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1945 Detroit Tigers Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(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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1944 / 1946 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 88-65, Final Rank:1, GB: 0.0
Days in First89last on Sunday, Sep 30, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 115last on Sep 30, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead5last on Wednesday, Aug 1, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind2.5last on Tuesday, Jun 5, for days on which they played
Most Games over .50025last on Sunday, Sep 16
Most Games under .5001last on Tuesday, Apr 17
Longest Winning Streak6Friday, Jul 27 to Thursday, Aug 2
Longest Losing Streak4Thursday, Jul 12 to Sunday, Jul 15 and Friday, Aug 3 to Sunday, Aug 5
Most Runs Allowed14Thursday, Sep 6
Most Runs Scored15Monday, Aug 13
Times Shutout by Opponent14 
Times Opponent Shutout19 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 88 65 633 565 .575
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 50 26 333 285 .658
Road 38 39 300 280 .494
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 6 3 32 21 .667
May 13 9 53 56 .591
June 18 12 113 113 .600
July 14 12 107 91 .538
August 18 17 177 164 .514
September 19 12 151 120 .613
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 43 30 247 240 .589
Second Half 45 35 386 325 .563
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 30 23 169 162 .566
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 22 23 222 211 .489
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BOS 10 12 79 101 .455
CHW 12 10 80 91 .545
CLE 11 11 74 67 .500
NYY 15 7 133 92 .682
PHA 15 7 95 64 .682
SLB 15 6 94 59 .714
WSH 10 12 78 91 .455

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Tuesday, Apr 17 DET @ SLB L 1 7 0-1 5 1.0 Jakucki 1:45 4,167 -
2 2 Wednesday, Apr 18 DET @ SLB W 11 0 1-1 3 1.0 Trout 2:18 1,665 +
3 3 Thursday, Apr 19 DET @ SLB W 1 0 2-1 3 1.0 Benton 1:58 1,641 ++
4 4 Friday, Apr 20 DET CLE L 1 4 2-2 3 2.0 Gromek 2:14 28,357 -
5 5 Saturday, Apr 21 DET CLE W 3 2 3-2 3 1.0 Newhouser 2:44 4,374 +
6 6 Sunday, Apr 22 DET CLE W 6 3 4-2 3 1.5 Trout 2:00 33,063 ++
7 7 Saturday, Apr 28 DET @ CLE W 5 1 5-2 2 1.0 Benton 1:49 2,000 +++
8 8 Sunday, Apr 29 DET @ CLE L 0 4 5-3 1 Tied Gromek 2:12 -
9 9 Sunday, Apr 29 DET @ CLE W 4 0 6-3 1 Tied Trout 1:45 8,450 +
10 10 Tuesday, May 1 DET CHW L 0 5 6-4 3 1.0 Haynes 1:40 3,294 -
11 11 Wednesday, May 2 DET CHW W 2 1 7-4 2 0.5 Benton 1:30 3,792 +
12 12 Saturday, May 5 DET SLB L 0 5 7-5 3 1.5 Kramer 1:50 3,354 -
13 13 Sunday, May 6 DET SLB W 3 0 8-5 3 1.0 Newhouser 3:09 39,482 +
14 14 Sunday, May 6 DET SLB W 1 0 9-5 3 1.0 Benton 1:28 ++
15 15 Wednesday, May 9 DET NYY W 4 1 10-5 2 0.5 Trout 1:44 7,574 +++
16 16 Friday, May 11 DET NYY L 3 7 10-6 3 0.5 Borowy 2:00 7,688 -
17 17 Sunday, May 13 DET BOS L 2 8 10-7 3 1.0 Ferriss 2:01 --
18 18 Sunday, May 13 DET BOS W 2 0 11-7 3 1.0 Benton 1:32 30,989 +
19 19 Saturday, May 19 DET WSH L 2 6 11-8 2 1.0 Wolff 1:40 0 -
20 20 Saturday, May 19 DET WSH W 3 0 12-8 2 1.0 Newhouser 1:40 9,949 +
21 21 Sunday, May 20 DET WSH W 4 1 13-8 2 2.0 Overmire 1:45 ++
22 22 Sunday, May 20 DET WSH L 0 1 13-9 2 2.0 Pieretti 1:29 31,900 -
23 23 Wednesday, May 23 DET @ PHA W 7 1 14-9 2 1.0 Newhouser 1:51 2,273 +
24 24 Thursday, May 24 DET @ PHA L 2 7 14-10 3 1.0 Christopher 2:10 2,732 -
25 25 Friday, May 25 DET @ PHA W 2 1 15-10 2 0.5 Overmire 2:03 19,240 +
26 26 Saturday, May 26 DET @ PHA W 5 4 16-10 2 0.5 Wilson 1:51 2,375 ++
27 27 Sunday, May 27 DET @ WSH W 3 1 17-10 2 1.5 Newhouser 2:00 0 +++
28 28 Sunday, May 27 DET @ WSH L 1 2 17-11 2 1.5 Haefner 1:44 7,222 -
29 29 Wednesday, May 30 DET @ NYY W 3 2 18-11 2 2.0 Overmire 1:47 +
30 30 Wednesday, May 30 DET @ NYY L 2 3 18-12 2 2.0 Gettel 2:12 70,906 -
31 31 Thursday, May 31 DET @ NYY W 2 0 19-12 2 1.0 Mueller 1:34 7,274 +
32 32 Friday, Jun 1 DET @ BOS L 4 6 19-13 2 2.0 O'Neill 2:00 1,861 -
33 33 Saturday, Jun 2 DET @ BOS L 1 5 19-14 2 2.0 Hausmann 1:44 4,352 --
34 34 Sunday, Jun 3 DET @ BOS L 3 4 19-15 2 2.0 Wilson 1:56 ---
35 35 Sunday, Jun 3 DET @ BOS W 4 3 20-15 2 2.0 Newhouser 1:52 15,522 +
36 36 Tuesday, Jun 5 DET @ CLE L 0 9 20-16 2 2.5 Embree 2:31 7,249 -
37 37 Wednesday, Jun 6 DET @ CLE W 8 1 21-16 2 1.5 Overmire 1:45 3,000 +
38 38 Thursday, Jun 7 DET @ CLE W 3 2 22-16 2 1.0 Newhouser 2:01 2,500 ++
39 39 Friday, Jun 8 DET CHW W 2 1 23-16 1 Tied Orrell 1:45 14,385 +++
40 40 Saturday, Jun 9 DET CHW W 7 6 24-16 1 Tied Eaton 2:01 6,484 ++++
41 41 Sunday, Jun 10 DET CHW W 3 2 25-16 2 0.5 Trout 1:45 +++++
42 42 Sunday, Jun 10 DET CHW L 4 9 25-17 2 0.5 Grove 2:09 30,933 -
43 43 Tuesday, Jun 12 DET SLB W 2 1 26-17 1 up 0.5 Newhouser 2:26 19,943 +
44 44 Wednesday, Jun 13 DET SLB W 6 4 27-17 1 up 1.0 Orrell 1:59 7,246 ++
45 45 Thursday, Jun 14 DET SLB L 2 3 27-18 1 up 0.5 Jakucki -
46 46 Saturday, Jun 16 DET @ CHW W 7 5 28-18 1 up 2.5 Trout 2:10 +
47 47 Saturday, Jun 16 DET @ CHW W 6 1 29-18 1 up 2.5 Newhouser 1:44 5,996 ++
48 48 Sunday, Jun 17 DET @ CHW L 1 6 29-19 1 up 1.5 Lee 1:31 -
49 49 Sunday, Jun 17 DET @ CHW L 5 7 29-20 1 up 1.5 Haynes 1:47 21,864 --
50 50 Monday, Jun 18 DET @ CHW L 0 1 29-21 1 up 1.0 Dietrich 1:45 16,868 ---
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Tuesday, Jun 19 DET CLE W 4 3 30-21 1 up 2.0 Eaton 1:59 20,351 +
52 52 Wednesday, Jun 20 DET CLE W 5 0 31-21 1 up 2.5 Newhouser 1:43 7,426 ++
53 53 Thursday, Jun 21 DET CLE W 5 1 32-21 1 up 2.5 Overmire 1:28 4,983 +++
54 54 Friday, Jun 22 DET @ SLB L 4 8 32-22 1 up 1.5 Jakucki 2:11 14,162 -
55 55 Saturday, Jun 23 DET @ SLB W 5 1 33-22 1 up 1.5 Mueller 2:15 11,972 +
56 56 Sunday, Jun 24 DET @ SLB W 5 1 34-22 1 up 1.5 Newhouser 2:15 ++
57 57 Sunday, Jun 24 DET @ SLB W 4 3 35-22 1 up 1.5 Trout 2:02 21,379 +++
58 58 Wednesday, Jun 27 DET WSH L 1 9 35-23 1 Tied Leonard 1:33 24,366 -
59 59 Thursday, Jun 28 DET WSH W 5 2 36-23 1 up 1.0 Newhouser 1:50 7,191 +
60 60 Friday, Jun 29 DET WSH L 3 8 36-24 1 up 0.5 Pieretti 2:10 4,630 -
61 61 Saturday, Jun 30 DET PHA W 4 1 37-24 1 up 1.5 Mueller 1:57 10,375 +
62 62 Sunday, Jul 1 DET PHA W 9 5 38-24 1 up 3.5 Trout 2:16 ++
63 63 Sunday, Jul 1 DET PHA W 5 3 39-24 1 up 3.5 Overmire 1:50 47,729 +++
64 64 Tuesday, Jul 3 DET BOS L 0 4 39-25 1 up 3.5 Wilson 2:09 22,528 -
65 65 Wednesday, Jul 4 DET BOS L 3 4 39-26 1 up 3.5 Ferriss 1:56 --
66 66 Wednesday, Jul 4 DET BOS W 5 2 40-26 1 up 3.5 Benton 2:02 45,376 +
67 67 Thursday, Jul 5 DET BOS W 9 8 41-26 1 up 4.5 Eaton 2:53 7,683 ++
68 68 Friday, Jul 6 DET NYY L 4 5 41-27 1 up 3.0 Bevens 2:07 31,288 -
69 69 Saturday, Jul 7 DET NYY W 3 2 42-27 1 up 4.0 Newhouser 2:19 15,875 +
70 70 Sunday, Jul 8 DET NYY L 6 8 42-28 1 up 4.5 Borowy 2:17 -
71 71 Sunday, Jul 8 DET NYY W 3 2 43-28 1 up 4.5 Benton 1:39 56,164 +
72 72 Thursday, Jul 12 DET @ BOS L 1 2 43-29 1 up 3.5 Wilson 1:56 9,006 -
73 73 Friday, Jul 13 DET @ BOS L 1 5 43-30 1 up 2.5 Ferriss 1:50 9,522 --
74 74 Saturday, Jul 14 DET @ BOS L 1 7 43-31 1 up 2.0 O'Neill 2:05 7,379 ---
75 75 Sunday, Jul 15 DET @ NYY L 4 5 43-32 1 up 1.5 Holcombe 2:37 40,808 ----
76 76 Monday, Jul 16 DET @ NYY W 9 4 44-32 1 up 3.0 Overmire 2:05 15,805 +
77 77 Wednesday, Jul 18 DET @ WSH W 6 4 45-32 1 up 4.5 Newhouser 2:12 0 ++
78 78 Wednesday, Jul 18 DET @ WSH W 5 0 46-32 1 up 4.5 Benton 1:39 12,337 +++
79 79 Friday, Jul 20 DET @ WSH L 3 4 46-33 1 up 3.0 Leonard 2:02 3,210 -
80 80 Friday, Jul 20 DET @ WSH L 1 3 46-34 1 up 3.0 Wolff 2:00 20,528 --
81 81 Saturday, Jul 21 DET @ PHA T 1 1 46-34 1 up 2.5 4:48 4,526 --
82 82 Sunday, Jul 22 DET @ PHA W 9 1 47-34 1 up 2.5 Newhouser 1:56 +
83 83 Sunday, Jul 22 DET @ PHA L 1 2 47-35 1 up 2.5 Black 1:07 20,341 -
84 84 Monday, Jul 23 DET @ PHA L 0 1 47-36 1 up 2.5 Newsom 1:55 10,703 --
85 85 Friday, Jul 27 DET CHW W 1 0 48-36 1 up 3.0 Newhouser 1:45 13,203 +
86 86 Saturday, Jul 28 DET CHW W 8 3 49-36 1 up 4.0 Trout 1:58 11,651 ++
