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1942 Detroit Tigers season

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Owner(s)
  
Walter Briggs, Sr.

Manager(s)
  
Del Baker

General manager(s)
  
Jack Zeller

Local radio
  
WWJ (AM)(Ty Tyson)WXYZ(Harry Heilmann)

The 1942 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 73–81, 30 games behind the New York Yankees.

Contents

Offseason

  • Prior to 1942 season: Neil Berry was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 30, 1942: Schoolboy Rowe was purchased from the Tigers by the Brooklyn Dodgers.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Jamestown

    KITTY League folded, June 19, 1942

    References

    1942 Detroit Tigers season Wikipedia
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