1928 Detroit Tigers Roster (40-man)

1927 Season 1929 Season

Record: 68-86-0, Finished 6th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Ballpark: Navin Field

Attendance: 474,323 (4th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 102
One-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100

Pythagorean W-L: 72-82, 744 Runs, 804 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Josh Billings	20	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Sep 27, 1907	2	21	16	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Ownie Carroll	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Nov 11, 1902	3	43	32	43	39	34	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	5	1	3	5.2
Paul Easterling	22	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Sep 28, 1905	1st	43	28	43	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	1	2	34	10	1	0.5
Bob Fothergill	30	us US	R	R	5' 10"	230	Aug 16, 1897	7	111	84	111	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	68	1	21	89	24	0	2.0	$7,500
Chick Galloway	31	us US	R	R	5' 8"	160	Aug 4, 1896	10	53	36	53	45	0	0	1	0	22	22	1	0	0	1	7	4	0.1	$8,000
Charlie Gehringer HOF	25	us US	L	R	5' 11"	180	May 11, 1903	5	154	154	154	154	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	$6,000
Sam Gibson	28	us US	L	R	6' 2"	198	Aug 5, 1899	3	20	18	20	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$5,000
Pinky Hargrave	32	us US	B	R	5' 8"	180	Jan 31, 1896	5	121	72	121	87	0	87	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	0	1.6	$6,000
Harry Heilmann HOF	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Aug 3, 1894	14	151	149	151	150	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	126	126	2	0	4.0	$18,750
Ken Holloway	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Aug 8, 1897	7	31	11	31	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.6
Marty McManus	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Mar 14, 1900	9	139	127	139	133	0	0	44	0	92	2	0	0	0	0	10	1	2.5	$10,000
Johnny Neun	27	us US	B	L	5' 10"	175	Oct 28, 1900	4	36	21	36	25	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	-0.7
Phil Page	22	us US	R	L	6' 2"	175	Aug 23, 1905	1st	3	2	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Harry Rice	26	us US	L	R	5' 9"	185	Nov 22, 1901	6	131	129	131	129	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	129	0	129	2	0	2.1	$8,000
Merv Shea	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Sep 5, 1900	2	39	26	39	30	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0.3	$5,000
George Smith	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Oct 27, 1901	3	39	2	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	$3,600
Vic Sorrell	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Apr 9, 1901	1st	29	23	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
John Stone	22	us US	L	R	6' 1"	178	Oct 10, 1905	1st	26	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	26	0	0	1.0	$3,000
Lil Stoner	29	us US	R	R	5' 9"	180	Feb 28, 1899	6	36	11	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	$6,000
Charlie Sullivan	25	us US	L	R	6' 1"	185	May 23, 1903	1st	3	2	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Bill Sweeney	23	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Dec 29, 1904	1st	89	74	89	77	0	0	75	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	8	4	-0.7	$3,000
Jackie Tavener	30	us US	L	R	5' 5"	138	Dec 27, 1897	5	132	130	132	131	0	0	0	0	0	131	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.3
Elam Vangilder	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	192	Apr 23, 1896	10	38	11	38	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.6
Jack Warner	24	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Aug 29, 1903	4	75	52	75	59	0	0	0	0	52	7	0	0	0	0	2	17	-0.6
Earl Whitehill	29	us US	L	L	5' 9"	174	Feb 7, 1899	6	31	30	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Al Wingo	30	us US	L	R	5' 11"	180	May 6, 1898	6	87	64	87	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	28	10	71	16	1	0.8
Larry Woodall	33	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Jul 26, 1894	9	65	56	65	61	0	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	-0.2
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
George Moriarty	42	us US	Jul 7, 1885	Manager	Apr 11	Sep 30
Lefty Leifield	44	us US	Sep 5, 1883		Apr 11	Sep 30
Benny Meyer	43	us US	Jan 21, 1885		Apr 11	Sep 30
Shag Shaughnessy	45	us US	Apr 8, 1883		Apr 11	Sep 30
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date