1930 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1930 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 75-79. They scored 783 runs and belted 82 home runs to go along with a .284 batting average. The offense was powered by Dale Alexander, who led the team with 20 home runs and 135 RBI. Charlie Gehringer led the team with 201 hits for a .330 average.
The team allowed 832 runs and had a team ERA of 4.70. Earl Whitehill was the winningest pitcher, with 17 games won. George Uhle struck out 117 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 | 85 | 233 | 36 | 65 | 9 | 40 | 5 | .375 | .472 | .847 | .279 |
| Dale Alexander | 1B | 154 | 602 | 86 | 196 | 20 | 135 | 6 | .372 | .507 | .879 | .326 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 2B | 154 | 610 | 144 | 201 | 16 | 98 | 19 | .404 | .534 | .938 | .330 |
| Mark Koenig | SS | 76 | 267 | 37 | 64 | 1 | 16 | 2 | .295 | .300 | .595 | .240 |
| Marty McManus | 3B | 132 | 484 | 74 | 155 | 9 | 89 | 23 | .396 | .475 | .871 | .320 |
| Billy Rogell | SS | 54 | 144 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .250 | .222 | .472 | .167 |
| Jimmy Shevlin | 1B | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .143 | .393 | .143 |
| Johnny Watson | SS | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .308 | .417 | .725 | .250 |
| Yats Wuestling | SS | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .000 | .182 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Doljack | OF | 20 | 74 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .286 | .473 | .759 | .257 |
| Paul Easterling | OF | 29 | 79 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .259 | .316 | .575 | .203 |
| Bob Fothergill | OF | 55 | 143 | 14 | 37 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .289 | .406 | .695 | .259 |
| Liz Funk | OF | 140 | 527 | 74 | 145 | 4 | 65 | 12 | .319 | .389 | .708 | .275 |
| Tom Hughes | OF | 17 | 59 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .413 | .508 | .921 | .373 |
| Roy Johnson | OF | 125 | 462 | 84 | 127 | 2 | 35 | 17 | .333 | .409 | .742 | .275 |
| Harry Rice | OF | 37 | 128 | 16 | 39 | 2 | 24 | 0 | .403 | .398 | .801 | .305 |
| John Stone | OF | 127 | 425 | 60 | 132 | 3 | 56 | 6 | .360 | .452 | .812 | .311 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Gene Desautels | C | 42 | 126 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .239 | .254 | .493 | .190 |
| Pinky Hargrave | C | 55 | 137 | 18 | 39 | 5 | 18 | 2 | .380 | .453 | .833 | .285 |
| Ray Hayworth | C | 77 | 227 | 24 | 63 | 0 | 22 | 0 | .336 | .379 | .715 | .278 |
| Tony Rensa | C | 20 | 37 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .386 | .459 | .845 | .270 |
| Hughie Wise | C | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Hank Greenberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5298 | 783 | 1504 | 82 | 728 | 97 | .335 | .421 | .756 | .284 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tommy Bridges | 8 | 5 | 37.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 4.06 | 1.353 | |||
| Guy Cantrell | 16 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 5.66 | 1.657 | |||
| Ownie Carroll | 6 | 3 | 20.3 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1.62 | 1.921 | |||
| Art Herring | 23 | 6 | 77.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 16 | 36 | 5.33 | 1.712 | |||
| Chief Hogsett | 33 | 17 | 146 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 1 | 54 | 63 | 5.42 | 1.623 | |||
| Waite Hoyt | 26 | 20 | 135.7 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 4 | 25 | 47 | 4.78 | 1.643 | |||
| Mark Koenig | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 | 2.111 | |||
| Phil Page | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9.75 | 2.667 | |||
| Joe Samuels | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.50 | 2.667 | |||
| Vic Sorrell | 35 | 30 | 233.3 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 1 | 97 | 106 | 3.86 | 1.505 | |||
| Charlie Sullivan | 40 | 3 | 93.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 5 | 38 | 53 | 6.53 | 1.761 | |||
| George Uhle | 33 | 29 | 239 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 3 | 117 | 75 | 3.65 | 1.314 | |||
| Earl Whitehill | 34 | 31 | 220.7 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 1 | 109 | 80 | 4.24 | 1.486 | |||
| Whit Wyatt | 21 | 7 | 85.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2 | 68 | 35 | 3.57 | 1.295 | |||
| Team Totals | 291 | 154 | 1351.8 | 75 | 79 | .487 | 17 | 574 | 570 | 4.70 | 1.536 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dale Alexander and Charlie Gehringer | 154 |
| At Bats | Charlie Gehringer | 610 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Charlie Gehringer | 699 |
| Batting Average | Charlie Gehringer | .330 |
| On-Base % | Charlie Gehringer | .404 |
| Slugging % | Charlie Gehringer | .534 |
| OPS | Charlie Gehringer | .938 |
| Runs | Charlie Gehringer | 144 |
| Hits | Charlie Gehringer | 201 |
| Total Bases | Charlie Gehringer | 326 |
| Doubles | Charlie Gehringer | 47 |
| Triples | Charlie Gehringer | 15 |
| Home Runs | Dale Alexander | 20 |
| RBI | Dale Alexander | 135 |
| Walks | Charlie Gehringer | 69 |
| Strikeouts | Dale Alexander | 56 |
| Stolen Bases | Marty McManus | 23 |
| Caught Stealing | Charlie Gehringer | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Liz Funk | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Earl Whitehill | 17 |
| Losses | Earl Whitehill | 13 |
| Saves | Charlie Sullivan | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Vic Sorrell | .593 |
| ERA | George Uhle | 3.65 |
| WHIP | George Uhle | 1.314 |
| Innings Pitched | George Uhle | 239 |
| Games | Charlie Sullivan | 40 |
| Games Started | Earl Whitehill | 31 |
| Strikeouts | George Uhle | 117 |
| Complete Games | George Uhle | 18 |
| Shutouts | Vic Sorrell | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Vic Sorrell | 1021 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Earl Whitehill | 104 |
| Hits Allowed | Earl Whitehill | 248 |
| Walks Allowed | Vic Sorrell | 106 |
| Home Runs Allowed | George Uhle | 18 |
| Wild Pitches | Charlie Sullivan | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Chief Hogsett | 9 |
