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1943 Detroit Tigers

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR
Jimmy Bloodworth 25 R R 5' 11" 180 Jul 26, 1917 6 129 129 129 129 0 0 0 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tommy Bridges 36 R R 5' 10" 155 Dec 28, 1906 14 25 22 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.5
Doc Cramer 37 L R 6' 2" 185 Jul 22, 1905 15 140 138 140 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 0 138 2 0 1.0
Rufe Gentry 25 R R 6' 1" 180 May 18, 1918 1st 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
Johnny Gorsica 28 R R 6' 2" 180 Mar 29, 1915 4 36 4 36 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.5
Ned Harris 26 L L 5' 11" 175 Jul 9, 1916 3 114 92 114 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 84 96 19 0 0.3
Roy Henshaw 31 R L 5' 8" 155 Jul 29, 1911 7 26 3 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Pinky Higgins 34 R R 6' 1" 185 May 27, 1909 12 138 138 138 138 0 0 0 0 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2
Joe Hoover 28 R R 5' 11" 175 Apr 15, 1915 1st 144 143 144 144 0 0 0 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 0 1 -0.9
John McHale 21 L R 6' 0" 200 Sep 21, 1921 1st 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.0
Charlie Metro 25 R R 5' 11" 178 Apr 28, 1918 1st 44 9 44 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 14 2 29 -0.2
Hal Newhouser HOF 22 L L 6' 2" 180 May 20, 1921 5 37 25 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 All-Star
Prince Oana 33 R R 6' 2" 193 Jan 22, 1910 2 20 0 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.1
Joe Orrell 26 R R 6' 4" 210 Mar 6, 1917 1st 10 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
Jimmy Outlaw 30 R R 5' 8" 165 Jan 20, 1913 4 20 16 20 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 9 16 4 0 0.1
Stubby Overmire 24 R L 5' 7" 170 May 16, 1919 1st 29 18 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Dixie Parsons 27 R R 6' 2" 180 May 12, 1916 3 40 32 40 40 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.3
Rip Radcliff 37 L L 5' 10" 170 Jan 19, 1906 10 70 18 70 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 19 51 0 -0.2
Paul Richards 34 R R 6' 1" 180 Nov 21, 1908 5 100 93 100 100 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Don Ross 28 R R 6' 1" 185 Jul 16, 1914 4 89 56 89 62 0 0 0 7 1 18 6 0 32 38 28 0 -0.1
Dizzy Trout 28 R R 6' 2" 195 Jun 29, 1915 5 45 30 45 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.9
Virgil Trucks 26 R R 5' 11" 198 Apr 26, 1917 3 33 25 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.1
Al Unser 30 R R 6' 1" 175 Oct 12, 1912 2 38 30 38 37 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.2
Dick Wakefield 22 L R 6' 4" 210 May 6, 1921 2 155 155 155 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 139 0 16 155 0 0 3.0 All-Star
Hal White 24 R R 5' 10" 165 Mar 18, 1919 3 32 24 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4
Joe Wood 23 R R 5' 9" 160 Oct 3, 1919 1st 60 36 60 41 0 0 0 23 18 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 0.4
Rudy York 29 R R 6' 1" 209 Aug 17, 1913 8 155 155 155 155 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.5 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 WAR

Dick Wakefield

Jimmy Bloodworth

Rudy York

Rip Radcliff

Pinky Higgins

Joe Hoover

Doc Cramer

Paul Richards

Tommy Bridges

Dizzy Trout

Rufe Gentry

Prince Oana
Joe Orrell

Johnny Gorsica

Hal Newhouser

Roy Henshaw

Stubby Overmire

Don Ross

Charlie Metro

Virgil Trucks

Dixie Parsons

Joe Wood

Hal White

Ned Harris

John McHale
Jimmy Outlaw

Al Unser

1942 / 1944 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers