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1942 Detroit Tigers (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
Managed by Del Baker

Ballpark: Briggs Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 580,087 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors
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Batting - 108, Pitching - 108
  (one-year): Batting - 112, Pitching - 113
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1942 Stats / Schedule (1941/1943) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   73-81 , Final Rank: 5, GB:   30.0
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:           7 (last on July 5)
Most Games under .500:           9 (last on September 20)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       30.5 (last on September 17)

Longest Winning Streak:          5 (April 23 to April 26, June 17 to June 21, and August 9 to August 12)
Longest Losing Streak:           7 (August 29 to September 3)

Most Runs Allowed:              12 (May 30 and July 1)
Most Runs Scored:               14 (May 24 and May 29)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      16
Times Opponent Shutout:         12

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        73  81     589     587    .474

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           43  34     344     302    .558
Road           30  47     245     285    .390

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
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
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     44  38     331     316    .537
Second Half    29  43     258     271    .403
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        20  30     166     176    .400

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        15  16     174     173    .484

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
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

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 14     DET  CLE  L   2-5        0-1     5     1.0  1:50 J Bagby                    39,267 -
  2 Wed, Apr 15     DET  CLE  W   6-2        1-1     4     1.0  1:45 D Trout                           +
  3 Thu, Apr 16     DET  CLE  W   5-4        2-1     4     1.0  2:00 T Bridges                   4,242 ++
  4 Fri, Apr 17     DET @SLB  L   6-7        2-2     4     2.0  2:19 B Harris                    4,956 -
  5 Sat, Apr 18     DET @SLB  W   4-0        3-2     4     1.0  1:54 H White                     3,948 +
  6 Sun, Apr 19     DET @SLB  L   1-2        3-3     4     1.5  1:22 E Auker                           -
  7                 DET @SLB  W   1-0        4-3     4     1.5  1:58 C Fuchs                    13,738 +
  8 Mon, Apr 20     DET @CHW  L   1-3        4-4     4     1.5  1:28 J Rigney                    2,024 -
  9 Tue, Apr 21     DET @CHW  W   4-2        5-4     3     1.0  2:12 S Rowe                      2,706 +
 10 Wed, Apr 22     DET @CHW  L   1-3        5-5     4     2.0  1:50 B Dietrich                 28,758 -
 11 Thu, Apr 23     DET  CHW  W   9-0        6-5     4     2.0  1:26 H White                     4,274 +
 12 Fri, Apr 24     DET  CHW  W   2-1        7-5     3     2.0  1:39 J Gorsica                   3,792 ++
 13 Sat, Apr 25     DET  SLB  W   4-2        8-5     3     1.0  1:45 C Fuchs                     6,693 +++
 14 Sun, Apr 26     DET  SLB  W  10-5        9-5     3     0.5  2:25 V Trucks                          ++++
 15                 DET  SLB  W   7-5       10-5     3     0.5  1:56 D Trout                    42,698 +++++
 16 Tue, Apr 28     DET @BOS  L   1-6       10-6     3     1.5  1:50 C Wagner                    4,868 -
 17 Wed, Apr 29     DET @BOS  W   4-2       11-6     2     1.5  1:58 H Manders                   6,040 +
 18 Thu, Apr 30     DET @BOS  L   3-8       11-7     3     2.5  1:58 D Newsome                   5,482 -
 19 Fri, May  1     DET @NYY  W   7-2       12-7     2     2.5  1:58 D Trout                    10,563 +
 20 Sat, May  2     DET @NYY  W   3-1       13-7     2     2.5  1:50 T Bridges                  18,640 ++
 21 Sun, May  3     DET @PHA  W   8-7       14-7     2     2.0  2:06 J Gorsica                         +++
 22                 DET @PHA  L   0-1       14-8     2     2.0  1:42 P Marchildon               21,727 -
 23 Mon, May  4     DET @PHA  W   6-4       15-8     2     1.0  2:10 C Fuchs                     2,201 +
 24 Tue, May  5     DET @PHA  L   1-2       15-9     3     1.0  1:56 R Christophe                2,350 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Wed, May  6     DET @WSH  L   0-7       15-10    4     1.5  2:05 B Newsom                    2,000 --
 26 Sat, May  9     DET  CLE  W   1-0       16-10    2     1.0  1:13 A Benton                    8,791 +
 27 Sun, May 10     DET @CLE  W   5-1       17-10    2     2.0  2:32 T Bridges                         ++
 28                 DET @CLE  L   5-6       17-11    2     2.0  2:03 J Heving                   23,429 -
 29 Mon, May 11     DET @CLE  L   5-8       17-12    3     2.5  2:11 J Heving                    2,500 --
 30 Wed, May 13     DET  WSH  W   6-2       18-12    3     1.5  1:51 H Newhouser                 5,436 +
 31 Sat, May 16     DET  NYY  L   1-6       18-13    3     3.5  1:50 T Bonham                          -
 32                 DET  NYY  L   1-2       18-14    3     3.5  2:11 S Chandler                  6,933 --
 33 Sun, May 17     DET  BOS  W   4-3       19-14    3     3.0  2:05 T Bridges                  24,581 +
 34 Mon, May 18     DET  BOS  L   2-4       19-15    3     3.5  1:43 C Wagner                    3,037 -
 35 Tue, May 19     DET  BOS  W   5-2       20-15    3     3.5  1:54 H Newhouser                 5,371 +
 36 Wed, May 20     DET  PHA  L   3-5       20-16    3     4.0  1:55 L Harris                    1,854 -
 37 Thu, May 21     DET  PHA  L   3-11      20-17    3     5.0  2:01 P Marchildon                3,664 --
 38 Fri, May 22     DET @CHW  L   4-7       20-18    4     5.5  2:20 J Humphries                15,050 ---
 39 Sun, May 24     DET @CHW  W   6-2       21-18    3     4.5  1:49 T Bridges                         +
 40                 DET @CHW  W  14-0       22-18    3     4.5  2:30 H White                    19,198 ++
 41 Mon, May 25     DET @SLB  L   2-3       22-19    3     5.5  1:52 G Caster                    8,496 -
 42 Tue, May 26     DET @SLB  W   3-1       23-19    3     5.5  1:59 A Benton                    4,126 +
 43 Wed, May 27     DET @SLB  L   2-5       23-20    3     6.5  1:48 J Niggeling                   896 -
 44 Thu, May 28     DET  CLE  W   6-2       24-20    3     6.5  1:57 V Trucks                    3,765 +
 45 Fri, May 29     DET  CLE  W  14-3       25-20    2     6.5  1:58 H White                     3,149 ++
 46 Sat, May 30     DET  CHW  W   9-4       26-20    2     7.5  2:00 T Bridges                         +++
 47                 DET  CHW  L   5-12      26-21    2     7.5  2:31 J Haynes                   31,659 -
 48 Sun, May 31     DET  CHW  L   4-9       26-22    2     8.0  2:10 T Lyons                           --
 49 Tue, Jun  2     DET @PHA  W   3-0       27-22    2     7.5  2:02 V Trucks                    5,103 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Wed, Jun  3     DET @PHA  L   1-5       27-23    2     8.5  1:30 J Knott                     5,000 -
 51 Thu, Jun  4     DET @PHA  W   8-7       28-23    2     8.5  2:37 H Manders                   5,000 +
 52 Fri, Jun  5     DET @WSH  L   2-3       28-24    2     9.5  2:35 B Newsom                   10,000 -
 53 Sat, Jun  6     DET @WSH  W   9-3       29-24    2    10.0  2:04 T Bridges                         +
 54                 DET @WSH  L   3-11      29-25    2    10.0  2:10 H Cathey                    4,000 -
 55 Sun, Jun  7     DET @WSH  W   6-4       30-25    2    10.0  1:56 V Trucks                          +
 56                 DET @WSH  L   0-8       30-26    2    10.0  2:05 W Masterson                15,000 -
 57 Tue, Jun  9     DET @NYY  L   1-4       30-27    3    11.5  1:36 H Borowy                   10,206 --
 58 Wed, Jun 10     DET @NYY  W   4-1       31-27    3    10.5  2:16 A Benton                    9,078 +
 59 Sat, Jun 13     DET @BOS  L   5-6       31-28    3    11.5  2:30 M Brown                     6,640 -
 60 Sun, Jun 14     DET @BOS  L   2-3       31-29    4    13.5  1:51 D Newsome                         --
 61                 DET @BOS  L   1-2       31-30    4    13.5  2:22 T Hughson                  30,311 ---
 62 Tue, Jun 16     DET  NYY  W   7-6       32-30    4    13.5  2:00 R Henshaw                         +
 63                 DET  NYY  L   3-5       32-31    4    13.5  2:24 H Borowy                   20,428 -
 64 Wed, Jun 17     DET  NYY  W   1-0       33-31    4    12.5  1:33 D Trout                     5,773 +
 65 Thu, Jun 18     DET  NYY  W   3-1       34-31    3    11.5  1:29 V Trucks                    7,042 ++
 66 Fri, Jun 19     DET  WSH  W   5-1       35-31    3    10.5  1:58 H White                     2,408 +++
 67 Sat, Jun 20     DET  WSH  W   7-6       36-31    3     9.5  2:12 D Trout                     6,290 ++++
 68 Sun, Jun 21     DET  WSH  W   4-1       37-31    3     9.5  2:01 A Benton                          +++++
 69                 DET  WSH  L   2-3       37-32    3     9.5  2:19 A Carrasquel               31,007 -
 70 Tue, Jun 23     DET  BOS  L   2-6       37-33    4    10.5  1:54 O Judd                      3,587 --
 71 Wed, Jun 24     DET  BOS  L   0-1       37-34    4    11.5  1:34 C Wagner                   13,193 ---
 72 Thu, Jun 25     DET  BOS  W   7-3       38-34    4    11.0  1:48 H White                     3,827 +
 73 Fri, Jun 26     DET  PHA  W   3-1       39-34    4    10.0  1:33 A Benton                    1,940 ++
 74 Sat, Jun 27     DET  PHA  W   6-5       40-34    3    10.0  3:08 J Gorsica                   4,619 +++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Sun, Jun 28     DET  PHA  W   3-2       41-34    3     9.0  2:05 H Newhouser                       ++++
 76                 DET  PHA  L   0-3       41-35    3     9.0  1:44 L Harris                   21,171 -
 77 Wed, Jul  1     DET  SLB  L   0-12      41-36    4     9.0  1:52 E Auker                    12,731 --
 78 Thu, Jul  2     DET  SLB  W   5-4       42-36    4     8.5  1:51 A Benton                    2,386 +
 79 Fri, Jul  3     DET @CLE  W   5-1       43-36    4     8.5  2:05 H Newhouser                 3,277 ++
 80 Sat, Jul  4     DET @CLE  L   3-10      43-37    4     9.0  2:14 J Heving                          -
 81                 DET @CLE  -   3-3       43-37    4     9.0  2:07                            20,637 -
 82 Sun, Jul  5     DET  CLE  W  10-1       44-37    4     9.0  2:02 D Trout                           +
 83                 DET  CLE  L   1-5       44-38    4     9.0  1:52 M Harder                   31,032 -
 84 Thu, Jul  9     DET @BOS  L   1-2       44-39    4    10.0  2:05 C Wagner                    7,757 --
 85 Fri, Jul 10     DET @BOS  L   1-6       44-40    4    11.0  1:42 T Hughson                   7,506 ---
 86 Sun, Jul 12     DET @NYY  W   6-4       45-40    4    10.5  2:01 V Trucks                          +
 87                 DET @NYY  L   1-3       45-41    4    10.5  2:50 M Breuer                   59,541 -
