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85-77, Finished 4th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Chuck Dressen (85-77)
Scored 699 runs, Allowed 678 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-79
Ballparks: Tiger Stadium · Attendance: 816,139 (6th of 10)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 96
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Aguirre | 33 | R | L | 6' 4" | 205 | Jan 31, 1931 | 10 | 32 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Gates Brown | 25 | L | R | 5' 11" | 220 | May 2, 1939 | 2 | 123 | 101 | 123 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 20 | 2 | 3.0 | $ | |
| Bill Bruton | 38 | L | R | 6' 0" | 169 | Nov 9, 1925 | 12 | 106 | 67 | 106 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 71 | 0 | 81 | 33 | 1 | 1.7 | $ | |
| Norm Cash | 29 | L | L | 6' 0" | 185 | Nov 10, 1934 | 7 | 144 | 129 | 144 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2.8 | $ | |
| Don Demeter | 29 | R | R | 6' 4" | 190 | Jun 25, 1935 | 8 | 134 | 104 | 134 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 52 | 15 | 88 | 29 | 0 | 1.0 | $ | |
| Dick Egan | 27 | L | L | 6' 4" | 193 | Mar 24, 1937 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $6,000 | |
| Bill Faul | 24 | R | R | 5' 10" | 184 | Apr 21, 1940 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $8,500 | |
| Fritz Fisher | 22 | L | L | 6' 1" | 180 | Nov 28, 1941 | 1st | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Terry Fox | 28 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Jul 31, 1935 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Bill Freehan | 22 | R | R | 6' 3" | 203 | Nov 29, 1941 | 3 | 144 | 138 | 144 | 142 | 0 | 141 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5.4 | $12,000 | All-Star |
| Fred Gladding | 28 | L | R | 6' 1" | 220 | Jun 28, 1936 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Jack Hamilton | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 200 | Dec 25, 1938 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.9 | $ | |
| Willie Horton | 21 | R | R | 5' 11" | 209 | Oct 18, 1942 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Al Kaline HOF | 29 | R | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Dec 19, 1934 | 12 | 146 | 136 | 146 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 10 | 0 | 5.1 | $60,000 | All-Star |
| Alan Koch | 26 | R | R | 6' 4" | 195 | Mar 25, 1938 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $7,500 | |
| Frank Lary | 34 | R | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Apr 10, 1930 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.9 | $ | |
| Mickey Lolich | 23 | B | L | 6' 1" | 170 | Sep 12, 1940 | 2 | 44 | 33 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | $ | |
| Jerry Lumpe | 31 | L | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Jun 2, 1933 | 9 | 158 | 156 | 158 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | $ | All-Star |
| Dick McAuliffe | 24 | L | R | 5' 11" | 176 | Nov 29, 1939 | 5 | 162 | 159 | 162 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.9 | $ | |
| Denny McLain | 20 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Mar 29, 1944 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Julio Navarro | 28 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Jan 9, 1936 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Jim Northrup | 24 | L | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Nov 24, 1939 | 1st | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Bubba Phillips | 36 | R | R | 5' 9" | 180 | Feb 24, 1928 | 10 | 46 | 20 | 46 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Ed Rakow | 29 | B | R | 5' 11" | 178 | May 30, 1935 | 5 | 42 | 13 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Phil Regan | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Apr 6, 1937 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.4 | $ | |
| Mike Roarke | 33 | R | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Nov 8, 1930 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Bill Roman | 25 | L | L | 6' 4" | 190 | Oct 11, 1938 | 1st | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Johnnie Seale | 25 | L | L | 5' 10" | 155 | Nov 14, 1938 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Larry Sherry | 28 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Jul 25, 1935 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| George Smith | 26 | R | R | 5' 10" | 170 | Jul 7, 1937 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Joe Sparma | 22 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Feb 4, 1942 | 1st | 23 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | $ | |
| Mickey Stanley | 21 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Jul 20, 1942 | 1st | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -0.2 | $ | |
| John Sullivan | 23 | L | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Jan 3, 1941 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| George Thomas | 26 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Nov 29, 1937 | 6 | 105 | 76 | 105 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 57 | 19 | 90 | 18 | 3 | 1.3 | $ | |
| Don Wert | 25 | R | R | 5' 10" | 162 | Jul 29, 1938 | 2 | 148 | 142 | 148 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.2 | $ | |
| Dave Wickersham | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 188 | Sep 27, 1935 | 5 | 40 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | $ | |
| Jake Wood | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 163 | Jun 22, 1937 | 4 | 64 | 22 | 64 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 8 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR |