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1942 Detroit Tigers Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(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 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 73-81, Final Rank:5, GB: 30.0
Days in Firstnever
 
Biggest Leadnever led
Farthest Behind30.5last on Thursday, Sep 17, for days on which they played
Most Games over .5007last on Sunday, Jul 5
Most Games under .5009last on Sunday, Sep 20
Longest Winning Streak5Thursday, Apr 23 to Sunday, Apr 26, Wednesday, Jun 17 to Sunday, Jun 21 and Sunday, Aug 9 to Wednesday, Aug 12
Longest Losing Streak7Saturday, Aug 29 to Thursday, Sep 3
Most Runs Allowed12Saturday, May 30 and Wednesday, Jul 1
Most Runs Scored14Sunday, May 24 and Friday, May 29
Times Shutout by Opponent16 
Times Opponent Shutout12 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 73 81 589 587 .474
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 43 34 344 302 .558
Road 30 47 245 285 .390
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 11 7 71 57 .611
May 15 15 135 122 .500
June 15 13 98 101 .536
July 8 19 101 128 .296
August 15 14 111 95 .517
September 9 13 73 84 .409
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 44 38 331 316 .537
Second Half 29 43 258 271 .403
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 20 30 166 176 .400
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 15 16 174 173 .484
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BOS 7 15 75 89 .318
CHW 13 9 104 71 .591
CLE 13 9 94 77 .591
NYY 7 15 57 88 .318
PHA 13 9 94 89 .591
SLB 11 11 76 76 .500
WSH 9 13 89 97 .409

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Tuesday, Apr 14 DET CLE L 2 5 0-1 5 1.0 Bagby 1:50 39,267 -
2 2 Wednesday, Apr 15 DET CLE W 6 2 1-1 4 1.0 Trout 1:45 +
3 3 Thursday, Apr 16 DET CLE W 5 4 2-1 4 1.0 Bridges 2:00 4,242 ++
4 4 Friday, Apr 17 DET @ SLB L 6 7 2-2 4 2.0 Harris 2:19 4,956 -
5 5 Saturday, Apr 18 DET @ SLB W 4 0 3-2 4 1.0 White 1:54 3,948 +
6 6 Sunday, Apr 19 DET @ SLB L 1 2 3-3 4 1.5 Auker 1:22 -
7 7 Sunday, Apr 19 DET @ SLB W 1 0 4-3 4 1.5 Fuchs 1:58 13,738 +
8 8 Monday, Apr 20 DET @ CHW L 1 3 4-4 4 1.5 Rigney 1:28 2,024 -
9 9 Tuesday, Apr 21 DET @ CHW W 4 2 5-4 3 1.0 Rowe 2:12 2,706 +
10 10 Wednesday, Apr 22 DET @ CHW L 1 3 5-5 4 2.0 Dietrich 1:50 28,758 -
11 11 Thursday, Apr 23 DET CHW W 9 0 6-5 4 2.0 White 1:26 4,274 +
12 12 Friday, Apr 24 DET CHW W 2 1 7-5 3 2.0 Gorsica 1:39 3,792 ++
13 13 Saturday, Apr 25 DET SLB W 4 2 8-5 3 1.0 Fuchs 1:45 6,693 +++
14 14 Sunday, Apr 26 DET SLB W 10 5 9-5 3 0.5 Trucks 2:25 ++++
