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Record: 81-73 .526.... 5th in American League
Stadium: Briggs Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 836,279

Manager - Del Baker

Team Leaders

HR: Greenberg [33]
RBI: Greenberg [112]
2B: Greenberg [42]
SB: Fox [23]
W: Bridges, Newsom [17]
SV: Benton [5]
SO: Newsom [164]

Oldest Player: Merv Shea [38]
Youngest Player: Hal Newhouser [18]
Longest Tenure: Charlie Gehringer [16]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Frank Croucher (Apr 18) Les Fleming (Apr 22) Barney McCosky (Apr 18) Dixie Parsons (Aug 16)
Pitchers: Floyd Giebell (Apr 21) Fred Hutchinson (May 2) Red Lynn (Apr 25) Hal Newhouser (Sep 29) Dizzy Trout (Apr 25)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
24	Earl Averill	OF	37	L	R	5-9	172	5/21/1902	Snohomish, WA	MLB	1929-1941
20	Beau Bell	OF	31	R	R	6-2	185	8/20/1907	Bellville, TX	MLB	1935-1941
22	Al Benton	P	28	R	R	6-4	215	3/18/1911	Noble, OK	MLB	1934-1952
10	Tommy Bridges	P	32	R	R	5-10	155	12/28/1906	Gordonsville, TN	MLB	1930-1946
12	Mark Christman	3B-SS	25	R	R	5-11	180	10/21/1913	Maplewood, MO	MLB	1938-1949
25	Slick Coffman	P	28	R	R	6-0	155	12/11/1910	Veto, AL	MLB	1937-1940
3	Frank Croucher	SS	24	R	R	5-11	165	7/23/1914	San Antonio, TX	MLB	1939-1942
19	Roy Cullenbine	OF-1B	25	B	R	6-1	190	10/18/1913	Nashville, TN	MLB	1938-1947
24	Harry Eisenstat	P	23	L	L	5-11	185	10/10/1915	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1935-1942
20	Les Fleming	1B	23	L	L	5-10	185	8/7/1915	Singleton, TX	MLB	1939-1949
9	Pete Fox	OF	30	R	R	5-11	165	3/8/1909	Evansville, IN	MLB	1933-1945
2	Charlie Gehringer	2B	36	L	R	5-11	180	5/11/1903	Fowlerville, MI	MLB	1924-1942
29	Floyd Giebell	P	29	L	R		172	12/10/1909	Pennsboro, WV	MLB	1939-1941
16	George Gill	P	30	R	R	6-1	185	2/13/1909	Catchings, MS	MLB	1937-1939
5	Hank Greenberg	1B-OF	28	R	R	6-3	210	1/1/1911	New York, NY	MLB	1930-1947
26	Bob Harris	P	22	R	R	6-0	185	5/1/1917	Gillette, WY	MLB	1938-1942
6	Pinky Higgins	3B	30	R	R	6-1	185	5/27/1909	Red Oak, TX	MLB	1930-1946
18	Fred Hutchinson	P	19	L	R	6-2	200	8/12/1919	Seattle, WA	MLB	1939-1953
11	Vern Kennedy	P	32	L	R	6-0	175	3/20/1907	Kansas City, MO	MLB	1934-1945
23	Red Kress	SS-3B	32	R	R	5-11	165	1/2/1907	Columbia, CA	MLB	1927-1946
17	Chet Laabs	OF	27	R	R	5-8	175	4/30/1912	Milwaukee, WI	MLB	1937-1947
23	Roxie Lawson	P	33	R	R	6-0	170	4/13/1906	Donnellson, IA	MLB	1930-1940
27	Red Lynn	P	25	R	R	6-0	162	12/27/1913	Kenney, TX	MLB	1939-1944
21	Barney McCosky	OF	22	L	R	6-1	184	4/11/1917	Coal Run, PA	MLB	1939-1953
27	Benny McCoy	2B	23	L	R	5-9	170	11/9/1915	Jenison, MI	MLB	1938-1941
28	Archie McKain	P	28	B	L	5-10	175	5/12/1911	Delphos, KS	MLB	1937-1943
16	Hal Newhouser	P	18	L	L	6-2	192	5/20/1921	Detroit, MI	MLB	1939-1955
12	Bobo Newsom	P	31	R	R	6-2	220	8/11/1907	Hartsville, SC	MLB	1929-1953
8	Dixie Parsons	C	23	R	R	6-2	180	5/12/1916	Talladega, AL	MLB	1939-1943
-	Cotton Pippen	P	28	R	R	6-2	180	4/2/1911	Cisco, TX	MLB	1936-1940
7	Billy Rogell	SS	34	B	R	5-10	163	11/24/1904	Springfield, IL	MLB	1925-1940
14	Schoolboy Rowe	P	29	R	R		210	1/11/1910	Waco, TX	MLB	1933-1949
30	Merv Shea	C	38	R	R	5-11	175	9/5/1900	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1927-1944
1	Birdie Tebbetts	C	26	R	R		170	11/10/1912	Burlington, VT	MLB	1936-1952
11	Bud Thomas	P	28	R	R	6-0	180	9/9/1910	Faber, VA	MLB	1932-1941
15	Dizzy Trout	P	24	R	R		195	6/29/1915	Sandcut, IN	MLB	1939-1957
8	Dixie Walker	OF	28	L	R	6-1	175	9/24/1910	Villa Rica, GA	MLB	1931-1949
26	Jim Walkup	P	29	R	R	6-1	170	12/14/1909	Havana, AR	MLB	1934-1939
4	Rudy York	1B	25	R	R	6-1	209	8/17/1913	Ragland, AL	MLB	1934-1948