Tommy Bridges was born on Friday, December 28, 1906, in Gordonsville, Tennessee. Bridges was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 13, 1930, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Tommy Bridges baseball stats page.
"Primarily, I was a fastball pitcher, and nobody could teach me to throw a fastball because nobody on that ballclub could throw any harder than I could. But, I did watch Tommy Bridges to learn how to throw a curveball; I think he had the greatest curveball I've ever seen." - Virgil Trucks in He Tossed No-Hitters Twice in A Season (Baseball Digest : February 1995)
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Tommy BridgesTommy Bridges Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1930 | 24 | Tigers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 | 158 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 23 | - | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1931 | 25 | Tigers | 35 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 4.99 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 173.0 | 809 | 182 | 96 | 120 | 13 | 108 | - | 105 | 9 | 0 | 1 | - |
1932 | 26 | Tigers | 34 | 26 | 7 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3.36 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 201.0 | 881 | 174 | 75 | 95 | 14 | 119 | - | 108 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - |
1933 | 27 | Tigers | 33 | 28 | 4 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3.09 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 233.0 | 984 | 192 | 80 | 102 | 8 | 110 | - | 120 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
1934 | 28 | Tigers | 36 | 35 | 1 | 22 | 11 | .667 | 3.67 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 275.0 | 1,153 | 249 | 112 | 117 | 16 | 104 | - | 151 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
1935 | 29 | Tigers | 36 | 34 | 1 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 3.51 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 274.1 | 1,195 | 277 | 107 | 129 | 22 | 113 | - | 163 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
1936 | 30 | Tigers | 39 | 38 | 1 | 23 | 11 | .676 | 3.60 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 294.2 | 1,272 | 289 | 118 | 141 | 21 | 115 | - | 175 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
1937 | 31 | Tigers | 34 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 4.07 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 245.1 | 1,076 | 267 | 111 | 129 | 15 | 91 | - | 138 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
1938 | 32 | Tigers | 25 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 4.59 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 151.0 | 665 | 171 | 77 | 83 | 14 | 58 | - | 101 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
1939 | 33 | Tigers | 29 | 26 | 2 | 17 | 7 | .708 | 3.50 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 198.0 | 840 | 186 | 77 | 87 | 11 | 61 | - | 129 | 4 | 6 | 0 | - |
1940 | 34 | Tigers | 29 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 3.37 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 197.2 | 843 | 171 | 74 | 89 | 11 | 88 | - | 133 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
1941 | 35 | Tigers | 25 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 3.41 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 147.2 | 630 | 128 | 56 | 66 | 10 | 70 | - | 90 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
1942 | 36 | Tigers | 23 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2.74 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 174.0 | 742 | 164 | 53 | 66 | 6 | 61 | - | 97 | 5 | 4 | 0 | - |
1943 | 37 | Tigers | 25 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 2.39 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 191.2 | 774 | 159 | 51 | 57 | 9 | 61 | - | 124 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
1945 | 39 | Tigers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1946 | 40 | Tigers | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.91 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.1 | 95 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 8 | - | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
16 Years | 424 | 362 | 47 | 194 | 138 | .584 | 3.57 | 200 | 33 | 10 | 2,826.1 | 12,165 | 2,675 | 1,122 | 1,321 | 181 | 1,192 | - | 1,674 | 59 | 35 | 8 | - |
Tommy BridgesTommy Bridges Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1930 | 24 | Tigers | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .364 | .400 |
1931 | 25 | Tigers | 35 | 54 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 | .220 | .148 |
1932 | 26 | Tigers | 34 | 67 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .164 | .243 | .209 |
1933 | 27 | Tigers | 33 | 78 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .271 | .282 |
1934 | 28 | Tigers | 36 | 98 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .122 | .181 | .143 |
1935 | 29 | Tigers | 36 | 109 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .278 | .303 |
1936 | 30 | Tigers | 39 | 118 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .231 | .263 |
1937 | 31 | Tigers | 34 | 96 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .277 | .281 |
1938 | 32 | Tigers | 25 | 54 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .217 | .185 |
1939 | 33 | Tigers | 29 | 71 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .278 | .225 |
1940 | 34 | Tigers | 29 | 68 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .176 | .211 | .206 |
1941 | 35 | Tigers | 25 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .085 | .157 | .106 |
1942 | 36 | Tigers | 23 | 63 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .095 | .162 | .143 |
1943 | 37 | Tigers | 25 | 64 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .219 | .275 | .266 |
1945 | 39 | Tigers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1946 | 40 | Tigers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
16 Years | 424 | 1,003 | 83 | 181 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 74 | 0 | 271 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .180 | .237 | .223 |
Tommy BridgesTommy Bridges Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1930 Tigers | P | 8 | 5 | 113 | 8 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 1.67 |
1931 Tigers | P | 35 | 23 | 519 | 34 | 1.0 | 32 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 1.66 |
1932 Tigers | P | 34 | 26 | 603 | 41 | 1.2 | 39 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 1.75 |
1933 Tigers | P | 33 | 28 | 699 | 61 | 1.8 | 58 | 9 | 49 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 2.24 |
1934 Tigers | P | 36 | 35 | 825 | 50 | 1.4 | 48 | 6 | 42 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 1.57 |
1935 Tigers | P | 36 | 34 | 823 | 56 | 1.6 | 54 | 15 | 39 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 1.77 |
1936 Tigers | P | 39 | 38 | 884 | 72 | 1.8 | 70 | 19 | 51 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.14 |
1937 Tigers | P | 34 | 31 | 736 | 61 | 1.8 | 60 | 14 | 46 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.20 |
1938 Tigers | P | 25 | 20 | 453 | 29 | 1.2 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 1.61 |
1939 Tigers | P | 29 | 26 | 594 | 39 | 1.3 | 36 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.64 |
1940 Tigers | P | 29 | 28 | 593 | 36 | 1.2 | 34 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 1.55 |
1941 Tigers | P | 25 | 22 | 443 | 46 | 1.8 | 45 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.74 |
1942 Tigers | P | 23 | 22 | 522 | 48 | 2.1 | 47 | 15 | 32 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.43 |
1943 Tigers | P | 25 | 22 | 575 | 46 | 1.8 | 46 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.16 |
1945 Tigers | P | 4 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.91 |
1946 Tigers | P | 9 | 1 | 64 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.69 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 424 | 362 | 8,479 | 637 | 1.5 | 613 | 144 | 469 | 24 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 1.95 | |
16 Years | 424 | 362 | 8,479 | 637 | 1.5 | 613 | 144 | 469 | 24 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 1.95 |
Tommy BridgesTommy Bridges Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1930 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.74 | 4.06 | 5.50 |
1931 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 54.0 | 0.97 | 5.46 | 5.62 |
1932 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.8 | 16.8 | 0.91 | 4.84 | 5.33 |
1933 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.6 | 15.6 | 1.09 | 4.64 | 4.25 |
1934 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.9 | 9.8 | 1.45 | 4.94 | 3.40 |
1935 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 1.44 | 5.35 | 3.71 |
1936 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 1.52 | 5.35 | 3.51 |
1937 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 12.0 | 1.52 | 5.06 | 3.34 |
1938 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.2 | 18.0 | 1.74 | 6.02 | 3.46 |
1939 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.8 | 2.11 | 5.86 | 2.77 |
1940 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 1.51 | 6.06 | 4.01 |
1941 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.3 | 47.0 | 1.29 | 5.49 | 4.27 |
1942 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.3 | 31.5 | 1.59 | 5.02 | 3.16 |
1943 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.6 | 21.3 | 2.03 | 5.82 | 2.86 |
1945 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.00 | 4.91 | 1.64 |
1946 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.13 | 7.17 | 3.38 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
16 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 13.9 | 1.40 | 5.33 | 3.80 |
Tommy BridgesTommy Bridges Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1930 Detroit Tigers | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1931 Detroit Tigers | 16 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1932 Detroit Tigers | 16 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1933 Detroit Tigers | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
1934 Detroit Tigers | 10 | Undetermined | Stats | Stats |
1935 Detroit Tigers | 10 | Undetermined | Stats | Stats |
1936 Detroit Tigers | 10 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1937 Detroit Tigers | 10 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1938 Detroit Tigers | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1939 Detroit Tigers | 10 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1940 Detroit Tigers | 10 | Undetermined | Stats | Stats |
1941 Detroit Tigers | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1942 Detroit Tigers | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1943 Detroit Tigers | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1945 Detroit Tigers | 10 | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1946 Detroit Tigers | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
Tommy Bridges Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Tommy Bridges was actually the third Detroit Tigers pitcher in team history to string together three consecutive 20-win seasons? Bridges (1934-1935-1936) joined Harry Coveleski (1914-1915-1916) and George Mullin (1905-1906-1907) in the "club" and only one pitcher has joined the trio since Tommy, Hall of Fame hurler Hal Newhouser (1944-1945-1946).
Tommy Bridges | R319-Helmar Big League Brew Baseball Card (#275)Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that Tommy Bridges was the first Detroit Tigers pitcher sent to an All-Star Game when he was named to the 1934 All-Star Game? A year later, Bridges was named to the 1935 All-Star Game, the first Tigers pitcher sent to two Midsummer Classics, the first sent to two consecutively, but in neither contest did he get an opportunity to pitch. In 1936 All-Star Game, Bridges was sent to his third consecutive All-Star Game, was dealing with an injury, and his bullpen mate Schoolboy Rowe was sent as well, and appeared in the game, the first Detroit Tigers pitcher to actually pitch in an All-Star Game.
Did you know that Tommy Bridges was the Detroit Tigers all-time team leader in strikouts when he hung up his cleats in 1946? His career total of 1,674 strikeouts was the eighth highest in American League history at the time and the most in Tigers history, a record he held until 1951.
Tommy Bridges started 362 games and stayed on the mound until completion in more than half of them, throwing 200 complete games across his 16-year career – a total that included nineteen 4-hitters, seven 3-hitters, three 2-hitters, and three 1-hitters (August 5, 1932, April 23, 1933 & May 24, 1933).
Tommy Bridges | 1961 Fleer Baseball Card (#65)Baseball Almanac Research Library
August 5, 1932, no-hitter (and perfect game at the time) broken up by pinch hitter Dave Harris, a single in the ninth inning, two outs, at Navin Field.
April 23, 1933, a no-hitter broken up by St. Louis Browns' center fielder Sam West, who hit a single, at Navin Field.
May 24, 1933, a no-hitter broken up by Washington Senators' first baseman Joe Kuhel, a home run off Bridges in the eighth inning, at Griffith Stadium.
The Detroit Tigers began wearing uniform numbers on their jerseys in 1931, so when Tommy Bridges took the mound on April 18, 1931, for his first start of the regular season, he became the first player in team history to wear #16. Three years later, also on April 18,, he made his first appearance on the mound, in relief, wearing #10, the first player in Tigers' team history to wear it as well.