 88 Mon, Jul 13     DET @NYY  L   3-4       45-42    4    11.5  2:01 L Gomez                     8,026 --
 89 Tue, Jul 14     DET @NYY  L   0-3       45-43    4    12.5       H Borowy                    8,301 ---
 90 Wed, Jul 15     DET @WSH  L   3-4       45-44    4    13.5  2:51 E Wynn                      7,000 ----
 91 Thu, Jul 16     DET @WSH  L   5-6       45-45    4    14.5  2:35 A Carrasquel                6,000 -----
 92 Fri, Jul 17     DET @WSH  L   0-3       45-46    5    15.5  2:22 B Newsom                   11,000 ------
 93 Sun, Jul 19     DET @PHA  W   2-1       46-46    5    17.0  1:58 V Trucks                          +
 94                 DET @PHA  L   3-4       46-47    5    17.0  1:53 P Marchildon               15,367 -
 95 Tue, Jul 21     DET  WSH  W   6-4       47-47    5    17.0  2:11 H White                     2,099 +
 96 Wed, Jul 22     DET  WSH  L   1-2       47-48    5    18.0  1:50 S Hudson                    7,079 -
 97 Thu, Jul 23     DET  WSH  L   3-5       47-49    5    18.0  1:51 A Carrasquel                2,050 --
 98 Fri, Jul 24     DET  NYY  L   0-3       47-50    5    19.0  1:37 S Chandler                 11,000 ---
 99 Sat, Jul 25     DET  NYY  L   2-7       47-51    5    20.0  1:55 H Borowy                    9,457 ----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Sun, Jul 26     DET  NYY  L   2-5       47-52    5    21.0  2:02 R Ruffing                  26,341 -----
101 Wed, Jul 29     DET  PHA  W  12-7       48-52    5    20.0  2:08 V Trucks                    4,211 +
102 Thu, Jul 30     DET  PHA  W  11-5       49-52    5    20.0  1:50 D Trout                           ++
103                 DET  PHA  L   6-7       49-53    5    20.0  2:15 R Wolff                     3,899 -
104 Fri, Jul 31     DET  BOS  L   6-7       49-54    5    20.5  2:04 T Hughson                   2,250 --
105 Sat, Aug  1     DET  BOS  L   8-9       49-55    5    20.5  2:29 M Brown                     4,153 ---
106 Sun, Aug  2     DET  BOS  W   8-4       50-55    5    20.5  1:58 D Trout                           +
107                 DET  BOS  W   6-2       51-55    5    20.5  2:06 V Trucks                   17,645 ++
108 Tue, Aug  4     DET @CHW  L   4-5       51-56    5    20.5  1:58 T Lyons                     2,974 -
109 Wed, Aug  5     DET @CHW  L   0-1       51-57    5    21.0  2:30 T Lee                       2,928 --
110 Thu, Aug  6     DET @CHW  L   1-4       51-58    5    21.0  1:42 E Smith                     1,412 ---
111 Fri, Aug  7     DET @SLB  L   2-3       51-59    5    21.5  1:57 J Niggeling                 3,602 ----
112 Sat, Aug  8     DET @SLB  L   4-6       51-60    5    22.5  1:50 E Auker                     1,604 -----
113 Sun, Aug  9     DET @SLB  W   9-3       52-60    5    21.5  2:08 H Newhouser                       +
114                 DET @SLB  W   3-1       53-60    5    21.5  1:44 V Trucks                    9,832 ++
115 Tue, Aug 11     DET @CLE  -   0-0       53-60    5    20.5  2:27                                   ++
116                 DET @CLE  W   3-2       54-60    5    20.5  2:00 D Trout                    13,118 +++
117 Wed, Aug 12     DET @CLE  W   4-2       55-60    5    20.0       R Henshaw                         ++++
118                 DET @CLE  W   2-0       56-60    5    20.0  1:45 H Newhouser                 3,000 +++++
119 Thu, Aug 13     DET @CLE  L   2-3       56-61    5    20.5  1:30 J Bagby                     5,000 -
120 Fri, Aug 14     DET  CHW  W   7-1       57-61    5    20.5  1:34 H White                     2,583 +
121 Sat, Aug 15     DET  CHW  L   2-4       57-62    5    21.0  2:14 J Haynes                    3,761 -
122 Sun, Aug 16     DET  CHW  W   3-2       58-62    5    20.5  2:07 H Newhouser                       +
123                 DET  CHW  W   7-3       59-62    5    20.5  1:54 D Trout                    17,700 ++
124 Wed, Aug 19     DET  CLE  W   6-1       60-62    5    20.0  1:42 V Trucks                    9,736 +++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Fri, Aug 21     DET  SLB  W   4-1       61-62    5    19.5  1:44 H White                     3,134 ++++
126 Sun, Aug 23     DET  SLB  L   1-2       61-63    5    21.0  1:54 J Niggeling                       -
127                 DET  SLB  L   2-4       61-64    5    21.0  2:08 B Muncrief                 50,758 --
128 Wed, Aug 26     DET @PHA  W   1-0       62-64    5    20.0  1:45 V Trucks                          +
129                 DET @PHA  W   4-2       63-64    5    20.0  1:45 H White                     8,613 ++
130 Fri, Aug 28     DET @WSH  W  10-7       64-64    5    20.0  3:31 H White                     4,000 +++
131 Sat, Aug 29     DET @WSH  L   1-4       64-65    5    20.0  1:57 B Newsom                    1,500 -
132 Sun, Aug 30     DET @NYY  L   1-7       64-66    5    22.0  2:14 R Ruffing                         --
133                 DET @NYY  L   3-4       64-67    5    22.0  2:10 M Breuer                   50,398 ---
134 Mon, Aug 31     DET @NYY  L   3-8       64-68    5    23.0  1:58 A Donald                    7,013 ----
135 Wed, Sep  2     DET @BOS  L   2-3       64-69    5    25.0  1:39 C Wagner                          -----
136                 DET @BOS  L   2-4       64-70    5    25.0  1:58 J Dobson                   18,598 ------
137 Thu, Sep  3     DET @BOS  L   0-2       64-71    5    25.5  1:52 B Butland                   4,568 -------
138 Sat, Sep  5     DET @CHW  W   4-2       65-71    5    25.0  1:39 D Trout                     8,251 +
139 Sun, Sep  6     DET @CHW  W   2-0       66-71    5    25.5  1:40 T Bridges                   7,308 ++
140 Mon, Sep  7     DET  SLB  W   5-3       67-71    5    26.5  1:50 A Benton                          +++
141                 DET  SLB  L   0-3       67-72    5    26.5  1:54 B Muncrief                 21,075 -
142 Tue, Sep  8     DET  SLB  L   1-4       67-73    5    27.0  1:45 S Sundra                    3,723 --
143 Thu, Sep 10     DET  BOS  W   5-4       68-73    5    26.5  1:35 H Newhouser                 1,755 +
144 Fri, Sep 11     DET  PHA  L   4-5       68-74    5    26.5  1:46 R Christophe                1,084 -
145 Sat, Sep 12     DET  PHA  W   6-5       69-74    5    26.5  2:15 V Trucks                    1,916 +
146 Sun, Sep 13     DET  WSH  L   2-5       69-75    5    27.5  2:21 E Wynn                            -
147                 DET  WSH  W   8-0       70-75    5    27.5  1:41 H White                    12,131 +
148 Mon, Sep 14     DET  WSH  L   6-8       70-76    5    28.5  1:43 S Hudson                      883 -
149 Wed, Sep 16     DET  NYY  L   1-5       70-77    5    29.5  1:43 M Breuer                    3,771 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Thu, Sep 17     DET  NYY  L   4-7       70-78    5    30.5  1:49 A Donald                    3,622 ---
151 Sun, Sep 20     DET  CLE  L   0-2       70-79    5    30.0  1:46 M Harder                          ----
152                 DET  CLE  W   6-5       71-79    5    30.0  2:12 V Trucks                    9,082 +
153 Mon, Sep 21     DET  CHW  W   6-4       72-79    5    29.0  1:49 T Bridges                     879 ++
154 Tue, Sep 22     DET  CHW  W   9-2       73-79    5    29.0  1:44 D Trout                     1,070 +++
155 Sat, Sep 26     DET @CLE  L   0-3       73-80    5    30.0  1:45 M Harder                    1,000 -
156 Sun, Sep 27     DET @CLE  L   0-8       73-81    5    30.0  1:44 J Bagby                     2,000 --

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.


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