1946 Detroit Tigers Trades and Transactions

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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Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

December 6, 1945

Prince Oana player rights sold to Dallas (Texas).
December 14, 1945

Released Hack Miller.
December 15, 1945

Released Tommy Bridges.
Before 1946 Season

Signed Tommy Bridges as a free agent.

Signed Al Federoff as an amateur free agent.

Signed Clem Koshorek as an amateur free agent.

Signed Lou Kretlow as an amateur free agent.

Signed Bill Serena as an amateur free agent.
January 3, 1946

Traded Rudy York to the Boston Red Sox. Received Eddie Lake.
January 5, 1946

Released Chuck Hostetler.

Released Hub Walker.
February 16, 1946

Released Jim Tobin.
March 26, 1946

Released Rip Radcliff.
March 28, 1946

Released Russ Kerns.

Released Milt Welch.
March 30, 1946

Released Bob Harris.
May 16, 1946

Billy Hitchcock player rights sold to the Washington Nationals.
May 18, 1946

Traded Barney McCosky to the Philadelphia Athletics. Received George Kell.
May 19, 1946

Pinky Higgins player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.
June 16, 1946

Released Bob Hall.
June 28, 1946

Released Joe Wood.
August 6, 1946

Signed Johnny Groth as an amateur free agent.
November 1, 1946

Bob Gillespie drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1946 rule 5 draft.
December 5, 1946

Tommy Bridges player rights sold to Oakland (PCL).
December 12, 1946

Jimmy Bloodworth player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Released George Caster.
December 20, 1946

Released Paul Richards.
Before 1947 Season

Signed Babe Birrer as an amateur free agent.

Signed Bill Macdonald as an amateur free agent.

Barney Schultz received from the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.
January 14, 1947

Purchased Saul Rogovin from the Washington Nationals.
January 18, 1947

Hank Greenberg player rights sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates for $75,000.
March, 1947

Released Frank Carswell. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)