15 15 Sunday, Apr 26 DET SLB W 7 5 10-5 3 0.5 Trout 1:56 42,698 +++++
16 16 Tuesday, Apr 28 DET @ BOS L 1 6 10-6 3 1.5 Wagner 1:50 4,868 -
17 17 Wednesday, Apr 29 DET @ BOS W 4 2 11-6 2 1.5 Manders 1:58 6,040 +
18 18 Thursday, Apr 30 DET @ BOS L 3 8 11-7 3 2.5 Newsome 1:58 5,482 -
19 19 Friday, May 1 DET @ NYY W 7 2 12-7 2 2.5 Trout 1:58 10,563 +
20 20 Saturday, May 2 DET @ NYY W 3 1 13-7 2 2.5 Bridges 1:50 18,640 ++
21 21 Sunday, May 3 DET @ PHA W 8 7 14-7 2 2.0 Gorsica 2:06 +++
22 22 Sunday, May 3 DET @ PHA L 0 1 14-8 2 2.0 Marchildon 1:42 21,727 -
23 23 Monday, May 4 DET @ PHA W 6 4 15-8 2 1.0 Fuchs 2:10 2,201 +
24 24 Tuesday, May 5 DET @ PHA L 1 2 15-9 3 1.0 Christopher 1:56 2,350 -
25 25 Wednesday, May 6 DET @ WSH L 0 7 15-10 4 1.5 Newsom 2:05 2,000 --
26 26 Saturday, May 9 DET CLE W 1 0 16-10 2 1.0 Benton 1:13 8,791 +
27 27 Sunday, May 10 DET @ CLE W 5 1 17-10 2 2.0 Bridges 2:32 ++
28 28 Sunday, May 10 DET @ CLE L 5 6 17-11 2 2.0 Heving 2:03 23,429 -
29 29 Monday, May 11 DET @ CLE L 5 8 17-12 3 2.5 Heving 2:11 2,500 --
30 30 Wednesday, May 13 DET WSH W 6 2 18-12 3 1.5 Newhouser 1:51 5,436 +
31 31 Saturday, May 16 DET NYY L 1 6 18-13 3 3.5 Bonham 1:50 -
32 32 Saturday, May 16 DET NYY L 1 2 18-14 3 3.5 Chandler 2:11 6,933 --
33 33 Sunday, May 17 DET BOS W 4 3 19-14 3 3.0 Bridges 2:05 24,581 +
34 34 Monday, May 18 DET BOS L 2 4 19-15 3 3.5 Wagner 1:43 3,037 -
35 35 Tuesday, May 19 DET BOS W 5 2 20-15 3 3.5 Newhouser 1:54 5,371 +
36 36 Wednesday, May 20 DET PHA L 3 5 20-16 3 4.0 Harris 1:55 1,854 -
37 37 Thursday, May 21 DET PHA L 3 11 20-17 3 5.0 Marchildon 2:01 3,664 --
38 38 Friday, May 22 DET @ CHW L 4 7 20-18 4 5.5 Humphries 2:20 15,050 ---
39 39 Sunday, May 24 DET @ CHW W 6 2 21-18 3 4.5 Bridges 1:49 +
40 40 Sunday, May 24 DET @ CHW W 14 0 22-18 3 4.5 White 2:30 19,198 ++
41 41 Monday, May 25 DET @ SLB L 2 3 22-19 3 5.5 Caster 1:52 8,496 -
42 42 Tuesday, May 26 DET @ SLB W 3 1 23-19 3 5.5 Benton 1:59 4,126 +
43 43 Wednesday, May 27 DET @ SLB L 2 5 23-20 3 6.5 Niggeling 1:48 896 -
44 44 Thursday, May 28 DET CLE W 6 2 24-20 3 6.5 Trucks 1:57 3,765 +
45 45 Friday, May 29 DET CLE W 14 3 25-20 2 6.5 White 1:58 3,149 ++
46 46 Saturday, May 30 DET CHW W 9 4 26-20 2 7.5 Bridges 2:00 +++
47 47 Saturday, May 30 DET CHW L 5 12 26-21 2 7.5 Haynes 2:31 31,659 -
48 48 Sunday, May 31 DET CHW L 4 9 26-22 2 8.0 Lyons 2:10 --
49 49 Tuesday, Jun 2 DET @ PHA W 3 0 27-22 2 7.5 Trucks 2:02 5,103 +
50 50 Wednesday, Jun 3 DET @ PHA L 1 5 27-23 2 8.5 Knott 1:30 5,000 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Thursday, Jun 4 DET @ PHA W 8 7 28-23 2 8.5 Manders 2:37 5,000 +
52 52 Friday, Jun 5 DET @ WSH L 2 3 28-24 2 9.5 Newsom 2:35 10,000 -
53 53 Saturday, Jun 6 DET @ WSH W 9 3 29-24 2 10.0 Bridges 2:04 +
54 54 Saturday, Jun 6 DET @ WSH L 3 11 29-25 2 10.0 Cathey 2:10 4,000 -
55 55 Sunday, Jun 7 DET @ WSH W 6 4 30-25 2 10.0 Trucks 1:56 +
56 56 Sunday, Jun 7 DET @ WSH L 0 8 30-26 2 10.0 Masterson 2:05 15,000 -
57 57 Tuesday, Jun 9 DET @ NYY L 1 4 30-27 3 11.5 Borowy 1:36 10,206 --
58 58 Wednesday, Jun 10 DET @ NYY W 4 1 31-27 3 10.5 Benton 2:16 9,078 +
59 59 Saturday, Jun 13 DET @ BOS L 5 6 31-28 3 11.5 Brown 2:30 6,640 -
60 60 Sunday, Jun 14 DET @ BOS L 2 3 31-29 4 13.5 Newsome 1:51 --
61 61 Sunday, Jun 14 DET @ BOS L 1 2 31-30 4 13.5 Hughson 2:22 30,311 ---
62 62 Tuesday, Jun 16 DET NYY W 7 6 32-30 4 13.5 Henshaw 2:00 +
63 63 Tuesday, Jun 16 DET NYY L 3 5 32-31 4 13.5 Borowy 2:24 20,428 -
64 64 Wednesday, Jun 17 DET NYY W 1 0 33-31 4 12.5 Trout 1:33 5,773 +
65 65 Thursday, Jun 18 DET NYY W 3 1 34-31 3 11.5 Trucks 1:29 7,042 ++
66 66 Friday, Jun 19 DET WSH W 5 1 35-31 3 10.5 White 1:58 2,408 +++
67 67 Saturday, Jun 20 DET WSH W 7 6 36-31 3 9.5 Trout 2:12 6,290 ++++
68 68 Sunday, Jun 21 DET WSH W 4 1 37-31 3 9.5 Benton 2:01 +++++
69 69 Sunday, Jun 21 DET WSH L 2 3 37-32 3 9.5 Carrasquel 2:19 31,007 -
70 70 Tuesday, Jun 23 DET BOS L 2 6 37-33 4 10.5 Judd 1:54 3,587 --
71 71 Wednesday, Jun 24 DET BOS L 0 1 37-34 4 11.5 Wagner 1:34 13,193 ---
72 72 Thursday, Jun 25 DET BOS W 7 3 38-34 4 11.0 White 1:48 3,827 +
73 73 Friday, Jun 26 DET PHA W 3 1 39-34 4 10.0 Benton 1:33 1,940 ++
74 74 Saturday, Jun 27 DET PHA W 6 5 40-34 3 10.0 Gorsica 3:08 4,619 +++
75 75 Sunday, Jun 28 DET PHA W 3 2 41-34 3 9.0 Newhouser 2:05 ++++
76 76 Sunday, Jun 28 DET PHA L 0 3 41-35 3 9.0 Harris 1:44 21,171 -
77 77 Wednesday, Jul 1 DET SLB L 0 12 41-36 4 9.0 Auker 1:52 12,731 --
78 78 Thursday, Jul 2 DET SLB W 5 4 42-36 4 8.5 Benton 1:51 2,386 +
79 79 Friday, Jul 3 DET @ CLE W 5 1 43-36 4 8.5 Newhouser 2:05 3,277 ++
80 80 Saturday, Jul 4 DET @ CLE L 3 10 43-37 4 9.0 Heving 2:14 -
81 81 Saturday, Jul 4 DET @ CLE T 3 3 43-37 4 9.0 2:07 20,637 -
82 82 Sunday, Jul 5 DET CLE W 10 1 44-37 4 9.0 Trout 2:02 +
83 83 Sunday, Jul 5 DET CLE L 1 5 44-38 4 9.0 Harder 1:52 31,032 -
84 84 Thursday, Jul 9 DET @ BOS L 1 2 44-39 4 10.0 Wagner 2:05 7,757 --
85 85 Friday, Jul 10 DET @ BOS L 1 6 44-40 4 11.0 Hughson 1:42 7,506 ---
86 86 Sunday, Jul 12 DET @ NYY W 6 4 45-40 4 10.5 Trucks 2:01 +
87 87 Sunday, Jul 12 DET @ NYY L 1 3 45-41 4 10.5 Breuer 2:50 59,541 -
