1942 Detroit Tigers season
1942 Detroit Tigers | |
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Owner(s) | Walter Briggs, Sr. |
General manager(s) | Jack Zeller |
Manager(s) | Del Baker |
Local radio |
WWJ (AM) (Ty Tyson) WXYZ (Harry Heilmann) |
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The 1942 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 73–81, 30 games behind the New York Yankees.
Offseason
- Prior to 1942 season: Neil Berry was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 103 | 51 | .669 | -- |
Boston Red Sox | 93 | 59 | .612 | 9 |
St. Louis Browns | 82 | 69 | .543 | 19.5 |
Cleveland Indians | 75 | 79 | .487 | 28 |
Detroit Tigers | 73 | 81 | .474 | 30 |
Chicago White Sox | 66 | 82 | .446 | 34 |
Washington Senators | 62 | 89 | .411 | 39.5 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 99 | .357 | 48 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 13–8 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 14–7 | |||||
Chicago | 8–13 | — | 11–11 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 6–13 | 13–7 | |||||
Cleveland | 8–14 | 11–11 | — | 9–13–2 | 7–15 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 15–7 | |||||
Detroit | 7–15 | 13–9 | 13–9–2 | — | 7–15 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
New York | 10–12 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 15–7 | — | 16–6 | 15–7 | 17–5 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 6–16 | 10–12 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–11 | 13–6 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 16–6 | — | 11–11 | |||||
Washington | 7–14 | 7–13 | 7–15 | 13–9 | 5–17 | 12–10 | 11–11 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 30, 1942: Schoolboy Rowe was purchased from the Tigers by the Brooklyn Dodgers.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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OF | Harris, NedNed Harris | 121 | 398 | 108 | .271 | 9 | 45 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Meyer, DutchDutch Meyer | 14 | 52 | 17 | .327 | 2 | 9 |
Gehringer, CharlieCharlie Gehringer | 45 | 45 | 12 | .267 | 1 | 7 |
Unser, AlAl Unser | 4 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0 |
Patrick, BobBob Patrick | 4 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 1 | 3 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Benton, AlAl Benton | 35 | 226.2 | 7 | 13 | 2.90 | 110 |
Bridges, TommyTommy Bridges | 23 | 174 | 9 | 7 | 2.74 | 97 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Fuchs, CharlieCharlie Fuchs | 9 | 36.2 | 3 | 3 | 6.63 | 15 |
Rowe, SchoolboySchoolboy Rowe | 2 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Wilson, JackJack Wilson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.85 | 7 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | Al Vincent |
A1 | Beaumont Exporters | Texas League | Steve O'Neill |
A | Elmira Pioneers | Eastern League | Ray Brubaker |
B | Hagerstown Owls | Interstate League | Dutch Dorman |
B | Winston-Salem Twins | Piedmont League | Jack Tighe and Al Unser |
C | Pittsfield Electrics | Canadian–American League | Shano Collins, Rabbit Moore and Vince "Moon" Mullen |
D | Fulton Tigers | KITTY League | Vince "Moon" Mullen |
D | Jamestown Falcons | PONY League | Greg Mulleavy |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Jamestown
KITTY League folded, June 19, 1942[3]
Notes
- ↑ Neil Berry at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Schoolboy Rowe at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1942 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference