1944 Detroit Tigers | |
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Owner(s) | Walter Briggs, Sr. |
General manager(s) | Jack Zeller |
Manager(s) | Steve O'Neill |
Local radio | WXYZ (Harry Heilmann) |
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The 1944 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 88–66, just one game behind the first place St. Louis Browns.
On April 19, first baseman Rudy York recorded his 1,000th career hit.
On September 18, the Tigers found themselves in first place for the first time all season. The Yankees lost two games to the Athletics, while the Browns split two games with the White Sox. With the Tigers sweeping Cleveland, the Tigers jumped over the Yankees and Browns for first place.[3] The Browns were a half game back, while the Yankees were two games back.
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Browns | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | — | 54–23 | 35–42 |
Detroit Tigers | 88 | 66 | 0.571 | 1 | 43–34 | 45–32 |
New York Yankees | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 6 | 47–31 | 36–40 |
Boston Red Sox | 77 | 77 | 0.500 | 12 | 47–30 | 30–47 |
Cleveland Indians | 72 | 82 | 0.468 | 17 | 39–38 | 33–44 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 72 | 82 | 0.468 | 17 | 39–37 | 33–45 |
Chicago White Sox | 71 | 83 | 0.461 | 18 | 41–36 | 30–47 |
Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 25 | 40–37 | 24–53 |
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Team | BOR | CHW | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 17–5 | 8–14 | 10–12–2 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
Chicago | 5–17 | — | 14–8 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 16–6 | |||||
Cleveland | 14–8 | 8–14 | — | 10–12 | 8–14 | 12–10–1 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
Detroit | 12–10–2 | 13–9 | 12–10 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 17–5 | |||||
New York | 11–11 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 8–14 | — | 13–9 | 10–12 | 15–7 | |||||
Philadelphia | 11–11 | 13–9 | 10–12–1 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | |||||
St. Louis | 12–10 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | 13–9 | |||||
Washington | 12–10 | 6–16 | 12–10 | 5–17 | 7–15 | 13–9 | 9–13 | — |
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Paul Richards | 95 | 300 | 71 | .237 | 3 | 37 |
1B | Rudy York | 151 | 583 | 161 | .276 | 18 | 98 |
2B | Eddie Mayo | 154 | 607 | 151 | .249 | 5 | 63 |
SS | Joe Hoover | 120 | 441 | 104 | .236 | 0 | 29 |
3B | Pinky Higgins | 148 | 543 | 161 | .297 | 7 | 76 |
OF | Doc Cramer | 143 | 578 | 169 | .292 | 2 | 42 |
OF | Jimmy Outlaw | 139 | 535 | 146 | .273 | 3 | 57 |
OF | Dick Wakefield | 78 | 276 | 98 | .355 | 12 | 53 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Chuck Hostetler | 90 | 265 | 79 | .298 | 0 | 20 |
Bob Swift | 80 | 247 | 63 | .255 | 1 | 19 |
Don Ross | 66 | 167 | 35 | .210 | 2 | 15 |
Joe Orengo | 46 | 154 | 31 | .201 | 0 | 10 |
Charlie Metro | 38 | 78 | 15 | .192 | 0 | 5 |
Al Unser | 11 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 1 | 5 |
Don Heffner | 6 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 1 |
Red Borom | 7 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 1 |
Bubba Floyd | 3 | 9 | 4 | .444 | 0 | 0 |
Hack Miller | 6 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 1 | 3 |
John McHale | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Jackie Sullivan | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Dizzy Trout | 49 | 352.1 | 27 | 14 | 2.12 | 144 |
Hal Newhouser | 47 | 312.1 | 29 | 9 | 2.22 | 187 |
Rufe Gentry | 37 | 203.2 | 12 | 14 | 4.24 | 68 |
Stubby Overmire | 32 | 199.2 | 11 | 11 | 3.07 | 57 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Johnny Gorsica | 34 | 162.0 | 6 | 14 | 4.11 | 47 |
Joe Orrell | 10 | 22.1 | 2 | 1 | 2.42 | 10 |
Roy Henshaw | 7 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 | 8.76 | 10 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Boom-Boom Beck | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.89 | 25 |
Jake Mooty | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.45 | 7 |
Bob Gillespie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.55 | 4 |
Zeb Eaton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.74 | 4 |
Elon Hogsett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
See also: Minor League Baseball |
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | Bucky Harris |
B | Hagerstown Owls | Interstate League | Herb Brett |
D | Jamestown Falcons | PONY League | Ollie Carnegie |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Jamestown