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1942 Detroit Tigers

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1941 / 1943

73-81, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Del Baker (73-81)
Scored 589 runs, Allowed 587 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-77

Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 580,087 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 108 · one-year: Batting - 114, Pitching - 114


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1941 / 1943 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
Al Benton 31 R R 6' 4" 215 Mar 18, 1911 7 35 30 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 All-Star
Jimmy Bloodworth 24 R R 5' 11" 180 Jul 26, 1917 5 137 134 137 136 0 0 0 134 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.2
Tommy Bridges 35 R R 5' 10" 155 Dec 28, 1906 13 23 22 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.9
Doc Cramer 36 L R 6' 2" 185 Jul 22, 1905 14 151 150 151 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 150 1 0 -1.9
Moe Franklin 28 R R 6' 0" 175 Apr 1, 1914 2 48 36 48 38 0 0 0 7 0 32 0 0 0 0 6 4 -0.2
Charlie Fuchs 28 B R 5' 8" 168 Nov 18, 1913 1st 9 4 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8
Charlie Gehringer HOF 39 L R 5' 11" 180 May 11, 1903 19 45 1 45 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 0.0
Johnny Gorsica 27 R R 6' 2" 180 Mar 29, 1915 3 31 0 31 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 -0.1
Ned Harris 25 L L 5' 11" 175 Jul 9, 1916 2 121 104 121 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 104 17 0 0.2
Roy Henshaw 30 R L 5' 8" 155 Jul 29, 1911 6 23 2 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
Pinky Higgins 33 R R 6' 1" 185 May 27, 1909 11 143 137 143 137 0 0 0 0 137 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.6
Billy Hitchcock 25 R R 6' 1" 185 Jul 31, 1916 1st 85 76 85 81 0 0 0 0 1 80 0 0 0 0 0 5 -1.7
Johnny Lipon 19 R R 6' 0" 175 Nov 10, 1922 1st 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.5
Hal Manders 25 R R 6' 0" 187 Jun 14, 1917 2 18 0 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Barney McCosky 25 L R 6' 1" 184 Apr 11, 1917 4 154 154 154 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 146 6 2 154 0 0 1.5
Eric McNair 33 R R 5' 8" 160 Apr 12, 1909 14 26 17 26 21 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 5 0 -0.7
Dutch Meyer 26 R R 5' 10" 181 Oct 6, 1915 4 14 14 14 14 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4
Hal Newhouser HOF 21 L L 6' 2" 180 May 20, 1921 4 39 23 39 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.1 All-Star
Dixie Parsons 26 R R 6' 2" 180 May 12, 1916 2 63 54 63 62 0 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1.1
Bob Patrick 24 R R 6' 2" 190 Oct 27, 1917 2 4 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0.1
Rip Radcliff 36 L L 5' 10" 170 Jan 19, 1906 9 62 28 62 28 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 0 18 24 34 0 -0.5
Hank Riebe 20 R R 5' 9" 175 Oct 10, 1921 1st 11 8 11 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Don Ross 27 R R 6' 1" 185 Jul 16, 1914 3 87 54 87 58 0 0 0 0 20 0 5 0 33 38 29 0 0.6
Schoolboy Rowe 32 R R 6' 4" 210 Jan 11, 1910 10 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3
Birdie Tebbetts 29 R R 5' 11" 170 Nov 10, 1912 7 99 92 99 97 0 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -0.1 All-Star
Dizzy Trout 27 R R 6' 2" 195 Jun 29, 1915 4 36 29 36 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.1
Virgil Trucks 25 R R 5' 11" 198 Apr 26, 1917 2 28 20 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.7
Al Unser 29 R R 6' 1" 175 Oct 12, 1912 1st 4 2 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Hal White 23 R R 5' 10" 165 Mar 18, 1919 2 34 25 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.1
Jack Wilson 30 R R 5' 11" 210 Apr 12, 1912 9 9 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Rudy York 28 R R 6' 1" 209 Aug 17, 1913 7 153 152 153 152 0 0 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.9 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

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Birdie Tebbetts
Charlie Gehringer
Jimmy Bloodworth
Rudy York
Rip Radcliff
Pinky Higgins
Billy Hitchcock
Johnny Lipon
Doc Cramer

Eric McNair
Hank Riebe
Jack Wilson
Tommy Bridges
Dizzy Trout
Hal Manders
Schoolboy Rowe
Johnny Gorsica
Hal Newhouser
Charlie Fuchs

Al Benton
Don Ross
Roy Henshaw
Barney McCosky
Virgil Trucks
Dixie Parsons
Bob Patrick
Jack Wilson
Hal White
Ned Harris
Dutch Meyer

Moe Franklin
Ned Harris
Al Unser

1941 / 1943 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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