1939 Detroit Tigers Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 81-73
Finished 5th in the AL
Attendance: 927,496, Avg. 13,442
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Manager: Del Baker (81-73)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1939 Detroit Tigers Statistics
1939 Detroit Tigers Results

The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1939 season with a record of 81 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.

The Tigers tallied 849 runs and allowed 762 runs. Hank Greenberg walloped 33 home runs for Detroit, while Charlie Gehringer and Rudy York swatted 20 or more, too. Hank Greenberg accounted for 112 RBI and topped all regular hitters by hitting .312. Tommy Bridges and Bobo Newsom led the team with 17 wins each, and Bobo Newsom recorded a 3.37 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Del Baker coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Earl AverillLFLRMay 21, 19025'9"172Snohomish, WA USA
Beau BellLFRRAugust 20, 19076'2"185Bellville, TX USA
Al BentonPRRMarch 18, 19116'4"215Noble, OK USA
Tommy BridgesPRRDecember 28, 19065'10"155Gordonsville, TN USA
Mark Christman3BRROctober 21, 19135'11"175Maplewood, MO USA
George CoffmanPRRDecember 11, 19106'0"155Veto, AL USA
Frank CroucherSSRRJuly 23, 19145'11"165San Antonio, TX USA
Roy CullenbineLFBROctober 18, 19136'1"190Nashville, TN USA
Harry EisenstatPLLOctober 10, 19155'11"185Brooklyn, NY USA
Les FlemingRFLLAugust 7, 19155'10"185Singleton, TX USA
Pete FoxRFRRMarch 8, 19095'11"165Evansville, IN USA
Charlie Gehringer2BLRMay 11, 19035'11"180Fowlerville, MI USA
Floyd GiebellPLRDecember 10, 19096'2"172Pennsboro, WV USA
George GillPRRFebruary 13, 19096'1"185Catchings, MS USA
Hank Greenberg1BRRJanuary 1, 19116'3"210New York, NY USA
Bob HarrisPRRMay 1, 19156'0"185Gillette, WY USA
Pinky Higgins3BRRMay 27, 19096'1"185Red Oak, TX USA
Fred HutchinsonPLRAugust 12, 19196'2"190Seattle, WA USA
Vern KennedyPLRMarch 20, 19076'0"175Kansas City, MO USA
Red KressSSRRJanuary 2, 19055'11"165Columbia, CA USA
Chet LaabsLFRRApril 30, 19125'8"175Milwaukee, WI USA
Roxie LawsonPRRApril 13, 19066'0"170Donnellson, IA USA
Red LynnPRRDecember 27, 19136'0"162Kenney, TX USA
Barney McCoskyCFLRApril 11, 19176'1"184Coal Run, PA USA
Benny McCoy2BLRNovember 9, 19155'9"170Jenison, MI USA
Archie McKainPBLMay 12, 19115'10"175Delphos, KS USA
Hal NewhouserPLLMay 20, 19216'2"180Detroit, MI USA
Bobo NewsomPRRAugust 11, 19076'3"200Hartsville, SC USA
Dixie ParsonsCRRMay 12, 19166'2"180Talladega, AL USA
Cotton PippenPRRApril 2, 19116'2"180Cisco, TX USA
Billy RogellSSBRNovember 24, 19045'10"163Springfield, IL USA
Schoolboy RowePRRJanuary 11, 19106'4"210Waco, TX USA
Merv SheaCRRSeptember 5, 19005'11"175San Francisco, CA USA
Birdie TebbettsCRRNovember 10, 19125'11"170Burlington, VT USA
Bud ThomasPRRSeptember 9, 19106'0"180Faber, VA USA
Dizzy TroutPRRJune 29, 19156'2"195Sandcut, IN USA
Dixie WalkerLFLRSeptember 24, 19106'1"175Villa Rica, GA USA
Jim WalkupPRRDecember 14, 19096'1"170Havana, AR USA
Rudy YorkCRRAugust 17, 19136'1"209Ragland, AL USA



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