1942 Detroit Tigers season
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1942 Detroit Tigers season
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| Owner(s) | Walter Briggs, Sr. | |
| Manager(s) | Del Baker | |
| Local radio | WWJ (AM) (Ty Tyson) WXYZ (Harry Heilmann) |
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The 1942 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 73-81, 30 games behind the New York Yankees.
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Offseason
- Prior to 1942 season: Neil Berry was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 103 | 51 | .669 | -- |
| Boston Red Sox | 93 | 59 | .612 | 9 |
| St. Louis Browns | 82 | 69 | .543 | 19.5 |
| Cleveland Indians | 75 | 79 | .487 | 28 |
| Detroit Tigers | 73 | 81 | .474 | 30 |
| Chicago White Sox | 66 | 82 | .446 | 34 |
| Washington Senators | 62 | 89 | .411 | 39.5 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 99 | .357 | 48 |
Notable transactions
- April 30, 1942: Schoolboy Rowe was purchased from the Tigers by the Brooklyn Dodgers.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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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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| OF | Ned Harris | 121 | 398 | 108 | .271 | 9 | 45 |
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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| Dutch Meyer | 14 | 52 | 17 | .327 | 2 | 9 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 45 | 45 | 12 | .267 | 1 | 7 |
| Al Unser | 4 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Patrick | 4 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 1 | 3 |
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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| Al Benton | 35 | 226.2 | 7 | 13 | 2.90 | 110 |
| Tommy Bridges | 23 | 174 | 9 | 7 | 2.74 | 97 |
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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| Charlie Fuchs | 9 | 36.2 | 3 | 3 | 6.63 | 15 |
| Schoolboy Rowe | 2 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 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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| Jack Wilson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.85 | 7 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | Al Vincent |
| A1 | Beaumont Exporters | Texas League | Steve O'Neill |
| A | Elmira Pioneers | Eastern League | Ray Brubaker |
| B | Hagerstown Owls | Interstate League | Dutch Dorman |
| B | Winston-Salem Twins | Piedmont League | Jack Tighe and Al Unser |
| C | Pittsfield Electrics | Canadian-American League | Shano Collins, Rabbit Moore and Vince "Moon" Mullen |
| D | Fulton Tigers | KITTY League | Vince "Moon" Mullen |
| D | Jamestown Falcons | PONY League | Greg Mulleavy |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Jamestown
KITTY League folded, June 19, 1942[3]
Notes
- ^ Neil Berry page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Schoolboy Rowe page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
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