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
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium (ballparks.com) · Attendance: 684,915 (4th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 110, Pitching - 109 · one-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 107
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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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | 33 | R | R | 5' 9" | 160 | Nov 22, 1907 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Al Benton | 30 | R | R | 6' 4" | 215 | Mar 18, 1911 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All-Star | |||
| Tommy Bridges | 34 | R | R | 5' 10" | 155 | Dec 28, 1906 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bruce Campbell | 31 | L | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Oct 20, 1909 | 12 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 133 | ||||
| Earl Cook | 32 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Dec 10, 1908 | 1st | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Frank Croucher | 26 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Jul 23, 1914 | 3 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Hoot Evers | 20 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Feb 8, 1921 | 1st | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Moe Franklin | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Apr 1, 1914 | 1st | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Charlie Gehringer HOF | 38 | L | R | 5' 11" | 180 | May 11, 1903 | 18 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Floyd Giebell | 31 | L | R | 6' 2" | 172 | Dec 10, 1909 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Johnny Gorsica | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Mar 29, 1915 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Hank Greenberg HOF | 30 | R | R | 6' 3" | 210 | Jan 1, 1911 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Ned Harris | 24 | L | L | 5' 11" | 175 | Jul 9, 1916 | 1st | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Pinky Higgins | 32 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | May 27, 1909 | 10 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fred Hutchinson | 21 | L | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Aug 12, 1919 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Hal Manders | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 187 | Jun 14, 1917 | 1st | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Barney McCosky | 24 | L | R | 6' 1" | 184 | Apr 11, 1917 | 3 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 101 | 0 | 122 | ||||
| Archie McKain | 30 | B | L | 5' 10" | 175 | May 12, 1911 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Eric McNair | 32 | R | R | 5' 8" | 160 | Apr 12, 1909 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dutch Meyer | 25 | R | R | 5' 10" | 181 | Oct 6, 1915 | 3 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Les Mueller | 22 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Mar 4, 1919 | 1st | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pat Mullin | 23 | L | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Nov 1, 1917 | 2 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 51 | ||||
| Hal Newhouser HOF | 20 | L | L | 6' 2" | 180 | May 20, 1921 | 3 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bobo Newsom | 33 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Aug 11, 1907 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Patrick | 23 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Oct 27, 1917 | 1st | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Boyd Perry | 27 | R | R | 5' 10" | 158 | Mar 21, 1914 | 1st | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rip Radcliff | 35 | L | L | 5' 10" | 170 | Jan 19, 1906 | 8 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 2 | 87 | ||||
| Schoolboy Rowe | 31 | R | R | 6' 4" | 210 | Jan 11, 1910 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tuck Stainback | 29 | R | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Aug 4, 1911 | 8 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 36 | 80 | ||||
| Billy Sullivan | 30 | L | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Oct 23, 1910 | 10 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Birdie Tebbetts | 28 | R | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Nov 10, 1912 | 6 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All-Star | |||
| Bud Thomas | 30 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Sep 9, 1910 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dizzy Trout | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Jun 29, 1915 | 3 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Virgil Trucks | 24 | R | R | 5' 11" | 198 | Apr 26, 1917 | 1st | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dick Wakefield | 20 | L | R | 6' 4" | 210 | May 6, 1921 | 1st | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Hal White | 22 | R | R | 5' 10" | 165 | Mar 18, 1919 | 1st | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rudy York | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 209 | Aug 17, 1913 | 6 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |