1936 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1936 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 83-71. They scored 921 runs and belted 94 home runs to go along with a .300 batting average. The offense was powered by Goose Goslin, who led the team with 24 home runs and 125 RBI. Charlie Gehringer led the team with 227 hits for a .354 average.
The team allowed 870 runs and had a team ERA of 5.00. Tommy Bridges led the pitching staff with 23 wins and 175 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jack Burns | 1B | 138 | 558 | 96 | 158 | 4 | 63 | 4 | .375 | .380 | .755 | .283 |
| Flea Clifton | SS | 13 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .231 | .531 | .192 |
| Gil English | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 2B | 154 | 641 | 144 | 227 | 15 | 116 | 4 | .431 | .555 | .986 | .354 |
| Hank Greenberg | 1B | 12 | 46 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .455 | .630 | 1.085 | .348 |
| Marv Owen | 3B | 154 | 583 | 72 | 172 | 9 | 105 | 9 | .361 | .389 | .750 | .295 |
| Salty Parker | SS | 11 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .333 | .360 | .693 | .280 |
| Billy Rogell | SS | 146 | 585 | 85 | 160 | 6 | 68 | 14 | .357 | .368 | .725 | .274 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Pete Fox | OF | 73 | 220 | 46 | 67 | 4 | 26 | 1 | .405 | .423 | .828 | .305 |
| Goose Goslin | OF | 147 | 572 | 122 | 180 | 24 | 125 | 14 | .403 | .526 | .929 | .315 |
| Al Simmons | OF | 143 | 568 | 96 | 186 | 13 | 112 | 6 | .383 | .484 | .867 | .327 |
| Gee Walker | OF | 134 | 550 | 105 | 194 | 12 | 93 | 17 | .387 | .536 | .923 | .353 |
| Jo-Jo White | OF | 58 | 51 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .383 | .333 | .716 | .275 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mickey Cochrane | C | 44 | 126 | 24 | 34 | 2 | 17 | 1 | .465 | .381 | .846 | .270 |
| Ray Hayworth | C | 81 | 250 | 31 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 0 | .347 | .292 | .639 | .240 |
| Glenn Myatt | C | 27 | 78 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .299 | .231 | .530 | .218 |
| Frank Reiber | C | 20 | 55 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .333 | .364 | .697 | .273 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | C | 10 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .395 | .545 | .940 | .303 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5464 | 921 | 1638 | 94 | 848 | 73 | .372 | .431 | .803 | .300 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Elden Auker | 35 | 31 | 215.3 | 13 | 16 | .448 | 0 | 66 | 83 | 4.89 | 1.607 | |||
| Tommy Bridges | 39 | 38 | 294.7 | 23 | 11 | .676 | 0 | 175 | 115 | 3.60 | 1.371 | |||
| General Crowder | 9 | 7 | 44 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 8.39 | 1.932 | |||
| Chief Hogsett | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.250 | |||
| Chad Kimsey | 22 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 4.85 | 1.673 | |||
| Roxie Lawson | 41 | 8 | 128 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3 | 34 | 71 | 5.48 | 1.641 | |||
| Red Phillips | 22 | 6 | 87.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 6.49 | 1.672 | |||
| Schoolboy Rowe | 41 | 35 | 245.3 | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | 115 | 64 | 4.51 | 1.345 | |||
| Vic Sorrell | 30 | 14 | 131.3 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3 | 37 | 64 | 5.28 | 1.653 | |||
| Joe Sullivan | 26 | 4 | 79.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 1 | 32 | 40 | 6.78 | 1.895 | |||
| Jake Wade | 13 | 11 | 78.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 30 | 52 | 5.29 | 1.852 | |||
| Team Totals | 281 | 154 | 1359.9 | 83 | 71 | .539 | 13 | 526 | 562 | 5.00 | 1.566 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Charlie Gehringer and Marv Owen | 154 |
| At Bats | Charlie Gehringer | 641 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Charlie Gehringer | 731 |
| Batting Average | Charlie Gehringer | .354 |
| On-Base % | Charlie Gehringer | .431 |
| Slugging % | Charlie Gehringer | .555 |
| OPS | Charlie Gehringer | .986 |
| Runs | Charlie Gehringer | 144 |
| Hits | Charlie Gehringer | 227 |
| Total Bases | Charlie Gehringer | 356 |
| Doubles | Charlie Gehringer | 60 |
| Triples | Charlie Gehringer | 12 |
| Home Runs | Goose Goslin | 24 |
| RBI | Goose Goslin | 125 |
| Walks | Goose Goslin | 85 |
| Strikeouts | Goose Goslin | 50 |
| Stolen Bases | Gee Walker | 17 |
| Caught Stealing | Billy Rogell | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Marv Owen | 12 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tommy Bridges | 23 |
| Losses | Elden Auker | 16 |
| Saves | Chad Kimsey, Roxie Lawson, Schoolboy Rowe, and Vic Sorrell | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Tommy Bridges | .676 |
| ERA | Tommy Bridges | 3.60 |
| WHIP | Schoolboy Rowe | 1.345 |
| Innings Pitched | Tommy Bridges | 294.7 |
| Games | Roxie Lawson and Schoolboy Rowe | 41 |
| Games Started | Tommy Bridges | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Tommy Bridges | 175 |
| Complete Games | Tommy Bridges | 26 |
| Shutouts | Tommy Bridges | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Tommy Bridges | 1272 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Schoolboy Rowe | 123 |
| Hits Allowed | Tommy Bridges | 289 |
| Walks Allowed | Tommy Bridges | 115 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Tommy Bridges | 21 |
| Wild Pitches | Tommy Bridges and Chad Kimsey | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tommy Bridges | 5 |
