1938 Detroit Tigers season
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1938 Detroit Tigers season
| 1938 Detroit Tigers |
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| Owner(s) | Walter Briggs, Sr. | |
| Manager(s) | Mickey Cochrane, Del Baker | |
| Local radio | WWJ (AM) (Ty Tyson) WXYZ (Harry Heilmann) |
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The 1938 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The Detroit Tigers compiled a record of 84 wins and 70 losses, good enough for fourth place in the American League. Hank Greenberg hit 58 home runs, and became the first unanimous selection as the American League MVP.
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Offseason
- December 2, 1937: Mike Tresh, Marv Owen and Gee Walker were traded by the Tigers to the Chicago White Sox for Vern Kennedy, Tony Piet, and Dixie Walker.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 99 | 53 | .651 | -- |
| Boston Red Sox | 88 | 61 | .591 | 9.5 |
| Cleveland Indians | 86 | 66 | .566 | 13.0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 84 | 70 | .545 | 16.0 |
| Washington Senators | 75 | 76 | .497 | 23.5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 65 | 83 | .439 | 32.0 |
| St. Louis Browns | 55 | 97 | .362 | 44.0 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 99 | .349 | 46.0 |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches |
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Rudy York | 135 | 463 | 138 | .298 | 33 | 127 |
| 1B | Hank Greenberg | 155 | 556 | 175 | .315 | 58 | 146 |
| 2B | Charlie Gehringer | 152 | 568 | 174 | .306 | 20 | 107 |
| 3B | Don Ross | 77 | 265 | 69 | .260 | 1 | 30 |
| SS | Billy Rogell | 136 | 501 | 130 | .259 | 3 | 55 |
| OF | Dixie Walker | 127 | 454 | 140 | .308 | 6 | 43 |
| OF | Pete Fox | 155 | 634 | 186 | .293 | 7 | 96 |
| OF | Chet Morgan | 74 | 306 | 87 | .284 | 0 | 27 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Mark Christman | 95 | 318 | 79 | .248 | 1 | 44 |
| Jo-Jo White | 78 | 206 | 54 | .262 | 0 | 15 |
| Chet Laabs | 64 | 211 | 50 | .237 | 7 | 37 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 53 | 143 | 42 | .294 | 1 | 25 |
| Tony Piet | 41 | 80 | 17 | .213 | 0 | 14 |
| Roy Cullenbine | 25 | 67 | 19 | .284 | 0 | 9 |
| Ray Hayworth | 8 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 5 |
| Benny McCoy | 7 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| George Archie | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Vern Kennedy | 33 | 190.1 | 12 | 9 | 5.06 | 53 |
| George Gill | 24 | 164 | 12 | 9 | 4.12 | 30 |
| Elden Auker | 27 | 160.2 | 11 | 10 | 5.27 | 46 |
| Tommy Bridges | 25 | 151 | 13 | 9 | 4.59 | 101 |
| Schoolboy Rowe | 4 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | 4 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Roxie Lawson | 27 | 127 | 8 | 9 | 5.46 | 39 |
| Boots Poffenberger | 25 | 125 | 6 | 7 | 4.82 | 28 |
| Harry Eisenstat | 32 | 125.1 | 9 | 6 | 3.72 | 37 |
| Al Benton | 19 | 95.1 | 5 | 3 | 3.30 | 33 |
| Bob Harris | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Slick Coffman | 39 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6.02 | 31 |
| Jake Wade | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.56 | 23 |
| Joe Rogalski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 2 |
| Woody Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 1 |
Awards and honors
- Hank Greenberg, American League MVP
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| A1 | Beaumont Exporters | Texas League | Al Vincent |
| C | Charleston Senators | Middle Atlantic League | Paul O'Malley |
| D | Andalusia Bulldogs | Alabama-Florida League | Yam Yaryan |
| D | Beckley Bengals | Mountain State League | Eli Harris |
| D | Tiffin Mud Hens | Ohio State League | Tony Rogala |
| D | Harlingen Hubs | Texas Valley League | Jake Atz |
| D | Hobbs Boosters | West Texas-New Mexico League | Neal Rabe |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Beaumont, Beckley, Harlingen[2]
Notes
- ^ Mike Tresh page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
References
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