 R R 6' 4" 215 Mar 18, 1911 6 38 14 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.6 $ All-Star
Tommy Bridges 34 R R 5' 10" 155 Dec 28, 1906 12 25 22 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 $
Bruce Campbell 31 L R 6' 1" 185 Oct 20, 1909 12 141 133 141 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 133 7 1 1.0 $
Earl Cook 32 R R 6' 0" 195 Dec 10, 1908 1st 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $
Frank Croucher 26 R R 5' 11" 165 Jul 23, 1914 3 136 133 136 136 0 0 0 0 0 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2.2 $
Hoot Evers 20 R R 6' 2" 180 Feb 8, 1921 1st 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -0.1 $
Moe Franklin 27 R R 6' 0" 175 Apr 1, 1914 1st 13 0 13 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.0 $
Charlie Gehringer HOF 38 L R 5' 11" 180 May 11, 1903 18 127 115 127 116 0 0 0 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 -0.1 $
Floyd Giebell 31 L R 6' 2" 172 Dec 10, 1909 3 17 2 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 $
Johnny Gorsica 26 R R 6' 2" 180 Mar 29, 1915 2 33 21 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 $
Hank Greenberg HOF 30 R R 6' 3" 210 Jan 1, 1911 10 19 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 19 0 0 0.1 $55,000
Ned Harris 24 L L 5' 11" 175 Jul 9, 1916 1st 26 12 26 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 12 11 3 -0.3 $
Pinky Higgins 32 R R 6' 1" 185 May 27, 1909 10 147 144 147 145 0 0 0 0 145 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.4 $
Fred Hutchinson 21 L R 6' 2" 190 Aug 12, 1919 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -0.1 $
Hal Manders 24 R R 6' 0" 187 Jun 14, 1917 1st 8 0 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 $
Barney McCosky 24 L R 6' 1" 184 Apr 11, 1917 3 127 122 127 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 100 0 122 5 0 2.5 $
Archie McKain 30 B L 5' 10" 175 May 12, 1911 5 15 0 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 $
Eric McNair 32 R R 5' 8" 160 Apr 12, 1909 13 23 12 23 14 0 0 0 0 11 3 0 0 0 0 10 0 -0.5 $
Dutch Meyer 25 R R 5' 10" 181 Oct 6, 1915 3 46 35 46 40 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 -1.3 $
Les Mueller 22 R R 6' 3" 190 Mar 4, 1919 1st 4 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Pat Mullin 23 L R 6' 2" 190 Nov 1, 1917 2 54 50 54 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 51 2 1 1.2 $
Hal Newhouser HOF 20 L L 6' 2" 180 May 20, 1921 3 33 27 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 $
Bobo Newsom 33 R R 6' 3" 200 Aug 11, 1907 11 43 36 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 $35,000
Bob Patrick 23 R R 6' 2" 190 Oct 27, 1917 1st 5 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 2 -0.1 $
Boyd Perry 27 R R 5' 10" 158 Mar 21, 1914 1st 36 21 36 35 0 0 0 11 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 4 -0.5 $
Rip Radcliff 35 L L 5' 10" 170 Jan 19, 1906 8 96 86 96 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 2 87 9 0 -0.2 $
Schoolboy Rowe 31 R R 6' 4" 210 Jan 11, 1910 9 32 14 32 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 3.2 $
Tuck Stainback 29 R R 5' 11" 175 Aug 4, 1911 8 94 41 94 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 6 36 80 9 10 -2.2 $
Billy Sullivan 30 L R 6' 0" 170 Oct 23, 1910 10 85 59 85 63 0 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0.4 $
Birdie Tebbetts 28 R R 5' 11" 170 Nov 10, 1912 6 110 96 110 98 0 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0.2 $ All-Star
Bud Thomas 30 R R 6' 0" 180 Sep 9, 1910 7 26 1 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 $
Dizzy Trout 26 R R 6' 2" 195 Jun 29, 1915 3 40 18 40 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.6 $
Virgil Trucks 24 R R 5' 11" 198 Apr 26, 1917 1st 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Dick Wakefield 20 L R 6' 4" 210 May 6, 1921 1st 7 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 -0.1 $
Hal White 22 R R 5' 10" 165 Mar 18, 1919 1st 4 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Rudy York 27 R R 6' 1" 209 Aug 17, 1913 6 155 155 155 155 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 $20,000 All-Star
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary

Birdie Tebbetts

Charlie Gehringer

Frank Croucher

Rudy York

Hank Greenberg

Pinky Higgins

Dick Bartell
Boyd Perry

Billy Sullivan

Eric McNair
Dutch Meyer

Tommy Bridges

Dizzy Trout

Bobo Newsom

Schoolboy Rowe

Johnny Gorsica

Hal Newhouser

Hoot Evers
Floyd Giebell
Virgil Trucks

Pat Mullin
Rip Radcliff

Al Benton

Bruce Campbell

Barney McCosky

Bud Thomas

Tuck Stainback

Ned Harris
Hal Manders
Dick Wakefield

Hal White

Dick Wakefield

Les Mueller
Pat Mullin

Moe Franklin
Archie McKain

Fred Hutchinson

Earl Cook
Bob Patrick

1940 / 1942 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers