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1945 Detroit Tigers Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(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
World Series Champs
Postseason:  Won World Series (4-3) over Chicago Cubs

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Al Benton 34 R R 6' 4" 215 Mar 18, 1911 8 31 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Red Borom 28 L R 5' 10" 175 Oct 30, 1916 2 55 55 55 0 0 0 28 4 2 0 0 0 0
Tommy Bridges 38 R R 155 Dec 28, 1906 15 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Caster 37 R R 180 Aug 4, 1907 11 22 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doc Cramer 39 L R 6' 2" 185 Jul 22, 1905 17 141 141 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 140 0 140
Roy Cullenbine 31 B R 6' 1" 190 Oct 18, 1913 8 146 146 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 145 146
Zeb Eaton 25 R R 5' 10" 185 Feb 2, 1920 2 26 26 26 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hank Greenberg HOF 34 R R 6' 4" 210 Jan 1, 1911 11 78 78 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 0 72 All-Star
Joe Hoover 30 R R 5' 11" 175 Apr 15, 1915 3 74 74 74 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 0 0 0
Chuck Hostetler 41 L R 6' 0" 175 Sep 22, 1903 2 42 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 8
Art Houtteman 17 R R 6' 2" 188 Aug 7, 1927 1st 13 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russ Kerns 24 L R 6' 0" 188 Nov 10, 1920 1st 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Maier 29 R R 5' 8" 180 Sep 5, 1915 1st 132 132 132 0 0 0 0 124 0 5 0 0 5
Eddie Mayo 35 L R 5' 11" 178 Apr 15, 1910 6 134 134 134 0 0 0 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
John McHale 23 L R 6' 0" 200 Sep 21, 1921 3 19 19 19 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pat McLaughlin 34 R R 6' 2" 175 Aug 17, 1910 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carl McNabb 28 R R 5' 9" 155 Jan 25, 1917 1st 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ed Mierkowicz 21 R R 6' 4" 205 Mar 6, 1924 1st 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6
Hack Miller 32 R R 215 Feb 13, 1913 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Les Mueller 26 R R 6' 3" 190 Mar 4, 1919 2 26 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hal Newhouser HOF 24 L L 6' 2" 192 May 20, 1921 7 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Prince Oana 37 R R 6' 2" 193 Jan 22, 1908 3 4 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Orrell 28 R R 6' 4" 210 Mar 6, 1917 3 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Outlaw 32 R R 5' 8" 168 Jan 20, 1913 6 132 132 132 0 0 0 0 21 0 82 17 8 105
Stubby Overmire 26 R L 5' 7" 170 May 16, 1919 3 31 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Pierce 18 L L 5' 10" 160 Apr 2, 1927 1st 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Richards 36 R R 180 Nov 21, 1908 7 83 83 83 0 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don Ross 30 R R 6' 2" 200 Jul 16, 1914 6 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Swift 30 R R 180 Mar 6, 1915 6 95 95 95 0 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Tobin 32 R R 6' 0" 185 Dec 27, 1912 9 17 17 17 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dizzy Trout 30 R R 195 Jun 29, 1915 7 42 42 42 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virgil Trucks 28 R R 5' 11" 198 Apr 26, 1917 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hub Walker 38 L R 175 Aug 17, 1906 5 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 7
Skeeter Webb 35 R R 150 Nov 4, 1909 9 118 118 118 0 0 0 11 0 104 0 0 0 0
Milt Welch 20 R R 5' 10" 175 Jul 26, 1924 1st 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walter Wilson 31 L R 6' 4" 190 Nov 24, 1913 1st 25 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rudy York 31 R R 6' 1" 209 Aug 17, 1913 10 155 155 155 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

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