1946 Detroit Tigers Roster (40-man)

1945 Season 1947 Season

Record: 92-62-1, Finished 2nd in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Steve O'Neill (92-62-1)

Ballpark: Briggs Stadium

Attendance: 1,722,590 (2nd of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 105
One-year: Batting - 110, Pitching - 107

Pythagorean W-L: 92-62, 704 Runs, 567 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	35	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Mar 18, 1911	9	28	15	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	$13,000
Jimmy Bloodworth	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jul 26, 1917	7	76	65	76	71	0	0	0	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.2	$6,500
Tommy Bridges	39	us US	R	R	5' 10"	155	Dec 28, 1906	16	9	1	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6	$8,000
George Caster	38	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Aug 4, 1907	12	26	0	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5	$8,000
Doc Cramer	40	us US	L	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 22, 1905	18	68	45	68	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	0	50	19	1	0.3	$12,000
Roy Cullenbine	32	us US	B	R	6' 1"	190	Oct 18, 1913	9	113	93	113	98	0	0	21	0	0	0	12	0	69	81	17	0	5.0	$12,000
Hoot Evers	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Feb 8, 1921	2	81	75	81	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	76	0	76	3	2	1.3
Rufe Gentry	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	May 18, 1918	3	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Johnny Gorsica	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Mar 29, 1915	6	14	0	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Ted Gray	21	us US	B	L	5' 11"	175	Dec 31, 1924	1st	3	2	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5	$3,600
Hank Greenberg HOF	35	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Jan 1, 1911	12	142	140	142	140	0	0	140	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.5	$55,000
Johnny Groth	19	us US	R	R	6' 0"	182	Jul 23, 1926	1st	4	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	-0.2
Ned Harris	29	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	Jul 9, 1916	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Pinky Higgins	37	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	May 27, 1909	14	18	16	18	17	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.3	$12,000
Billy Hitchcock	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Jul 31, 1916	2	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.1
Art Houtteman	18	us US	R	R	6' 2"	188	Aug 7, 1927	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Fred Hutchinson	26	us US	L	R	6' 2"	190	Aug 12, 1919	4	40	26	40	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	4.9	$7,500
George Kell HOF	23	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Aug 23, 1922	4	105	104	105	105	0	0	1	0	105	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.4
Lou Kretlow	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Jun 27, 1921	1st	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$3,600
Eddie Lake	30	us US	R	R	5' 7"	159	Mar 18, 1916	7	155	155	155	155	0	0	0	0	0	155	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.8	$10,000
Johnny Lipon	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Nov 10, 1922	2	14	0	14	9	0	0	0	0	1	8	0	0	0	0	1	4	0.1
Hal Manders	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	187	Jun 14, 1917	3	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Eddie Mayo	36	us US	L	R	5' 11"	178	Apr 15, 1910	7	51	49	51	49	0	0	0	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.1	$12,000
Barney McCosky	29	us US	L	R	6' 1"	184	Apr 11, 1917	5	25	24	25	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	24	1	0	-0.1
Anse Moore	28	us US	L	R	6' 1"	190	Sep 22, 1917	1st	51	29	51	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	15	32	18	1	-0.7
Pat Mullin	28	us US	L	R	6' 2"	190	Nov 1, 1917	3	93	69	93	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	75	75	16	5	-0.6
Hal Newhouser HOF	25	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	May 20, 1921	8	37	34	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.6	$40,000	All-Star
Jimmy Outlaw	33	us US	R	R	5' 8"	165	Jan 20, 1913	7	93	74	93	78	0	0	0	0	38	0	25	11	9	44	6	11	0.0
Stubby Overmire	27	us US	R	L	5' 7"	170	May 16, 1919	4	24	13	24	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Paul Richards	37	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Nov 21, 1908	8	57	44	57	56	0	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	$12,000
Bob Swift	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Mar 6, 1915	7	42	29	42	42	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$10,000
Birdie Tebbetts	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Nov 10, 1912	8	87	82	87	87	0	87	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Dizzy Trout	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Jun 29, 1915	8	40	32	40	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8.0
Virgil Trucks	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	198	Apr 26, 1917	5	32	29	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.3
Dick Wakefield	25	us US	L	R	6' 4"	210	May 6, 1921	4	111	104	111	104	0	0	0	0	0	0	104	0	0	104	6	1	1.6
Skeeter Webb	36	us US	R	R	5' 9"	150	Nov 4, 1909	10	65	41	65	59	0	0	0	51	0	8	0	0	0	0	2	8	-0.5	$8,000
Hal White	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Mar 18, 1919	4	11	1	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
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

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Steve O'Neill	54	us US	Jul 6, 1891	Manager	Apr 16	Sep 29
Art Mills	43	us US	Mar 2, 1903	Coach	Apr 16	Sep 29
Frank Shellenback	47	us US	Dec 16, 1898	Coach	Apr 16	Sep 29
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date