1945 Detroit Tigers Roster (40-man)

1944 Season 1946 Season

Record: 88-65-2, Finished 1st in American League (Schedule and Results)

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

Manager: Steve O'Neill (88-65-2)

Ballpark: 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

Pythagorean W-L: 84-69, 633 Runs, 565 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	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	us US	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	2.6	$10,800
Red Borom	29	us US	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	$4,200
Tommy Bridges	38	us US	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	-0.1	$9,600
George Caster	37	us US	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	0.1
Doc Cramer	39	us US	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	0.5	$12,000
Roy Cullenbine	31	us US	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	5.3
Zeb Eaton	25	us US	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	0.2
Hank Greenberg HOF	34	us US	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	3.0	$10,000
Joe Hoover	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Apr 15, 1915	3	74	55	74	68	0	0	0	0	0	68	0	0	0	0	0	8	1.3
Chuck Hostetler	41	us US	L	R	6' 0"	175	Sep 22, 1903	2	42	4	42	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	8	33	3	-0.4
Art Houtteman	17	us US	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	-0.5
Russ Kerns	24	us US	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	us US	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	-0.2
Eddie Mayo	35	us US	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	4.8	$9,000
John McHale	23	us US	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	us US	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	-0.1
Carl McNabb	28	us US	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	us US	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	us US	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	0.2
Les Mueller	26	us US	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	0.4
Hal Newhouser HOF	24	us US	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	12.2	$24,000
Prince Oana	35	us US	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	us US	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	0.6
Jimmy Outlaw	32	us US	R	R	5' 8"	165	Jan 20, 1913	6	132	115	132	125	0	0	0	0	21	0	81	17	9	105	8	1	0.1
Stubby Overmire	26	us US	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	0.3
Billy Pierce	18	us US	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	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Nov 21, 1908	7	83	71	83	83	0	83	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.8	$10,800
Don Ross	30	us US	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	0.6
Bob Swift	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Mar 6, 1915	6	95	83	95	94	0	94	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.3	$9,000
Jim Tobin	32	us US	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	-0.2
Dizzy Trout	30	us US	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	2.6
Virgil Trucks	28	us US	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	us US	L	R	5' 10"	175	Aug 17, 1906	5	28	2	28	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	7	20	2	0.0
Skeeter Webb	35	us US	R	R	5' 9"	150	Nov 4, 1909	9	118	107	118	115	0	0	0	11	0	104	0	0	0	0	0	4	-0.4	$8,100
Milt Welch	20	us US	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	-0.1
Walter Wilson	31	us US	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	-0.7
Rudy York	31	us US	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	1.3
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary