1938 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 1938 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1938 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1938 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1938 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1938 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1938 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1938 Detroit Tigers



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Complete Roster  
 
12 Elden Auker 6-02 194 Right Right 1910-09-21
29 Al Benton 6-04 215 Right Right 1911-03-18
10 Tommy Bridges 5-10½ 155 Right Right 1906-12-28
21 Slick Coffman 6-00 155 Right Right 1910-12-11
35 Woody Davis 6-01 200 Right Left 1913-04-25
26 Harry Eisenstat 5-11 185 Left Left 1915-10-10
16 George Gill 6-01 185 Right Right 1909-02-13
14 Bob Harris 6-00 185 Right Right 1915-05-01
11 Vern Kennedy 6-00 175 Right Left 1907-03-20
15 Roxie Lawson 6-00 170 Right Right 1906-04-13
17 Boots Poffenberger 5-10 178 Right Right 1915-07-01
34 Joe Rogalski 6-02 187 Right Right 1912-07-16
14 Schoolboy Rowe 6-04½ 210 Right Right 1910-01-11
18 Jake Wade 6-02 175 Left Left 1912-04-01
23 Ray Hayworth 6-00 180 Right Right 1904-01-29
28 Birdie Tebbetts 5-11½ 170 Right Right 1912-11-10
4 Rudy York 6-01 209 Right Right 1913-08-17
20 Mark Christman 5-11 180 Right Right 1913-10-21
2 Charlie Gehringer 5-11 180 Right Left 1903-05-11
5 Hank Greenberg 6-03½ 210 Right Right 1911-01-01
24 Benny McCoy 5-09 170 Right Left 1915-11-09
27 Tony Piet 6-00 175 Right Right 1906-12-07
7 Billy Rogell 5-10½ 163 Right Both 1904-11-24
6 Don Ross 6-02 200 Right Right 1914-07-16
19 Roy Cullenbine 6-01 190 Right Both 1913-10-18
9 Pete Fox 5-11 165 Right Right 1909-03-08
3, 25 Chet Laabs 5-08 175 Right Right 1912-04-30
25 Chet Morgan 5-09 160 Right Left 1910-06-06
8 Dixie Walker 6-01 175 Right Left 1910-09-24
22 Jo-Jo White 5-11 165 Right Left 1909-06-01
35 George Archie 6-00 170 Right Right 1914-04-27


The 1938 Detroit Tigers played 154 games during the regular season, won 84 games, lost 70 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Briggs Stadium (Park Factors: 106/104) where 799,557 fans witnessed their 1938 Tigers finish the season with a .545 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1938 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1938 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1938 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1938 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

1938 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1938 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Rudy York (116)
1B Hank Greenberg (155)
2B Charlie Gehringer (152)
3B Don Ross (75)
SS Billy Rogell (134)
LF Dixie Walker (95)
CF Chet Morgan (69)
RF Pete Fox (154)
  
SP Elden Auker
SP Tommy Bridges
SP George Gill
SP Vern Kennedy
SP Roxie Lawson
SP Boots Poffenberger
  
RP Slick Coffman
RP Jake Wade
CL Harry Eisenstat


1938 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Hank Greenberg $30,000.00
Charlie Gehringer $20,000.00
Vern Kennedy $12,500.00
Pete Fox $11,000.00
Billy Rogell $11,000.00
Slick Coffman $5,000.00
George Archie $3,000.00
Mark Christman $2,100.00


1938 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#2 Charlie Gehringer
#3 Chet Laabs
#4 Rudy York
#5 Hank Greenberg
#6 Don Ross
#7 Billy Rogell
#8 Dixie Walker
#9 Pete Fox
#10 Tommy Bridges
#11 Vern Kennedy
#12 Elden Auker
#14 Bob Harris
#14 Schoolboy Rowe
#15 Roxie Lawson
#16 George Gill
#17 Boots Poffenberger
#18 Jake Wade
#19 Roy Cullenbine
#20 Mark Christman
#21 Slick Coffman
#22 Jo-Jo White
#23 Ray Hayworth
#24 Benny McCoy
#25 Chet Laabs
#25 Chet Morgan
#26 Harry Eisenstat
#27 Tony Piet
#28 Birdie Tebbetts
#29 Al Benton
#34 Joe Rogalski
#35 George Archie
#35 Woody Davis

Did you know that a 1938 Detroit Tigers Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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