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.
Offseason Prior to the 1942 season: Neil Berry was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.Neil Berry at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 30, 1942: Schoolboy Rowe was purchased from the Tigers by the Brooklyn Dodgers.Schoolboy Rowe at Baseball Reference
Roster 1942 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 C Birdie Tebbetts 99 308 76 .247 1 27 1B Rudy York 153 577 150 .260 21 90 2B Jimmy Bloodworth 137 533 129 .242 13 57 SS Billy Hitchcock 85 280 59 .211 0 29 3B Pinky Higgins 143 499 133 .267 11 79 OF Doc Cramer 151 630 166 .263 0 43 OF Barney McCosky 154 600 176 .293 7 50 OF 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 Don Ross 87 226 62 .274 3 30 Dixie Parsons 63 188 37 .197 2 11 Moe Franklin 48 154 40 .260 2 16 Rip Radcliff 62 144 36 .250 1 20 Johnny Lipon 34 131 25 .191 0 9 Eric McNair 26 68 11 .162 1 4 14 52 17 .327 2 9 45 45 12 .267 1 7 Hank Riebe 11 35 11 .314 0 2 4 8 3 .375 0 0 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 35 226.2 7 13 2.90 110 Dizzy Trout 35 223.0 12 18 3.43 91 Hal White 34 216.2 12 12 2.91 93 23 174.0 9 7 2.74 97 Virgil Trucks 28 167.2 14 8 2.74 91
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 Hal Newhouser 38 183.2 8 14 2.45 103 9 36.2 3 3 6.63 15 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 Johnny Gorsica 28 3 2 4 4.75 19 Roy Henshaw 23 2 4 1 4.09 24 Hal Manders 18 2 0 0 4.09 14 9 0 0 0 4.85 7
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Jamestown
KITTY League folded, June 19, 1942Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
Notes
External links
1942 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference