14,085 per game
14,085 per game
After losing out to the New York Yankees for the AL Pennant 4 years in a row The Tigers find themselves in a tight race down to the finish with the Yankees, and Cleveland Indians. Led by Hank Greenberg who won his 2nd MVP, and BoBo Newsome who won 21 games on the mound the Tigers win the Pennant by 1 game with a 90-64 record. In the World Series the Tigers would face the Cincinnati Reds, and the 2 teams would split the first 4 games. The Tigers would capture Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead, as BoBo Newsome won his 2nd game of the series. However, after the Tigers lost Game 6 they would call on Newsome to pitch Game 7 on just 1-day rest. Through the first 6 innings Newsome kept the Reds off the board, but back-to-back 7th Inning doubles gave the Reds a 2-1 lead that would hold up, as the Tigers lost the World Series for the 5th time in 6 trips.