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1943 Detroit Tigers Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1942 / 1944)
78-76, Finished 5th in American League
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Scored 632 runs, Allowed 560 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-69
Manager: Steve O'Neill (78-76)
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 606,287 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 108, Pitching - 107;   one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104

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1942 / 1944 Batting Statistics

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Paul Richards 34 100 355 313 32 69 7 1 5 33 1 0 38 35 .220 .307 .297 .604 71 93 7 1 3
2 1B Rudy York 29 155 661 571 90 155 22 11 34 118 5 5 84 88 .271 .366 .527 .893 152 301 22 1 5
3 2B Jimmy Bloodworth 25 129 519 474 41 114 23 4 6 52 4 7 29 59 .241 .289 .344 .632 79 163 29 3 13
4 SS Joe Hoover 28 144 640 575 78 140 15 8 4 38 6 5 36 101 .243 .289 .318 .607 72 183 10 1 28
5 3B Pinky Higgins 34 138 592 523 62 145 20 1 10 84 2 5 57 31 .277 .349 .377 .726 106 197 17 1 11
6 OF Doc Cramer* 37 140 651 606 79 182 18 4 1 43 4 3 31 13 .300 .335 .348 .684 94 211 8 1 13
7 OF Dick Wakefield* 22 155 697 633 91 200 38 8 7 79 4 5 62 60 .316 .377 .434 .811 129 275 23 0 2
8 OF Ned Harris* 26 114 411 354 43 90 14 3 6 32 6 8 47 29 .254 .343 .362 .705 100 128 6 1 9
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 UT Don Ross 28 89 270 247 19 66 13 0 0 18 2 0 20 3 .267 .325 .320 .644 83 79 6 1 2
10 IF Joe Wood 23 60 174 164 22 53 4 4 1 17 2 2 6 13 .323 .347 .415 .762 115 68 7 0 4
11 OF Rip Radcliff* 37 70 133 115 3 30 4 0 0 10 1 1 13 3 .261 .341 .296 .637 81 34 3 1 4
12 C Al Unser 30 38 118 101 14 25 5 0 0 4 0 1 15 15 .248 .350 .297 .647 84 30 3 1 1
13 C Dixie Parsons 27 40 117 106 2 15 3 0 0 4 0 0 6 16 .142 .188 .170 .357 1 18 5 0 5
14 OF Jimmy Outlaw 30 20 76 67 8 18 1 0 1 6 0 0 8 4 .269 .347 .328 .675 92 22 1 0 1
15 OF Charlie Metro 24 44 44 40 12 8 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 6 .200 .256 .200 .456 30 8 1 0 1
16 John McHale* 21 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -27 0 0 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
17 P Dizzy Trout 28 45 97 91 9 20 5 0 1 6 2 0 2 8 .220 .237 .308 .544 54 28 1 0 4
18 P Virgil Trucks 26 33 74 72 7 13 1 0 0 7 0 0 2 4 .181 .203 .194 .397 13 14 3 0 0
19 P Tommy Bridges 36 25 73 64 4 14 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 14 .219 .275 .266 .541 53 17 2 0 4
20 P Hal Newhouser* 22 37 72 65 4 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 8 .185 .221 .215 .436 24 14 0 0 4
21 P Hal White 24 32 67 57 4 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 18 .140 .246 .140 .387 11 8 0 1 2
22 P Stubby Overmire 24 29 52 42 1 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 7 .167 .255 .214 .470 34 9 1 0 5
23 P Prince Oana 35 20 27 26 5 10 2 1 1 7 0 0 1 2 .385 .407 .654 1.061 198 17 2 0 0
24 P Johnny Gorsica 28 36 26 23 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 .174 .208 .261 .469 32 6 0 0 2
25 P Roy Henshaw 31 26 18 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .111 .111 .222 -37 2 2 0 0
26 P Rufe Gentry 25 4 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .091 .000 .091 -73 0 0 0 0
27 P Joe Orrell 26 10 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 42 1 0 0 0
Team Totals 29.0 155 5983 5364 632 1401 200 47 77 572 40 43 483 552 .261 .324 .359 .683 93 1926 159 13 123
Rank in 8 AL teams 2 3 1 6 3 3 7 6 7 6 1 4 2 2 2
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
Jimmy Bloodworth 25 519 409 45 3.0 93 .264 .241 .265 .289 .341 .344 .366 .632 .706 79 .394 -15.0 -1.6 .485 .158 .103 4.8 *4
Tommy Bridges 36 73 56 5 2.4 93 .280 .219 .265 .275 .341 .266 .366 .541 .706 53 .308 -3.9 -0.4 .423 .125 .047 1
*Doc Cramer 37 651 448 70 4.3 93 .306 .300 .265 .335 .341 .348 .366 .684 .706 94 .552 -6.8 -0.7 .561 .101 .048 1.6 *O
Rufe Gentry 25 11 10 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .265 .091 .341 .000 .366 .091 .706 -73 .000 -2.3 -0.3 .100 .100 .000 /1
Johnny Gorsica 28 26 21 1 1.3 93 .235 .174 .265 .208 .341 .261 .366 .469 .706 32 .123 -2.3 -0.2 .368 .130 .087 1
*Ned Harris 26 411 287 42 4.0 93 .263 .254 .265 .343 .341 .362 .366 .705 .706 100 .522 0.4 0.0 .626 .234 .107 6.0 O
Roy Henshaw 31 18 18 0 0.0 93 .125 .111 .265 .111 .341 .111 .366 .222 .706 -37 .000 -3.3 -0.4 .111 .000 .000 1
Pinky Higgins 34 592 411 67 4.4 93 .280 .277 .265 .349 .341 .377 .366 .726 .706 106 .572 4.0 0.4 .630 .203 .099 3.3 *5
Joe Hoover 28 640 478 52 3.0 93 .289 .243 .265 .289 .341 .318 .366 .607 .706 72 .389 -23.8 -2.6 .491 .139 .075 4.8 *6
*John McHale 21 4 3 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .265 .250 .341 .000 .366 .250 .706 -27 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .333 .333 .000
Charlie Metro 24 44 35 2 1.6 93 .235 .200 .265 .256 .341 .200 .366 .456 .706 30 .164 -3.7 -0.4 .324 .075 .000 .0 O
*Hal Newhouser 22 72 57 3 1.4 93 .211 .185 .265 .221 .341 .215 .366 .436 .706 24 .145 -6.6 -0.7 .321 .077 .031 1
Prince Oana 35 27 18 7 10.6 93 .391 .385 .265 .407 .341 .654 .366 1.061 .706 198 .868 3.0 0.3 1.000 .308 .269 .0 1
Joe Orrell 26 4 3 0 0.0 93 .333 .250 .265 .250 .341 .250 .366 .500 .706 42 .000 -0.3 0.0 .333 .000 .000 1
Jimmy Outlaw 30 76 51 8 4.3 93 .274 .269 .265 .347 .341 .328 .366 .675 .706 92 .554 -0.6 -0.1 .600 .179 .060 .0 O
Stubby Overmire 24 52 41 2 1.3 93 .200 .167 .265 .255 .341 .214 .366 .470 .706 34 .128 -3.8 -0.4 .389 .167 .048 1
Dixie Parsons 27 117 101 3 0.8 93 .167 .142 .265 .188 .341 .170 .366 .357 .706 1 .056 -13.9 -1.6 .250 .085 .028 2
*Rip Radcliff 37 133 93 11 3.2 93 .268 .261 .265 .341 .341 .296 .366 .637 .706 81 .426 -2.4 -0.3 .539 .148 .035 .0 O/3
Paul Richards 34 355 254 29 3.1 93 .234 .220 .265 .307 .341 .297 .366 .604 .706 71 .411 -11.7 -1.3 .530 .201 .077 1.7 2
Don Ross 28 270 189 26 3.8 93 .270 .267 .265 .325 .341 .320 .366 .644 .706 83 .494 -5.2 -0.6 .545 .142 .053 .0 O6/45
Dizzy Trout 28 97 76 7 2.5 93 .232 .220 .265 .237 .341 .308 .366 .544 .706 54 .319 -5.9 -0.7 .444 .132 .088 1.3 1
Virgil Trucks 26 74 62 3 1.3 93 .191 .181 .265 .203 .341 .194 .366 .397 .706 13 .126 -8.4 -0.9 .258 .042 .014 1
Al Unser 30 118 81 10 3.4 93 .291 .248 .265 .350 .341 .297 .366 .647 .706 84 .445 -1.3 -0.1 .563 .188 .050 2
*Dick Wakefield 22 697 463 103 6.1 93 .341 .316 .265 .377 .341 .434 .366 .811 .706 129 .702 24.3 2.6 .729 .215 .118 5.1 *O
Hal White 24 67 51 2 1.1 93 .205 .140 .265 .246 .341 .140 .366 .387 .706 11 .090 -6.6 -0.7 .327 .123 .000 1
Joe Wood 23 174 124 23 5.1 93 .347 .323 .265 .347 .341 .415 .366 .762 .706 115 .628 2.0 0.2 .617 .128 .091 1.3 45
Rudy York 29 661 448 109 6.6 93 .269 .271 .265 .366 .341 .527 .366 .893 .706 152 .735 36.0 3.9 .871 .403 .256 8.7 *3
League Average 3.8 87 .269 .249 .256 .321 .331 .340 .354 .661 .684 93 .495 .575 .199 .091
Team Total 5983 4288 630 4.0 93 .280 .261 .265 .324 .341 .359 .366 .683 .706 93 .525 -58.8 -6.7 .581 .187 .098 52.7
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
Jimmy Bloodworth 25 136 534 500 45 121 24 4 6 58 4 31 62 .242 .290 .342 .632 49 129 129
Tommy Bridges 36 26 73 68 4 15 3 0 0 3 0 5 15 .221 .274 .265 .539 5 25 25
*Doc Cramer 37 147 678 643 87 197 19 4 1 48 4 34 14 .306 .342 .353 .695 78 140 140
Rufe Gentry 25 4 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .083 .000 .083 0 4 4
Johnny Gorsica 28 38 25 24 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 .167 .200 .250 .450 1 36 36
*Ned Harris 26 120 424 373 47 95 15 3 6 35 6 50 31 .255 .344 .359 .704 46 114 114
Roy Henshaw 31 27 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 26 26
Pinky Higgins 34 145 616 554 69 156 22 1 11 93 2 61 33 .282 .354 .384 .738 75 138 138
Joe Hoover 28 151 649 609 87 151 16 9 4 42 6 39 106 .248 .294 .323 .618 58 144 144
*John McHale 21 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 4 4
Charlie Metro 24 46 45 42 13 8 0 0 0 2 1 3 6 .190 .244 .190 .435 2 44 44
*Hal Newhouser 22 39 71 68 4 12 2 0 0 5 0 3 8 .176 .211 .206 .417 3 37 37
Prince Oana 35 21 29 28 5 11 2 1 1 7 0 1 2 .393 .414 .643 1.057 7 20 20
Joe Orrell 26 11 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 10 10
Jimmy Outlaw 30 21 79 71 9 19 1 0 1 7 0 8 4 .268 .342 .324 .666 8 20 20
Stubby Overmire 24 31 49 44 1 7 0 1 0 2 0 5 7 .159 .245 .205 .449 2 29 29
Dixie Parsons 27 42 120 113 2 17 3 0 0 5 0 7 17 .150 .200 .177 .377 4 40 40
*Rip Radcliff 37 74 137 122 3 33 4 0 0 11 1 14 3 .270 .350 .303 .654 13 70 70
Paul Richards 34 105 374 332 35 75 8 1 5 37 1 41 37 .226 .313 .301 .614 32 100 100
Don Ross 28 94 285 262 21 72 14 0 0 20 2 22 3 .275 .333 .328 .662 28 89 89
Dizzy Trout 28 47 99 97 10 22 6 0 1 6 2 2 8 .227 .242 .320 .562 7 45 45
Virgil Trucks 26 35 78 76 8 14 1 0 0 8 0 2 4 .184 .205 .197 .402 3 33 33
Al Unser 30 40 124 107 16 27 5 0 0 5 0 16 16 .252 .355 .299 .654 12 38 38
*Dick Wakefield 22 163 738 671 101 216 41 9 8 88 4 67 63 .322 .383 .446 .829 114 155 155
Hal White 24 34 70 61 4 9 0 0 0 2 0 8 19 .148 .257 .148 .405 2 32 32
Joe Wood 23 63 179 173 24 56 4 4 1 19 2 6 14 .324 .346 .410 .757 25 60 60
Rudy York 29 163 697 605 99 167 24 12 37 130 5 91 93 .276 .372 .539 .910 120 155 155
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Jimmy Bloodworth 25 6 2532 625 2532 2350 246 585 113 18 41 293 13 19 136 285 .249 .293 .365 .658 77 857 81 11 35
Tommy Bridges 36 14 1134 411 1134 997 82 181 27 8 0 72 0 0 72 269 .182 .237 .225 .461 19 224 6 0 65
*Doc Cramer 37 15 8302 1810 8302 7656 1178 2285 344 88 26 685 51 55 461 290 .298 .341 .377 .718 85 2883 68 36 149
Rufe Gentry 25 1 11 4 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .091 .000 .091 -73 0 0 0 0
Johnny Gorsica 28 4 169 129 169 152 15 34 1 4 1 10 0 0 10 29 .224 .272 .303 .574 48 46 4 0 7
*Ned Harris 26 3 929 261 929 813 107 211 33 14 16 81 12 12 102 77 .260 .343 .394 .736 102 320 12 1 13
Roy Henshaw 31 7 240 210 240 224 12 41 3 0 0 7 0 0 4 40 .183 .197 .196 .394 7 44 6 0 12
Pinky Higgins 34 12 6621 1572 6621 5833 831 1712 328 45 131 963 57 52 690 526 .294 .370 .433 .802 106 2523 86 17 81
Joe Hoover 28 1 640 144 640 575 78 140 15 8 4 38 6 5 36 101 .243 .289 .318 .607 72 183 10 1 28
*John McHale 21 1 4 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -27 0 0 0 0
Charlie Metro 24 1 44 44 44 40 12 8 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 6 .200 .256 .200 .456 30 8 1 0 1
*Hal Newhouser 22 5 246 138 246 218 11 37 4 0 0 10 1 0 12 28 .170 .213 .188 .401 7 41 4 0 16
Prince Oana 35 2 48 26 48 47 8 15 3 1 1 10 0 0 1 3 .319 .333 .489 .823 120 23 3 0 0
Joe Orrell 26 1 4 10 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 42 1 0 0 0
Jimmy Outlaw 30 4 390 138 390 365 42 98 10 3 1 22 3 0 21 49 .268 .310 .321 .631 76 117 2 1 3
Stubby Overmire 24 1 52 29 52 42 1 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 7 .167 .255 .214 .470 34 9 1 0 5
Dixie Parsons 27 3 321 108 321 295 10 52 7 0 2 15 1 0 20 39 .176 .229 .220 .449 24 65 10 0 6
*Rip Radcliff 37 10 4436 1081 4436 4074 598 1267 205 50 42 533 40 30 310 141 .311 .362 .417 .779 97 1698 30 14 38
Paul Richards 34 5 836 288 836 744 77 162 21 2 9 75 1 0 80 70 .218 .295 .288 .582 60 214 14 1 11
Don Ross 28 4 873 263 873 776 74 208 32 3 5 86 6 1 88 33 .268 .345 .336 .681 81 261 13 3 6
Dizzy Trout 28 5 327 189 327 304 34 61 11 2 2 24 3 0 13 52 .201 .233 .270 .503 33 82 5 0 10
Virgil Trucks 26 3 140 62 140 137 11 21 2 0 0 10 0 0 2 16 .153 .165 .168 .333 -7 23 6 0 1 0 0
Al Unser 30 2 127 42 127 109 16 28 5 0 0 4 0 1 15 17 .257 .352 .303 .655 86 33 4 1 2
*Dick Wakefield 22 2 704 162 704 640 91 201 38 8 7 79 4 5 62 61 .314 .375 .431 .806 128 276 23 0 2
Hal White 24 3 152 70 152 136 11 21 1 0 0 4 0 0 10 44 .154 .218 .162 .379 6 22 1 1 5
Joe Wood 23 1 174 60 174 164 22 53 4 4 1 17 2 2 6 13 .323 .347 .415 .762 115 68 7 0 4
Rudy York 29 8 4043 962 4043 3499 590 999 184 30 203 751 23 15 513 514 .286 .378 .529 .908 132 1852 74 10 21
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1942 / 1944 Batting Statistics