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1944 Detroit Tigers

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1943 / 1945

88-66, Finished 2nd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Steve O'Neill (88-66)
Scored 658 runs, Allowed 581 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-68

Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 923,176 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 105, Pitching - 103 · one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 103


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1943 / 1945 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos. Summary
Boom-Boom Beck 39 28 2 0 7 0 6 1 1 .857 0.21 P
Red Borom 28 5 3 3 22 6 14 2 1 .909 4.00 2B-SS
Doc Cramer 38 141 138 135 357 337 13 7 2 .980 2.48 OF
Zeb Eaton 24 6 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.50 P
Bubba Floyd 27 3 1 1 9 1 8 0 0 1.000 3.00 SS
Rufe Gentry 26 37 30 10 49 5 43 1 6 .980 1.30 P
Bob Gillespie 24 7 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.43 P
Johnny Gorsica 29 34 19 8 61 17 42 2 5 .967 1.74 P
Don Heffner 33 5 5 5 26 12 13 1 4 .962 5.00 2B
Roy Henshaw 32 7 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 0.71 P
Pinky Higgins 35 146 146 145 479 146 311 22 21 .954 3.13 3B
Chief Hogsett 40 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0.33 P
Joe Hoover 29 120 119 111 712 258 406 48 103 .933 5.53 SS-2B
Chuck Hostetler 40 65 65 60 136 129 5 2 1 .985 2.06 OF
Eddie Mayo 34 154 154 150 920 401 498 21 125 .977 5.84 2B-SS
Charlie Metro 26 20 16 14 45 44 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 OF
Hack Miller 31 5 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 1.60 0 0 0 C
Jake Mooty 32 15 0 0 8 3 4 1 0 .875 0.47 P
Hal Newhouser 23 47 34 25 71 9 61 1 5 .986 1.49 P
Joe Orengo 29 45 41 38 268 124 124 20 24 .925 5.28 SS-3B-1B-2B
Joe Orrell 27 10 2 0 9 1 8 0 0 1.000 0.90 P
Jimmy Outlaw 31 137 136 134 278 254 14 10 2 .964 1.96 OF
Stubby Overmire 25 32 28 11 59 12 46 1 3 .983 1.81 P
Paul Richards 35 90 83 78 483 413 60 10 13 .979 5.26 7 16 27 63% 39% C
Don Ross 29 40 36 36 95 85 7 3 1 .968 2.30 OF-SS-1B
Jackie Sullivan 26 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 2B
Bob Swift 29 76 73 63 342 288 48 6 4 .982 4.42 5 21 33 61% 39% C
Dizzy Trout 29 49 40 33 119 21 94 4 8 .966 2.35 P
Al Unser 31 6 4 4 22 12 7 3 2 .864 3.17 0 0 0 2B-C
Dick Wakefield 23 78 78 78 164 155 3 6 1 .963 2.03 OF
Rudy York 30 151 150 150 1577 1453 107 17 163 .989 10.33 1B
Team Totals 31.5 156 1404 1292 6340 4198 1952 190 495 .970 3.93 12 37 60 62% 39%
Rank in 8 AL teams 2 2 6
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos. Summary
Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Paul Richards 35 90 83 78 483 413 60 10 13 .979 5.26 7 16 27 63%
Bob Swift 29 76 73 63 342 288 48 6 4 .982 4.42 5 21 33 61%
Hack Miller 31 5 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 1.60 0 0 0
Al Unser 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
League Average .976 4.37 38%
Team Total 156 156 141 833 708 109 16 17 .981 4.75 12 37 60 62%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Rudy York 30 151 150 150 1577 1453 107 17 163 .989 10.33
Joe Orengo 29 5 5 4 59 55 3 1 2 .983 11.60
Don Ross 29 1 1 1 18 17 1 0 0 1.000 18.00
League Average .990 9.80
Team Total 156 156 155 1654 1525 111 18 165 .989 10.42

Player Standard Fielding--2B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Eddie Mayo 34 143 143 139 861 384 458 19 120 .978 5.89
Don Heffner 33 5 5 5 26 12 13 1 4 .962 5.00
Al Unser 31 5 4 4 22 12 7 3 2 .864 3.80
Red Borom 28 4 3 3 20 5 14 1 1 .950 4.75
Joe Orengo 29 2 1 1 9 4 5 0 1 1.000 4.50
Joe Hoover 29 1 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 3.00
Jackie Sullivan 26 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
League Average .967 5.36
Team Total 156 156 152 942 420 498 24 129 .975 5.70

Player Standard Fielding--3B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Pinky Higgins 35 146 146 145 479 146 311 22 21 .954 3.13
Joe Orengo 29 11 10 10 45 11 30 4 1 .911 3.73
League Average .954 3.23
Team Total 156 156 155 524 157 341 26 22 .950 3.17

Player Standard Fielding--SS

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Joe Hoover 29 119 119 111 709 256 405 48 102 .932 5.55
Joe Orengo 29 29 25 23 155 54 86 15 20 .903 4.83
Eddie Mayo 34 11 11 11 59 17 40 2 5 .966 5.18
Bubba Floyd 27 3 1 1 9 1 8 0 0 1.000 3.00
Don Ross 29 2 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.50
Red Borom 28 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.00
League Average .947 5.05
Team Total 156 156 146 939 330 543 66 127 .930 5.29

Player Standard Fielding--OF

Age G LF CF RF GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Doc Cramer 38 141 138 135 357 337 13 7 2 .980 2.48
Jimmy Outlaw 31 137 136 134 278 254 14 10 2 .964 1.96
Dick Wakefield 23 78 78 78 164 155 3 6 1 .963 2.03
Chuck Hostetler 40 65 65 60 136 129 5 2 1 .985 2.06
Don Ross 29 37 35 35 72 67 2 3 1 .958 1.86
Charlie Metro 26 20 16 14 45 44 1 0 0 1.000 2.25
League Average .974 2.36
Team Total 156 468 456 1052 986 38 28 7 .973 2.14

Player Standard Fielding--P

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Dizzy Trout 29 49 40 33 119 21 94 4 8 .966 2.35
Hal Newhouser 23 47 34 25 71 9 61 1 5 .986 1.49
Rufe Gentry 26 37 30 10 49 5 43 1 6 .980 1.30
Stubby Overmire 25 32 28 11 59 12 46 1 3 .983 1.81
Johnny Gorsica 29 34 19 8 61 17 42 2 5 .967 1.74
Boom-Boom Beck 39 28 2 0 7 0 6 1 1 .857 0.21
Jake Mooty 32 15 0 0 8 3 4 1 0 .875 0.47
Joe Orrell 27 10 2 0 9 1 8 0 0 1.000 0.90
Zeb Eaton 24 6 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.50
Roy Henshaw 32 7 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 0.71
Bob Gillespie 24 7 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.43
Chief Hogsett 40 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0.33
League Average .960 1.14
Team Total 156 156 87 396 72 312 12 28 .970 1.40

1943 / 1945 Fielding Statistics