87 87 Sunday, Jul 29 DET CHW W 4 2 50-36 1 up 4.0 Benton 1:41 33,789 +++
88 88 Tuesday, Jul 31 DET SLB W 5 4 51-36 1 up 4.0 Newhouser 2:21 11,882 ++++
89 89 Wednesday, Aug 1 DET SLB W 9 8 52-36 1 up 5.0 Eaton 2:10 12,527 +++++
90 90 Thursday, Aug 2 DET SLB W 6 0 53-36 1 up 4.5 Benton 1:38 13,782 ++++++
91 91 Friday, Aug 3 DET @ CHW L 0 5 53-37 1 up 3.0 Caldwell 1:52 26,919 -
92 92 Saturday, Aug 4 DET @ CHW L 2 3 53-38 1 up 2.5 Grove 1:46 5,128 --
93 93 Sunday, Aug 5 DET @ CHW L 8 12 53-39 1 up 0.5 Johnson 2:11 ---
94 94 Sunday, Aug 5 DET @ CHW L 2 3 53-40 1 up 0.5 Papish 2:02 17,152 ----
95 95 Monday, Aug 6 DET @ CHW W 6 2 54-40 1 up 0.5 Benton 2:03 +
96 96 Monday, Aug 6 DET @ CHW L 0 7 54-41 1 up 0.5 Humphries 2:02 14,588 -
97 97 Wednesday, Aug 8 DET BOS W 5 2 55-41 1 up 1.0 Overmire 1:45 0 +
98 98 Wednesday, Aug 8 DET BOS L 4 7 55-42 1 up 1.0 Ryba 2:41 26,309 -
99 99 Thursday, Aug 9 DET BOS W 11 5 56-42 1 up 1.0 Trout 2:02 8,343 +
100 100 Friday, Aug 10 DET BOS L 0 9 56-43 1 up 1.0 Heflin 1:52 7,522 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Saturday, Aug 11 DET BOS W 5 4 57-43 1 up 1.0 Caster 2:10 13,331 +
102 102 Sunday, Aug 12 DET NYY W 9 6 58-43 1 up 2.0 Tobin 2:40 ++
103 103 Sunday, Aug 12 DET NYY W 8 2 59-43 1 up 2.0 Newhouser 1:52 54,969 +++
104 104 Monday, Aug 13 DET NYY W 15 4 60-43 1 up 3.0 Trout 2:40 ++++
105 105 Monday, Aug 13 DET NYY W 11 9 61-43 1 up 3.0 Caster 2:21 41,958 +++++
106 106 Wednesday, Aug 15 DET WSH L 0 8 61-44 1 up 2.5 Leonard 1:47 46,660 -
107 107 Thursday, Aug 16 DET WSH W 9 2 62-44 1 up 3.5 Newhouser 1:58 35,681 +
108 108 Friday, Aug 17 DET WSH L 1 3 62-45 1 up 2.5 Haefner 1:48 14,770 -
109 109 Saturday, Aug 18 DET WSH L 5 11 62-46 1 up 1.5 Wolff 2:02 20,380 --
110 110 Sunday, Aug 19 DET PHA W 6 1 63-46 1 up 1.5 Trout 1:42 +
111 111 Sunday, Aug 19 DET PHA L 3 8 63-47 1 up 1.5 Christopher 2:27 37,767 -
112 112 Monday, Aug 20 DET PHA W 4 0 64-47 1 up 1.5 Newhouser 1:49 +
113 113 Monday, Aug 20 DET PHA W 4 1 65-47 1 up 1.5 Mueller 1:49 14,870 ++
114 114 Tuesday, Aug 21 DET PHA L 6 7 65-48 1 up 1.0 Berry 2:49 -
115 115 Tuesday, Aug 21 DET PHA W 7 6 66-48 1 up 1.0 Caster 2:24 21,303 +
116 116 Wednesday, Aug 22 DET PHA W 4 1 67-48 1 up 0.5 Trout 1:43 8,329 ++
117 117 Thursday, Aug 23 DET PHA W 4 3 68-48 1 up 1.0 Tobin 1:32 9,037 +++
118 118 Friday, Aug 24 DET @ CLE L 2 4 68-49 1 up 0.5 Feller 2:17 46,477 -
119 119 Sunday, Aug 26 DET @ CLE L 1 3 68-50 1 up 1.5 Reynolds 1:57 --
120 120 Sunday, Aug 26 DET @ CLE L 4 5 68-51 1 up 1.5 Gromek 1:48 37,459 ---
121 121 Tuesday, Aug 28 DET @ SLB W 10 1 69-51 1 up 1.5 Newhouser 2:09 17,621 +
122 122 Wednesday, Aug 29 DET @ SLB L 4 5 69-52 1 up 1.0 Muncrief 2:17 14,007 -
