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1945 Detroit Tigers

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1944 / 1946

88-65, Finished 1st in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Steve O'Neill (88-65)
Scored 633 runs, Allowed 565 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-69

Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 1,280,341 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 105 · one-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 105

Postseason:  Won World Series (4-3) over Chicago Cubs

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1944 / 1946 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary
Al Benton 34 R R 6' 4" 215 Mar 18, 1911 8 31 27 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 $
Red Borom 29 L R 5' 11" 180 Oct 30, 1915 2 55 28 55 34 0 0 0 28 4 2 0 0 0 0 14 7 0.3 $
Tommy Bridges 38 R R 5' 10" 155 Dec 28, 1906 15 4 1 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $
George Caster 37 R R 6' 1" 180 Aug 4, 1907 11 22 0 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $
Doc Cramer 39 L R 6' 2" 185 Jul 22, 1905 17 141 140 141 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 140 0 140 1 0 0.3 $
Roy Cullenbine 31 B R 6' 1" 190 Oct 18, 1913 8 146 146 146 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 144 146 0 0 4.9 $
Zeb Eaton 25 R R 5' 10" 185 Feb 2, 1920 2 26 3 26 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.0 $
Hank Greenberg HOF 34 R R 6' 3" 210 Jan 1, 1911 11 78 72 78 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 0 72 6 0 2.9 $55,000 All-Star
Joe Hoover 30 R R 5' 11" 175 Apr 15, 1915 3 74 55 74 68 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.1 $
Chuck Hostetler 41 L R 6' 0" 175 Sep 22, 1903 2 42 4 42 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 8 33 2 -0.3 $
Art Houtteman 17 R R 6' 2" 188 Aug 7, 1927 1st 13 0 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 $
Russ Kerns 24 L R 6' 0" 188 Nov 10, 1920 1st 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 $
Bob Maier 29 R R 5' 8" 180 Sep 5, 1915 1st 132 127 132 129 0 0 0 0 124 0 5 0 0 5 3 0 -0.4 $
Eddie Mayo 35 L R 5' 11" 178 Apr 15, 1910 6 134 124 134 124 0 0 0 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 4.1 $ All-Star
John McHale 23 L R 6' 0" 200 Sep 21, 1921 3 19 0 19 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 -0.1 $
Pat McLaughlin 34 R R 6' 2" 175 Aug 17, 1910 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $
Carl McNabb 28 R R 5' 9" 155 Jan 25, 1917 1st 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 $
Ed Mierkowicz 21 R R 6' 4" 205 Mar 6, 1924 1st 10 2 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 3 1 -0.1 $
Hack Miller 32 R R 5' 11" 215 Feb 13, 1913 2 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 $
Les Mueller 26 R R 6' 3" 190 Mar 4, 1919 2 26 18 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 $
Hal Newhouser HOF 24 L L 6' 2" 180 May 20, 1921 7 40 36 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.5 $ All-Star
Prince Oana 35 R R 6' 2" 193 Jan 22, 1910 3 4 1 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.3 $
Joe Orrell 28 R R 6' 4" 210 Mar 6, 1917 3 12 5 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 $
Jimmy Outlaw 32 R R 5' 8" 165 Jan 20, 1913 6 132 115 132 125 0 0 0 0 21 0 81 17 9 105 7 1 0.0 $
Stubby Overmire 26 R L 5' 7" 170 May 16, 1919 3 31 22 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Billy Pierce 18 L L 5' 10" 160 Apr 2, 1927 1st 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 $
Paul Richards 36 R R 6' 1" 180 Nov 21, 1908 7 83 70 83 83 0 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 $
Don Ross 30 R R 6' 1" 185 Jul 16, 1914 6 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 $
Bob Swift 30 R R 5' 11" 180 Mar 6, 1915 6 95 84 95 94 0 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.5 $
Jim Tobin 32 R R 6' 0" 185 Dec 27, 1912 9 17 6 17 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 -0.3 $
Dizzy Trout 30 R R 6' 2" 195 Jun 29, 1915 7 42 31 42 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.0 $
Virgil Trucks 28 R R 5' 11" 198 Apr 26, 1917 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 $
Hub Walker 38 L R 5' 10" 175 Aug 17, 1906 5 28 2 28 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 7 20 1 0.0 $
Skeeter Webb 35 R R 5' 9" 150 Nov 4, 1909 9 118 107 118 115 0 0 0 11 0 104 0 0 0 0 0 3 -0.8 $
Milt Welch 20 R R 5' 10" 175 Jul 26, 1924 1st 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $
Walter Wilson 31 L R 6' 4" 190 Nov 24, 1913 1st 25 4 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.9 $
Rudy York 31 R R 6' 1" 209 Aug 17, 1913 10 155 155 155 155 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 $
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Bob Swift
Ed Mierkowicz
Don Ross
Eddie Mayo
Rudy York
Hank Greenberg
Billy Pierce
Roy Cullenbine
Joe Hoover
Doc Cramer

Paul Richards
Red Borom
Tommy Bridges
Dizzy Trout
John McHale
Billy Pierce
Jim Tobin
Joe Orrell
Jim Tobin
Les Mueller
Hal Newhouser
Zeb Eaton

Stubby Overmire
Al Benton
Pat McLaughlin
Billy Pierce
Art Houtteman
Bob Maier
Jim Tobin
Hack Miller
Milt Welch
Walter Wilson
George Caster
John McHale

Chuck Hostetler
Pat McLaughlin
George Caster
Jimmy Outlaw
Skeeter Webb
Russ Kerns
Carl McNabb
Red Borom
Hub Walker
Hack Miller
Hub Walker
Virgil Trucks

Prince Oana
Carl McNabb

1944 / 1946 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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