1940 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1940 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 90-64. They scored 888 runs and belted 134 home runs to go along with a .286 batting average. The offense was powered by Hank Greenberg, who led the team with 41 home runs and 150 RBI. Barney McCosky led the team with 200 hits for a .340 average.
The team allowed 716 runs and had a team ERA of 4.01. Bobo Newsom led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 164 strikeouts. Al Benton led the team with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dick Bartell | SS | 139 | 528 | 76 | 123 | 7 | 53 | 12 | .335 | .330 | .665 | .233 |
| Frank Croucher | SS | 37 | 57 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .164 | .105 | .269 | .105 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 2B | 139 | 515 | 108 | 161 | 10 | 81 | 10 | .428 | .447 | .875 | .313 |
| Pinky Higgins | 3B | 131 | 480 | 70 | 130 | 13 | 76 | 4 | .357 | .415 | .772 | .271 |
| Red Kress | 3B | 33 | 99 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .294 | .303 | .597 | .222 |
| Scat Metha | 2B | 26 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .282 | .297 | .579 | .243 |
| Dutch Meyer | 2B | 23 | 58 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .317 | .310 | .627 | .259 |
| Rudy York | 1B | 155 | 588 | 105 | 186 | 33 | 134 | 3 | .410 | .583 | .993 | .316 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Earl Averill | OF | 64 | 118 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .309 | .381 | .690 | .280 |
| Bruce Campbell | OF | 103 | 297 | 56 | 84 | 8 | 44 | 2 | .381 | .448 | .829 | .283 |
| Pete Fox | OF | 93 | 350 | 49 | 101 | 5 | 48 | 7 | .329 | .403 | .732 | .289 |
| Hank Greenberg | OF | 148 | 573 | 129 | 195 | 41 | 150 | 6 | .433 | .670 | 1.103 | .340 |
| Barney McCosky | OF | 143 | 589 | 123 | 200 | 4 | 57 | 13 | .408 | .491 | .899 | .340 |
| Pat Mullin | OF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tuck Stainback | OF | 15 | 40 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .262 | .275 | .537 | .225 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Billy Sullivan | C | 78 | 220 | 36 | 68 | 3 | 41 | 2 | .399 | .450 | .849 | .309 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | C | 111 | 379 | 46 | 112 | 4 | 46 | 4 | .357 | .412 | .769 | .296 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Frank Secory | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5418 | 888 | 1549 | 134 | 829 | 66 | .362 | .442 | .803 | .286 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Al Benton | 42 | 0 | 79.3 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 17 | 50 | 36 | 4.42 | 1.627 | |||
| Tommy Bridges | 29 | 28 | 197.7 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 133 | 88 | 3.37 | 1.310 | |||
| Dick Conger | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Floyd Giebell | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Johnny Gorsica | 29 | 20 | 160 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 68 | 57 | 4.33 | 1.419 | |||
| Fred Hutchinson | 17 | 10 | 76 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 32 | 26 | 5.68 | 1.461 | |||
| Archie McKain | 27 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 24 | 25 | 2.82 | 1.431 | |||
| Lynn Nelson | 6 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1.93 | 2.286 | |||
| Hal Newhouser | 28 | 20 | 133.3 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 89 | 76 | 4.86 | 1.688 | |||
| Bobo Newsom | 36 | 34 | 264 | 21 | 5 | .808 | 0 | 164 | 100 | 2.83 | 1.269 | |||
| Cotton Pippen | 4 | 3 | 21.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 6.75 | 1.831 | |||
| Schoolboy Rowe | 27 | 23 | 169 | 16 | 3 | .842 | 0 | 61 | 43 | 3.46 | 1.260 | |||
| Tom Seats | 26 | 2 | 55.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4.69 | 1.580 | |||
| Clay Smith | 14 | 1 | 28.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 5.08 | 1.590 | |||
| Bud Thomas | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.00 | 2.750 | |||
| Dizzy Trout | 33 | 10 | 100.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 2 | 64 | 54 | 4.47 | 1.778 | |||
| Bob Uhl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 326 | 155 | 1375.3 | 90 | 64 | .584 | 23 | 752 | 570 | 4.01 | 1.451 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rudy York | 155 |
| At Bats | Barney McCosky | 589 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rudy York | 685 |
| Batting Average | Hank Greenberg and Barney McCosky | .340 |
| On-Base % | Hank Greenberg | .433 |
| Slugging % | Hank Greenberg | .670 |
| OPS | Hank Greenberg | 1.103 |
| Runs | Hank Greenberg | 129 |
| Hits | Barney McCosky | 200 |
| Total Bases | Hank Greenberg | 384 |
| Doubles | Hank Greenberg | 50 |
| Triples | Barney McCosky | 19 |
| Home Runs | Hank Greenberg | 41 |
| RBI | Hank Greenberg | 150 |
| Walks | Charlie Gehringer | 101 |
| Strikeouts | Rudy York | 88 |
| Stolen Bases | Barney McCosky | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | Barney McCosky | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dick Bartell | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Hank Greenberg | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bobo Newsom | 21 |
| Losses | Al Benton | 10 |
| Saves | Al Benton | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Schoolboy Rowe | .842 |
| ERA | Bobo Newsom | 2.83 |
| WHIP | Schoolboy Rowe | 1.260 |
| Innings Pitched | Bobo Newsom | 264 |
| Games | Al Benton | 42 |
| Games Started | Bobo Newsom | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Bobo Newsom | 164 |
| Complete Games | Bobo Newsom | 20 |
| Shutouts | Bobo Newsom | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Bobo Newsom | 1101 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bobo Newsom | 83 |
| Hits Allowed | Bobo Newsom | 235 |
| Walks Allowed | Bobo Newsom | 100 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bobo Newsom | 19 |
| Wild Pitches | Tommy Bridges | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Johnny Gorsica | 4 |
