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Record: 90-64 .584.... 1st in American League
Stadium: Briggs Stadium
Playoffs: Lost World Series (Reds)
Attendance: 1,112,693

Manager - Del Baker

Team Leaders

HR: Greenberg [41]
RBI: Greenberg [150]
2B: Greenberg [50]
SB: McCosky [13]
W: Newsom [21]
SV: Benton [17]
SO: Newsom [164]

Oldest Player: Earl Averill [38]
Youngest Player: Hal Newhouser [19]
Longest Tenure: Charlie Gehringer [17]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Scat Metha (Apr 22) Pat Mullin (Sep 18) Frank Secory (Apr 28)
Pitchers: Dick Conger (Apr 22) Johnny Gorsica (Apr 22) Tom Seats (May 4)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
27	Earl Averill	OF	38	L	R	5-9	172	5/21/1902	Snohomish, WA	MLB	1929-1941
	Dick Bartell	SS	32	R	R	5-9	160	11/22/1907	Chicago, IL	MLB	1927-1946
	Al Benton	P	29	R	R	6-4	215	3/18/1911	Noble, OK	MLB	1934-1952
	Tommy Bridges	P	33	R	R	5-10	155	12/28/1906	Gordonsville, TN	MLB	1930-1946
	Bruce Campbell	OF	30	L	R	6-1	185	10/20/1909	Chicago, IL	MLB	1930-1942
	Dick Conger	P	19	R	R	6-0	185	4/3/1921	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1940-1943
	Frank Croucher	SS	25	R	R	5-11	165	7/23/1914	San Antonio, TX	MLB	1939-1942
	Pete Fox	OF	31	R	R	5-11	165	3/8/1909	Evansville, IN	MLB	1933-1945
	Charlie Gehringer	2B	37	L	R	5-11	180	5/11/1903	Fowlerville, MI	MLB	1924-1942
	Floyd Giebell	P	30	L	R		172	12/10/1909	Pennsboro, WV	MLB	1939-1941
	Johnny Gorsica	P	25	R	R	6-2	180	3/29/1915	Bayonne, NJ	MLB	1940-1947
	Hank Greenberg	1B-OF	29	R	R	6-3	210	1/1/1911	New York, NY	MLB	1930-1947
	Pinky Higgins	3B	31	R	R	6-1	185	5/27/1909	Red Oak, TX	MLB	1930-1946
	Fred Hutchinson	P	20	L	R	6-2	200	8/12/1919	Seattle, WA	MLB	1939-1953
	Red Kress	SS-3B	33	R	R	5-11	165	1/2/1907	Columbia, CA	MLB	1927-1946
	Barney McCosky	OF	23	L	R	6-1	184	4/11/1917	Coal Run, PA	MLB	1939-1953
	Archie McKain	P	29	B	L	5-10	175	5/12/1911	Delphos, KS	MLB	1937-1943
	Scat Metha	2B-3B	26	R	R	5-11	165	12/13/1913	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1940-1940
	Dutch Meyer	2B	24	R	R		181	10/6/1915	Waco, TX	MLB	1937-1946
	Pat Mullin	OF	22	L	R	6-2	190	11/1/1917	Trotter, PA	MLB	1940-1953
	Lynn Nelson	P	35	L	R	5-10	170	2/24/1905	Sheldon, ND	MLB	1930-1940
	Hal Newhouser	P	19	L	L	6-2	192	5/20/1921	Detroit, MI	MLB	1939-1955
	Bobo Newsom	P	32	R	R	6-2	220	8/11/1907	Hartsville, SC	MLB	1929-1953
	Cotton Pippen	P	29	R	R	6-2	180	4/2/1911	Cisco, TX	MLB	1936-1940
	Schoolboy Rowe	P	30	R	R		210	1/11/1910	Waco, TX	MLB	1933-1949
	Tom Seats	P	29	R	L	5-11	190	9/24/1910	Farmington, NC	MLB	1940-1945
	Frank Secory	OF	27	R	R	6-1	200	8/24/1912	Mason City, IA	MLB	1940-1946
	Clay Smith	P	25	R	R	6-2	190	9/11/1914	Cambridge, KS	MLB	1938-1940
	Tuck Stainback	OF	28	R	R		175	8/4/1911	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1934-1946
	Billy Sullivan	C-1B	29	L	R	6-0	170	10/23/1910	Chicago, IL	MLB	1931-1947
	Birdie Tebbetts	C	27	R	R		170	11/10/1912	Burlington, VT	MLB	1936-1952
	Bud Thomas	P	29	R	R	6-0	180	9/9/1910	Faber, VA	MLB	1932-1941
	Dizzy Trout	P	25	R	R		195	6/29/1915	Sandcut, IN	MLB	1939-1957
	Bob Uhl	P	26	B	L	5-11	175	9/17/1913	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1938-1940
	Rudy York	1B	26	R	R	6-1	209	8/17/1913	Ragland, AL	MLB	1934-1948