88 88 Monday, Jul 13 DET @ NYY L 3 4 45-42 4 11.5 Gomez 2:01 8,026 --
89 89 Tuesday, Jul 14 DET @ NYY L 0 3 45-43 4 12.5 Borowy 8,301 ---
90 90 Wednesday, Jul 15 DET @ WSH L 3 4 45-44 4 13.5 Wynn 2:51 7,000 ----
91 91 Thursday, Jul 16 DET @ WSH L 5 6 45-45 4 14.5 Carrasquel 2:35 6,000 -----
92 92 Friday, Jul 17 DET @ WSH L 0 3 45-46 5 15.5 Newsom 2:22 11,000 ------
93 93 Sunday, Jul 19 DET @ PHA W 2 1 46-46 5 17.0 Trucks 1:58 +
94 94 Sunday, Jul 19 DET @ PHA L 3 4 46-47 5 17.0 Marchildon 1:53 15,367 -
95 95 Tuesday, Jul 21 DET WSH W 6 4 47-47 5 17.0 White 2:11 2,099 +
96 96 Wednesday, Jul 22 DET WSH L 1 2 47-48 5 18.0 Hudson 1:50 7,079 -
97 97 Thursday, Jul 23 DET WSH L 3 5 47-49 5 18.0 Carrasquel 1:51 2,050 --
98 98 Friday, Jul 24 DET NYY L 0 3 47-50 5 19.0 Chandler 1:37 11,000 ---
99 99 Saturday, Jul 25 DET NYY L 2 7 47-51 5 20.0 Borowy 1:55 9,457 ----
100 100 Sunday, Jul 26 DET NYY L 2 5 47-52 5 21.0 Ruffing 2:02 26,341 -----
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Wednesday, Jul 29 DET PHA W 12 7 48-52 5 20.0 Trucks 2:08 4,211 +
102 102 Thursday, Jul 30 DET PHA W 11 5 49-52 5 20.0 Trout 1:50 ++
103 103 Thursday, Jul 30 DET PHA L 6 7 49-53 5 20.0 Wolff 2:15 3,899 -
104 104 Friday, Jul 31 DET BOS L 6 7 49-54 5 20.5 Hughson 2:04 2,250 --
105 105 Saturday, Aug 1 DET BOS L 8 9 49-55 5 20.5 Brown 2:29 4,153 ---
106 106 Sunday, Aug 2 DET BOS W 8 4 50-55 5 20.5 Trout 1:58 +
107 107 Sunday, Aug 2 DET BOS W 6 2 51-55 5 20.5 Trucks 2:06 17,645 ++
108 108 Tuesday, Aug 4 DET @ CHW L 4 5 51-56 5 20.5 Lyons 1:58 2,974 -
109 109 Wednesday, Aug 5 DET @ CHW L 0 1 51-57 5 21.0 Lee 2:30 2,928 --
110 110 Thursday, Aug 6 DET @ CHW L 1 4 51-58 5 21.0 Smith 1:42 1,412 ---
111 111 Friday, Aug 7 DET @ SLB L 2 3 51-59 5 21.5 Niggeling 1:57 3,602 ----
112 112 Saturday, Aug 8 DET @ SLB L 4 6 51-60 5 22.5 Auker 1:50 1,604 -----
113 113 Sunday, Aug 9 DET @ SLB W 9 3 52-60 5 21.5 Newhouser 2:08 +
114 114 Sunday, Aug 9 DET @ SLB W 3 1 53-60 5 21.5 Trucks 1:44 9,832 ++
115 115 Tuesday, Aug 11 DET @ CLE T 0 0 53-60 5 20.5 2:27 ++
116 116 Tuesday, Aug 11 DET @ CLE W 3 2 54-60 5 20.5 Trout 2:00 13,118 +++
117 117 Wednesday, Aug 12 DET @ CLE W 4 2 55-60 5 20.0 Henshaw ++++
118 118 Wednesday, Aug 12 DET @ CLE W 2 0 56-60 5 20.0 Newhouser 1:45 3,000 +++++
119 119 Thursday, Aug 13 DET @ CLE L 2 3 56-61 5 20.5 Bagby 1:30 5,000 -
120 120 Friday, Aug 14 DET CHW W 7 1 57-61 5 20.5 White 1:34 2,583 +
121 121 Saturday, Aug 15 DET CHW L 2 4 57-62 5 21.0 Haynes 2:14 3,761 -
122 122 Sunday, Aug 16 DET CHW W 3 2 58-62 5 20.5 Newhouser 2:07 +
123 123 Sunday, Aug 16 DET CHW W 7 3 59-62 5 20.5 Trout 1:54 17,700 ++
