1940 Detroit Tigers Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 90-64
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 1,163,422, Avg. 17,109
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to Cincinnati Reds 4-3
Manager: Del Baker (90-64)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1940 Detroit Tigers Statistics
1940 Detroit Tigers Results

The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1940 season with a record of 90 wins and 64 losses, finishing first in the AL.

The Tigers plated 888 runs, tops in the circuit. Detroit conceded 717 runs. Hank Greenberg walloped 41 home runs for the team, while Rudy York swatted 20 or more as well. Hank Greenberg accounted for 150 RBI. Hank Greenberg and Barney McCosky led all regular batters by hitting .340. Bobo Newsom topped the squad with 21 wins, and Schoolboy Rowe added 15 or more wins also Bobo Newsom recorded a 2.83 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Del Baker coached the team. The 1940 Detroit Tigers won the League Championship Series.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Earl AverillCFLRMay 21, 19025'9"172Snohomish, WA USA
Dick BartellSSRRNovember 22, 19075'9"160Chicago, IL USA
Al BentonPRRMarch 18, 19116'4"215Noble, OK USA
Tommy BridgesPRRDecember 28, 19065'10"155Gordonsville, TN USA
Bruce CampbellRFLROctober 20, 19096'1"185Chicago, IL USA
Dick CongerPRRApril 3, 19216'0"185Los Angeles, CA USA
Frank CroucherSSRRJuly 23, 19145'11"165San Antonio, TX USA
Pete FoxRFRRMarch 8, 19095'11"165Evansville, IN USA
Charlie Gehringer2BLRMay 11, 19035'11"180Fowlerville, MI USA
Floyd GiebellPLRDecember 10, 19096'2"172Pennsboro, WV USA
Johnny GorsicaPRRMarch 29, 19156'2"180Bayonne, NJ USA
Hank GreenbergLFRRJanuary 1, 19116'3"210New York, NY USA
Pinky Higgins3BRRMay 27, 19096'1"185Red Oak, TX USA
Fred HutchinsonPLRAugust 12, 19196'2"190Seattle, WA USA
Red Kress3BRRJanuary 2, 19055'11"165Columbia, CA USA
Barney McCoskyCFLRApril 11, 19176'1"184Coal Run, PA USA
Archie McKainPBLMay 12, 19115'10"175Delphos, KS USA
Frank Metha2BRRDecember 13, 19135'11"165Los Angeles, CA USA
Dutch Meyer2BRROctober 6, 19155'10"181Waco, TX USA
Pat MullinCFLRNovember 1, 19176'2"190Trotter, PA USA
Lynn NelsonPLRFebruary 24, 19055'10"170Sheldon, ND USA
Hal NewhouserPLLMay 20, 19216'2"180Detroit, MI USA
Bobo NewsomPRRAugust 11, 19076'3"200Hartsville, SC USA
Cotton PippenPRRApril 2, 19116'2"180Cisco, TX USA
Schoolboy RowePRRJanuary 11, 19106'4"210Waco, TX USA
Tom SeatsPRLSeptember 24, 19105'11"190Farmington, NC USA
Frank SecoryPRRAugust 24, 19126'1"200Mason City, IA USA
Clay SmithPRRSeptember 11, 19146'2"190Cambridge, KS USA
Tuck StainbackCFRRAugust 4, 19115'11"175Los Angeles, CA USA
Billy SullivanCLROctober 23, 19106'0"170Chicago, IL USA
Birdie TebbettsCRRNovember 10, 19125'11"170Burlington, VT USA
Bud ThomasPRRSeptember 9, 19106'0"180Faber, VA USA
Dizzy TroutPRRJune 29, 19156'2"195Sandcut, IN USA
Bob UhlPBLSeptember 17, 19135'11"175San Francisco, CA USA
Rudy York1BRRAugust 17, 19136'1"209Ragland, AL USA



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