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1939 Detroit Tigers season
| 1939 Detroit Tigers |
|---|
| American League |
| Briggs Stadium |
| Detroit |
| 81–73 (.526) |
| 5th |
| Walter Briggs, Sr. |
| Jack Zeller |
| Del Baker |
| WWJ (AM)(Ty Tyson)WXYZ(Harry Heilmann) |
| Seasons |
The 1939 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 81–73, 26.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1⁄2 games behind the New York Yankees.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 106 | 45 | .702 | — | 52–25 | 54–20 |
| Boston Red Sox | 89 | 62 | .589 | 17 | 42–32 | 47–30 |
| Cleveland Indians | 87 | 67 | .565 | 20½ | 44–33 | 43–34 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 69 | .552 | 22½ | 50–27 | 35–42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 81 | 73 | .526 | 26½ | 42–35 | 39–38 |
| Washington Senators | 65 | 87 | .428 | 41½ | 37–39 | 28–48 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 97 | .362 | 51½ | 28–48 | 27–49 |
| St. Louis Browns | 43 | 111 | .279 | 64½ | 18–59 | 25–52 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | — | 8–14 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 11–8–1 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 15–7 |
| Chicago | 14–8 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 4–18 | 11–11 | 18–4 | 14–8–1 |
| Cleveland | 11–11 | 10–12 | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 14–8 |
| Detroit | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11 | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | 14–8 |
| New York | 8–11–1 | 18–4 | 15–7 | 13–9 | — | 18–4 | 19–3 | 15–7 |
| Philadelphia | 4–18 | 11–11 | 4–18 | 11–11 | 4–18 | — | 13–9–1 | 8–12 |
| St. Louis | 6–16 | 4–18 | 6–16 | 8–14–1 | 3–19 | 9–13–1 | — | 7–15 |
| Washington | 7–15 | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 12–8 | 15–7 | — |
- May 13, 1939: Vern Kennedy, Bob Harris, George Gill, Roxie Lawson, Chet Laabs, and Mark Christman were traded by the Tigers to the St. Louis Browns for Red Kress, Beau Bell, Bobo Newsom, and Jim Walkup.
| 1939 Detroit Tigers | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | ||||||
| Pitchers | ||||||
| 22 Al Benton | ||||||
| 10 Tommy Bridges | ||||||
| 25 Slick Coffman | ||||||
| 24 Harry Eisenstat | ||||||
| 29 Floyd Giebell | ||||||
| 16 George Gill | ||||||
| 26 Bob Harris | ||||||
| 18 Fred Hutchinson | ||||||
| 11 Vern Kennedy | ||||||
| 23 Roxie Lawson | ||||||
| 27 Red Lynn | ||||||
| 28 Archie McKain | ||||||
| 16 Hal Newhouser | ||||||
| 12 Bobo Newsom | ||||||
| -- Cotton Pippen | ||||||
| 14 Schoolboy Rowe | ||||||
| 11 Bud Thomas | ||||||
| 15 Dizzy Trout | ||||||
| 26 Jim Walkup | Catchers | |||||
| 8 Dixie Parsons | ||||||
| 30 Merv Shea | ||||||
| 1 Birdie Tebbetts | ||||||
| 4 Rudy York | ||||||
| Infielders |
12 Mark Christman 3 Frank Croucher 2 Charlie Gehringer 5 Hank Greenberg 6 Pinky Higgins 23 Red Kress 27 Benny McCoy 7 Billy Rogell | | Outfielders 24 Earl Averill 20 Beau Bell 19 Roy Cullenbine 20 Les Fleming 9 Pete Fox 17 Chet Laabs 21 Barney McCosky 8 Dixie Walker | | Manager 32 Del Baker Coaches
17 Gordie Hinkle 31 Bing Miller 30 Merv Shea |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| = Indicates team leader |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Birdie Tebbetts | 106 | 341 | 89 | .261 | 4 | 53 |
| 1B | Hank Greenberg | 138 | 500 | 156 | .312 | 33 | 113 |
| 2B | Charlie Gehringer | 118 | 406 | 132 | .325 | 16 | 86 |
| SS | Frank Croucher | 97 | 324 | 87 | .269 | 5 | 40 |
| 3B | Pinky Higgins | 132 | 489 | 135 | .276 | 8 | 76 |
| OF | Earl Averill | 87 | 309 | 81 | .262 | 10 | 58 |
| OF | Barney McCosky | 147 | 611 | 190 | .311 | 4 | 58 |
| OF | Pete Fox | 141 | 519 | 153 | .295 | 7 | 66 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy York | 102 | 329 | 101 | .307 | 20 | 68 |
| Benny McCoy | 55 | 192 | 58 | .302 | 1 | 33 |
| Roy Cullenbine | 75 | 179 | 43 | .240 | 6 | 23 |
| Billy Rogell | 74 | 174 | 40 | .230 | 2 | 23 |
| Red Kress | 51 | 157 | 38 | .242 | 1 | 22 |
| Dixie Walker | 43 | 154 | 47 | .305 | 4 | 19 |
| Beau Bell | 54 | 134 | 32 | .239 | 0 | 24 |
| Chet Laabs | 5 | 16 | 5 | .313 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Christman | 6 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Fleming | 8 | 16 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Merv Shea | 4 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixie Parsons | 5 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobo Newsom | 35 | 246.0 | 17 | 10 | 3.37 | 164 |
| Tommy Bridges | 29 | 198.0 | 17 | 7 | 3.50 | 129 |
| Schoolboy Rowe | 28 | 164.0 | 10 | 12 | 4.99 | 51 |
| Fred Hutchinson | 13 | 84.0 | 3 | 6 | 5.21 | 22 |
| Vern Kennedy | 4 | 21.0 | 0 | 3 | 6.43 | 9 |
| Hal Newhouser | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dizzy Trout | 33 | 162.0 | 9 | 10 | 3.61 | 72 |
| Al Benton | 37 | 150.0 | 6 | 8 | 4.56 | 67 |
| Archie McKain | 32 | 129.2 | 5 | 6 | 3.68 | 49 |
| Harry Eisenstat | 10 | 29.2 | 2 | 2 | 6.98 | 6 |
| Bob Harris | 5 | 18.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.00 | 9 |
| Cotton Pippen | 3 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.07 | 5 |
| Roxie Lawson | 2 | 11.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.76 | 4 |
| George Gill | 3 | 8.2 | 0 | 1 | 8.31 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Thomas | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4.18 | 14 |
| Slick Coffman | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.38 | 10 |
| Floyd Giebell | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.93 | 9 |
| Jim Walkup | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.50 | 5 |
| Red Lynn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.64 | 3 |
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Beaumont Exporters | Texas League | Al Vincent |
| C | Hot Springs Bathers | Cotton States League | Conard Fisher |
| C | Henderson Oilers | East Texas League | Jake Atz |
| D | Fulton Tigers | KITTY League | Charlie Eckert |
| D | Newport Canners | Northeast Arkansas League | Clary Harris |
| D | Tiffin Mud Hens | Ohio State League | Jimmy Lawrence and Al Curry |
- 1939 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference
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