1942 Detroit Tigers

73-81 • .474 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1942 Detroit Tigers went 73-81 (.474) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 589 runs, allowed 587, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Rudy York (21 HR, 90 RBI) and Virgil Trucks (14-8, 2.74 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

73 Wins
81 Losses
.474 Win %
5th Rank
589 R 587 RA
Diff +2

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589 Runs Scored
587 Runs Allowed
+2 Run Diff
638K Attendance

📈 vs. 1942 AL Average

Batting Avg .246 4% below the 1942 league average (.257)
OBP .314 4% below the 1942 league average (.328)
SLG .343 4% below the 1942 league average (.357)
Team ERA 3.13 14% better than the 1942 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 589 10% below the 1942 league average (651 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 638,557
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Avg per Game 8,292

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1942

Batting Avg

1 Dutch Meyer 0.327 2 Barney McCosky 0.293 3 Don Ross 0.274 4 Ned Harris 0.271 5 Pinky Higgins 0.267

Home Runs

1 Rudy York 21 2 Jimmy Bloodworth 13 3 Pinky Higgins 11 4 Ned Harris 9 5 Barney McCosky 7

RBI

1 Rudy York 90 2 Pinky Higgins 79 3 Jimmy Bloodworth 57 4 Barney McCosky 50 5 Ned Harris 45
1942 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Doc Cramer 151 630 71 166 26 4 0 43 43 18 4 0.263
Barney McCosky 154 600 75 176 28 11 7 50 68 37 11 0.293
Rudy York 153 577 81 150 26 4 21 90 73 71 3 0.260
Jimmy Bloodworth 137 533 62 129 23 1 13 57 35 63 2 0.242
Pinky Higgins 143 499 65 133 34 2 11 79 72 21 3 0.267
Ned Harris 121 398 53 108 16 10 9 45 49 35 5 0.271
Birdie Tebbetts 99 308 24 76 11 0 1 27 39 17 4 0.247
Billy Hitchcock 85 280 27 59 8 1 0 29 26 21 2 0.211
Don Ross 87 226 29 62 10 2 3 30 36 16 2 0.274
Dixie Parsons 63 188 8 37 4 0 2 11 13 22 1 0.197
Moe Franklin 48 154 24 40 7 0 2 16 7 5 0 0.260
Rip Radcliff 62 144 13 36 5 0 1 20 9 6 0 0.250
Johnny Lipon 34 131 5 25 2 0 0 9 7 7 1 0.191
Hal White 34 77 7 13 1 0 0 2 3 25 0 0.169
Dizzy Trout 36 75 9 16 3 0 1 7 4 16 1 0.213
Eric McNair 26 68 5 11 2 0 1 4 3 5 0 0.162
Al Benton 35 67 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 0.075
Virgil Trucks 28 65 4 8 1 0 0 3 0 12 0 0.123
Tommy Bridges 23 63 5 6 1 1 0 2 5 12 0 0.095
Dutch Meyer 14 52 5 17 3 0 2 9 4 4 0 0.327
Hal Newhouser 39 52 1 8 2 0 0 1 3 8 0 0.154
Charlie Gehringer 45 45 6 12 0 0 1 7 7 4 0 0.267
Hank Riebe 11 35 1 11 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.314
Charlie Fuchs 9 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.077
Roy Henshaw 23 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.083
Johnny Gorsica 31 10 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.100
Bob Patrick 4 8 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0.250
Al Unser 4 8 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.375
Hal Manders 18 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Schoolboy Rowe 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Wilson 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1942

ERA

1 Hal Newhouser 2.45 2 Tommy Bridges 2.74 3 Virgil Trucks 2.74 4 Al Benton 2.90 5 Hal White 2.91

Wins

1 Virgil Trucks 14 2 Dizzy Trout 12 3 Hal White 12 4 Tommy Bridges 9 5 Hal Newhouser 8

Strikeouts

1 Al Benton 110 2 Hal Newhouser 103 3 Tommy Bridges 97 4 Hal White 93 5 Dizzy Trout 91
1942 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Al Benton 7 13 2.90 35 30 2 226.2 210 73 84 110
Dizzy Trout 12 18 3.43 35 29 0 223.0 214 85 89 91
Hal White 12 12 2.91 34 25 1 216.2 212 70 82 93
Hal Newhouser 8 14 2.45 38 23 5 183.2 137 50 114 103
Tommy Bridges 9 7 2.74 23 22 1 174.0 164 53 61 97
Virgil Trucks 14 8 2.74 28 20 0 167.2 147 51 74 91
Roy Henshaw 2 4 4.09 23 2 1 61.2 63 28 27 24
Johnny Gorsica 3 2 4.75 28 0 4 53.0 63 28 26 19
Charlie Fuchs 3 3 6.63 9 4 0 36.2 43 27 19 15
Hal Manders 2 0 4.09 18 0 0 33.0 39 15 15 14
Jack Wilson 0 0 4.85 9 0 0 13.0 20 7 5 7
Schoolboy Rowe 1 0 0.00 2 1 0 10.1 9 0 2 7

👥 Roster (31)

Al Benton Jimmy Bloodworth Tommy Bridges Doc Cramer Moe Franklin Charlie Fuchs Charlie Gehringer Johnny Gorsica Ned Harris Roy Henshaw Pinky Higgins Billy Hitchcock +19 more

31 players

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The 1942 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1942 Detroit Tigers finished 73-81, a .474 winning percentage, placing 5th in the AL. Runs came in at 589 scored against 587 allowed (+2). The team batting average of .246 was 4% below the 1942 league mark of .257. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 3.13 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.66. Measured against the 651-run league average, the offense was 10% behind.

Briggs Stadium was home in 1942, drawing a total attendance of 638,557. For power, Rudy York led the way with 21 homers. Barney McCosky collected the most hits, 176. On the mound, Virgil Trucks won 14 games to lead the staff. Al Benton struck out 110, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 31 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1942 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1942 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1942 Detroit Tigers finished 73-81 (.474 win pct).
Who led the 1942 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Rudy York led the 1942 Detroit Tigers with 21 home runs.
What was the 1942 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1942 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.13.
Did the 1942 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1942 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1942 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1942 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1942 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rudy York (21 HR, 90 RBI) and Virgil Trucks (14-8, 2.74 ERA).
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