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1943 Detroit Tigers

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1942 / 1944

78-76, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Steve O'Neill (78-76)
Scored 632 runs, Allowed 560 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-69

Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 606,287 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 106 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 102

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1942 / 1944 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary
Jimmy Bloodworth	25	129	129	125	763	349	393	21	74	.972	5.75								2B
Tommy Bridges	36	25	22	11	46	18	28	0	1	1.000	1.84								P
Doc Cramer	37	138	138	135	359	346	9	4	3	.989	2.57								OF
Rufe Gentry	25	4	4	2	7	1	6	0	0	1.000	1.75								P
Johnny Gorsica	28	35	4	1	40	10	30	0	3	1.000	1.14								P
Ned Harris	26	96	92	90	206	192	6	8	2	.961	2.06								OF
Roy Henshaw	31	26	3	0	23	9	13	1	0	.957	0.85								P
Pinky Higgins	34	138	138	136	435	156	253	26	22	.940	2.96								3B
Joe Hoover	28	144	143	137	735	301	393	41	84	.944	4.82								SS
Charlie Metro	25	14	9	8	29	28	0	1	0	.966	2.00								OF
Hal Newhouser	22	37	25	10	58	8	49	1	1	.983	1.54								P
Prince Oana	33	10	0	0	8	0	6	2	2	.750	0.60								P
Joe Orrell	26	10	0	0	5	2	3	0	0	1.000	0.50								P
Jimmy Outlaw	30	16	16	16	34	32	2	0	0	1.000	2.13								OF
Stubby Overmire	24	29	18	8	33	10	23	0	2	1.000	1.14								P
Dixie Parsons	27	40	32	25	203	167	31	5	2	.975	4.95	5		22	16	42%	42%		C
Rip Radcliff	37	20	18	18	42	39	3	0	1	1.000	2.10								OF-1B
Paul Richards	34	100	93	79	632	537	86	9	12	.986	6.23	6		37	55	60%	42%		C
Don Ross	28	62	56	50	180	106	65	9	10	.950	2.67								OF-SS-2B-3B
Dizzy Trout	28	44	30	18	91	20	67	4	1	.956	1.98								P
Virgil Trucks	26	33	25	10	40	16	24	0	0	1.000	1.21								P
Al Unser	30	37	30	29	166	143	20	3	4	.982	4.41	1		19	9	32%	42%		C
Dick Wakefield	22	155	155	155	339	314	11	14	1	.959	2.10								OF
Hal White	24	32	24	7	51	12	38	1	2	.980	1.56								P
Joe Wood	23	41	36	36	146	70	64	12	6	.918	3.35								2B-3B
Rudy York	29	155	155	154	1513	1349	149	15	105	.990	9.66								1B
Team Totals	28.7	155	1395	1260	6184	4235	1772	177	338	.971	3.82	12		78	80	51%	42%
Rank in 8 AL teams								2	7	7
	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%
Paul Richards	34	100	93	79	632	537	86	9	12	.986	6.23	6	37	55	60%
Dixie Parsons	27	40	32	25	203	167	31	5	2	.975	4.95	5	22	16	42%
Al Unser	30	37	30	29	166	143	20	3	4	.982	4.41	1	19	9	32%
League Average										.981	4.61				42%
Team Total		155	155	133	1001	847	137	17	18	.983	5.56	12	78	80	51%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Rudy York	29	155	155	154	1513	1349	149	15	105	.990	9.66
Rip Radcliff	37	1	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	4.00
League Average										.991	9.82
Team Total		155	155	154	1517	1351	151	15	105	.990	9.63

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Jimmy Bloodworth	25	129	129	125	763	349	393	21	74	.972	5.75
Joe Wood	23	22	20	20	106	54	41	11	6	.896	4.32
Don Ross	28	7	6	6	37	14	19	4	3	.892	4.71
League Average										.969	5.40
Team Total		155	155	151	906	417	453	36	83	.960	5.51

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Pinky Higgins	34	138	138	136	435	156	253	26	22	.940	2.96
Joe Wood	23	18	16	16	40	16	23	1	0	.975	2.17
Don Ross	28	1	1	1	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	3.00
League Average										.948	3.11
Team Total		155	155	153	478	173	278	27	22	.944	2.87

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Joe Hoover	28	144	143	137	735	301	393	41	84	.944	4.82
Don Ross	28	18	12	11	74	29	41	4	7	.946	3.89
League Average										.953	4.93
Team Total		155	155	148	809	330	434	45	91	.944	4.72

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Dick Wakefield	22	155	155	155	339	314	11	14	1	.959	2.10
Doc Cramer	37	138	138	135	359	346	9	4	3	.989	2.57
Ned Harris	26	96	92	90	206	192	6	8	2	.961	2.06
Don Ross	28	38	37	32	66	62	3	1	0	.985	1.71
Rip Radcliff	37	19	18	18	38	37	1	0	1	1.000	2.00
Jimmy Outlaw	30	16	16	16	34	32	2	0	0	1.000	2.13
Charlie Metro	25	14	9	8	29	28	0	1	0	.966	2.00
League Average										.977	2.39
Team Total		155	465	454	1071	1011	32	28	7	.974	2.19

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Dizzy Trout	28	44	30	18	91	20	67	4	1	.956	1.98
Virgil Trucks	26	33	25	10	40	16	24	0	0	1.000	1.21
Hal Newhouser	22	37	25	10	58	8	49	1	1	.983	1.54
Tommy Bridges	36	25	22	11	46	18	28	0	1	1.000	1.84
Hal White	24	32	24	7	51	12	38	1	2	.980	1.56
Stubby Overmire	24	29	18	8	33	10	23	0	2	1.000	1.14
Johnny Gorsica	28	35	4	1	40	10	30	0	3	1.000	1.14
Roy Henshaw	31	26	3	0	23	9	13	1	0	.957	0.85
Prince Oana	33	10	0	0	8	0	6	2	2	.750	0.60
Rufe Gentry	25	4	4	2	7	1	6	0	0	1.000	1.75
Joe Orrell	26	10	0	0	5	2	3	0	0	1.000	0.50
League Average										.964	1.27
Team Total		155	155	67	402	106	287	9	12	.978	1.38

1942 / 1944 Fielding Statistics

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