1942 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1942 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 73-81. They scored 589 runs and belted 76 home runs to go along with a .246 batting average. The offense was powered by Rudy York, who led the team with 21 home runs and 90 RBI. Barney McCosky led the team with 176 hits for a .293 average.
The team allowed 587 runs and had a team ERA of 3.13. Virgil Trucks was the winningest pitcher, with 14 games won. Al Benton struck out 110 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Bloodworth | 2B | 137 | 533 | 62 | 129 | 13 | 57 | 2 | .295 | .362 | .657 | .242 |
| Moe Franklin | SS | 48 | 154 | 24 | 40 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .301 | .344 | .645 | .260 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 2B | 45 | 45 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .365 | .333 | .698 | .267 |
| Pinky Higgins | 3B | 143 | 499 | 65 | 133 | 11 | 79 | 3 | .362 | .409 | .771 | .267 |
| Billy Hitchcock | SS | 85 | 280 | 27 | 59 | 0 | 29 | 2 | .280 | .246 | .526 | .211 |
| Johnny Lipon | SS | 34 | 131 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .232 | .206 | .438 | .191 |
| Eric McNair | SS | 26 | 68 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .197 | .235 | .432 | .162 |
| Dutch Meyer | 2B | 14 | 52 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .386 | .500 | .886 | .327 |
| Rudy York | 1B | 153 | 577 | 81 | 150 | 21 | 90 | 3 | .343 | .428 | .771 | .260 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Doc Cramer | OF | 151 | 630 | 71 | 166 | 0 | 43 | 4 | .314 | .317 | .631 | .263 |
| Ned Harris | OF | 121 | 398 | 53 | 108 | 9 | 45 | 5 | .351 | .430 | .781 | .271 |
| Barney McCosky | OF | 154 | 600 | 75 | 176 | 7 | 50 | 11 | .365 | .412 | .777 | .293 |
| Bob Patrick | OF | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .750 | 1.083 | .250 |
| Rip Radcliff | OF | 62 | 144 | 13 | 36 | 1 | 20 | 0 | .294 | .306 | .600 | .250 |
| Don Ross | OF | 87 | 226 | 29 | 62 | 3 | 30 | 2 | .379 | .376 | .755 | .274 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dixie Parsons | C | 63 | 188 | 8 | 37 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .249 | .250 | .499 | .197 |
| Hank Riebe | C | 11 | 35 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .314 | .371 | .685 | .314 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | C | 99 | 308 | 24 | 76 | 1 | 27 | 4 | .335 | .292 | .627 | .247 |
| Al Unser | C | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .750 | .375 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5327 | 589 | 1313 | 76 | 547 | 39 | .310 | .344 | .654 | .246 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Al Benton | 35 | 30 | 226.7 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 2 | 110 | 84 | 2.90 | 1.297 | |||
| Tommy Bridges | 23 | 22 | 174 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1 | 97 | 61 | 2.74 | 1.293 | |||
| Charlie Fuchs | 9 | 4 | 36.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 6.63 | 1.689 | |||
| Johnny Gorsica | 28 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4 | 19 | 26 | 4.75 | 1.679 | |||
| Roy Henshaw | 23 | 2 | 61.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 24 | 27 | 4.09 | 1.459 | |||
| Hal Manders | 18 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 4.09 | 1.636 | |||
| Hal Newhouser | 38 | 23 | 183.7 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 5 | 103 | 114 | 2.45 | 1.366 | |||
| Schoolboy Rowe | 2 | 1 | 10.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .00 | 1.068 | |||
| Dizzy Trout | 35 | 29 | 223 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 0 | 91 | 89 | 3.43 | 1.359 | |||
| Virgil Trucks | 28 | 20 | 167.7 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 0 | 91 | 74 | 2.74 | 1.318 | |||
| Hal White | 34 | 25 | 216.7 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 1 | 93 | 82 | 2.91 | 1.357 | |||
| Jack Wilson | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4.85 | 1.923 | |||
| Team Totals | 282 | 156 | 1399.5 | 73 | 81 | .474 | 14 | 671 | 598 | 3.13 | 1.371 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Barney McCosky | 154 |
| At Bats | Doc Cramer | 630 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Doc Cramer | 682 |
| Batting Average | Barney McCosky | .293 |
| On-Base % | Barney McCosky | .365 |
| Slugging % | Rudy York | .428 |
| OPS | Barney McCosky | .777 |
| Runs | Rudy York | 81 |
| Hits | Barney McCosky | 176 |
| Total Bases | Barney McCosky and Rudy York | 247 |
| Doubles | Pinky Higgins | 34 |
| Triples | Barney McCosky | 11 |
| Home Runs | Rudy York | 21 |
| RBI | Rudy York | 90 |
| Walks | Rudy York | 73 |
| Strikeouts | Rudy York | 71 |
| Stolen Bases | Barney McCosky | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | Jimmy Bloodworth | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Barney McCosky | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Pinky Higgins | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Virgil Trucks | 14 |
| Losses | Dizzy Trout | 18 |
| Saves | Hal Newhouser | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Virgil Trucks | .636 |
| ERA | Hal Newhouser | 2.45 |
| WHIP | Tommy Bridges | 1.293 |
| Innings Pitched | Al Benton | 226.7 |
| Games | Hal Newhouser | 38 |
| Games Started | Al Benton | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Al Benton | 110 |
| Complete Games | Dizzy Trout | 13 |
| Shutouts | Hal White | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Dizzy Trout | 965 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dizzy Trout | 85 |
| Hits Allowed | Dizzy Trout | 214 |
| Walks Allowed | Hal Newhouser | 114 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dizzy Trout | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Dizzy Trout | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Hal White | 5 |
