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1944 Detroit Tigers Batting, Pitching, & 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 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics
Redesign Note: Summary Batting, Pitching and Fielding Stats are below. Detailed Batting, Pitching, and Fielding Stats are available using the navigation bar just above this note or the "Detailed" links beside the table headers. Leaderboards have been removed since all tables are now sortable by clicking the headers. The all-stars and salaries are on the roster page linked above.

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Paul Richards 35 95 343 300 24 71 13 0 3 37 8 3 35 30 .237 .318 .310 .628 76 93 13 1 7
2 1B Rudy York 30 151 652 583 77 161 27 7 18 98 5 3 68 73 .276 .353 .439 .792 120 256 18 1 0
3 2B Eddie Mayo* 34 154 696 607 76 151 18 3 5 63 9 13 57 23 .249 .317 .313 .630 76 190 12 4 28
4 SS Joe Hoover 29 120 494 441 67 104 20 2 0 29 7 10 35 66 .236 .301 .290 .591 65 128 4 6 12
5 3B Pinky Higgins 35 148 640 543 79 161 32 4 7 76 4 4 81 34 .297 .392 .409 .801 123 222 17 4 12
6 OF Doc Cramer* 38 143 626 578 69 169 20 9 2 42 6 5 37 21 .292 .337 .369 .706 97 213 7 2 9
7 OF Jimmy Outlaw 31 139 584 535 69 146 20 6 3 57 7 8 41 40 .273 .327 .350 .677 89 187 13 2 6
8 OF Dick Wakefield* 23 78 332 276 53 98 15 5 12 53 2 2 55 29 .355 .464 .576 1.040 189 159 3 1 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 OF Chuck Hostetler* 40 90 292 265 42 79 9 2 0 20 4 4 21 31 .298 .350 .347 .697 95 92 4 0 6
10 C Bob Swift 29 80 283 247 15 63 11 1 1 19 2 0 27 27 .255 .331 .320 .651 82 79 9 1 8
11 OF Don Ross 29 66 185 167 14 35 5 0 2 15 2 1 14 9 .210 .275 .275 .550 54 46 5 1 3
12 SS Joe Orengo 29 46 177 154 14 31 10 0 0 10 1 1 20 29 .201 .297 .266 .563 58 41 4 1 2
13 OF Charlie Metro 25 38 82 78 8 15 0 1 0 5 1 0 3 10 .192 .222 .218 .440 23 17 2 0 1
14 UT Al Unser 31 11 28 25 2 3 0 1 1 5 0 0 3 2 .120 .214 .320 .534 48 8 0 0 0
15 2B Don Heffner 33 6 24 19 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 .211 .375 .263 .638 80 5 0 0 0
16 MI Red Borom* 27 7 17 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .071 .188 .071 .259 -26 1 1 0 1
17 SS Bubba Floyd 27 3 10 9 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .444 .500 .556 1.056 194 5 0 0 0
18 C Hack Miller 31 5 6 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 .200 .333 .800 1.133 210 4 0 0 0
19 John McHale* 22 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
20 2B Jackie Sullivan 26 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
21 P Dizzy Trout 29 51 144 133 18 36 4 1 5 24 2 0 9 28 .271 .317 .429 .745 107 57 2 0 2
22 P Hal Newhouser* 23 47 132 120 10 29 4 0 0 5 1 0 6 12 .242 .278 .275 .553 54 33 5 0 6
23 P Rufe Gentry 26 37 79 76 1 15 2 0 0 10 0 0 1 11 .197 .208 .224 .431 20 17 6 0 2
24 P Stubby Overmire 25 32 74 63 4 11 3 1 0 8 0 1 6 8 .175 .246 .254 .500 40 16 2 0 5
25 P Johnny Gorsica 29 40 54 52 7 7 2 1 0 4 0 0 2 6 .135 .167 .212 .378 5 11 3 0 0
26 P Boom-Boom Beck 39 28 23 22 3 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .318 .318 .455 .773 114 10 1 0 1
27 P Zeb Eaton 24 9 11 10 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .100 .182 .100 .282 -20 1 0 0 0
28 P Jake Mooty 31 15 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -20 1 1 0 0
29 P Joe Orrell 27 10 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 83 1 0 0 0
30 P Roy Henshaw 32 7 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
31 P Bob Gillespie 24 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
32 P Chief Hogsett* 40 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 31.8 156 6011 5344 658 1405 220 44 60 591 61 55 532 500 .263 .332 .354 .687 91 1893 132 24 111
Rank in 8 AL teams 3 4 4 4 7 5 4 2 1 5 4 2 4 4 4
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Dizzy Trout 29 27 14 .659 2.12 49 40 6 33 7 0 352.1 314 104 83 9 83 144 4 0 2 1421 168 1.127 8.0 0.2 2.1 3.7 1.73
2 SP Hal Newhouser* 23 29 9 .763 2.22 47 34 10 25 6 2 312.1 264 94 77 6 102 187 1 2 4 1271 161 1.172 7.6 0.2 2.9 5.4 1.83
3 SP Rufe Gentry 26 12 14 .462 4.24 37 30 5 10 3 0 203.2 211 104 96 9 108 68 4 0 4 901 84 1.566 9.3 0.4 4.8 3.0 0.63
4 SP Stubby Overmire* 25 11 11 .500 3.07 32 28 3 11 3 1 199.2 214 84 68 2 41 57 2 1 2 845 116 1.277 9.6 0.1 1.8 2.6 1.39
5 SP Johnny Gorsica 29 6 14 .300 4.11 34 19 8 8 1 4 162.0 192 88 74 5 32 47 4 1 1 696 87 1.383 10.7 0.3 1.8 2.6 1.47
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
6 RP Boom-Boom Beck 39 1 2 .333 3.89 28 2 15 0 0 1 74.0 67 36 32 5 27 25 3 0 1 318 92 1.270 8.1 0.6 3.3 3.0 0.93
7 RP Jake Mooty 31 0 0 4.45 15 0 8 0 0 0 28.1 35 20 14 0 18 7 1 0 2 137 80 1.871 11.1 0.0 5.7 2.2 0.39
8 RP Joe Orrell 27 2 1 .667 2.42 10 2 4 0 0 0 22.1 26 13 6 0 11 10 1 0 2 104 148 1.657 10.5 0.0 4.4 4.0 0.91
9 RP Roy Henshaw* 32 0 0 8.76 7 1 2 0 0 0 12.1 17 12 12 0 6 10 0 0 0 60 41 1.865 12.4 0.0 4.4 7.3 1.67
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
10 Zeb Eaton 24 0 0 5.74 6 0 4 0 0 0 15.2 19 12 10 2 8 4 0 1 0 68 62 1.723 10.9 1.1 4.6 2.3 0.50
11 Bob Gillespie 24 0 1 .000 6.55 7 0 2 0 0 0 11.0 7 8 8 0 12 4 0 0 2 49 55 1.727 5.7 0.0 9.8 3.3 0.33
12 Chief Hogsett* 40 0 0 0.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.1 7 6 0 1 4 5 2 0 0 34 1.737 9.9 1.4 5.7 7.1 1.25
Team Totals 27.2 88 66 .571 3.09 156 156 69 87 20 8 1400.0 1373 581 480 39 452 568 22 5 20 5904 116 1.304 8.8 0.3 2.9 3.7 1.26
Rank in 8 AL teams 2 7 1 1 8 2 3 1 1 1 3 2
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
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* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

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

1943 / 1945 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics