1942 Detroit Tigers season

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1942 Detroit Tigers
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Briggs Stadium (Since 1912) Detroit, Michigan (Since 1901)
1942 Information
Owner(s)	Walter Briggs, Sr.
Manager(s)	Del Baker
Local television	none
Local radio	WWJ (AM) (Ty Tyson) WXYZ (Harry Heilmann)

The Detroit Tigers' 1942 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the American League.

Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 2.2 Notable transactions 2.3 Roster 3 Player stats 3.1 Batting 3.1.1 Starters by position 3.1.2 Other batters 3.2 Pitching 3.2.1 Starting pitchers 3.2.2 Other pitchers 3.2.3 Relief pitchers 4 Farm system 5 Notes 6 References

[edit] Offseason

• Prior to 1942 season: Neil Berry was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.^[1]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
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

[edit] Notable transactions

• April 30, 1942: Schoolboy Rowe was purchased from the Tigers by the Brooklyn Dodgers.^[2]

[edit] Roster

1942 Detroit Tigers roster
Roster
Pitchers 19 Al Benton 10 Tommy Bridges 17 Charlie Fuchs 15 Johnny Gorsica 18 Roy Henshaw 12 Hal Manders 16 Hal Newhouser 14 Schoolboy Rowe 11 Dizzy Trout 22 Virgil Trucks 25 Hal White 24 Jack Wilson		Catchers 23 Dixie Parsons  9 Hank Riebe  1 Birdie Tebbetts 31 Al Unser Infielders  3 Jimmy Bloodworth 27 Moe Franklin 2,22 Charlie Gehringer  6 Pinky Higgins  7 Billy Hitchcock  7 Johnny Lipon  9 Eric McNair 26 Dutch Meyer  4 Rudy York		Outfielders  8 Doc Cramer 28,26 Ned Harris 21 Barney McCosky 24 Bob Patrick  5 Rip Radcliff 20 Don Ross		Manager 32 Del Baker Coaches 2,22 Charlie Gehringer ?? Merv Shea ?? Jack Tighe

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

[edit] 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
OF	Harris, NedNed Harris	121	398	108	.271	9	45

[edit] 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
Unser, AlAl Unser	4	8	3	.375	0	0
Patrick, BobBob Patrick	4	8	2	.250	1	3

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Benton, AlAl Benton	35	226.2	7	13	2.90	110
Bridges, TommyTommy Bridges	23	174	9	7	2.74	97

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Rowe, SchoolboySchoolboy Rowe	2	10.1	1	0	0.00	7

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Wilson, JackJack Wilson	9	0	0	0	4.85	7

[edit] Farm system

• Class AA: Buffalo Bisons (International League; Al Vincent, manager)
• Class A1: Beaumont Exporters (Texas League; Steve O'Neill, manager)
• Class A: Elmira Pioneers (Eastern League; Ray Brubaker, manager)
• Class B: Hagerstown Owls (Interstate League; Dutch Dorman, manager)
• Class B: Winston-Salem Twins (Piedmont League; Jack Tighe and Al Unser, managers)
• Class C: Pittsfield Electrics (Canadian-American League; Shano Collins, Rabbit Moore and Vince "Moon" Mullen, managers)
• Class D: Fulton Tigers (KITTY League; Vince "Moon" Mullen, manager) — League folded, June 19
• Class D: Jamestown Falcons (PONY League; Greg Mulleavy, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION^[3]

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• 1942 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference

v • d • e 1942 MLB season by team American League Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington National League Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis 1942 All-Star Game • 1942 World Series

v • d • e Detroit Tigers Based in Detroit, Michigan Franchise History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and owners Ballparks Boulevard Park • Bennett Park • Tiger Stadium • Comerica Park Spring Training: Plant Field • Bosse Field • Henley Field • Joker Marchant Stadium Culture Gum Time • Paws • "Detroit Rock City" • "The Bird" • Disco Demolition Night Rivalries Cleveland Indians • Chicago White Sox • Chicago Cubs • St. Louis Cardinals • Toronto Blue Jays Important figures Ty Cobb • Sam Crawford • Hughie Jennings • Wild Bill Donovan • George Mullin • Donie Bush • Harry Heilmann • Hooks Dauss • Mickey Cochrane • Hank Greenberg • Charlie Gehringer • Billy Rogell • Tommy Bridges • Schoolboy Rowe • Hal Newhouser • Dizzy Trout • Al Kaline • Denny McLain • Norm Cash • Willie Horton • Bill Freehan • Mickey Lolich • Mayo Smith • Ralph Houk • Mark Fidrych • Jack Morris • Alan Trammell • Lou Whitaker • Lance Parrish • Kirk Gibson • Willie Hernández • Sparky Anderson • Justin Verlander Retired numbers Ty Cobb • 2 • 5 • 6 • 16 • 23 • 42 Minors Player overview • AAA: Toledo Mud Hens • AA: Erie SeaWolves • A: Lakeland Flying Tigers • West Michigan Whitecaps • Oneonta Tigers • Rookie: Gulf Coast League Tigers • DSL Tigers • VSL Tigers Key personnel Owner: Mike Ilitch • General Manager: Dave Dombrowski • Manager: Jim Leyland World Series championships (4) 1935 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984 League pennants (10) American League: 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1934 • 1935 • 1940 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984 • 2006 Division titles (3) East: 1972 • 1984 • 1987 • Central: none Wild card berths (1) 2006 Broadcasters TV: Fox Sports Detroit • Mario Impemba • Rod Allen • John Keating • Mickey York • Trevor Thompson • Justin Field • Shireen Saski • Matt Shepard • Justin White • Ernie Harwell • Tigers Live • Tigers Weekly Radio: Detroit Tigers Radio Network • Dan Dickerson • Jim Price • Tony Ortiz • Jeff Riger • WXYT-FM • WXYT (AM) • History: List of Detroit Tigers broadcasters   Seasons (109) 1900s 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 1910s 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 1920s 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 1930s 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 1940s 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 1950s 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 1960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

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