Tommy Bridges
Thomas Jefferson Davis Bridges
Born: December 28, 1906
Gordonsville, TN USA
Deceased: 1968
Nashville, TN USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 155
College: University of Tennessee
Career: 1930-1946
Minor League Statistics
Tommy Bridges compiled a career record of 194 wins and 138 losses in his 424-game career with the Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1930 season and last took the field during the 1946 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.06 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37.7 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 |
| 1931 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 8 | 16 | .333 | 4.99 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 173.0 | 182 | 120 | 96 | 13 | 108 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 809 |
| 1932 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3.36 | 34 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 201.0 | 174 | 95 | 75 | 14 | 119 | 0 | 108 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 881 |
| 1933 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3.09 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 233.0 | 192 | 102 | 80 | 8 | 110 | 0 | 120 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 984 |
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 22 | 11 | .667 | 3.67 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 275.0 | 249 | 117 | 112 | 16 | 104 | 0 | 151 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1153 |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 21 | 10 | .677 | 3.51 | 36 | 34 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 274.3 | 277 | 129 | 107 | 22 | 113 | 0 | 163 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1195 |
| 1936 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 23 | 11 | .676 | 3.60 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 294.7 | 289 | 141 | 118 | 21 | 115 | 0 | 175 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1272 |
| 1937 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 15 | 12 | .556 | 4.07 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 245.3 | 267 | 129 | 111 | 15 | 91 | 0 | 138 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1076 |
| 1938 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 13 | 9 | .591 | 4.59 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 151.0 | 171 | 83 | 77 | 14 | 58 | 0 | 101 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 665 |
| 1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 17 | 7 | .708 | 3.50 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 198.0 | 186 | 87 | 77 | 11 | 61 | 0 | 129 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 840 |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 12 | 9 | .571 | 3.37 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 197.7 | 171 | 89 | 74 | 11 | 88 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 843 |
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 9 | 12 | .429 | 3.41 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 147.7 | 128 | 66 | 56 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 630 |
| 1942 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2.74 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 174.0 | 164 | 66 | 53 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 97 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 742 |
| 1943 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 12 | 7 | .632 | 2.39 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 191.7 | 159 | 57 | 51 | 9 | 61 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 774 |
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.27 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.91 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.3 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 95 |
| Totals | 194 | 138 | .584 | 3.57 | 424 | 362 | 47 | 200 | 33 | 10 | 2826.3 | 2675 | 1321 | 1122 | 181 | 1192 | 0 | 1674 | 35 | 8 | 59 | 12165 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 8 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .300 | .364 | .400 | .764 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 35 | 64 | 54 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | .148 | .220 | .148 | .368 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 34 | 79 | 67 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | .164 | .243 | .209 | .452 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 92 | 78 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | .205 | .271 | .282 | .553 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 36 | 113 | 98 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | .122 | .181 | .143 | .324 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 36 | 119 | 109 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24 | .239 | .278 | .303 | .581 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 39 | 127 | 118 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | .212 | .231 | .263 | .494 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 34 | 104 | 96 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | .240 | .277 | .281 | .558 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 25 | 64 | 54 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .130 | .217 | .185 | .402 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 29 | 87 | 71 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24 | .197 | .278 | .225 | .504 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 29 | 75 | 68 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .176 | .211 | .206 | .417 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 25 | 55 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .085 | .157 | .106 | .263 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 23 | 69 | 63 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .095 | .162 | .143 | .305 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 25 | 73 | 64 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .219 | .275 | .266 | .541 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .400 | .000 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 424 | 1142 | 1003 | 83 | 181 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 271 | .180 | .237 | .223 | .460 | 224 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .875 | |
| 1931 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 0 | .941 | .914 | |
| 1932 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 1 | .951 | 1.147 | |
| 1933 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 49 | 3 | 5 | .951 | 1.758 | |
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 42 | 2 | 2 | .960 | 1.333 | |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 39 | 2 | 4 | .964 | 1.500 | |
| 1936 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 51 | 2 | 3 | .972 | 1.795 | |
| 1937 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 46 | 1 | 2 | .984 | 1.765 | |
| 1938 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .931 | 1.080 | |
| 1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 2 | .923 | 1.241 | |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 0 | .944 | 1.172 | |
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 1 | .978 | 1.800 | |
| 1942 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 32 | 1 | 2 | .979 | 2.043 | |
| 1943 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.840 | |
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | |
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .444 | |
| Totals | 424 | 0 | 0.0 | 144 | 469 | 24 | 23 | .962 | 1.446 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.63 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 75 |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Totals | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.52 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 52 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 197 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 7 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .111 | .158 | .111 | .269 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | P | 3 | 2 | 17.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.038 | .667 |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | P | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | P | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 7 | 5 | 46.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.761 | 1.286 |
Awards
1933 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
1934 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
1935 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1936 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
