1942 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 1942 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1942 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 1942 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1942 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1942 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1942 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1942 Detroit Tigers



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
19 Al Benton 6-04 215 Right Right 1911-03-18
10 Tommy Bridges 5-10½ 155 Right Right 1906-12-28
17 Charlie Fuchs 5-08 168 Right Both 1912-11-18
15 Johnny Gorsica 6-02 180 Right Right 1915-03-29
18 Roy Henshaw 5-08 155 Left Right 1911-07-29
12 Hal Manders 6-00 187 Right Right 1917-06-14
16 Hal Newhouser 6-02 192 Left Left 1921-05-20
14 Schoolboy Rowe 6-04½ 210 Right Right 1910-01-11
11 Dizzy Trout 6-02½ 195 Right Right 1915-06-29
22 Virgil Trucks 5-11 198 Right Right 1917-04-26
25 Hal White 5-10 170 Right Right 1919-03-18
24 Jack Wilson 5-11 210 Right Right 1912-04-12
23 Dixie Parsons 6-02 180 Right Right 1916-05-12
9 Hank Riebe 5-09½ 175 Right Right 1921-10-10
1 Birdie Tebbetts 5-11½ 170 Right Right 1912-11-10
31 Al Unser 6-01 175 Right Right 1912-10-12
3 Jimmy Bloodworth 5-11 180 Right Right 1917-07-26
27 Moe Franklin 6-00 175 Right Right 1914-04-01
2, 22 Charlie Gehringer 5-11 180 Right Left 1903-05-11
6 Pinky Higgins 6-01 185 Right Right 1909-05-27
7 Billy Hitchcock 6-01½ 185 Right Right 1916-07-31
7 Johnny Lipon 6-00 175 Right Right 1922-11-10
9 Eric McNair 5-08½ 160 Right Right 1909-04-12
26 Dutch Meyer 5-10½ 181 Right Right 1915-10-06
4 Rudy York 6-01 209 Right Right 1913-08-17
8 Doc Cramer 6-02 185 Right Left 1905-07-22
28, 26 Ned Harris 5-11 175 Left Left 1916-07-09
21 Barney McCosky 6-01 184 Right Left 1917-04-11
24 Bob Patrick 6-02 190 Right Right 1917-10-27
5 Rip Radcliff 5-10 170 Left Left 1906-01-19
20 Don Ross 6-02 200 Right Right 1914-07-16
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The 1942 Detroit Tigers played 154 games during the regular season, won 73 games, lost 81 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Briggs Stadium (Park Factors: 108/108) where 580,087 fans witnessed their 1942 Tigers finish the season with a .474 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 1942 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1942 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1942 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1942 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

1942 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


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1942 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Birdie Tebbetts (97)
1B Rudy York (152)
2B Jimmy Bloodworth (134)
3B Pinky Higgins (137)
SS Billy Hitchcock (80)
LF Barney McCosky (145)
CF Doc Cramer (150)
RF Ned Harris (104)
  
SP Al Benton
SP Tommy Bridges
SP Dizzy Trout
SP Virgil Trucks
SP Hal White
  
RP Johnny Gorsica
RP Roy Henshaw
CL Hal Newhouser


1942 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Ned Harris $5,000.00


1942 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Birdie Tebbetts
#2 Charlie Gehringer
#3 Jimmy Bloodworth
#4 Rudy York
#5 Rip Radcliff
#6 Pinky Higgins
#7 Billy Hitchcock
#7 Johnny Lipon
#8 Doc Cramer
#9 Eric McNair
#9 Hank Riebe
#10 Tommy Bridges
#11 Dizzy Trout
#12 Hal Manders
#14 Schoolboy Rowe
#15 Johnny Gorsica
#16 Hal Newhouser
#17 Charlie Fuchs
#18 Roy Henshaw
#19 Al Benton
#20 Don Ross
#21 Barney McCosky
#22 Charlie Gehringer
#22 Virgil Trucks
#23 Dixie Parsons
#24 Bob Patrick
#24 Jack Wilson
#25 Hal White
#26 Ned Harris
#26 Dutch Meyer
#27 Moe Franklin
#28 Ned Harris
#31 Al Unser

Did you know that a 1942 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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