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1942 Detroit Tigers Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1941 / 1943)
73-81, Finished 5th in American League
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Scored 589 runs, Allowed 587 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-77
Manager: Del Baker (73-81)
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium (ballparks.com)
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 - 112, Pitching - 113

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1941 / 1943 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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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
Al Benton 31 R R 6' 4" 215 Mar 18, 1911 7 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Jimmy Bloodworth 24 R R 5' 11" 180 Jul 26, 1917 5 137 137 137 0 0 0 134 0 2 0 0 0 0
Tommy Bridges 35 R R 155 Dec 28, 1906 13 23 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doc Cramer 36 L R 6' 2" 185 Jul 22, 1905 14 151 151 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 150
Moe Franklin 28 R R 6' 0" 175 Apr 1, 1914 2 48 48 48 0 0 0 7 0 32 0 0 0 0
Charlie Fuchs 29 B R 5' 8" 168 Nov 18, 1912 1st 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charlie Gehringer HOF 39 L R 5' 11" 180 May 11, 1903 19 45 45 45 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Gorsica 27 R R 6' 2" 180 Mar 29, 1915 3 31 31 31 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ned Harris 25 L L 5' 11" 175 Jul 9, 1916 2 121 121 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 104
Roy Henshaw 30 R L 5' 8" 155 Jul 29, 1911 6 23 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pinky Higgins 33 R R 6' 1" 185 May 27, 1909 11 143 143 143 0 0 0 0 137 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Hitchcock 25 R R 185 Jul 31, 1916 1st 85 85 85 0 0 0 0 1 80 0 0 0 0
Johnny Lipon 19 R R 6' 0" 175 Nov 10, 1922 1st 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 0
Hal Manders 25 R R 6' 0" 187 Jun 14, 1917 2 18 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barney McCosky 25 L R 6' 1" 184 Apr 11, 1917 4 154 154 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 7 2 154
Eric McNair 33 R R 160 Apr 12, 1909 14 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0
Dutch Meyer 26 R R 181 Oct 6, 1915 4 14 14 14 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hal Newhouser HOF 21 L L 6' 2" 192 May 20, 1921 4 39 39 39 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Dixie Parsons 26 R R 6' 2" 180 May 12, 1916 2 63 63 63 0 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Patrick 24 R R 6' 2" 190 Oct 27, 1917 2 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Rip Radcliff 36 L L 5' 10" 170 Jan 19, 1906 9 62 62 62 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 0 18 24
Hank Riebe 20 R R 175 Oct 10, 1921 1st 11 11 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don Ross 27 R R 6' 2" 200 Jul 16, 1914 3 87 87 87 0 0 0 0 20 0 5 0 33 38
Schoolboy Rowe 32 R R 210 Jan 11, 1910 10 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Birdie Tebbetts 29 R R 170 Nov 10, 1912 7 99 99 99 0 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Dizzy Trout 27 R R 195 Jun 29, 1915 4 36 36 36 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virgil Trucks 25 R R 5' 11" 198 Apr 26, 1917 2 28 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Al Unser 29 R R 6' 1" 175 Oct 12, 1912 1st 4 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hal White 23 R R 5' 10" 170 Mar 18, 1919 2 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Wilson 30 R R 5' 11" 210 Apr 12, 1912 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rudy York 28 R R 6' 1" 209 Aug 17, 1913 7 153 153 153 0 0 152 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

1941 / 1943 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played