1942 Detroit Tigers Roster (40-man)

1941 Season 1943 Season

Record: 73-81-2, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Del Baker (73-81-2)

Ballpark: Briggs Stadium

Attendance: 580,087 (3rd of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 108
One-year: Batting - 114, Pitching - 114

Pythagorean W-L: 77-77, 589 Runs, 587 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
Al Benton	31	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Mar 18, 1911	7	35	30	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.7	$11,100	All-Star
Jimmy Bloodworth	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jul 26, 1917	5	137	134	137	136	0	0	0	134	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.5	$5,000
Tommy Bridges	35	us US	R	R	5' 10"	155	Dec 28, 1906	13	23	22	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.9	$9,600
Doc Cramer	36	us US	L	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 22, 1905	14	151	150	151	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	150	0	150	1	0	-1.0	$10,800
Moe Franklin	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Apr 1, 1914	2	48	36	48	38	0	0	0	7	0	32	0	0	0	0	6	4	0.0
Charlie Fuchs	28	us US	B	R	5' 8"	168	Nov 18, 1913	1st	9	4	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Charlie Gehringer HOF	39	us US	L	R	5' 11"	180	May 11, 1903	19	45	1	45	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	0	0.2	$10,000
Johnny Gorsica	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Mar 29, 1915	3	31	0	31	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	-0.2
Ned Harris	25	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	Jul 9, 1916	2	121	104	121	104	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	104	104	17	0	0.7
Roy Henshaw	30	us US	R	L	5' 8"	155	Jul 29, 1911	6	23	2	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Pinky Higgins	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	May 27, 1909	11	143	137	143	137	0	0	0	0	137	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1.5	$10,800
Billy Hitchcock	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Jul 31, 1916	1st	85	76	85	81	0	0	0	0	1	80	0	0	0	0	0	5	-1.3
Johnny Lipon	19	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Nov 10, 1922	1st	34	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.4
Hal Manders	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	187	Jun 14, 1917	2	18	0	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Barney McCosky	25	us US	L	R	6' 1"	184	Apr 11, 1917	4	154	154	154	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	146	6	2	154	0	0	2.2
Eric McNair	33	us US	R	R	5' 8"	160	Apr 12, 1909	14	26	17	26	21	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	5	0	-0.8	$8,400
Dutch Meyer	26	us US	R	R	5' 10"	181	Oct 6, 1915	4	14	14	14	14	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Hal Newhouser HOF	21	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	May 20, 1921	4	39	23	39	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4.0	$4,800	All-Star
Dixie Parsons	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	May 12, 1916	2	63	54	63	62	0	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.8
Bob Patrick	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Oct 27, 1917	2	4	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	0.1
Rip Radcliff	36	us US	L	L	5' 10"	170	Jan 19, 1906	9	62	28	62	28	0	0	4	0	0	0	6	0	18	24	34	0	-0.2	$9,000
Hank Riebe	20	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Oct 10, 1921	1st	11	8	11	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Don Ross	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Jul 16, 1914	3	87	54	87	58	0	0	0	0	20	0	5	0	33	38	29	0	0.7
Schoolboy Rowe	32	us US	R	R	6' 4"	210	Jan 11, 1910	10	2	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Birdie Tebbetts	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Nov 10, 1912	7	99	92	99	97	0	97	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.4		All-Star
Dizzy Trout	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Jun 29, 1915	4	36	29	36	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4.2
Virgil Trucks	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	198	Apr 26, 1917	2	28	20	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5
Al Unser	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Oct 12, 1912	1st	4	2	4	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Hal White	23	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Mar 18, 1919	2	34	25	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.4
Jack Wilson	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	210	Apr 12, 1912	9	9	0	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Rudy York	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	209	Aug 17, 1913	7	153	152	153	152	0	0	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.8		All-Star
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	50	us US	May 3, 1892	Manager	Apr 14	Sep 27
Charlie Gehringer	39	us US	May 11, 1903		Apr 14	Sep 27
Merv Shea	41	us US	Sep 5, 1900		Apr 14	Sep 27
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date