1940 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 1940 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1940 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 1940 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1940 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1940 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1940 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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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
22 Dick Conger 6-00 185 Right Right 1921-04-03
22 Floyd Giebell 6-02½ 172 Right Left 1909-12-10
26, 34 Johnny Gorsica 6-02 180 Right Right 1915-03-29
18 Fred Hutchinson 6-02 200 Right Left 1919-08-12
28 Archie McKain 5-10 175 Left Both 1911-05-12
25 Lynn Nelson 5-10½ 170 Right Left 1905-02-24
16 Hal Newhouser 6-02 192 Left Left 1921-05-20
12 Bobo Newsom 6-02 220 Right Right 1907-08-11
17 Cotton Pippen 6-02 180 Right Right 1911-04-02
14 Schoolboy Rowe 6-04½ 210 Right Right 1910-01-11
24 Tom Seats 5-11 190 Left Right 1910-09-24
29 Clay Smith 6-02 190 Right Right 1914-09-11
11 Bud Thomas 6-00 180 Right Right 1910-09-09
15 Dizzy Trout 6-02½ 195 Right Right 1915-06-29
- Bob Uhl 5-11 175 Left Both 1913-09-17
8 Billy Sullivan 6-00 170 Right Left 1910-10-23
1 Birdie Tebbetts 5-11½ 170 Right Right 1912-11-10
7 Dick Bartell 5-09 160 Right Right 1907-11-22
3 Frank Croucher 5-11 165 Right Right 1914-07-23
2 Charlie Gehringer 5-11 180 Right Left 1903-05-11
6 Pinky Higgins 6-01 185 Right Right 1909-05-27
26 Red Kress 5-11½ 165 Right Right 1907-01-02
33 Scat Metha 5-11 165 Right Right 1913-12-13
33 Dutch Meyer 5-10½ 181 Right Right 1915-10-06
4 Rudy York 6-01 209 Right Right 1913-08-17
27 Earl Averill 5-09½ 172 Right Left 1902-05-21
20 Bruce Campbell 6-01 185 Right Left 1909-10-20
9 Pete Fox 5-11 165 Right Right 1909-03-08
5 Hank Greenberg 6-03½ 210 Right Right 1911-01-01
21 Barney McCosky 6-01 184 Right Left 1917-04-11
17 Pat Mullin 6-02 190 Right Left 1917-11-01
23 Tuck Stainback 5-11½ 175 Right Right 1911-08-04
- Frank Secory 6-01 200 Right Right 1912-08-24
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The 1940 Detroit Tigers played 154 games during the regular season, won 90 games, lost 64 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Briggs Stadium (Park Factors: 110/109) where 1,112,693 fans witnessed their 1940 Tigers finish the season with a .584 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 1940 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1940 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1940 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1940 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

1940 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1940 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Birdie Tebbetts (107)
1B Rudy York (155)
2B Charlie Gehringer (138)
3B Pinky Higgins (129)
SS Dick Bartell (139)
LF Hank Greenberg (148)
CF Barney McCosky (141)
RF Pete Fox (82)
  
SP Tommy Bridges
SP Johnny Gorsica
SP Hal Newhouser
SP Bobo Newsom
SP Schoolboy Rowe
  
RP Archie McKain
RP Tom Seats
CL Al Benton


1940 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Hank Greenberg $50,000.00


1940 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Birdie Tebbetts
#2 Charlie Gehringer
#3 Frank Croucher
#4 Rudy York
#5 Hank Greenberg
#6 Pinky Higgins
#7 Dick Bartell
#8 Billy Sullivan
#9 Pete Fox
#10 Tommy Bridges
#11 Bud Thomas
#12 Bobo Newsom
#14 Schoolboy Rowe
#15 Dizzy Trout
#16 Hal Newhouser
#17 Pat Mullin
#17 Cotton Pippen
#18 Fred Hutchinson
#19 Al Benton
#20 Bruce Campbell
#21 Barney McCosky
#22 Dick Conger
#22 Floyd Giebell
#23 Tuck Stainback
#24 Tom Seats
#25 Lynn Nelson
#26 Johnny Gorsica
#26 Red Kress
#27 Earl Averill
#28 Archie McKain
#29 Clay Smith
#33 Scat Metha
#33 Dutch Meyer
#34 Johnny Gorsica

Did you know that a 1940 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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