1929 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1929 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 70-84. They scored 927 runs and belted 110 home runs to go along with a .299 batting average. The offense was powered by Dale Alexander, who led the team with 25 home runs, 137 RBI. Dale Alexander and Charlie Gehringer were tied for the team lead in hits with 215.
The team allowed 928 runs and had a team ERA of 4.96. George Uhle was the winningest pitcher, with 15 games won. Earl Whitehill struck out 103 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Akers | SS | 24 | 83 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .351 | .373 | .724 | .265 |
| Dale Alexander | 1B | 155 | 626 | 110 | 215 | 25 | 137 | 5 | .397 | .580 | .977 | .343 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 2B | 155 | 634 | 131 | 215 | 13 | 106 | 27 | .405 | .532 | .937 | .339 |
| Bucky Harris | 2B | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .091 | .322 | .091 |
| Marty McManus | 3B | 154 | 599 | 99 | 168 | 18 | 90 | 16 | .347 | .451 | .798 | .280 |
| Nolen Richardson | SS | 13 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .261 | .190 | .451 | .190 |
| Heinie Schuble | SS | 92 | 258 | 35 | 60 | 2 | 28 | 3 | .288 | .353 | .641 | .233 |
| Frank Sigafoos | 3B | 14 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .321 | .217 | .538 | .174 |
| Yats Wuestling | SS | 54 | 150 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 16 | 1 | .250 | .240 | .490 | .200 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Fothergill | OF | 115 | 277 | 42 | 98 | 6 | 62 | 3 | .378 | .570 | .948 | .354 |
| Harry Heilmann | OF | 125 | 453 | 86 | 156 | 15 | 120 | 5 | .412 | .565 | .977 | .344 |
| Roy Johnson | OF | 148 | 640 | 128 | 201 | 10 | 69 | 20 | .379 | .475 | .854 | .314 |
| Harry Rice | OF | 130 | 536 | 97 | 163 | 6 | 69 | 6 | .379 | .425 | .804 | .304 |
| John Stone | OF | 51 | 150 | 23 | 39 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .311 | .400 | .711 | .260 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Pinky Hargrave | C | 76 | 185 | 26 | 61 | 3 | 26 | 2 | .401 | .443 | .844 | .330 |
| Ray Hayworth | C | 14 | 43 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .304 | .256 | .560 | .256 |
| Eddie Phillips | C | 68 | 221 | 24 | 52 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .302 | .330 | .632 | .235 |
| Merv Shea | C | 50 | 162 | 23 | 47 | 3 | 24 | 2 | .365 | .383 | .748 | .290 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Larry Woodall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5593 | 927 | 1672 | 110 | 851 | 95 | .353 | .453 | .806 | .299 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Frank Barnes | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.20 | 2.600 | |||
| Josh Billings | 8 | 0 | 19.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5.12 | 1.865 | |||
| Ownie Carroll | 34 | 26 | 202 | 9 | 17 | .346 | 1 | 54 | 86 | 4.63 | 1.658 | |||
| Skinny Graham | 13 | 6 | 51.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 5.57 | 1.992 | |||
| Art Herring | 4 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 4.78 | 1.781 | |||
| Chief Hogsett | 4 | 4 | 28.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.83 | 1.498 | |||
| Phil Page | 10 | 4 | 25.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 8.17 | 1.897 | |||
| Augie Prudhomme | 34 | 6 | 94 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 1 | 26 | 53 | 6.22 | 1.830 | |||
| George Smith | 14 | 2 | 35.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 5.80 | 2.185 | |||
| Vic Sorrell | 36 | 31 | 226 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 1 | 81 | 106 | 5.18 | 1.664 | |||
| Lil Stoner | 24 | 3 | 53 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 5.26 | 1.660 | |||
| George Uhle | 32 | 30 | 249 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 0 | 100 | 58 | 4.08 | 1.369 | |||
| Elam Vangilder | 6 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6.35 | 2.035 | |||
| Earl Whitehill | 38 | 28 | 245.3 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 1 | 103 | 96 | 4.62 | 1.480 | |||
| Whit Wyatt | 4 | 4 | 25.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 6.75 | 1.897 | |||
| Emil Yde | 29 | 6 | 86.7 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0 | 23 | 63 | 5.30 | 1.880 | |||
| Team Totals | 294 | 155 | 1390.3 | 70 | 84 | .455 | 9 | 467 | 646 | 4.96 | 1.645 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dale Alexander and Charlie Gehringer | 155 |
| At Bats | Roy Johnson | 640 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Charlie Gehringer | 715 |
| Batting Average | Harry Heilmann | .344 |
| On-Base % | Harry Heilmann | .412 |
| Slugging % | Dale Alexander | .580 |
| OPS | Dale Alexander and Harry Heilmann | .977 |
| Runs | Charlie Gehringer | 131 |
| Hits | Dale Alexander and Charlie Gehringer | 215 |
| Total Bases | Dale Alexander | 363 |
| Doubles | Charlie Gehringer and Roy Johnson | 45 |
| Triples | Charlie Gehringer | 19 |
| Home Runs | Dale Alexander | 25 |
| RBI | Dale Alexander | 137 |
| Walks | Roy Johnson | 67 |
| Strikeouts | Dale Alexander | 63 |
| Stolen Bases | Charlie Gehringer | 27 |
| Caught Stealing | Roy Johnson | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dale Alexander | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | George Uhle | 15 |
| Losses | Ownie Carroll | 17 |
| Saves | Lil Stoner | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | George Uhle | .577 |
| ERA | George Uhle | 4.08 |
| WHIP | George Uhle | 1.369 |
| Innings Pitched | George Uhle | 249 |
| Games | Earl Whitehill | 38 |
| Games Started | Vic Sorrell | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Earl Whitehill | 103 |
| Complete Games | George Uhle | 23 |
| Shutouts | Chief Hogsett, Vic Sorrell, George Uhle, Earl Whitehill, and Emil Yde | 1 |
| Batters Faced | George Uhle | 1084 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Vic Sorrell | 130 |
| Hits Allowed | George Uhle | 283 |
| Walks Allowed | Vic Sorrell | 106 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Earl Whitehill | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Ownie Carroll and George Uhle | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ownie Carroll | 8 |
