1939 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1939 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 81-73. They scored 849 runs and belted 124 home runs to go along with a .279 batting average. The offense was powered by Hank Greenberg, who led the team with 33 home runs and 112 RBI. Barney McCosky led the team with 190 hits for a .311 average.
The team allowed 762 runs and had a team ERA of 4.29. Tommy Bridges and Bobo Newsom were tied for the team lead in wins with 17. Bobo Newsom racked up 164 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Mark Christman | 3B | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .375 | .625 | .250 |
| Frank Croucher | SS | 97 | 324 | 38 | 87 | 5 | 40 | 2 | .303 | .361 | .664 | .269 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 2B | 118 | 406 | 86 | 132 | 16 | 86 | 4 | .423 | .544 | .967 | .325 |
| Hank Greenberg | 1B | 138 | 500 | 112 | 156 | 33 | 112 | 8 | .420 | .622 | 1.042 | .312 |
| Pinky Higgins | 3B | 132 | 489 | 57 | 135 | 8 | 76 | 7 | .353 | .380 | .733 | .276 |
| Red Kress | SS | 51 | 157 | 19 | 38 | 1 | 22 | 2 | .316 | .306 | .622 | .242 |
| Benny McCoy | 2B | 55 | 192 | 38 | 58 | 1 | 33 | 3 | .394 | .448 | .842 | .302 |
| Billy Rogell | SS | 74 | 174 | 24 | 40 | 2 | 23 | 3 | .330 | .333 | .663 | .230 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Earl Averill | OF | 87 | 309 | 58 | 81 | 10 | 58 | 4 | .354 | .463 | .817 | .262 |
| Beau Bell | OF | 54 | 134 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 24 | 0 | .358 | .299 | .657 | .239 |
| Roy Cullenbine | OF | 75 | 179 | 31 | 43 | 6 | 23 | 0 | .362 | .413 | .775 | .240 |
| Les Fleming | OF | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pete Fox | OF | 141 | 519 | 69 | 153 | 7 | 66 | 23 | .342 | .405 | .747 | .295 |
| Chet Laabs | OF | 5 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .389 | .500 | .889 | .313 |
| Barney McCosky | OF | 147 | 611 | 120 | 190 | 4 | 58 | 20 | .384 | .430 | .814 | .311 |
| Dixie Walker | OF | 43 | 154 | 30 | 47 | 4 | 19 | 4 | .367 | .474 | .841 | .305 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dixie Parsons | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Merv Shea | C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | C | 106 | 341 | 37 | 89 | 4 | 53 | 2 | .315 | .372 | .687 | .261 |
| Rudy York | C | 102 | 329 | 66 | 101 | 20 | 68 | 5 | .387 | .544 | .931 | .307 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5326 | 849 | 1487 | 124 | 803 | 88 | .348 | .426 | .774 | .279 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Al Benton | 37 | 16 | 150 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5 | 67 | 58 | 4.56 | 1.600 | |||
| Tommy Bridges | 29 | 26 | 198 | 17 | 7 | .708 | 2 | 129 | 61 | 3.50 | 1.247 | |||
| Slick Coffman | 23 | 1 | 42.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 6.38 | 1.726 | |||
| Harry Eisenstat | 10 | 2 | 29.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 6.98 | 1.616 | |||
| Floyd Giebell | 9 | 0 | 15.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 2.93 | 2.026 | |||
| George Gill | 3 | 1 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8.31 | 1.954 | |||
| Bob Harris | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4.00 | 1.444 | |||
| Fred Hutchinson | 13 | 12 | 84.7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 22 | 51 | 5.21 | 1.724 | |||
| Vern Kennedy | 4 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6.43 | 1.619 | |||
| Roxie Lawson | 2 | 1 | 11.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4.76 | 1.239 | |||
| Red Lynn | 4 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8.64 | 1.687 | |||
| Archie McKain | 32 | 11 | 129.7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | 49 | 54 | 3.68 | 1.342 | |||
| Hal Newhouser | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5.40 | 1.400 | |||
| Bobo Newsom | 35 | 31 | 246 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2 | 164 | 104 | 3.37 | 1.325 | |||
| Cotton Pippen | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7.07 | 1.714 | |||
| Schoolboy Rowe | 28 | 24 | 164 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 0 | 51 | 61 | 4.99 | 1.543 | |||
| Bud Thomas | 27 | 0 | 47.3 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 4.18 | 1.374 | |||
| Dizzy Trout | 33 | 22 | 162 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 2 | 72 | 74 | 3.61 | 1.494 | |||
| Jim Walkup | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7.50 | 1.917 | |||
| Team Totals | 305 | 155 | 1367.3 | 81 | 73 | .526 | 16 | 633 | 574 | 4.29 | 1.466 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Barney McCosky | 147 |
| At Bats | Barney McCosky | 611 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Barney McCosky | 692 |
| Batting Average | Charlie Gehringer | .325 |
| On-Base % | Charlie Gehringer | .423 |
| Slugging % | Hank Greenberg | .622 |
| OPS | Hank Greenberg | 1.042 |
| Runs | Barney McCosky | 120 |
| Hits | Barney McCosky | 190 |
| Total Bases | Hank Greenberg | 311 |
| Doubles | Hank Greenberg | 42 |
| Triples | Barney McCosky | 14 |
| Home Runs | Hank Greenberg | 33 |
| RBI | Hank Greenberg | 112 |
| Walks | Hank Greenberg | 91 |
| Strikeouts | Hank Greenberg | 95 |
| Stolen Bases | Pete Fox | 23 |
| Caught Stealing | Pete Fox | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Pinky Higgins | 14 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Pinky Higgins | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tommy Bridges and Bobo Newsom | 17 |
| Losses | Schoolboy Rowe | 12 |
| Saves | Al Benton | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Tommy Bridges | .708 |
| ERA | Bobo Newsom | 3.37 |
| WHIP | Tommy Bridges | 1.247 |
| Innings Pitched | Bobo Newsom | 246 |
| Games | Al Benton | 37 |
| Games Started | Bobo Newsom | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Bobo Newsom | 164 |
| Complete Games | Bobo Newsom | 21 |
| Shutouts | Bobo Newsom | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Bobo Newsom | 1050 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bobo Newsom | 92 |
| Hits Allowed | Bobo Newsom | 222 |
| Walks Allowed | Bobo Newsom | 104 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Schoolboy Rowe | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Al Benton and Dizzy Trout | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tommy Bridges | 6 |
