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Major League Baseball

Record:  88-65   .575.... 1st in American League
Stadium:  Briggs Stadium
Playoffs:  Won World Series (Cubs)
Attendance:  1,280,341

ManagerSteve O'Neill

Team Leaders

HR:  York, Cullenbine [18]
RBI:  Cullenbine [93]
2B:  Cullenbine [27]
SB:  Webb [8]
W:  Newhouser [25]
SV:  Overmire [4]
SO:  Newhouser [212]


Oldest Player:  Chuck Hostetler [41]
Youngest Player:  Art Houtteman [17]
Longest Tenure:  Tommy Bridges [15]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Russ Kerns (Aug 18)  Bob Maier (Apr 17)  Carl McNabb (Apr 20)  Ed Mierkowicz (Aug 31)  Milt Welch (Jun 5)  
Pitchers: Art Houtteman (Apr 29)  Billy Pierce (Jun 1)  Walter Wilson (Apr 17)  


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Roster of Players

#Player NamePosAgeBTHTWTBornPlaceHigh LevelMLB Years
Al BentonP34RR6-42153/18/1911Noble, OKMLB1934-1952
Red Borom2B28LR5-1017510/30/1916Spartanburg, SCMLB1944-1945
Tommy BridgesP38RR5-1015512/28/1906Gordonsville, TNMLB1930-1946
George CasterP37RR1808/4/1907Colton, CAMLB1934-1946
Doc CramerOF39LR6-21857/22/1905Beach Haven, NJMLB1929-1948
Roy CullenbineOF-1B31BR6-119010/18/1913Nashville, TNMLB1938-1947
Zeb EatonP25RR5-101852/2/1920Cooleemee, NCMLB1944-1945
Hank Greenberg1B-OF34RR6-32101/1/1911New York, NYMLB1930-1947
Joe HooverSS30RR5-111754/15/1915Los Angeles, CAMLB1943-1945
Chuck HostetlerOF41LR6-01759/22/1903McClellandtown, PAMLB1944-1945
Art HouttemanP17RR6-21888/7/1927Detroit, MIMLB1945-1957
Russ KernsH24LR6-018811/10/1920Fremont, OHMLB1945-1945
Bob Maier3B29RR5-81809/5/1915Dunellen, NJMLB1945-1945
Eddie Mayo2B-3B35LR5-111784/15/1910Holyoke, MAMLB1936-1948
John McHale1B23LR6-02009/21/1921Detroit, MIMLB1943-1948
Pat McLaughlinP34RR6-21758/17/1910Taylor, TXMLB1937-1945
Carl McNabbH28RR5-91551/25/1917Stevenson, ALMLB1945-1945
Ed MierkowiczOF21RR6-42053/6/1924Wyandotte, MIMLB1945-1950
Hack MillerC32RR2152/13/1913Celeste, TXMLB1944-1945
Les MuellerP26RR6-31903/4/1919Belleville, ILMLB1941-1945
Hal NewhouserP24LL6-21925/20/1921Detroit, MIMLB1939-1955
Prince OanaP37RR6-21931/22/1908Waipahu, HIMLB1934-1945
Joe OrrellP28RR6-42103/6/1917National City, CAMLB1943-1945
Jimmy OutlawOF-3B32RR5-81681/20/1913Orme, TNMLB1937-1949
Stubby OvermireP26RL5-71705/16/1919Moline, MIMLB1943-1952
Billy PierceP18LL5-101604/2/1927Detroit, MIMLB1945-1964
Paul RichardsC36RR18011/21/1908Waxahachie, TXMLB1932-1946
Don Ross3B-OF30RR6-22007/16/1914Pasadena, CAMLB1938-1946
Bob SwiftC30RR1803/6/1915Salina, KSMLB1940-1953
Jim TobinP32RR6-018512/27/1912Oakland, CAMLB1937-1945
Dizzy TroutP30RR1956/29/1915Sandcut, INMLB1939-1957
Virgil TrucksP28RR5-111984/26/1917Birmingham, ALMLB1941-1958
Hub WalkerOF38LR1758/17/1906Gulfport, MSMLB1931-1945
Skeeter WebbSS-2B35RR15011/4/1909Meridian, MSMLB1932-1948
Milt WelchC20RR5-101757/26/1924Farmersville, ILMLB1945-1945
Walter WilsonP31LR6-419011/24/1913Glenn, GAMLB1945-1945
Rudy York1B31RR6-12098/17/1913Ragland, ALMLB1934-1948