1939 Detroit Tigers

81-73 • .526 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1939 Detroit Tigers went 81-73 (.526) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 849 runs, allowed 762, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Hank Greenberg (33 HR, 112 RBI) and Tommy Bridges (17-7, 3.50 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

81 Wins
73 Losses
.526 Win %
5th Rank
849 R 762 RA
Diff +87

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849 Runs Scored
762 Runs Allowed
+87 Run Diff
927K Attendance

📈 vs. 1939 AL Average

Batting Avg .279 equal to the 1939 league average (.278)
OBP .356 1% above the 1939 league average (.351)
SLG .426 5% above the 1939 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.29 7% better than the 1939 league average (4.62)
Runs Scored 849 6% above the 1939 league average (800 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 927,496
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Avg per Game 11,890

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1939

Batting Avg

1 Charlie Gehringer 0.325 2 Hank Greenberg 0.312 3 Barney McCosky 0.311 4 Rudy York 0.307 5 Dixie Walker 0.305

Home Runs

1 Hank Greenberg 33 2 Rudy York 20 3 Charlie Gehringer 16 4 Earl Averill 10 5 Pinky Higgins 8

RBI

1 Hank Greenberg 112 2 Charlie Gehringer 86 3 Pinky Higgins 76 4 Rudy York 68 5 Pete Fox 66
1939 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Barney McCosky 147 611 120 190 33 14 4 58 70 45 20 0.311
Pete Fox 141 519 69 153 24 6 7 66 35 41 23 0.295
Hank Greenberg 138 500 112 156 42 7 33 112 91 95 8 0.312
Pinky Higgins 132 489 57 135 23 2 8 76 56 41 7 0.276
Charlie Gehringer 118 406 86 132 29 6 16 86 68 16 4 0.325
Birdie Tebbetts 106 341 37 89 22 2 4 53 25 20 2 0.261
Rudy York 102 329 66 101 16 1 20 68 41 50 5 0.307
Frank Croucher 97 324 38 87 15 0 5 40 16 42 2 0.269
Earl Averill 87 309 58 81 20 6 10 58 43 30 4 0.262
Benny McCoy 55 192 38 58 13 6 1 33 29 26 3 0.302
Roy Cullenbine 75 179 31 43 9 2 6 23 34 29 0 0.240
Billy Rogell 74 174 24 40 6 3 2 23 26 14 3 0.230
Red Kress 51 157 19 38 7 0 1 22 17 16 2 0.242
Dixie Walker 43 154 30 47 4 5 4 19 15 8 4 0.305
Beau Bell 54 134 14 32 4 2 0 24 24 16 0 0.239
Bobo Newsom 35 97 6 18 0 1 0 7 1 16 0 0.186
Tommy Bridges 29 71 11 14 2 0 0 6 8 24 0 0.197
Schoolboy Rowe 31 61 7 15 0 1 1 12 5 7 1 0.246
Dizzy Trout 35 57 7 12 2 1 0 2 1 9 0 0.211
Al Benton 37 44 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 15 0 0.091
Archie McKain 32 41 7 9 2 1 2 5 8 12 0 0.220
Fred Hutchinson 13 34 5 13 1 0 0 6 2 0 0 0.382
Mark Christman 6 16 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Les Fleming 8 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.000
Chet Laabs 5 16 1 5 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0.312
Bud Thomas 27 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.111
Harry Eisenstat 10 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.375
Vern Kennedy 4 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.286
George Coffman 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Bob Harris 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
Cotton Pippen 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
Roxie Lawson 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Floyd Giebell 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Gill 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Red Lynn 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Merv Shea 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Walkup 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Hal Newhouser 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dixie Parsons 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1939

ERA

1 Bobo Newsom 3.37 2 Tommy Bridges 3.50 3 Dizzy Trout 3.61 4 Archie McKain 3.68 5 Bud Thomas 4.18

Wins

1 Tommy Bridges 17 2 Bobo Newsom 17 3 Schoolboy Rowe 10 4 Dizzy Trout 9 5 Bud Thomas 7

Strikeouts

1 Bobo Newsom 164 2 Tommy Bridges 129 3 Dizzy Trout 72 4 Al Benton 67 5 Schoolboy Rowe 51
1939 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bobo Newsom 17 10 3.37 35 31 2 246.0 222 92 104 164
Tommy Bridges 17 7 3.50 29 26 2 198.0 186 77 61 129
Schoolboy Rowe 10 12 4.99 28 24 0 164.0 192 91 61 51
Dizzy Trout 9 10 3.61 33 22 2 162.0 168 65 74 72
Al Benton 6 8 4.56 37 16 5 150.0 182 76 58 67
Archie McKain 5 6 3.68 32 11 4 129.2 120 53 54 49
Fred Hutchinson 3 6 5.21 13 12 0 84.2 95 49 51 22
Bud Thomas 7 0 4.18 27 0 1 47.1 45 22 20 14
George Coffman 2 1 6.38 23 1 0 42.1 51 30 22 10
Harry Eisenstat 2 2 6.98 10 2 0 29.2 39 23 9 6
Vern Kennedy 0 3 6.43 4 4 0 21.0 25 15 9 9
Bob Harris 1 1 4.00 5 1 0 18.0 18 8 8 9
Floyd Giebell 1 1 2.93 9 0 0 15.1 19 5 12 9
Cotton Pippen 0 1 7.07 3 2 0 14.0 18 11 6 5
Jim Walkup 0 1 7.50 7 0 0 12.0 15 10 8 5
Roxie Lawson 1 1 4.76 2 1 0 11.1 7 6 7 4
George Gill 0 1 8.31 3 1 0 8.2 14 8 3 1
Red Lynn 0 1 8.64 4 0 0 8.1 11 8 3 3
Hal Newhouser 0 1 5.40 1 1 0 5.0 3 3 4 4

👥 Roster (39)

Earl Averill Beau Bell Al Benton Tommy Bridges Mark Christman George Coffman Frank Croucher Roy Cullenbine Harry Eisenstat Les Fleming Pete Fox Charlie Gehringer +27 more

39 players

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The 1939 Detroit Tigers in brief

In 1939 the Detroit Tigers posted a 81-73 mark (.526) and finished 5th in the AL. The Detroit Tigers scored 849 runs and allowed 762, a run differential of +87. The staff ERA of 4.29 was 7% better than the league average of 4.62. The 1939 Detroit Tigers outscored the average club by 6% (849 against 800). Briggs Stadium was home in 1939, drawing a total attendance of 927,496.

The home run leader was Hank Greenberg, who hit 33. The hits leader was Barney McCosky with 190. Tommy Bridges led the pitchers with 17 wins. The strikeout leader was Bobo Newsom with 164. The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1938 season and the 1940 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1939 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1939 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1939 Detroit Tigers finished 81-73 (.526 win pct).
Who led the 1939 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Hank Greenberg led the 1939 Detroit Tigers with 33 home runs.
What was the 1939 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1939 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.29.
Did the 1939 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1939 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1939 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1939 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1939 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hank Greenberg (33 HR, 112 RBI) and Tommy Bridges (17-7, 3.50 ERA).
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