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Record: 73-81 .474.... 5th in American League
Stadium: Briggs Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 580,087

Manager - Del Baker

Team Leaders

HR: York [21]
RBI: York [90]
2B: Higgins [34]
SB: McCosky [11]
W: Trucks [14]
SV: Newhouser [5]
SO: Benton [110]

Oldest Player: Charlie Gehringer [39]
Youngest Player: Johnny Lipon [19]
Longest Tenure: Charlie Gehringer [19]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Billy Hitchcock (Apr 14) Johnny Lipon (Aug 16) Hank Riebe (Aug 26) Al Unser (Sep 14)
Pitchers: Charlie Fuchs (Apr 17)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
	Al Benton	P	31	R	R	6-4	215	3/18/1911	Noble, OK	MLB	1934-1952
	Jimmy Bloodworth	2B	24	R	R	5-11	180	7/26/1917	Tallahassee, FL	MLB	1937-1951
	Tommy Bridges	P	35	R	R	5-10	155	12/28/1906	Gordonsville, TN	MLB	1930-1946
	Doc Cramer	OF	36	L	R	6-2	185	7/22/1905	Beach Haven, NJ	MLB	1929-1948
	Moe Franklin	SS	28	R	R	6-0	175	4/1/1914	Chicago, IL	MLB	1941-1942
	Charlie Fuchs	P	29	B	R	5-8	168	11/18/1912	Union Hill, NJ	MLB	1942-1944
	Charlie Gehringer	2B	39	L	R	5-11	180	5/11/1903	Fowlerville, MI	MLB	1924-1942
	Johnny Gorsica	P	27	R	R	6-2	180	3/29/1915	Bayonne, NJ	MLB	1940-1947
	Ned Harris	OF	25	L	L	5-11	175	7/9/1916	Ames, IA	MLB	1941-1946
	Roy Henshaw	P	30	R	L	5-8	155	7/29/1911	Chicago, IL	MLB	1933-1944
	Pinky Higgins	3B	33	R	R	6-1	185	5/27/1909	Red Oak, TX	MLB	1930-1946
	Billy Hitchcock	3B-2B	25	R	R		185	7/31/1916	Inverness, AL	MLB	1942-1953
	Johnny Lipon	SS	19	R	R	6-0	175	11/10/1922	Martins Ferry, OH	MLB	1942-1954
	Hal Manders	P	25	R	R	6-0	187	6/14/1917	Waukee, IA	MLB	1941-1946
	Barney McCosky	OF	25	L	R	6-1	184	4/11/1917	Coal Run, PA	MLB	1939-1953
	Eric McNair	SS-2B	33	R	R		160	4/12/1909	Meridian, MS	MLB	1929-1942
	Dutch Meyer	2B	26	R	R		181	10/6/1915	Waco, TX	MLB	1937-1946
	Hal Newhouser	P	21	L	L	6-2	192	5/20/1921	Detroit, MI	MLB	1939-1955
	Dixie Parsons	C	26	R	R	6-2	180	5/12/1916	Talladega, AL	MLB	1939-1943
	Bob Patrick	OF	24	R	R	6-2	190	10/27/1917	Fort Smith, AR	MLB	1941-1942
	Rip Radcliff	OF	36	L	L	5-10	170	1/19/1906	Kiowa, OK	MLB	1934-1943
	Hank Riebe	C	20	R	R		175	10/10/1921	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1942-1949
	Don Ross	3B-OF	27	R	R	6-2	200	7/16/1914	Pasadena, CA	MLB	1938-1946
	Schoolboy Rowe	P	32	R	R		210	1/11/1910	Waco, TX	MLB	1933-1949
	Birdie Tebbetts	C	29	R	R		170	11/10/1912	Burlington, VT	MLB	1936-1952
	Dizzy Trout	P	27	R	R		195	6/29/1915	Sandcut, IN	MLB	1939-1957
	Virgil Trucks	P	25	R	R	5-11	198	4/26/1917	Birmingham, AL	MLB	1941-1958
	Al Unser	C	29	R	R	6-1	175	10/12/1912	Morrisonville, IL	MLB	1942-1945
	Hal White	P	23	R	R	5-10	170	3/18/1919	Utica, NY	MLB	1941-1954
	Jack Wilson	P	30	R	R	5-11	210	4/12/1912	Portland, OR	MLB	1934-1942
	Rudy York	1B	28	R	R	6-1	209	8/17/1913	Ragland, AL	MLB	1934-1948