124 124 Wednesday, Aug 19 DET CLE W 6 1 60-62 5 20.0 Trucks 1:42 9,736 +++
125 125 Friday, Aug 21 DET SLB W 4 1 61-62 5 19.5 White 1:44 3,134 ++++
126 126 Sunday, Aug 23 DET SLB L 1 2 61-63 5 21.0 Niggeling 1:54 -
127 127 Sunday, Aug 23 DET SLB L 2 4 61-64 5 21.0 Muncrief 2:08 50,758 --
128 128 Wednesday, Aug 26 DET @ PHA W 1 0 62-64 5 20.0 Trucks 1:45 +
129 129 Wednesday, Aug 26 DET @ PHA W 4 2 63-64 5 20.0 White 1:45 8,613 ++
130 130 Friday, Aug 28 DET @ WSH W 10 7 64-64 5 20.0 White 3:31 4,000 +++
131 131 Saturday, Aug 29 DET @ WSH L 1 4 64-65 5 20.0 Newsom 1:57 1,500 -
132 132 Sunday, Aug 30 DET @ NYY L 1 7 64-66 5 22.0 Ruffing 2:14 --
133 133 Sunday, Aug 30 DET @ NYY L 3 4 64-67 5 22.0 Breuer 2:10 50,398 ---
134 134 Monday, Aug 31 DET @ NYY L 3 8 64-68 5 23.0 Donald 1:58 7,013 ----
135 135 Wednesday, Sep 2 DET @ BOS L 2 3 64-69 5 25.0 Wagner 1:39 -----
136 136 Wednesday, Sep 2 DET @ BOS L 2 4 64-70 5 25.0 Dobson 1:58 18,598 ------
137 137 Thursday, Sep 3 DET @ BOS L 0 2 64-71 5 25.5 Butland 1:52 4,568 -------
138 138 Saturday, Sep 5 DET @ CHW W 4 2 65-71 5 25.0 Trout 1:39 8,251 +
139 139 Sunday, Sep 6 DET @ CHW W 2 0 66-71 5 25.5 Bridges 1:40 7,308 ++
140 140 Monday, Sep 7 DET SLB W 5 3 67-71 5 26.5 Benton 1:50 +++
141 141 Monday, Sep 7 DET SLB L 0 3 67-72 5 26.5 Muncrief 1:54 21,075 -
142 142 Tuesday, Sep 8 DET SLB L 1 4 67-73 5 27.0 Sundra 1:45 3,723 --
143 143 Thursday, Sep 10 DET BOS W 5 4 68-73 5 26.5 Newhouser 1:35 1,755 +
144 144 Friday, Sep 11 DET PHA L 4 5 68-74 5 26.5 Christopher 1:46 1,084 -
145 145 Saturday, Sep 12 DET PHA W 6 5 69-74 5 26.5 Trucks 2:15 1,916 +
146 146 Sunday, Sep 13 DET WSH L 2 5 69-75 5 27.5 Wynn 2:21 -
147 147 Sunday, Sep 13 DET WSH W 8 0 70-75 5 27.5 White 1:41 12,131 +
148 148 Monday, Sep 14 DET WSH L 6 8 70-76 5 28.5 Hudson 1:43 883 -
149 149 Wednesday, Sep 16 DET NYY L 1 5 70-77 5 29.5 Breuer 1:43 3,771 --
150 150 Thursday, Sep 17 DET NYY L 4 7 70-78 5 30.5 Donald 1:49 3,622 ---
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
151 151 Sunday, Sep 20 DET CLE L 0 2 70-79 5 30.0 Harder 1:46 ----
152 152 Sunday, Sep 20 DET CLE W 6 5 71-79 5 30.0 Trucks 2:12 9,082 +
153 153 Monday, Sep 21 DET CHW W 6 4 72-79 5 29.0 Bridges 1:49 879 ++
154 154 Tuesday, Sep 22 DET CHW W 9 2 73-79 5 29.0 Trout 1:44 1,070 +++
155 155 Saturday, Sep 26 DET @ CLE L 0 3 73-80 5 30.0 Harder 1:45 1,000 -
156 156 Sunday, Sep 27 DET @ CLE L 0 8 73-81 5 30.0 Bagby 1:44 2,000 --
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

1941 / 1943 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits