1940 Detroit Tigers Roster (40-man)

1939 Season 1941 Season

Record: 90-64-1, Finished 1st in American League (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Lost World Series (4-3) to Cincinnati Reds

Manager: Del Baker (90-64-1)

Ballpark: Briggs Stadium

Attendance: 1,112,693 (1st of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 109, Pitching - 108
One-year: Batting - 110, Pitching - 108

Pythagorean W-L: 92-62, 888 Runs, 717 Runs Allowed

American League Pennant

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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
Earl Averill HOF	38	us US	L	R	5' 9"	172	May 21, 1902	12	64	17	64	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	11	5	22	43	0	-0.6	$10,000
Dick Bartell	32	us US	R	R	5' 9"	160	Nov 22, 1907	14	139	137	139	139	0	0	0	0	0	139	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4	$15,000
Al Benton	29	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Mar 18, 1911	5	42	0	42	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	$4,500
Tommy Bridges	33	us US	R	R	5' 10"	155	Dec 28, 1906	11	29	28	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.8	$12,000	All-Star
Bruce Campbell	30	us US	L	R	6' 1"	185	Oct 20, 1909	11	103	72	103	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	74	74	30	0	1.0	$8,000
Dick Conger	19	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Apr 3, 1921	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Frank Croucher	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Jul 23, 1914	2	37	8	37	34	0	0	0	7	1	26	0	0	0	0	6	0	-0.8
Pete Fox	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Mar 8, 1909	8	93	80	93	85	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	80	85	9	0	0.1	$10,000
Charlie Gehringer HOF	37	us US	L	R	5' 11"	180	May 11, 1903	17	139	138	139	138	0	0	0	138	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.4	$20,000
Floyd Giebell	30	us US	L	R	6' 2"	172	Dec 10, 1909	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Johnny Gorsica	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Mar 29, 1915	1st	29	20	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.8
Hank Greenberg HOF	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Jan 1, 1911	9	148	148	148	148	0	0	0	0	0	0	148	0	0	148	0	0	6.8	$35,000	All-Star
Pinky Higgins	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	May 27, 1909	9	131	128	131	129	0	0	0	0	129	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.3	$8,000
Fred Hutchinson	20	us US	L	R	6' 2"	190	Aug 12, 1919	2	17	10	17	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$5,000
Red Kress	35	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Jan 2, 1905	13	34	27	34	28	0	0	0	0	17	12	0	0	0	0	6	0	-0.3	$8,500
Barney McCosky	23	us US	L	R	6' 1"	184	Apr 11, 1917	2	143	141	143	141	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	141	0	141	2	0	4.4
Archie McKain	29	us US	B	L	5' 10"	175	May 12, 1911	4	27	0	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9	$6,000
Frank Metha	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Dec 13, 1913	1st	26	9	26	16	0	0	0	10	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	-0.1
Dutch Meyer	24	us US	R	R	5' 10"	181	Oct 6, 1915	2	23	12	23	20	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0.0
Pat Mullin	22	us US	L	R	6' 2"	190	Nov 1, 1917	1st	4	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	-0.1
Lynn Nelson	35	us US	L	R	5' 10"	170	Feb 24, 1905	7	19	2	19	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	-0.6	$5,500
Hal Newhouser HOF	19	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	May 20, 1921	2	28	20	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	$3,000
Bobo Newsom	32	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Aug 11, 1907	10	36	34	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3	$20,000	All-Star
Cotton Pippen	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Apr 2, 1911	3	4	3	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$4,000
Schoolboy Rowe	30	us US	R	R	6' 4"	210	Jan 11, 1910	8	27	23	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
Tom Seats	29	us US	R	L	5' 11"	190	Sep 24, 1910	1st	26	2	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Frank Secory	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Aug 24, 1912	1st	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		$3,600
Clay Smith	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Sep 11, 1914	2	14	1	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$3,000
Tuck Stainback	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Aug 4, 1911	7	15	7	15	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	1	9	6	0	-0.2
Billy Sullivan	29	us US	L	R	6' 0"	170	Oct 23, 1910	9	78	57	78	63	0	57	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	16	1	1.9	$6,500
Birdie Tebbetts	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Nov 10, 1912	5	111	104	111	107	0	107	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1.5
Bud Thomas	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Sep 9, 1910	6	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$6,500
Dizzy Trout	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Jun 29, 1915	2	33	10	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Bob Uhl	26	us US	B	L	5' 11"	175	Sep 17, 1913	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Rudy York	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	209	Aug 17, 1913	5	155	155	155	155	0	0	155	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.9
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
Del Baker	48	us US	May 3, 1892	Manager	Apr 16	Sep 29
Red Kress	35	us US	Jan 2, 1905		Apr 16	Sep 29
Merv Shea	39	us US	Sep 5, 1900		Apr 16	Sep 29
Bing Miller	45	us US	Aug 30, 1894	Coach	Apr 16	Sep 29
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date