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91-71, Finished 2nd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Mayo Smith (91-71)
Scored 683 runs, Allowed 587 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 92-70
Ballparks: Tiger Stadium · Attendance: 1,447,143 (3rd of 10)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 97
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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 | 36 | R | L | 6' 4" | 205 | Jan 31, 1931 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Gates Brown | 28 | L | R | 5' 11" | 220 | May 2, 1939 | 5 | 51 | 17 | 51 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 32 | 1 | -0.5 | $16,000 | |
| Dave Campbell | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Jan 14, 1942 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Norm Cash | 32 | L | L | 6' 0" | 185 | Nov 10, 1934 | 10 | 152 | 131 | 152 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.9 | $43,000 | |
| Wayne Comer | 23 | R | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Feb 3, 1944 | 1st | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Pat Dobson | 25 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Feb 12, 1942 | 1st | 28 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $6,500 | |
| Bill Freehan | 25 | R | R | 6' 3" | 203 | Nov 29, 1941 | 6 | 155 | 149 | 155 | 151 | 0 | 146 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | $ | All-Star |
| Fred Gladding | 31 | L | R | 6' 1" | 220 | Jun 28, 1936 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | $18,000 | |
| Lenny Green | 34 | L | L | 5' 11" | 170 | Jan 6, 1933 | 11 | 58 | 32 | 58 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 0.5 | $10,000 | |
| Bill Heath | 28 | L | R | 5' 8" | 175 | Mar 10, 1939 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | -0.7 | $ | |
| John Hiller | 24 | R | L | 6' 1" | 185 | Apr 8, 1943 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Willie Horton | 24 | R | R | 5' 11" | 209 | Oct 18, 1942 | 5 | 122 | 108 | 122 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 14 | 0 | 3.3 | $ | |
| Al Kaline HOF | 32 | R | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Dec 19, 1934 | 15 | 131 | 127 | 131 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 130 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 | $55,000 | All-Star |
| Johnny Klippstein | 39 | R | R | 6' 1" | 173 | Oct 17, 1927 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| George Korince | 21 | R | R | 6' 3" | 210 | Jan 10, 1946 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Jim Landis | 33 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Mar 9, 1934 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 0 | -0.2 | $22,500 | |
| Fred Lasher | 25 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Aug 19, 1941 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Mickey Lolich | 26 | B | L | 6' 1" | 170 | Sep 12, 1940 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | $20,000 | |
| Jerry Lumpe | 34 | L | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Jun 2, 1933 | 12 | 81 | 36 | 81 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Mike Marshall | 24 | R | R | 5' 10" | 180 | Jan 15, 1943 | 1st | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.9 | $ | |
| Tommy Matchick | 23 | L | R | 6' 1" | 173 | Sep 7, 1943 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Eddie Mathews HOF | 35 | L | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Oct 13, 1931 | 16 | 36 | 31 | 36 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | $57,500 | |
| Dick McAuliffe | 27 | L | R | 5' 11" | 176 | Nov 29, 1939 | 8 | 153 | 150 | 153 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.8 | $ | All-Star |
| Denny McLain | 23 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Mar 29, 1944 | 5 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.6 | $ | |
| Bill Monbouquette | 30 | R | R | 5' 11" | 190 | Aug 11, 1936 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Jim Northrup | 27 | L | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Nov 24, 1939 | 4 | 144 | 124 | 144 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 94 | 41 | 143 | 7 | 4 | 2.7 | $18,000 | |
| Ray Oyler | 28 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Aug 4, 1938 | 3 | 148 | 125 | 148 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.6 | $ | |
| Orlando Pena | 33 | R | R | 5' 11" | 154 | Nov 17, 1933 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Johnny Podres | 34 | L | L | 5' 11" | 170 | Sep 30, 1932 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Jim Price | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 192 | Oct 13, 1941 | 1st | 44 | 22 | 44 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | -0.2 | $7,500 | |
| Larry Sherry | 31 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Jul 25, 1935 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | $29,000 | |
| Joe Sparma | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Feb 4, 1942 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.4 | $ | |
| Mickey Stanley | 24 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Jul 20, 1942 | 4 | 145 | 78 | 145 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 129 | 14 | 12 | 1.2 | $ | |
| Dick Tracewski | 32 | R | R | 5' 11" | 160 | Feb 3, 1935 | 6 | 74 | 22 | 74 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1.1 | $ | |
| Don Wert | 28 | R | R | 5' 10" | 162 | Jul 29, 1938 | 5 | 142 | 135 | 142 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.1 | $ | |
| Dave Wickersham | 31 | R | R | 6' 3" | 188 | Sep 27, 1935 | 8 | 36 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $24,500 | |
| Earl Wilson | 32 | R | R | 6' 3" | 216 | Oct 2, 1934 | 8 | 52 | 38 | 52 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2.1 | $34,000 | |
| Jake Wood | 30 | R | R | 6' 1" | 163 | Jun 22, 1937 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR |