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1945 Detroit Tigers (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1944/1946)
88-65, Finished 1st in American League
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World Series Champs
Scored 633 runs, Allowed 565 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-69
Managed by Steve O'Neill

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

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

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Game Results

Season Summary   88-65 , Final Rank: 1, GB: up 1.5
Days in First:                  89 (last on September 30, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:          25 (last on September 16)
Most Games under .500:           1 (last on April 17)

Biggest Lead:                  5.0 (last on August 1)
Farthest Behind Leader:        2.5 (last on June 5)

Longest Winning Streak:          6 (July 27 to August 2)
Longest Losing Streak:           4 (July 12 to July 15 and August 3 to August 5)

Most Runs Allowed:              14 (September 6)
Most Runs Scored:               15 (August 13)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      14
Times Opponent Shutout:         19

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        88  65     633     565    .575

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           50  26     333     285    .658
Road           38  39     300     280    .494

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
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
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     43  30     247     240    .589
Second Half    45  35     386     325    .563
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        30  23     169     162    .566

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        22  23     222     211    .489

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
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

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 17     DET @SLB  L   1-7        0-1     5     1.0  1:45 S Jakucki                   4,167 -
  2 Wed, Apr 18     DET @SLB  W  11-0        1-1     3     1.0  2:18 D Trout                     1,665 +
  3 Thu, Apr 19     DET @SLB  W   1-0        2-1     3     1.0  1:58 A Benton                    1,641 ++
  4 Fri, Apr 20     DET  CLE  L   1-4        2-2     3     2.0  2:14 S Gromek                   28,357 -
  5 Sat, Apr 21     DET  CLE  W   3-2        3-2     3     1.0  2:44 H Newhouser                 4,374 +
  6 Sun, Apr 22     DET  CLE  W   6-3        4-2     3     1.5  2:00 D Trout                    33,063 ++
  7 Sat, Apr 28     DET @CLE  W   5-1        5-2     2     1.0  1:49 A Benton                    2,000 +++
  8 Sun, Apr 29     DET @CLE  L   0-4        5-3     1    Tied  2:12 S Gromek                          -
  9                 DET @CLE  W   4-0        6-3     1    Tied  1:45 D Trout                     8,450 +
 10 Tue, May  1     DET  CHW  L   0-5        6-4     3     1.0  1:40 J Haynes                    3,294 -
 11 Wed, May  2     DET  CHW  W   2-1        7-4     2     0.5  1:30 A Benton                    3,792 +
 12 Sat, May  5     DET  SLB  L   0-5        7-5     3     1.5  1:50 J Kramer                    3,354 -
 13 Sun, May  6     DET  SLB  W   3-0        8-5     3     1.0  3:09 H Newhouser                39,482 +
 14                 DET  SLB  W   1-0        9-5     3     1.0  1:28 A Benton                          ++
 15 Wed, May  9     DET  NYY  W   4-1       10-5     2     0.5  1:44 D Trout                     7,574 +++
 16 Fri, May 11     DET  NYY  L   3-7       10-6     3     0.5  2:00 H Borowy                    7,688 -
 17 Sun, May 13     DET  BOS  L   2-8       10-7     3     1.0  2:01 D Ferriss                         --
 18                 DET  BOS  W   2-0       11-7     3     1.0  1:32 A Benton                   30,989 +
 19 Sat, May 19     DET  WSH  L   2-6       11-8     2     1.0  1:40 R Wolff                         0 -
 20                 DET  WSH  W   3-0       12-8     2     1.0  1:40 H Newhouser                 9,949 +
 21 Sun, May 20     DET  WSH  W   4-1       13-8     2     2.0  1:45 S Overmire                        ++
 22                 DET  WSH  L   0-1       13-9     2     2.0  1:29 M Pieretti                 31,900 -
 23 Wed, May 23     DET @PHA  W   7-1       14-9     2     1.0  1:51 H Newhouser                 2,273 +
 24 Thu, May 24     DET @PHA  L   2-7       14-10    3     1.0  2:10 R Christophe                2,732 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Fri, May 25     DET @PHA  W   2-1       15-10    2     0.5  2:03 S Overmire                 19,240 +
 26 Sat, May 26     DET @PHA  W   5-4       16-10    2     0.5  1:51 W Wilson                    2,375 ++
 27 Sun, May 27     DET @WSH  W   3-1       17-10    2     1.5  2:00 H Newhouser                     0 +++
 28                 DET @WSH  L   1-2       17-11    2     1.5  1:44 M Haefner                   7,222 -
 29 Wed, May 30     DET @NYY  W   3-2       18-11    2     2.0  1:47 S Overmire                        +
 30                 DET @NYY  L   2-3       18-12    2     2.0  2:12 A Gettel                   70,906 -
 31 Thu, May 31     DET @NYY  W   2-0       19-12    2     1.0  1:34 L Mueller                   7,274 +
 32 Fri, Jun  1     DET @BOS  L   4-6       19-13    2     2.0  2:00 E O'Neill                   1,861 -
 33 Sat, Jun  2     DET @BOS  L   1-5       19-14    2     2.0  1:44 C Hausmann                  4,352 --
 34 Sun, Jun  3     DET @BOS  L   3-4       19-15    2     2.0  1:56 J Wilson                          ---
 35                 DET @BOS  W   4-3       20-15    2     2.0  1:52 H Newhouser                15,522 +
 36 Tue, Jun  5     DET @CLE  L   0-9       20-16    2     2.5  2:31 R Embree                    7,249 -
 37 Wed, Jun  6     DET @CLE  W   8-1       21-16    2     1.5  1:45 S Overmire                  3,000 +
 38 Thu, Jun  7     DET @CLE  W   3-2       22-16    2     1.0  2:01 H Newhouser                 2,500 ++
 39 Fri, Jun  8     DET  CHW  W   2-1       23-16    1    Tied  1:45 J Orrell                   14,385 +++
 40 Sat, Jun  9     DET  CHW  W   7-6       24-16    1    Tied  2:01 Z Eaton                     6,484 ++++
 41 Sun, Jun 10     DET  CHW  W   3-2       25-16    2     0.5  1:45 D Trout                           +++++
 42                 DET  CHW  L   4-9       25-17    2     0.5  2:09 O Grove                    30,933 -
 43 Tue, Jun 12     DET  SLB  W   2-1       26-17    1  up 0.5  2:26 H Newhouser                19,943 +
 44 Wed, Jun 13     DET  SLB  W   6-4       27-17    1  up 1.0  1:59 J Orrell                    7,246 ++
 45 Thu, Jun 14     DET  SLB  L   2-3       27-18    1  up 0.5       S Jakucki                         -
 46 Sat, Jun 16     DET @CHW  W   7-5       28-18    1  up 2.5  2:10 D Trout                           +
 47                 DET @CHW  W   6-1       29-18    1  up 2.5  1:44 H Newhouser                 5,996 ++
 48 Sun, Jun 17     DET @CHW  L   1-6       29-19    1  up 1.5  1:31 T Lee                             -
 49                 DET @CHW  L   5-7       29-20    1  up 1.5  1:47 J Haynes                   21,864 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Mon, Jun 18     DET @CHW  L   0-1       29-21    1  up 1.0  1:45 B Dietrich                 16,868 ---
 51 Tue, Jun 19     DET  CLE  W   4-3       30-21    1  up 2.0  1:59 Z Eaton                    20,351 +
 52 Wed, Jun 20     DET  CLE  W   5-0       31-21    1  up 2.5  1:43 H Newhouser                 7,426 ++
 53 Thu, Jun 21     DET  CLE  W   5-1       32-21    1  up 2.5  1:28 S Overmire                  4,983 +++
 54 Fri, Jun 22     DET @SLB  L   4-8       32-22    1  up 1.5  2:11 S Jakucki                  14,162 -
 55 Sat, Jun 23     DET @SLB  W   5-1       33-22    1  up 1.5  2:15 L Mueller                  11,972 +
 56 Sun, Jun 24     DET @SLB  W   5-1       34-22    1  up 1.5  2:15 H Newhouser                       ++
 57                 DET @SLB  W   4-3       35-22    1  up 1.5  2:02 D Trout                    21,379 +++
 58 Wed, Jun 27     DET  WSH  L   1-9       35-23    1    Tied  1:33 D Leonard                  24,366 -
 59 Thu, Jun 28     DET  WSH  W   5-2       36-23    1  up 1.0  1:50 H Newhouser                 7,191 +
 60 Fri, Jun 29     DET  WSH  L   3-8       36-24    1  up 0.5  2:10 M Pieretti                  4,630 -
 61 Sat, Jun 30     DET  PHA  W   4-1       37-24    1  up 1.5  1:57 L Mueller                  10,375 +
 62 Sun, Jul  1     DET  PHA  W   9-5       38-24    1  up 3.5  2:16 D Trout                           ++
 63                 DET  PHA  W   5-3       39-24    1  up 3.5  1:50 S Overmire                 47,729 +++
 64 Tue, Jul  3     DET  BOS  L   0-4       39-25    1  up 3.5  2:09 J Wilson                   22,528 -
 65 Wed, Jul  4     DET  BOS  L   3-4       39-26    1  up 3.5  1:56 D Ferriss                         --
 66                 DET  BOS  W   5-2       40-26    1  up 3.5  2:02 A Benton                   45,376 +
 67 Thu, Jul  5     DET  BOS  W   9-8       41-26    1  up 4.5  2:53 Z Eaton                     7,683 ++
 68 Fri, Jul  6     DET  NYY  L   4-5       41-27    1  up 3.0  2:07 B Bevens                   31,288 -
 69 Sat, Jul  7     DET  NYY  W   3-2       42-27    1  up 4.0  2:19 H Newhouser                15,875 +
 70 Sun, Jul  8     DET  NYY  L   6-8       42-28    1  up 4.5  2:17 H Borowy                          -
 71                 DET  NYY  W   3-2       43-28    1  up 4.5  1:39 A Benton                   56,164 +
 72 Thu, Jul 12     DET @BOS  L   1-2       43-29    1  up 3.5  1:56 J Wilson                    9,006 -
 73 Fri, Jul 13     DET @BOS  L   1-5       43-30    1  up 2.5  1:50 D Ferriss                   9,522 --
 74 Sat, Jul 14     DET @BOS  L   1-7       43-31    1  up 2.0  2:05 E O'Neill                   7,379 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Sun, Jul 15     DET @NYY  L   4-5       43-32    1  up 1.5  2:37 K Holcombe                 40,808 ----
 76 Mon, Jul 16     DET @NYY  W   9-4       44-32    1  up 3.0  2:05 S Overmire                 15,805 +
 77 Wed, Jul 18     DET @WSH  W   6-4       45-32    1  up 4.5  2:12 H Newhouser                     0 ++
 78                 DET @WSH  W   5-0       46-32    1  up 4.5  1:39 A Benton                   12,337 +++
 79 Fri, Jul 20     DET @WSH  L   3-4       46-33    1  up 3.0  2:02 D Leonard                   3,210 -
 80                 DET @WSH  L   1-3       46-34    1  up 3.0  2:00 R Wolff                    20,528 --
 81 Sat, Jul 21     DET @PHA  -   1-1       46-34    1  up 2.5  4:48                             4,526 --
 82 Sun, Jul 22     DET @PHA  W   9-1       47-34    1  up 2.5  1:56 H Newhouser                       +
 83                 DET @PHA  L   1-2       47-35    1  up 2.5  1:07 D Black                    20,341 -
 84 Mon, Jul 23     DET @PHA  L   0-1       47-36    1  up 2.5  1:55 B Newsom                   10,703 --
 85 Fri, Jul 27     DET  CHW  W   1-0       48-36    1  up 3.0  1:45 H Newhouser                13,203 +
 86 Sat, Jul 28     DET  CHW  W   8-3       49-36    1  up 4.0  1:58 D Trout                    11,651 ++
 87 Sun, Jul 29     DET  CHW  W   4-2       50-36    1  up 4.0  1:41 A Benton                   33,789 +++
 88 Tue, Jul 31     DET  SLB  W   5-4       51-36    1  up 4.0  2:21 H Newhouser                11,882 ++++
 89 Wed, Aug  1     DET  SLB  W   9-8       52-36    1  up 5.0  2:10 Z Eaton                    12,527 +++++
 90 Thu, Aug  2     DET  SLB  W   6-0       53-36    1  up 4.5  1:38 A Benton                   13,782 ++++++
 91 Fri, Aug  3     DET @CHW  L   0-5       53-37    1  up 3.0  1:52 E Caldwell                 26,919 -
 92 Sat, Aug  4     DET @CHW  L   2-3       53-38    1  up 2.5  1:46 O Grove                     5,128 --
 93 Sun, Aug  5     DET @CHW  L   8-12      53-39    1  up 0.5  2:11 J Johnson                         ---
 94                 DET @CHW  L   2-3       53-40    1  up 0.5  2:02 F Papish                   17,152 ----
 95 Mon, Aug  6     DET @CHW  W   6-2       54-40    1  up 0.5  2:03 A Benton                          +
 96                 DET @CHW  L   0-7       54-41    1  up 0.5  2:02 J Humphries                14,588 -
 97 Wed, Aug  8     DET  BOS  W   5-2       55-41    1  up 1.0  1:45 S Overmire                      0 +
 98                 DET  BOS  L   4-7       55-42    1  up 1.0  2:41 M Ryba                     26,309 -
 99 Thu, Aug  9     DET  BOS  W  11-5       56-42    1  up 1.0  2:02 D Trout                     8,343 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Fri, Aug 10     DET  BOS  L   0-9       56-43    1  up 1.0  1:52 R Heflin                    7,522 -
101 Sat, Aug 11     DET  BOS  W   5-4       57-43    1  up 1.0  2:10 G Caster                   13,331 +
102 Sun, Aug 12     DET  NYY  W   9-6       58-43    1  up 2.0  2:40 J Tobin                           ++
103                 DET  NYY  W   8-2       59-43    1  up 2.0  1:52 H Newhouser                54,969 +++
104 Mon, Aug 13     DET  NYY  W  15-4       60-43    1  up 3.0  2:40 D Trout                           ++++
105                 DET  NYY  W  11-9       61-43    1  up 3.0  2:21 G Caster                   41,958 +++++
106 Wed, Aug 15     DET  WSH  L   0-8       61-44    1  up 2.5  1:47 D Leonard                  46,660 -
107 Thu, Aug 16     DET  WSH  W   9-2       62-44    1  up 3.5  1:58 H Newhouser                35,681 +
108 Fri, Aug 17     DET  WSH  L   1-3       62-45    1  up 2.5  1:48 M Haefner                  14,770 -
109 Sat, Aug 18     DET  WSH  L   5-11      62-46    1  up 1.5  2:02 R Wolff                    20,380 --
110 Sun, Aug 19     DET  PHA  W   6-1       63-46    1  up 1.5  1:42 D Trout                           +
111                 DET  PHA  L   3-8       63-47    1  up 1.5  2:27 R Christophe               37,767 -
112 Mon, Aug 20     DET  PHA  W   4-0       64-47    1  up 1.5  1:49 H Newhouser                       +
113                 DET  PHA  W   4-1       65-47    1  up 1.5  1:49 L Mueller                  14,870 ++
114 Tue, Aug 21     DET  PHA  L   6-7       65-48    1  up 1.0  2:49 J Berry                           -
115                 DET  PHA  W   7-6       66-48    1  up 1.0  2:24 G Caster                   21,303 +
116 Wed, Aug 22     DET  PHA  W   4-1       67-48    1  up 0.5  1:43 D Trout                     8,329 ++
117 Thu, Aug 23     DET  PHA  W   4-3       68-48    1  up 1.0  1:32 J Tobin                     9,037 +++
118 Fri, Aug 24     DET @CLE  L   2-4       68-49    1  up 0.5  2:17 B Feller                   46,477 -
119 Sun, Aug 26     DET @CLE  L   1-3       68-50    1  up 1.5  1:57 A Reynolds                        --
120                 DET @CLE  L   4-5       68-51    1  up 1.5  1:48 S Gromek                   37,459 ---
121 Tue, Aug 28     DET @SLB  W  10-1       69-51    1  up 1.5  2:09 H Newhouser                17,621 +
122 Wed, Aug 29     DET @SLB  L   4-5       69-52    1  up 1.0  2:17 B Muncrief                 14,007 -
123 Fri, Aug 31     DET  CLE  L   2-7       69-53    1  up 1.5  2:32 A Reynolds                 12,498 --
124 Sat, Sep  1     DET  CLE  W   5-4       70-53    1  up 1.5  2:43 J Tobin                    25,742 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Sun, Sep  2     DET  CLE  L   2-3       70-54    1  up 1.0  1:56 J Bagby                    30,656 -
126 Mon, Sep  3     DET  CHW  W   6-5       71-54    1  up 2.0  2:11 T Bridges                         +
127                 DET  CHW  W   6-5       72-54    1  up 2.0  2:01 J Tobin                    53,953 ++
128 Tue, Sep  4     DET @NYY  W  10-0       73-54    1  up 2.5  2:25 D Trout                    22,021 +++
129 Wed, Sep  5     DET @NYY  W  10-7       74-54    1  up 2.5  2:25 G Caster                          ++++
130                 DET @NYY  L   1-5       74-55    1  up 2.5  2:18 J Page                     51,511 -
131 Thu, Sep  6     DET @NYY  L   5-14      74-56    1  up 1.5  2:47 M Dubiel                          --
132                 DET @NYY  W   5-2       75-56    1  up 1.5  2:03 L Mueller                  43,634 +
133 Fri, Sep  7     DET @NYY  W   5-0       76-56    1  up 1.5  1:49 H Newhouser                19,142 ++
134 Sat, Sep  8     DET @NYY  W  11-4       77-56    1  up 1.5  2:40 D Trout                    33,350 +++
135 Sun, Sep  9     DET @BOS  W   6-3       78-56    1  up 1.0  2:02 D Trout                           ++++
136                 DET @BOS  -   3-3       78-56    1  up 1.0  2:19                            28,898 ++++
137 Mon, Sep 10     DET @BOS  L   2-9       78-57    1  up 1.0  1:57 D Ferriss                       0 -
138                 DET @BOS  W   2-1       79-57    1  up 1.0  1:40 S Overmire                  5,847 +
139 Tue, Sep 11     DET @BOS  W   5-0       80-57    1  up 2.0  1:34 D Trout                     3,497 ++
140 Wed, Sep 12     DET @PHA  W   7-4       81-57    1  up 1.5  1:52 A Benton                          +++
141                 DET @PHA  L   2-3       81-58    1  up 1.5  3:09 D Black                    12,051 -
142 Thu, Sep 13     DET @PHA  L   2-3       81-59    1  up 0.5  1:47 L Knerr                     5,617 --
143 Fri, Sep 14     DET @PHA  W   1-0       82-59    1  up 0.5  1:09 L Mueller                   3,000 +
144 Sat, Sep 15     DET @WSH  W   7-4       83-59    1  up 2.5  2:04 G Caster                        0 ++
145                 DET @WSH  W   7-3       84-59    1  up 2.5  1:53 D Trout                    22,946 +++
146 Sun, Sep 16     DET @WSH  L   2-3       84-60    1  up 2.5  2:08 R Wolff                         0 -
147                 DET @WSH  W   5-4       85-60    1  up 2.5  2:06 A Benton                   29,590 +
148 Tue, Sep 18     DET @WSH  L   5-12      85-61    1  up 1.5  2:30 D Leonard                   5,720 -
149 Wed, Sep 19     DET @CLE  L   0-2       85-62    1  up 1.0  1:43 B Feller                    2,500 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Thu, Sep 20     DET @CLE  L   1-6       85-63    1  up 1.0  2:00 A Reynolds                        ---
151 Sat, Sep 22     DET  SLB  W   9-0       86-63    1  up 1.5  2:00 H Newhouser                30,354 +
152 Sun, Sep 23     DET  SLB  L   0-5       86-64    1  up 1.0  1:59 N Potter                   47,830 -
153 Wed, Sep 26     DET  CLE  W  11-0       87-64    1  up 1.0  2:02 H Newhouser                       +
154                 DET  CLE  L   2-3       87-65    1  up 1.0  2:09 S Gromek                   41,880 -
155 Sun, Sep 30     DET @SLB  W   6-3       88-65    1  up 1.5  2:23 H Newhouser                 5,582 +

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