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1944 Detroit Tigers Fielding Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1943 / 1945)
88-66, Finished 2nd in American League
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Scored 658 runs, Allowed 581 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-68
Manager: Steve O'Neill (88-66)
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 923,176 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 106, Pitching - 104;   one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104

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1943 / 1945 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Boom-Boom Beck 39 28 7 0 6 1 1 .857 0.21 P
Red Borom 27 5 22 6 14 2 1 .909 4.00 2B-SS
Doc Cramer 38 141 0 141 0 357 337 13 7 2 .980 2.48 OF
Zeb Eaton 24 6 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.50 P
Bubba Floyd 27 3 9 1 8 0 0 1.000 3.00 SS
Rufe Gentry 26 37 49 5 43 1 6 .980 1.30 P
Bob Gillespie 24 7 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.43 P
Johnny Gorsica 29 34 61 17 42 2 5 .967 1.74 P
Don Heffner 33 5 26 12 13 1 4 .962 5.00 2B
Roy Henshaw 32 7 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 0.71 P
Pinky Higgins 35 146 479 146 311 22 21 .954 3.13 3B
Chief Hogsett 40 3 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0.33 P
Joe Hoover 29 120 712 258 406 48 103 .933 5.53 SS-2B
Chuck Hostetler 40 65 1 4 61 136 129 5 2 1 .985 2.06 OF
Eddie Mayo 34 154 920 401 498 21 125 .977 5.84 2B-SS
Charlie Metro 25 20 9 10 2 45 44 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 OF
Hack Miller 31 5 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 1.60 0 C
Jake Mooty 31 15 8 3 4 1 0 .875 0.47 P
Hal Newhouser 23 47 71 9 61 1 5 .986 1.49 P
Joe Orengo 29 47 268 124 124 20 24 .925 5.28 SS-3B-1B-2B
Joe Orrell 27 10 9 1 8 0 0 1.000 0.90 P
Jimmy Outlaw 31 137 71 6 60 278 254 14 10 2 .964 1.96 OF
Stubby Overmire 25 32 59 12 46 1 3 .983 1.81 P
Paul Richards 35 90 483 413 60 10 13 .979 5.26 7 C
Don Ross 29 40 0 0 37 95 85 7 3 1 .968 2.30 OF-SS-1B
Jackie Sullivan 26 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 2B
Bob Swift 29 76 342 288 48 6 4 .982 4.42 5 C
Dizzy Trout 29 49 119 21 94 4 8 .966 2.35 P
Al Unser 31 6 22 12 7 3 2 .864 3.17 0 2B-C
Dick Wakefield 23 78 78 0 0 164 155 3 6 1 .963 2.03 OF
Rudy York 30 151 1577 1453 107 17 163 .989 10.33 1B
Team Totals 31.4 156 6340 4198 1952 190 495 .970 3.93 12
Rank in 8 AL teams 2 2 6
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Paul Richards 35 90 483 413 60 10 13 .979 5.26
Bob Swift 29 76 342 288 48 6 4 .982 4.42
Hack Miller 31 5 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 1.60
Al Unser 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .976 4.37
Team Total 156 833 708 109 16 17 .981 4.75

Player Standard Fielding--1B

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

Player Standard Fielding--2B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Eddie Mayo 34 143 861 384 458 19 120 .978 5.89
Don Heffner 33 5 26 12 13 1 4 .962 5.00
Al Unser 31 5 22 12 7 3 2 .864 3.80
Red Borom 27 4 20 5 14 1 1 .950 4.75
Joe Orengo 29 2 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 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
League Average .967 5.36
Team Total 156 942 420 498 24 129 .975 5.70

Player Standard Fielding--3B

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

Player Standard Fielding--SS

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

Player Standard Fielding--OF

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Doc Cramer 38 141 0 141 0 357 337 13 7 2 .980 2.48
Jimmy Outlaw 31 137 71 6 60 278 254 14 10 2 .964 1.96
Dick Wakefield 23 78 78 0 0 164 155 3 6 1 .963 2.03
Chuck Hostetler 40 65 1 4 61 136 129 5 2 1 .985 2.06
Don Ross 29 37 0 0 37 72 67 2 3 1 .958 1.86
Charlie Metro 25 20 9 10 2 45 44 1 0 0 1.000 2.25
League Average .974 2.36
Team Total 156 1052 986 38 28 7 .973 2.14

Player Standard Fielding--P

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Dizzy Trout 29 49 119 21 94 4 8 .966 2.35
Hal Newhouser 23 47 71 9 61 1 5 .986 1.49
Rufe Gentry 26 37 49 5 43 1 6 .980 1.30
Johnny Gorsica 29 34 61 17 42 2 5 .967 1.74
Stubby Overmire 25 32 59 12 46 1 3 .983 1.81
Boom-Boom Beck 39 28 7 0 6 1 1 .857 0.21
Jake Mooty 31 15 8 3 4 1 0 .875 0.47
Joe Orrell 27 10 9 1 8 0 0 1.000 0.90
Bob Gillespie 24 7 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.43
Roy Henshaw 32 7 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 0.71
Zeb Eaton 24 6 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.50
Chief Hogsett 40 3 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0.33
League Average .960 1.14
Team Total 156 396 72 312 12 28 .970 1.40

1943 / 1945 Fielding Statistics