Packers on January 26, and a 30–6 victory over the Hawaii All-Stars on February 9. Over the next two years, the Lions had solid records of 8–4 and 7–4. However, they finished in third in the Western Division both years, again to the Bears and Packers. After falling one game short of the Packers in 1938 with a 7–4 record, both Dutch Clark and Ernie Caddel decided to retire. Struggling (1939–1949) In 1939, the Lions' first year without their superstar players, they only managed a disappointing record of 6–5. This season would set the tone for the next decade. The 1940s saw the Lions win only 35 games. The low point was when they went 0–11 in 1942. The 1942 team was so bad that they only scored five touchdowns all season, were shut out five times, and never scored more than seven points in a single game. With the first overall pick in the 1943 NFL Draft, the Lions drafted Frank Sinkwich from Georgia. The Lions would finish the 1943 season with a 3–6–1 record. A notable occurrence during the season happened on November 7 when the Lions and the New York Giants played to a scoreless tie. To date, this is the last time an NFL game has ended in a scoreless tie. In 1944, Sinkwich won the NFL Most Valuable Player award after leading the Lions from a 1–3–1 start to a 6–3–1 finish. This was the team's first winning record since 1939. Detroit improved on that record in 1945, finishing 7–3. They were second in the Western Division behind the Cleveland Rams. The Lions were less successful in the latter half of the decade; in 1946, they only managed one win all year long, while in 1947, they won only three games. With the sixth overall pick in the 1948 NFL Draft, the Lions drafted quarterback Y. A. Tittle. However, he never signed with the team. Instead, he joined the Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference. The Lions won only two games in 1948. However, they kept building up their roster by trading quarterback Johnny Rauch's draft rights to the New York Bulldogs in exchange for the draft rights to Doak Walker. In 1949, the Lions improved to 4–8, missing the playoffs for a 14th consecutive season. Team of the 1950s (1950–1958) At the start of the 1950s, the Lions had a roster to compete