1944 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1944 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 88-66. They scored 658 runs and belted 60 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. The offense was powered by Rudy York, who led the team with 18 home runs and 98 RBI. Doc Cramer led the team with 169 hits for a .292 average.
The team allowed 581 runs and had a team ERA of 3.09. Hal Newhouser led the pitching staff with 29 wins and 187 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Red Borom | 2B | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .071 | .259 | .071 |
| Bubba Floyd | SS | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .556 | 1.056 | .444 |
| Don Heffner | 2B | 6 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .263 | .638 | .211 |
| Pinky Higgins | 3B | 148 | 543 | 79 | 161 | 7 | 76 | 4 | .392 | .409 | .801 | .297 |
| Joe Hoover | SS | 120 | 441 | 67 | 104 | 0 | 29 | 7 | .301 | .290 | .591 | .236 |
| Eddie Mayo | 2B | 154 | 607 | 76 | 151 | 5 | 63 | 9 | .317 | .313 | .630 | .249 |
| Joe Orengo | SS | 46 | 154 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .297 | .266 | .563 | .201 |
| Jackie Sullivan | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Al Unser | 2B | 11 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .214 | .320 | .534 | .120 |
| Rudy York | 1B | 151 | 583 | 77 | 161 | 18 | 98 | 5 | .353 | .439 | .792 | .276 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Doc Cramer | OF | 143 | 578 | 69 | 169 | 2 | 42 | 6 | .337 | .369 | .706 | .292 |
| Chuck Hostetler | OF | 90 | 265 | 42 | 79 | 0 | 20 | 4 | .350 | .347 | .697 | .298 |
| Charlie Metro | OF | 38 | 78 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .222 | .218 | .440 | .192 |
| Jimmy Outlaw | OF | 139 | 535 | 69 | 146 | 3 | 57 | 7 | .327 | .350 | .677 | .273 |
| Don Ross | OF | 66 | 167 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 15 | 2 | .275 | .275 | .550 | .210 |
| Dick Wakefield | OF | 78 | 276 | 53 | 98 | 12 | 53 | 2 | .464 | .576 | 1.040 | .355 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Hack Miller | C | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .800 | 1.133 | .200 |
| Paul Richards | C | 95 | 300 | 24 | 71 | 3 | 37 | 8 | .318 | .310 | .628 | .237 |
| Bob Swift | C | 80 | 247 | 15 | 63 | 1 | 19 | 2 | .331 | .320 | .651 | .255 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| John McHale | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5344 | 658 | 1405 | 60 | 591 | 61 | .326 | .354 | .680 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Boom-Boom Beck | 28 | 2 | 74 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 25 | 27 | 3.89 | 1.270 | |||
| Zeb Eaton | 6 | 0 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5.74 | 1.720 | |||
| Rufe Gentry | 37 | 30 | 203.7 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 0 | 68 | 108 | 4.24 | 1.566 | |||
| Bob Gillespie | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 6.55 | 1.727 | |||
| Johnny Gorsica | 34 | 19 | 162 | 6 | 14 | .300 | 4 | 47 | 32 | 4.11 | 1.383 | |||
| Roy Henshaw | 7 | 1 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 8.76 | 1.870 | |||
| Chief Hogsett | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .00 | 1.746 | |||
| Jake Mooty | 15 | 0 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 4.45 | 1.873 | |||
| Hal Newhouser | 47 | 34 | 312.3 | 29 | 9 | .763 | 2 | 187 | 102 | 2.22 | 1.172 | |||
| Joe Orrell | 10 | 2 | 22.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 2.42 | 1.659 | |||
| Stubby Overmire | 32 | 28 | 199.7 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 1 | 57 | 41 | 3.07 | 1.277 | |||
| Dizzy Trout | 49 | 40 | 352.3 | 27 | 14 | .659 | 0 | 144 | 83 | 2.12 | 1.127 | |||
| Team Totals | 275 | 156 | 1399.9 | 88 | 66 | .571 | 8 | 568 | 452 | 3.09 | 1.304 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eddie Mayo | 154 |
| At Bats | Eddie Mayo | 607 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Mayo | 696 |
| Batting Average | Pinky Higgins | .297 |
| On-Base % | Pinky Higgins | .392 |
| Slugging % | Rudy York | .439 |
| OPS | Pinky Higgins | .801 |
| Runs | Pinky Higgins | 79 |
| Hits | Doc Cramer | 169 |
| Total Bases | Rudy York | 256 |
| Doubles | Pinky Higgins | 32 |
| Triples | Doc Cramer | 9 |
| Home Runs | Rudy York | 18 |
| RBI | Rudy York | 98 |
| Walks | Pinky Higgins | 81 |
| Strikeouts | Rudy York | 73 |
| Stolen Bases | Eddie Mayo | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Eddie Mayo | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Eddie Mayo | 28 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Rudy York | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Hal Newhouser | 29 |
| Losses | Rufe Gentry, Johnny Gorsica, and Dizzy Trout | 14 |
| Saves | Johnny Gorsica | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Hal Newhouser | .763 |
| ERA | Dizzy Trout | 2.12 |
| WHIP | Dizzy Trout | 1.127 |
| Innings Pitched | Dizzy Trout | 352.3 |
| Games | Dizzy Trout | 49 |
| Games Started | Dizzy Trout | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Hal Newhouser | 187 |
| Complete Games | Dizzy Trout | 33 |
| Shutouts | Dizzy Trout | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Dizzy Trout | 1421 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rufe Gentry | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Dizzy Trout | 314 |
| Walks Allowed | Rufe Gentry | 108 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rufe Gentry and Dizzy Trout | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Rufe Gentry and Hal Newhouser | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Rufe Gentry, Johnny Gorsica, and Dizzy Trout | 4 |
