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1945 Detroit Tigers Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1944 / 1946)
88-65, Finished 1st in American League
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Scored 633 runs, Allowed 565 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-69
Manager: Steve O'Neill (88-65)
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,280,341 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 106, Pitching - 105;   one-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 105
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Postseason:  Won World Series (4-3) over Chicago Cubs

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1944 / 1946 Pitching Statistics

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 Hal Newhouser* 24 25 9 .735 1.81 40 36 2 29 8 2 313.1 239 73 63 5 110 212 0 2 10 1261 195 1.114 6.9 0.1 3.2 6.1 1.93
2 SP Dizzy Trout 30 18 15 .545 3.14 41 31 9 18 4 2 246.1 252 108 86 8 79 97 0 1 5 1041 112 1.344 9.2 0.3 2.9 3.5 1.23
3 SP Al Benton 34 13 8 .619 2.02 31 27 4 12 5 3 191.2 175 68 43 7 63 76 2 0 3 811 175 1.242 8.2 0.3 3.0 3.6 1.21
4 SP Stubby Overmire* 26 9 9 .500 3.88 31 22 5 9 0 4 162.1 189 81 70 6 42 36 3 0 1 702 91 1.423 10.5 0.3 2.3 2.0 0.86
5 SP Les Mueller 26 6 8 .429 3.68 26 18 2 6 2 1 134.2 117 63 55 8 58 42 2 1 1 570 96 1.300 7.8 0.5 3.9 2.8 0.72
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 Walter Wilson 31 1 3 .250 4.61 25 4 9 1 0 0 70.1 76 40 36 4 35 28 3 1 1 310 77 1.578 9.7 0.5 4.5 3.6 0.80
7 RP Jim Tobin 32 4 5 .444 3.55 14 6 8 2 0 1 58.1 61 31 23 2 28 14 4 0 3 262 100 1.526 9.4 0.3 4.3 2.2 0.50
8 RP Zeb Eaton 25 4 2 .667 4.05 17 3 9 0 0 0 53.1 48 28 24 0 40 15 3 0 3 238 87 1.650 8.1 0.0 6.8 2.5 0.38
9 RP George Caster 37 5 1 .833 3.86 22 0 10 0 0 2 51.1 47 25 22 3 27 23 2 0 0 222 92 1.442 8.2 0.5 4.7 4.0 0.85
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 Joe Orrell 28 2 3 .400 3.00 12 5 2 1 0 0 48.0 46 18 16 1 24 14 2 0 0 207 118 1.458 8.6 0.2 4.5 2.6 0.58
11 Art Houtteman 17 0 2 .000 5.33 13 0 9 0 0 0 25.1 27 17 15 1 11 9 1 0 0 116 66 1.500 9.6 0.4 3.9 3.2 0.82
12 Prince Oana 37 0 0 1.59 3 1 1 0 0 1 11.1 3 2 2 0 7 3 0 0 0 42 222 0.882 2.4 0.0 5.6 2.4 0.43
13 Tommy Bridges 38 1 0 1.000 3.27 4 1 2 0 0 0 11.0 14 6 4 2 2 6 0 0 2 48 108 1.455 11.5 1.6 1.6 4.9 3.00
14 Billy Pierce* 18 0 0 1.80 5 0 4 0 0 0 10.0 6 2 2 1 10 10 1 0 0 45 196 1.600 5.4 0.9 9.0 9.0 1.00
15 Virgil Trucks 28 0 0 1.69 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.1 3 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 19 209 0.938 5.1 0.0 3.4 5.1 1.50
16 Pat McLaughlin 34 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 39 2.000 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Totals 28.3 88 65 .575 2.99 155 155 77 78 19 16 1393.2 1305 565 463 48 538 588 23 5 29 5899 118 1.322 8.4 0.3 3.5 3.8 1.09
Rank in 8 AL teams 1 8 2 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 3 6 4187
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 Neutralized Pitching

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Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact
Al Benton 34 16 5 .762 2.23 198.0 194 54 49 8 70 78 2 1.333 8.8 3.2 3.5 1.11 0.4 31 31
Tommy Bridges 38 0 1 .000 4.09 11.0 16 6 5 2 2 6 0 1.636 13.1 1.6 4.9 3.00 1.6 4 4
George Caster 37 3 4 .429 5.32 66.0 74 43 39 3 38 32 2 1.697 10.1 5.2 4.4 0.84 0.4 32 32
Zeb Eaton 25 2 3 .400 4.67 52.0 51 30 27 0 42 15 3 1.788 8.8 7.3 2.6 0.36 0.0 17 17
Art Houtteman 17 1 1 .500 5.67 27.0 30 19 17 1 12 10 1 1.556 10.0 4.0 3.3 0.83 0.3 13 13
Pat McLaughlin 34 0 0 4.50 2.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 1
Les Mueller 26 7 8 .467 4.17 136.0 130 70 63 9 64 42 2 1.426 8.6 4.2 2.8 0.66 0.6 26 26
*Hal Newhouser 24 28 7 .800 2.04 318.0 261 80 72 5 120 215 0 1.198 7.4 3.4 6.1 1.79 0.1 40 40
Prince Oana 37 1 0 1.000 2.70 10.0 4 3 3 0 9 3 0 1.300 3.6 8.1 2.7 0.33 0.0 3 3
Joe Orrell 28 3 2 .600 3.64 47.0 50 21 19 1 26 14 2 1.617 9.6 5.0 2.7 0.54 0.2 12 12
*Stubby Overmire 26 8 10 .444 4.42 163.0 206 89 80 7 46 36 3 1.546 11.4 2.5 2.0 0.78 0.4 31 31
*Billy Pierce 18 1 0 1.000 2.00 9.0 7 2 2 1 12 9 1 2.111 7.0 12.0 9.0 0.75 1.0 5 5
Jim Tobin 32 14 14 .500 3.91 260.0 295 126 113 13 88 53 9 1.473 10.2 3.0 1.8 0.60 0.5 41 41
Dizzy Trout 30 15 12 .556 3.61 247.0 275 110 99 9 86 97 0 1.462 10.0 3.1 3.5 1.13 0.3 41 41
Virgil Trucks 28 0 0 1.80 5.0 3 1 1 0 2 3 0 1.000 5.4 3.6 5.4 1.50 0.0 1 1
Walter Wilson 31 2 5 .286 5.56 68.0 83 47 42 4 38 27 3 1.779 11.0 5.0 3.6 0.71 0.5 25 25
Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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Age Yrs 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 ERA+
Al Benton 34 8 62 61 .504 3.72 261 127 95 44 7 35 1134.0 1138 575 469 67 480 499 10 1 25 4961 116 1.427 9.0 0.5 3.8 4.0 1.04 116
Tommy Bridges 38 15 193 137 .585 3.56 415 361 41 200 33 9 2805.0 2651 1305 1108 176 1184 1657 34 8 58 12070 127 1.367 8.5 0.6 3.8 5.3 1.40 127
George Caster 37 11 74 99 .428 4.51 350 127 150 62 6 35 1336.1 1427 807 669 120 573 576 24 5 15 5911 97 1.497 9.6 0.8 3.9 3.9 1.01 97
Zeb Eaton 25 2 4 2 .667 4.43 23 3 13 0 0 0 69.0 67 40 34 2 48 19 3 1 3 306 80 1.667 8.7 0.3 6.3 2.5 0.40 80
Art Houtteman 17 1 0 2 .000 5.33 13 0 9 0 0 0 25.1 27 17 15 1 11 9 1 0 0 116 66 1.500 9.6 0.4 3.9 3.2 0.82 66
Pat McLaughlin 34 3 0 2 .000 6.88 12 3 7 0 0 0 35.1 45 28 27 4 17 8 0 0 0 165 67 1.755 11.5 1.0 4.3 2.0 0.47 67
Les Mueller 26 2 6 8 .429 3.78 30 18 3 6 2 1 147.2 126 72 62 9 68 50 2 1 1 627 96 1.314 7.7 0.5 4.1 3.0 0.74 96
*Hal Newhouser 24 7 88 70 .557 2.89 224 166 43 88 17 10 1316.1 1121 521 423 36 654 845 6 6 28 5616 133 1.348 7.7 0.2 4.5 5.8 1.29 133
Prince Oana 37 2 3 2 .600 3.77 13 1 8 0 0 1 45.1 37 23 19 4 26 18 2 0 0 197 94 1.390 7.3 0.8 5.2 3.6 0.69 94
Joe Orrell 28 3 4 4 .500 3.01 32 7 14 1 0 1 89.2 90 40 30 1 46 26 5 0 3 395 118 1.517 9.0 0.1 4.6 2.6 0.57 118
*Stubby Overmire 26 3 27 26 .509 3.36 92 68 15 28 6 6 509.0 538 221 190 13 121 141 6 1 6 2151 106 1.295 9.5 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.17 106
*Billy Pierce 18 1 0 0 1.80 5 0 4 0 0 0 10.0 6 2 2 1 10 10 1 0 0 45 196 1.600 5.4 0.9 9.0 9.0 1.00 196
Jim Tobin 32 9 105 112 .484 3.44 287 227 47 156 12 5 1900.0 1929 861 726 107 557 498 27 3 28 8074 106 1.308 9.1 0.5 2.6 2.4 0.89 106
Dizzy Trout 30 7 98 85 .536 3.04 272 180 57 95 18 14 1482.2 1421 611 500 54 564 667 17 4 33 6302 130 1.339 8.6 0.3 3.4 4.0 1.18 130
Virgil Trucks 28 4 30 18 .625 2.81 63 46 14 18 4 2 377.2 324 139 118 14 128 215 3 2 8 1565 132 1.197 7.7 0.3 3.1 5.1 1.68 132
Walter Wilson 31 1 1 3 .250 4.61 25 4 9 1 0 0 70.1 76 40 36 4 35 28 3 1 1 310 77 1.578 9.7 0.5 4.5 3.6 0.80 77
Age Yrs 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 ERA+

1944 / 1946 Pitching Statistics