
1939 Detroit Tigers Roster
Team Record: 81-73
Finished 5th in the AL
Attendance: 836,279, Avg. 13,442
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Manager: Del Baker (81-73)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
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 |
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Earl Averill | LF | L | R | May 21, 1902 | 5'9" | 172 | Snohomish, WA USA |
Beau Bell | LF | R | R | August 20, 1907 | 6'2" | 185 | Bellville, TX USA |
Al Benton | P | R | R | March 18, 1911 | 6'4" | 215 | Noble, OK USA |
Tommy Bridges | P | R | R | December 28, 1906 | 5'10" | 155 | Gordonsville, TN USA |
Mark Christman | 3B | R | R | October 21, 1913 | 5'11" | 175 | Maplewood, MO USA |
George Coffman | P | R | R | December 11, 1910 | 6'0" | 155 | Veto, AL USA |
Frank Croucher | SS | R | R | July 23, 1914 | 5'11" | 165 | San Antonio, TX USA |
Roy Cullenbine | LF | B | R | October 18, 1913 | 6'1" | 190 | Nashville, TN USA |
Harry Eisenstat | P | L | L | October 10, 1915 | 5'11" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Les Fleming | RF | L | L | August 7, 1915 | 5'10" | 185 | Singleton, TX USA |
Pete Fox | RF | R | R | March 8, 1909 | 5'11" | 165 | Evansville, IN USA |
Charlie Gehringer | 2B | L | R | May 11, 1903 | 5'11" | 180 | Fowlerville, MI USA |
Floyd Giebell | P | L | R | December 10, 1909 | 6'2" | 172 | Pennsboro, WV USA |
George Gill | P | R | R | February 13, 1909 | 6'1" | 185 | Catchings, MS USA |
Hank Greenberg | 1B | R | R | January 1, 1911 | 6'3" | 210 | New York, NY USA |
Bob Harris | P | R | R | May 1, 1915 | 6'0" | 185 | Gillette, WY USA |
Pinky Higgins | 3B | R | R | May 27, 1909 | 6'1" | 185 | Red Oak, TX USA |
Fred Hutchinson | P | L | R | August 12, 1919 | 6'2" | 190 | Seattle, WA USA |
Vern Kennedy | P | L | R | March 20, 1907 | 6'0" | 175 | Kansas City, MO USA |
Red Kress | SS | R | R | January 2, 1905 | 5'11" | 165 | Columbia, CA USA |
Chet Laabs | LF | R | R | April 30, 1912 | 5'8" | 175 | Milwaukee, WI USA |
Roxie Lawson | P | R | R | April 13, 1906 | 6'0" | 170 | Donnellson, IA USA |
Red Lynn | P | R | R | December 27, 1913 | 6'0" | 162 | Kenney, TX USA |
Barney McCosky | CF | L | R | April 11, 1917 | 6'1" | 184 | Coal Run, PA USA |
Benny McCoy | 2B | L | R | November 9, 1915 | 5'9" | 170 | Jenison, MI USA |
Archie McKain | P | B | L | May 12, 1911 | 5'10" | 175 | Delphos, KS USA |
Hal Newhouser | P | L | L | May 20, 1921 | 6'2" | 180 | Detroit, MI USA |
Bobo Newsom | P | R | R | August 11, 1907 | 6'3" | 200 | Hartsville, SC USA |
Dixie Parsons | C | R | R | May 12, 1916 | 6'2" | 180 | Talladega, AL USA |
Cotton Pippen | P | R | R | April 2, 1911 | 6'2" | 180 | Cisco, TX USA |
Billy Rogell | SS | B | R | November 24, 1904 | 5'10" | 163 | Springfield, IL USA |
Schoolboy Rowe | P | R | R | January 11, 1910 | 6'4" | 210 | Waco, TX USA |
Merv Shea | C | R | R | September 5, 1900 | 5'11" | 175 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Birdie Tebbetts | C | R | R | November 10, 1912 | 5'11" | 170 | Burlington, VT USA |
Bud Thomas | P | R | R | September 9, 1910 | 6'0" | 180 | Faber, VA USA |
Dizzy Trout | P | R | R | June 29, 1915 | 6'2" | 195 | Sandcut, IN USA |
Dixie Walker | LF | L | R | September 24, 1910 | 6'1" | 175 | Villa Rica, GA USA |
Jim Walkup | P | R | R | December 14, 1909 | 6'1" | 170 | Havana, AR USA |
Rudy York | C | R | R | August 17, 1913 | 6'1" | 209 | Ragland, AL USA |