123 123 Friday, Aug 31 DET CLE L 2 7 69-53 1 up 1.5 Reynolds 2:32 12,498 --
124 124 Saturday, Sep 1 DET CLE W 5 4 70-53 1 up 1.5 Tobin 2:43 25,742 +
125 125 Sunday, Sep 2 DET CLE L 2 3 70-54 1 up 1.0 Bagby 1:56 30,656 -
126 126 Monday, Sep 3 DET CHW W 6 5 71-54 1 up 2.0 Bridges 2:11 +
127 127 Monday, Sep 3 DET CHW W 6 5 72-54 1 up 2.0 Tobin 2:01 53,953 ++
128 128 Tuesday, Sep 4 DET @ NYY W 10 0 73-54 1 up 2.5 Trout 2:25 22,021 +++
129 129 Wednesday, Sep 5 DET @ NYY W 10 7 74-54 1 up 2.5 Caster 2:25 ++++
130 130 Wednesday, Sep 5 DET @ NYY L 1 5 74-55 1 up 2.5 Page 2:18 51,511 -
131 131 Thursday, Sep 6 DET @ NYY L 5 14 74-56 1 up 1.5 Dubiel 2:47 --
132 132 Thursday, Sep 6 DET @ NYY W 5 2 75-56 1 up 1.5 Mueller 2:03 43,634 +
133 133 Friday, Sep 7 DET @ NYY W 5 0 76-56 1 up 1.5 Newhouser 1:49 19,142 ++
134 134 Saturday, Sep 8 DET @ NYY W 11 4 77-56 1 up 1.5 Trout 2:40 33,350 +++
135 135 Sunday, Sep 9 DET @ BOS W 6 3 78-56 1 up 1.0 Trout 2:02 ++++
136 136 Sunday, Sep 9 DET @ BOS T 3 3 78-56 1 up 1.0 2:19 28,898 ++++
137 137 Monday, Sep 10 DET @ BOS L 2 9 78-57 1 up 1.0 Ferriss 1:57 0 -
138 138 Monday, Sep 10 DET @ BOS W 2 1 79-57 1 up 1.0 Overmire 1:40 5,847 +
139 139 Tuesday, Sep 11 DET @ BOS W 5 0 80-57 1 up 2.0 Trout 1:34 3,497 ++
140 140 Wednesday, Sep 12 DET @ PHA W 7 4 81-57 1 up 1.5 Benton 1:52 +++
141 141 Wednesday, Sep 12 DET @ PHA L 2 3 81-58 1 up 1.5 Black 3:09 12,051 -
142 142 Thursday, Sep 13 DET @ PHA L 2 3 81-59 1 up 0.5 Knerr 1:47 5,617 --
143 143 Friday, Sep 14 DET @ PHA W 1 0 82-59 1 up 0.5 Mueller 1:09 3,000 +
144 144 Saturday, Sep 15 DET @ WSH W 7 4 83-59 1 up 2.5 Caster 2:04 0 ++
145 145 Saturday, Sep 15 DET @ WSH W 7 3 84-59 1 up 2.5 Trout 1:53 22,946 +++
146 146 Sunday, Sep 16 DET @ WSH L 2 3 84-60 1 up 2.5 Wolff 2:08 0 -
147 147 Sunday, Sep 16 DET @ WSH W 5 4 85-60 1 up 2.5 Benton 2:06 29,590 +
148 148 Tuesday, Sep 18 DET @ WSH L 5 12 85-61 1 up 1.5 Leonard 2:30 5,720 -
149 149 Wednesday, Sep 19 DET @ CLE L 0 2 85-62 1 up 1.0 Feller 1:43 2,500 --
150 150 Thursday, Sep 20 DET @ CLE L 1 6 85-63 1 up 1.0 Reynolds 2:00 ---
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
151 151 Saturday, Sep 22 DET SLB W 9 0 86-63 1 up 1.5 Newhouser 2:00 30,354 +
152 152 Sunday, Sep 23 DET SLB L 0 5 86-64 1 up 1.0 Potter 1:59 47,830 -
153 153 Wednesday, Sep 26 DET CLE W 11 0 87-64 1 up 1.0 Newhouser 2:02 +
154 154 Wednesday, Sep 26 DET CLE L 2 3 87-65 1 up 1.0 Gromek 2:09 41,880 -
155 155 Sunday, Sep 30 DET @ SLB W 6 3 88-65 1 up 1.5 Newhouser 2:23 5,582 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

1944 / 1946 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits