1938 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1938 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 84-70. They scored 862 runs and belted 137 home runs to go along with a .272 batting average. The offense was powered by Hank Greenberg, who led the team with 58 home runs and 146 RBI. Pete Fox led the team with 186 hits for a .293 average.
The team allowed 795 runs and had a team ERA of 4.79. Tommy Bridges led the pitching staff with 13 wins and 101 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Mark Christman | 3B | 95 | 318 | 35 | 79 | 1 | 44 | 5 | .307 | .302 | .609 | .248 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 2B | 152 | 568 | 133 | 174 | 20 | 107 | 14 | .425 | .486 | .911 | .306 |
| Hank Greenberg | 1B | 155 | 556 | 144 | 175 | 58 | 146 | 7 | .438 | .683 | 1.121 | .315 |
| Benny McCoy | 2B | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .267 | .517 | .200 |
| Tony Piet | 3B | 41 | 80 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 2 | .351 | .287 | .638 | .213 |
| Billy Rogell | SS | 136 | 501 | 76 | 130 | 3 | 55 | 9 | .373 | .353 | .726 | .259 |
| Don Ross | 3B | 77 | 265 | 22 | 69 | 1 | 30 | 1 | .333 | .306 | .639 | .260 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Roy Cullenbine | OF | 25 | 67 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .392 | .388 | .780 | .284 |
| Pete Fox | OF | 155 | 634 | 91 | 186 | 7 | 96 | 16 | .328 | .413 | .741 | .293 |
| Chet Laabs | OF | 64 | 211 | 26 | 50 | 7 | 37 | 3 | .288 | .398 | .686 | .237 |
| Chet Morgan | OF | 74 | 306 | 50 | 87 | 0 | 27 | 5 | .330 | .310 | .640 | .284 |
| Dixie Walker | OF | 127 | 454 | 84 | 140 | 6 | 43 | 5 | .396 | .434 | .830 | .308 |
| Jo-Jo White | OF | 78 | 206 | 40 | 54 | 0 | 15 | 3 | .359 | .301 | .660 | .262 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ray Hayworth | C | 8 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .318 | .211 | .529 | .211 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | C | 53 | 143 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 25 | 1 | .348 | .385 | .733 | .294 |
| Rudy York | C | 135 | 463 | 85 | 138 | 33 | 127 | 1 | .417 | .579 | .996 | .298 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| George Archie | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5270 | 862 | 1434 | 137 | 804 | 76 | .355 | .411 | .766 | .272 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Elden Auker | 27 | 24 | 160.7 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0 | 46 | 56 | 5.27 | 1.493 | |||
| Al Benton | 19 | 10 | 95.3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 33 | 39 | 3.30 | 1.385 | |||
| Tommy Bridges | 25 | 20 | 151 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 1 | 101 | 58 | 4.59 | 1.517 | |||
| Slick Coffman | 39 | 6 | 95.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | 31 | 48 | 6.02 | 1.755 | |||
| Woody Davis | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.50 | 1.167 | |||
| Harry Eisenstat | 32 | 9 | 125.3 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 4 | 37 | 29 | 3.73 | 1.277 | |||
| George Gill | 24 | 23 | 164 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 30 | 50 | 4.12 | 1.494 | |||
| Bob Harris | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7.20 | 1.800 | |||
| Vern Kennedy | 33 | 26 | 190.3 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 2 | 53 | 113 | 5.06 | 1.724 | |||
| Roxie Lawson | 27 | 16 | 127 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 1 | 39 | 82 | 5.46 | 1.858 | |||
| Boots Poffenberger | 25 | 15 | 125 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1 | 28 | 66 | 4.82 | 1.704 | |||
| Joe Rogalski | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.57 | 1.714 | |||
| Schoolboy Rowe | 4 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3.00 | 1.476 | |||
| Jake Wade | 27 | 2 | 70 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 23 | 48 | 6.56 | 1.729 | |||
| Team Totals | 289 | 155 | 1348.3 | 84 | 70 | .545 | 11 | 435 | 608 | 4.79 | 1.587 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Pete Fox and Hank Greenberg | 155 |
| At Bats | Pete Fox | 634 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Charlie Gehringer | 688 |
| Batting Average | Hank Greenberg | .315 |
| On-Base % | Hank Greenberg | .438 |
| Slugging % | Hank Greenberg | .683 |
| OPS | Hank Greenberg | 1.121 |
| Runs | Hank Greenberg | 144 |
| Hits | Pete Fox | 186 |
| Total Bases | Hank Greenberg | 380 |
| Doubles | Pete Fox | 35 |
| Triples | Pete Fox | 10 |
| Home Runs | Hank Greenberg | 58 |
| RBI | Hank Greenberg | 146 |
| Walks | Hank Greenberg | 119 |
| Strikeouts | Hank Greenberg | 92 |
| Stolen Bases | Pete Fox | 16 |
| Caught Stealing | Pete Fox | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Pete Fox | 8 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tommy Bridges | 13 |
| Losses | Elden Auker | 10 |
| Saves | Harry Eisenstat | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Harry Eisenstat | .600 |
| ERA | George Gill | 4.12 |
| WHIP | Elden Auker | 1.493 |
| Innings Pitched | Vern Kennedy | 190.3 |
| Games | Slick Coffman | 39 |
| Games Started | Vern Kennedy | 26 |
| Strikeouts | Tommy Bridges | 101 |
| Complete Games | Tommy Bridges and George Gill | 13 |
| Shutouts | Elden Auker, George Gill, and Boots Poffenberger | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Vern Kennedy | 877 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Vern Kennedy | 107 |
| Hits Allowed | Vern Kennedy | 215 |
| Walks Allowed | Vern Kennedy | 113 |
| Home Runs Allowed | George Gill | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Vern Kennedy | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Elden Auker | 5 |
